The Constitution Publishing Details and Subscriptions
The Constitution daily and weekly editions list editor Clark Howell and business manager W W Halstead with a roster of directors. Subscription options include monthly, quarterly, and longer terms for daily and Sunday editions, with carrier delivery in Atlanta. Staff notes include J A Holliday as advertising manager and John Cockrum Jr as staff correspondent in Washington. Beware unauthorized payments to out-of-town agents.
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Clark Howell
W.W. L. Halstead
Roby Robinson
Em R. Black
H.W Grady
Albert Howell, Jr
Atlanta
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J. A Holliday
Constitution Building
Ashington
Constitution
John Cockgam Jr
New York City
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Broadway
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Twenty Ninth Street
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Crowley
A Word With Council on Charter Revision
The council faces a crucial vote on submitting charter revision to the people. The article urges direct public expression before the legislature convenes and accuses opponents of delay to keep affairs in politicians’ hands. It stresses the duty of council members to enable a ballot measure for charter change.
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Coumis
General Assembly
Ecounel
Council
Atlanta
A Crown for Sale in War Time Commentary
A caustic column argues Turkey may pawn its crown jewels to fund wartime losses. It mocks European bankers and asserts crowns lose sacred value while creditors dominate the nation’s assets. Ends with a provocative call to break crowns and barter for bread.
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Turkey
Europe
Steat
Abdul Hamid
Pierpont Morgan
Phachaif
Atlanta Charter Fight Seen Driving Reform Vote
A week of crises in Atlanta highlights failing old charter flaws. Sewage, water, salaries and political brinkmanship push for a robust charter reform vote, with citizens urged to accept a plan by a 25 member committee or face new proposals. The piece urges governor clemency for youthful offenders as a broader reform context.
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Atlanta
Peachtrea
Water Board
Council
County Commission
Slaton
A Nickle Versus A Boy Causes Supreme Court Time
Georgia's supreme court last week criticized state reformatory laws after a ten year old pleaded guilty to stealing a five cent soda. The boy faces years in a reformatory or parole, despite only a momentary impulse, while his father sought relief. The piece argues probation and early intervention would better serve reform than lengthy confinement.
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Georgia
Supreme Court
The Special Session Amid Tariff Talks and Currency Reform
President Wilson plans a special session with the new Democratic Congress to tackle urgent items. Tariff revision may proceed based on Taft vetoed schedules and winter work, but currency reform is unlikely this year. Experts favor summer committees drafting a plan for December enactment to avoid market disruption.
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Democratic Congress
Wilson
Taft
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Need for a genuine humorist in America argued
The piece argues that America lacks a single outstanding humorist comparable to Twain or Jacobs. It laments overreliance on puns and weak jokes, notes George Ade Fitch and Dooley as bright names yet not universally appealing, and urges a truly exceptional wit to lift public spirit amid political and social shifts.
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America
New York
United States
Mark Twain
C. Fleury
England
W W. Jacobs
George Ade
George Fitch
Mr. Dooley
Heo
Road to Home and Old Times in Georgia
Fragmentary verse and reflections from Georgia with lines on the road to home light and bright lights across the land. The text shifts to old times memories of Mollie’s curls and blue ribbons and a note on winter turning to spring amid weather and prosperity.
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Teleles
New Times
Georgia
Mollie
Boy given eleven years for a five cent bottle soda
William G. Travis of Tast Point Georgia urges pardon for Ollie Taylor a ten year old boy sentenced to eleven years for stealing a five cent bottle of soda He argues the punishment is cruel the bill of rights limits excessive punishment and asks Governor Brown to pardon the boy and invites readers to support a petition or a subscription to aid the cause
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Georgia
Brown
Ollie
William G. Travis
Continuous Preformance and Sheriff Move in Sickles Case
The Hartford Times notes two regular events in the Sickles matter with the sheriff preparing for a sale of general Dan Sickles and a rescue effort for Mrs. Sickles, framing them as predictable civic actions in the ongoing case.
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Dan Sickles
Sickles
Hartford Times
Taft's Size Was Responsible and the Wilson Clean Sweep
The Kansas City Journal notes that Taft's size influenced opinion and argues that a wholesale Wilson administration clean sweep is unfounded. It states the White House cook will be retained, signaling cautious continuity in personnel.
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Taft
Wilson
White House
Kansas City Journal
Venereal Plagues Debate as Public Health Policy
A Sacramento Bee feature by W McClatchy urges open discussion of venereal disease. The piece argues for public education, end to silence, and moral action to curb gonorrhea and syphilis, linking health to marriage and family stability with strong calls for social reform.
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W. & McClatchy
Sacramento Bee
Associated Press
McClatchy
Syphila
Meass
Atlanta
Going to Sleep in Church
Going to Sleep in Church discusses why congregants drift off during sermons, citing fatigue, monotony, and distraction. It offers remedies such as shorter prayers and sermons, eye contact with listeners, and engaging delivery to combat somnolence.
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Wigeean Feane Ory Coll
Obedience to Law and the Fight Against White Slavery
The executive committee of the Men and Religion Forward Movement in Atlanta argues for suppression of vice and a Christian response led by Jesus Christ. They praise Beavers for closing houses and dissolving city partnerships with prostitution, reject McClatchy’s harsher view, and urge fair, honest discussion to end the venereal scourge. The letter supports law enforcement and moral reform as essential to curb white slavery and disease.
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Toronto
Minneapolis
Chicago
Vice
McClatchy
Jesus Christ
Sacramento Bee
Chief Beavers
Atlanta
MEN and Religion Forward Movement
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