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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1906
Page
5
Military and civil notices from the Clark Nore Tort Robinson Ld Fairer Hosinee Manne section with legal actions listed. Details are fragmentary but indicate official publication of notices and references to local authorities and dates.
Public notices in the Atlanta Constitution outline advertising rates postal terms and carrier delivery details for 1907. It lists weekly and daily mail options and states constitutional references, subscription terms, and locations in Atlanta Georgia with a December 31 1906 dateline.
The piece surveys strikes and lockouts, praising growing practical ethics and calling for arbitration over coercion. It notes Canadian ideas on mandatory arbitration for public utilities and railways, with mixed views on law, public opinion, and freedom. It references figures and events to illustrate shifts in labor relations and governance.
The article reports Dr. FG Broughton offering a public pledge to apologize from his pulpit if council members who backed the higher license override the mayor’s veto. It asserts the community and council remain aligned with the higher license and notes no shift in public sentiment since the original vote.
Fragmentary notes describe a president and guards in police cars riding through the country without leaving a vehicle. The writing appears to mock or lampoon political figures and the security detail, with garbled OCR affecting clarity.
A historical notice traces the Zion movement founded by John Alexander Dowie and the Elijah III cult’s collapse. Three options face followers: auction joint property for little return, place assets with real estate agents, or form an association with eight managers including four Zion men and four outsiders plus a receiver. The piece recalls Dowie’s magnetic leadership, the Chicago to lake Michigan following, and the vast but fragile empire built on faith. The outcome threatens heavy losses for thousands of credulous adherents.
The article describes a rapid collapse of the leader Dowie’s influence as Zionites drift to a younger figure, with lingering followers and widespread disbelief. It warns of ongoing susceptibility to charismatic leaders among Americans, and notes the social and psychological appeal of fervent religious spectacle.
A letter from Atlanta dated December 29 1906 argues railroads face car shortages due to delayed prompt handling of equipment. The writer cites moving a Fort Valley bound car that sat in Atlanta yards for five days, suggesting quicker dispatch would allow more trips and better service, benefiting both shippers and railroads.
New York December 30 Charles Hughes, famed probing attorney in the insurance investigation, is set to take the oath as governor of New York this week. The transition signals a major political shift as democrats hold most state offices but the governor retains broad patronage powers.
Savannah authorities decide not to raise the $2,000 bar tax and will maintain the current annual levy of $228 with no penalty for prompt payment. Saloonkeepers express relief as higher taxes could have closed many establishments. A separate health bulletin reports the king’s temperance progress and a mild feverish condition amid the royal household.
A garbled report describes widespread train disruptions affecting Harriman Lines and commuters. It mentions delays to trains arriving in Columbus and warnings of business inconveniences for local merchants, with unclear names and figures from the scrambled text.
A fragmented rural verse collage reflects Georgia sentiments and New Year reflections. It weaves old man jokes, spring longing, and folk image lines about weather, editors, quakes, and poems, ending with hopeful murmurs for the year ahead.
Fragmentary text describes Lafayette and a physician's remarks about Sea reeset to a prescription. It mentions a non popular young lady in Lafayette, with unclear context and many garbled words.
Disorganized reports from Camaguey and Port McPherson describe the Seventeenth Regiment still stationed in Cuba. Soldiers and officers show mixed health and morale as they anticipate or fear a long stay, with Christmas festivities planned but many families left at home and broader questions about U S military duty and future deployments.
A bogus notice claimed a prominent couple wed in Girard Alabama, prompting investigation. The elaborate account, written in a newspaper handwriting style, described house decorations and the wedding march, but officials deem it entirely false and aimed to deceive readers.
A chaotic match unfolds as two women wrestlers collide in a crowded arena. The combatants grapple fiercely, trading holds and throws with the crowd reacting to every daring move and daring reversal. The bout progresses into a dramatic finale with timing and balance shaping the judges’ view.
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