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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
9
The governor's annual message to Georgia's legislature outlines a prosperous state, urges public trust, and calls for good government. It emphasizes gratitude for progress, the duty of public office as a public trust, and cautions factions to align with strong, principled governance for the year ahead.
The Fifty ninth Congress produced an unprecedented volume of speeches with The Record noting about 40,000,000 words spoken and printed. Speakers like Lacey Hall and DeArmond averaged over 200 words a minute in lengthy debates. Hearings surged, with six to eleven committees active simultaneously, sometimes requiring outside reporters. The session is also pegged to have spent an estimated 2,000,000,000 of the people's money.
A reflective column laments a recent tragedy in New York mirroring past misdeeds. It argues the immediate questions of guilt and motive matter less than the broader moral harvest, noting renowned figures whose names were tainted by similar fates and warning that the primrose path leads to death.
An editorial urges reform of Independence Day celebrations by eliminating dangerous practices and toys. It cites a 5000-strong casualty figure from fireworks and toy pistols, warns that paper cap pistols are a leading danger to children, and calls on parents to keep such devices out of reach to prevent needless deaths and injuries.
The column questions charges against the New Orleans club for dishonest balls and calls for a full, public truth. It stresses baseball as America's national game and the need for honorable conduct, warning that any club using unfair means should be rebuked or removed. It notes the death of W. P. Burt, praising his life as a trusted citizen and loyal friend.
A vivid contrast from bright summer scenes to dark thoughts on misfortune and humanity. The poem shifts from joy in nature to reflections on prisons, suffering, and the call to share earth's treasures with all people. It ends with a yearning to embrace the world’s abundance.
J T Davenport cites Georgia T P A leaders lamenting continued railroad refusals to grant a 2 cent flat rate and 2,000 mile mileage book. He urges boards of trade and merchants to back the plan and press the Georgia legislature to enact a 2 cent rate while noting the association accepted only two mileage books at 2.12 cents per mile, offering little concession.
A Georgia reader argues that the central issue is constitutional disfranchisement of black citizens, criticizing opponents’ attacks and praising the understanding clause while comparing methods across southern states. The letter asserts Democratic supremacy remains nationwide and urges white citizens to engage in a wise, patriotic solution.
A June 22 1906 letter from Co C Bowling in Atlanta Ga discusses political factions and the value of open meetings. He asserts no preference for factions, urges speaking freely, and notes a single reported disfranchisement of a white man in Virginia. He describes the ninth district as largely white and Republican with few black voters.
MUEL D. KING of Covington Ga writes a provocative letter summarizing alleged horrors against Jews and citing biblical prophecy. He asserts Christian providence and condemns Jewish people, referencing Jesus, Pilate and Scriptural passages while defending blood guilt and divine sovereignty. The letter dated June 22 1906 reflects period anti Jewish sentiment.
A reader from Atlanta, June 24 1906, urges shifting shopping to early hours to ease crowded streetcars. She argues that working men deserve seats after long days, noting many ladies already have flexible schedules for morning visits and afternoon shopping, and asks ladies to adjust hours to prevent standing.
Friends of Col. Lucien C. Bower celebrate his return to Balmri following study at Athens where he pursued a modern languages course. An attorney admitted December two years ago, he still has a year to complete his degree and may seek a diplomatic post under Secretary Root.
Mr Freming thanks readers for broad mindedness in last Saturday's editorial and defends Alexander's criticism as academic and proper. He aims to make Athens Alumni Day a forum for honest thought, ending mere oratorical stunts and inviting readers to investigate the subject further.
Column reports General Porter’s family news and a scandal at a Riverside Drive residence with a boarder allegedly served strychnine in milk. Dr Coakley declines to comment citing ongoing scientific work while public interest stirs among readers. It notes unrelated medical curiosities and a bee sting rheumatism theory tested by Frank McGlynn in Philadelphia.
A fragmented readable slice shows a nervous misunderstanding of a man reading a bizarre card about physiognomy and hydropathy. On a street corner in Alabama Pryor, well dressed citizens linger as a recruiting office scene unfolds with hesitant permission forms and sparse dialogue.
New York dispatch lists several Georgians visiting the city, including K. O. Bonke J. A. Beni og G. W. Sek Leach Celter and others. The June 21 report notes appearances by Simpson Mrs. C. Cox and Wing among several named travelers and mentions Dr. J. Dycro mer.
A garbled chronology lists events from 1462 to 1905 including Louis XII birth, Charles IX birth, Charles XII, collapses and battles such as Gaines Mill in 1862 and Kennesaw Mountain in 1864, Meade taking command in 1863, the Samoan disaster burials, a Scottish steamer tragedy, and a mutiny on the Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkin.
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