Postal rates and distribution notices from The Constitution
An Augusta 1914 style notice explains mailing rates for the Constitution, with prices for daily and Sunday editions, weekly rates, and carrier charges in Atlanta and outside. It lists advertising and Washington bureau addresses and notes vendors in New York and subway hubs, plus a disclaimer about advance payments to out of town carriers.
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United States
Mexico
Lme
Datty and Sunday Co
Atlanta
R Solliday
Constitution Building
Washington
S Street
John Corrigan
Chatse
Constitution
New York City
Hotaling
Broad Way
Forty Second Street
Times Building
Thirty Eighth Street
Broadway
Twenty Ninth Street
Capital removal issue declared dead by Bibb judge and local leaders
In Macon Georgia, Judge Nate Harris says capital removal is a dead issue for now. Bibb County’s three House representatives withdraw the matter, noting the need for a two thirds vote to submit to voters. The News rails at the issue while constitutional concerns and constituent will are cited.
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Europe
Macon Ga
Desert Isle
Nate Harris
Bibb
News
Macon
House of Representatives
Germany
France
Russia
Harris
Ewd
Atlas
Bible
Barris
Nat Harris
Hemphill Avenue
West Tenth Street
Chaplains Hall
Judge Harris
Red Wenls Hall
Gordon Street
Lucile Avenue
Eclock
Battle Hill District
Seventh Ward
Wirth
Marietta Street
Bellwood Avenue
Shirley
St Elme Massengale
Dalton County Harrigaly
Ivan Bollen
Judge Morris
Forsyth Theater
Nort
Ashbur
Crimorrow
Cooper
Atlanta
Colonel Cooner
Calhoon
Dalton County
Tocoa
Stephens County
Lleveland
White Country
Glattsdale
Union County
Blue Blas
Bano County
Jasper Pickena County
Eviday
Tanten
Cherokee County
Venticella
Georgia
Cordele
Ashburn
Europe in the limelight as elections loom before August
The piece laments public focus on war news over politics while noting the upcoming election on August 18. It argues interest remains when humanity loves a fight yet warns the big show will center on Europe’s map and the candidates from senator to local offices.
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Europe
Szow
Germany
France
England
Russia
Japan
Cal Vinson
Evans
Mr Vinson
Vr Jans
Jefferson and
Wilkinson Counties
Vinson
Wikinsons
Just Refrigerators Propel Atlanta Hardware Sales Boom
A major Atlanta hardware dealer reports refrigerators selling faster this season than any comparable period in city history. He notes stock replenishments and a projected peak by September 16, citing prosperity and rising health awareness. The piece emphasizes energy savings, expanded ability to buy perishables, and safety for milk through refrigeration.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Historic Markers and Civil War as Memorials
A discussion on marking historic sites in Atlanta Baltimore criticizes the lack of commemoration for great figures and battles. It proposes turning Stone Mountain into a Battle Abbey to attract visitors and honor the lost cause, led by civic societies and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Atlanta
S Goldsborough
Baltimore
South
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Concentrated Administration Debate Impacts Georgia Governance
A Georgia senator argues the senate should handle all legislative business, proposing abolition of the house. He links concentration to efficient government, notes the commission idea for cities could adapt to states, and says trends favor a smaller governing body though speculation remains.
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Senate
Georgia
Commission
Louisiana
Doctors form credit clearing house to curb deadbeats
Fulton county physicians plan a medical credit clearing house to shield members from unpaid bills. The piece argues doctors are often pressured to accept extended payment or go unpaid and asserts the move will protect hardworking clinicians without harming patients or ethics.
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Fulton County
Himola
Inquirer
Gone to the Battle and Harvest Dreams Across War and Home
A mosaic of verse and local humor notes battles, harvest toil, and rural life. Poems reference “Gone to the battle” calling men to war, home fronts amid hard times, and harvest labor. Linked pieces describe weather, a Kansas City Star item, and a lighthearted tale of Uncle Si and a swarthy helper.
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Pleasant Valley
Billville
Kansas City
Lyle
Lowe
Unclesi
Uncle Sis
Aimaci
Aten
New Bills Introduced In Both Branches Of Legislature Yesterday
New bills were introduced in the house Tuesday morning by Cole and Dodd of Bartow to bar solicitors general from collecting certain fees, and by Bs McCurry of Hart to abolish the current commissioner of roads and create a finance board with three members. In the senate, Miller, Pope, and Tarver introduced measures on tax equalization, bailiff fees, and prosecutorial indictment costs. The emperor of sorrows poem reflects on Hapeburg House tragedy and the loneliest old man left to life’s desolation.
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Dodd
Bartow
Solicitors General
Grand Jury
McCurry of
Hart
Commissioner of Roads
Finance Board
Secretary of State
Committee On
Senate
Miller
Twenty Fourth
Pope
Norty Fourth
Tarver
Forty Third
New York
House of Hapeburg
Capital location debate remains a live issue in Macon
The Macon News argues the capital removal question is not defunct and remains a state wide issue. It criticizes Atlanta and the legislature for rushing to end the effort and urges continued public involvement as voters decide the capital's location. The piece defends Judge Harris while stressing the matter affects millions, many counties, and two thirds of the General Assembly vote to send it to the people.
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Macon
Bible
Atlanta
Nate Harris
Morris
General Assembly
Ins
Harris
Himon
Wicon
Tudge Harris
Iain
Tetspipers
Georgi
Lomeaily
Brow Wladquartens
Brown
Georgia
Browns
Dorseys
Constitutional call for citizenship duty in Brooks county
A Quitman Free Press summary of an Atlanta Constitution editorial praising civic ownership in Atlanta contrasts Brooks county’s weaker public giving. It argues individuals must fund local enterprises and reject obstructionists to sustain growth, warning that antisocial neglect harms future legacy and public opinion.
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Quitman Free Press
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
Brooks County
Guttman
Birmingham
Quitman
Brookn County
Brooks
Slaton Harris and Brown campaigns sweep Georgia state
A sprawling Georgia clipping details campaign stops for A H Hutchens and Governor Slaton with dates across August in multiple towns. It also covers endorsements, local committee activity, speeches by Emmett Shaw and Randolph Anderson, and notes on Brown and Vinson rivalries, highlighting statewide mobilization and county support trends.
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John W. Slaton
Emmett R Shaw
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Davis County
m_ McRae Monda
Jesup
Ludowicl
Liberty County
Guyton Effingham
Howard Taylor
Butler Taylor County
Bainbridge
Decatur County
Iren City
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Department of Agrculture
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New York Cotton Exchange
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