Blood Hunters See War Makers Pushing Mexico Conflict
Washington correspondent bluntly denounces war profiteers and the Mexico venture. He warns that bond backers and private interests seek conflict for revenue, urging peace under the Monroe Doctrine and opposing annexation driven by greed. The piece cites the Willacoochee incident and calls for honoring the nation, not blood sacrifices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Willacoochee
Georgia
Congress
Washington
City Clean-Up Push Ends In Lasting Civic Habit
Editorial urges Atlanta to sustain a clean up and paint up crusade to impress Shriners and boost business, parks, schools, and housing. Staying awake and forming a lasting habit are emphasized as essential to lasting health and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Shriners
Philadelphia
Parks to people plan for Appalachian national parks reach
David Houston secretary of agriculture endorses Atlanta Chamber of Commerce plan to create a chain of national parks along the Appalachian Mountain corridor from Georgia to New England. He argues multiple parks preserve conservation while offering scenic health benefits and easier access for citizens unable to visit far western parks.
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David Houston
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Appalachians
Blue Ridge
North
Georgia
White Mountains
New England
Ech
North Georgia
North Carolina
Yellowstone Park
Grand Canyon
Yosemite
Glacier National
Virginia
Pennsylvania
The Employed and a National Employment Bureau
The federal commission on industrial relations plans a national employment bureau with interstate agency oversight and data collection on labor needs. Unemployment persists even in boom times due to misdistribution of labor, caused by inadequate information. When unemployment stems from remediable economic causes, swift action is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
The South Awakens and the Negro Disease Threat
The Houston Post reproduces The Constitution cartoon showing germs crossing race lines and urging sanitation as a major issue in the Negro question. It argues disease among Black people harms white populations, links disease to crime and vagrancy, and predicts improvements if counties address the menace. It also briefly notes Joan Lind regaining his voice.
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Houston
Tex
South
Dixie War Notes Echo In Springtime Verse
A quirky local page mixes war parodies and springtime verse from a Georgia editor. It recalls Dixie battle songs, mentions Camp Billville and the Chattahoochee fish camp, with light musings on war shadows and changing times. The piece ends with a brief mayoral-like notice about spelling Mexican names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Dixie
Billville
Atanta
Morgan Bell
Charles Smith
Hearn
Chattahoochee
Coxey
Washington
Golden Chattahoochee
The Lively Jingle and the Dollars Chimes Song Parody
A fragmentary verse recalls a cheerful jingle about lively news reading and joyous commerce. It extols the merriment of dollars, chimes, and happier times as money rings and people respond.
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Gt Money
Famous Streets by George Fitch shows Fifth Avenue’s rise and glare
The piece traces Fifth Avenue from Washington Square to Forty second Street, noting shifting fortunes as mansions yield to hotels and shops. It praises the street as world’s finest shopping and residence stretch above Central Park, with grand institutions, ornate façades, and the famed Roof Garden ride on the lone motor bus line.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
America
New York
Washington Square
Forty-second Street
Central Park
Washington
Coxey
Grist 7 He P States Political Grind
Friends of Judge Robert T. Daniel urge him for governor in the Flint circuit as he declines to consider Governor Slaton’s re election. Judge Daniel is popular, seen as a strong secret order figure, and could win broad support across the circuit. In Athens Judge John S. Strickland will not oppose Judge Charles H. Brand for western circuit, signaling Brand’s likely unopposed run. Hazlehurst sees a three cornered Brunswick circuit race with multiple candidates and a warm electoral tempo ahead. In Cobb county a Friday primary names several contenders for county offices while Copeland touts limited action with governor away. Newnan and Coweta County hold county officer nominations as 2,800 white voters cast ballots. Georgia political scene shows many contests and candidate movements across districts.
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Daniel
Jackson
Robert T. Daniel
Flint
Slaton
Fline
Secret Order
Charles H. Brand
Brunswick
Hazlehurst
Jef Davis County
Statehouse
HE. G. Moore
Lott Wjohnson
Jesse Sellers
Brunswick Circuit
Comp
Convers
Robert Bennett
Jesup
J. P. Iighsmith
Baxley
J. P. Bennett
J. 4
J. Henderson
Ocilia
J. Randall Walker
J. W. Quincy
Coweta County
Newnan
Coweta
C. J. Owens
Lynch Turner
J. D. Brewster
J. A. Stephens
E. P. Floyd
Charles H. Newton
Paul Smith
Thomas J. Willanson
B. J. Fry
WS. Hubbard
John H. Cavender
John
Ralph 0. Cochran
Columbus
Ralph O. Cochran
Atlanta
United States Senate
Columbus Ledger
Hoke Smith
Cochran
Broad Street
Senate
Hoke
Thomas
Harris
Rasport
Valdosta
W. B. Thomas
N. E. Harris
Macon
Judge Thomas
Fitzgerald
Ben Hill County
I Wil Work A North Carolina Editor Inspires Action
The piece argues that prosperity in the South depends on eager workers who will act. A traveler from New York through the country highlights the need for competent labor to unlock soil and development. It urges men to seize opportunity, saying there is room for every earnest worker who dares to commit.
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Georgia
North Carolina
Raiter
New York City
Moving Days Affects Electric Service Firms Across Cities
In many American cities leases end on April 39 or September 34 prompting May 1 and October 1 as moving days. Chicago real estate leaders push rents to end at different times to ease meter changes and disconnections. Utilities, telephones, gas firms, and warehousing join real estate men to back reform believed to benefit business and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Peal Estate Board
Electri Service Company
Gan Company
Telephone Company
Can and Warehouse
Song Adopted as Georgia State School Song by Teachers
The Georgia Teachers association elected Frank L. Stanton to pen a state school song. First sung by Lanier High School girls in Macon at the teachers’ convention, it uses the tune of Dixie. The poem, chosen after a state-wide call for entries, reflects Georgia as a cornerstone of the South.
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Georgia ‘Teachers’ Association
Frank L. Stanton
Lanier High School
Macon
Georgia Teachers’ Association
Dixie
Georgia
South
Stanton
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