The President's Burden on Democratic Unity in 1912
The Washington Herald argues that Democratic Congress must support President Wilson in June at St Louis. It praises Wilson for facing world crisis questions and bearing the party burden, warning that backing him is essential to Democratic victory and that Congress should set aside petty interests to uphold party duty.
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Wilson
St. Louis
The
Washington Herald
Congress
Werald
Sua
St. Louie
White House
Democratic Congress
The Drug Evil and State Aid Plan
The state board of health proposes a $20 000 appropriation to relieve drug addicts. Ledbetter amendment supporters say the plan brings treatment to the patient’s home by distributing services across congressional districts. Funds would be used solely for patient relief, avoiding a centralized Atlanta facility crowding.
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State Board of Health
Ledbetter
Atlanta
State sets principle to aid narcotics victims under federal law
The state establishes a guiding principle to address the needs of narcotics victims, aiming to develop further work in this area. The legislature will understand how to meet the demand for relief as federal law blocks the supply of narcotics to those affected.
Root Faults Exposed In Republican Keynote Speech
The Philadelphia Record criticizes Elihu Root for omitting Republican policy views during his keynote at the state convention. It argues his speech served campaign aims, praised by pro-corporate papers, while avoiding stances on WWI, trust regulation, Panama Canal, and Mexico policy. It notes his silence on concrete actions the party would take if in power.
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Elihu Root
Philadelphia Record
Federal Reserve Bank
Hoot
Federal Trade Commission
Mr. Root
Germany
Belgium
Taft
Elihu Roots
Root
Wilson
United States
Republican Party
Our Need of Ships and Naval Policy Debate
The piece contrasts former Secretary of War Garrison with Secretary Daniels who defends and demands naval growth and an adequate merchant marine. It argues Congress must fund a naval program and ocean transport to relieve port congestion, sustain production, and protect national prosperity, linking shipping to peace and industry. The closing remark notes Zeppelins mistaken for stars.
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Garrison
Secretary Daniels
Navy
Daniels
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington
Republic Neanie
Mec
Peante
Congress
Mockingbird’s Verse and World View Wanderings
A patchwork of poems and vignettes reflects rural Americana and religious musings. Verses on Brer Mockingbird’s pride sit beside reflections on wealth, warfare, and labor. Literary sketches by C. F Coffin and others mix dialect, folk song, and moral prompts.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Days
Poem reflects on time's passage through seasons with playful jest. The speaker mocks how weeks slip by before New Year vows, predicting spring, summer, fall, and winter will arrive with humor and a note on practical shopping. The verse ends noting fifty thousand reasons to record each moment.
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Tonk Peen
Stout
Dixie Highway Seen Through Harper's Weekly Lens
Harper's Weekly describes the Dixie Highway as a unifying concrete route linking north and south. It praises civic pride, interstate cooperation, and the roads program, detailing route branches from Mackinac to Miami, the Dixie Highway Association, and county councils guiding construction.
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Jake Chapman Elder
Harper's Weekly
Mackinac
Mich
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Lake Huron
Kalamazoo
Detroit
Indiana
Ohio
Indianapolis
Chicago
Dayton
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Tennessee
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Atlanta
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Arcadia
Miami
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Dixie Highway Association
ABE MARTIN on Sensitivity and Public Service
ABE MARTIN notes Lane folks feel snubbed by epidemics and laments a sister's clothes as scarce. He also critiques William Jennings Bryan and comments on preparedness, reflecting the era's public debates and community sensibilities.
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Lane
Springheld Union
William Jennings Bryan
Supreme Court terms and cases in Georgia opinion summary
Georgia Supreme Court opinions list several cases from Fulton and Chatham with judges and attorneys noted. It references Mdements Heversed, city, towns Decatur and Urbash, and parties including United Cigar Stores and others,局 with various counsel listed.
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Georgi Railway and Telectric Company
City of
Amanta
Fulton Superior
Urbash
Reid
S Steele
Marria Anderson
Contra
Yyson
Small Crop Forces Cotton Price Debate In 1918
Habersham King urges farmers to cut cotton output to curb price swings. He argues a crop around 9 to 10 million bales could balance supply with world demand, while larger yields risk prolonged low prices driven by surplus and war effects. He warns farmers against bear-driven market thinking and calls for decisive action.
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Anc
Congress
Habersham King
Atlanta
Nadises. A humorous sketch on noses by George Fitch
Nadises presents a humorous observational piece on the human nose noting its prominence and functions. It catalogs nose varieties such as Roman and pug, mocks quirks of architecture and plumbing, and lightly muses on color and trouble noses can cause in life and combat.
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California
Chicago
Atlanta
Richard Peters
Thomas M. Castleberry
E. E. Rawson
A Weldon Mitchell
George W
EARTHQUAKE PROMPTS CITY HALL SHAKES AND PAVING PLANS
A city column notes an earthquake shook city hall but councilors remained unfazed. It details street paving plans for this year including West Peachtree Ivy Walton East Fate and Forrest avenues to be resurfaced with asphalt and bitulithic. Construction aims to start West Peachtree and Ivy street promptly.
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Tn Shiek
Construcion
Ivy
Walton
East Fate
Forrest Avenue
Ivy Street
Peachtree
World News Bits From The London Answers And The Planter
Excerpts discuss San Marino's strategic status amid war fears with Italy and Austria, Cuba's rising sugar dominance and projected crop growth, and the German match industry evolution from 1888 to 1910, detailing production shifts, substitutes, and wood shortages.
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Johann Friedrich Kummerer
Wurttemberg
Thhe Harz
Brunswick
Russia
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