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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1915

Page

9

Constitution advertising terms and bureau details

In Atlanta, five cents per month or twelve cents per week. Outside Atlanta, cents per month or one cent per week. RK Holliday, Constitution Advertising Manager for all territory outside Atlanta. Washington Bureau address No 1737 G Street NW. John Corrigan staff correspondent in charge. The Constitution available in New York City by 2 am after publication. Not responsible for advance payments to out-of-town dealers or agents.

Atlanta Holliday Constitution Buluying Washington

Fulton County's Convict Labor Reform Experiment

Fulton county commissioners with federal officials launch a pioneering convict care and labor reform plan in Fulton. The program aims to boost inmate work efficiency while improving mental and moral welfare under an honor system, attracting national and international attention and researchers.

Fulton County Commissioners of Roads South Atlanta Georgia

Language test row in New York constitutional debate

The New York constitutional convention failed to adopt a literacy test for voters, facing opposition from political and racial sources. Delegates clashed over using English as the language, with calls to use an American language while critics argued the language itself raised prejudice. The debate highlights tensions over literacy, immigration, and voting rights.

New York Max Fast Great Britain

American Leadership and Europe’s War Toll

An accredited Washington Fest writer argues the United States has become the world’s chief money power due to Europe’s wasteful war. He cites Germany’s wealth, gold flows to the U.S., and a projected $2 billion trade surplus. warns Europe’s bankruptcy will force American finance and policy decisions.

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Stormy Settlement Tales Echo through Wewa Post

A county correspondent recalls a Sunday storm that toppled two moonshine stills and lightly damaged a church steeple. Neighbors rolled a rock to shelter a lone troublemaker who vanished afterward. The town page also notes subscribers behind on gar books and local lore from Dixie tunes to old philosophers.

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State Finances and Prohibition Drive Mount in Georgia

State Treasurer Speer weighs payments of back salaries to teachers this fall while bond and loan obligations shift tax funds. Prohibition activists press Governor Harris with post cards and petitions to include prohibition measures in an extra session call. Ohio requests Dan Owen the murderer. Georgia appoints several medical examiners. cattle tick program expands to ten counties. old Georgia bonds redirected to treasury. prison board plans improvements at Milledgeville with state convict labor. Governor Harris remains at the mansion for rest.

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Time for New York literacy test row ends debate

The piece argues against a multilingual literacy test for suffrage, insisting English only be required and that immigrants must fully assimilate before joining. It stresses no compromise to include other languages and warns that enforcing multilingual rules would invite a flood of polyglots.

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Autumn's Story and Modern Money Parallels Highlighted

Autumn verses praise the season's beauty and peace while contrasting with modern money themes. The Indianapolis News comments on a Duke of Brittany asset wreckage wealth and a farmer who profits from road mudholes. A poetic piece and a mock song chorus about money and prosperity close the fragment.

Brittany Indianapolis News

Arnow Arrives as New State Game Commissioner

Charles S. Arnow of St Marys Camden county arrived in Atlanta to assume office as state game and field commissioner. He will reside in Macon with Atlanta as headquarters, assisted by Zimmer of Atlanta. He will review the office today with retiring commissioner Charlie Davis.

Charles S. Arnow St. Marys Camden County Atlanta Macon Wit Zimmer Charien Davis

Water Transportation Feasibility for Atlanta Trade

A historical column argues Atlanta could gain year round navigation to the gulf via the Chattahoochee with federal river works. It urges the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to organize a cooperative plan with a syndicate or electric power firm to fund dams and a jetty system, citing surveys and the success of smaller rivers in Europe and the Monongahela.

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Our Helplessness in Case of War

Charles R. Hasking argues that Americans underestimate invasion risk and urges immediate naval and volunteer-military strengthening. He warns a German or British assault could land 200,000 troops, seize coastal industries, overwhelm ports, and suggest building a powerful navy and reserves to deter war and protect the seaboard. He calls on newspapers to educate the public and push Congress toward defense measures.

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City Tax Receipts Show Record Increase for Atlanta

City tax receipts mark a historic rise with a $77,000 year-to-date excess over last year up to now per City Marshal Jim Fuller. Tax Collector Frank Smith notes quarter taxes due Wednesday and that all taxes from Sept 1 to Oct 16 must be paid, with an anticipated annual increase surpassing $100,000.

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Roosevelt and the Pacifists

J Halt of the Georgia Peace Society reports on ex president Roosevelt speaking at Plattsburgh New York about war and peace. The piece defends treaty sacredness and urges direct action to prevent war while criticizing pacifists as peace at any price. It argues timely neutrality failed to stop the conflict and suggests a broad appeal to all powers to honor treaties.

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Rippling Rhymes by Walterson Seeks Pie Based Cure

A humorous verse pits a patient against a cultured doctor over diet and rest. The patient pleads for indulgent food while the physician insists on strict rest and walking, arguing no medicine can beat the stomach without dietary change. The piece lampoons medical advice and appetite.

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