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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
9
A recall campaign in Atlanta stirs divisions but is urged to end the strife. The piece decries factional fighting over the ex police chief's status, calls for unity, and asks citizens to keep boys out of trenches during Christmas while supporting peace and civic solidarity.
In June 1918 the Democratic National Executive Committee chose St Louis for the next national convention. The choice is seen as safe and conservative given party service and duty. Dallas Atlanta and other cities sought hosting, offering to cover expenses, but St Louis’s central location and past hosting are highlighted as decisive.
The party faces strong political reasons for its selection of June 14 as the convention date. The committee deemed the date optimal to finish business within four days, avoiding a Sunday adjournment. The choice aims to craft a platform shaping national history akin to Baltimore in 1912.
The state marks the anniversary of Harris birth with celebrations in Georgia schools and Atlanta clubs. Citizens honor the storyteller famed for Uncle Remus tales, praising his gentle genius and the world wide recognition he brought to Georgia.
Statewide effort led by the Raoul foundation distributes Red Cross Christmas seals through Georgia to fund tuberculosis relief. Atlanta, with support from the Ad Men’s Club and local women, aims to sell at least two million seals statewide, with half a million hoped in the city before Christmas. The program links charitable giving to personal protection against a deadly disease.
The Indianapolis News reports King Peter of Serbia spoke to soldiers, releasing them from oath to him but not to their country. He is described as an old, broken man facing a grave future, while his troubled reign follows a tale of slain kings and a soil sown with dragons' teeth.
A collage of verse and prose pieces reflects holiday warmth and hardship in Southern newspapers. Poetic lines lament cold winds and safe doors, while sketches, songs, and humorous snippets from Georgia, Arkansas, and North Carolina celebrate Christmas cheer, Christian faith, and local color amid daily life.
A narrative on how women shop for Christmas with tips for efficient planning. It contrasts enthusiastic sales staff like Miss Blank with indifferent salespeople, urges systematic list making, and shares home dinner and decoration traditions as part of holiday preparation.
A memorial verse by Charles W. Hubner from December 1915 honors Joel Chandler Harris. It lauds his life as a generous, humble writer whose prose and humor brightened the world. The poem celebrates Harris as a wise, childlike heart who loved children and Christ, ending with a call to lay flowers on his grave.
The Columbus Ledger praises Judge William Z. Newman in his seventies for long service and efficiency. It notes few reversals in thirty years and his continued work past retirement, underscoring his dedication to the government and the people. The piece calls for more able jurists like him on the federal bench.
An editorial from The New York Times reports Atlanta’s Chamber of Commerce elected Victor H. Kriegshaber as president, arguing the choice refutes claims of Georgian anti Jewish sentiment. The piece notes Kriegshaber’s Jewish faith and broad support, tying the decision to post trial attitudes following Frank and Phagan events.
Leading Atlanta citizens urged all residents to view The Battle Cry of Peace, urging preparedness and national defense. Prominent figures including Colonel Fred eric J. Paxon and Rev. James Horton praised the film as educational and essential, with support from business and civic leaders for Fifth regiment sponsorship and city-wide showings at the Auditorium next week.
Boston paper urges Georgia set aside an annual Stanton day highlighting Frank L. Stanton as a revered southern lyrist. Articles praise his daily notes in The Atlanta Constitution, compare him to Lanier and Field, and recount decades of sentiment honoring his verse and influence in the South.
A Georgia newspaper profiles a boy once abandoned and starved, finding spiritual renewal after a church charity touched his life. North Avenue Presbyterian women plan a December bazar at 765 Peachtree Street to fund his education, with games, grab bags, a toy table, and a birthday cake auction.
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