The Constitution announces editorial staff and city distribution
The Constitution lists advertising and bureau addresses in Washington and New York with John Corrigan Jr as staff correspondent in charge. It notes sale at New York outlets including Hotaling’s Newsstands and Times building corner. A traveling representative is DL Crowley and warns subscribers not to pay out-of-town carriers.
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Holliday
Constitution Bulldins
Atlanta
Washington
the Constitution
Street
N. W
John Corrigan, Jr
PH Constitution
New York City
Tsave
Hotalings
Broad Way
Forty-second Street
Times
Thirty-eighth Street
Broad Law
Trernte
Ninth Street
Broadway
DL Crowley
Democracy on Trial As New Government Takes Charge
The piece argues democracy faces immense tests as a new administration assumes power after twenty years. It warns against internal dissension and urges unity to withstand opposition, manage tariff and currency reform, address Mexican issues, rail and trust regulation, and curb autocratic tendencies in Washington.
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Republic
Old Guard Republicans
National
Democratic Party
Baltimore
Washington
Taft
Wilson
Renationalization of the South Calls for Duty and Unity
The speaker argues the South must prove its worth to national governance, showing it can uphold a national rather than sectional outlook. Voters seek efficiency over party labels, and will not tolerate deception, bickering, or patronage. The Democratic Party begins a new, potentially fruitful era, framed by sober duty rather than jubilation.
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South
Democratic Party
A Sermon On Slavery And City Life Contrast
The issue argues that rural life is not true slavery and city life brings greater servitude. A virile young farmer explains his move to the city and concludes that the city imposes harsher time demands, isolation, and material pressures despite higher pay. The piece urges young readers to weigh these claims before leaving the countryside.
Wilsons Innovations Propose Capitol Access and Cabinet Role
The president elect proposes two precedents: daily Capitol presence to liaise with Congress and bringing the vice president into cabinet counsels. The plan aims to expedite legislation while maintaining proper limits and preventing use of power to browbeat Congress. The vice presidency would gain real duties beyond ornamental status, ensuring a president in waiting is versed in national affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Capitol
Congress
White House
Law of the Land
Senate
Sym
Connivance of criminals with law officers blamed for rising crime
Wallace R Cheves asserts in a published communication that corrupt ties between criminals and some officials fuel crime nationwide. He cites graft exposés in New York and Atlanta justice courts as examples and warns against generalizing about the entire legal system.
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Wallace R Cheves
Cheves
New York City
Atlanta
Philippine independence and US policy in the Philippines
A summary of debates on the 1921 Jones bill for Philippine independence, weighing eight years for stable self government, Monroe Doctrine implications, neutrality, and potential roles for Wilson and Bryan. The piece slips into satirical asides about politicians, hunger strikes, and domestic issues, ending with uncertain offices and political maneuvering.
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Philippines
Admiral Dewey
Army
Navy
Taft
America
Philippine Islands
Switzerland
Europe
Wilson
City Slavery Versus Country Slavery in Atlanta Letter
An Atlanta reader compares country life and city life, arguing rural freedom beats urban constraint. He left the country at 22, found work quickly, but laments seven-day workweeks, city costs, limited water access, crowded living, and lost health and church life. He urges others to choose country freedoms over city wealth.
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Ehaitor Constitution
Atlanta
If Firemen Should Strike Threat Looms Over Railroads
An editorial argues a broad strike by eastern railroad firemen and enginemen would devastate industry and public welfare. It condemns the strike threat as an abuse of power by union leaders and warns of national action to protect the public if a paralysis occurs. It details economic and social fallout, urging restraint and negotiation over confrontation.
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New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Brotherhood
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
St. Louis
Old Industries and a Forgotten Mill Town
SAM W. SMALL recalls Atlanta rails output in 1857 highlighting Gate City Rolling Mills and national leaders. He notes Scottsville Alabama as an early corporation town with cotton mill, hotel, shops, and prohibition policies, pondering its fate after the Civil War.
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Atlanta
United States
Brooklyn
Magnolia Street
Algo
New City
Gate City
Montour
Danville
Pennsylvania
Phoenix
Phoenixville
Bay State
Boston
Safe Harbor
Susquehana
South
Covington
Kentucky
Goar
Scottsville
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Scott
Road of the Loving Heart urged to aid victims of white slavery
An editorial urges a private national campaign to endow homes and refuges for trafficking victims, funding about thirty five hundred shelters via a ten million dollar endowment. It cites a donor who pledged two million and compares to Stevenson’s Samoa road gift, calling for humane shelters and reform.
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Minneapolis Journal
United States
Department of Justice
Washington
Watfy
Devalicta
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Tuskala
The Law Shelters Crime and Its Causes
A reader argues crime rises due to legal loopholes and omissive judiciary. Cites Judge Charlton and Sheriff’s deputies on warrants, police corruption, and widespread entanglement of criminals with law officers. Calls for exposing systemic issues across Atlanta and the nation to explain rising crime rates.
When Swinburne Faced Death
Edmund Gosse recalls Swinburne nearly dying in 1868 while bathing and the poet’s reaction to mortality. He felt annoyed at unfinished work, relieved that much was ready for press, and compared his age to Shelley’s. A fragmentary excerpt notes Swinburne’s shifting thoughts and a digressive transcription glitch.
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Edmund Gosse
Cornhill
Swinburne
Mazzini
Shelley
Swineburne
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