Georgia's Shame, Leo Frank Lynching Sparks Outcry
The Georgia press condemns the lynching of Leo Frank after his removal from the state prison farm. It argues state officials failed to protect the prisoner, calls for accountability, and warns the act sullies Georgia sovereignty and law.
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Leo M. Frank
State Penitentiary
Atess
Marietta
Georgia
Leo Frank
Milledgeville
Mary Phagan
Hays
State
Deliberately Unfriendly About Cotton Contraband Policy
The piece condemns England's plan to declare cotton contraband, calling it deliberately unfriendly and arguing it violates law and neutral rights. It criticizes Britain’s blockade, urges a vigorous U.S. response, and notes wartime conditions changing earlier norms. The author warns the cotton situation in the South worsens daily and asserts the need for firm government action.
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Wilson
Germany
England
Russia
Georgia Poems and News Echoes of Prosperity and Strife
A collage of verses, editorials, and musings from Georgia and other papers. It blends lyric snippets about dreams, harvests, and joyful homecomings with social critique of wealth, political tensions, and cultural notes.
Dutch Barges in the Thames
Belgian barges appear on the Thames and mingle with Dutch neighbours below London Bridge. For over two centuries Dutch boats have moored along the river with a calm Dutchman smoking on board. The piece recalls historical rights granted by William III and notes the enduring presence of Dutch traffic for London.
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Vandee
Thames
London Bridge
London
William JJ
Dutone
Childless Block Shelters A Secret Of Lost Child
The article describes a poor quiet block with no children, where residents worry about isolation and gossip. A missing child once wandered to an elderly widow’s porch, leading to a cautious stewardship by the block’s women and renewed visits to the grandmother.
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Bloch
Indianapolis
Efficiency and the Myth of Absolute Efficiency
A satirical critique lampoons the cult of efficiency in modern life. It ridicules the notion by describing exaggerated practices in daily work, religion, education, and love, highlighting the dehumanizing chase of being perfectly efficient and the dangers of overzealous productivity. The piece uses biting humor to question values and impact on society.
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Lana
Rippling Rhymes and Rebels in a World War News Snippet
A collage of pieces from wartime era press shows satirical verse by Walt Mason on social hypocrisy and racial tension, followed by notes on oil fire extinguishing advances, a penny dreadful tale of a Mexican silver dollar heist, a Kentucky relic of baby shoes worn by 260 descendants, and Norwegian shipping losses to July 1 with damages totaling about 2.5 million dollars.
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Tropics
hHsk
Walker
Wall Street Journal
New York
el Paso
Huerta Regim
Mexico
Huerta
Hyes
Lexington
Kentucky Historical Society
Frankfort
Merrill
Colonel Merrill
Merril
Andrew Merrill
General Washington
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Texas
Holland Letter on Gold shipments to New York
The Holland Letter examines a Halifax to New York gold and securities transfer and predicts further consignments to settle Britain’s debt for food and other non war goods. It argues Morgan brokers did not control the movement until receipt and foresees credits and one sided exchange pressures to avert a widespread foreign exchange demonetization.
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London
New York
Halifax
Cansignora
New York City
P Morgan & Co
England
South Africa
Wall Street
Great Britain
United States
J P Morgan & Co
Washington
Semporia
Surone
Europe
Willie
Ottawa
Canada
I Holland
When a True Poet Sings A Poem About Enduring Song
A fragmentary verse by Charles W Hubner celebrates poetry as immortal. It argues true song stirs the soul, preserves love truth and beauty, and elevates humanity, with fame praising poets whose lyres are strung by their own heart strings for all time.
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Charles W, Hubner
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