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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1903
Page
3
Records show five year adoption of UTHERA BOOKS covering Southern author perspectives on history. Included are Specialstil es by Susan Dieton Lee and materials from Diamond Va. The board approved primary and advanced history texts to reflect Southern viewpoints within national narratives.
Special notice from Dothan Alabama reports a log scheme at Soldiers ame Mountain Creek continuing to act. Subscribers update shows 2 percent logs at 10 dollars each sent to the home treasury totaling 27 dollars. Lach log to receive a bronze plate commemorating an old Confederate soldier. Latest contributions from the Wheeler family: Miss Carrie Wheeler king Miss Lula Wheeler for uncle Thomas Har son Jones and brother William Hall Wheeler. Dothan January 4. Special report notes Woof Hubbard of Raleigh NC called to pastorate at 1st Baptist church.
January reports show buoyant Berlin mood with strong finance and government loan preparations. London and Vienna react to Wall Street shifts while Manchester trade stalls amid holiday disruptions. activity remains varied across metals textiles and colonial markets.
Special report from January 4 notes Post Office Inspector W B Kes Robertson alleged a mail carrier opened letters intended for a woman on his Northwestern city route and was suspended. Robertson offered resignation, which was forwarded to Washington with the inspector’s report. No injuries reported in the crash. Macon freight and passenger trains collided early Sunday. engineers leaped to safety as the passenger engine and a freight car were badly damaged.
Washington January 4 The annual report of the Philippine Commission and a Taft memo review the year’s work, urging actions by Congress. Taft notes challenges from ladronism and high food prices, calls for potential martial law in troubled provinces, agricultural reform, currency stability, and reduced duties. He praises constabulary efficiency since civil government began and highlights progress in prosperous provinces.
In Charleston West Virginia on January 4 a historic filing created the Wilsera Oil and Gas Company with capital stock of 100000. The firm is led by colored men with land in Morgan County touted as oil rich. Incorporators include George A Myers James McHenry Jones Ralph Waver Jones and George A Weaver. The venture, claimed to be the first black owned oil company in any state, aims to attract broad black subscriptions and could yield substantial wealth for promoters and investors.
An article by Josons cites plans to move African Americans to Hawaii and the Philippines. General Davis questions feasibility, notes tropic labor limits, and contrasts Negro and Chinese suitability for colonial settlement and plantation work amid evolving racial tensions.
Mrs William Molen, wife of a minister, was accidentally shot in the right shoulder when her husband Rey Nolen demonstrated that a pistol was not loaded. He had returned from a barn where he shot at a car and placed the revolver on a shelf. Nolen told her to move it, and during his unloaded weapon demonstration it discharged. The woman is painfully but not dangerously injured.
The Constitution Bureau in Macon Georgia reports Superintendent Epperson is unconscious at noon and in precarious condition at midnight. J Broner, master of transportation for Central of Georgia’s second division, is to assume Epperson’s duties during recovery. Judge M B Gerry, a renowned Macon attorney, plans to move to Rome within two weeks to establish his future home after years in Colorado and a return to Macon.
A Senate report urges reform in the Philippines including a gold standard and banking corps, reduced duties, expanded public land sales up to 2000 acres per individual, and new powers for long term land leases. It also calls for tax exemptions on mining bonds, altered Chinese exclusion laws to admit skilled workers, and a policy tying Chinese laborers to Filipino apprentices with a $50 head tax per admitted worker.
Bank clearings for Macon for the year just ended show growth, according to Bradstreet's report. The data compares to the previous year, indicating a stronger financial activity for Macon in the period.
A good necktie that keeps its silk quality is worth two cheap ties. An ill-fitting shirt at a quarter off costs more than a well fitting shirt at full price. You discard such a shirt before its life ends. A bargain trousers pair becomes faulty after three months, leading to a loss when replaced.
Chattanooga January 4 The progress in southern industrial development for the week just closed as reported by The Tradesman includes the following new organizations among the most important a list of mining, lumber, chemical and manufacturing ventures across states from Florida to Texas with varied facilities and projected plants.
Colonel Jeff Falkner, heading the Sellers hema enterprise at Mountain Creek 435, praised Colonel Hames proposal for a hunting rent fund at Huntsville to aid old soldiers. He expressed delight, saying the offer reflects growing support for care of needy veterans and signals potential legislation at the proper time.
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