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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
13
A call to white Georgia Democrats to rally and unify in light of two Republican conventions in Macon and Atlanta that ended with the elimination of the color line. The piece warns against white factionalism and urges party harmony to preserve Georgia's political future and white supremacy.
Atlanta mourns the loss of two leading pioneer citizens, T. J. Hightower Sr and George Winship, who for over fifty years contributed to the city’s progress. Hightower died at 87 and Winship at 31 after retirement from active business and civic life, leaving rich records of service in business and public spheres.
The piece lauds Mr. Hightower and Mr. Winship as exemplary Atlanta leaders whose honesty, energy, and civic service shaped the city’s history. It recalls Hightower’s prewar state senate service and Winship’s steadfast involvement in municipal betterment, noting their passing leaves a thinning but lasting heritage for future generations.
An editorial argues the United States cannot withdraw its punitive expedition against Villa until Villa is captured or proven dead. It criticizes Carranza for high handedness and notes U S resolve, while mocking Mexican politics and wartime sentiment as the world chatter of a nation at war.
A collage of verse passages and humorous notes from The Whitsett Courier and Houston Post style columns. Includes the Dream-Call poem, dialect verses on spring, reflections on political office seekers, Gladstone like sermons, and a Belgium imagery vignette. Concludes with a preacher's cheeky Sunday topic hint about Hell.
The Georgia Court of Appeals heard arguments and submissions from numerous cases including Thompson v Hastings from Fulton and Alfonso Henry v Ashley-Price Lumber from Coffee with other dockets listed from Clarke Ben Hill and Effingham among counties. The docket also includes McMillan v Heard National Bank from Chatham and Hill Tanenbaum v Lichtenstein from Richmond plus Savannah and Northwestern Railway v Maggie Roach administratrix from Effingham.
The Augusta Chronicle extols William H Barrett as the hero of the hour for his leadership in the wake of the great Augusta fire. It notes his chairmanship of the general relief committee, his personal sacrifices, destruction of his law offices and home, and his rapid pledge to fund relief efforts. The piece lauds his public spirit and calls for unity in rebuilding Augusta.
Sunday's Constitution highlights a devout group of New Jersey men and women reproducing the Oberammergau passion play with several illustrated scenes. The same issue notes Mark Twain's daughter’s belief in spirits and recounts Madam Gabrilowitsch’s tale of visitations by the “old lady” banished from the narrator’s life.
The Sunday Constitution highlights cartoons and humorous strips such as Dimples Hairbreadth Harry Charlie Chaplin and Hank. It also features funny stories including Birsky and Zapp on self defense Aunt Kizzie in Liberia and Mr Bowser in comical misadventures. Readers are invited to laugh and grow fat with Sundays lighthearted pages.
The Georgia Supreme Court affirms multiple cases from Cobb Cherokee Floyd Butts Marly Sumter Thomas Chatham and others with judges Patterson Searcy Wright Littlejohn Charlton and Fite. Attorneys for plaintiffs in error include Murley Mills Morrison Copeland Walker and Rambo. Decisions affirm with direction or on cross bills and involve mining, bank, and railroad matters with numerous defendants and appellees.
Excerpts from the works of Shakespeare illustrated by H W Hohnhorst appear on a page in Sundays Constitution. The paper marks the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare and presents the eighth installment of The Iron Claw a fiction by Arthur Stringer. Read the story in next Sundays Constitution.
President Wilson's installment of Our Country by Our President covers Alaska purchase, carpetbagger rule, tenure of office act, Johnson impeachment, freedmen suffrage, and Ku Klux Klan inauguration. The Birth of a Nation film is mentioned. readers urged to plan to read this story Sunday.
Five years ago stage struck girls troubled mothers while chasing acting dreams. Now thousands seek movie roles. Sunday’s Constitution features Miss Isma Douly describing the lure of the movies and its perils.
In Sundays Constitution a fully illustrated story outlines Lakewood as the greatest fair ground site in the United States. A second piece highlights an Atlanta man's ingenuity saving the city money at the Peachtree creek disposal plant by converting sewage gas into heat power and light.
The 1916 baseball season starts midweek with the major leagues in action and Southern league parks set for weekend crowds. Sundays Constitution will publish full AP cable and telegraphic reports of domestic and foreign sports news, plus advertisements with valuable messages and fair prices.
This page offers guidance for mothers and home makers with advice from experts on daily household tasks. It covers child care, home care, and ways to keep the home a cherished place for family life.
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