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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1915
Page
9
The article lists subscription prices by mail and region for the Constitution. It notes advance payment, details for Atlanta and outside areas, and advertising manager contact. Also mentions Washington Bureau address and New York city edition timing and newsstand locations.
The Atlanta council finalizes the bond program for the September 30 election. Voters should unite to back the issue, though Grady hospital receives only 375000, far short of the trustees’ requested 756000, risking inadequate future care while other sectors meet essential needs. The paper urges residents to ensure the bond measure passes to support city welfare and long term improvements.
The text urges all steps to ensure the bond issue succeeds and claims Atlantans will support it, predicting a unanimous passage once voters back the proposal.
Georgia officials and civic groups urge the Southern Cattle Men's association to hold the 1916 convention in Atlanta. An Atlanta delegation led by ER M. Striplin will press for the meeting with strong backing from the Chamber of Commerce to boost Georgia cattle growing and related industries. The plan includes a major 1916 fair in Atlanta with a prominent cattle show and early 1916 Lakewood display to spur industry growth.
A fragmentary piece portrays a weary figure facing earthly woes and heavenly worries as an earthquake and darkness unleash a vision of diamonds and a gold mine. The narrative shifts to political satire with references to a Speaker, adjournment, and constituents bearing a gold purse and brass bands.
A conference of Latin American republics meeting in Washington is expected to back the United States in its plan to end Mexico's turmoil. The piece argues regional unity could curb arms shipments, deter Villa Carranza and Zapata, and restore a peaceful, lawful government for Mexico, with the conference seen as a strategic stroke by the Wilson administration.
Senator J O Adams of the thirty third district heads to McDonough Georgia for an old soldiers reunion and theater event at Shingle Roof Camp near his former home. He is the author of the cotton warehouse bill now in the legislature and serves on key committees.
Bills introduced in the senate include amendments to Deeran and Warrenton charters, county treasurer salaries, loan interest caps, and new towns Covena and Lucretia. House bills moved through senate include city courts, primary election procedures, legal libraries, and new charters for Decatur and Clarke counties. Aimed at reorganizing local offices, charter updates, and court structures, with East Macon recall on the calendar for passage.
Poem argues against war profiteering and calls for peace despite high costs. It contrasts critics who deem peace talks unpatriotic with the speaker who would endure personal harm to avoid further deaths. The piece invokes Europe and the cost of conflict to defend pacifist sentiment.
H W Davis of Lowry National bank told Atlanta Rotary club that signs point to continued vitality in industry and slow but steady improvement in business despite global uncertainty. He noted ten year growth in Atlanta clearing house banks and explained expected benefits of the new federal reserve act.
Alexandre Dumas, famed as the Rubens of literature, lived sixty seven years and produced countless works. His rise from mixed heritage to secretary to a duke, his theater, and a famed Count of Monte Cristo placed him at the center of French literary life. A later claim he wrote all he produced was challenged, yet his impact remained immense.
A Virginia Occoquan visit by state officials reveals a humane federal prison model with no stripes or guards, segregated but well lighted dormitories, unarmed guards on night duty, and a neglected history of harsh treatment. two thirds of inmates are Black, yet conditions and reforms impress skeptical observers.
The author argues public interest in religion is strong, noting churches are active and that religious works sell well. Data from 1910s publishers show theology and religion titles totaling 44, trailing fiction but ahead of many practical subjects, with Britain and Germany showing similar trends. The piece concludes that reading public shows deep interest in religious fundamentals.
A reader argues Georgia should adopt Occoquan like policy of paying prisoners earnings above keep to their families to aid independence. The letter cites federal practice, noting long term prisoners under 30 sent elsewhere and asks why Georgia cannot adopt the system to rehabilitate offenders and reduce waste, urging prison reform.
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