A Word to the Coming Negro Convention
Booker Washington and the National Afro American Business League gather in Atlanta to address the race issue. The piece urges the convention to condemn criminals of the race and urge teachers preachers and editors to push for justice, avoiding condemnations and focusing on cooperation with whites to hunt down rapists. The author calls for calm handling by Atlanta officials and emphasizes support for firm action against crime.
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Booker Washington
Afro- American Business League
Atlanta
City Council
Chamber of Commerce
Afro-American Business League
South
Meat Reform Sparks Atlanta Council Action
A wave of public support for Walter A. Taylor’s meat reform measure grows as citizens denounce filth and diseased meat in slaughterhouses. The special committee will meet tomorrow to decide on sweeping, health focused regulations and inspections to protect community health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Taylor
Atlanta
Butt
Special Committee
Rutherford praised author studies in college series
The article lauds Miss Rutherford for her cultured leadership and thorough preparation as an educator. Her growing authors series is highlighted as a valuable contribution to literature, well suited to both college study and general reading.
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Franklin Printing Company
Froissart
Mildred L. Rutherford
Lucy Cobb Institute
Athens
Rutherford
Georgian urges streetcar action to protect white women
The Georgian calls for Atlanta street railways to deploy trailer cars during peak hours from 6 to 7 p m and 6 45 to 7 a m to reduce racial tension and protect white women and children. It presses a Northern owned corporation to respond in the interest of public safety and urges publishing any counter reason if one exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Language Reform and the Perils of Spelling Change
The piece argues that proposed spelling reforms are illogical and harmful, claiming they undo centuries of linguistic uniformity. It criticizes the board for overstepping into language governance and warns of negative cultural and educational impacts. The author likens the reform to a vandal’s act and urges resistance to government-mandated changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Editorials and letters on lynching and race terror in the South
A flood of letters from Georgia writers urging drastic action to curb mob violence and sexual crimes by Black men. Contributors from Atlanta and Valdosta urge strong political leadership, harsher laws, and even segregation or drastic measures to protect white women, while calling North-South understanding and press fairness into focus.
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T.am
North
Ohio
South
Atlanta
Spees
Pera
Mole Hills
Posally
Georgia
Carolina
Florida
Congress
San Francisco
Martinique
Valparraiso
Valdosta
Cc. G. Wiley
Colored Public Schools and Incorporator
Macon Colored Stater
Covington of Colquitt Proposes a Rural Safe-Guard
A letter from W. Covington of Moultrie Ga dated August 26 1906 argues for removing Negroes from white society as the only sure protection for white women amid outrages near Atlanta He criticizes liquor sales that incite sexual passions and questions the civic morality of profiting from establishments that threaten families The letter cites Georgia's 1906 dispensary controversy and calls for racial segregation as a policing measure against crime against white women.
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The
Georgian
Atlania
South
Indiana
General Assembly of Georgia
Egret
Atlanta
Covington
Moultrie
A Woman's Warm Thanks to The Editor
A Georgia woman sends thanks for the editorial How to Save Our Women and urges continued efforts to mobilize men for defense. She calls on those in suburbia and at home to cooperate, noting husbands and brothers should act besides researching dangers. The letter emphasizes collective vigilance and support for shared safety.
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The
Suburlb
Georgia
Rily
Cecil
Action Should Follow Agitation in Southern Safety Move
The Georgian urges rapid public action to protect white women in the South, calling for a mass meeting to craft policies and push state authorities. It praises county officials for bold police funding and deputizing citizens, urging strict enforcement of vagrancy laws and expulsion or punishment of criminals. It likens the struggle to wartime measures and demands decisive, martial law style response to root out the so called black criminals.
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Sam
South
New York
Decatur Street
Sherman
Alleged Spelling Reform Draws Fire From Critics
The president orders government departments and the public printer to adopt Simplified Spelling Board reforms led by Andrew Carnegie. Critics say the move intrudes on language evolution, arguing spelling should follow established usage and scholars rather than federal fiat.
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United States
Andrew Carnegie
Republic
Emerson
Gossip by Cholly Knickerbocker Aug 27 1910
Society notes cover Admiral Robin Di Bovane return and Kirwin’s funeral plans. Miss Wagner Van Norden engages Colonel Bales of the Salvation Army in South America. Red Star Line passengers Miss Kentucky belles win a contest, and workplace beauty standards spark debate in government printing at Washington. The Austrian court rules telephone slander is public speech.
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Robin di Bvane
Kirwin
King Evang
Naval Hospital
Low
St. and
Ialans Beta
Ie Ana Be
Santiago
New York
van Norden
Hland
Bales
Salvation Army
South America
van Norden Lo
Wagner van Norden
East 62d Street
London
William P. Booth
Army
Red Star Line
Lemliy
Jane Et
Ahan
Paris
Ared En Eeen
Germany
Hollan Belum
Georgians in Gotham visiting New York and Paris
New York lists visitors from Georgia with names from Atlanta Augusta and Savannah. In Paris Miss Virginia Bowe of Georgia ARR RS registered at the European edition offices of The New Yorker Harala today.
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New York
Atlanta
YV. Coilier
C. T. Hopkine
B.C. Martin
G. We Seay
M. A. Smith
Mia
J. Thom Misa
J. A. Armstrong
Misa R. Burt
W. J. Calliaway
O. P. Crocker
P. T. Heath
F. L. Markham
Mise J. McDonald
Dieman
J. C. Turner
Augusta
J. D. Mullark
S. Booth
R. D. Brown
C. D. Carmichael
Savannah
A. Bon B. McMillan
H. C. Tracey
Watter
F. P. Haskell
J. W. Hefferman
Johnston
FR. M. Martin
Mally
Strauss
Tart
F. Whitten
JN Paris
Paris
Virginia Bowe
ARR RS
This Date In History August 27 Entry Fragment
Fragmentary historical note mentions events around August 27 with scattered names and places, including Charlestown and a monument. The text is garbled but hints at religious or civic themes and a historical surrender or opening ceremony. No clear dates, figures, or outcomes are recoverable from the unreadable OCR.
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Dope
Virat Ch
Charlestown
James St
Ternga
Ol Teuse
Nathan m . Alors
Dette
Kore Word
Nis Feligions
Itn Wasi
Alexander Bacleguin
Northern Call to End Terror Inspires Confederate Tone
A Chattanooga reader endorses a harsh anti violence editorial and urges both North and South to unite against a “reign of terror.” The letter lauds the call to action, denounces the “black ravisher” and asserts Southern and Northern readers must back liberty and end the blight. The writer signs as李 LLyden from East Third Street.
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Ea Cecretal
Crete
Nene
Laman
East Righ Street
Chattanooga
Tenn
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England
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Alabama
Cothran
Anniston
Ala
Dorses
Democratic Party
Bryan
Sual Ow
Otto G. Tague
South Carolina
Preven
Tennessee
Booth
Grovern
M’cormick
Brighton
Georgii
A. W. Brooks
Cholly Knickerbocker
Government Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Gotham
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