Constitution Office in Hibbs Building News Release
A 1909 notice outlines The Constitution bureaus in the Hibbs Building and New York distribution points including Broadway at multiple streets and Park Row. It lists traveling representatives and urges subscribers not to pay anyone else, with a humorous glance at prosperity and current affairs.
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Washington
The
Constitution
Hibbs
Fifteenth Street
John Corrigan
New York
Hotaling
Broadway
Twenty-ninth Street
Thirty-eighth Street
Forty-second Street
Park Row
Madleon
Georgia Roads Progress in Auto Good Roads Drive
The Constitution publishes a map and article on the Albany Fitzgerald Atlanta route in the Georgia Automobile Good Roads Association endurance contests. Counties along the route show cooperation, with Lee County declaring Ready and leaders from Dougherty to Ben Hill energized to push road improvements nationwide.
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Elsenhers the Constitution
Autome
Georgia Automobile Good Roads Association
Lee
Georgia
Ben Hill
Atlanta
Augusta
Savannah Automobile Club
Georgia Autmobile Good Roads Association
The Speed Limit and the Race for Faster Times
The article reflects on the relentless pursuit of faster speed in automobile racing. It notes Bourque and Holcomb’s deaths, Strang and Zengel’s record runs, and the ongoing push to shave fractions of a second from mile and ten mile records despite fatal injuries, questioning whether a true speed limit exists.
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Indianapolis
Bourque
Holcomb
Strang
Zengel
Alabama
Parole for life convicts gains support at Seattle convention
The American Prison Association endorsed parole for life offenders who provide substantial evidence of reform. The approach shifts from punishment toward rehabilitation, noting the growing acceptability of humane treatment in criminology and penology as costs of penitentiaries rise and society seeks productive ex-offenders.
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American Prison Association
Seattle
America
A New England Bouquet From The Springfield Republican
The Springfield Republican compares Atlanta with Springfield highlighting post office receipts and urban growth. It argues Springfield resembles Atlanta rather than the other way around, noting Springfield’s long prosperity versus Atlanta’s rapid postwar building era. The piece ends with a compliment to The Republican’s steadiness.
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Springfield
Atlanta
Georgia
Loulaville
Richmond
Dallas
Memphis
Noshville
Chattanooga
Massachusetts
Central
South
Muck Raking and Quick Roll Call in State Legislature
Discussion centers on a long standing method called quick roll call used to pass uncontested local bills. Critics warn it fosters hasty legislation and potential corruption while defenders call it a time saving device. The reflection compares New York practice to Georgia procedures in handling town charter amendments and highway improvements.
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General Assembly
New York State
New York
Georgia
New York House
Georgia House
Senate
Biennial sessions urged to curb local legislation
A Georgia and New York comparison notes that numerous local bills pass quickly without full readings. The piece argues such measures are easily managed by committees, but produce poorly worded laws. It advocates biennial sessions and general legal standards to curb wasteful local legislation.
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Bers
Georgia House
Senate
House
New York
Georgia
Just From Georgia And Other Small Verse Pieces
A collage of regional verse and light humorous sketches from a historical Georgia themed page. Includes poems about climate and seasons, a tale of Billville, a philosopher’s resilience, a caution on safe retreats, editor’s advice for women and men, a street dialogue piece, and a satirical receipt for the cheap story.
Weather outlook and school prep in Atlanta region
The forecast from Washington City predicts generally fair weather with a few showers in the far south. Saturday night and Sunday forecast verified as cool and pleasant, signaling the approach of the school season. Residents remark on brisk winds and mild temperatures in the top seventies with a lighthearted note on local schooling.
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Georgia
Washington City
Atlanta
Gopher
Savannah Prepares to Entertain Taft
Savannah August 22. The Chatham artillery will fire a twenty one gun salute for President William Taft on his arrival next November. Taft cannot stay two days, will be escorted to General W W Gordon's residence, attends a DeSoto hotel banquet, and a river boat ride to Tybee followed by a public reception at city hall before departing for Charleston.
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Savannah
Spectala
William Taft
Chatham Artillery
Tiedeman
W. W. Gordon
DeSoto Hotel
Tybee
City Hall
Mr. Tutt
Charleston
Cotton Being Marketed In Statesboro Market
Statesboro Georgia daily market report notes 125 bales of cotton sold by yesterday afternoon as farmers rush to market after picking and ginning. The market watchers say current prices are favorable and the volume is steady as the cotton season progresses.
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Statesboro
Statesville Air Line road and Midland branch planned
Winston Salem August 22 It is announced that the Statesville Air Line railroad from Statesville to Yadkinville in Yadkin county nearly 100 miles long is assured after bonds were voted. Three townships in Yadkin county added $90 000 to finance the project. The Southern railroad has surveyed a branch from Leakville to Madison about forty miles to be known as the Midland road.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Statesville
Leakaville
Medison
Midland Road
Resistant Cotton Variety Aims to End Black Root Disease
Professor A C Lewis reports a new cotton variety resistant to black root, backed by a $10,000 Georgia appropriation. State Entomologist Worsham estimates the disease costs planters $256,000 annually and the resistant strain proven in Sumter county could erase losses as it spreads through infected areas.
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A. C. Lewis
Entomologies of
Georgia
General Assembly
Worsham
Sumter
Great Camp Meeting at New Hope Draws Big Attendance
A noted census claimed eighty seven million five hundred forty three thousand six hundred forty three attended the great camp meeting at New Hope near Buckhead. The event drew hundreds by streetcar, wagon, and even rented landau as the day-long preaching and grounds dinner filled the route along Peachtree Street and Peachtree Road.
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New Hope
Buckhead
Peachtree Road
Peachtree Street
New Hone
Get Rid of Hook Worm Before Treating Patient
Washington August 22 First get rid of the hookworm parasite before treating the patient afflicted with the disease. Dr Charles Wardell Stiles chief of zoology hygienic laboratories cautions physicians to treat the parasite first and warns against thymol overdose and alcohol during treatment. He notes the disease causes severe anemia and reduced work capacity, urging careful timing and dietary restrictions during therapy.
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Washington
Chas. Wardell Stiles
Division of Zoology
Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service
Tr. Stiles
Nouthern States
Stiles
Young benefit sale to feature great Atlanta entertainment
Tickets for the Jack Young benefit at the Lyric Theatre on Thursday August 26 at 1 pm are selling briskly with hundreds already sold and expectations of about 2000 by opening. Notables from Manager Oldknow’s Alcazar theatre and the Trailan ex grand opera star will perform alongside vaudeville acts, with plans for substantial community support from Elks and local departments. The program promises two to three hours of varied entertainment including songs, comedy, fashion plates, Italian musicians, a boxing exhibition, and more from about a dozen venues in Atlanta.
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Jack Young
Lyric Theater
Monster Entertainment
Oldknow
Alcazar Theater
Trailan
Atlanta
WHS
Newaboya
The
Elks
Wll
Matthiessen
Rita Mayoux
Dixie Theater
Alley and Thorne
Crystal Theater
al Christensen
Signor Salvatore D'Angelo
Mr. Daweon
Mr. Farrington
Posey Theater
June McMahron
Bank and Orcheatra
Memorial Arch Considered for Confederate Women Tribute
Rome reports that Confederate Veterans may replace a street monument to Confederate Women with a triumphal arch in the city park at Broad Street and Sixth Avenue. The plan would use several thousand dollars from the memorial fund for the arch, with illumination and legends, plus park improvements and beautification.
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Rome
iSpecali
Sons of Veterans of the Confederacy
Atlants Bid Offers For Fort McPherson Supplies
Atlanta merchants await word on contracts to supply Fort McPherson Augusta Arsenal and Fort Ogithorpe in September. Captain J D Hays oversees bid sampling of 126 items from soap to sardines and oil to tooth powder with bids judged for price and compliance. If monthly bids stay strong the War Department may let them finish the department’s needs estimated at about 26 000 a month versus 7 000 previously.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Augusta Arsenal
Fort Ogithorpe
Department of the Gulf
J. D. Hays
Resistants
War Department
Department
Veterans encampment to open in Washington city
Hundreds of Sons of Veterans U A will assemble in Washington tomorrow for the annual encampment of the commandery in ebter and auxiliary. Sessions span five days as patriotic organizations entertain the veterans. National officers will be chosen at this meeting.
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Sons of Veterans
U.S. A
Washington
Inebter
South Carolina Battleship Departs for Official Trials
The battleship South Carolina left the Philadelphia navy yard for the Delaware capes for its official trial trip. Time trials and endurance tests will follow before a general overhaul at Cramp's shipyard and final handover to the government.
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South Carolina
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Delaware Capes
Cramp
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