Georgia must negotiate lease on Western and Atlantic rail line
The state faces a complex lease issue for the Western and Atlantic railroad. A proposed bill would form a commission including the governor and legislators to negotiate a new lease and report back next summer. The piece notes the Louisville and Nashville and its Atlanta connection as a competing factor and identifies the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis as the leading potential tenant.
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Atlantic
Georgia
House
Senate
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Louisville
Nashville
Cartersville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Lunisville
Western
St Louis
OUR RIGHTS ABROAD AND THE BRITISH BLOCKADE ISSUE
Washington letters urge swift action to protect neutral commerce as England presses its orders in council. Public sentiment backs congressional action to embargo munitions exports if neutral rights are not respected. President Wilson expected to press Britain for full assurance that high seas neutrality and cargo legality are respected.
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Germany
England
London
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Great Britain
High Seas
Commission should craft a new lease on fair terms
The article argues for a capable commission to negotiate a new lease with the present tenant on businesslike, just terms. It should propose the binding conditions for the lease and report final conclusions to the legislature for approval, with three and a half years to resolve any remaining issues if an agreement fails.
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Commission
Tts
Ita
State
Jessée
Nation Jubilee issue marks fifty years of publication
The Nation, a New York weekly known in literary and political circles, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a Jubilee number. The issue serves as a retrospective review of the United States literary and political history over the past fifty years and notes the founders’ original aims.
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the Nation
New York
United States
The
Nation
Edwin Lawrence Godkin
New York Evening Post
Oswald Garrison Villard
Godkin
Mayer Woodward Defends Crematory Venture in Atlanta
Mayor J A Woodward criticizes misleading reporting on the crematory project. He insists the issue is completing the plant per contract and specifications, not defending a personal stance. He warns inadequate ventilation could cause a city nuisance and says the city should receive what it pays for.
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Atlanta
Destructor Company
New York
Destructor
Ashley
Sanitary Committee
Jentzen
Sanitary Department
Capital City Club
Wooward
Bills in Senate and House Shape Georgia Legislation
Bills introduced in both houses cover reforms to county lines and charters. Proposals include creating Lamar county, extending pension powers, altering city charters, and adjusting school and public utility provisions. Many measures aim at denials of corporate charters and redefining local government structures.
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Lawrence
Dobbs
Thirty-ffth
Marietta
Barnesville
Pickett
Forty-fist
Justice of the Peace
Superior
Secretary of State
Honner
Lamar County
Calhoun
Baker
Way
Georgia
Walker
Commissioner of Pensions
Home Billa
City of Eliay Poes
Q Aman
Bonner
Lavonia
Moon
Acure Dia Faswedi Senate
Waco
Walton County Commissioners
Jersey
Mier County Superior Court
Screven County Coommissioner
Miller County
Ware County Commissioners
Hoselton
Lincoln
Monroa
Toccon
Farnesville
Candler
City Court of
Albany
Ben Hill County
Trwin County
Athen
Vienna
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Alma
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Preston
Morgan County
Gordon County
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Jackson
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Lumpkin
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Colquitt
Br. Young
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City of Augusta
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Chairman Eagan Defends Bulletin Push in Religion Committee
In a heated exchange, Chairman John J. Eagan of the Men and Religion Committee argues that the Constitution killed the bulletins with its small attack. The Constitution editor presses to publish and cites past refusals. Reverend A F Sherrill endorses the stance, urging continued refusal to publish further bulletins.
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Eagan
MEN and Religion Committee
Constitution
Publishguta
Principlal
John 3
A. F. Sherrill
Georgia Bankers and British Cotton Policy
Letter from FLETHERIDGE, President of the Georgia Bankers Association in Jackson, Ga, dated July 29, 1915, criticizing Great Britain’s proposed purchase and sale of American cotton for neutral markets. He urges a united protest by bankers, chambers, and businesses to prevent British control of export prices and to preserve friendship without allowing a monopoly on U.S. cotton.
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New York Journal of Commerce
The
Journal of Commerce
Great Britain
South
Chambers of Commerce
London
Tam Guru
Fletheridge
Georgia Bankers’ Association
Jackson
Wickedest Face In The World Featured In Sunday Constitution
The Constitution Sunday will publish a half page photo and feature about a woman labeled the wickedest face, with vivid descriptions of hair eyes and mouth. It also previews a full page on Mrs Marye ambassador wife to Russia and a four color photo. A separate piece by an ex underworld writer explores crooks and police methods.
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Constitution
Medusa
Borgia
Delilah
Circe
Eligabeth Bathory
Marye
United States
Russia
Marge
Underworld
Caring for the Orphans Debates on Old-Fashioned Orphanages
A Russell Sage Foundation report condemns traditional orphanages and urges closure. It outlines how institutions should be run and which should receive support, promising a thoughtful, profitable read for readers interested in child welfare.
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Department of Child Helping
Russell Sage Foundation
Why We Blush In Science And Near Science Up to Date
The Constitution presents a popular page on science and near science up to date. It explains there is a scientific reason for blushing and why the blush occurs more often in social and emotional contexts.
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Roanen
The
Constitution
Peaches and Cream by James Montgomery Flagg
The Constitution will feature one of Flagg’s greatest drawings in half a page on Sunday. The publication has exclusive use of these pen and ink pictures by America’s foremost artist. The feature will also spotlight broader reading gains in next Sunday’s issue.
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James Montgomery Flagg
The
Constitution
Flagg
America
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