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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1914
Page
7
The article derides Atlanta’s apportionment squabble as a stain on municipal dignity. It argues for rearranging fiscal policy, noting ample borrowing capacity for permanent improvements, urging long term thinking and concessions to meet future needs.
The election of Robert F Maddox of Atlania as one of four U S vice presidents of the United States Chamber of Commerce is a tribute to him and to Georgia. It marks him as a new southern business leader and signals constructive service for the chamber and the state. Rome, Ga born John H Reynolds is named a director, noted as a veteran of finance and conservative. The two Georgians are expected to render steady, broad minded leadership for ethical business and regional progress.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia state chamber are urged to support a national park in the Appalachian mountains. George S. Powell, secretary of the Appalachian Park Association, has been in Atlanta seeking to enlist members and endorsement for the project.
The passage urges rapid development of recreation sites across the eastern United States, highlighting North Georgia North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. It argues for federal purchase and improvement funds as a force for broad regional benefit, criticizing pork barge while envisioning a large public playground.
Atlanta observes the life of United States Senator A. O. Bacon with a lie in state at the Georgia Capitol. Citizens praising his encyclopedic knowledge of foreign relations and steady conservative judgment note his leadership on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his honorable Confederate service.
A Decatur Board of Trade meeting discussed progress and future flaws, urging attraction of farming immigrants to DeKalb. The county, a top truck area near Atlanta, is highlighted for year round market potential and development of agri cultural and residential sectors. The piece also wryly notes issues from music trusts to tax debates and Huerta era politics, with satirical references to public prints and leadership ambitions.
An excerpt notes a fiddle’s joyful energy keeping people dancing and a January tale about a Delaware farmer’s stored watermelons picked in August. A Georgia observer ponders providence and movement as the tale wanders through music, travel, and a curious melon anecdote.
Nearly twenty three years ago New Orleans faced a Mafia born from Italian politics that turned deadly. Chief of Police David O Hennessy was assassinated in Monasterio’s shanty guiding a violent exposure that led to a controversial trial where six were acquitted and three betrayed by jury. A vigilante march toppled prison gates. nine prisoners were killed by mob action and two hanged. The affair cost over $26,000 and stirred international tension, with later bribery indictments and a broad political backlash.
A rambling dialogue unfolds about headaches and quirky neighbors and relatives. A weary professor describes crippling pains on dates and occasions while recounting clashes with Gooseworthy Aunt Julia Old Doolittle and others. The scene blends humor with exaggerated aches and social encounters.
A mixed-poem page featuring voices on poverty, faith, and mystery. Includes the Lord's poor man lamenting wealth, a sermon-like critique, a nature hymn about spring and secrets, humorous notes on radium prospecting, weather quips, and a flirtatious tango allusion, with rustic dialect and period tone throughout.
John A Joych of Washington DC memorializes a statesman described as heroic and pure who served his country loyally from sea to sea. The obituary praises his duty in strife, broad mind, and independence from party lines, ending with a vision of eternal rest among the Blue and Gray.
A vivid essay extols the Great Lakes as a boundless water source and notes their vast size and impact on commerce. It lists lakes and cities like Chicago Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo Toronto and Duluth, and mentions Lake Superior’s depth and Lake Michigan’s length as defining traits.
Mrs Young, easing a sprained ankle, receives steady kitchen wisdom from a meticulous elderly neighbor. She learns to scrub tins with hot suds, oil floors, and polish knives with ashes and cloth, while the neighbor praises practical, frugal care and insists on plain paper for dry hands.
Recipe tale recounts a Paris purchase of ten dollars inspiring a South Carolina cookbook contribution. The formula blends almonds citron chocolate and macaroons, with steps to prepare almond paste, sponge cake layers, and polonaise icing. The piece wends into a satirical travelogue about the Great Lakes and North Central states.
A fragmented classroom exchange shows a teacher and students discussing a word and identifying a pet pigeon. The fragment ends with a cut line about a cat and the mistaken term ex- Unet.
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