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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1903
Page
5
A sprawling column of scattered items notes global conflicts acknowledgments and oddities. It parodies figures like Roosevelt and Bryan while dropping quirky jabs about post offices and rumors. The piece touches France Britain and Kentucky with speculative humor and sharp asides.
The Atlanta Terminal Company requests city council approval for street grade fixes adjacent to the new union station costing over a million. Engineers say widening approaches on Alabama Street and Madison Avenue will aid station harmony and future growth, with benefits far exceeding costs and with no boondoggle to taxpayers.
The late Arich Wentworth of Poston Massachusetts left seven million dollars to three trustees for an industrial school. His family fights probate arguing mental illness and memory loss, citing odd statements about Booker Washington and opposition to funding colleges and Black education as evidence.
The article discusses the bull crowd in cotton prices facing a limit and potential price falls before July deliveries, with mills reducing hours and spindles amid high costs. It also reports the Forty second Georgia regiment reunion in Buford, Atlanta, honoring veterans and their role in defending the city.
The Atlanta Lecture Association plans a refined season to replace fillers with quality talent chosen by subscribers. Officials say lectures remain essential to American instruction and civic duty. Citizens are urged to support the association for edification and entertainment.
Dr Albert C Geyser staged an audience provoking demonstration in New York where priests and Protestants watched as he used a twelve plate electric machine to show how a pillar of fire is not a miracle. An assistant stood on a platform as sparks flew and blue flames enveloped him without singeing.
A collage of verses and quotes from a Georgia exchange celebrates the state’s climate, people, and humor. It blends rustic dialect, anecdotes of summer heat, rain, and plowing, plus reflections on contentment, music, and a resilient spirit through July magazines and urban quirks.
The Mosquito Sanitary Fallacy letters critique kerosene sprays in New Jersey and New York city areas as ineffective against a thriving mosquito population. They cite Dr Fernandes Harra from Cuba and discuss yellow fever propagation theories challenging established beliefs.
In a tale from The Constitution, a hopeful youth named Willy hires on at a railroad office after a blunt executive explains the harsh realities of the trade. The father notes Willy’s curiosity for rails from childhood, while the official deems him promising if he acts quickly and learns. Willy volunteers to begin as a flagman or section hand, earning a chance to prove himself in a demanding, hands on climb into the railroad world.
Private Jimmy of the Sixteenth at Fort McPherson recounts love and wrinkles as he jokes about money, women, and Manila memories. He riffs on Cho Cho San, sees romance through drink and duty, and plans a night out with friends despite Army life’s ironies.
In Detroit on July 19 the Epworth League convention featured a large men’s meeting in Tent Ontario led by B. F. Imendorf with 3,600 attendees. Ministers and lay speakers urged stronger religious commitment, while women held sessions and over 1,000 children attended a central church program. Resolutions praised Methodism, evangelism, and temperance, urging Scriptural study, social action, and unity in the movement.
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