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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
15
Fragmented chatter links Fairbanke era talk, Lodge and Aldrich rate bill fights, and steel lumber spikes. References to Cuba Castro and China hint at foreign policy jitters while tariff and infant industry debates mold the political mood. Sparse details mix with names and overheard opinions as the calendar hints at spring amid economic strains.
The piece surveys The Atlanta Journal and The Constitution clashing over gubernatorial coverage, then details the Widow Yerkes and Charles Yerkes, his mistresses, and the Mizner marriage amid scandal, followed by notes on cotton leaks, and Panama canal debates with differing expert opinions and cost estimates.
The excerpt presents lively regional verse and prose from Georgia, featuring dialect, seasonal imagery, and hopeful musings on happiness and love. It blends spiritual and rustic reflections with bright-eyed optimism about spring, weather, and brighter days ahead.
Collected clippings show Atlanta pursuing funds for an exposition with reports of large private gifts and public support. Notes mention Ashens Banner and San Antonio Express detailing aims, totals near 847000, 250000 state aid, 100000 private gifts, and firms contributing up to 6000 each.
A reader protests electric company over monthly bills in Atlanta citing old meters and missed service. A subsequent letter from Bishop Morrison clarifies that bishops are not elected by the college and reports names discussed for next bishopric, including Dr. Lee and Dr. Atkins.
Courts reopen next Monday with Judge Pendleton returning for the opening. Civil judges Starry Reid and Andy Calhoun begin, facing numerous trials. R. B. Carter sues Atlanta for 2000 dollars over a Grant Street fall, while Pleas Anderson sues Seaboard Air Line for 1500 dollars after a yard accident. Property transfers filed include numerous deeds and quit claims across multiple streets and lots.
Bugh H. Colquitt pays tribute to Col Zachry of the Twenty-seventh Georgia, recalling his stern discipline and soldierly leadership from Civil War campaigns at Ocean Pond Cedar Creek Cold Harbor and beyond. Colquitt portrays him as a brave, capable commander who kept discipline, knew his men, and inspired loyalty among his regiments.
Attorney General Taft and the railroad commission discussed the Georgia rate dispute. Circles 336 317 set higher rates on Central Southern and Atlantic Coast lines, now restrained pending injunctive review. Judge Pardee was to hear the cases as Hart asks for a continuance due to counsel absence. the state and commission plan a determined fight on key principles.
A masquerade ball will be held tonight in the Armory hall on Mitchell street to raise funds for the Beth Israel congregation temple. Entertainment is promised with prizes for best costume and for selling the most tickets. already 1,000 tickets have been sold.
Philadelphia audience prompts Mme Nordica to invite Misa Grace Norton, a Bangor Maine soprano, to study in New York after Norton impressed Nordica during a Wagner Siegfried performance. Norton, once Miss Norton of Maine, has built local renown in Catholic church circles and Maine roots.
President Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association announced a forthcoming Washington conference with the spinners association to address trading rules on cotton futures in New York New Orleans and Liverpool. He urged strict enforcement of delivery rules and criticized exchange inspection and classification that hinder delivery. He warned of wash sales and price manipulation harming southern interests and called for better exchange practices with invited exchange representatives.
A hunter and companions observe a mother woodcock near Clayton on French Creek. The bird, wounded by a nearby shot, retreats to the nest and uses feigned exposure to lure the observer, then shields the nest with dramatic feints before returning to brood. The account details the bird's movements and protective actions over the nest.
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