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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
3
A House hearing reveals alleged mail graft involving railroad interests as payments totaled into the millions. The probe focuses on contracts and payments that critics say improperly favored railroad firms.
Sassington D Co proposes a resolution urging the post office department for data on the last four weighing periods. It cites overpayments in mail weight calculations on the New York routes and calls for restitution to the government, noting an average daily weight miscalculation and revised payment basis.
The organized board of trade meets December 19 and completes a permanent organization. TK Allen is named president with no secretary. A commerce chamber is planned for the next meeting and a committee is appointed to handle transportation and freight matters. Leaders express optimism that the body will aid Gainestown’s upbuilding and prosperity.
Texan Camp members in alnenville Georgia and nearby areas sent $20 to the monument fund. Galnervile treasurer Mrs Saunders filed receipts and the group criticized a Confederate Daughters bid. The report notes community tensions over who shapes the monument’s memory and funding.
A detailed report outlines Atlanta pushing to attract the U S Subtreasury to Georgia citing regional economic benefits. The effort, led by local business and civic leaders, includes a delegation from the Clearing House and figures such as Caplan Jumen and Joseph Metard in discussions with state representatives.
Atlanta enjoys a thaw after a brisk northeast wind and sleet caused frostbite like cold. Merchants feared a February 1908 repeat as wires froze and trolley service faltered butDirector Marbury eased fears and warmer northwest winds brought melting ice and rising temperatures.
Prisoners of a riotous episode in Tampa during the Spanish American War are recalled with focus on Col Nash and the Second Georgia regiment. Northern troops failed to quell the unrest until southern troops led by Major Kenrick restored order.
The article discusses a growing Atlanta movement toward educative prohibition led by Dr Will B Parks. It argues prohibiting whisky ties to patent medicine abuses and employment discipline, suggesting an anti home environment league and public notices to come.
Receivers named for a National Steel and Wire Company plant in Maine amid a corporate crisis. Judge Thayer of the superior court approved the move and appointed Henry I Hotchines and Hamer Wine as receivers, requiring a bond of 190,006 dollars. The action follows requests from the National Steel and Wire Company of Portland acting as holding company for the Maine plant and related facilities.
A detailed dispatch credits Sheriff Merrill of Carroll County Georgia with bravery in facing a mob to save a Black prisoner. President Roosevelt praises Merrill's courage and offers a promotion to supervise the grounds of the Atlanta federal prison at $1,200 a year, highlighting his restraint and loyalty under danger.
President submits a comprehensive report in response to a Senate information request. The document asserts evidence of murderous conduct by African Americans and details the government’s handling of the case. The tone emphasizes a firm, accusatory stance and calls for further investigation.
Fragmentary OCR recalls a December 1906 Senate inquiry into the discharge or muster out of U.S. Army regiments amid misconduct allegations. It cites General Nextteton and officers including Augustus Mlocksem and Yonge A Tovering, noting tensions over accountability, loyalty, and accusations of protecting guilty troops. Washington DC referenced. no clear verdicts or dates beyond August 14 1906.
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