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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
13
A 1918 Constitution page discusses R F Duckworth's call for clear gubernatorial platforms in Georgia. It criticizes soft platform promises and urges candidates to declare positions on major issues. The piece encourages open statements from announced candidates and notes the newspaper’s willingness to publish their views.
The Providence Journal notes a rapid rural shift toward autos as farmers value speed and comfort. Once hostile, country residents now buy auto trunks and touring cars, signaling farm prosperity with Pennsylvania leading in ownership and widespread adoption across Commonwealth states.
The text notes a higher demand for autos and trucks as farmers buy more in town. It highlights that greater crop diversity drives increased activity among merchants and banks, leading to bigger business and a more prosperous, home-centered living.
The Constitution urges the mayor to veto council plans to rename Atlanta streets arguing no reason exists beyond duplicate names. The piece supports preserving existing names to avoid post office, delivery, and title confusions, praising Mayor Woodward’s stance and urging a charter protection to halt street-name changes.
A Worcester Union official argues workers should wear formal dress at social events, noting no dress code limits laborers from dressing well. The Moulders’ Union has begun requiring evening attire at its annual concert and seeks wider adoption to elevate self respect and break class barriers.
The Columbia State urges nationwide literacy work similar to North Carolina moonlight schools. It notes 638 schools with 1000 teachers teaching 6540 pupils and says South Carolina must join the effort. It argues widespread illiteracy threatens safety and progress and calls for local tax support and collective action to lift all citizens.
A collage of dialect verse and short prose notes. calls for prudence and effort, reflections on fame and glory, and snippets from writers and editors. Mentions moonshine, tar and feathers threats, prison reform notes, and a war word amid odd dialect pieces from various voices.
A reflective poem contemplates unfulfilled dreams and love as the speaker recalls a distant visit, personal heartbreak, and a resolve to pursue fame despite inner doubts. It contrasts fragrant night, youth, and mortality with hopes of triumph and the shadow that haunts ambition.
The editor argues no soft pedal candidates for Georgia governor and urges a candidate with definite views. The proposed platform includes enforcing laws to curb lynching, state road policy reforms, building to the sea with state operation, a graduated land tax to break up idle lands, salaries for solicitors general, justice system reorganization, crackdown on usury, and literacy initiatives via county school boards and a state conference. DUCKWORTH
From Leslie’s Weekly the Atlanta man C Dobbs gives sixty thousand dollars to Emory University to fund college education for southern boys. The writer praises the spirit of the gift as a model for both wealthy and modest means to invest in future capable men and in turn the country.
George Tomlin of Atlanta praises The Constitution for its stance against lynching in Georgia. He argues the fault lies in slow justice and clemency, urging no interference with court processes unless clear innocence is shown. He thanks The Constitution for its fight for decency, law, and order in the state.
The speaker laments a hollow mansion with modern trappings and art. Augustus Cork complains his grand house feels empty, as servants and guests externalize social pomp while a simple cottage from earlier days feels preferable. The poem contrasts wealth and warmth with a glooming airs of superiority.
Editor Constitution reports visiting a public night school for colored people in the Yonge street school building led by Professor CL Harper. About four hundred pupils aged from teens to 60+ pursue rudiments, with moral and community benefits noted and a call for more schools and imitation by other southern cities. HOH PROCTO First Congregational Church.
Quimby Melton argues that county officials now serving two year terms should have their warden and road superintendent roles extended to four years. He cites Captain George Tucker’s long tenure in Decatur County as proof that continuity yields better roads and bridges and urges four year terms to attract capable workers and allow systematic, long range planning unless removal for inefficiency is possible. Bainbridge March 6.
A letter from G B Strickland of North Carolina A and M Navy Aeronautic Station Pensacola Florida argues for a state constabulary to curb mob lynching, criticizing sheriffs and urging federal and state action. He cites Georgia, New York, and enforcement issues, calling for a force untainted by politics to back lawmen and revenue officers.
Mrs Josephine G Maddox of Atlanta argues that safeguarding children starts with transforming society. She contends men must curb saloons and venues that corrupt boys and contaminate girls, noting women cannot singlehandedly save youths. She urges mothers to help create a environment aligned with divine intent. The letter is dated March 8, 1916.
The Gainesville Eagle reports widespread talk among press and politicians about remedies for lynching in Georgia. It critiques rushed laws and new trial limits, arguing mob violence persists as a deep social issue caused by both public sentiment and leadership.
The article decries food industry additives and calcium loss in bread, arguing chemicals and preservatives harm health. It links calcium deprivation to rickets and bodily weakness, cautions against germicidal agents in foods, and warns of untimely death and disease tied to modern diets. It cites legal allowances for mineral removals and additives in interstate commerce and urges scrutiny of what children and livestock consume.
The article argues that physical training should remain primary in schools while military drill remains voluntary after hours. It cites San Francisco's school board ruling against mandatory military training within regular studies and compares practices in Germany and France. It notes France briefly added military drill, later dropping it, and mentions 1870s defeats and cost concerns. The piece reflects editorials from Atlanta, dated March 8, 1918.
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