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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
8
A historical record notes the Prohi amendment failing in the House with a roll of names spanning several states. It lists lawmakers across Progressive, Progressive Republican, and Democratic groups, totaling numerous representatives who opposed the resolution.
A lengthy list of individuals from various states and regions appears, including Bailey Barnhart Bartlett Bathrick Beakes Blackmon Booker Sawdle Brockson Broussard Brown of New York Bruckner Buchanan of Illinois Buchanan of Texas Bulkley Burgess Burke of Wisconsin Calaway Cantor Cantril Cary Carlin Casey Church Clancy Cliné Coady Conr3 Cox Cros ser Cullop Cale Dent Dies Dixon Don shoe Donovan Dooling Doremus Dupree Driscell Eagan Magic Este minal Fitzgerald Fitzhenry Galla gher Galligan Gard Garnet George Geity Gill Gilmore Goche Goldfogle Gordon Goulden Graham of Illinois Gray Griffin Tamil Hammond lFiardy Hart Heflin Henry Hi Igoe Kennédy of Connecticut Ketner Key of Ohio Kinhead of New Jersey Kor bly Lazearo Lee of Georgia Lee of Pennsylvania Leesher Levy Lieb Gainbicum Lobeck Loft Gonergan McAndrews McGilicuddy Maguire of Nebraska Mahan Maher Mitchell Montague Morgan of Louisiana Morrison Moss of Indiana Mulkey O Brien Oglesby O Leary O''Shaunessy Palmer Patten of New York Peterson Phelan Pou Price Rauch Rayburn Reed Reilley of Connecticut Reilly of
The House, after more than ten hours of debate, prepared for a roll call on the Hobson resolution to submit a nationwide prohibition amendment to the states. Key votes contrasted Hobson and Mann amendments, with leaders Underwood and Hobson arguing for and against federal control of liquor regulation.
Congressman Howard argues 90 percent of prosecutions stem from alcohol problems. He claims sobriety will cut crime and prison costs, offsetting revenue losses from whisky sale and manufacture.
The Presbyterian churches of the city plan a union Christmas service from 11 to 12 on Christmas Day at North Avenue Presbyterian church. Special music by First Presbyterian choir, congregation songs, and a duet address by Dr Dunbar HM Ogden. Dr J Lyons presides with Central and First church ministers assisting. The choir will sing pieces including Thou Art Fairer Than the Children of Men and O Zion That Tells Us Good Things.
The Alabama railroad commission in Montgomery on December 22 approved a 10 percent intra state rate increase on 33 commodities, ordered withdrawal of coal rate specials except to pig iron furnaces, denied coal rate cuts sought from Birmingham to Montgomery Dothan and Alexander City, adopted Interstate Commerce Commission classification No 40 to align intra state rates with interstate ones, granted several discontinuance petitions for broadcast passenger trains, and denied a mobile pig iron rate increase.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad to drop double daily Camden branch passenger runs. Commodities saw requested rate hikes of 10 to 26 percent, with a 10 percent increase approved to meet present competition only and not effective after June 1, 1915. The commission denied changes on fermizers while noting freight charges blend a fixed amount with a percent, averaging 45 percent. Kansas mined 7,202,210 tons of coal valued at $12,036,992 in 1913.
Golliwog at Chamberlin Johnson DuBose Co. Toy Store hosts a public reception in Atlanta to showcase large toy inventories for Christmas. The store promises diverse engines, trains, games, dolls, and vehicles, with assurance of timely delivery for shoppers over the two days before Christmas.
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