Grand Opera season boosts Atlanta music fest amid road talks
Georgia’s Grand Opera season in Atlanta draws large out of town attendance and praise for Caruso performances and Tosca substitutions as the city grows musically. The piece also urges a state highway commission to coordinate road building and cut costs, detailing road mileage, prisoner labor, and potential savings across counties.
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Atlanta
Mesuraner
Atlanta Music Festival Association
Farrar
Laree
Caruso
Mme Alda
Tosca
Bhis
Gaux
Lucia
Georgia Road Problems and Road Plans Analyzed
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce engineering and state highway committees question Georgia's ability to fund major road expansion and upkeep under stricter standards. Their report highlights startling facts and pressing conditions facing voters and policymakers in the state.
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Georgia
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Wealth in Waste and Value in Cherry Pits
An editorial argues thrift turns waste to profit, using cherry pits as example. It cites kernels like almond oil, perfumery volatile oil, and meal for stock, with potential totals of oil, alcohol, syrup, jelly, and more. Notes plans for Oregon plant and broader calls to find value in overlooked byproducts.
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Kansas City Times
Arynan
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
Oregon
Shakespeare Bacon controversy ends in ruling by crowd
The Billville Banner notes a Shakespeare versus Bacon debate at a rehearsal of the Shakespeare celebration devolved into a heated argument. The dispute split sides until one man proclaimed Shakespeare the winner in three rounds, hoping to settle the issue once and for all. The piece also features regional verse and brief social blurbs from The Charlotte Observer.
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Billville
Shakespeare
Bacon
Mexico Consideration Shocks Local Opinion
A fragment highlights a town’s rising talk of Mexico as a solution to economic strain. It mentions a local woman known for her modest dress and a man contemplating distant options, reflecting anxious mood and speculative plans.
State Can Buy School Books Cheaper Than It Can Print Them
Georgia editors debate school books pricing and state publication. The author argues against state-owned printing, finding school books cheaper through open-market contracts and existing distribution, despite claims of multi‑million losses from book trusts. He compares law book costs to school books, noting law books carry extra state costs not paid by publishers.
Rest Room Urgency for Girls High School in Atlanta
In a letter to the Constitution editor, Mrs. W. C. Fowler urges Atlanta leaders to provide a rest room for students at the Girls High School. She highlights 1,055 girls and teachers enduring long walks through four stalls daily, praising the school’s civic value while contrasting with corporate rest facilities like Bell Telephone. She implores the mayor and council to fund a new building or at least a rest room to protect students’ health and dignity.
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Securne
Peachtree
Mitchell
Washington
Girls’ High School
Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
W C Fowler
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A fragmented verse piece by Walt Mason promises cheer amid despair. The singer vows to lift spirits with song though critics doubt the market will buy bright, buoyant rhymes.
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Walt Mason
Jing
Miting
State books cost and copyright hurdles eyed by Georgia official
A Georgia official argues against state publishing of school books citing high costs to prepare manuscripts and copyrights, distribution and collection challenges, and reluctance of top writers to work under state contracts. He notes bids show current retail prices are already favorable and that state ownership would raise taxpayers’ expenses. Baxley April 17.
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State Board of Education
Georgia
Byrd Printing Company
Branson
Swinton
Ontario
Canada
T Eaten & Company
Wheelers
I. Moon
Baxley, Ga
Chinese Nationalist Party Its History and Platform
A historical overview traces the Chinese nationalist movement from Young China to the Kwok Min Tang. It covers Sun Yat Sen, Yuan Shikai, multiple revolutions, and the party’s evolution, noting overseas expansions and global branches while detailing the 1911-1913 upheavals and the persistence of nationalist ideals beyond China.
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Mun Hex
New York
Chinese Nationalist Party
Yuan Shi-Kai
Young China Society
Japan
Sun Yat Sen
Luk Ho Ting
Canton
Kwang-tune Province
Mr Luk
Pearl River
Yang Tse Riane
South China
Central China
Revoluti
Central
Tokio
America
Europe
China
Moehammedan
Tehing
Kwok Min Tang
Yuan
Yuan Sh Ku
Germany
Russia
United States
Peking
Kwgnetung Fokien
Hunam Kiangsu Aings Te
Patis
Nationalist Party
Canada
Mexico
South America
Caisling
Straits Settlements
Malay Peninsula
Dutch Indies
Africa
Australia
France
England
India
Young China Daily News
San Francisco
Wun Hour
New Republic Daily News
Victoria
Peoples Voice
Cuba
Liberty
Honolulu
Justice
Manila
Detroit by George Fitch lampoons a car city boosted by autos
The piece portrays Detroit as a boomtown built on automobiles with 640 acres of factories and pervasive industry. It jokes about pollution, traffic fines, exorbitant car influence on life, and the city’s rapid growth while noting landmarks, proximity to Windsor, and a resilient urban character.
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Detroit
Michigan
Begara
Detroit Boulevard
Angrala
Iowa
California
New Zealand
Sodom and Gomorrah
Bella Island Park
New York
Canada
Windsor
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Brer Williams
Charlotte Observer
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Hack Smith
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