Relieving Congestion in Atlanta Streets
The city council should immediately surface the graded West Peachtree and Ivy streets with asphalt to relieve traffic congestion. Thousands have been spent on Belgian blocks with no return, while Piedmont avenue shows the benefit of paving. An affordable improvemen t on Ivy and West Peachtree would reduce congestion and improve travel.
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Atlanta
West Peachtree
Ivy
West Peachtree and Ivy
Piedmont Avenue
Ivy Streets
Peachtree Street
Atlanta Health Progress Cuts Death Rate And Milk Quality
City Health Officer J P Kennedy reports Atlanta 1915 death rate at 1456 per 1000, down from 1581 in 1914, with 2,766 deaths and 3,160 births. Typhoid fever deaths fall to twenty one, the lowest in city history, while Dr Claude A Smith notes 48 percent of milk is certified quality or equivalent, and dirt is rare in Atlanta milk, aided by The Constitution’s assistance.
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Atlanta
J. Pennedy
Kennedy
Claude A. Smith
Smith
The Saving Habit in Atlanta and National Finance
A historic overview on the rise of saving in Atlanta over ten years driven by thrift, bank campaigns, and postal savings. It notes deposits near a million dollars in many banks, compares Atlanta to New England, and links savings growth to wartime strain and long-term financial stability. The piece also weaves in political notes about Kaiser Wilhelm, Ford, and international affairs, tying national mood to household saving.
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Atlanta
New England
Georgia
Postal Savings Bank
Postal Savings System
Public milk supply praised for city cleanliness
Advocacy of a pure milk supply and monthly department reports has spurred sanitary competition among city dairies. Dr Kennedy and Dr Smith receive Atlanta’s praise for excellent service, earning public confidence and justifying city expenditures.
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Ofice
New Year Verses and Oddities From a Turbulent Year
A collage of dialect verses and quips about New Year joys and woes. It recalls cheerful greeting lines, a tornado tale from Great Bend Kansas, humor about calendars and paydays for 1918, and regional snippets on weather, Prohibition era topics, and rural life with a mix of humor and sentiment.
Chimes and bells inspire poets love and time
A poem by Charles W. Hubner praising bells for their clear music and the power to transform time into beauty. He envies bells for their perfect harmony and the way poetry seeks to imitate their celestial tone.
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Charles W. Hubner
Will and Time and a Grieving Resolve
A short verse by Augusta Wall invokes will and time to ease grief. It speaks of sorrow, softened by time, and the absence of future comfort, urging endurance through sorrow without explicit hope.
Atlanta Recall Battle Frames Jim English Faithful Heroism
A veteran editor argues against recalling Captain James W. English as Atlanta faces a recall campaign. He lauds English’s long service, recalling acts defending voters, quelling vice, supporting infrastructure, and civic institutions, urging neighbors to vote no to preserve the city’s heritage.
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Constitutio
Atlanta
Phoenix
Joab
Auch & Ghan
Audh 3
James W. English
Lfe
Benge
Captain English
Ming
National Hotel
Jim English
Bush Arbor
Davis Hall
Hew Hill
Boanerge
J. G. W. Mills
Milton A. Candler
United States
Polla
Candler
Jim
Captainainglish
Belisarius
No Lawyers in Atlanta Council Year Sparks Debate
An old item notes that for the first time since Atlanta’s founding no lawyer will sit on the city council this year. It recalls past influence of attorneys and outlines council projects including street extensions, repaving, waterworks pumps, a new cyclorama building, and school construction. Also discusses recall ballot wording and lists four retiring council members.
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Atlanta
Jim English
Redight
Jim ‘English
Jim Eaglish
Jim Engibb
Ike Evan P. Howell
Robert H. Maddox
Benjamin ©. Crane
Treasury
Captain Enghahs
Hon
Farrieh Furman
Milledgeville
Captain English
Paul Romare
Eatablian
Georgia School of Technology
Sam Spencer
Gordon
Ben Hill
Tata
University High School
Alabama Street
Madison Avenue
Spring
Peachtree
Ivy Streets
Pryor Street
Lakewood
WCIE
Isaac Newton Ragsdale
James William Maddox
Orville Heathman Hall
Charles DeWitt Knight
Ragsdale
Maddox
Hnight
Hall
Atlantans vow to defend Jim English against recall outrage
Larry Gantt of Millsown, writing from Athens, lauds James W. English for Atlanta’s growth and moral uplift. He criticizes opponents in the recall movement, defends Jim Woodward and W. Woods White, and predicts a decisive pro-English vote on January 6, 1916, urging voters to uphold the veteran leader’s legacy.
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James W. English
Atlanta
W. Woods White
Woods White
Captain English
Jim Woodward
Jim
Athens
Georgia
A.v
Larry Gantt
Bllisville
Mina
Georgia Auto Tax Law Gains Quick Approval From Car Owners
The new auto tax law, effective Saturday, requires Georgia car owners to obtain license tags by March 1. Applications pour in at Secretary of State Phil Cook’s office, with Chatham and Bibb counties leading in numbers, signaling strong support after disputes under the old law.
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Georgia
Phil Cook
Chatham
Bibb
Chatham County
Bibb County
Cook
State's Conscience in Georgia Railroads
The Macon Telegraph argues the state must keep a clean conscience as railroad owner, opposing preferential treatment for state lines. It condemns the idea of the state using power to restrain competition and insists Georgia should act like other owners, selling or conforming to rules to protect rail value. The piece cites ethics, interstate scrutiny, and the need for uniform standards in policy.
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Macon
Ptate of
Georgia
Louisville
Bartow County
Pighc
mOnelves
Har
Occa
Sion
Interstate Commerce Com
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