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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
4
The issue notes The Constitution's New York and Atlanta offices, subscriber notices, and traveling reps. It profiles holiday weather, political takes on Oklahoma, Kansas City, and Georgia politics, plus commentary on prohibition, reform, and the Panama Canal progress under Colonal Goethals.
Mr. Candler announced in yesterday’s Constitution that depositors of the suspended bank would be paid in full. His administration at the Real Bank promises rapid, cost efficient progress with a likely dividend within ninety days and no loss to customers.
A tangled sampler from Billville includes verses on national quarrels and war talk, with comic and satirical pieces about politicians and the press. It also recounts a Christmas tale from Brother Williams, a Filipino mission note, and a grim postmaster theft case in Ocean Park California.
Senate committee reports a plan to purchase the south side of the Mall between the Botanical Gardens and the Capitol for governmental offices. Value about 9 million dollars. Commission details, future harmony of architecture, and use as a public grounds during interim. A new Washington office for Constitution moved to Fifteenth Street. building near Treasury and White House.
Americus Georgia reports completion and acceptance of a third artesian well at the waterworks. The 1200 foot deep well 68 inches in diameter adds to the city's abundant artesian water with a daily flow of a quarter of a million gallons.
The article profiles Captain Wheaton of Galveston and New Orleans heritage as a Civil War era figure. It recounts his calm demeanor, memory for detail, and vivid recollections of the Louisiana Tigers and Zouaves under General Wheaton. It notes Wheaton’s pride in family diaries and his anecdotal emphasis on early 1860s soldiers, with memories shared during a Christmas visit of old friends and travelers.
State officials announce immediate sale of fertilizer tags after holidays. Captain J F Johnson in the fertilizer office oversees the program, with eight million tags stored at the capital. Tags price one cent for fertilizer and half a cent for cotton seed meal, issued per ton and per twenty sacks respectively, to support district agricultural schools. Proceeds fund education as farmers expect to plant less cotton and fertilize more. Sales run February and March.
Augusta Ga December 25 Special Thirteenth annual nations convention of the Alpha Kappa Kappa medical fraternity will be held in Augusta January 1 to 2 with hundreds of delegates from the United States and Canada. Dr J J Lee chairs local arrangements with an elaborate program. Banquet at 8 30 o clock January 2 with toastmaster Dr T D Coleman and toasts on topics including Our Fraternity Its History and Destiny Georgia's Place in the Constellation of Chapters and Orthopedics of a Cocktail among others.
In Chicago on Christmas night the David Holtz jewelry store was crowded when two robbers smashed a window and fled with trays of diamonds and jewelry worth $8,000. Holtz and his watchman John Reichman gave chase. Detective Hart captured Reichman, but the actual thieves escaped.
A December 25 Des Moines IA crash left one man fatally injured and two others seriously hurt when an automobile struck a cab after rounding a corner. The fatally injured are Ralph Loy with H Gruenwald and Cr Van Dervert among those injured. the cab occupants survived. The report notes the cab was heavily damaged but its riders uninjured.
Washington December 25 The White House issued a statement clarifying a Monday night talk between President and Francis J Heney special Justice Dept attorney. It denies Heney urged Bristol renomination as U S attorney for Oregon and states Heney came to support Bristol removal due to conduct. It also denies any discussion linking a United States senator to Oregon railroad land frauds.
New York toy dealers report the Teddy bear craze dying down as stores clear out remaining stock. During holidays thousands of cloth dogs elephants and rabbits sold, but many bears remain on shelves even as other toy cloth figures are scarce.
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