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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
9
A garbled column notes a recent hangings in Chicago and weaves in political commentary. It references reform discussions, figures like Bryan and Castellane, and various policy and social topics with a stream of quoted and paraphrased lines. The piece mixes crime, politics, and social issues in a witty, rhetorical style.
The article honors Colonel William H. Tibbs of Murray County as a veteran Confederate congressman and enduring political voice. It lauds his moderation, loyalty, and historical perspective across two eras, defending Georgia and the Democratic Party against anti-democratic plots and the 14th and 15th amendments. The piece asserts Tibbs can advise the public with tempered judgment and rejects calls to destabilize the party.
President Roosevelt urged a reorganization of the consular service. A bill aligned with reforms passed the Senate in altered form, preserving the spoils system and deleting key merit provisions. The National Business League urges returning to the original draft to empower American exporters and assert equal competition with foreign rivals.
Consuls report American sales agents fail abroad by ignoring local customs and laws. Consul Fleming, from Edinburgh, notes six of ten agents in Scotland exhaust expenses in three months, urging subagents to study unwritten local business rules and adapt to Scottish etiquette to succeed.
A historical discussion urges careful preparation for commercial agents traveling to Britain and abroad. It stresses knowing firm managers and local conditions, cites examples from German, Russian, and American traders, and argues Southern interest should lead future expansion before the Panama Canal broadens markets.
A collage of notices from several papers highlights Atlanta securing the Georgia state fair by generous funding and widespread local enthusiasm. Reports praise Atlanta as a progressive city, with mentions of a windy city nickname, a rising basketball outlook, and strong merchant backing for the fair.
A reader in Atlanta, Georgia, praises G W Raymond's appeal to aid Warren B Crosby. The writer pledges a contribution and urges Standard Oil comrades to organize a relief effort to secure Crosby a home and living for his remaining years.
The city enjoyed sunny warm conditions for Washington's birthday drawing crowds and aiding Mardi Gras travel to New Orleans. Yet fruit growers feared late frosts could damage the peach crop as farmers anticipate a March 24 kill frost date, while visitors from the north and south arrived for carnival events and overseas travel to Morida, Texas.
A collage of rustic Georgia verse and anecdotes reflecting on time’s passage, spring whispers, and memories. It blends lyrical lines about old time, love, sunlit days, and cheerful warnings with quips about money, reform, and rural life, all in a nostalgic, period voice.
The Press Club day event at the Shelter Arms restaurant drew Atlanta newspapermen and friends, clearing well over 100 dollars for a local charity. The noon to mid afternoon dinner featured many of Atlanta’s daughters and a large Commercial Telegraphers Union of America local contingent. Tomorrow features church events and a grand farewell supper marked by transportation groups and community funds.
A Atlanta Journal and Augusta Herald dispute party loyalty in Georgia politics. The piece argues democracy requires fidelity to principles, not individuals, and criticizes using Watson or McWhorter as sole yardsticks. It contends voters should back democrats pledged to party ideals, not personalities.
A playful, period style column riffs on poet Carman, Pegasus, and a court taking rhymes as asset value. It weaves in satire of a printer strike and a nationwide poets walkout, with figures like Linton Scollard, Felicia Hemans, and Chicago contemporaries cited amid whimsical legal mockery.
Sixteen membership applications have been written since each meeting as the chamber plans to expand. Well known citizen John T Connolly died at his home on Irwin Street after a two week illness, at age 50, with Brights disease and paralysis preceding his death. Funeral arrangements were set for Sacred Heart Church with interment at the local cemetery.
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