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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
13
The Associated Press notes congress may prolong sessions due to a general dam bill and five conservation measures. Opposition grows as business fears stagnation, with blame aimed at legislators delaying adjournment and risking a Democratic party defeat in the next election.
Representative Britten of Illinois urges an embargo on paid lecturing by cabinet officers and congressmen during sessions. He introduces a bill making it a penal offense for government employees to take money for lectures while duties demand attention, targeting perceived stipend abuse among officials and lawmakers.
The piece argues that salary should reflect full public service and accuses Congress members of neglecting official duties while campaigning for re election. It criticizes the Britten measure and proposes a proviso that a congressman's pay stops if he is absent without sickness or unavoidable private reasons, linking campaign expenses to personal gain.
George W Taylor of the Tenth Ward Improvement club accuses authorities of neglecting Stewart avenue paving. He notes two years with a rough surface, flooding traffic from three counties and Whitehall street to city outposts. The road, a popular rural route to Hopeville and College Park, suffers holes and gullies, endangering health and mobility and prompting calls for municipal action.
The article analyzes persistent rumors of a clash between Carranza and Villa. It notes their contrasting temperaments, the risk if they part ways, and the potential for heightened U.S. involvement. Even with possible mediation, obstacles to lasting peace in Mexico remain.
President Wilson plans to command the fleet as the Panama Canal opens next spring. The voyage would begin at Hampton Roads in January with a march to San Francisco for ceremonies at the Pacific Panama exposition. Naval authorities expect the widest fleet ever assembled as major powers indicate participation.
The poem cherishes the sun as life giving, praising warm days for peach plums and watermelons. It speaks of fields, summers, and community joy, with imagery of heat, harvests, and simple rural happiness under bright skies.
The DeSoto Eagle column mingles personal items from Ross County and rural life, recounting Joe Spradhin, Tobe Hocks recovering from overdose confusion, and local characters like Rev Huge and S D Vincent visiting Fort Scott and Hepler. It notes a funeral, missionary offering, and Sunday preaching plans, interwoven with quips, weather hints, racing chatter, and regional folklore.
The Shakespeare birthplace trustees met at Stratford with Sir Sidney Lee presiding. They noted visitors from many regions and announced the acquisition of John Gee’s New Shreds of the Old Song, a rare book with allusions to Shakespeare. Despite high literary prices, the trust retains its holdings as rational property and plans to expand collections. The report also mentions global visitors and the impact of irrigation and river projects on land values, plus poetic reflections and a wedding vignette from Houston.
A reflective piece extols the value of laboring bodies noting George Maithew’s view that aching bones signify effort. It salutes workers from mothers to shopmen and field hands as salt and sinew of the earth, promising mental reward and character growth through toil.
In Georgia political maneuvering with June activity in Washington DC, Felder’s bid for the U.S. Senate seat and potential withdrawal to aid Hardwick dominate discussion. Senator West’s stance looms large as party power battles threaten a stormy Senate confirmation. Governor Slaton travels for good roads events while campaigns intensify across the state.
Lincoln, a growing eastern Nebraska city, evolved from a village of 60 099 in 1890 to about 45 000, with a history of political battles between Nebraska legislators and railroad attorneys. Once wild and woolly, it now hosts colleges, rail centers, and a famed football culture at the University of Nebraska, amid famed citizens and a stubborn fight against a corrupt police judge in 1887.
The Pittsburg Gazette Times notes that Villa’s brothers are raiding small border areas in the United States while no one has claimed kinship with Huerta. The piece uses a tongue in cheek tone to comment on the tangled labels of loyalties during ongoing border tensions.
Seaboard Air Line publishes a 680 page compendium detailing resources and progress across its six state territory. VP C Ro Cappes and traffic manager R T Cheatham oversee production with detailed industry lists, Atlanta focus, and shipper guidance.
The letter to the editor laments the two year impassable condition of Stewart Avenue in Atlanta and asks the city and county to relieve the street. It notes limited repairs by the street car company and urges officials to fund complete relief for a major thoroughfare used by travelers from three counties. The writer credits the Tenth Ward Improvement Club for seeking action.
A suffragette action disrupted the British Museum when a saucer was smashed in an incident reported by The Chicago Record Herald. The piece notes growing suffrage recruitment in London and hints at broader campaign activity.
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