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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
1
Chicago reports that several packing plants began immediate cleaning after a public sanitation report. Toilet areas were renovated floors scrubbed walls scraped and improved light and ventilation. Managers publicly pledged ongoing cleanliness with large warning signs posted throughout facilities.
Foremen must ensure employees wash hands and stay clean as part of workplace hygiene. The directive emphasizes personal cleanliness and infection prevention in daily duties.
Hundreds of notices appeared in Swift and Armour plants warning employees about dirty tools and floors and prohibiting tobacco in food rooms. Investigators found unverified claims of filthy meat handling, with observers allowed only selective view of processing areas.
A committee plans to discuss the beef trust issue with proposals and redrafted bills under consideration. Members express concern that packing houses have sold filthy and poisonous food to the public for years, urging action.
Paris reports the sultan refuses apologies for the death of Frenchman Charbonnier and rejects French demands backed by a warship. The article also describes alleged sanitary issues at a Turkish meat packing facility, including floor contact and handling by workers, contested by foremen.
The Georgia Railway and Streetcar Company saw its franchise valuation rise by about 650 thousand dollars after adjustments. Comptroller Wright secured increases in car company returns deemed previously low, reducing the need for arbitration. the Macon and Dublin extension valued at 125 thousand dollars up from 86 thousand.
W. E. Habarton a blind man was robbed Tuesday by Young Davis who worked for him. The thief bolted with $96.55 from a trunk and fled toward Whitenal Street before police intervened. Davis has served three reformatories and faces return to custody on parole violations.
San Francisco faces aftershocks of quake talk as banks return millions to the city and J D Phelan reports East coast funds being released for rehabitation. Relief efforts aim to rebuild with new funds and eventual incorporation of the program.
Cananea Mexico June 5 unrest blamed on revolution movement with American volunteers defending life and property. Officials say no union role and no riot, while preparations by Greene companies to resume mining work suggest mines to reopen soon.
Anarchists from across the United States and Europe plan a five day convention in Chicago. Leaders from Russia Italy and other nations will be guests of local anarchist groups. Detectives from major cities assist Chicago police. Pinkerton agents are present. rumors of plots against Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt surface.
San Francisco filing charges a contest of the Stanford estate over 108000 dollars claimed as accruing to P Stanford since Jane L Stanford's death. The action accuses Mrs. Stanford of conspiracy and fraud and seeks restoration of 1000000 dollars worth of stock allegedly diverted by the brother-in-law in his old age and destitution.
In Indiana a lightning flash and cloudburst hit a train last night, tossing passengers and shaking two hundred people. Water flooded Blackhawk Station and communication failed. reports say several killed and injured, though a dispatcher denies any wreck or trouble on the line.
Special to The Georgian. The marriage occurred Saturday night near Liberty County when Holland took his bride to Rev. John Cooper's home to wed. The bride, 18, ran away with the groom against her family's objections. Her 14 year old daughter of Mrs. Laura Peterman was involved as relatives sought to reclaim her. The couple planned to stay together despite opposition.
Two hundred Niagara Falls citizens watched Patrolman George Callinan and local firemen struggle for two hours to rescue Amos Schwitzer of Toronto who stood in the Niagara River 35 feet from shore near the brink. Despite ladders ropes and repeated attempts Schwitzer remained motionless as currents roared over the falls and he was finally brought to safety.
Pennsylvania inquiry reveals New Central Railroad finance head is a coal firm director and holds shares in Beach Creek Coal, Pennsylvania and Cal Company, and Brook coal holdings. Witness cites traffic needs and value between 10 and 12 million as the Central’s coal holdings expand through acquisitions.
Reports indicate Clark Howell and Hoke Smith arranged two additional debates to be held in Atlanta and Rome. Letters show both campaigns inviting joint discussions between July and August, with organizers in Fulton County coordinating and setting dates for further talks.
The forecast notes oppressive humidity making the day feel hotter with unsettled weather ahead. Officials predict thunderstorms Thursday night and Wednesday with maximum temperatures in the upper 80s and a low around 68.
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