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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1906
Page
10
J A Williams of Cedar Key Florida received the long delayed diploma from Em Therate George W Stones, the mathematics chair, after a prior mis signing left him without it. Williams, a leading attorney and former Gulf Coast oyster bar owner, had faced a years long delay due to a missing signature.
An advertisement touts a 10 year old Huber's Apple Brandy and other foreign brandies. The seller claims superb quality, limited stock, and urges readers to request a complete catalogue, with delivery via telephone 325. The asking price is $1.50 per quart.
Reports from Savannah dated June describe Colonel Lester dying after a fall from a tower during a visit to view the city. The accident dispatch notes multiple leg fractures and a fatal outcome, with officials considering successors for the unexpired term. Rumor places Rufus L. Lent er's funeral in Savannah and lists potential candidates for the vacancy.
Chattanooga June 16. Olafor Tiolgaon quartermaster officer Major Birmingham surgeon with quartermasters at Atlanta and Chytam McPherson engineering corps Washington today lay out camp for mobilization of regular army and troops from southern states at Chickamauga park near Lytle where the quartermasters building stands will be recommended and will be named George H Thomas in honor of the union general The Rock of Chickamauga about 1000 officers and men will fire to fire to aim the Tigermer to be held before Sivisiegy.
In a heated Georgia primary debate Joe Hill Hall attacks Hoke Smith and allies, accusing them of pandering to railroads and corporations. He condemns disfranchisement plans, railroad favoritism, and misgovernance while urging a principled reform platform and voter unity against entrenched interests.
Southern soft yarn spinners held a large meeting in Mount Airy Georgia on June 15 with delegates and proxy from North Carolina South Carolina Alabama and Tennessee. J W Cannon resigned as president and Colonel Lawrence D Tyron of Knoxville was elected to lead as the association discussed commission rates waste disposal bar pricing and labor mobility while adopting resolutions to curb mills enticing workers away and to support immigration efforts. The group praised eighteen months of activity as beneficial and said prices must rise to cover higher costs.
Rev Bam W Small preaches at First Methodist tonight and at Wesley Memorial Monday night by special request of Dr Dowman The Waters of Salvation is the sermon and His Majesty the Devil is the lecture title Both talks have drawn large crowds in major cities and been printed in Chicago and Boston attractively presented at Auburn Avenue and Ivy Street location
A fragmentary exchange recalls a traveler and a stay-at-home competitor named Binks. The conversation hints at a contest or journey and the toll of travel on performance, with interruptions suggesting unfinished reminiscence of abroad experience.
Colonel J H Battle addressed the Tifton county audience in the superior courtroom this afternoon. He defended the Democratic platform and criticized rival nominees while opposing disfranchisement laws that would affect Black and white alike. Coronet Thomas Morgan followed with a thirty minute speech, praised as eloquent and clear in discussing the day’s issues.
Civil and military authorities celebrate in Manila as Macato Bakay and Frances Carton, leaders of the Filiping republic, surrender at the constabulary headquarters. Villafuerte’s influence aided the capitulation, seen as the pivotal end of the Ladrone campaign in Luson and a major step toward ending the insurrection.
The Georgia prison commission sent 3139.71 to the state treasury from selling farm products at Milledgeville farm while planning to auction 600 bales of cotton this month. Attendance rates at inspections across regiments are listed with high percentages. Savannah trolley tax returns discussions stalled without an agreement. Athens teacher examinations will be held June 24 and 30 for summer school attendees. Governor Terrell works on his address to the General Assembly ahead of its June 27 session.
President Roosevelt signs the act admitting Arizona and New Mexico as states and outlines that territorial residents must vote in favor under congressional terms. Notable attendees include Beveridge, Hamilton, McGuire, and Oklahoma delegates. Roosevelt uses two pens the first name Theodore with a solid gold pen and Roosevelt with a quill from an eagle. He urgesTerritories to seize the opportunity, citing Rough Riders ties.
Savannah judge targets gambling ring in superior court. Joe Bowers fined 760 dollars with 30 days to pay or 6 extra months in jail. The ruling marks a strong move against illicit gambling, as authorities vow to continue cracking down.
A quarantine order blocks passenger traffic from ten port fruit ports after a Costa Rica report notes infected areas. Dr C H Iron, head of Louisiana State Board of Health, cites fear of yellow fever spreading from Central America through ports Bluefields, Nicaragua and Belize to traffic. The measure follows earlier quarantines of other fruit ports.
Augusta Georgia reports show severe flood damage across rail lines and roads after three days of heavy rain. Washouts close lines and destroy bank sections, with two wrecks near the city and many trains delayed or rerouted. crops flooded and farms ruined along Georgia routes.
Washington June 18 without Representative Sherman absent from the city the committee stalled on the railroad rate bill for less than an hour delaying a vote. The amendment faced opposition from Tillman while Cullom Hepburn Richardson and Whee opposed striking it out as dangerous to independent oil firms. Conferees suggested limiting common carrier practices to ease the measure with debated compromises and potential policy shifts.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names such as Mischa and Janesant, ages around 18, locations Inverhei and Anta Georgia. The limited readable items reference people, wards, and possible court or ward events but lack coherent facts. The passage is indistinct and the readable elements do not yield a clear事件 or outcome.
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