Georgia Awakening Over Mob Law Pushes for Law Enforcemen
The Georgia press and public figures urge end to lynching and mob violence. Governor Nate Harris and candidate L G Hardman pledge to uphold law, with Habersham Democrats praising ordered action and statewide presses demanding clear policy. The piece stresses teaching legality in homes, schools, and churches to avert mob justice and restore Georgia's good name.
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Georgia
Department of Justice
Nate Harris
L G Hardman
Commerce
Habersham County
Mass
Daily and
Weekly Press of
Georgias
Georgia’s Resolve Against a Hydra of Threats
The passage portrays Georgia preparing to marshal its strongest forces to confront and crush a growing menace described as hydra headed, signaling a decisive, forceful response. It emphasizes determination, strength, and decisive action to neutralize the threat.
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Georgia
The Coming Air Battles and the Zeppelin Threat
The article notes limited aerial defense success against Zeppelin raids over France and England. It cites dramatic yet costly feats of cloud warfare, German airmen’s elusive raids, and English reports downplaying danger while eyewitnesses describe substantial ruin. It warns that the era of major air battles approaches, urging stronger air defenses for England.
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France
England
London
Death pits on the western front and shifting loyalties
The piece recalls brutal trench warfare with mines drilling craters and men buried alive as German attacks renewed on French lines. It notes English observers and controversial figures, including King Constantine and Baron Astor, while mocking congressional progress and wartime slogans amid grim carnage.
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Paris
A Colorful Fragment Pack From a 1916 Paper
A mosaic of verses and prose excerpts mixes poetry and editorial notes. It cites street talk and folk speech, quotes a long religious meditation on food safety, and references a 1916 chapter about condemned prisoners and diet, followed by stray lines about reporters and European conflict.
Follow the Leader Editor Urges Wilson Support
James R Nutting of Atlanta argues that editorials endorse President Wilson’s policies and urge unwavering support to ensure democracy, peace, and prosperity in the coming national election. Nutting laments Georgia members in Washington who oppose this view. February 3, 1916.
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Wilson
Georgia
Washington
James R Nutting
Atlanta
Calls on pulpit editorials urge action on mob law in Georgia
A Woodstock, Ga letter from J Dorn on February 4 1916 argues press and church leaders share blame for state lawlessness. The writer urges legislature to pass adequate laws and demands the press and pulpit defend law and order rather than tolerate disorder.
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Georgia
J & Dorn
Woodstock
Censors for Clothes and Dancing Debated in Woman's World
In a forthcoming Sunday feature, Miss 184A Dooly questions whether a censor is needed for women’s dress and dancing. The piece, part of "In Woman's World," previews a broader discussion by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs on decency, indecency, and the line between modesty and expression. It urges readers to self-censor and consider personal conduct.
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184A Dooly
Woman's World
General Federation of Womens Clubs of America
Miss Dooly
President Wilson’s Civil War tale begins in The Sunday Constitution
The Sunday Constitution starts serial publication of President Wilson’s history of the United States focusing on secession seven Southern states prior to Lincoln’s inauguration. It covers the 1807 financial panic, Buchanan era events, the Druid Scott decision, Browne’s raid on Harpers Ferry, Lincoln's 1860 campaign and election, framing the onset of the Civil War.
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Wilson
United States
Buchanans
Scott
John Browne
Harpers Ferry
Lincoln
Douglas
Nonsense Parade in Picture and Prose Delights
A Sunday Constitution feature highlights dainty cartoons and humorous sketches. MIM PLES and MOUSE TWINS head Dreamland, RANE skates on thin ice, HAIRBREAUTH HARRY foils a villain, CHARLIE CHAPLIN closes a museum engagement in Chaplin style, Betsy Hamilton recounts Them Chilen of Nance, Cindy spanks Mandy Jane for hat mischief, Ma Howser finds Bowser sick and sympathetic in a tender vignette.
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Mouse Twins
Rane
Harry
Charlie Chaplin
Betsy Hamilton
Chilen
Nance
Robersons
Granman Lancer
Cindy
Mandy Jane
Howser
Mrs Bowser
Mr Bowser
Three Big Features of Absorbing Interest in The Sunday Constitution
The piece notes the seventh section of That wonderful fiction The Girl and the Game by Frank H Spearman and praises railroad yarns for movie appeal. It previews next Sundays graft story from James Oppenheim and hints at a pivotal railroad deal. It also informs readers of Atlanta spring grand opera plans and a brief Austis theater season with celebrated zingers noted for voice and stage presence.
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Frank
H Spearman
James Oppenheim
Sunday Constitution
Atlanta
Aulstis Theater
Why Bobies Have Rickets And Big Men In One Issue
A summary of upcoming Constitution feature pages includes three articles on the American type, with color illustration by Joseph Pierre Nuyttens on female beauty and a parallel piece on big men and leadership. Other items cover Pushmobile on skates, dentists before Columbus, water freezing from the top down, and stories on love and Saint Valentine’s Day in the leap year calendar.
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Joseph Pierre Nuyttens
Leas
Columbus
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