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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1903
Page
9
Georgia and the south need broad industrial education for youth. Editorials urge state action and endowment for a Georgia Technological school, with leaders stressing a shift from traditional professions to marketable technical training to meet industrial demand. Manufacturer comments discuss education as a movable output in a large, eager market.
A vigorous argument urges Georgia and the Deep South to create a comprehensive state system of industrial schools. The piece calls for homegrown technical education to prepare youths for industrial competitiveness, citing public spirit, philanthropy, and unified effort. It also notes Southern potential and the need to act now.
An optimistic column argues the world is getting better across history. It cites clergymen and Andy Stewart, noting humanitarian progress, ethical rectitude, and brotherhood. The piece urges readers to compare past centuries with the present to see improvement.
A recent statement urges travelers in Europe to personally affix hotel labels to their baggage. It warns that neglecting this step may lead to misrouting or delays, impacting onward plans and connections. The guidance emphasizes caution and proactive labeling by travelers.
The article discusses how Georgia saved over a million dollars by protecting the peach orchards from a February freeze. It notes buds were kept from swelling by delaying bud development and warns weather forecasters remain vigilant to ensure a safe Georgia peach crop for 1903.
The Georgia state convention of the Young Men's Christian Association meets in Columbus on Saturday as the twenty fourth GA gathering. Delegates from all branches will attend. The association has expanded rapidly with new branches in Atlanta Savannah Macon Athens Columbus Augusta Waycross Milledgeville and Fort Screven Tybee Island. The war department backs army posts and many railroad branches join the roster. Notable international secretaries will attend and Atlanta will be represented by a strong local delegation.
The South Carolina House approved a bill allowing college trustees to borrow funds to erect rental buildings on vacant Main Street lots. If enacted the plan would add several new structures to the city’s store room facilities. The measure has not yet cleared the Senate.
A Georgia themed column presents folk aphorisms, verses, and quips. It features local names, places, and reflections on life, love, weather, and humor, with lines about Georgia rivers and the mood of the era. The piece blends poetry and reminiscence with regional slang and social edge.
Knoxville Tenn February 19 special the city council of Jelliiceo has fixed March 7 as the date citizens shall vote on whether to abolish the present charter by order and reincorporate under the Adams law prohibiting saloons the sentiment is about evenly divided in Jallico and a heated contest is anticipated
A Georgia reader argues for pensions to ex slaves and proposes paying former masters for enslaved people. He recalls owning enslaved people before the war and contends Republicans should fund pensions, noting southern pride and perceived northern support for abolition. Atlanta Ga.
A. C. Hutchinson president of Morgan Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship built a vast philanthropy masked as Josephine. He secretly funded aid to the needy, opposed by a stern exterior, and inspired a city with gifts to hospitals, nurses homes, and the arts. The Picayune traced his name to Josephine, revealing a life of quiet generosity.
A reflective verse urges living by deeds over words and urges practical action to ease others' burdens. It stresses honesty and consistency, noting prayers and sympathy help but are strengthened when backed by tangible effort.
London dispatch reports strong talk of the prince of Wales joining Lord Roberts and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company on a December style mission to the United States. The King, as colonel, is friendly to the plan, aiming to bolster U S ties and offset political missteps, with a large, costly party potentially traveling for two weeks.
In veteran reminiscences, Pat Flanigan describe s a battle injury that left his foot perpetually aching before storms. Other soldiers recall costly wounds and the oddities of battlefield medicine, including a spent musket ball that caused a general to insist he was fine and ride on. The recollections span injuries, pensions, and the eerie persistence of pain across years.
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