Perfidy of Panama and the canal toll controversy
President Wilson denounces the exemption of American coastwise vessels from tolls as a breach of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and calls the policy dishonesty and dangerous for the nation. The piece argues the Panama Canal demands equal terms for all, warns of corporate lobbying, and asserts the project as a monument of American engineering and national honor.
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Wilson
Panama
England
Panama Canal
Hunt on Rural Credits and Georgia Finance
Benjamin W. Hunt of Batonton voices practical views on rural credits, stressing land as security for low interest loans, and urges reform of Georgia’s chaotic title validation and tracing system to support development. As chair of the rural credits committee, he cites bank farmer ties and the need for broad agricultural progress backed by stable finance.
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Benjamin W. Hunt
Batonton
Hunt
State Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Georgia State Bankers' Association
Les
Chamber of Commerce
Micie Georgia Bankef
Eatonton
Georgia State Bankers’ Association
Barker
Macon
Chamber
Rural credits campaign aims to shape new currency policy
A Georgia chamber of commerce campaign for rural credits opens at a psychological moment. Lawmakers may pass federal rural credits legislation before session end to strengthen the new currency law and aid state agencies. Liberalizing policy among city and country bankers and merchants could spur development in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Peytons Interview Reflects Rail Electrification Thoughts
John Howe Peyton, president elect of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railway, responds to a misquoted Atlanta smoke and electrification issue. He notes he was misunderstood and does not commit to immediate electrification but says it offers a real solution and may come to Atlanta sooner or later.
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Constitution
John Howe Peyton
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Atlanta
Peyton
Two Blades of Grass Pioneer Joshua Bass Dies at 63
A Georgia farmer from Houston County, Joshua Bass, the first in the state to yield over a bale of cotton per acre, dies at 63. He championed intensified diversified farming, helping Georgia move toward food self sufficiency and economic independence beyond cotton.
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The
Constitution
Joshua Bass
Georgia
Bass
Houston County
Dean Swift
Appomattox
Home Label Tour Aims to Boost Atlanta Industry
Chairman Wilmer dfoore of the Industrial Statistics Bureau plans a second Atlanta industrial tour in April to widen awareness of the home label. The one day visit last year opened many business leaders' eyes to local manufacturing, and officials urge continued focus to keep dollars at home and spur new factories.
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Wilmer Dfoore
Industrial Statistics Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Bureau
Valentine Man and a Hungry Editor’s Banquet
A humorous piece recalls a lovesick man called the Valentine Man, who hides from the light and mocks fate. It also quotes a Bulville editor’s quip about dining at a Kansas City Star banquet, joking they could buy the entire feast for two dollars.
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Bulville
Kansas City
Change of Mind on Women Voting Speaks from Billville Banner
Fragmented text from a 1920s era sheet showcases satire and dialect heavy snippets. It notes a shift in stance on women voting and includes verses, quips, and moral proverbs reflecting local tone and community concerns. The piece blends humor with social critique in a collage of poems and sayings.
Despard Conspiracy and Trial in Early 1800s England
The article recounts Colonel Despard and a conspiratorial group plotting to kill the king and revolutionize government, a broad national uprising with naval and army dissent. It details his grievances, arrest, imprisonment, and the trial that began February 7, 1803, with Perceval leading the case, Despard's death sentence, and royal efforts to curb gruesome execution details.
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Colonel Despard
Thas
London
Despard
Ballant
England
St. James' Palace
Mall
St Stephens
Thomas Windsor
Guards
Goa
Aluna
Evan
A Good Farmer Record Set by G C W McLendon
Our good friend GC W McLendon a progressive farmer on route No 10 posted a notable farming record for 16 months from February 1 to December 1. He sold 360 pounds of butter from two sons and kept enough for home use. He sold 203 dozen eggs while maintaining ample home reserves. He recently butchered three piglets under one month old, yielding 655 pounds of pork an average of 283 pounds per pig. Who can beat this record of Mr de Lendon.
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GC. W. McLendon
de Lendon
Risks of Aviators from The London Opinion
A wave of sympathy swept the court during the pioneer aerial collision case as pilots of the two wrecked machines arrived on crutches and walking sticks nearly a year after the accident. Lieutenant Kehrmann injured while playing football and E C Pushley knocked down by a motor bike were noted. Sir Rufus Isaac commented that they seem safer in air than on land and the collision occurred while taxiing.
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Lava
Kehrmann
E. C. Pushley
Rufus Isaac
Rural credits for Georgia based on Torrens system
Benjamin W. Hunt urges Georgia to adopt Torrens title to enable affordable rural credits. He critiques archaic land records, notes title certainty lowers interest rates, and calls for an American tailored plan combining farmer trust and banker security. He cites costs of title searches, collateral preference for land, and the need to modernize records nationwide. He contrasts European amortized mortgages with local practices, stressing equity, efficiency, and banker support for a thriving rural economy.
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Logan
Macon
Atlanta
Georgia
Meine
Texas
Land &T
North Carolina
Denmark
Ireland
Good Advice From an Atlanta Negro Lawyer
A letter from W. Bullock, attorney at law in Atlanta, urges white and black residents to improve sanitation and curb idleness among African Americans. He ties public health to moral progress, calls for better schools, and praises efforts to elevate Atlanta toward its ideal "Atlanta spirit" in February 1914.
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Atlanta
Hartor
Pla
Atlante
W. Bullock
Oda Fellows Building
Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
Dweller in My Endless Dreams by Rabindranath Tagore
Poem fragment titled The Gardner evokes a dreamer addressing a beloved dwelling in endless dreams. Rich metaphors describe longing and passion with imagery of sunset songs and wine of pain, reflecting Tagore’s poetic cadence and romantic sensibility.
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Prusiec
Habindranath Tagore
the Gardner
Editor clarifies quote on railroad terminal electrification
In a note editorial from February, John Howe Peyton of the Nashville based N. C. & St. L. disclaims an Atlanta Constitution misquote. He says he did not advocate electrifying terminals to solve smoke issues. He did express support for reducing smoke but offered no opinion on practicality for Atlanta.
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Constitution
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
Success Defined by George Matthew Adams
The text defines success as a positive personal state not borrowed or handed down but earned and unique to the individual. It emphasizes finding one's life work, translating it into deeds, and continuously improving by doing the work in the best way and then pursuing better outcomes.
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George Matthew Adams
Victor Hugo and Duty in a Geneva to The Hague Quest
An unpublished Le Cri de Paris tale recounts how Armand Barbes, dying in The Hague in 1870, sought to meet Victor Hugo. Hugo and his son Charles chose duty over personal meeting, rushing from Brussels to The Hague then to Switzerland to aid the exiled Barbes before the war.
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Victor Hugo
le Cri de
Paris
France
Armand Barbes
Hugo
Louis Philippe
Barbes
Germany
Hague
M. Clarette
Brussels
Charles
Barber
Geneva
Switzerland
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Clark Howell
WL. Halstead
Roxx Robinson
Alvert Hlowelk Jr
Bleck
HW. Grady
United States
Mexico
Htvase
Msi
Imo
RH Molliday
Constitution Building
Sele
Washington
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Times
Thirty-eighth Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Mr, Peyton
Goethals
New York
Border Resort
Volentine
Fedlaw
Billville Banner
Darkey
Folger McKinsey
Eim
Carroll County Times
London Opinion
Torrens
Alue
Gary
Cotton
Europe
Batenten, Ga
N. C. & Stl Hy
Nashville, Tenn
Victor Hugo and
Duty
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