Mexican Responsibility For War If Carranza Fears Duty
Opinion argues that a U S Mexico clash over Villa is Carranza’s fault. It asserts the United States sought pacific settlement while Carranza’s demands for withdrawal risk a broader war. The piece warns Carranza must remove Villa or accept Mexican political fallout and occupation until claims are settled.
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United States
Mexico
Carranza
Wilson
Republic
South Ameran
Tim
Villa
Carranzas
Columbus
New Mexico
Electrifying Railroads Advance Across United States
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway promotes electrification over 440 miles from Harlowton Montana to Avery Idaho. The system, proven on main lines, uses water power to drive electric traction, turning mountain torrents into productive energy and promising broader adoption by railways near hydro power.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Company
United States
Harlowton, Mont
Avery Idaho
Chicago, Milbuukee & St Paul
Electrification of Southern railways could harness mountain waters
A historical piece argues that vast Appalachian water powers in Virginia and neighboring states could be dammed and redirected to electricity for the Southern Railway. It envisions electrifying the Washington to Atlanta line, abandoning coal, improving schedules, weather resilience, and even enabling fertilizer plants, urging Congress to authorize public and private investment while protecting property rights.
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Appalachian Range
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Southern Railway
Washington
Atlanta
Southern
Chattahoochee River
Columbus
Alabama Line
Congress
Government problem on nitrates and farm protection
A Washington Post critique of nitrate plant proposals argues the issue is a government policy question. It discusses production control, price regulation, and safeguarding farmers from fertilizer costs while weighing private versus public production and potential subsidies.
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Washington Post
United States
Post
Congress
The Mockingbird at Night in Yard and Pound Verse
Georgia poet Frank Stanton pens The Mockingbird at Night with nature imagery and springtime lullabies. A Kansas City Times note contrasts poets paid by ink with The Springfield Leader's stance on pay for poetry. The Life-Wary poem sits alongside reflections on love, home, and guidance by lamplight.
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Yard
Pound
Kansas City Times
Springfield Leader
Fragmented verse collage Notebook: heaven and ground images
A fragmented collection of poems and musings blends heaven and ground images, recalling gospel echoes, philosophy, and rural Americana. It riffs on fame, fate, and dancing through life with humor, wisdom, and local color from names and places in a broad, vernacular tone.
Should Georgia Sell The W. and A. Railroad
A 1916 Georgia editorial argues against state ownership of the W and A line, noting high debt and limited public benefit. It favors selling the 138 mile road, preserving finances, and avoiding expansion that would burden taxpayers, while highlighting current revenue and lease challenges. Carterville, Ga. April 11, 1916.
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Harlor
United States
Canal Zone
Nevada
New Mexico
Alaska
Missouri
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Indiana
California
Georgia
Burwell
Commonwealth
Pittman
Advocates Appointment Of Judges By The Governor
Wright Willinghass advocates appointing Georgia judges by the governor with senate confirmation, arguing elections undermine judicial integrity. He cites Georgia debate, compares states where judges are appointed or elected, and urges rapid change to limit politicized rulings.
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Georgia
Georgia Bar Association
Warm Springs
Wich
Senate
Jenkins
Maine
Delaware
Rhode Island
Mississippi
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Ormont
Reform
Bar of Justice
Wright Willinghaas
Sir John Franklin’s Fateful Polar Pursuits Explored
George Fitch chronicles Sir John Franklin born 1786 in England. The piece tracks his Trafalgar service, Hudson Bay ventures, repeated Arctic forays, and eventual death in 1847. It notes decades of search by explorers, Franklin’s departure from a comfortable life, and the daring for which he and his rescuers are famed.
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Sir John Franklin
George Fitch
Sirwash
England
Franklin
Trafalgar
New Orleans
General Packenham
America
John
Sir John
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A humorous poem by Walt Mason advises avoiding gloom and fret over woes. It jokes about changing topics to stay sociable, suggesting cheerful subjects and playful verses as a cure for loneliness. It reflects Mason’s light verse style and whimsical tone.
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Walt Mason
Georgia Supreme Court Decisions Summarized
The Georgia Supreme Court affirms judgments from Cobb Muscogee Habersham Milton Floyd and other counties. Judges Patterson Morley Moss Gilvert Jones Wright Wright and others hear cases involving plaintiffs in error against Third National Bank Fidelity and Deposit Company Citizens Bank Roswell Milton Floyd Moulton and related parties with numerous attorneys named.
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Tye
Phillipa
Floyd
Wright Barry Wright
Eubanks
Branham, Maddox & Doval
Mebane
Denny & Wright
Thompson
Webb
Muiltoen
Patterson
Walker George F Gaber
Heyward
Z Foster Herbert Clay
ABE MARTIN Banquet Scene At Thelodeon Hall
Abe Martin notes a banquet at Thelodeon Hall described as a dress quiz affair with attendees in simple attire. Mrs Tilford Moots reports sighting the paper hanger today, adding local color to the event.
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Thelodeon Hall
Tilford
Certainty of Punishment As a Deterrent to Lynching
Douglasville column argues punishment as the sole remedy to deter lynching. It questions the certainty and application of punishment, calls for reform of pardon and reviewing powers, and suggests eliminating certain procedures to hasten justice.
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Tacorgia
Guitnor
Supreme Court
Wilson Douglasvilles
Baldwin County Boosters Thank The Constitution
The Baldwin County Booster club’s eastern branch praises The Constitution for editorial support of highways. The letter credits the paper as “fathers of the automobile highways” in the state and thanks the editor for the editorial. The note mentions a tour with sixty automobiles arriving in Savannah.
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Baldwin County Booster Club
Dixie Highway
Savannah
Sunday Church Services Busy With Sermons and Confirmations
The article lists multiple churches and pastors hosting morning and evening services. Notable events include Vernard preaching at the First Presbyterian, Behold I Stand at the Door at another church, and a continued focus on Lent and Holy Week themes. The First Baptist, Capitol Avenue Baptist, and Central Congregational churches feature hymn singings, special sermons, and youth activities. Palm Sunday confirmations and Inman Park baptismal services are highlighted, with pastors delivering themed sermons on loyalty, gambling, and salvation.
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Christen
Prie
Bricker
Tome
Central Congregational
Wiliam Lee
Central Congregational Church
M L Burton
Smith College
Northampton
Moss
Capitol Avesue Baptist Trex
Austin
Wurfreeshore Tenn
Capitol Avenue Baptist Church
Henry Alford Porter
Gaston Avenue
Dallas
Capitol Avenue
Jvman Par
Inman Park
W ©Lchicifer Jr
Bible School
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Jore
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Alvert Howell, Jr
E Black
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Imo
Holliday
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Alanta
John Corrigan
Constitution
New York City
Hotalings
Broadway
Forty Second Street
Timea Building
Thirty-eighth Street
Twenty-ninth Street
WSPAD
Sarchive
Holland
Turkey
Just
Frank
Stanton
the Mockingbird
Gittin
Shariff Jaybird
Billville
Br'ee Wiliams
Bob Gonzales
Columbia
Smone
We Surfer
Ts Bura
W. & A. Railroad
Rome, Ga
Willy
SD Chebrele
Supreme Court of Georgia
Luagments
Abe Martin
Baldwin County
Milledgeville
Firse
Paul
Tyius
First Presbyterian
Wes Puisster
Pheasby
Merning
Schnell
Hut
Tellice
Wil
S Gael
Christian Endeavor
Walid Hilt
Jp MocMeiver
Miaid
PRP
Shateriay
Harris Btureet Presbyterlin
Ponch
Leete
Bhartiv
General Conference
Ponce de Leon Avenue Methodist Church
Pictor
Jelston Memorial Methodist Church
First Baptist
Jett
Joe Meisterainger
Wagner
Solon Drukenmiller
Wanderer
Hartawer
Samaga
Tvehjah
Balnt Saens
James H Whitten
Alexander Matthews
T P
Donnelly
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