Constitution announces regional ad and distributor details
The Constitution outlines subscription rates for Atlanta and outside areas, lists Holliday as advertising manager for non Atlanta regions, and provides Washington Bureau contact. It notes New York City sale locations and travel representatives. It states the paper is not responsible for advance payments to out of town carriers or agents.
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Sby
Atlanta
Holliday
Constitution Building
Aole
Washington
J. W
Joan Corrigan
Constitution
York City
Hoveling
Broadway
Times Building
Thirty-eighth Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Rotlle
C Bradley
C. G. Smith
Repairing Alabama Street petition gains wide backing
A near unanimous petition by property owners on Alabama Street from Whitehall to Central Avenue urges immediate repaving. Signers include Judge George Hillyer and Dr. E. L. Connally, whose conservative reputations bolster the appeal. The council is expected to favor the measure and place it early in the new year work schedule.
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Alabama Street
Whitehall
Central Avenue
George Hillyer
E. L. Connally
Alabama
Commission
Gouneil
Preserving Rural Beauty in an Era of Change
A rural English village laments the removal of a noble elm and a Spanish chestnut near the school to make room for a dirty coal bin. The author argues rural beauty, quiet landscapes, and native trees define community charm and warns it may take a century to replace such landmarks.
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Coldharbour
England
Philadelphia
New York
Georgia
Alabama
The Train Passed By Nature's Reminder of Thrift
A reflective piece laments urban and rural decay as trains rumble through towns. It praises rural teachers for teaching value of nature, notes cemeteries beside railroads, and contrasts neglected old plots with bare new graves. It argues natural beauty expresses God and condemns its destruction.
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Mlasigstop
Virginis
America
Help for the Farmers weekly newslet ter replaces monthly crop report
Secretary of Agriculture Houston moves to end the old crop reporter monthly and issue a weekly newslet ter to 36 000 township and 2 800 county reporters. It will carry crop conditions prices pests pure food rulings irrigated land national forests and other farm welfare items while preserving existing weather and wire services. The department may need better distribution to ensure timely delivery to reporters.
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Houston
Daily Mail
Ths
Old Times and New in a Timesyer Song and Snippet
A collage of verse and brief items from old era columns features songs about old times and prosperity. It includes playful fables from The Oregon Journal style, a Portland phrase-maker note, a sunshine harvest mood, social quips on dining etiquette, and a Georgia youth’s quip about public service careers.
Honor and Execution in the Old Fashioned Chinese Republic
A revolutionist sought reward from Yuan Shih-kai in Pekin. Yuan issued a mandarin diploma but ambush killers seized and executed him. Yuan claimed necessity and sought to bolster order, while bestowing a mortally ironic title to the doomed man for posterity.
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Chinese Republic
Yuan Shibk'a
Yuan
Pekin
China
Forest Escape After Frugal Wife’s Odd Economy
A woodsman recounts life in town versus forest life, lamenting his wife’s extreme thrift. She trims his hair with a 10 cent razor, makes shirts and neckties poorly, sews his trousers, and imprisons his dignity. He flees to the forest, seeking freedom from domestic frugality.
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Wdman
Time to raise Georgia bar standards historic call
In a 1918 Atlanta letter BARL SIMS urges Georgia to adopt bar admission standards modeled on other states. He argues for three pillars: moral character, educational attainment, and legal training, contending three years of study and a qualifying exam are essential. He notes Georgia has remained quiet since 1898 and presses for action.
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Georgia
Union
Georgie
Barl Sims
Atlanta
Oldest Best Man Aged 92 Quits Role In Portland Wedding
John M. Todd of Portland served as best man at the wedding of John Foster Pearson of Boston to Grace Evelyn Artis of Portland. At 92 he is described as the oldest best man at any wedding in the area for many years, a distinction noted by local newspapers.
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Boston Post
John M. Todd
Portland
Todd
John Foster Pearson
Boston
Grace Evelyn Artis
Peggy Shippen and the Arnold Treason in Philadelphia
A 1780 Philadelphia uproar over General Benedict Arnold features his exile, the seizure of his papers, and an effigy parade. Peggy Shippen’s influence is examined as a possible cause of Arnold’s fall, his attempted sale of West Point, and her later flight to New York and England before dying in 1884.
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Arnoid
Philadelphia
West Point
Beelzebub
Arnold
Posey
Pegsy
Mr. Shippsn
Peesy
Peggy
Washington
Armold
Currenaur West Point
New York
England
America
Uxbridge
Mass
Peggy Shippen
The Suffragette by George Fitch
A satirical piece contrasts American and English attitudes toward suffrage. It ridicules English suffragists as loud, daring extremists who employ bricks and bombs, while praising American restraint and women’s clubs as effective yet civil. The essay lampoons gender roles and political agitation with period voice.
Killed by Automobiles In New York Streets 1918
A New York Times report notes 144 deaths by automobiles in the streets up to August 1, 1918, compared with 120 in the first eight months of 1917. Trolley accidents fell 29 percent and other vehicle deaths by 28 percent as the National Highways Protective traffic squad advocates extending police service.
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New York Times
New York
National Highways Protective Traffic Squad
Berlin lodging proves cheap and pleasant for travelers
Frank Fockere of The Leroy Reporter writes from Berlin that a traveler can secure a comfortable room near Unter den Linden, close to the railroad and political activity. He notes breakfast with cotes and rolls costs 3 marks and 50 pfennigs, about 27 cents per day.
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Berlin
The
Kansas City Star
Frank Fockere
Leroy Reporter
Europe
Unter den Linden
Explaining the Secret of Real Leadership
A businesslike usher named Payne shares a portable leadership secret inspired by President McKinley. He claims commanding presence at doors, courteous yet assertive possession of newcomers, and a quick inventory of vacancies to guide guests to their place. The piece contrasts leaders who seize control with those who concede, applying the idea across business, romance, and war.
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Georgia
Congress
Legislature
Payne
McKinley
Jesun
Hove
Washington
Moon
American chorus girl shines in London stage success
The American chorus girl, now in London with notable success, remains thoroughly up to date. George Atlas, famed for his performances in Disraeli, attracts attention, illustrating the contemporary vigor of the stage as London critics respond to the Forward Broadway influence.
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London
George Athas
Broadwa
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