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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1906
Page
4
A garbled column cites Uncle Joe Cannon, bills, and party strife across the nation. It mentions figures like Bill Chandler, Cassatt, Littlefield, Hughes, Burton, and Labal Latte, with scraps on Ireland, home rule, churchgoing, and reform debates in Congress.
The piece argues May and June commencements mark a critical annual moment for Georgia. It highlights graduates from Athens to Oxford and Macon, and stresses the moral and economic impact as new blood joins the state’s civic and industrial life. It lauds teachers and contemplates the roles of both male and female graduates in shaping Georgia’s future.
City leaders report renewed energy for the industrial exposition after a lukewarm turnout. The twenty five member committee will be doubled, new local supporters promise funds, and Mayor Woodward foresees stronger municipal backing to ensure a robust effort and public confidence in the project.
The ninth annual Georgia Local Underwriters Association gathering in Atlanta showcased strong confidence in public spirit and audience intellect. New president Frank G. Lumpkin succeeds Cliff C. Hatcher as the group expands its machinery and aims to send a delegation to the national convention with plans to host it in Atlanta next year.
A fragment from a Georgia camp meeting piece blends hymns with humorous vignettes. It celebrates the old songs of Zion, optimistic musings, and rustic dialect humor, naming figures and moments from frontier religious life and social quips. The tone is pastoral, lyrical, and witty, reflecting a choir's delight and a preacher’s audience.
A noon gathering under a pavilion by the Chattahoochee near the water works celebrated Dr Jozeph Jacoba’s twentieth anniversary in Atlanta. Notables including Dr Fox, Hon. John F R Wilkerson, Henry Cabantas, Otto Echwab, Charles Northen, and many others joined a surprise fish dinner at the doctor's office, with music and reminiscences of old Atlanta.
A report from Spartanburg notes the sudden death of Miss Marie Montgomery at her father Victor Montgomery's home. The piece recounts a string of tragedies tied to the Montgomery family from 1903 including deaths of relatives and major mill fires and floods that the elder Montgomery rebuilt afterward.
Washington reports friction between English merchants and Japanese officials over farming access to Manchurian markets. Japanese merchants are accused of monopolizing trade, controlling transport in Manchuria and Korea, and diverting traffic to Japanese railroads.
The first annual commencement of Donough city school in McDonough Georgia concluded on Wednesday evening with a gerdastics exercise. Rev W E Dozier of Carrollton preached the commencement sermon and the primary and intermediate grades staged an entertainment. Music and expression stood on Tuesday. graduates included Emme Cleme and Joe Alexander.
A mass meeting in Sparta Georgia on March 26 adopted resolutions to fix a Democratic primary process. The plan includes selecting candidates for the state assembly and county offices, establishing an executive committee, and setting government rates. Secretary Verdeman presided in chair absent W M net. The Electric Light Plant engineer was mentioned as appointed.
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