Constitution Advertising Rates and Distributor Notes
An advertising manager details rates for daily weekly and monthly subscriptions, with pricing terms and distribution outside Atlanta. It notes the Washington Bureau address at 1727 8th Street NW and identifies correspondents and selling points in New York City. Subscribing travelers are A L Talbot and C G Smith, with caution on payments to unauthorized agents.
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J. R Holliday
Constitution Building
Aoie
Atlanta
Washington Bureau of the Constitution
8 Street
N. W
Jean Corrigan, Jr
Star
New York City
Hotaling
Broad Way
Forty-second Street
Times Building
Thirty-eighth Street
Broadway
Twenty-ninth Street
A Refreshing Incident in Indiana Symbols Segregation
An Indianapolis incident illustrates the broad renationalization of America. Deeds, not words, erase sectional bitterness as lingering confederates are gently remembered in Dixie. The national chorus dominates, and irreconcilable protests are rare, provoking pity rather than censure as north and south return to the house of our fathers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
America
Deeda
Dixie
Congress urged to probe Frisco receivership scandal
The piece argues a thorough investigation into the St Louis and San Francisco railroad receivership is needed. It charges ex parte action, misrepresentation to foreign holders, and threats to international credit, urging Congress to divert focus from other issues to prevent a national scandal and to punish those responsible.
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St. Louis and
San Francisco
Ife
Congress
Washington
Frisco
France
Tay
Claude
America
Europe
Whitehall Street Regrade Funding Moves Forward
The finance committee approved 3500 for the Whitehall street improvement from Mitchell to Garnett, to be carried out per the city engineer’s plans. The total project between Garnett and Mitchell costs 11200, with the city funding the difference to be born by property owners. The work will be done in sections to meet financial constraints and will be completed to Garnett street this year.
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Whitehall Street
Mitchell
Garnett Streets
Whitebar
Garnett
Mitchell and
Trinity Avenue
Whitehall
Garnett Street
Council
Finance Committee
Paving Peachtree Street Needs Immediate Repair
Peachtree street has suffered inconsistent paving from Five Points to Buckhead. From Sixth to Fifteenth streets resurfacing has occurred, but Fifteenth to Buckhead remains badly damaged and often impassable, forcing detours. County commissioners postponed action until a special meeting, with urgency due to heavy summer traffic and regional travel demands.
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Peachtree Street
Buckhead
Peachtree
Fifteenth
Peach
Editorial extract on racial prejudice and open forum remarks
The Portland Journal cites Miss Adela Darker remarks on “a dash of negro blood” and white supremacy comments during a Seattle campus meeting. The piece critiques prejudice, notes Pacific coast responses, and cites a Portland Seattle exchange and a tired constituent’s tariff remark as examples of heated discourse.
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The
Portland Journal
Adela Darker
Letoherm
Seattle
Parker
Martin
Tarker
Uae
Agra
Pacific Slope
California
Portland
Dreamer of a lazy day in Dixie and the era items
A fragmentary Georgia newspaper page blends poems about a lazy Dixie day with political sketches and local items. It notes a Kentucky candidate for jailer, a satire on office seekers, a snake tragedy report, and various humorous vignettes about public life and national issues. The tone mirrors a late 19th or early 20th century rural paper.
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Dixie
Kentucky
Saint
Georgia
Walter
Gossip Caught in Corridors of the National Capitol
Washington dispatch reports debate over Underwood tariff provisions offering a 5 percent duty reduction for American bottom goods. President Wilson favors striking the clause but House leaders push for retention, arguing it aids the merchant marine and national prosperity. Debate may move to conference if Senate axes the measure.
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Washington, D. C
House
United States
Wilson
State Department
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Thomann Jefferson
Underwood
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Party
Mr. Underwood
Thug
William W. Dates
Shipping Association of America
America
Bates
Germany
Empire
England
Ayd
Congress
Supreme Court
Quick Lunch for Policemen in Glasgow
In Glasgow, police on night duty can warm food and tea at street telephone and signal boxes. Boxes have electrical hot plates connected to mains with a 20 minute supper window. A safety switch prevents the heater from remaining live when not in use even if left on.
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Indianapolis News
Glasgow
Scotland
Corporation
Value of Research Advances in Lighting Costs
Dr W R Whitney of General Electric labs notes U S spending on research tops over 240 million dollars yearly reflecting a surge in Incan descent lighting progress. He adds mercury arc work has yielded over a million dollars in sales and many firms invest more than three hundred thousand annually in research.
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W. R. Whitney
General Electric Company
Memorial Day tribute to Confederate soldiers in Greenlawn Cemetery
A 1913 letter describes Confederate soldiers buried in Greenlawn Cemetery Indianapolis and the annual memorials led by the Grand Army since 1900. It notes an eight dollar federal monument naming the Confederates, and argues for temperate remembrance over partisan celebration as America remains united.
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McKinley
Grand Army
Edward W. Holat
Gray
Greenlawn
South
Buriel
Unto the Third and Fourth Generation by Philip Weltner
A somber prose piece describes a forgotten grave with an unmarked stone for a baby born into illness before portraying a city prison scene with a drug addict and a sobering reflection on vice. It calls for action to fund industrial training for wayward girls in Georgia and notes widespread legislative support.
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Potter's Field
Home Industry and Atlanta Labels Urge City Prosperity
Valdez of Atlanta argues for strong home industries and the use of Atlanta labels to protect and promote local manufacturers. He contends the city’s industrial reputation draws firms, boosts credit for retailers, and invites new wealth, urging unity between jobbers and producers to make Atlanta the mother of its industries. Dated Atlanta Ga June 4.
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Atlanta
United States
Question on primers costs and Georgia school books
Letter from R McRory asks readers to compare primer prices. He notes Ontario primers at 4 cents while Georgia primers cost 25 cents. He computes what one million dollars worth of primers would buy in Ontario and asks why Georgia cannot imitate Ontario’s system of minister-edited, competitively bid school books. He urges publication of answers to reveal how Georgia’s funds are spent.
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Tarthar
Tile
Holit
Geutre
Centuriea
Shh Beys
Develon
Grant
Les
Stonewall Jackson
PBS Sheridan
Pickett
Goltyeburg
America
Georgia
Ontario
Bida
R. McRory
Schley County
Ellaville
How It Strikes Colonel Colley
F. H. Colley of Washington Whikes County Ga protests graft allegations against Colonel Felder and Mayor Woodward tied to the Phagan case. He questions why funding to obtain proof from Febuary would be criminal or unethical and asks who could publicly complain. Dated June 5 1813.
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Edster Conatltutlan
Phagan
Frank
Thomas B. Felder
Woodward
Colonel Felder
Woodward Endeaver
F. H. Colley
Washington
Whikes County
Musical Family Seeks Renters With Instrumental Offer
A letter to a hopeful guest describes a family offering room and board in a country town. They claim musical talent with Soldell, organ, accordion, banjo, guitar, foot horn, base drum and singing, inviting the visitor to join in. They admit they play by ear and promise lively music when they all start.
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Dotter Jule
Otter
Wen
Jim
Foot
Hornet
Clem
Wise Candy Kid Romance From The Atchison Globe
A Kansas tale describes a Kubbilégo resident's amusing candy swap during a buggy drive. A young man repeatedly passes a box of candy to the girl, then keeps it, joking that the lower layer remains intact after several drives with different companions.
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Atchison Globe
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