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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1916
Page
21
An editorial argues the executive branch lacks direct power to arrest lynchers but should broadly lead enforcement. It endorses suspending sheriff duties for failed duty, urges governors to investigate mob violence, and notes current laws could curb lynching with stronger executive action. The piece links civic duty to thrift, urging savings to fuel Southern development and national resilience.
The banks of Atlanta support a city thrift campaign praised for planting thrift habits across communities. The campaign is described as widening reading and comment, and as a public service that fosters financial discipline through repeated acts of saving. The article frames thrift as a habitual cultivation rather than a one off effort.
Milledgeville and Baldwin County clubs launch a tour April 1 to rally support for the eastern Dixie highway from Milledgeville to Savannah through Washington Jefferson Burke Screven Effingham and Chatham counties. Officials urge immediate surfacing and road improvements to ensure year round travel and to keep Georgia on a priority path toward Atlanta and the coast.
A mosaic of clipped verse and quips from The Kansas City Journal and Macon News features lines about storm imagery, winter farewells, and public affairs. It notes Houston Post writer Colonel George Batley will not seek the legislature, maintaining a top paragraphic column.
Atlanta attorney Alex W. Smith endorses an editorial urging reform of the state judiciary appointment process. He argues injecting politics into justice weakens the system, calls for public opinion to back nonpartisan methods, and asks continued agitation to eradicate the fundamental evil.
Laconically the piece notes Lemmie Peters who graduated last June offers carpet bearing services and seeks public patronage amid a quip about others who fail to gather their thoughts.
From Le Cr de Paris Paris notes a monument to Henrie Heine in Montmartre Cemetery where German visitors once left postcards at the tomb. The basin now holds only rain and birds drink there, signaling no cards. Yet the writer cautions against assuming Germans have left Paris.
W A Covington argues in a Georgia newspaper letter that lynchings persist because the governor lacks authority to act without legal requests. He urges granting the governor power to suspend sheriffs who fail to prevent prisoner takeovers, claiming swift action would deter mobs and cut three quarters of lynchings. April 7, 1916.
The poem shows an aging speaker lamenting youth and decline. He recalls bold youth, contrasts with modern manners, and warns that his generation sees society tumbling into decay. The piece uses old fashioned phrases to convey nostalgia and critique.
The Georgia Court of Appeals submitted a long list of civil and criminal appeals from multiple counties including Bibb Washington Wayne Carroll Jefferson Chatham Polk Clayton Cobb Miller Bartow Terrell Fulton Wilcox Dougherty Floyd Jeff Davis Berrien Early Thomas Hall Sumter Chatham and others. Names include Ayad Esa Alba Emerson R J W Hayes Charlie Farmer Morrow A R Farmer James Biuhakis Charlie Gibson Will Starr Verbie Hisun Robert Biount BE Berry J Lee Kingston Supply Co. WW Fullbright Mrs S W Anthony Sikes Ewing Brothers Central of Georgia Rail Way D L Perkins on First National Bank Jefferson Southern Machine Works and numerous others in various docket entries.
An editorial argues that U.S. rivers railroads and highways carry vast freight and that bad roads drain wealth. It compares American and European costs per ton mile and cites a Brooks County farmer who benefits from road improvements. The piece urges bonds and appropriations for road building, citing France Holland and New York as benchmarks, signed Co. P. Goodyear Brunswick Ga. April 8.
An abstract argues that the United States must secure reliable nitrate and nitric acid supplies, noting nitric acid is essential for explosives from black powder to TNT. It warns reliance on Chile and ammonium sulfate from coke ovens is insufficient, urges domestic nitrogen fixation and fertilizer programs, and envisions civilian plants producing nitrates year round while preparing for wartime needs.
The Harrison narcotic law began March 1 1915 and aimed to track habit forming drugs from import to consumer. It shows revenue gains and strict controls but gaps require revisions including broader drug coverage and tighter registrations. Prosecutions rose from violations by both registered and unregistered users, revealing technical and unintentional breaches and calls for enhanced treatment access.
Editor C. D. Shelnutt of Sandersville Ga. writes in The Constitution on lynching in Georgia. He blames excessive democracy in politics, overabundant law eroding respect for legality, and a drift from patriotism with jury service as a burden. He urges remedies to reduce crime. April 8 1918.
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