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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
30
The readable text discusses street railways and city profit, debating whether European interests or local action should operate lines. It notes deadlines, evidence of good faith, and the impracticality of immediate large-scale adoption, urging patience and preparatory steps before any major move.
Royall C. Miller, publisher, and Howell B. Suttles, editor in chief, announce the Young American a three month old magazine for young readers that shows increasing merit and promise. The piece highlights support from several papers and notes Atlanta as its assured location with a Golden Rule minded sample urging humane treatment of law violators.
Friends of Colonel Henry D Capers press his name for the Court of Appeals clerkship. Capers, a former Confederate Treasury officer, is praised for his wartime service and postwar contributions. A Georgian note mentions expected support from lawyers in Rome Callon Calhoun and Savannah. Colonel Sidney C. Tapp launches The American Republic magazine in Atlanta with concise size and thoughtful articles.
The Southern railroad commission, reviewing President Spencer’s death, finds the fatality mainly due to a careless telegraph operator Mattox. It argues hours, pay, and rank for operators are unequal to engineers and conductors, urging higher pay or shorter shifts to attract capable staff and improve safety.
The American Republic previews its energetic table of contents with bold articles including Roosevelt's Cowardly Assassination Through Root and Plait and Depew in the New York Shame. The American News Company ships 2,000 first editions for sale on trains and book stands as the new magazine opens with strong prospects under a confident editor.
Hibber of Holden Massachusetts, Rollins and Arthur of Asheville North Carolina discuss VanBibber’s late announced purchase of all rights and franchises for the Overlook Park and Loop-Line railway. The line runs from the golf links at the foot of Sunset Mountain to the French Broad river, signaling a new competing railroad into Asheville.
A fragmentary list names Senators and Congressmen with their hotels and addresses in Washington. Augustus Hacer 1757 Oregon Avenue and W M Howard at the Bancroft are listed alongside Gordon Lee and J M Griggs at the Shoreham and Metropolitan, indicating a lodging pattern for Georgia officials.
Washington, Dee. The two veterans from Alabama, Selma residents, Mrs. M. Forve and Mr. M. Papiah, are discussed in relation to Senate appointments and postmasterships. Senator Pettus urged the president to intervene, while questions arise about the timing and influence on Selma’s post office and local offices.
Special to The Georgian Waycross Ga Dec 20 Hon T A Parker Judge of the Brunswick Judicial circuit has bought the W A Buchanan home at Lee avenue and Reynolds street for 6000 dollars and will move his family to Waycross about February 1 making the city his future home as residents have long urged.
A transfer train carrying fifteen Nashville penitentiary prisoners to Atlanta Federal Prison faced disruption when a tall inebriated man attempted entry into their car. Deputy Lawrie brandished a gun, deterring the intruder as curious travelers eyed the notorious Mrs Chadwick and the prisoners, including George Davis, linked to Tennessee crime.
F M Haynes warned a switchman named Sprayberry not to go to work. An hour later Sprayberry was crushed between two box cars in the Central of Georgia yards near East Point. He died instantly. He leaves a wife two children and other relatives. Funeral plans were not announced.
Fifteen Atlanta men from the Clearing House Association and Chamber of Commerce plan to travel to Washington to push for placing a sub treasury in Atlanta. The group will include five from each organization, with aims to enlist Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida congressmen. The city finance committee will decide funding and mayoral appointment.
In Jackson Mississippi December 20 a case accusing Patrick of keeping Dan January in peonage was dismissed. L D Carter and T H Williams two white farmers from Rapkin County were arrested for allegedly selling January to Patrick. The hearing suggested January owed the men. January claims a severe beating by Patrick left him in poor condition and barely able to walk.
The 300 coal cars for the Atlantic, Birmingham and Atlantic will be built in Georgia by South Atlantic Manufacturing Company of Waycross. The contract, valued around 50,000 dollars, calls for modern equipment and a total capacity of 50 tons. Two twenty five passenger locomotives will accompany the work, completing the entire project.
A charter with an authorized capital of 500000 dollars was granted in Raleigh for the Asheville Rapid Transit Company. Incorporators include Charles E Van and associates, naming Asheville, North Carolina as the location of the venture and setting the stage for a new local transit enterprise.
Special to The Georgian Carrie Nation denounces President Roosevelt and the Republican party calling them thieves. She remains in Bristol with the W T U to lecture again, focusing on the whisky traffic and moral reform in a continued visit.
Prominent Brunswick business figures report receiving letters from Cuban wholesale dealers. Cuban merchants may visit Brunswick within the next month or two to study South Georgia trade conditions and seek favorable rates with the Brunswick Steamship Company. Visitors will receive a warm reception and access to needed information to pursue potential trade arrangements.
Special to The Georgian Ringgold Ga Dec 20 Alonzo Blaylock a prominent Catoosa County citizen died suddenly while driving with a neighbor in Chattanooga The cause was ac ute indigestion He leaves a wife and several children a widowed mother Mrs D C Blaylock a sister Mrs Henry Tucker and two brothers John Blaylock and Sam Blaylock
A masked robber targeted the Rome Testing Laboratory in Rome, aiming to steal platinum valued at £6 an ounce. The intruder pried the back door. local official PL Carter reported the break in. Carter himself was robbed of metal there months earlier. Old Telegraphist is dead in Cleveland at age noted. Wright, Western Union district supervisor, passes away.
The Mississippi Cotton Association extends an invitation to Hon. Thomas Watson to attend the January 2 and 3 annual meeting in Jackson and deliver an address. Railroads statewide have granted reduced rates for the occasion.
A new lumber company is organized at Offerman to operate a large planing mill. The stock is all subscribed and charter application filed. Authorized capital is $10,000 with privilege to double. Founders include W F P Graby, Darina, Hatcher, G Heswall, and Max G more.
Washington dispatch lists artillery corps transfers First Lieutenant Edwin St J Greble and Second Lieutenants Daniel Hand Fred Perry John Pratt among others. Navy movements include Rear Admiral Goodrich to navy department officers reassigned and submarines and staff shifts at Dubuque New York Boston and Guam with vessel movements noted for Hannibal Paul Jones Preble Trion Marietta Des Moines and others.
December 20 entries recall Sir Edmund Andros arriving as New England governor in Boston, a famed hounded poet born around 1740, and various obituary notes. The fragment mentions Thomas HI, Thomas H. Macaulay, and George nain among older figures, with scattered references to events in 182 and early 1900s.
New York dispatch notes several Georgians among the Finitors in the city today. Names highlighted include Atlanta figures Q and Wells J C, with references to Schwab, Harris Jr, and Tloward, indicating prominent Georgians present in Gotham Society.
Christmas exercises at the Girls High School will be held next Friday at 10 80 oclock. A Christmas tree for Atlanta's poor children will be provided by the students and gifts will be distributed after an inter spirited program. The lineup features Miss Edwina Behre in instrumental solos Miss Nelile Nix vocals Miss Vivian Marsh violin solo and Miss Nellie Nix vocal solo Part II showcases Mrs Jarleys Wax Works. A large audience is expected for this annual event at the school.
For years Pike County has seen annual incendiary blazes destroying business properties. Monday night Brown Brothers at Neal suffered total loss, with the governor pledging 200 dollars for the capture of the arsonists. Smith Brothers previously lost store and stock. despite large rewards, no arrests followed. The fires are suspected to be cover for thefts.
Portsmouth Va Dec 20 O B Bidwell Jr freight claim agent for Seaboard Air Line railway has resigned and will retire January 1 His resignation follows close on Traffic Manager Voats retirement It is learned Bidwell will join the Miners Transportation Company to seek work in freight matters
New York society circles discuss London smoke as the season color with many wearing velvet gowns in that shade. Mrs Roosevelt and Washington set attend events while Mrs Widener and Baroness Von Sternberg display elaborate outfits. News covers dinner hosts for Ambassador Reid, charity raffles, society introductions, motor boat chatter, and a secret Racine marriage. Also noted are White House tapestry rediscovery, Havana club life for marines, and upcoming ambassador credentials amid a busy social scene.
The Georgian reports the opening of the new Carnegie Library site in Gadsden Alabama. The event is set for next Thursday evening with remarks by prominent citizens and a brief program under local direction.
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