Atlanta School Report Critics Poor Conditions And Funding
Atlanta Superintendent William M Slaton submits his 1912 to 1913 public schools report noting many basements dark damp and musty six to eight across from water closets mud filled yards and inadequate equipment. He cites low funding 14 7 percent of revenue versus 20 to 40 percent in other cities and 29 recommended reforms including higher teacher salaries new fixtures yards school census annexes auditoriums and a new Girls High and Boys Tech. Attendance rose to 22 971 from 21 418. There are 58 public schools in the city.
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Atlanta
William M. Slaton
Hia
W. R. Daley
Education Board
Slaton
Amer
United States
Ciites
Popular Distribution of a Valuable Book
The Constitution inaugurates a popular distribution of the New Modern English Illustrated Dictionary in Atlanta. It claims the work is unmatched in lateness accuracy range illustration and binding. A full description and plan appear elsewhere in the issue. Readers are invited to participate.
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Atlanta
Constitution
Rosenwald Aids Hebrew Orphans in Atlanta Plan
Julius Rosenwald contributes 25000 toward an Atlanta orphan home subsidy. The plan aims to replace institutions with family care for widowed mothers and children, reducing overhead. A January 12 meeting will consider the offer, contingent on local matching funds and board approval.
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Atlanta
Oscar Strauss
R. A. Sonn
Leon Eplan
Rosenwald
Chicago
Kriegshaber
Sonn
Julian Mack
Peachtree Road to be Repaved under Fulton plan
Fulton county public works committee outlined a year long program including repaving Peachtree road from Buckhead to the county line and upgrades on Marietta Ivy Gilmer Georgia avenues and Moreland avenue. The group aims to improve driveways and connect leading routes while coordinating street projects with city actions.
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Buckhead
Public Works Committee
Fulton Roads
Atlanta
Shelby Smith
Marietta Street
Ivy Street
Gilmer Street
Ivy
Courtland Streets
Georgia Avenue
Glenn and
Gordon Streets
West End
Grant Park
Moreland Avenue
West Mitchell Street
West Blunter Street
Highland Avenue
Butler Street
McDaniel Street
Taft backs arbitration over Panama toll dispute
President Taft declares support for arbitration between the United States and Great Britain over Panama canal tolls. Speaking at an International Peace Forum luncheon in New York, he says he would submit unresolved differences to an impartial tribunal and hopes for settlement or submission before his term ends. He criticizes Senate delays on arbitration treaties and notes mixed public views about using The Hague for decision.
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New York
Taft
United States
Great Britain
Panama Canal
International Peace Forum
Chews
Henry Clews
The
Hague
Clews
England
M and M Contestants Busy During Christmas Holidays
Contestants in The Constitution's M and M contest keep department managers on the go through the holidays. Two managers reportedly skipped home for Christmas due to the rush. contestants near the home stretch for prizes awarded January 31 for Palmolive and Coca-Cola gum bands. First prizes pay $10 each for the top Palmolive and top Coca-Cola band numbers, with $5 second prizes. Awards for the winners outside Atlanta. Any individual may compete.
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Atlanta
Presby terians Gather in Atlanta for Threefold Assembly
In Atlanta on May 16 Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan among expected visitors attend a historic three branch Presbyterian general assembly gathering. Southern Northern and United Presbyterians meet simultaneously, aiming for future church union. Public services and eight day sessions mark the program with sermons by noted church leaders and a focus on fraternal, mission, and administrative matters.
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Atlanta
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Presbyterian Church
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Southern Presbyterians
United Presbyterians
General Assembly
Southern Presbyteriana
Presbyterians
Jas Churcheoch
J. A. McDonald
Toronto Globe
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North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Northern Presbyteriana
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D. H. Ogden
William H. Roberts
Philadelphia
Mark Mathews
Seattle
Jere Moore
D. ¥. Magill
Pittsburg
H. H. Bell
San Francisco
C. Wallace
Sewickley
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Louisville Officials Face Quiet Municipal Election
Louisville Ga January 4 Special Louisville s municipal election passed off very quietly today Dr H C Per king was re elected mayor without opposition Captain J H Polhi re elected clerk without opposition McG Gamble J R Murphy J W Clarke and BR L Bethea were elected council men with no opposition.
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Louisville
H. C. Perking
J. H. Polhi
McG. Gamble
J. R. Murphy
J. W. Clarke
BR. L. Bethea
Atlanta Greeks Sail To Fight Turks For Greece
Five Atlanta Greeks including John Mehos Mim Povlou and the Brown brothers depart to join Greece against Turkey. They aim to reach Athens by January 25 to meet a military deadline for return eligibility. Mehos expects a six month absence and hopes to bring his parents back to America after serving.
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Greece
Atlanta
John Mehos
Mehos
Manhattan
Mim Povlou
Charles
Jim
Harry Brown
Postoffice Cafe
Athens
America
Lmit
Exchange of Wives Led to Murder at Edey Home
Nellie Murdock testified at a coroner s inquest in Bellport New York describing a plan to have her husband and Henry Edey exchange wives. Edey a wealthy retired Wall Street broker shot his wife then died by his own hand. The scheme involved divorces in Texas and a future remarriage between Weds and those involved, with Mrs Murdock claiming Edey orchestrated the affair to gain his wife back.
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Bellport
Henry Edey
Nellie Murdock
Cornorers
Edey
Wall Street
Eidey
Murdoch
Texas
Edcey
Minister’s error exposes college romance wedding
Bonnell H. Stone of Oxford Georgia, a University of Georgia forestry student, and Edna Ausland of Athens now Boca Grande Florida, wed secretly after a minister failed to sign the marriage certificate. The unsigned record triggered officials to locate the preacher, revealing a plan to marry after Stone’s graduation.
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Bonnell H. Stone
Oxford
University of Georgia
Edna Ausland
Athens
Boca Grande
Fla
Mrs Dyar Sues Kimball Le Se for Assault in Lobby
Mrs A S Dyar widow of New Orleans aged 56 sues George A Lougee proprietor of the Kimball house hotel in Fulton county superior court for 25000 damages alleging a hotel lobby incident December 3 4 in which a house detective slapped her cursed her and threatened eviction. She says the assault left her swelling and injured her ear and was witnessed by several strangers. Attorneys say she plans to pursue the case after returning to New Orleans.
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A. S. Dyar
New Orleans
Sait
Superior Court of
Fulton County
George A. Louges
Ed Brown
Kimball
Lougee
Heal Eatate
Lamar, HI
Colquitt & Onyera
Atlanta
Stengk Ber
Hill
More Stamps Needed for the Parcels Post
Washington reports Postmaster General Hitchcock directs the bureau of engravings and printing to boost daily parcel post stamp output from five million to ten million. Postmasters nationwide note a sharp rise in parcel post business, prompting the higher production to meet demand.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Bureau of
I Gneratings
Tts
Parcel Post
United States
Palmetto Elects Mayor and Council in Annual Vote
Palmetto Ga January 4 Special In the annual city election today Palmetto elected Mayor R B Bean and councilmen RB Smith Dr T C Bullard Les Dentler W H Hall. The elected officers are prominent local businessmen with long ties to Palmetto and area commerce.
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Bean
RB. Smith
T. C. ‘Bullard
Les Dentler
W. H. Hall
Miog
Pro Stone
Pelmatic
Nthe Asset
Taft Defends Administration at Political Wake Dinner
President Taft spoke at the Waldorf Astoria to over 1,000 Republicans defending his record and lamenting opposition. He described his demise as a political crisis caused by misunderstood policy, urged unity, and warned against Roosevelt’s influence while noting a future return to old ideas and slow social reform.
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Taft
White House
Waldorf-Astoria
Union League Club
Republican Club
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
J. van Vechten Olcott
Samuel J. Elder
Hoonevelt
Coleonel Roosevelt
Weather Prophecy Forecast For Georgia Next Days
Weather outlook predicts fair skies in Georgia on Sunday with possible local rain late. Monday brings a drop in temperatures as northerly air moves in making it colder.
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