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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1906
Page
12
Atlanta’s board of education asks city council for 130000 to erect three new school buildings and relieve crowding. The Georgian notes rapid city growth, improving finances, and past bond redemptions while urging better facilities and lighter, better lit classrooms.
The Georgian invites Atlanta school children to tour its modern newspaper plant. Students from seventh and eighth grades and two high schools will see copy desks, linotype, stereotype, presses, and the mailing chain as experts explain operations from report to printed edition. The program aims to educate by watching real work.
The article discusses the pope’s order and Cardinal Richard’s stance on lay declarations for public worship amid tensions. It notes that lay Catholics may act after agitation, while the papal prohibition applies to clergy, not laity. It also mentions education policy debates in Atlanta and the need for more school buildings.
Vatican circles report French government struggles to carry out measures against clergy. The Vatican prepares a protest note on the mistreatment of the Munclature archives and will deliver it to ambassadors. The church will aid French clergy and students expelled from seminaries by funding studies and supporting needy parish priests in France.
The court rules the 1903 occupation tax on gross receipts plus ad valorem taxes is not uniform and void. The case centers on Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company and state tax collection for 1903-1906, with potential losses cited and implications for other mail, telegraph, and express firms. Police matters and militiamen clashes at Bijou theater are discussed, including officers exonerated and soldiers criticized.
Mrs Angie Birdsong is granted bail of 10000 after Judge Miller denies a new trial for killing Dr Thomas Butler in Monticello. Appeal to the supreme court noted. Birdsong, ill and in court on a cot, listened to counsel as he argued for a new trial.
Advertises a cold cure claiming one day relief with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Promises money refund if not effective with Grove’s signature on each box. The wording resembles a patent medicine style guarantee.
The pope said the voice of distant Catholics reaches the Heart of America and that the United States is the last center of Catholicism. The Vatican statement criticized changes inspired by a circular from French Minister Briand and opposed remaking plans under law.
An old standard tonic claims to drive out malaria with quinine and build up the system through iron. The bottle shows the simple tasteless formula and lists a 50 cent price with 37 years of sale.
News from Atlanta reports the death of 13 year old Charles Ball Stratford in Montgomery after a fall while exploring a cave. He was the son of Philippa Ball Stratford and the late Edwin Stratford and grandson of Colonel Charles P. Ball, a former railroad passenger leader.
Judge Newman in Rome and Judge William T. Newnan were in Rome Saturday to hold court in the circuit. No motions were heard in the Federal court in Atlanta due to the judge’s absence. All motions and demurrers were postponed.
Bagwell Business College at 198 Peachtree St Atlanta promotes Chartier Shorthand as a faster simpler system. It claims rapid results, free scholarships for trial writing, and positions for graduates while contrasting Chartier with Graham shorthand and older methods.
A collection of testimonials from Georgia students and professionals praising Chartier Shorthand. Names include EUGENE G. MOZLEY DOUGLASVILLE EDERTHA C. VERDERY J. S. RAINBY G. C. Cox C. D. STRIPLING MIS S ELLA BROWN MAUDE WESTBROOKE and EDITH LITTLE among others. They report rapid learning, job success, and higher pay after switching from competing systems at Bagwell's Business College in Atlanta.
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