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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
8
The afternoon featured a football game as the main event with festive gatherings surrounding the day in Atlanta. Special services were held, reflecting the holiday spirit and community participation.
The Atlanta Thanksgiving featured grand hotel feasts and bustling streets as youths in college colors celebrated amid crowded lobbies and shop doors. Churches held pedal services and music while football shaped the day and charitable dinners aided orphans and the needy. Rural farmers rejoiced as Georgia’s harvest and weather brought abundance, with wealthier residents hosting lavish celebrations.
Ches ter E Gillette the defendant in the Grace Brown murder trial faced a lonely Thanksgiving in his county jail cell. Guards refused visits as he endured cross examination to resume tomorrow after a tiring, pale appearance in court.
In Columbus, Georgia, Mrs You Woward of Phenix City is slowly recovering $800 lost from her trunk. Days after the theft, $145 was found under a stair, then $155 more inside the house. Her son Sam Buchanan, who vanished the day the money disappeared, reappeared and a warrant was issued but not served as she does not wish to prosecute.
A London based syndicate led by Speyer & Co New York Speyer Bros and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank plans 25 million for reconstructing the Manila Railway Company and extending its dues. The move signals a major investment in Philippine rail infrastructure amid wider imperial finance activity.
A promotional notice argues that lard harms digestion and urges households to switch to Cotteline as a purer, healthier shortening and frying fat. It praises Cotteline’s hygienic production and digestive benefits, targeting housewives for adoption.
In Athens near Winterville two men, Dock Jones 50 and Horace Smith 27, were killed after Jones shot Smith in his daughter’s home and then died from self inflicted wounds. The incident reportedly involves disputes over Smith staying in the house and a subsequent shooting, with fires and alleged insurance losses totaling about 150000 dollars.
A fragmented discussion on indigestion dizziness heart discomfort after meals. Warns against quick fixes and antacid remedies, noting digestion breakdown origins in most diseases and urging care with persistent symptoms and improper eating.
The Oconee River Improvement Association plans to send a committee to Washington to seek river and harbor funds. Members claim the project is essential to navigation and will pursue the necessary federal support. Captain FP J Heating reports ongoing blasting work to clear the river, arguing that only a large appropriation will secure safe navigation.
Three men James Diack John Black and John Murphy were tried for holding up a train near Loval No Main Load. They were found guilty and clemency was recommended. Two other suspects James Binet Tom Murphy and Tom Haswell faced prosecution but one was later not involved. Black allegedly conspired with robbers in New Mexico.
Report from Brook Haven Maya notes the Southern press at Mela Mies robbed of 3000 dollars. The safe was broken open with a hammer. a door damaged. thieves fled before identity could be established. Local police pursuing leads.
A garbled notice from the Columbia board of trade discusses a trip to Pilate in New York and a return to attend a meeting about final rivers and harkens. HB Slade will represent the party with several others named in incomplete text.
Promotes Stuarts Dyspepsin Tablets claiming relief for indigestion and stomach distress by restoring stomach and bowel fluids. Mentions physicians and pharmacists recommending the product and offers a free trial package by mail with personal address details.
Prominent American Peace Society members urge President Roosevelt to place disarmament subjects on the Hague Conference agenda. They describe a joint program for international arms reduction, codification of law, and the creation of an international commission to oversee agreements and enforce decisions.
Commencing Sunday November 18 the Rome Express will run daily from Atlanta at 6 10 pm arriving Rome at 9 45 pm. The train replaces the Marietta accommodation, now discontinued. Returning Rome to Atlanta departs 7 00 am, with 7 55 pm arrival at Atlanta, providing a one train daily service adjustment. General Passenger Agent Charles Teaman notes the change.
A hunting accident near Flo Villa Georgia injured Leo Gardner. The incident occurred while the party, including Las Gantner, tripped a barbed wire fence and a portion of the hunter was discharged, resulting in the arm injury below the elbow. The report notes multiple misstatements and unclear details from the original source.
A garbled OCR fragment references bond plans and paving projects, with unclear dates and entities. It mentions city bonds, November timing, and municipal paving, but reads as incomplete notes lacking clear names or outcomes.
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