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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1914
Page
13
The Washington Bureau address reads No 1727 3 Street N W. Dr John Corrigan is listed as staff correspondent in charge.
An ardent Southern crowd fills Atlanta's Auditorium for the Metropolitan Opera's Manon, hailed as a landmark in the city’s cultural history. The performance is seen as a festival of Atlanta’s vitality and a turning point for southern appreciation of grand opera, with expectations of record seat sales and lasting regional engagement.
J. J. Farrell of the Bainbridge board of trade endorses a Constitution editorial decrying export of native breeding cattle. He argues Atlanta and other Georgia cities can curb the flow by ending discrimination against Georgia beef. He notes farmers lack high grade cattle for abbatoir use, sending mostly scrub stock that fails to grade with western cattle.
A new packing house on Atlanta’s outskirts led by W. H. White Jr aims to boost Georgia cattle, sheep and hogs. Despite promoter push, native stock remains scarce, forcing imports from Tennessee and Alabama while bankers merchants and farmers consider broadening cattle collateral to revive the industry. The Constitution foresees a statewide propaganda effort and closer cooperation to make Georgia a leading cattle state.
The Retail Grocers and Butchers Association has announced a weekly Wednesday half holiday for Atlanta stores starting June 10. Last year midweek closure was successful as a practical compromise to relieve workers and housewives, with broad support from shop workers and customers.
Atlanta civic leaders and diverse groups unite behind the Greater Grady hospital bond issue citing urgent need and city uplift. Support spans doctors, business and real estate leaders, club women, ministers, labor, and minority leaders, with minimal organized opposition noted.
A fragment from The Craftsman presents a poetic ode to the morning hills and light, then shifts to an emotional personal note by Will Levington Comfort praising the blessedness of work. The writer describes combatting dissipation and finding life renewed through labor, declaring love for work as a guiding, life-saving force.
A collage of verses and reminiscences celebrates patriotic themes and nature. Poems praise Old Glory and marching bands while a Georgia author lauds The Wren's Nest memorial and a volunteer coroner renounces his race, vows readiness for service, and evokes national duty.
Patagonia is described as a sparsely populated vast land with imagined dangers and oddities, blending satire on geography and real estate with humorous tone. The piece shifts to a cheerful defense of bowling as a quintessential American winter pastime, praising its humor, social friendliness, and potential political benefits.
J J Hall of the Georgia Peace Society argues for avoiding war over Mexico. He supports mediation by South American nations and possibly wider world involvement to restore order without aggression. He asserts U S interests align with others and Monroe Doctrine would not be violated, advocating wage of peace to defend honor.
A reflective essay extols pain as a teacher that shapes character and spirit. It argues pain reveals hidden strengths, polishes flaws, and enlarges the person, urging courage and learning through experience despite its mental strain.
The talk of state politics centers on Rufe Hutchens entering the race to succeed the late A. O. Bacon in the U S Senate. Hutchens, allied with the Lee Brown faction and a friend of Governor Slaton, rose to national prominence via prison commission work and the Oscar Underwood campaign in Georgia.
Bainbridge Board of Trade urges Atlanta and other cities to buy Georgian bred beef and hogs to ease current meat scarcity. Editor noted in editorial that cities can support local farmers by creating a market for domestic cattle and hogs, stressing immediate livelihood over long term economics.
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