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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1915
Page
9
A Chamber of Commerce critique argues Atlanta’s municipal system is the root cause of stagnation. Recurrent January revenue gaps, stalled departments, and strained services show officials failing to fix the core problem. The piece calls on residents to demand immediate reform and accountability.
A New York commission inquiry on minimum wage sparks testimony defending individual character over pay levels as moral determinant for working girls. The piece argues low wages harm feelings and calls for fair pay while cautioning against sweeping moral judgments and impulsive reforms.
The piece argues against a political minimum wage, labeling it a badge of shame for working women and stating many men are underpaid. It warns such fiat legislation is dangerous and foolish, noting increasing reform efforts appear deliberate and effective, while claiming Mrs Flowerton represents most working women.
The article notes Garza and troops flee Mexico City amid shifting allegiances as Obregon strengthens toward the capital. It highlights Obregon as a capable administrator and strategist potentially influencing Carranza’s fate, with Villa still influential. The piece stresses the ongoing scramble and hopes for a swift resolution to ease Mexican and American concerns.
Discussion argues victory comes from numbers, organization, equipment, and supply, not just a commander’s magnetism. It notes Napoleon, Caesar, Hannibal, Genghis Khan influenced troops but conquest requires planning and logistics. Modern war relies on distant commands, not personal presence.
A collage of birthday wishes for Mrs. Robert J. Lowry dated January 28 1913 includes poems by Percy Magraye and seafaring imagery about Panama. The piece features The Fine Box Philosopher musings on governance and optimism along with snippets from An Arkansas Gazette column and a lamentsatirical verse about lingering nostalgia.
FP. Duckworth argues for county level markets to buy and grade Georgia grown crops. He notes merchants buy with difficulty while selling to farmers remains easy, urging central markets to absorb surpluses and export to broader markets. He warns only a portion of production can meet future needs.
California's rate on college property ends as a constitutional amendment exempts grounds buildings and all securities and incomes of non profit colleges A pamphlet precedes elections with seven reasons for exemption but opposing view not published EDGAR H JOHNSON professor of history and economics Emory College Oxford Ga notes the claim that other states exempt college property while Georgia remains an exception
Bass Lutteryville of Georgia questions the Alabama congressman Heflin's claim that cotton will bring 20 cents a pound in 1915 16 noting ten million bales unsold and large wartime disruption. He warns such talk may push farmers to plant cotton over food crops and cites looming surplus and weak demand.
George Fitch humorously surveys 1915 fashion and the evolving woman. He jokes on shifting silhouettes, longer skirts, emancipated trends, and the humorous tension between elegance and practicality in a changing era.
A humorous verse advocates sleep as a cure for pain and worry. The speaker, a weary traveler, notes how counting imagined sheep and humorous imagery help him drift to sleep, contrasting easy talk of rest with real sleeplessness from illness and stress.
A fragmented Chicago News item mocks exotic marriage customs in Burma, recounting a band of Burman youths demanding money, the resulting imprisonment and corporal punishment, and a comparison to a Chicago ham theft case. The piece riffs on sensationalism and references taft and other editorials.
The Holland Letter notes a British American wartime finance collaboration akin to rapid American banking cooperation that steadied the money market. It highlights J P Morgan & Co and Henry Davison with Willard Straight forging new London US links to back English and global trade, hinting at GB purchases of US commodities and cross‑Atlantic capital flows nearing hundreds of millions.
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