Reactionaries Rally Against Reform Urges Slant on Finance Probes
A fragmented critique traces anti reform sentiment to figures such as James R Day Syracuse University Lawson of Boston and Tarbell Collier's Weekly and Upton Sinclair amid the nationwide graft and corruption investigations. It notes Roosevelts commissions and beef trust fears while challenging Chancellor Day to join reformers rather than attack their motives. The piece ends with a clipped reference to Vice President Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Day
Syracuse University
Mr. Lawson
Boston
Chicago
Beef Trust
Day
Suny
United States
Caesar
Congress
All Buttoned Down Before in Belleville Party Tale
A Belleville woman, mocked for fashion, plans to wear clothing with buttons at the back as a stand for change. The piece riffs on Old Grimes and historic dress, noting mothers’ effort and a party prep anecdote about a woman embracing front-button style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
Belleville
Wade
Mr. Grimes
Black Goat
Toliet
Woman Recovers From Arm Injury After Fashion Lesson
A narrative recounts a woman injuring her arm while attempting a physical fashion lesson. A surgeon advises sling rest for three to four weeks, noting possible full recovery though the arm may not be perfectly straight. The piece laments fashion dictates and mocks extravagant steamship launches as daily news.
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Ryan
the Howe
Hannibal
Bankers Convention Draws Georgia and Florida Leaders in Atlanta
The joint Georgia Florida Bankers Association session opens in Atlanta with Georgias Joseph T Orme and Floridas B W Lang presiding. Welcome addresses by Eugene H Thornton and Linwood C Hayne highlight a conference stressing sound banking policies, with U S Treasurer Charles H Treat among notable speakers.
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Bankers’ Associations of
Georgia
Florida
Sessson
Atlanta
Committee of Atlante
Jooseph T. Orme
Bankers’ Association of Georgia
B. W. Lang
Florida Association
Eugene H. Thornton
W. A. Blount
Pitt
United States
Treat Iu
Maine
Dartmouth College
West Indies
South America
New York
New Jersey
Hayes and
Wheeler
Spain
Manila Navigation Company
Wall
Benefactor in Rags Announces Fashion Contest by Wells
A San Francisco bachelor named Raphael Wells, a multiple millionaire, plans a public charity fashion contest giving away apparel to 500 women as a self-imposed tax for being unwed. The unusual wager prompts curiosity about motives, terms, and contestant details.
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Raphael Wells
San Francisco
Weill
Breathing spaces urged for Atlanta growth
The Georgian editors call for urban parks and fountain squares to counter a desertlike business district. They cite London Paris and Berlin as models and urge immediate action to create green spaces, improve sanitation, and foster a prosperous city for Georgians and future Atlanta.
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Atlanta
London
Paris
Berlin
Georgians in Gotham Visitors in New York
Private Law and Wire reports a list of Georgia visitors in New York on June 11. Names include G. H. Sling and L. A. Boyd from Atlanta, Dr. E. B. Goodrich and C. H. Howard Jr. from Augusta, and W. W. Gordon, J. E. B. Sybrandt, Mr. Wheeler from Savannah.
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Private Law and
Wire
New York
Atlanta
G. H. Sling
L. A. Boyd
Hood
Fynke Et Thotheon
Augusta
EB. C. Goodrich
C. H. Howard, Jr
Savannah
W. W. Goordon
J. EB. Sybrandt
Mr. Wheeler
Georgia Negro Education and Voter Rights Debate
A reader letter contends white teachers receive better pay and facilities than Black teachers, urging government support for black schools. The writer condemns disenfranchisement and urges Southern whites to organize to improve race relations and education while condemning political manipulation. The piece also comments on Georgia politics, noting the author’s view of candidates and the Senate race.
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Hi Bean
Frey
Sural
Senate
House of Representatives
Ant Northren
Tasu
Graves
Georgia
Sidney Lanier critic and poet patriot remembered
The piece honors Sidney Lanier as a patriotic writer and musician. It highlights his early talent on the flute, self taught poetry, scholarly drive, lectures at Johns Hopkins, and his enduring legacy. It notes his 1881 death in North Carolina at age near forty and calls his life a model of loyalty and creative achievement.
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Critice
Toman Sheos
Christian Genwar
Sidney Lanier
Soren
Lierature
Pip Tenella
Ain Amine Buch
Charles Ee
Dime Tree
America
Lanier
Timrod
Hayne
Omer
Rereic
Poe
Nes
Pope
Johns Hopkins University
Florida
Pita
Arabia
Corm Rincise
Eaer
Baltimore
North Carolina
Archer
Lynn
Polk County
Controversial Letter From Covington Cited May 1906
A fragmentary letter from Covington Georgia dated May 31 1906 discusses racial tensions and intentions to protect interests through force while denying ill will toward African Americans. The writer references Mr Sattler and Mr Graves and mentions Salem cards in homes as part of addressing local problems.
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Mr. Sattler
Mr. Graves
Georgia
Syttler
la Covington, Ga
Alabama Appreciation Letter to Editor
A reader from Opelika Alabama writes as a letter to the editor praising neighbors for supporting the new standard gold dollar age basis. The note expresses gratitude and references community trust and appreciation for those who helped, with salutations to readers and neighbors.
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Opelika
Ala
Fragmented prose fragment from The Atlanta Georgian
A damaged OCR fragment from The Atlanta Georgian discusses imagery of innocence, coloration, and a garden scene. It includes references to a vivid dawn, crimson hues, and a mother’s tale, with stray lines about Sherman and congress.
1905 History Date Card With Names and Events
A fragmented entry lists dates and figures including D ep mikins, sixth vieg, born June 3, and references to Frankin explorer deaths. It mentions Napet ia landenna, Sultan Lon, Abner McKinley and President McKinley, noting peace efforts with Japan and a place of meeting.
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D. Ep Mikins
Aceite
Muunaet
Baka
Dh Fon
Lyceum
Wasioten Frankin
Plorer
Austria
Ae Atellernicy
Jomat
Napet Ia Landenna
di Mugen
Feerie
Song of Cheery Day and Night
Fragmentary lyric fragment references Bert and Loveman. Vague lines speak of delight and longing with phrases about a pure heart and a strong soul. The text appears as a melodic poem with archaic spellings and unclear attribution to an artist or date.
Political shifts and party contests across states in 1900
Report summarizes 1900 political maneuvering across Ohio Missouri Idaho and Tennessee. It notes Republican hopes in Ohio with Roosevelt facing opposition, John Bankhead seeking alternate senate seat, and party conventions to nominate state tickets. It mentions Fairbanks or Bhaw as possible presidential nominees and Paterson as a Tennessee congressman in third term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Bankhead
Hoven
Jonn Hobson
United States
John T. Morgan
FE. W. Pettus
Tas
Idaho
Boise
Nume
Malcolm R. Paterson
Gow Tennessee
Ernor Emphis
Congress
Assessments and Improvements in County and City Streets
The piece discusses how assessments for street improvements like macadam and paving are levied on abutting property owners. It questions fairness between county and city burdens, noting disputes over who pays for permanent street improvements and related fees.
Injustice By Wex Jones A Crude Poem On Shame
A fragmented verse by Wex Jones denounces a vulgar raid and the unfair treatment faced. The prose reads awkwardly but centers on harsh judgment and the demand that wrongdoing be confronted.
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Wex Jones
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Sealle
Bhaw
Paneen
Ohio
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Lssue
Dick and Foraker
Ohio Senaresaries
Missouri Prohibition Convention
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