No 8 1-3 Cent Clause Kills Competition in Atlanta
The Atlanta aldermanic board considers Boulevard extension and Peters street franchises for the Atlanta Rapid Transit Company. The Constitution argues against 8 1-3 cent discriminatory clauses and urges applying Pierce principles to all public utilities, ensuring non discrimination and adequate compensation to the city to prevent higher taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldermanic Board
Boulevard
Peters Street
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Georgia Tech adds engineering chemistry to catalogue
The Georgia School of Technology publishes a new quarterly catalogue noting the addition of engineering chemistry with courses in organic and laboratory chemistry, industrial chemistry, oil tests, gas analysis, physical chemistry, fertilizer analysis, and iron and steel analysis. It highlights graduates like George G. Crawford of class 1890 as a leading example of successful placement and rapid advancement, with 34 professors and instructors and 463 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia School of Technology
Georgie
School of Technology
George G. Crawford
National Tube Company
McKeesport
Georgia School of Technology Aids Southern Youth
The 1953 fall session sees generous donations of 35750 cash and 39886 in equipment, fueling fine progress at A French Textile School. Graded by effort, graduates gain strong positions, with Georgia Tech offering top textile training at about 175 yearly versus 500 elsewhere. Matriculation begins September 25 across southern states.
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A. French Textile School
America
South
Georgia School of Technology
Georgia
The White Slave and the Northern Slavery Debate
A critical essay on wage slavery in the North cites Rev. William Winter Mix in New York City describing two hundred Jersey City slaves enduring compulsory labor. It contrasts southern abolition with northern exploitation, noting workers kept by mercantile necessity and Sunday-store operations.
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South
New England
William Winter Mix
New York City
Jersey City
New Jersey
New York
Good Work for South Carolina industrial art edition
The State of Columbia issues an industrial art edition praised for bright presentation and useful facts. Gonzales avoids dry statistics, highlighting prosperity and expanding business life in South Carolina. The edition is slated as a permanent industrial record and a model for southern newspapers.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Gonzales
South
BE. M. Armestrong
High Point
N C
Rawgard
N. C
High Paint Furniture Company
Thomaseville
High Paint
Sun Defends Lorillard Will Against Family Challenge
The New York Sun weighs in on Pierre Lorillard’s will, noting full provision for the family and defending a modest bequest to a named female "friend." It argues relatives should not nullify the will over a single property devise to a blood stranger, maintaining the overall estate fairness.
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Pierre Lorillard
Mr. Lorillard
New York Sun
Lorillard Will Fight Against Public Decency Claim
The Sun argues Lorillard freely wills against outside influence and society’s decency, while the article questions whether a third party or public opinion should shape the outcome. It contends the Lorillards are right to resist rewarding wrongdoing and uphold family pride over sensational pressure.
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Mr. Lorillard
Lorillard
Roberts
Congress
Cleveland Distrust Fades For Grand Army Gathering
A letter from Cleveland denounces racial discrimination at a Grand Army of the Republic gathering. It condemns separate committees for black and white members and questions why colored veterans are excluded from hospitality and feasts. The writer urges unity and consistent brotherhood in the western reserve metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Western Reserve
Ohio
Sands
Grand Army of the Republic
Uncle Tom
Chase
Akron
Grand Army
Euclid Avenue
Negro Ranks Simply As & Coon
Brotherhood
A Warm Canvass for Floyd County Tax Collector Seat
Floyd County in Georgia engages in a lively campaign for tax collector with a possible third candidate. Vying are William A. Wright and John M. Vandiver, with William Beysiegel likely joining. The piece praises retiring tax collector W. T. Sanford and notes Floyd as a prosperous county aided by capable officers. The column also ponders national political ironies and contemporary public discourse.
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Floyd
T Ia
W. T. Sanford
William A. Wright
John M. Vandiver
William Beysiegel
Georgia
Me and Molly and the World of Verse in Georgia
A Georgia page mixes verse scenes and notes about poetry. It lists odd Western writers Milton Scott Migss Strong Weake Lemuel Lawrence Loose and jokes about editors. It includes reflective pieces on love Hope and life and a quip about English authors supported by America.
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Milton Scott Migss
William “Strong 'Weake
Lemuel Lawrence Loose
English Field Marshals and British Army Lines
Viscount Wolseley, aged sixty nine, is now among field marshals on the active list beneath Lord Roberts and the Duke of Cambridge. The piece contrasts Wolseley and Roberts, notes their campaigns, and mentions peers and promotions as well as a related British-Chinese soldiery note about the First Chinese regiment in the north China front.
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Viscount Wolseley
Earl Roberts
Wolseley
Bobs
Crimea
Britain
Lord Roberts
Lord Wolseley
Prince of Wales
Donald Stewart
Duke of Cambridge
Ashy
J. L. A. Simmons
I’. P. Haines
Resterfield
Hong Kong
Simple, dignified funeral for Prof Joseph LeConte in Berkeley
In Berkeley on July 11 a simple unostentatious funeral for Professor Joseph Le Conte was held at Hearst hall and Mountain View cemetery. Clergy, faculty, regents, alumni and students in robes led a quiet procession, with Bishop Nichols presiding at the Episcopal service. The service featured psalms, Abide with Me and a memorial plan by President Wheeler for a campus remembrance in the autumn.
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AN Francisco
Joseph le Corte
Berkeley
Joe
Hearst Hall
Mountain View Cemetery
Yosemite
College Town
Resi
Mr. Swan
Bishop Nichols
William R. Davis
Charles Wheeler
Charles W. Slack
J. B. Reinstein
Regents
Swan
Sweatea
Wheeler
le Conte
Julian le Conte
R. M. Davis
Cors
Academic Council
F. EB. Woodworth
Phebe Hearst
California
Nichols
First Corinthians
Bancroft Way
College Avenue
Dwight Way
Joseph II LeConte
Carrie LeConte
Iitness
Hearst Halt
Georgia Campaign Talk Shapes Gov Race Prospects
Congressman L Livingston discusses the retirement of G duBignon and its impact on the gubernatorial race. He argues Terrell gains strength, aided by regional dynamics, a teachers salary case, and duBignon followers. Ex Senator J F Redding weighs in on Terrell’s chances as well.
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L. ¥. Livingston
Aragon Hotel
G. duBignon
Joseph M .Terrett
duBignon
Terrell
Mr. Terrell
Guerry
Brown
du Bignon
North Georgia
South Georgia
Middle Georgia
duBgnon
John F. Redding
Barnesville
Kimball
Georgia
Joseph LeConte
Wiliam L. LeConte
Gad
Oglethorpe
John
State University
Hd Newton
Newton
Franklin
Athens
Church
Columbia
Telegraph
Joe
William L. Leconth
The Constitution's Chinese Commissioner and World Trade
A compilation of editorials and clippings notes The Atlanta Constitution sending Joe Ohl as Washington correspondent to study trade in China Japan and the Philippines. It highlights southern interest in Asiatic trade ant the navy opening ports and a call for southern leadership in global commerce. Articles quote The Buffalo Courier and several Georgia papers praising the effort.
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Buffalo
D. J Sweeney
The
Buffalo Courier
Itas
Ohl
Orient
J. Sweeney
Journal of Commerce
New York Journal of Commerce
Atlanta Constitution
Washington
Asia
South
Griffin
News and Sun
Joe Ohl
Philippines
Brunswick, Ga
Times-Call
Joe’ Ohl
China
Japan
Korea
Abbeville, Ga
Chronicle
Constitution
Josh Ohl
Commends the Pistes Resolution on street railway taxes
A reader endorses the Easter Constitution stance and argues against restrictive clauses on street railway franchises and gross receipts taxes. The letter contends fair taxation should fund public extensions, preserves access across wards, and avoids blanket limits that harm city and capital. It cites the Atlanta Railway and Power Company and Rapid Transit lines to illustrate why balanced terms benefit all residents.
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Pierce
Atreet Raidlway
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Peters Street
Teventh
Haa Fte
Decatur
Ivy
Peachtree
Juniper
Lakewood
Grant Park
John E Goopwin
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Charles H. Donnelly
W. F. Woodliff
Messia
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Cannon
James
Claude A. Virgin
Sun
United States
Canada
Mexico
Atlanta
Kilbourne
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Harrison Mlinois
Boston
Edward VII
Boston Herald
Sea
Dan Hanna
Ai Coe
Ewing
Pet
Earth
Ilfe
Fearnel
A, Texas Exchange Asyai
Eastern Post
Aare
Ufe
Ingland
Armerica
North Pole
Jos. Leconte
General Assembly
C. W. Dut- Gen
Baptist Church
Our City
Accasion
Carnegie Lbrary
Kimball Rotunda
Izsop
Virgil
Homer
Dante
Carnegie
Rome
Tribune
Hirt Wists
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Judge Pond
Henne~toin
Holt
Hemnopin County
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