We Know the Commercial Traveler editorial praise
A Georgia correspondent thanks the editor of The Georgian for backing the T P A demand for mileage books for travelers. The piece stresses the editor has spent thirteen years with commercial travelers, covering thirty five thousand miles annually, and understands their trials. It urges corporations to grant the travelers' memorials, noting their loyalty to the South and favorable patronage. The closing joke cites the beef trust and Borgia as old quips about corruption.
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The
Georgian
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South
Georgia
New Blood in the Exposition Committee Injects Life
The reinforced exposition committee of fifty held a vigorous Thursday meeting. New members from Atlanta brought vitality and optimism, joining veterans to energize planning for the exposition. Leaders named include Walter Cooper Tom Martin Ed Analey Har and Kelly Kreig J J Goodrum Clarence Blosser and others as they pledge to canvass and mobilize support to ensure success.
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Stoessel
Reiitz
Port Arthur
Russia
Blicher
Wellington
Tttee
Walter Cooper
Tom Martin
Ed Analey
Harand Kelly
Kelly Brothers
Kreig
J. J. Goodrum
Clarence Blosser
No Blaine Bust in Maine Reflects Political Irony
The article notes Maine has no bust or prominent monument to James G Blaine, contrasting the state capitol walls filled with other portraits. It laments his presidential defeat and remarks on his political legacy and the reciprocity policy, reflecting tone of historical interest and national irony.
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Maine
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Dia
Rome
G. Blaine
State Capl
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Sagle
Gall
Blaine memorial fate noted in Maine opinion piece
A Maine-era editorial mourns James G. Blaine and laments the lack of state funding for a sculptor’s bust. It argues Blaine’s intellect and reciprocity policy merit recognition despite political divisions, noting the overdue memorial and the sea serpent joke at year’s end.
The Interrupted Festivities and Royal Assassination Fear
The article reflects on the Spain king and queen assassination attempt, compares it to historic threats against Queen Victoria, recalls multiple 19th century plots on her life, and notes hopes for the current queen’s safety. It ends with a Vermont divorce anecdote and a curiously abrupt historic aside about an old woman kissing a cow.
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Spain
Russia
Russias
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Constitution Hill
Edward Oxford
Fred
Royal Pair
John
Francis
Bean
Hamilton
Robert Pate
Leutenant
Hussars
Vermont
Lce-House
Mr Wu's retirement and his China reform hopes
An obituary tone biographical note reports Wu Tingfang, longtime Chinese representative in the United States, has decided to retire to private life. The piece recalls his public persona, humor, and education, his Georgia speech, and his advocacy for reform including the jury system, which the Empress Dowager and Chinese officials viewed with mixed reactions.
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Wu Ting-fang
J. B. Henderson
Washington
Georgia
Li Hung Chang
China
Retreat Ends a Statesman’s Active Career in China
The text records Wu’s retirement after a long career, urged by his wife who argued for knowing when to retire and to enjoy quiet life. He plans a country place to meditate and listen to birds and watch flowers bloom. The writ describes the sense of loss and hope he might reconsider.
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China
Atlanta
Jones
Annie
Memorial on King's Mountain Monument Plans
Renewed calls to erect a monument on King's Mountain to celebrate the decisive 1780 American victory. The Mecklenberg Decla ration celebration in Charlotte spurs the movement as experts debate its authenticity while noting the battle's pivotal morale boost for the Continental cause amid Cornwallis's triumphs.
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King’s Mountain
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Thomas Jefferson
Gregory
Cornwallis
Mountain victory that shaped independence and Yorktown
The farmers rallied to defend their land as Ferguson’s forces failed to hold the pass. The three sided ascent of the mountain yielded a decisive victory for unorganized Carolinians. The battle helped ease Cornwallis’ crown and secure American independence. A monument on the mountain is urged to honor the valor of the patriots.
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Wa Bela
Seessel Tard Hart Crane
Aber Sernon
Ferguson
Iesen
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Carolinas
The Mail Carriers Vacation Granted by Postal Department
The piece applauds the postal department for granting a well deserved holiday to mail carriers. It praises their faithful service and asserts vacation will renew their vigor and freshness when duty resumes. It argues rest benefits all humans and workers, and that the community will welcome this leisure for the public servants.
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Postal Department
Jack
THIS DATE IN HISTORY JUNE 1
June 1 entries list notable events and births across centuries. Names include Dandolo as Doge of Venice in 1416, Marlowe in 1503, Salisbury born 1860, Tennessee and Kentucky statehood dates, naval battles, deaths like Pope Gregory XVI, and the Lewis and Clark Exposition opening in Portland in 1905.
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Dandolo
Doge
Venice
Serine
Prague
Constance
Robert Cecil
Earl of Salisbury
Elizabeth
James I
Christopher Marlowe
Mary Dyer
Jed
Harvch
Keentucky
Lord Howe
Tennessee
Sim Bahareo
Great Britain
Shannon
Chesapeake
Massachusetts
Rednein Proctor
U. S
Pope Gregory XVI
Grant
Lee
Cold Harbor
Vaames Buchanan
Steamanip Vicksburg
Joenure
Cape Race
Prince Louis Napoleon
Africa
Tom Victor
Hugo Baree
Cyprus
Eng
Hyanicts Lowethrop
Portland
Ore
Georgians in Gotham Visitors and Letters from The Georgian
Private Leased Wire reports Georgians in New York and Paris visitors including Mrs Hamilton and L C Brown from Augusta Macon and Savannah. Paris dispatch notes Nicholson Moore registered with the European edition of The New York Herald. A lengthy Georgia reader letter praises The Georgian as a clean, newsful paper without political overload, urging continued nationwide coverage and uplifting editorials.
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En York
New York
Atlanta
S. G. Hamilton
Augueta
L. C. Brown
J. F. Eck
Macon
C. H. Fuller
Paris
France
Nicholaon Moore
Savannah
New York Herald Today
Battle of King's Mountain fuels American independence
A recount of the 1780 King's Mountain battle in which American riflemen defeated Ferguson's Loyalist force on October 7. The rout with 389 British dead or wounded and 1,500 arms captured underscored a turning point in the Southern campaign and helped revive American resolve toward ultimate victory at Yorktown.
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Great Britain
South Carolina
Genopia
Congress
Horace Walpole
George
Chuck
Benedict Arnold
Washington
King’s Mountain
Cornwallis
Gates
Camden
North Carolina
Ferguson
Tory Tory
Tar Heel
Virginia
Irom
Tennessee
Britten
Hell
Tountal
Malleeegguatyigs
America
Yorkwal
Royal Budget Debate in Parliament Targets Royal Expenditure
London June 1 The royal family cost to England may be cut as parliament questions annual outlays The king’s private purse amounts to 555000 a year with funds from duchies estates and royal salaries totaling about 2395700 for the monarchy plus 995000 in salaries to various royals including the Prince of Wales Princess of Wales and other titled figures The report lists revenues from the Duchy of Lancaster Sandringham London rents and other royal sources totaling substantial sums and notes yacht expenses among royal expenditures
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Paul Lambeth
London
England
Cemenie Citi
Duchy of Lancaster
Sandringham
New Forest
Royal Palace
Prince of Wales
Duchy of Cornwall
Princess of Wales
King's
Duke of Connaveht
Princess Christian
Duchess of Argyle
Pri Jcnry
Battenberg
Duchess of Albany
Iuka
Anecdotes and Odds of Atlanta Night Life
A collage of vignettes from Peachtree Street and Whitehall, including a streetcar stander awaiting Clark Howell and Hoke Smith, a k a quack episode at a pharmacy, wedding toast nerves, and a baseball pitcher's corner curiosity. Also notes on stage fright, a soda fountain mishap, and a minister's humorous tale of a sharp-tongued wife.
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Griffin
Houston
Peachtree
Aragon
Clark Howell
Hoke Smith
Rube Zellar
Atlanta
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Barnesville, Ga
John Temple Graves
Ate
Santa Georgian
Torrey
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Taeda
King's Mountain
Thomas B. Gregory
Robes Department
Night Tree Street
W. W. Muck
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Grady Hospital
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Martice
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