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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
4
Visitors to New York can obtain The Constitution at Hotaling's Newspaper Agency located at Corner Broadway and 38th Street in the hotel and theater district. It is available daily and readers are asked to write if not found.
A crowded collage of 1905 media snippets discusses profits and politics from December. It surveys tobacco sugar duties, a Philippine trade bill, Panama Canal opinions, cotton production, influenza immunity, and remarks on New Year hopes, New England politics, and public sentiment.
The country presses the southern exposition in Atlanta as a compact industrial display. Leaders cite northern interest and potential benefits for the entire nation, with figures like Hugh J. Chisholm endorsing the plan and urging funds for foundations. The piece also defends Mr. Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s value to the Panama project and surveys the Russian situation with cautious analysis.
A Columbus Ledger excerpt notes The Atlanta Constitution paused gubernatorial campaigning to publish letters from small children to Santa Claus and editorial pages reflected festive topics rather than politics. It praises holiday lightness and comments on Georgias baby photos gracing the paper while lauding physicians amid broader social notes.
A collage of dialect sermons and holiday reflections contrasts Old Testament imagery with warm seasonal recollections. It includes preacher style quips about spirits and tribulation, notes on sixty years ago, and rural holiday vignettes about weather, New Year hopes, and community life.
Thompson Hardin Jones recounts a 1865 War Between the States Easter scene in Clarksville Tennessee where a Union guard disguised as a civilian disrupted a church service and a Confederate prisoner named by name as a scorned Mary Walker faced shocking behavior from a gallery audience. The narrative recalls the prisoner’s capture, the Misses Sadie and Carrie Faxon aiding him, and the rector Dr Ringgold preserving solemn rites amid a riotous moment.
A holiday lull filled the Georgia State Capitol as officials stayed home for Christmas. Governor Terrell visited briefly to check big mail, then returned to the executive mansion where he and Mrs. Terrell hosted friends. Other officials spent holidays in their homes or away, with many slated to return after New Year’s. The supreme court adjourned to January 2 and will hear arguments again January 5.
Washington December 25 Secretary Taft grants the application of Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles United States Army retired for relief from further duty with the organized militia of Massachusetts. Orders will be issued tomorrow. Since January 40 he has served as military advisor and Inspector general on the state of Governor Douglas of Massachusetts.
Governor Terrell grants a respite to Mellen Brown a Baker county Negro awaiting execution for wife murder and delays until January 12 to allow the prison commission to review commutation prospects. Senator Odum leads Brown's appeal. A second inmate Wil Cunningham also gets a January 12 respite for the same review. Morales leaves San Domingo amid political tension as the city remains quiet but with arrest activity.
The Southern Cotton Association plans its January convention in New Orleans at Crescent City’s Odd Fellows hall. President Harvie Jordan and other prominent figures from Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi are listed for a full program of speeches and discussions on farming finance cooperation and warfare against market risks.
Gate City lodge No. 2 Freemasons will hold a special meeting at 3 o'clock to confer the Master Mason degree. Four candidates will be raised and a banquet follows before the annual election and installation of officers. Prominent Masons from outside the city and many locals will attend the ceremony and reception.
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