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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1912
Page
7
A garbled column from a New York paper lists names and places, mentions notices to subscribers, traveling reps, and store references, then drifts into political talk on beef packers, trusts, and trials with scattered quotes and unfamiliar spellings. The text reads as a damaged page fragment with partial names and locations.
A 1912 analysis notes auto ownership rising from wealth to democratized mass use, with 2000?000 cars registered and growing from cities to rural areas. It highlights improved reliability and falling costs, making cars common among farmers and professionals, and predicts lasting impact on national business and infrastructure.
The article condemns using the Congressional Record for partisan propaganda funded by taxpayers. It notes unanimous consent extensions of speeches and writings not connected to Congress, distorting the Record’s purpose. It urges both parties to end the practice to restore public trust and curb partisan graft.
Charles Zubelin editor of The Twentieth Century Magazine, a world wide civic specialist, will lecture in Atlanta on April 4. Mrs. F. W. Alstaetter initiated the move, praising his methods to engage citizens in municipal duties and unite the community for civic advancement. Chamber of commerce representatives will support the event to ensure a large audience.
A patchwork of dialect verses and reflections on spring, poverty, faith, and wisdom. Poems touch on wind and fire, winter’s face, social misery, crowns and sin, and the solace of poetry amid hardship, with rustic humor and moral musings threaded through.
The council adopts an ordinance to abolish the street improvement collector and assistant post. William D. Greene will retire and join Mathews & HI in the Empire building as he exits after eleven city years plus four in the post. W E Dunn Jr also leaves with no stated plan.
A grizzly bear will be added to Grant Park Zoo presented to Atlanta by the national government and will move from Fortson Stone Park. General Parte Manager A re vies in Washington last year attending a convention of a divec.
Fragmented text notes committees on streets and sewers for paving sidewalks and curbing. Mayor Winn will notify council he has not decided on appointments to the vice commission and will likely be ready to submit a report at the next council meeting.
Rawson Ge March 31 Special A three hour educational meeting at a Dawson Methodist Church drew a large audience. Speakers included Rev F Morgan pastor, J C Stiles a noted educator, James Weston a successful farmer, Rev R D Stinson of Junta, former Dawson mayor R R Martin, Dr G C Bl a physician, and Hon M J Yeoman. They spoke on improved farm conditions labor dignity and citizen usefulness amid rising negro mortality statistics.
The Decatur board of trade membership committee will meet in the council chamber tonight to push for new members. George S. Jones chairs the committee with partners including Brooks G. Brown and Fletcher Pearson among others. Initially 148 members on January 1 have grown since, with many more pledges expected to push past 200 in the coming days.
Adel Ga March 31 special Joe Bray and D C Ashley of Valdosta organized a stock company to build an oil mill and fertilizer plant in Adel with capital stock of 50000 dollars. Dr C C Giddens named general manager and work to begin soon to ready for fall operations. The effort relies on local wealth and regional opportunity.
Georgia and southern papers unite in praise for Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama. They call him a national leader on major issues and predict a decisive victory for him if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination. Support crosses Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi and extends to northern papers as well.
A city ordinance requiring screens at all doors and windows of meat and fish markets bakeries restaurants and grocery depots goes into effect today and remains in force until October. Exemptions apply if exhaust fans keep out flies. peddlers must cover fruit and vegetables. bakers must use fly proof transport for pastries. Violations will be prosecuted with heavy fines.
Frederick Md March 31 Miss Ettie Pearl a blind and speechless girl for three years regained her sight and speech for several hours during a pain episode before a relapse ended her life. Doctors noted puzzling bone fragments emerging from her head and other parts of the body.
Dr Holderby preached on Cleaning Up Atlanta at Moore Memorial Church on Sunday morning. He urged citizens to heed timely editorials and take active duty to improve the city, stressing sanitation and civic responsibility.
A federal council investigation into Muscatine Iowa industrial conditions calls for astute inquiry. A special committee of religious organization officers spent ten days in Muscatine and urged investigations of labor troubles and specific cases in the button industry. The report recommends Iowa order an investigation and appoint a reporter to follow up on the cases.
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