New Child Labor Law Takes Effect in Georgia
The second section of a 1906 law bans employment of children under 12 in mills starting January 1 1907 with limited exceptions. It targets orphans and dependents of widowed or disabled parents and requires factory certificates valid for one year. The state expects about 5000 mill workers to leave by the new rules while enforcement faces potential falsified ages and penalties. Madison Hill of Atlanta helped secure the law.
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Georgia
Seglion
Fyfe Accused of Impersonating Officer at Boarding House
Accused of impersonating a police officer to frighten residents at 103 Trinity Avenue. Fyfe, a young man, is to be arraigned before Recorder Broyles. Detectives Bayne and Starner filed the complaint, noting Fyfe displayed a pistol at meals and left a board unpaid.
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Trinity Avenue
Secretary Shaw outlines 1906 treasury resources and needs
Secretary Shaw released a summary of 1906 finances showing receipts at 3625.5 million and expenditures near 3059 million with a surplus of about 59 million. He notes higher receipts due to trade activity, with six month fiscal results a $25 million surplus against $8 million deficit the prior year. Available cash and general fund balances are reported, and he argues the treasury system is not responsible for money stringency, citing prosperity and the need for reserves.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
National Bank
Bhaw
Treasury
Coman Anwar
United States
Fa Bs
Freesury
Atlanta Banks Raise Savings Rates For New Year
Atlanta savings banks lift interest on deposits from 4 to 4 1 2 percent as several institutions including Maucker Banking, Central Bank and Trust, and the Georgia Bank raise rates. The move signals improved prosperity with higher wages and firmer savings growth across the sector.
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Atlanta Savings Banks
Depo
Atlanta
Maucker Banking Company
At Company of Georgia
Annual water wagon pilgrimage begins at dawn
In a gray dawn Colonel R B Morse drives four white horses and an army of water wagons through the streets for the yearly pilgrimage. The crowd stirs as the line forms, seats wake, and the journey to the gathering point begins with descriptions of the cityscape and the crowd’s anticipation.
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R. B. Morse
Telgaret
Boore
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New Year Fireworks and Economic Crises Mentioned in Fragment
A garbled text recalls New Year celebrations with whistles crackers and guns in Atlanta as a backdrop to discussion of bank deposits and looming financial instability. It warns that a crash would halt factory payrolls and hurt ordinary workers who bear the consequences.
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Ae Constant
Mers
Grace
Oglesby Grocery Company
Lee
Madison Hell
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Madison Bell
Fyfe
Secretary of Treasury
Central Bank
Trant
Gormanta Bank
Low Savings Bank
Genereee Es
Suletude
Atlanta West
Teena Morigen
Panier
Ers
Whitehall St
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