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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
17
Final details of Saturday drive to complete reunion fund. The notice lists rates and dates, noting distribution from Atlanta Washington office. Advertising and publication terms credit Associated Press and the local paper.
In DeKalb county the defeat of a pro roads bond issue is blamed on low turnout rather than opposition. Analysts note many voters stayed away, while those who voted supported road construction. The article urges citizens to participate in future elections to avoid hindering progress and bond plans.
A large gathering of Georgia cotton merchants attended the Cotton Buyers Association meeting at the Piedmont Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. The group, which includes most major north Georgia merchants, endorsed the Owen bill in front of the Senate Banking Committee to create a foreign finance corporation aiding business ventures abroad. A committee notes Georgia’s climate attracts winter residents, with many visitors planning to relocate and settle in the state.
A long fragment describes a Boston society gathering in Atlanta at the Hotel Somerset with delegates to a Columbian National conference. It includes rousing speeches on Reconstruction, Georgia pride, and Civil War devastation, citing Henry Will Grady and Old Georgia achievements as proof of resilience and loyalty to the Union.
A fragmentary Civil War dispatch from September 28, 1864, signed by James W. Tobie, Chief of Staff to General Sherman, directs Brigadier General W Merritt to detach 9 regiments to watch Swift Run and Brown's Gap, destroy mills and grain, drive off stock, and abandon plans to grant supplies, with an emphasis on leaving a barren waste at the site to hinder future crops and nullification. The message references Grant's instructions and mentions Staunton and Charlestop in the context of battlefield logistics.
A Georgia speaker argues reconstruction yielded hardship yet eventual progress. He cites wartime losses, federal pensions, and the cotton economy’s recovery, praising southern resilience, Georgia’s agricultural diversity, and broader postwar rebuilding. The address highlights cotton, peaches, hogs, and mineral production as symbols of renewed prosperity.
Dr William Brady discusses appendicitis surgery, arguing the disease poses greater risk than operation. He criticizes misreporting of outcomes and emphasizes surgery as a valuable, not spectacular, remedy. Includes Q&A on tuberculosis, humidity, and dental abscess references.
Washington reports a Cape council plan to exterminate elephants due to crop damage. Sir Harry Johnston cites expert views to the National Geographic Society, arguing some elephants may be kept only for ivory value while Indian elephants are less valued for ivory.
Fragmentary text references Yarm in Georgia and home seekers, noting some land or grant context. Key names and details are incomplete, leaving the political or historical point ambiguous and not clearly reportable.
Atlanta police seek a uniform $20 monthly raise, moving starting pay to $105 and top out at $136 after three years. The board backed the request and sent it to council for final action at the next regular meeting, with advocates arguing current wages fail to meet cost of living and family needs.
The Metter Advertiser argues steady advertising secures long term business. It notes that interruptions let rivals gain patronage and that papers deserve more than occasional ads. Local papers reflect town strength as national brands stay persistent to remain visible.
Today the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada begins its annual convention in Cincinnati. Also unveiled is a monument to the late Major William R. Shafter near Galesburg Michigan, commemorating his 1908 invasion of Cuba. The Marcus, the fiftieth destroyer in San Francisco's new naval program, will be launched and christened in honor of Lieutenant Arnold Marcus who perished aboard the submarine A-T during a Manila explosion in 1927.
The article recalls Lord Dunraven as the lone man present at signing both the Franco Prussian war and World War I peace treaties. An Irish peer and former war correspondent, he survived the Paris siege and Versailles peace events and is famed as a yachtsman who built two American cup hopefuls, both unsuccessful.
The clipping lists notable anniversaries from 1816 to 1881 including an ire at Salem wiped out, Lt. George W. Be Long an American naval officer and Arctic explorer born in New York died in Siberia in 1881, Milan Obrenovitch’s ascension to Serbia’s throne in 1872, and a Korea China Tiananmen era note tied to 183.
Opinion by Newell Dwight Hillis arguing Bolshevism in Russia relies on rag money. He mocks Lenin's plan, cites counterfeiters, and contrasts real gold value with paper currency. The piece portrays government money printing as primitive and dangerous.
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