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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1915
Page
5
The Constitution argues Mayor Woodward cannot be aware of the damage from proposed cuts to Oakland cemetery staff and salaries. It praises the cemetery commission created in 1907 for restoring order, notes substantial private investment by lot owners, and warns that reducing staff could return the grounds to a neglected state.
Alfred Truitt, property owner, publishes a card criticizing Atlanta city for unpaid share of West Hunter street paving completed nearly two years ago. He notes property value increases offset the city's remaining obligation, comparing to earlier Ivy Forsyth street improvements begun in 1912 when funds were scarce.
Property owners undertook repaving of a western traffic artery at city expense with promise of future reimbursement. The project boosted values and benefited the whole city, yet the city has not redeemed its promise. The finance committee and council should fulfill the moral obligation promptly.
The retiring chairman W G Humphrey of Atlanta’s finance committee is praised for turning a difficult office into a high discipline of budgeting. In 1913 and 1914 the city paid off debts totaling 761,491.65, financed from current income with a cash surplus near 200,000. He leaves city banks with 653,082.82 to meet obligations, a robust cash balance, and a solid credit standing, largely credited to his businesslike leadership and support from officials.
A collage of year end verse and proverbs with religious and moral musings. It blends calls to work, perseverance, and communal hope with snippets of dialect humor and prosaic advice. Notable themes include moving toward a brighter future, the persistence of faith, and the shared human striving reflected in various voices.
The Herald Journal of Greensboro marks its fiftieth anniversary as a leading Greene County weekly. Under editor J C Williams for nine years the paper has continued to boost local civic, industrial, and agricultural activity, earning recognition from The Constitution for its role in state and territorial development. The piece celebrates Williams and the paper as a pillar of Greensboro, Greene County, and Georgia journalism. Britain builds battleships amid a backdrop of political rhetoric and public interest.
The Holland Letter argues Judge Gary and United States Steel faced a cautious wage stance amid mixed signals of industry recovery. It traces the company’s long term aim to control foreign markets through coordinated steel supplies, warning wage cuts depend on tariff effects and global demand, with war and trade shaping the outlook for sustaining high wages.
The weather man predicts snow or fair skies and the public adapts with coats and boots or rain gear. The poet mocks meteorology noting forecasts rely on charts and wires from distant lands while predictions often miss.
Editor calls for committee action to repay funds advanced for regrading and paving West Hunter street in 1912. The money, plus interest, remains unpaid after three years, with out of town sponsors puzzled by the delay. Belief: higher West Hunter taxes may cover the expenditure. Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs Clarence Johnson writes in The Constitution praising Miss Isma Doolys article on fashionable boarding schools amid the financial crisis. She warns against equating education with wealth and urges balancing schooling with home life to avoid an aristocracy of wealth or learning in America.
Egypt is described with satirical travelogue tone noting Nile reliance, desert vastness, pyramids, and ancient wealth and misgovernance. The piece critiques old regimes, population decline, and royal folly while weaving humor about weather lore and maps.
The piece blends reflections on swallows as country symbols linked to old homesteads with brief notes from Philadelphia and other papers. It recounts Jimmie the sparrow joining a prisoner, a vivid India scene, and short clippings on bishops, electric fans aiding fire crews, December battles, and British punishments.
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