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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1902
Page
5
Governor Montague lauded General Lee’s leadership and character at the fifteenth annual banquet of the Virginia Society in Atlanta. The event featured toastmaster W. N. Mitchell, remarks from governors and dignitaries, and satirical program sketches praising Lee and critiquing politics.
A Virginia Georgia dinner in Atlanta featured toasts to Governor Montague and Governor Candler. Speakers lauded Virginia patriots and Georgia progress, with Rt. Rev. J. de Kelley praising Virginia heritage and Bishop Merley cited as a symbol of Georgia-Virginia ties.
The Virginia Society formed in 1888 with a furnished club home on Pryor Street near Marion Hotel. Noted Virginians debated boyhood roots and drew hundreds of Virginians in Atlanta, creating an annual Lee Day with a valued charter members book kept by Hamilton Doublings. The piece also mentions Adolph Brandt lodge Knights of Pythias officers elected for the year and a separate news note on trial reporting in FrInt, Kentucky.
Confederate veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy gathered for the annual Lee birthday exercises in Atlanta. General Matheson delivered a masterly address tracing Lee’s life from West Point to the Civil War, praising his character and leadership amid divided loyalties and secession. Governor Candler and Commander Arnall attended, with Wurm’s Orchestra providing music and Rev. Bradley giving the opening prayer.
An old medical note promotes Scott's Emulsion as a nourishing strengthener for nursing mothers. It claims improved breast milk quality and quantity, benefiting the baby when mothers take the emulsion. The ad emphasizes maternal wellbeing and infant nourishment.
In Atlanta a gathering led by Captain Arnall honored Confederate veterans with crosses of honor as Governor Montague of Virginia could not attend. The event featured speeches praising the South’s soldiers, remarks about the Daughters of the Confederacy, and a chorus of veterans singing Old Time Confederates.
A congressional session featured Mr. Cannon defending a proposed 500000 for a Manila military post and a 40000 emergency fund for the state department while Mr. Clark of Missouri questioned expense growth. The discussion touched on treaties with Spain, Anglo-American ties, and imperial policy during Edward VII’s coronation era.
Debate on the Philippine tariff opens in the Senate with Lodge as chairman reporting the measure and scheduling a 2 pm consideration. Nelson defends the commerce department plan amid opposition. amendments move to strike the patent office and transfer provisions.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses an end of war and adjournment, mentioning Mr Bryan and political sentiment. Content is unclear, but suggests a political event tied to postwar relief and public expense. Names and specifics are largely unreadable.
A January 6 report from Colorado describes an explosion at a coal mine near Wal esburg injuring six workers who were killed instantly. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but the incident centers on a coal mine accident with six fatalities and a recovering courier report from Picola.
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