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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
5
A vivid portrait of a bustling Atlanta Christmas day, with shoppers and revelers filling streets and stores from dawn to late night. It recalls gifts from jewelry to toys, lively exchanges, and communal generosity toward the needy, soldiers, hospitals, and prisoners.
In Atlanta, a green Christmas brought festive scenes and bustling streets. Citizens enjoyed warm weather, glowing lights, and a parade of Christmas trees and gifts, with postmen and wagons delivering toys and treasures as darkness fell.
Decatur Alabama December 25 Luther Pit eight year old son of Dr J T Butt postmaster of Florence Alabama was killed last night by a freight train after leaping from a street car to avoid a collision as a freight train threatened the car. Jomard Pitts foot caught and news was carried. No one else was injured.
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The new crop will not be ready until October 1807 twenty two months away and Havana leaf stock is very short with some manufacturers forced to use inferior tobacco. Valdes Atlanta's progressive Havana cigar maker has ample Havana tobacco for two years and urges calls for Valdes cigars for purity. The Texas Wonder cures kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles with two months treatment by mail for $1 with testimonials.
Railroads offer round trip tickets at one and one third fares plus 25 cents for teachers and students. Sales run December 16–24 with final limit January 8, 1906. Public sale dates December 22, 28, 30, 31 and January 1 with final limit January 4, 1906. endorsement by Chas E Harman.
The St Nicholas Rink remains open through this week offering afternoon and evening sessions for skaters and spectators, with hours posted for each day. Local rink management invites enthusiasts to drop in and enjoy public skating and related activities.
The Washington Steel Methodist Sunday school in Hufaula Alabama celebrated Christmas with a tree and gift distribution for children. The program featured several songs by the school and an interesting talk by superintendent H B Keith.
Rome December 26 The pope granted a private audience to Harry George Tucker president of the Jamestown Exposition Company who is in Rome seeking Italian government support for the exposition project in Virginia.
The Amer ican Sheep Breeder highlights Habersham and Rabun counties in northeast Georgia as a prime site for sheep farming. Colonel L D Burch reports three weeks visiting the area, praising climate, water, pastures, and opportunity, noting 30 acres purchased for a sheep ranch and plans for expansion. He profiles A M Kitchen, a California investor turning to Beulah Land, with extensive orchards and a growing settler community.
Five New York Life Insurance trustees will hear Judge Andrew Hamilton’s statement, obtained by John C McCall, at tomorrow’s meeting. The committee seeks details of Namulton’s legislative expenditures and actions clarifying obscurities in Hamilton documents. President McCall and his son studied the statement since Saturday and may prepare an accompanying paper.
Luke E Wright governor general of the Philippines arrived in Memphis to spend the holidays. He is optimistic about the islands' future and reticent on plans. He denied resigning and returning to Memphis, saying he knew of rumors but not their source.
In Valdosta Georgia on December 26 Abe Scott was killed and John Strober fatally wounded in a street clash. The two men, both Black, stood two feet apart when Strober fired, his bullet passing through Scott's head as he fell. Scott fired as he collapsed, killing him instantly. Business quieted as crowds gathered amid ideal weather.
Pope Pius the thirteenth expressed deep concern over last night’s stabbing attempt on Cardinal Salvador Cassanis in Barcelona. He consulted with Cardinal Merry del Val and Bishop Caminal Vives y Tutto, sending a message to the cardinal praising his escape. A fatal affray near Fort Gaines Georgia is reported as a drunken brawl left one man dead.
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