Government Printing Savings and Senate Wealth Gleanings
A collection of political jottings notes a $1,000,000 annual saving in government printing costs, discusses trusts and price hikes for coffins, and lists twenty five U S senators with fortunes over $1,000,000. It comments on Southern openness to opportunity, race relations, and fiscal power in government with assorted opinions from Washington, New York, and Oklahoma.
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Washington Post
United States
Washington
Blackburn
Kentucky
Carmack
Tennessee
Senate
The South’s Labor Problem In Cotton Mills
The South faces a growing labor shortage as cotton mills idle 10 to 15 percent of spindles and looms from lack of workers. Editorial calls for bringing in European immigrants and proposes a permanent immigrant line to Charleston or Savannah to boost mill employment and fact-finding by mill leaders.
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South
Charleston News and Courier
South Carolina
Charleston
Farelin
Taberna
News and Courier
Bremen
Galveston
Lloyd Steamship Company
von Pils
Texas
Southwest
Lloyd
Couprier
Europe
Savannah
The Passing Pedestrian Revival in Walking’s Value
The piece notes Edward Payson Weston’s New York to Philadelphia feat sparks renewed interest in walking. It argues walking preserves health, renews contact with nature, and counters modern reliance on trolleys, autos, and steam cars, urging a broader revival of the walking habit.
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Edward Payson Weston
New York
Philadelphia
Wy Transcript
Yilaon
Lis
Jerome K. Jerome
America
Spectacle Needed to Stir a Busy Public Eye
A fragment notes that Weston’s feat may not suffice to rouse a modern audience and argues for a more sensational spectacle to grab public attention amid a busy age. It hints at a broader cultural need for dramatic events to offset routine life.
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Weston
San Francisco Safe From Quakes Says Omori
Japanese seismologist Professor Omori assures San Francisco that the earth beneath the Golden Gate has settled and will remain stable for centuries. He warns the recent aftershocks were mere settling movements and predicts immunity from future quakes for two to three thousand years.
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San Francisco
Omori
Golden Gate
Diadpanese
Toklo
Washington
The Insanity of Anarchy and Madrid Plot
A critical editorial blasts the Madrid murder attempt against Alphonso and his queen Ena as treacherous and futile. It argues the king’s goodwill and Ena’s democratic stance shine through, and warns such acts will unite nations to eradicate anarchist aggression.
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Disciples of Anarchy
Madrid
Alphonso
Ena
Golden Opportunity in the South at Cincinnati Banquet
W R C Smith of Atlanta and National Metal Trades Association president Sayre spoke at a Cincinnati Metal Trades Association banquet at the Zoo. Smith praised southern growth in cotton, iron, and lumber, noting 784 cotton factories worth 224 million dollars and a southern output of 700 million, with total south product value at 1.7 billion and wealth rising 3 million daily. He cited 60,000 miles of rail, 12 million in road improvements, and 6,000 Birmingham laborers needing work, plus a transatlantic link to Galveston aiding southern employment prospects. Separately, Mexico City’s National Bank of Mexico declared 18 percent dividend, with net profit 5.685 million and reserve growth of 568 thousand.
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South
Cincinnati
W. OR. Style
National Metal Trades Association
W. R. C. Smith
Atlants
Cunncinnati Metal Trades Associator
Zoo
Sayre
Cleveland
Smith
Catton
Burmingham
Galveston
Texas
Agather
Adul
Supreme Court to Hear Georgia Railroad Tax Case Arguments
The Supreme Court will take up petitions from Green DeKalb and other counties over back taxes due on 16,000 shares of Western and Alabama Railway stock. The case questions mandamus to force tax payments and may affect allocations among Augusta Richmond county and related towns. Governing officials may reshuffle seats if needed for Seventeenth Supreme Court session.
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Eupreme
Btone
Augveta
Hartera
Atlantic
Supreme Court
Green
DeKalb
Georgia Railroad
Wright
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Richmond
Augusta
Hulton County
Western
Ue Gutreme
Pendleton den
Richmond County
General Wright
Autelda
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Western and Alabama
Usc
Irod Kilpatrick
Samuel Sibley
Deykin Wright
Cook
NEW TELEGRAPHERS' UNION GAINESVILLE LOCAL FORMED
Gainesville local No. 120 of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America organized with ten charter members and strong prospects for more. Officers elected include GN. Davie president and E. A Smith Gainesville secretary treasurer. J. J. Carter and others named for vice presidents and executive committee. Birmingham local 28 reps assisted, receiving a warm welcome.
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Gainesville
GN. Davie
Flowery Branch
A. A. L. Collins
J. J. Carter
J. H. Ayers
Ayersville
E. A Smith
Smith
F. J. Hopkins
T. J. Norton
H. Benton
Brannon and Montgomery
Birmingham
Hey
New Pompeiian fresco causes debate on Rome myth origin
Professor Dall Osso of Naples describes a Pompeian fresco titled Birth of Rome revealed by excavations. The four scenes trace heaven Mars Alba Vestal myth, the Tiber, and a wolf suckling shepherd Frustulus. He argues it is a fourth century replica showing an early Greco Italic myth.
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Qsso
National Museum
Nuova Antologia
Dall
Naples
Pompeii
Rome
Ieto
Fises
Mars
Alba
Hhea Silvia
Numifor
Hes
Hies
Biivia
Romolus
Remus
Tiber
Mercury
Frustulus
Dall Osso
Romulus
Eneas
Campania
Italy
Greece
Adin
Dall Orso
Elks to Meet Today in Huntsville Alabama
Special report from Huntsville Alabama June 3 describes the Alabama State Elks Association meeting set for the next day. The article mentions sociable chatter and a joke about Scoopem and astronomy as a colorful lead in a local Elks gathering story.
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Elks
Huntevile
Ala
Giles
Scoopem
Alabama State Elks’ Association
Star Gamera
Elk Theater
Hunteyville
Wake
Georgia Editors Clash Over Primary Insult Debate
Georgia editorial pages spar over Democratic party primary rules. The Atlanta Journal accuses party leaders of insulting white voters by requiring a democrat designation on primary ballots. Critics defend the plan as fair, while opponents push for broader reform and realignment.
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Macon Telegraph
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
State Officials Honest Sayings From Georgia Press
A collection of brief political notes praising state officials in Atlanta with remarks from The Darien Gazette The Savannah Press and The Pembroke Enterprise. Watson's critic Tom Watson is addressed, Clark Howell's response deemed dignified and vigorous.
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Darien
Atlanta
Georgia
Howell
Watson
Savannah Press
Clark Howell
Tom Watson
Fairburn
Ready for Anything Ends Marriage Hopes After Ideal Match Fails
A society note reports a woman saying she would never marry until the ideal man proposed but later abandons the ideal mate notion. The fragment hints at changing romantic expectations and pressure from social circles.
Recollections and Runic Tales on Whitehall Street
On Whitehall Street at Alabama and nearby, locals recall changes since the Civil War era, debating era landmarks, lamp posts, granite blocks, and a cannon's placement. Friends Fred Palmer Don Baine and Danforth argue over who stood where, while others recount stores, gas works, and old trades. A Macon veteran Bob Hazlehurst is praised for leadership as he leaves for new duties, reflecting on his public service and state influence.
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Whitehall Street
al’ Abama
Atlanta Nationial Bank
Dipforth
Atlanta
Pittman
Toro
Jon
Connally
Jones
Ike Ip
Lamp Post
Fite
Ateelf
Sherman
Fred Palmer
von Baine
Pension
Washington
Fm Don Baine
Washington Monument
Lee
Jackson
Danforth
Don Baine
Cannister
Negro University
Palmér
Kirkwood
Ola Atlantane
lamp+ post-men
Fred Pelmer
Fred
Harry Silverman
Erskine
Owen Storn
Palmer
Bay
Ela Man Menko
Atlanta Gas Works
Vall
Mecassin
Frank Hilburn
Brown & Allen
Sego
New Orleans
Frank
Tim Thier
Macon
Jor Jacobs
Silverman's
Old Man Heinz
Muhlenbrink's
Bob
Bremen
Remety
Bringty Te
Robert C. Hasiums
Theorgian
Macera
Tom
Manny
Spain
Ilkee
Hma
Bob Hazlehurst
Iam
Lfe
Georgia
Hazlehurst
Flowers Placed on Center Memorial Day Memphis
Flowers placed on centers in Memphis Tennessee for Decoration Day observances. Community members gathered as civic groups, veterans, and residents paid tribute at local cemeteries and public spaces with wreaths and floral arrangements.
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Memphis
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Manta
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Hoosevelt
Oklahoma
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Mexico City
National Ink of Mexico Hee
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Fulton County
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State Deriveratie Executive Committee
Executive Committee
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North Boulevard
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Eatin
Jim
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Hurst
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Auccest
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Pase
Tally
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Cope
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Dapat Alcermanic
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Bou Hasteltow
Sisith
Hen Jones
New Mazatlan
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