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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
9
The governor's annual message is praised as fair and inspiring, forecasting legislation and outlining Georgia's prosperous condition. It highlights public trust in office and urges loyalty to government as a public trust, emphasizing the duty of legislators and authorities to heed this thoughtful document.
The Fifty-ninth Congress ends amid a record of words and hearings as the Record nears 10 000 pages. Speakers like Lacey and DeArmond pace rapid oratory while committees run six to eleven hearings at once. The session is also marked by vast spending with an estimated two billion dollars of the people's money spent.
Tragic events in New York stir reflections on responsibility and passion. The piece recalls the Circean fire of ire and its sweeping impact on artists, public figures, and legacy, noting how scandal and death echo through history from Goethe to Burr and Parnell.
A historical editorial warns that toy cap pistols and fireworks kill or injure thousands during Fourth of July celebrations. It cites five thousand accidents last year and urges parents to keep toy pistols away from children to prevent deaths and maimings.
The New Orleans Baseball Issue editorial argues charges of use of dishonest balls against the New Orleans club deserve full investigation for fair play and national pride in baseball. It stresses honor in sport, warns that dishonorable conduct could shrink fan support, and calls for decisive action if guilt is proven. It ends by honoring W. P. Burt's death and Burt's respected service to Atlanta.
A fragmented reflection contrasts ideal summer dreams with grim urban sights. The speaker recalls sunlit shore and carefree children, then laments misfortune, crime, poverty, and human selfishness amid stifling alleys and city life.
A Georgiareader letter to the editor criticizes the T. P. A s failed push for a 2 cent 2 000 mile interchangeable mileage book on all roads. The writer urges organized action, boards of trade, and a push before the railroad commission and state legislature for a 2 cent flat rate, arguing current promises falter while the passenger association maintains a 212 cent per mile rate. J T Davenport Savannah Ga declares the stance.
A Georgia reader argues that constitutional disfranchisement of the negro is the state's overriding issue, contending the disruption in voting rights stems from the initiative and referendum flaws and the old methods used to suppress black suffrage. He contrasts southern states, cites the understanding clause, and warns against portraying the Democratic Party as endangered by reform.
A June 22 1906 letter from Atinota Georgia writer Co C Bowling discusses political factions and the handling of the Virginia disfranchisement issue. He notes one white man disenfranchised in the Virginia valley and asserts the ninth district in the mountains has a white Republican majority not disfranchised with few Negroes.
A long accusatory piece recounts anti Jewish violence and Christian polemics, citing biblical passages and sermons. It interweaves remarks about God’s sovereignty with condemnations of Gentile and Jewish roles, ending with a signature from Lemuel D King of Covington Georgia dated June 22 1906.
A letter to the editor dated June 24 1906 argues that women shoppers should avoid peak hours and take seats on trolley cars, urging men to give up seats after long workdays to ease the burden on tired laborers. The writer cites convenience of morning social visits and afternoon bargain hunts as factors and calls for men to educate wives sisters and friends to shop earlier to reduce crowded cars.
Col Lucien C Bower returns to Bainbridge after a stay in Athens pursuing a modern languages course. Friends note his potential to join the United States diplomatic service, following a year in law, with strong command of foreign tongues and a ready appearance for overseas posting. The era’s push for capable consular officers may shape his future path under Secretary Root.
A reader thanks the editor for a broad-minded editorial last Saturday and for defending him against criticism from mutual friend Hon. Hooper Alexander. The writer asserts his support for honest thought and urges life into alumni day through meaningful expression rather than mere rhetoric. He suggests Alexander may have written his critique before seeing Fleming’s full speech.
In a June 27 dispatch from New York Cholly Knickerbocker reports General Horace Porter has become Grandpa Porter after a daughter was born to his daughter Elois in Paris. The column also notes colorful scenes in Riverside Drive with local figures, plus assorted quirky anecdotes about doctors, apiculturists, and aims of publishing.
In a street corner vignette a man with a card touting “cranio… hydropathical shaver” sits in a chair while another passerby reads the odd phrasing. A well dressed citizen, eye on Uncle Sam’s recruitment sign at Alabama and Pryor, hesitates and then leaves, saying he must obtain permission first.
In New York on June 27, visitors from Atlanta include K. C. Bonke J. A. G. W. Collier R. Collier and B ac ker M. B. Turner among others. The Private Leased Wire reports a snapshot of Georgia residents touring the city today.
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