Subscriptions Terms and Political Commentary Beginnings
Atlanta August 13 1912 subscription terms list daily tri weekly and combination rates with variations for Sunday delivery and out of town copies. A Washington Bureau note and travel agents are listed followed by political jabs about Taft Roosevelt Beveridge and the Bull Moose parade and campaign rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ontatde
I. B. Holliday
Constitution Huilding
Eole
Havertiaing Meneger
Washington
Conatline Qiou
Fibbs
Fifteenth Street
John Corrigen, Jr
Lonerire Tron
New York City
Hotaling
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Thirty-eighth Street
C. H. Donnelly
W. H. Overbey
D. I. Crowbet
Jocen
Woodrow Wilson on Local Option in Maine Debate
The article argues Governor Wilson’s stance that liquor regulation should be decided locally, citing Maine as a case study in local self government. It frames local option as a test of democratic principle and warns against imposing prohibition via constitutional fiat, noting history of agitation and nonenforcement. The piece critiques demagogues and highlights tensions between social, moral issues and political economy.
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Woodrow Wilson
Maine
Wilson
Pine Tree State
American Commonwealth
Commonwealth
The Ivy Street Improvement Debate
The article argues Ivy street regrading and repaving will unify Atlanta from Grant to Piedmont parks and boost city traffic and property values. It contends the south side gains more from the project, cites Alderman James E. Warren's praise, and frames the issue as citywide welfare over north south divisions.
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Ivy Street
Atlanta
Constitution
Piedmont Park
Grant Park
Grant
Piedmont Parks
Peachtree
Ivy
Washington Street
Washington and Pryor Streets
Capitol Avenue
James E. Warren
State Senate passes banking bill shielding state banks
The senate with a large vote passed the joint legislative commission banking bill. It extends active protection of the state’s sovereign power to banks it charters and grants depositors and stockholders safeguards similar to those in national banks. The measure stems from careful research and investigation.
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Senate
Joint Legislative Commission
Georgia
Insurance Department
Georgia Senate Insurance Bill Moves Toward Passage
The house expects quick approval of a comprehensive insurance measure that strengthens policy holder protections and foes bogus schemes. Supporters praise the draft as aligning Georgia with modern standards. Both chambers view the banking and insurance bills as overdue reforms offering constructive state service.
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House
Senate
General Assembly
House of the Senate
Senate of the House
Tragic Farce Over Dog Tax Cuts Georgia Revenue
The Georgia House, in a sweeping vote, passed a senate bill abolishing the dog tax, removing a $100000 revenue slice from the state. Critics warn of growing deficits, urge lawmakers to equalize taxes and end the appearance of a bankrupt state.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Macon Telegraph
Rome
General Assembly of Georgia
Georgia
Just From Georgia The Thankful One
A collection of verses including reflections on gratitude for blessings and small joys, a humorous note on paying bills while enjoying a seaside resort, harvest and morning themes, and a light moral about travel friends and philosophy in rhyme. The piece mixes poems and light quips from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
Back Taxes Fought by Life Companies in Arkansas Suit
Little Rock August 12 A J Hurrell of New York special representative of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents arrived in Little Rock and conferred with local attorneys on defense plans in a suit by Attorney General Norwood against forty two old line insurance companies for 4 236 000 back taxes. The case likely will be heard in September. Haiti unrest: Jamaica movements indicate plans to form an expedition to oust Haiti president Tantrede Auguste, elected August 8 after Leconte’s death in the fire. General Antoine Bi ma ne oe sean bl in Jamaica leads the movement.
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Little Rock
Ark
A. J. Hurrell
New York
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Norwood
Old Line Insurance
Haiti
Kingston
Jamaica
Tantrede Auguste
Leconte
Antoine Biman Oe Eo Sean
Nh Power
Three Daughters of Wilson Honorary Daughters Duly Ordained
Vidalia Ga August 13 three little girls presented by Mrs Charlie Almand to her husband were ordained today in honor of Woodrow Wilson's three daughters Margaret Eleanor and Jessie. The babies all are fat and healthy.
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Vidalia, Ga
Charlie Almand
Woodrow Wilson
Margaret
Eleanor
Jessie
Veteran Confederate Sits Beside Trial for His Life
Annieton Ala August 12 On trial for his life William Kennedy an elderly Confederate veteran slept during court proceedings this afternoon Kennedy is charged with complicity in the murders of his son Shelt Kennedy and grandson Gare Kennedy in a feud that also involved Dr John E Pearce who already sits serving four life sentences Cross Pearce, Pearces son, was convicted of complicity last week The killings ended a long standing feud
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Annieton
Ala
William Kennedy
Kennedy
Sheltor
Gare Hennedy
John E. Pearce
Cross Pearce
Gossip at the Capitol Camden County Shows Gain
Camden county posts a 50 percent rise in tax returns over 1911, a striking gain for a sparsely populated area along the Florida line. Towns and Rabun counties also show notable increases, while insurance reform favors small local firms. Politician J D Price tours LaGrange, with Brown outlining speaking plans across Carroll, Terrell, and Randolph counties next week.
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Camden County
Florida
Camden
Towns
North Georgia Mountains
Rabun
Brown
J. J. Brown
Carrollton
Beden
Carroll County
Mr. Brown
Terrell
Randolph
Dawson
Cuthbert
Shellman
Prominent Georgians Die in Conyers and Rome Obituaries
Dr W H Lee of Conyers aged 85 dies at home amid fifty years in local drug trade. W J Walker 72, a Confederate veteran, dies in Zevulon. Miss Edith Auten 16 dies at private sanitarium. infant Margaret Lucille Butler dies at home. Mrs Ophelia Beck 84 dies at home. Miss Belle Kennedy funeral at 10 from residence. Mrs W H Reagin 69 dies at East Atlanta. Captain W P Simpson 73, Rome banker and Civil War veteran, dies suddenly after light work at bank.
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Conyers
W. H. Lee
Lewis
A. Lee
Alice
Annie
Zevulon
J. Walker
Mr. Walker
Georgia
Lee
Ella Harp
Thomaston
Mattie J. Green
Margaret Lucille Butler
Margaret Lucille
Belle Kennedy
Girls’ High School
Park Avenue
Oakland
W. H. Reagin
East Atlanta
Poole’s
Stamps Chapel
W. P. Simpson
Rome
The
Exchange Bank
North Georgia
Vaudeville at Forsyth Impresses With Vanderbilt Moore Act
Dainty Gertrude Vanderbilt and partner George Moore headline at the Forsyth with engaging singing and dancing, drawing spontaneous applause. Willis Weston and acts like Top o the World Dancers and Four Rianos also thrill, while Sydney Drew returns in The Model Young Man with a tale of debt and romance. The Three Lyrics musical trio adds a solid closer as crowd favorites shine in a hot weather bill.
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Keith
Forsyth
Dainty
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Folka
George Moore
Playhouse
Patrona
Vanderbilt
Moore
Miss Vanderbilt
Amile
Isabelle DeArmond
Willie Weston
Atlanta
Rianos
Bear
Sydney Drew
Shuberta
Grand Theater
Billy
Mr. Drew
Rcc
Gallano
Typographical Union Meets in Cleveland
The International Typographical Union holds its fifty eighth annual convention in Cleveland with a record turnout of 3826 delegates and about 3000 visitors. President James M. Lynch announces no officer elections this session as Chicago leaders attempt to address the meeting and are refused.
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Cleveland
Ohio
International Typographical Union
James M. Lynch
H. H. Baker
Cleveland Plain Dealer
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Chicago
Chicago Union
No. 16
L. B. Straube
Chicago Stereotypers’ Union
Lynch
Straube
Stereotypers’ Union
William H. Crocett
Mason G. St. John
John Hogan
Charlies Hutzelman
John A. Horton
Daniel Kelly
New York
Nashville
San Antonio
Montreal
Rockhill Considered for Chinese Adviser Role
London reports The London Daily Telegraph Pekin correspondent says China offered the adviser post to William W. Rockhill, the American ambassador at Constantinople, to be free of political conditions. Admiral Beresford might be offered naval adviser to the Chinese government. Rockhill previously served as Americas minister to China and ambassador to St. Petersburg, later moved to Constantinople in 1911. He died after funeral services by Dr. Walker Lewis, survived by a wife a son Junius Bimpson and a daughter Mrs. mon.
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London
China
Pekin
London Daily Telegraph
William W. Rockhill
Constantinople
New Republic
Lord Charles Beresford
Mr. Rockhill
Americas
St. Petersburg
Gaylesville
Ala
First Methodist Church
Walker Lewis
Junius Bimpson
Mon
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Clark Howell
Roby Robogay
Bers, Howell, Jr
E.R Black
Atlanta, GA
Congress
Bull Moose Circus
Taft
T. R
Dixie
Beveridge
Sunny Jim Sherman
Joe Cannon
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
George W. Perkins
North Side
Father
Billville
Life Companies
G GE
Giio Seaers
Ai Sasera
D. C. Pickett
W. J. Walker, Zebulon
Edith Auten
W. J. Auten
Hemphill Avenue
Bhe Fa
Seversh
H. M. Patterson & Son
Hemphill Avenue Methodist Church
Ophelia Beck
Stewart Avenue
the Daughters of America
H. M. Beck
C. L. Stanley
West View
Typographical Union
Rockhill
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