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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1915
Page
9
After weeks of wrangling the January finance sheet moves to the aldermanic board which meets Thursday. Citizens hope the board and mayor will approve to end the dispute. The piece faults the current system and urges reform toward a modern administrative method.
Von Herrmann debunks January gloom by showing it was a normal month with expected rainfall and fog. He, the region’s weather authority, backs the claim with records, ending the public mood of complaint about the city’s damp spell.
The War Claims bill puzzle opens as Democratic senators show indifference in the current session. The Court of Claims has investigated and approved these claims, and the House already passed and sent the bill for validation over a year ago. Republicans have shown more interest than Democrats, with only a few southern senators like Bankhead, Camden, and Shields among the notable exceptions.
The article denounces Southern senators including Vardaman for obstructing routine action on claims. It notes a 1914 Constitution piece questioning reliance on the Republican party to settle those claims and laments southern indifference or incapacity in the Senate. The piece warns the measure could fail without urgent action.
A Georgia newspaper urges Atlanta women to organize to address serious deficits in public schools. It highlights overcrowded grades, four hour days in double sessions, and no new buildings for years, calling for board leadership and council action to restore the system to its former standard of efficiency.
A collage of local flavor from Billville and surrounding areas includes homestyle verses about simple living, a country dinner at G. C Hughes’s home, and a note on weathering hard times. Also shared are brief musings on war poetry, wood chopping gatherings, and a peculiar editor’s column praising domestic life in the era.
C F von Herrmann of the Weather Bureau notes January 1915 did not differ greatly from the normal. Mean temperatures around 42 degrees with a 0.2 degree deviation, highs near 64 and lows near 22. Rainfall 0.88 inch above normal, ten rainy days versus twelve. Cloudiness higher, Northwest wind averaging 12 mph, gusts to 44 mph, dense fogs more frequent.
DeKalb County Georgia gains a complete survey atlas by Maynard Carter Simmons of Atlanta and Chattanooga. The civil map details roads property lines and features. the soil and geological maps show soils, minerals, and potential crops. The work highlights granite areas near Stone Mountain Lithonia and a new area near Pandla Mills with kaolins and clays for bricks pottery and possible platinum. The report notes water powers for mills lighting dairying and farm valuations under new valuation methods aided by the federal reserve act.
A satirical portrait of a perpetual complainer in every town who denounces progress while organizing protests. The poem mocks the persistent kicker who cries extravagance and graft, seeks injunctions, and finds daily pleasure in public scorn and disdain.
A humorous portrait of college glee clubs as roaming, quarrelsome bands breaking from campus during holidays. It mocks Pullman travel, midnight freshman dress quests, and the shift from playful tunes to grand opera ambitions, praising endurance while poking fun at college lore and social life.
The Savannah News notes that despite wartime strain and low cotton prices, University of Georgia attendance remains strong, with the State College of Agriculture short course also drawing large enrollments. The piece urges Georgians to recognize education’s value and anticipates growth as business conditions improve after the war.
A Palestine Herald excerpt emphasizes shared stakes in town prosperity through cooperation. It cites mutual benefits of business growth and stable home values, noting everyone in the community must work together to swim rather than sink.
Mrs. Manson Wilson argues mothers should steer education policy, not impose rigid school discipline. She cites concerns about childhood development, concentrated classroom methods, and the impact on home life, urging parents to prioritize home training over extended schooling.
Augusta Ga M Le Widee sounds urgent alarm over diseased Maine Irish potatoes entering the South under government inspection. He cites white powdery disease and scale seen in stores, urges stopping Maine imports and tagged shipments, warns of infection to Southern fields and the regional potato shipping industry. He names Georgia and South Carolina advocates.
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