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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
9
A compact historical notice page outlines postage terms for subscribers in Atlanta and mentions advertising management, circulation details, and several satirical updates on public figures. The column references William H. Taft Roosevelt and other national topics, with a variety of unrelated clipped items and notices.
The Georgia School of Technology holds commencement as 34 students receive diplomas amid rising demand for technical education. President K G Matheson and faculty receive praise for guiding the institution, while calls persist for legislative appropriations to expand facilities.
President James J. Hill of the Great Northern argues railroads credit is ruined and government aid needed to extend new credit. Critics counter that legitimate credit remains and investors seek guarantees of genuine improvements and regulatory oversight before buying bonds or stock.
Mayor Joyner returns with a New York party of 33 specimens for Grant park. Zebras leopards swans pumas monkeys and baboons head the list as young Atlantans await the promised arrivals. The story hints at budget talks and civic pride over the jungle menagerie and children’s astonishment.
Report from the capitol notes Mr Hall proposing a disenfranchisement bill and a code revision, plus a plan to perpetuate the monument commission for Confederate leaders Davis and Lee. Gov Jerrel offers rewards for two alleged murderers from 1876 and for Bundrick in Crisp county. New Citizens Bank of Guyton seeks charter. local farmer J W Hates visits capitol.
Zachariah Taylor Adams of Abilene Texas, a native of Alabama, is in Atlanta seeking his brother Wright Adams Lon Adams and Wiley Adams and his sister Mrs Parilla Ware who were last heard of in Atlanta four months ago He has not heard from them in years and will be in the city only a few days He asks any relative to contact him in care of Chief of Police Henry Jennings Atlanta GA
A scrambled excerpt discusses Harriman, Roosevelt, and a push for a third term. A correspondent mentions an "Ode to Spring" and a note that spring influences confidence amid price hints for a mortgage license in Atlanta.
A party of Philadelphia and Scranton capitalists including Congressman H Burd Cassell arrive in Americus Georgia for an inspection tour. City council and board of trade committees greet them with carriage drives and a dinner. The visitors praise Americus enterprise and the hospitality.
Clearing right of way proceeds from Statesboro Georgia toward Garfield with three engineer corps staking road beds. A quarter mile of right of way has been crossed and work continues from Statesboro to Garfield. A carload of hands arrived Sunday as billing for mule teams and equipment for immediate delivery arrived. W H Lynn of New York, road financial head, arrived last night to oversee preliminary work.
A Georgia rail dispute unfolds as Seaboard Air Line President Garrett declines to disclose terms of traffic arrangements with the Southern. The article details routing via Camak, skepticism about real competition, and statements from President Finley and public-interest questions on transparency and fairness.
Mrs A B Steele, chairwoman of the Georgia Woman's Commission, speaks on the Jamestown Exposition's naval display and its historic scope. She notes naval pageantry, Georgia Day events, and the role of Atlanta leaders in Georgia building readiness and hospitality for foreign guests and American dignitaries.
The committee of the whole reported no trial was needed after examining Thomas F Stocks and the Water Works coal contracts with Regional Coal Co. The council adopted the report, noting Stocks was an employee on a stipulated salary and not technically guilty. Amended ordinances were discussed to bar city employees from contracting with the city.
A stream of brief death notices reports infant and adult passings, with funeral times and venues. Entries include the infant son of Edward and Mrs Fuller and the death of James Kostwick, a longtime Atlanta Wooden Ware Company worker, plus details on other local residents, coroner actions, and interment locations.
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