Schools Need Funds to Expand Atlanta Education System
Atlanta faces school funding failures as the council ignores plans for a new Girls High School building and other urgently needed structures in eighth and ninth wards. The current facilities are cramped, insanitary, and inadequate, threatening next year’s business education for many students. The city has paid on site and interest, but construction may be delayed, hindering equal educational opportunity and reflecting poorly on civic effort.
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Atlanta
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Girls’ High School
Board of Education
Dans Street
Senate blocks bill over certificate of character clause
The senate sent Burnett-Dillingham back to conference citing a clause requiring immigrant certificates of character from home governments. Senator Root praised its aim to curb foreign criminals but warned it could enable despotic states to persecute Jews seeking refuge. He urged alternative safeguards and diplomatic access to criminal records without excluding the oppressed.
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Senate
Root
Camorra
Russia
America
United States
National Parks Bureau Proposed in Interior Dept Plan
A national park bureau under the interior department is proposed in a constructive plan. The initiative aims to organize and oversee park preservation, management, and accessibility as part of a broader national conservation effort.
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Bureau of National Parks
Department of the Interior
National parks need independent bureau to boost care
The American Civic Association endorses a national parks bureau with Taft support and Secretary Fisher backing. It argues current Interior Department supervision is inadequate to conserve and develop parks like Yellowstone Yosemite Glacier and Mount Rainier. A bureau would provide authority expertise and sufficient funds to meet the parks’ hygienic and scenic value and foster broader park expansion.
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Paten
American Civic Association
Taft
Congress
Fisher
Interior Department
Yellowstone Park
Yosemite
Glacier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Horace MacFarland
Civic Association
Bureau
Poincare the Virile Takes French Presidency
The piece contrasts Raymond Poincare with his predecessor Fallieres, praising Poincare as a shrewd diplomat and broad-visioned reformer. It highlights his diplomacy in Balkan and Moroccan matters, his knowledge of France’s economic and agricultural conditions, and his stance of prudent democratic progress during European unrest.
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Raymond Poincare
France
Fallieres
Poincare
Germany
Europe
Cost of War and Peace Pacts in The Constitution Analysis
Lucia Ames Mead argues war spending burdens taxpayers and harms public welfare while disarmament could fund literacy, health, and infrastructure. The column critiques armament costs, cabinet intrigues, and political banquets as part of a broader push toward world peace and economic efficiency.
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Constitution
Lucia Ames Mead
Germany
United States
Inaugural Ball Hopes and Poet’s Echoes in Georgia
A collage of Georgia poems and commentary on the 1913 inaugural ball, laments of office seekers, and reflections on George Washington and Robert Burns. The piece blends verse on patriotism with interim notes on weather, dances, and local life as Wilson era events captivate the region.
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Adams Enterprise
Georgia
Wilson
Bilmvile
Parcel Post
Mr. Wilson
A Nightcap from Collier's Weekly
A reflective note of gratitude ending the day, praising kindness and goodwill. The author thanks allies and friends for support, cherishes a peaceful home, loyal comrades, and a hopeful outlook for tomorrow's opportunities and renewed effort after the night ends.
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Collier's Weekly
Inside History of Grover Cleveland and Apgar
The essay recounts how Grover Cleveland’s rise was aided by Apgar and Daniel Manning. It notes Apgar’s political acuity, his Albany postings, and his crucial investigations that persuaded Manning to back Cleveland for New York governor. Future installments promise more anecdotes from Mr. Edwards’ notebook.
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Manning
Buffalo
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Dig The Word Dig For Success
Motivational exhortation urging relentless effort to overcome obstacles and achieve goals. Emphasizes persistent work, discipline, and belief in oneself as the path to money reputation and glory. Appeals to internal resolve with repeated Dig motif and calls to stamp the word on heart and brain.
What is the true story of the Princes in the Tower murder
The article weighs evidence on whether Richard III ordered the murders of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York in the Bloody or Garden Tower. It cites More and Bacon, notes doubts tied to political factions, and recounts how bones were later found and moved to Westminster Abbey. It mentions Tyrrell, the gatehouse, and the royal context of Gloucester's protectorate.
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Bacon
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Tyrrel
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Bloody Tower
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John Rastall
Edward V
Tyrrell
Charles II
Westminster Abbey
Character Cameos By Robert V. Carr
A 1913 era critique profiles a heavyweight demagogue named No 69 a lawyer and politician of age 48 who panders to reform crowds delivers dull speeches seeks judges favors and betrays people for gain. The piece attacks insincerity bold demagoguery and calls for facing truth with fearlessness and pain as a cure.
The Cost of War Editor Lucia Ames Mead Remains
Lucia Ames Mead argues in a Boston letter that the United States spends about 4 percent of its total budget on future war, more than most nations except Germany and England. She warns 600,000 Americans die annually from preventable causes, and notes battleship and torpedo boat costs exceed other social programs.
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United States
Germany
England
Russia
France
Children’s Bureau
Lucia Ames Mead
Newberry Street
Boston
Maas
Dreaming of You an Angel in a Beautiful Dream
Poetic reminiscence by Augusta Wall with imagery of love lit eyes and memory. It contrasts glowing tropical skies and gloaming moonbeams with dreaming of a beloved, recalling days of old and gold curls, amid memory’s starry shore. An ode to a cherished presence in dreams.
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Augusta Wall
Complexions and the Housekeeping Dilemma
A humorous 1913 essay compares human complexions to makeup, noting the value of appearance for marriage markets, and contrasts permanent versus detachable complexions. It lampoons women’s grooming demands and the social emphasis on looks over intellect, joking about upkeep, winds, children, and daily life pressures.
Dickens Granddaughters Each Receive 262 50 Dividend
Charles Dickens's granddaughters have received the first dividend from a fund set up for their benefit in England and America. Miss Dorothy Dickens spoke for herself and her sisters expressing gratitude to the donors who helped accumulate the money for them.
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London
New York Sun
Charles Dickens
England
America
Dorothy Dickens
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