Georgia to Honor Oglethorpe with Bronze Statue
Georgia plans a $15,000 grant and city of Savannah pledge of $10,000 to erect a bronze statue of James Oglethorpe in Chippen Square Savannah. The memorial will commemorate the founder of the state and mark the square as state property, honoring a pivotal Georgian leader.
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Commonwealth
Gordon
Savannah
South
Frederica
Oglethorpe
South Carolina
Florida
Chippens Square
Opera House
State of
Typhoid Season Warns Atlanta to Improve Sanitation
The city urges residents to boost sanitary standards as August through October push typhoid fever and malaria mortality higher. Citing Census Bureau data, the notice notes nationwide typhoid deaths are high in the South and urges preventive measures while Atlanta shows a four year decline from 1901 to 1904.
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Census Bureau
United States
Norway
Sweden
Italy
Clean up to curb typhoid risks in autumn decay
In a brief their call urges caution and action to reduce typhoid cases, stressing that preventive measures now will lower incidence. The text notes autumn beauty fades as vegetation decays, highlighting the danger and the need for sanitary cleanup.
Georgia Should Resolve Race Issue Now, Brantley Highlighted
The Georgian urges Georgia to act decisively on the race question, arguing the issue surpasses campaigns and personalities. It cites Congressman Brantley’s stance on disfranchisement, notes broad support from Southern states, and calls for state action to fix relative racial status by statute and public opinion.
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Isewea
Brantley
Eleventh
Daily
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
Louisiana
Carolinas
Congressman Brantley
Java
Ulster
Isaae
Street Orphans Spark City Debate On Night Begging
The city aims to stop a demoralizing sight as about twenty children sing and beg at night. An unregistered orphanage is alleged to provide little food or religious instruction, earning only six dollars monthly plus donations. The mayor and city officials seek proper care for these children in organized homes funded by Atlanta’s charitable system.
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Ito Wee
Evans
Atlanta
City urged to act on child street singing issue
The piece notes children are seen on the streets singing and begging instead of being at home. The matter has been brought to the attention of the public and city officials and is deemed urgent, with expectations for prompt, efficient action.
Cotton Association praised by Rome Tribune for service
The Atlanta Georgian quotes the Rome Tribune praising farmers of the South for stirring up the Cotton Association controversy. The Tribune calls the effort a distinct service and states the motive was to nerve the association, expressing pleasure that the body was served well.
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Atlanta
South
Cotton Association
Rome Tribune
The
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Friends of the Cotton Association
Four Days of Campaign Fury and Peace Plea in Georgia
The four day stretch of campaign heat prompts national columnists in The Constitution and The Journal to call for calm after political battles. References to KDillingsgate, Hoke and Clark, Tom Watson, and C R Pendleton illustrate partisan tensions. Spartanburg Herald notes peacemaking efforts amid clashes. legislature recalls Stovall and Anderson as broadly respected figures in Chatham County.
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Constitution
Clark and Hoke
Journal
Hoke
Clark
Birius
Blasen
Mars
Earth
Kdillingsgate
John Temple Graves
Red Cross Society of Georgia
Tom Watson
C. R. Pendleton
John Temp
Atlanta
Stovall and Anderson
Chatham
General Assembly
Messrs
Stovall and
Anderson
Public life ethics and Georgia lobby debate echo
The piece praises figures Stovall and Anderson as honorable, cultured leaders and warns against lobby influence. It links fair treatment of vested interests with honest legislation, arguing against oppressing property for faction or demagogy and urging curb by statute. It draws a comparison to an East Tennessee dog law and stresses responsibility of legislators.
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Atlanta
East Tennessee
Chattanooga News
Georgian Gubernatorial Stakes cartoon hints finish near
The Atlanta Georgian and Charlotte Observer discuss Hoke Smith leading in a political cartoon. The exchange notes the race may end soon with Smith ahead, Howell and others trailing. The August issue of World Today features Brewerton's cartoon rate bill. The piece cites funding rumors around The Georgian and editor Graves. The primary day is August 23.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Hon
Hoke Smith
Clark Howell
Mr. Smith
Brewerton
Growth and Progress of the New South Informal Notes
Informal notes touch on the earnest development of the South, promising growth and progress. The column gauges regional advancement, hinting at industry, education, and infrastructure improvements while inviting continued attention from readers.
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New South
Money in Truck Farming
The Charleston area and coast show high profits from truck farming with examples of 32000 to 50000 dollar crops in potatoes cabbages and peppers. The Tradesman urges unity to promote farming as a livelihood and urges South residents and immigrants to pursue farm life for economic and social benefit.
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Charleston
Colleton County
Charleston News and Courier
Texas
Bermmda
Missppi Delta
Great Packing Arma
Chicago
Chattanooga
Cullman County
Alabama
South
Saya
Leopold Schmalz and the old sorrel horse tale at the races
In a porch side tale, Leopold Schmalz the Rochester horse trader charms listeners with a quirky history of his famed sorrel horse. The pony’s ear signals and wind driven nose matter as Teodore Bendix and others witness a comic misadventure in a racing world.
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Leoold Schmals
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T’eadore Bendix
Treadore
Leopold Sehmalz
Leopold
Loony
Teodore Bendix
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der Teadore
Hind Sysonby
Vendey
Avick
Georgians In Gotham Wanderers and Scenery Tales
In New York today Georgians visitants include R H Hart and J R Pearce among others from Atlanta Macon and Savannah. A Paris dispatch recounts Nicho ine Itner and Miss Jean Itner of Atlanta listening to a horse episode featuring Leopold and a talkative horse described with fluent German police and theater references. The humorous tale ends with Teadore and Leopold avoiding harm as a vigilance committee forms.
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New York
Atlanta
R. H. Hart
B. N. Moody
J. R. Pearce
H. M. Reid
L. E Floyd
A. Grindler
W. L. Harman
W. H. Moore
Miss Myrick
MM. Wises
M. Harland
H. A. McAfee
Macon
L. L. Dempsey
G. W. Hurley
L. N. Juhan
Miss R. Meyer
Paris
Nichoine Itner
Jean Itner
Atlant, Ga
New York Herald Today
Gossip in Gossipy Times on Depew and Society
Senator Chauncey M. Depew trains with wrestling methods under Muldoon while guarding health through boxing and outdoor walks. Chinese reform leader Kang Ye Wei dismisses Baroda’s taste in American women. Mrs Trask escapes heart trouble with open air treatment on Lake George island. Long Branch summer girls adopt stockingless surf wear, shocking some beachgoers.
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Tor Depew
Wil
Muldoon
Maltricia
White Plains
Baroda
Kang Ye Wei
Chinese Reform Association
Europe
China
Mrs. Trask
Lake George
Waddell Poem Echoes in Georgian Letter 1906
Howard Van Etten of Atlanta quotes Professor William Henry Waddell in a Georgia University publication from 1868. He urges preservation and shares a copy with the editor, noting the piece reflects Byron like imagery and memory. The letter laments the loss of interest among readers but honors Waddell’s scholarship and character.
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The
University of Georgia
Wiliam Henry Waddell
Universlty of
Cearata
Waddell
Byron
Oh River of Years Poem Fragment by Waddell and Bronte Folklore
Fragmentary verse by William Henry Waddell with stray references to rivers and time. The text appears as garbled OCR including phrases about life currents and nights. It resembles a poetic meditation on memory and eternity with splinters of names and unrecognizable lines.
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Apie
Uncertain historic note from a garbled 1860s record
Fragmentary OCR text mentions historical figures and places with unclear context. It references dates, names like Alexander, and places such as Britain and Campania, but the meaning is largely unintelligible, hindering coherent summary or event identification.
Quiet Wedding in Probate Court at Decatur
Miss Le Patterson and William Teague of Falkville quietly wed in the Probate Judge office. Rev. Jett Willright officiated as a small wedding party gathered with the bride’s sister and another relative.
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Decatur, Alm
le Patterson
William Teague
Falkville
Jett Willright
Falkeville
Lile
Brill
Decatur
Prison Rules Adopted Limiting Visits in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi August 17 The board of control has issued an order prohibiting visits by friends and relatives of convicts except one per year. Any person wanting to visit a convict more often than once a year must obtain permission from the governor.
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