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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1903

Page

7

Georgia Leads South in Free Rural Routes Claim

Judge Maddox of the seventh district cites official figures showing Georgia and other southern states lag in rural delivery routes compared with Iowa and Indiana. He asserts partisan bias in route allotments since July, recounting missed deliveries and delays in his district, and notes Iowa and Indiana have more routes with fewer objections.

Washington Georgia Maddow Dodge Maddox Geuattlemen Lowa Hlinsis Indiana Ohio Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Mississippi Missouri Florida Louisna Texas Arkansas Kentucky Iowa Republan Tennessee Mr. Brownlow Brownlow United States Department Thera Iheva Mr Brownlow

Work of Judge Adamson to Secure Canal Route

Washington December 20 spacial read and buried for all time the project to build the Nicaragua canal. The Nicaragua company has no new, and Senator Morgan is the lone advocate. Former Senator Warner Miller says the Nicaragua route is 600 miles nearer San Francisco than Panama. The canal concession has lapsed, no further effort to construct the canal. An inside view says Morgan passed a bill to avoid obstacles by government stock in a maritime company. Hepburn and Adamson debated, leading to a reported report from the committee with amendments favoring exclusive government ownership and control.

Washington Nicaragua Warner Miller Newark Arington Hotel San Francisco Panma Senate Committee Morgan Senate Gallahatates House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce Hepburn Adamson Jit Panama Canal Company Cannon Committee of Commerce House Jamson Ducka Ffty-Seventh Congress Commission Panama Committee On Commerce Nicaragua Canal Adame Frenc United States Canada Isthmus Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Bpooner Spooner Republic of Panama Hay Jefferson Davis Toombs Wigtall Yancey Roosevelt Twa Confederacy Republic of Panama Canal

Objections to the Maritime Canal bill create Senate clash

The article traces the long struggle over the Hepburn Nicaragua Panama canal bill through successive congresses, amendments, and commissions. It notes administration opposition, shifts of jurisdiction between committees, and the Spooner amendment. It highlights Morgap Hepburn Adamson positions and calls Panama preferable to none, favoring a direct waterway across the Isthmus with efficient, honest construction.

Panama Senate Spooner Nicaragua

Christians Attack on College Sports and Moral Training

Dr A W R Holderby at Moore Memorial Church urged colleges to shift focus from athletics to intellectual and moral development. He warned that pride in physical power Dante Sampson and Goliath figures, prizefighting, and sports culture degrade character, religion, and national virtue, demanding accountability from schools and leaders.

Ing Semion Moore Memorial Church A WR Holderby Holderby Jeremiah Sampson Goliath

Week of Prayer Observance Planned by Atlanta Ministers

The Evangelical Ministers Association of Atlanta hosts a city week of prayer from January 3 to January 8 at First Baptist Church. Revivals and lectures feature topics on prayer, intercession, global missions, and the human family, with speakers including Rev C R Nesbit, Dr C E Dowman, Rev L McConnell and former Governor Northen.

Evangelical Ministers’ Association of Atlanta Alance of the World First Baptist Church B C Davis C R Nesbit C S Jones Virgil Norcross Church of Christ C E Dowman R O Flinn T. E Jenkins Rex E C Cronk Evs Jenkins C S R. Adams Topn Missions Home L. McConnell Anne S L Morris B D Gray Frida m—Tople Ho A Fitheridge W W. White Northen Mansfeld

Large plant destroyed by fire in Peabody Massachusetts

Two George W Brown glue works operated by the American Fide and Leather Com pass burned this morning in Peabody Massachusetts causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. The fire is believed incendiary in origin.

Bue Works Peahad Mass George W Brown Glue Works Fide Leather Compass

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South Jos. Ohl Dos Raphe Santa Claus F. C. Byrd Sporting Goods Department Daisy Air Rifles Chicago Air Rifles Brassies Maritime Canal Company Senato B Hepburn A. R. Holderby Holderby Amid Apostle God Salomon Solomon Herod Pater Earth John Alexander Dowle Elijan Dowle Ministers’ Association
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