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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1916

Page

13

Washington Bureau address sale in New York by 2pm

The notice states the Washington Bureau at 177 Stock NW is on sale in New York by 2pm the day after issue. It mentions Broad way and Forts shud a treat near Times Building and Broadway and Twenty First Street and Broadway. The Constitution disclaims responsibility for advance payments or dealings by dealers or agents.

Washington John Corrigan New York City Elotalingss Broadway Forts Nirth Street

Real estate outlook signals new Atlanta recovery

Real estate activity shows renewed commercial interest after two years of weakness. Bradstreet notes rising deals and stability in Atlanta, with spring expected to bring conservative but substantial market activity and a broad revival across industries.

Brad Streets Bradstraet Atlanta

Congress Must Act On Shipping Bill To Ease Congestion

The account argues Congress must act now to ease commercial congestion from port to rail, warning that delays threaten national prosperity. It cites cargo backlog, idle freight cars, full warehouses, and looming factory layoffs as ships and shipments stall due to lack of port and storage space. Urges immediate action over endless hearings to avert further economic harm.

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Georgia Must Speak Out Against Lynch Law and Mob Rule

Editorial calls for Georgia leaders and candidates to take a clear stand against lynching and mob violence. It argues the state’s honor demands concrete anti mob measures, questions candidates about practical policies, and urges swift, decisive leadership now to restore law and order and earned national respect.

Georgia B Wilmer Norion Goveiner Ceorga Wilmer

Ports Blockade By Our Own Shortcomings Cripples Trade

The text laments shipping bottlenecks and high ocean freight, noting a steel and cotton trade downturn due to transport shortages. It argues the blockade is self created by lack of forethought, urging Congress to answer for daily failures to secure ships and relief for commerce. It calls attention to wartime logistics and responsibility.

Just 2 Georgia Weean i Stayman epee Windom

An excerpt from the Just Firm Georgia column notes rural life and farming, urging farmers to hurry on with cotton planting as winter ends. It references a traditional verse from James Whitcomb Riley and mentions Norfolk, Virginia, during a reading tour.

Riley Just Firm Georgia Norfolk Va

Old-Time Verse and Cartoon Snippets Amid Daily Readings

A collage of lines from poems, cartoons, and domestic musings appears, tracing light verse, a doctor caricature by Helena Smith Dayton, and snippets on church Sundays, weathered wisdom, and rural life. The items reflect era voice and period miscellany with mention of The Charlotte Observer and The Baltimore Suns.

United States Steel executive visits Atlanta and New York

Eugene P Thomas president of United States Steel Products and third in the United States Steel hierarchy passed through Atlanta on his way to New York. He spent time with his sister and visited the Atlanta Steel Werke plant before continuing to New York. Local coverage notes his Confederate lineage, marriage, and rising prominence in finance.

Eugene P Thomas United States Steel Products Company United States Steel Corporation Atlanta New York Decatur Plainfield Grune Weld Toiday Twentes United States Thomas Wall Street

Federal Intervention Seen as Needed to End Lynchings in Georgia

Savannah press notes that northern papers urge federal intervention to suppress lynchings in Georgia. The essay calls Georgians to uphold the law, condemn mob violence, and rally during the upcoming statewide campaigns, arguing such action would benefit the state more than debates on prohibition or debt.

Savannah Press Georgia

What Is Georgia to Do

An editorial questions how Georgia can end lynching. It argues lynchers evade capture and indictment and urges brave sheriffs to pursue and arrest them, challenging law enforcement and citizen resolve to back resolute action against vigilante violence.

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Mayor vows rough justice in Kansas town feud

In Baxter Springs Kansas a local quarrel escalates as a mayoral threat targets a disliked neighbor. The paper mocks the aggressor while promising punishment if he fails to work and support his family, urging restraint and warning against lethal action.

Baxter Springs Kan Willard Gilman Thin Paper Will Wyatt Wizard

Lantern Afloat By His Friend The Sun

Wightman Fletcher Mullton of Emory University presents a lyrical piece narrating Sidney Lanier and his memory. The poem traces Lanier’s lingering presence through nature images like the marsh, Chattahoochee, and Habersham, ending with a vision of dawn and the seer fulfilled by sunlight.

Wightman Fletcher Mbulton Emory University Oxford

The Food Faker and Adulteration Exposed

A critical look at food adulteration traces how filers, bulking, and flavoring distort products. It warns of legal preservatives masking true content and argues for pure food for soil, plant, animal, and man, urging public education and reform.

Georgia to End mob rule and lynching drive in 1920s tone

Editorial urges Georgia voters to demand a governor who will suppress lynching and lawlessness. Cites a need for bold leaders like Alex Stevens Henry Grady Johnny Gordon to restore law and order across the state, invoking Bowdon, John Thearn, and January 8 as context.

Vanddate Fama Tabunrap D3bee Spiris Alex Stevens Henry Grady Jonny Gordon Georgia

Calla for Some Man to Stop Georgia Lynching Spirit

W R Hammond urges Georgia voters to elect a governor who will condemn lynching in strong terms. He argues lynching is a grave outrage and calls for a candidate to pledge to use all legal power to prosecute lynchers. Hammond believes about 39 percent share his view and seeks a bold public protest from a governor candidate.

Emter Georgia R Hammond

The Whim of the Mob editorial 1916 Georgia

A Georgia editorial condemns mob violence in the state. The writer argues that the mob’s actions threaten helpless people and demand forceful lessons to curb the menace. The letter, dated January 29, 1916, from Freston urges public duty to end mob rule.

Georgia Ward Freston, Ga

McLendon Opposed Government Owned Merchant Marine

In an Atlanta address dated January 28, 1916, McLendon argues the United States should not pursue a government owned merchant marine. He cites British, German, and Japanese practices, notes private ownership, questions constitutional constraints, and warns about costs and neutrality impacts in global trade.

Great Britain Samuel Cunard Liverpool New York Cunard Line Germany Lowell Sass Tey Japa United States Congress Atlantic Gulf Savanna Werchant Marine Argentina Brazil Uru Te Brazi Maine Dan Kanama Ine Atlanta

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