Constitution subscription notice and worldly quotes from 1908 Atlanta paper
The Constitution Publishing Co Atlanta issues a long notice to subscribers with rates and delivery details for daily weekly and Sunday editions, listing carriers and offices in Atlanta. It also includes a satirical look at political figures Roosevelt Taft and others, plus random commentary on current events and personalities.
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Beth
Wwteide
Atlants
Constitution Uuliting
Atlanta
Et Anne
Washington
Burrad
Constivution Tx
Hibbs
Fifteenth Street
John Corrigan
Stati Worrespondest
Constitution
New York
Vinttorg
Hoteling
Broadway
Twenty-ninth Street
Thirty-eighth Street
Forty-second Street
Park Row
Madison Square
Roosevelt and the Monroe Doctrine in Private Life
The piece discusses Roosevelts letter to Sir Harry L. Johnson advocating intervention in Central and South America notably Venezuela. It argues Americans are conservative at heart and questions the hands off policy while noting Crichfields volumes on enforcement failures and oligarchies. It concludes that no party can offer a blanket solution to the complex Monroe Doctrine problem.
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Roosevelt
Harry L. Johnson
Central
Venezuela
George W. Crichfield
America
Commercial Dreamers and Master Builders
A Washington obituary praises the late American dreamer who planned a Cape to Cairo style rail route linking continents. It notes forty years of effort, enduring obstacles, and a belief that future traffic will finally realize the project. The piece contrasts him with Cecil Rhodes and frames his death as a culmination of a visionary life.
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Straits of Magellan
Hemisphere
Behring Straits
North America
Washington City
Hinton Rowan Helper
Cape-to-Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Voices of Southern School Children Opinion on Speech Volume
Mrs. T J Simmons of Shorter college urges that loud speaking in public schools harms young voices and could ruin lifelong singing or speaking ability. She argues Georgia schools already favor distinctness over volume and praises southern lyric tone as a valued asset in oratory and daily speech. Encouraging focus on this school room detail could benefit the southern states nationwide.
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T. J. Simmons
Shorter College
Simmons
Georgia
Rimmona
The Diplomacy of Mr Taft and House Rules Reform
President Taft avoided open support for a House rule revision while signaling openness to limited changes. He aimed to harmonize party factions, easing insurgents and Cannonites tensions, and argued current rules concentrate power with the speaker. The stance preserves his administration’s stability while delaying decisive action.
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Insurgenta
House
Taft
Eugene P. Black Remembered for Civic Leadership in Atlanta
Eugene P. Black, identified with Atlanta’s growth for about forty years, is remembered for confidence in the future and cheerful courage. He helped rebuild the city after the Civil War, first in railroad work then real estate, becoming a leader in its development and a source of inspiration to friends and community alike.
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Atlante
Eugene P. Black
Black
Atlanta
Cotaria
Waist-Line fashion revolution from dronemakers meeting
The dronemakers of America after their Chicago convention announce changes in summer styles. Directoria silhouettes will be tabooed as too extreme for thin figures and fat figures alike, while the whistline is to be shortened near my lady's knees. No waist-line at all may result, complicating summer flirtations for admirers already challenged by the waist-line.
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Wilbur Wright
Chicago
Conven- Wen
Alfonso
Dronemakers
America
Dispatch
Molly's Singin' and a Boy's Journal Riff
A collage of verses and prose fragments from a bygone issue. Molly sings a hopeful refrain about life love and future faith while other snippets reflect about childhood honesty weather and daily toils. The jumbled pages blend songs poems and a boy’s journal voice in a lighthearted sketch.
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Molly
News snippets reflect political bustle and rural tunes
A fragmentary editorial voice complains of snowbound reporters seeking offices in Washington and jokes about shoes in a presidential bargain. Local notices mock a failed aeronautic daredevil and a songwriter lampoons Southern buyers with caged birds and songs as profits.
City Takes Land for a Sidewalk
The city through the commissioner of public works reclaimed a four foot wide strip along 580 Decatur Street fronting a store and dwelling owned by L Sinkavits, & J. Schwartz, from H. H. Beamley. The move ends years of dispute over private property versus sidewalk use as owners prepared to build a platform. the owners likely will seek court action.
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Commissioner of Public Works
Decaturetrest
L Sinkavits
Yalovite
J. Schwartz
H. H. Beamley
Commissioner of Publs Works
Child Taken From Its Mother by Recorder Order
The baby of a white woman named Ethel Murray was removed from her care by Recorder Broyles on grounds of immoral conduct. Probation Officer Grier located the infant on Sets Avenue and required the mother to appear with the child. In court the mother pleaded to keep the child, but the recorder denied the request and ordered its placement in a charitable institution.
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Ethel Murray
Broyles
Grier
Sets Avenue
Recorder’s Court
Tribute to memory of Dr. Armstrong in Fulton County Medical Society
The Fulton County Medical Society adopted resolutions on the death of Dr. William B. Armstrong. They express irreparable loss, extend condolences to his wife and family, and note the inadequacy of words to convey sorrow. Copies will be sent to his wife and mother and published in daily papers.
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Fulton County Medical Society
William EB. Armstrong
Wiliam B Armstrong
Estes
Temas
Armstrong
Thie Society
CR Andrews
A.W. Stirling
Committee To Meet Saturday Afternoon On European Cities
A subcommittee of the charter revision committee on European cities will convene Saturday at 4 PM in Prudential Building rooms 608 to 512. Chairman Alex W Smith sent notices urging prompt attendance as the report must be perfected for submission to the central committee on March 18.
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Charter Revision Committee
Chainisan
Prudential Building
Alex W Smith
Csnt
Mub
Deed Fee Ruling In Alabama Trade Deeds
Montgomery March 10 Attorney General Garber ruled that certain supplemental deeds used in Calhoun county as addenda to mortgage in trade are not chargeable for record fee The ruling references promissory notes and notes on a fire event in Fort Worth area affecting contracts and taxes Other details are unclear due to damaged text
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Montgomery
Ala
Garber
Calihoun County
Arington
Fort Worth
Des Moines man cracks down on social evils and slot machines
In Des Moines, John Hamery, superintendent of the department of public safety, leads a crackdown on slot machines and immoral houses. He orders removal of all gambling devices within two weeks and later drives reforms in vice districts, reorganizes police training, and enforces ordinances with the city’s support, despite threats and political pushback.
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Des Moines
Dows
Boarch
John L. Hamery
Department of Pub Mc Safety
Hamery
Dea Moines
Hells
Cigar Dealers’ Association
Department of Public
Dee Bolnes
Bia Association
Association
Department of Public Safety
John Hamery
Humane Society
Oace
Ity
W. SP. Hume
Mr Hamery
Hhyma
Hume
Council
SyMler
Emery Han
Fio
Hemery
Syed
Comeng
Tne
Hampery
Little girl adoption lure in Mobile ad seeks curly haired child
A conspicuous want ad in the Constitution’s want columns describes a Mrs. Pine of Mobile and her husband a carnival promoter seeking a bright curly haired girl not under five years old. They plan a two week deadline for adoption funds and aim to travel west for a Mardi Gras linked venture. Mrs Barnett of 63 Eugenia Street says several offers have been made but none met the criteria.
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The
Constitution
Pine
Mobile
Ala
5. R Barnett
Eugenia Street
Atlanta
Ping
Crichton
Mrs. Pine
Barnett
W. A. Ausbricht
the Pines
Machinists Meet in Atlanta May 5 Convention
South railroad machinists from Virginia through Tennessee gather in Atlanta on May 5 for a convention. Delegates will attend from eight states. Atlanta Lodge No 1 marks its twenty first anniversary with plans for an opera house event and public meeting.
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South
Atlanta
Vvirginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Tennessee
Lodge No. 1
Machinisra
Near-Y Citer
Old East
Tennewes
Virginia
Tickets Selling Fast for Firemen's Circus
The Van Ambure circus supports the Firemen's Relief Association with benefit performances. Committees toil and tickets fly as rehearsals progress at Piedmont Park. Animals, trains, and acts draw crowds. promises of attractions grow. Local committee members include EHC Garrett, William Robinson, JL Jones, F W McCabe, F W Ehlers.
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van Ambure Circus
Firemen's Relief Association
Mreimen
Piedmont Park
Amante
Ehc Garrett
William Robinson
Jl, Jones
F. W. McCabe
F. W. Ehlers
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