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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1915

Page

9

The Constitution in Atlanta 65 cents per week sale

The Constitution offers weekly and daily rates with a Washington Bureau address at 1727 5 Street NW Mr John Corrigan Jr as staff correspondent. It notes Newark city sale terms and lists street locations for delivery as well as a disclaimer on forwarding payments to out of town advertisers.

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Seaboard's Future Enlarges Rail Network Under Warfield

Baltimore financier S Davies Warfield, chairman of Seaboard Air Line, orchestrates a $300 million bond issue to add 486 miles of track in the south and 86 miles to connect Savannah and Charleston. The plan widens access to Georgetown and Charleston, relieves main line congestion, and strengthens Seaboard as a southern premier railroad system with southern leadership and coastful expansion.

Seaboard Air Line Railway Savannah Charleston S Davies Warfield Baltimore Warfield Warfeld Seaboard Middle West South Caroline Georgetown Charleston-Savannah

Cotton as collateral and the need for stronger receipts

The article discusses cotton as ideal collateral for financing the crop, but bankers fear unsafe receipts from warehousers. Commissioner J D Price urges strengthening cotton receipts to aid producers in obtaining advances at reasonable rates, as highlighted by a Federal Reserve Bank statement from Atlanta signed by Governor Joseph A McCord.

J. D Price State Department of Agriculture Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta Joseph A. McCord

Safe cotton receipts bolstered by bonds and insurance

The article argues for strengthened cotton receipts backed by bonds and insurance to protect collateral and support lending. It notes private unbonded warehouses riskier, urges universal, thoroughly safe receipts to ease cotton financing in communities and reassure bankers.

President Wilson Naval Program Faces Democratic Skepticism

The piece argues for a modern naval defense focused on submarines and fast armored cruisers rather than a large battleship build. It contends Democratic opponents to a grand battleship plan pose no real clash with Wilson, predicting a defense package aligned with European war lessons and sustainable funding.

Wilson Congress Democratic Congress

Trench Life in the War: Life in the Ditch Ends Quickly

A Times writer notes officers in trenches average twenty three days in service as soldiers endure endless waiting. French soldiers strive to keep spirits high with merry conduct amid death, while war’s glory fades to ruins and grim inevitability.

New York Times St Ip

Weather, rain, and a Georgia satire by Stavros

JUST GEORGIA fal L. Stavros writes a long verse about rain cooling crops and tempering desires, then shifts to Charleston style observations from Bluvile and Atlanta politics. It notes seven autos dodged in Bluvile, six legislative sessions, a reformist rep, a windfall of silver dollars, a corn crop stimulus, a moonshine levy, and star myths tied to tribulation.

Bluvile Atlanta Ag Jong An Hls Lall Adams Hlervise

Literary club and autumn musings in a rural town

A collage of local notes and verse reflects on a new literary club, supper gatherings, debates on reading original poetry, and humorous sketches. Contributors include the Mountain Patriarch, Macon News Man, and critics noting harvest foods, poets like Harry Graham, and a satirical Arkansas Democrat philosopher.

Macon News Harry Graham Americus Hornet Tiumues

War shifts US trade toward home resources and grain exports

The Holland Letter notes major shifts from Europe’s war boosting US self reliance and raw materials. US scientists hunt for domestic dyestuffs and potash sources, Alaska seaweed potential, and Oregon potash lands. Newport News grain shipments surge as breadstuffs export value climbs to 540 million dollars, while meat and dairy sales rise 50 million and cotton manufactures reach 75 million. These changes reflect a broad expansion of US exports and reduced reliance on Europe.

United States Europe Edison Germany Science Washington Alaska Oregon England C. P Huntington Newport News Huntington Galveston Argentina Holland

The Light of Love in Goethe’s Quiet End

Poem fragment pondering Goethe’s cry for light and the trio of love life and light. The speaker argues love is the divinest of the three, as life without love or light would be bleak, asserting love as the eternal guiding force.

Goethe Zaid

Bills Introduced and Passed in Both Houses Of Legislature Monday

Legislative action lists numerous bills introduced and passed in the Senate and House. Actions include establishing new counties boards, altering charters, abolishing county treasurers, setting primary dates, and authorizing audits. Also notes bills carried over to 1918 and resolutions awaiting continuation.

House Montgomery County Camilla Mitchell Mayaville Bleckley County Laurens County Ware County Commissioners Toccoa Talia Senate City Court of St Marys Clayton County Board of Commissioners Board of Floyd County Commissioners Bulloch County Houston County Board of Commissioners City of Warcrope Houston County Bord of Commissioners Screven Reidsville Deerspurt Orland Evans County Jefferson County Commissioners Blue Ridge Charing Whithelt Clayton County Commissioners Bryan County Commissioners Butler Mineral Bluff Fannin County Rabuh Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners Wiaraleon County Louisville County Schools White County Commissioners Deerun Eatonton Male and Female Seminary Putnam County Crawford Deerun Public Schools Boston Billa Cobb County Swainsboro Telfair Jesup Sumter County Indupirial College Tudge Russell

Beafrol oy police commission vacancy and city work summary

A city attorney ruling names Canerman Jon Tronfre co as sitting on the police commission with Edwin Johnson and other council members. The major upcoming issue is selecting a captain to fill the vacancy, amid several applicants. Dr F J Hood returns from Washington and is noted for inventiveness and duties at the smallpox hospital. Beavers supporters slow to back a mayoral bid, while council debates printing and distributing evidence in the Beavers case and a $358,100 bond for municipal improvements.

Beafrol OY Edwin Johnson Jon Tronfrec Canerman Edwin Johnson Channon Mary Ters Chick Sao Mayo Sever Sagan Wood CIT F J Hood Washington DC Governmnt Patents Office Isaf Hagsdaty Beavis Lyidercr General Council

Rippling Rhymes by Will Masoy Frustrates Grammar Critics

A jagged, opinionated fragment criticizing language rules and a narrator named Will Masoy. It mocks critics, laments spelling chaos, and hints at social backlash as a cultural debate unfolds.

Rotation. The many faces of rapid alternation satire

George Fitch lampoons the idea of rotation in politics marriage fashion and medicine arguing the practice yields comic chaos. He cites Andrew Jackson era political shifts and modern court divorces as evidence that society endlessly rotates people and roles for profit and vanity.

Rag weed and hay fever fears across nations

The Cincinnati Times Star reports on rag weed pollen blamed for hay fever, urging eradication now to test mental suggestion ideas. It contrasts US and New York health efforts and mentions reactions to apparent disease causes and public health campaigns.

Cincinnati Times New York Board of Health New York

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