Absentee landlord Harvie Jordan returns to farm life
Harvie Jordan, once an absentee landlord, argues that absentee ownership fuels Georgia's farm troubles and urges landlords to practice what they preach. He notes much land is city owned and advocates directing diversification propaganda toward urban owners. Jordan praises life on the Jasper county plantation and says landlords should modernize and rebuild tenant pride to move Georgia toward independence from cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvie Jordan
South
Jordan
Rauch
Georgia
Jasper County
Food shortages, grain prices and farming policy debate
The piece notes USDA assurances against food shortages despite high prices since World War I. It highlights Mayor Mitchel’s wheat cost probe led by George Perkins, urging embargoes on exports and local farm control. It argues the war teaches the South to grow its own supplies to avoid farm mortgage risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Department of Agriculture
Mitchell
New York City
George W. Perkins
Rumor of Italy's possible shift in WWI alliance
Italian newspapers discuss freely a rumor that the kaiser has made overtures to Italy to join him against the allies. Proposals allegedly include frontier rearrangements and compensations, with Italy expected to commit her full military strength against the allies. Since the war began, Italy's position has been fluid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Italy Hesitates in War Yet Could Decide the Peninsula
The piece argues Italy remains neutral due to public sentiment against Germany and Austria but could join if pressured, noting Italy’s strong army and likely alignment with Romania. It suggests Berlin strains aim to entangle Italy, while the Kaiser faces a potential strategic loss as public opinion shifts in favor of the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Germany
Berlin
Italy
Romania
Caesars
Judge Park Defies Lynching With Strong Grand Jury Charge
Judge J B Park of the Ocmulgee circuit praised by observers for calling the 1916 Jasper county mob murder a crime under Georgia law. He urged accountability for all participants who aided the lynching of a man, a boy, and two girls, stressing public sentiment against lynch law and the need for fearless judges and jurors to redeem the state’s image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Park
Ocmulgee
Jasper County
Georgia
Monticello
The Mexican Sideshow and Mexican Chaos
A columnist ridicules the Mexican civil conflict as a perpetual game of tag around Mexico City. Obregon evacuates, Zapata seizes control, then Villa and Obregon loom. The piece notes repeated shifts of power and calls for stable government over ongoing anarchy with influential moderates urged to unite.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Obregon
Carranza
Zapata
Nowis
Villa
Expert Testimony Faces Medical Association Critique
A Chicago meeting of the American Medical Association denounces personally retained insanity experts in criminal trials. Members call the issue a scandal and urge a state commission of competent physicians to judge mental status impartially, free from fee-driven bias.
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American ‘Medical Association
Chicago
Spain Faces Turmoil in Mexico on Front Page
Spain also features on the front page as commentators note it would take an army of experts to classify Mexico's many troubles. Compared to Mexico's map-made turmoil a natural earthquake would feel like a holiday.
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Mexico
A Little Piece of Light and Life's Quiet Place
The excerpt reflects on a hidden sanctuary of joy within life where kind voices call from the toil observed, contrasting earthly grandeur with a “little place of light” offering rest from strife. It imagines joy and poverty coexisting, urging humility and contentment amid daily labor and spiritual visions.
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Earth
Turkeys Feet Stir Editor Note In Odd Little Item
A Pearlburg Virginian editor shares a quirk with readers sending odd gifts, from dried pumpkins to a pair of turkey feet. The piece lampoons overzealous compliments and odd offerings while noting a surreal note from unknown senders.
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Pearlaburg -Virginian
Four Steps to Life by Rev J Wilbur Chapman
A compact outline of Chapman's sermon on salvation with four steps. Acknowledging sin, accepting Christ, asking forgiveness, and acting by faith under Christ’s guidance. Scriptural references from Romans John Acts are cited to support each step.
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J. Wilbur Chapman
D.D
Christ
Chapman
Whittier
God
John
Jesus
The Hindu as caricature by George Frren
A hostile mock essay portrays the Hindu as static and backward yet devout and disciplined. It mocks modernization, famine cycles, and the caste system while panning reformers and new laws as foolish. The piece contrasts tiger predation with temperance and comments on schooling, ambition, and cultural resilience.
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India
B. C's
Chicago Union Station
New York
Pensions Drive Rising Cost of U S Veterans Aid
A Christian Science Monitor analysis notes pensions for Civil War veterans are shrinking slowly while annual pension expenditures reach historic highs. The Atlanta Constitution denounces pension legislation as plunder, urging retrenchment and accountability in party politics. Since 1867 pensions rose from about 20 million to roughly 75 million, with projections well above 150 million in the Wilson era and potentially higher. The piece stresses the ongoing tax and revenue strain from pensions, highlighting chronic annual draws of 109 to 175 million since 1838.
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Christian Science Monitor
Boston
United States
Atlanta Constitution
Democratic Party
Taft
Wilson
Pension ‘Rolls
Congress
Back to the Farm by Harvie Jordan in Georgia
Harvie Jordan argues absentee landlords cripple Georgia farming. He urges landowners to return home, diversify to livestock, dairy, and grains, and modernize with tractors and better housing to restore soil, profits, and rural communities. He cites cotton dependence, credit strains, and the rise of tenant systems as root issues. He recounts European lessons on diversified farming and calls for rehabilitation of soils and self-sufficient farms. HARVIE JORDAN. Atlanta, Ga.
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South
Red Old Hills
Jasper
United States Commission
Europe
Georgia
Middle
Pino
Rina Ss
Ann
Old Commonwealth
Harvie Jordan
Prosperity prospects rise across U S industries in February
The Holland Letter notes February may surpass January in exports and overall trade activity with projections of a 135 to 150 million dollar export surplus. Cotton shipments reach a record pace. U S Steel reports January orders up 413 thousand tons, signaling strong domestic business. Confidence grows at chambers of commerce and industrial associations in New York, Washington, and allied regions, while large financings loom for railroads and other sectors.
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South
Mississippi Valley
Chil Bo
Mid-West
Northwest
Tham
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
St. Louis
Foreign Export Trade Association
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
James A. Farrell
foreign export trade@ association
Farrell
Mr.Farrell
New York
The
Hardware Association
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Seaboard
Newark
N. J
Cfty
Great Britain
France
Europe
Frank H. Goodfélion
Altoona
J. P. Morgan
Industrial Commission
Holland
Rippling Rhymes My Walt Mason and Billy Sunday
A blurb praising Billy Sunday for his ardent revival style, noting his slangy methods and energetic delivery. It contrasts Sunday with purist religious language, claiming his fiery approach jolts crowd behavior and leads listeners to the mourners bench, bending them to prayer. The piece suggests Sunday wins converts despite rough speech.
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Billy Sunday
Bing
Satan
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Constitution
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Broadway
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Twenty-ninth Street
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Joy
Jules
Ronnie
Cali
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Fla
Jacksonville
Mr. LA. Fontana
Questa
Messrs. Spalletta
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Ugo Tel
Parkersburg
Pellegrino Blagi
Ashland
Fontana
Pomeroy
N. Barsotti
Middleport
Billville
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Sahara
Americas Times-Recorder
Palestine
Pearl
Lumbia
Jesse
Lara
R. V
the Hindu
Hy George Frren
Good Old Live
Harvie
Atlanta, ‘Ga
Walt Mason
Nhowara
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