Fractured Politics and Social Snippets from The Commoner
William J. Bryan warns Democrats about safe and sane elements attempting to seize leadership. The text frets over Iowa, Rockefeller, Memphis expansion, Philadelphia fights, and distant political intrigues. It quotes Maxim Korky and lampoons figures from Harriman to Odell, with sharp, satirical jabs on finance, marriage, and inflation, all in a loose, era-mixed voice.
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William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Atlanta pledges to help Technological School grow
The Christmas appeal urges Atlanta to raise 4000 for land and buildings at the Technological School. Advocates insist the school, now a leading Southern tech institution with global prestige, merits rapid city and state support, noting its economic impact and local graduates staying in Atlanta.
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Technological School
Atlanta
Georgia
School of Technology
South
Philippine Islands
India
Technological
Tech
City of New York
Columbia University
City of
St. Louis
Washington University
University of Chicago
Chicago
Atlanta’s Ideal Christmas of the Decade
A celebratory report from Atlanta hails a peaceful prosperous holiday season with no factional wrangling or social feuds. The piece praises municipal harmony and a tranquil home life, describing a Sabbath like peace and orderly communities throughout the city.
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Atlanta
Os Midhtey
Christmas in Atlanta Brings Unprecedented Prosperity and Unity
The article extols a radiant Christmas in Atlanta marked by abundant trade and generous acts. It praises a reverent Masonic ceremony, describes streets flooded with cheerful commerce, and notes widespread relief of suffering. The writer wishes the city many more peaceful Christmases, led by the Prince of Peace.
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Templar Knights
Danae
Prince of Peace
Atlanta
Look to Science for the Cure of Crime and Growth of Faith
A 1906 excerpt urges science as the cure of crime and the growth of faith. It envisions a future where science births demi gods with awakened souls, guides moral reform, and becomes the great religion of the universe, promising humbleness and love for all creation.
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American Journal-Examiner
Fragmented Opinion Fragments From Old Newspapers
A garbled compilation of quoted opinions and editorial snippets from various papers. The text references New York Mail Times Washington dispatches and comments on gender roles money and changing society with scattered and unclear attributions.
The Moral Tone Letter to The Georgian Editor
Milen Georgia December 22 1906 letter from H A Mann denounces mercenary underworld pandering and whisky ads in big Christmas advertisements. He urges Georgians to support The Georgians policy and questions the candor of newspapers that profit from such ads.
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Nts
Georgia
H. A. Mann
Millen
Quotable Witty Bits On Life And Love From The Press
A collage of aphorisms and quips from Chicago News and Philadelphia Press on women, debt, courage, optimism, and social norms. It surveys attitudes toward reputation, marriage, etiquette, and human foibles with brisk, sometimes sharper wit, reflecting early 20th century press humor.
Better Few Saloons Than Many Beer Shops
In DeLand Florida reader STEAGALL recalls a Texas scene from twenty years ago. A beer saloon, stocked with about a thousand dollars, rapidly sold nineteen rounds to women and children while a nearby saloon emptied its kegs. He argues better a few regulated whisky shops than numerous beer shops.
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The
Atlanta
Texas
Ryman
Steagall
MISS SWIFT INJURIES AFTER RUNAWAY CARRIAGE CRASH
Miss Swift a daughter of Mia Lena Swift Huntley leaped from a carriage as runaway horses roared down Peachtree street at 11 29 p m injuring her head and body. Harvey Hill was bruised while extra passengers aided the pair to Captain Raoul s residence where doctors were summoned. Mrs Huntley reported she rested quietly and no serious damage was expected though physicians offered no positive statement.
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Milas Jeanette Swift
Mia
Lena Swift Huntley
Harvey Hill
Miss Swift
Mr. Hill
Peachtree Street
Hitt
Sixth Street
W. G. Raoul
Brookwood
Huntley
Southern Life Saver Saves Forty Mules By Not Running On Time
A horse dealer mourns eighteen insured horses and forty uninsured mules lost in a stock yard fire. The Southern railroad late arrival delays relief, but a later note says his two car loads of mules arrived fourteen hours late, provoking mixed sorrow and irony.
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Southern
Southern Railway
Violent melee wounds conductors as assailant is killed
Special to The Georgian from Meridian Mississippi reports that at 530 PM Monday Colonel McCants was ordered by Governor Vardaman to move troops to Wahalak to quell a disturbance after conductor Sorceer of the Mobile and Ohio railway was seriously wounded by a drunk man and an attempt to rob the train occurred. A night of skirmishes left two conductors wounded and the assailant killed, with authorities restoring quiet as citizens faced potential hostilities. A morning report to Trainmaster Minnice from Crawford notes an outbreak tied to the attempted shooting of Conductor Rob Harrison during the melee, in which the man who began the fight was killed.
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Meridian
Miss
McCants
James K. Vardaman
Wahalak
Sorceer
Mobile
Ohio
Omns
Wiles
Aix
Culestron
J. G. Minnlece
Crawford
Comseia
Rob Harrison
World’s Delight and the Woman of The Edge
A fragment poem fragmentarily depicts a Woman of World’s Delight, seen as irresistible from markets to lava fires. The speaker praises her beauty and power, suggesting she tempts, guards, and consumes by her gaze and presence, a universal allure that outlasts danger and time.
Smileg rams and Prison Remains Discussed by Stubb
The Stubb reads from a scientific paper about petrified remains found in ancient Roman prisons. Mrs. Stubb quips about hardened criminals. A classroom vignette hints at a clergyman and a minister’s attire, ending with a startled exchange.
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Maria
Georgia Delegation Dwellings in Washington List
A partial roster lists Georgia senators and congressmen with their Washington addresses. Augustus Bacon at 1767 Oregon Avenue and other names such as Clay Normandie and W C Adamson at Oxford Co. L Bartlett at the Shoreham Thomas M Bell at the Iroquois W G Brantley at the Chapin Y W Hardwick at the Shoreham W M Howard at the Bancroft Gordon Lee at the Shoreham E B Lewis at the Metropolitan Overstreet at the Metropolitan LeBa San ee 1916 Biltmore a 16 Griggs at the Metropolitan.
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Augustus
Bacon
Oregon Avenue
Clay
The
Normandie
W. C. Adamson
Oxford
L. Bartlett
Shoreham
Thomas M. Bell
Iroquois
W.G. Brantley
Chapin
W. Hardwick
W. M. Howard
Bancroft
Gordon Lee
E. B. Lewis
Metropolitan
An Overstreet
Metropoli- le Ba San Ee
Biltmore A
Griggs
December 26 History Entry Lacks Coherent Details
An unclear OCR fragment mentions dates and events but contains many errors. It references a treaty and a nation but lacks identifiable names, places, or outcomes to summarize as a coherent historical item.
Georgians in Gotlam Visit Noted in Savannah
Fragmentary copy notes Georgians in Gotslam during a Savannah visit with mentions of individuals and local chatter about a person named John and other names like Cochrane and Wolff. The text appears as disjointed OCR from the Atlanta Constitution, lacking a clear narrative or dates.
Fragmented OCR borrows lines from obscure car chase scene
A garbled excerpt shows two figures, Pat and Mike, in a dusty street as a touring car speeds by. The text includes broken dialogue about money and a confusing, fragmentary exchange.
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Mike
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