State highway commission proposed in Georgia legislature
Henry P. Andrews of Fulton county introduces a bill to create a state highway commission. The measure claims no salary cost, shifts the state automobile tax over $100,000 to the commission, and promises improved administration and highway development across Georgia, addressing Atlanta’s share of revenue usage. The proposal seeks careful consideration by the General Assembly as a pivotal step in statewide road improvement.
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Henry P. Andrews
Fulton County
Atlanta
General Assembly
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The Case of the U 29 and Neutral Losses Debate
The article discusses German and British positions on submarine warfare. It critiques Germany's protest against U S demands on Lusitania rules and explains German justifications for sinking neutral ships. It notes merchantmen defending themselves and questions if delay would save neutrals, highlighting broader naval ethics.
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Germany
Weddingen
United States
Lusitania
Ufe
Cumming
German attitude on submarine warfare and neutral rights
The article argues unarmed merchant ships defend themselves but their actions do not justify illegal warfare. It rejects Germany’s claims about attacks on neutrals, dismisses defense as a cover, and cites Count Reventlow. It notes disquiet over Germany’s stance after the sinkings and urges a reasonable U.S. reply to Germany’s position.
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United States
Germany
Lusitania
Count Revention
Movies for Children in Atlanta Face Attendance Decline
The Atlanta Woman's Club proposed a Saturday morning children’s program at Grand Theater. Management granted the request despite program changes, hoping censored entertainment would suit youngsters. Attendance fell, prompting questions about local taste and parental interest in continuing the reformative feature.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Womans Club
Grand Theater
Atlanta Club
the Grand
Woman’s Club Committee
The Lesson of Cuba and Mexico’s Path to Peace
The Brooklyn Standard Union notes Cuba’s 1902 republic amid peace has tripled exports to 135 million dollars last year and 318 thousand products bought from the island in 2014, praising American education and sanitation and warning Mexico against civil strife. It suggests Cuba’s progress could inspire Mexico’s cure from disorder and violence, while Yaqui hopes for redemption amid turmoil.
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Cuba
Mexico
Brooklyn Standard-Union
Dreams and reminiscences in Georgia youth tales and verses
A collage of nostalgic fragments and verse from Georgia sources recounts Youthtime dreams, old paths, and hilltop callings. It blends reflections on childhood, nature, temptation, and philosophy with snippets from The Macon News and The Houston Post, highlighting cultural echoes and regional whimsy.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poem by Walt Mason reflecting on honest labor and disdain for easy wealth. It contrasts earned wages and the value of toil with the comfort of idle riches, praising sweat stained coins earned through grit over fortune handed to the privileged.
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Walt Mason
Fish Gas at Fray Bentos Argentina Illuminant Superseded
In Fray Bentos Argentina the largest meat extract works produced beet free byproducts and fish gas from vast bullock waste. The disposal of entrails and fat into the River Plate fed thousands of fish, creating an unbelievable abundance. Now all but the bullock’s hide are used, the river no longer teems with fish, and Ish-gan illuminant is replaced by electricity.
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Thomasville T imes-Enterprise
Florda
Macon News
Qcmulgee
Georgia
Fray-Bentos
River Plata
The Classes and the Masses by Grurge Fitch
An essay arguing against strict class division in America. It notes debates with both classes and masses, mocks misread aims of art and social aims, and suggests little real difference between groups. It ends claiming Americans prefer being masses to avoid downward mobility.
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Mike
America
Birds and critters trained to spot enemy aircraft and war toll
A London paper reports hens pigeons and crows trained to monitor aeroplanes with sharper vision than sight through a telescope. Training is cruel confinement and a man uses a machine to coax the birds skyward, causing injury and fear as they drum up attention to the planes.
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Aterizon
London
Biddy
Dows
Mer
Andrews Bill to Create Georgia State Highway Commission
Hon Walter Pandrews to introduce a bill establishing a state highway commission with governor as ex officio chair, plus university engineers and prison commission head. Commission to designate highway routes, condemn land, supervise construction, set materials standards, and employ qualified civil engineers. Includes civil service panel, convict labor plan, funding from taxes, appropriations, and federal aid with reporting duties and county guidance.
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Walter Pandrews
General Assembly
Fulton County
State Highway Commission
Georgia State Highway Commission
Ccivl
State University
Protempor of Civil Engineering
Georgia School of Technology
Prison Commission of Georgia
Goveno
The
Comvicta
Tizhwig Cormisson
Prosperity Rise Spreads Through U S Business
The Washington Post reports a broad surge in U S business as agricultural profits soar. High crop ratings across Ohio Indiana Wisconsin and California promise vast wealth for farmers and amplified purchasing power for the nation while copper coal and zinc districts report record activity and major investments in chemicals, powder plants, and shipyards.
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Washington Post
United States
Union
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Tennessee
California
Kansas
Europe
Liverpool
Havre
Ameliers
Southwest development and railroad finance linked to Vanderlip
The passage describes executive and ownership ties between a national bank and railroad interests in the Southwest, with President Vanderlip as a key figure shaping policy. It notes Huntington and Hubbard associations, optimism for industry revival, and the role of the Federal Reserve in concentrating real power among a few financiers aligned with national and state bankers.
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National City Bank
Aulta
Wall Street
House of
JP Morgan & Co
Canada
Bing
Morgan House
United States
Congress
Federal Reserve
New Fork
Frank Vanderlip
South America
South American
Great Britain
France
Russia
Atlantic
Grent
London
Thomas H Hubbard
Ustef Theaa
Collin P Huntington
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ing
Xnawonal City Bank
Anderip
Huntington
General Hubbard
Mr Huntington
Southwest
Wallatrast
Federal Reserve System
Holland
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