Wilson's Currency Issue Tests Wilson Statesmanship
The piece argues President Wilson faces a tough currency bill battle in the House. It notes the House Banking and Currency Committee is divided and internal Democratic opposition challenges the plan. It stresses currency reform as crucial, with potential impacts on farmers, lending, foreign relations, and national honor, urging decisive action this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
House of Representatives
House Banking and Curt
Democratic Party
Atlanta Crematory Opens After Historic Supreme Court Win
The city celebrates the launch of a new crematory, ending a long, bitter dispute over disposal facilities and public health. Officials are praised for overcoming delays, addressing typhoid fears, and moving Atlanta toward improved sanitation through a landmark decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Farmers of Georgia argue for tax equalization policy
The piece cites the 1890-91 Farmers Alliance legislature and its tax equalization act. It notes a dramatic rise in the digest after enactment, followed by substantial declines through 1898, claiming the law shifted delinquent payments and prevented hardship. The author attributes these gains to farmers rather than lawyers. The message appeals to present lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Martin V. Calvin
Farmers” Alliance
Old Folks School Aims to Spread Across Georgia Counties
Judge Frank Park of the Albany circuit fathered the Old Folks school, begun in Worth County to provide primary education for adults. Now 90 students aged 10 to 60 attend sessions after harvests, with no public cost beyond donations. supporters hope a Frank Park in every county to cut illiteracy statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Park
Albany
Georgia
Worth County
Frank
War on trade and interdependence shapes American policy
A reflective piece argues the United States cannot remain isolationist as modern forces shrink global frontiers. It cites tariff reforms, Panama Canal subsidy repeal pressure, and rising trade tensions, asserting future wars may be fought in commerce. The piece notes foreign views, imperial promises, and the need to align with neighbors globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
America
England
Panama
Spain
United States
Old Move-We-Adjourn and Georgia Wit in Verse
A Georgia newspaper page features Frank El Stanton poems and verses lampooning politics and rural life. The piece blends humor about the old move to adjourn, county injunctions, and political satire with regional dialect verses and brief quatrains about farming, summer, and local characters. It lamentably recites anecdotes about a restless elder and humorous rural scenes, reflecting turn‑of‑the‑century Southern life.
Art and poetry aim to make the world more lovely
Henry DP Sedgwick discusses art in Atlantic Monthly and argues poetry and art share a conscious purpose to beautify the world. He cites Philip Sléney on poetry’s goal to render the beloved world more lovely, and broadens the idea to art as making life more lovable and loved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry DP
Sedgwick
Atlantic Monthly
Philip Sléney
The Urbane Stranger and Mrs Curfew in a Candid Doorway
A comic story unfolds as Mrs Curfew rebukes an urbane stranger marketing a new remedy. The exchange turns chaotic with a mistaken medical aid, a doctor figure, and Mr Curfew's wild misadventure with a prior elixir. The tale ends with Mrs Curfew slamming the door, wary of agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secra
Lake
Thinks It Dangerous Walter Constitution Opinion on Licenses for Preachers and Medicine
Walter H. Govan of Atlanta argues against state boards selecting religious licensers and granting licenses to practice medicine. He warns this class legislation threatens liberties, calling for caution until a school proves its methods beyond experiment. July 23, 1914.
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Walter
Rabun Gan
Lis
Allopathic School of Medicine
Georgia
GOVAN
Atlanta
As They Appear in Cuthbert Leader
A brief blurb from The Cuthbert Leader notes fashion rumors about women’s skirts becoming tighter in town. The column wryly compares some women’s figures to links of bologna sausage, reflecting humorous local commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthbert
Let the Recorder Alone editorial endorsed by McLellan
W B McLellan of Atlanta Ga writes July 24 1912 praising The Atlanta Constitution for its vigorous defense of country school teachers in Georgia and endorsing the Constitution editorial Let the Recorder Alone in strongest terms.
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The
Tallapoosa Journal
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Recorder
W. B. McLellan
Atlanta, Ga
Douglas's Vermont Quote From New York Mail
The unveiling of Stephen A. Dougles monument at his birthplace Stan don Vermont recalls the oft cited motto about Vermont as a place to be born educated and to emigrate from. The line reflects Douglas humor and Vermont’s character prompting laughter from the Vermont audience.
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Douglas
Vermont
New York Mail
Stephen A. Dougles
Standon
Did Mary Stuart Write the Casket Letters Controversy
A historical look at the Casket Letters tied to Mary Stuart and the Darnley murder asks if they were genuine or forged. It notes critics call most letters forgeries, while Lang argues Mary was not responsible, and outlines doubts about authorship, dating from 1661 onward.
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Mary Stuart
Lord Darnley
Darnley
England
Langside
Valois
Mary
Norfolk
Rizzin
Morton
Riazio
Mkely
Rizxie
Darnney
Murray
Lething
Lang
Scotland
Scota
Farmers' Legislature Equalized Taxation System
Decatur, Ga editor argues for a state tax equalization law concentrating on equalizing property values within counties before adjusting counties. He cites historical acts from 1891 1892 and 1893, references hidage property gains and losses, and urges establishment of a state board of equalization to ensure fair tax burdens across the state. The piece, signed MARTIN V. CALVIN, reflects period views on taxation and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argus
Alliance
Senate
House
Board of Equalization
Auc
Martin V
Calvin
Decatur, Ga
Modern Inventions The Grapefruit by George Fitch
The grapefruit is called so for its large yellow globe with seeds and many compartments. It has a rich history from wild tastings to a social test of gentility, and is described with humor as a miracle of nature, sharing playful details about eating and its uses.
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Russell
Cedartown Standard
Ned Bal
Thal
George Fitch
Good Old Swann
Ladder by which you rise in life
The excerpt argues life advances step by step as a ladder built by effort and choice. It urges constant self-improvement, daily work, and sustained ambition, noting that progress comes round by round from the work at hand and the vision of a greater summer.
The Boundary and Florida’s Fruit Growth
The piece discusses a broad timeless boundary between the U S and Cuba through Florida, highlighting neighborly coexistence and shared prosperity. It notes Florida farmers digging ripe fruit in the sand, with grapefruit and olives becoming common in daily meals, and mocks elite tastes for luxury foods while urging contentment with obscurity.
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S$ Street
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Sta%t
Constitution
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From
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Irebergs
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Whitsett
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