Constitution ads and distribution notes for Atlanta area
The notice lists mailing rates for Atlanta and outside it, identifies J oR Holliday as sole advertising manager for the territory, gives Washington Bureau address, and notes Mr Joan Corrigan Jr as stiff correspondent. It states The Constitution goes on sale in New York by 2 pm the day after issue and lists newsstand locations. It disclaims responsibility for advance payments to out of town carriers.
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Atlanta
Holliday
Aunote
Washington
Mtresy
N W
Joan Corrigan
Stilf
New York City
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Times Building
Cormer
Twenty-ninth Street
Gente
United Democracy in Georgia Unity Behind Wilson
The Macon Telegraph urges Georgia Democrats to unite and erase factional differences ahead of the national convention. It praises unity around Woodrow Wilson as party leader, notes restored harmony, and argues for a solid, organized state structure to support a national victory in November.
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Georgia
Macon Telegraph
Tom Watson
Wilson
State Democratic Executive Committee
Committee 3
Businss
National Democracy 13
Democrata
United Party Organization
Macon
Georgia Democracy
Dan G. Hughes Dies at 40 A Prized Agricultural Officer
In the death of Dan G Hughes assistant commissioner of agriculture the department loses an able conscientious officer and the state a loyal friend. Scarcely 40 he was born and raised on a farm and devoted to practical agriculture seeking to improve the condition of individual farmers. He possessed many valuable ideas for improving agricultural efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan G Hughes
Department
Hughes
Georgia Family Mourns Loss of Devoted Agricultural Son
A son of Congressman Dudley M. Hughes, he was second in command at a department and would have greatly advanced Georgia agriculture had he lived. Friends across the state grieve for a devoted son, true friend, and promising Georgian who could have led valuable service for his state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley M. Hughes
Georgia
Hughes
Mob law comment by Captain Gillette on lynching evil
Captain Cassius E. Gillette of Failadelphia criticizes mob violence in The Constitution. He argues lynching harms state reputation and fuels cowardice, noting lynchings increasingly involve crimes beyond the initial offense. He cites 1915 data and calls for legal reforms and education to curb mob law.
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Cassius E. Gillette
Failadelphia
United States Engineer Corps
Savannah Harbor
Georgia
Gillette
South
Alabama
Columbia
Springfield
Mags ) Republcan
Cotton Without Potash Shows Promise For Georgia Crops
A statement from Professor J S Brogdon in The Constitution outlines Georgia field tests comparing regular potash fertilizer with limestone ground in place of potash. Six county patches yielded 246 pounds of seed cotton without limestone and 293 pounds with limestone, suggesting limestone may release soluble potash from soil.
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J S Hrogdon
Atlanta
Brogdon
Georgia
Prominent Merchant Seeks Cotton Acreage Policy
In a February 14, 1916 letter from Woodstock Ga, H Johnston argues southern cotton planners must decide this spring whether to cut acreage by about 20 percent to raise prices or plant a large crop to push prices down. He warns speculators watch acreage changes, urges diversification, and cautions against repeating 1914-15 cycles.
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Bates
United States
H Johnston
Woodstock Ga
Urges Belter Merchant Marine and Potash Independence
An Atlanta University editorial argues government ownership of shipbuilding and operation to boost the merchant marine, aid wartime defense, and convert vessels for navy use. It notes European conflict pressures and historic underinvestment in U S shipping laws, urging Congress to act. It then examines German potash price shocks and U S chemists developing substitutes to free American farmers from reliance on German potash, highlighting potential national agricultural benefits.
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Atlanta University
Atlanta
Constitution
Bth
Congress
Harold H. Thomas
Thomas
Germany
Raising Cotton Without Potash Using Lime Stone Aid
Editor notes experiments in Georgia showing six of nine growers achieved higher seed cotton yields with liberal finely ground limestone rather than potash or with no potash when combined with a 10 percent phosphoric acid and 2 percent ammonia guano. The study suggests limestone can replace part of known fertilizer needs for cotton.
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Germany
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
A.C Lewis
State Entomologist
Porter Fertilizer Company
Atlanta
Patchea
Founda
Pownda
Catton
Catton Fulton
Burke
Haugton
Rothamstead
Georgia Saila
A Northern Friend’s Call For Lynching Reform Proposals
In a Philadelphia letter, Gillette argues lynching stems from rape trials forcing victims to testify against black suspects. He proposes a juror system of 13 citizens from local men empowered for one year to convict on evidence, arguing such reforms would curb mob justice and restore respect for law.
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Harris
Georgia
South
Northerner
Remy FT
Rage
Barbecue politics and close race for pol lis commissioner
The piece outlines a near even contest for the polities commission from the sixth ward between John H Welch and James EB Hickey as election day nears. It notes friend claims of victory and reports on city political discourse, including remarks by ex supreme court judge Spencer R Atkinson. It also covers council actions on fences for vacant city property and free licenses for the poor, with notes on council members and mayoral veto history.
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Jim Seawright
Jim Renfroe
W. Parlinger
Jr, Seawright
C’ C McDonald
J N Renfroe
Fred Woodall
Pulpit Urges Georgia Clergy to Denounce Mob Law
Reverend Holderby calls Georgia churches to act against mob violence and lynching. He urges pastors and the press to unite, condemn mob law, and redeem Georgia from disgrace, claiming fifty years of advocacy from his pulpits.
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Georfia
Pulptt
Georgia
Jessness
Church of Jewen Chorint
A Holderby
College Fark, Ga
Simple experiment reveals how minerals drive the body
A laboratory experiment shows citrate of lithium and platinum wire in a Bunsen flame revealing sodium and potassium activity in the human body. The text argues minerals keep tissues flexible and support heart and nervous system, noting historical potassium value and wasteful distillery processes.
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America
Ute
Bor
United States Smelting Company
Utah
Armour Fertilizer Company
United Statos
New Orleans
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Lilting Lines Luis Mason Parodies War Calm
A fragmented verse mockingly critiques Walt Mason and wartime rhetoric, contrasting ridiculed lines with the grim realities of conflict. The piece references diplomacy, anger, and a call for peace, concluding with a garbled signature line and name.
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Mexico
Bumschif Ign
Sunda
Dan G. Hughes
Cae
Urges Belter Merchant Marine
S. Mreggon
Amalyticst Chemis
Atlanta, Ga
Bardecues
Atkinson
Spencer R. Atkinson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Fulton County
Federation of Womans Clubs
Farlinger
Woodward
Alexander William Farlinger
Atlanta Ia
Tax Compultien of Council & Resolution
Presbyterian
Alfred W. McGann
Alfred W. McCann
Alfred W. scCsam
Wait Mason
Walt Mason
Mao
Alata
Egeshore
Qwell
Pauline
Shep
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