What is the matter with Atlanta
Atlanta faces a political standoff with factionalism and archaic municipal methods. The piece argues for a city backed by borrowed credit to fund schools and infrastructure, noting Macon and others approving bonds while Atlanta hesitates. It calls for public conscience and unified action to end paralysis.
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Atlanta
Macon
Rome
Albany
Hawkinsville
Congery
Ellaville
Council
Firemasters
Powerful board directs census work in Georgia factories
After days in Atlanta supervising census arrangements, W. J. Harris, director of the census, returns to oversee Georgia manufactories data collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
W. J. Harris
Washington winds up role with federal trade board
The entry into the federal trade commission marks a major expansion of authority beyond the interstate commerce commission. W. J. Harris embodies the new body as a cautious constructive leader noted for steady work in Georgia and the census bureau. Business groups are urged to anticipate growth and support from the commission’s broad powers.
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Washington
Federal Trade Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
W. J. Harris
Georgia
Census Bureau
New Trade Commission
Showdown Looms As US Warns Mexico Carranza
The United States issues a near ultimatum to Carranza amid renewed signals of possible intervention. Wilson's speeches are cited defending foreign residents, while emphasis remains on protecting foreigners and upholding the Monroe Doctrine. The piece warns Carranza to curb hostile acts or face consequences.
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Carranza
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Wilson
Chicago
Europé
Europe
Cnel
Amid Alarms On British Vessels In War Zone
London reports three British merchant ships were torpedoed and sunk by German submarines at distant points. Despite lifeboats swung out and life preservers worn, the attacks were sudden, testing nerve and courage of crews. The piece notes Germany’s blockade impact and the odds favoring slower, resting ships.
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Hug- Minh
London
Germany
England
Devia
British Isles
Britain
Be Just By Rev J Wilbur Chapman A Sermon Message
Be Just By Rev J Wilbur Chapman emphasizes justice as a universal duty. It argues that injustice harms both perpetrator and victim and urges being just to oneself, friends, the unfortunate, God, Christ, and humanity. The piece links justice to faith and practical daily conduct.
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J. Wilbur Chapman
Jesus
Christ
The Harding Appointment and Cotton Industry Ties
The Holland Letter lauds William P. G. Harding’s nomination to the federal reserve board. He is praised for his Birmingham banking leadership and knowledge of the southern cotton industry. The piece recalls his wartime fiscal guidance aiding cotton recovery, the underutilized cotton loan pool, and broad banker cooperation across the South and nation.
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Wilson
Wiliam P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Ife
Birmingham
Ala
Asa
First National Bank
Mr. Harding
South
Paoama
Willam R. Grace & Co
South America
Perua
Chile
Peru
William R. Grace
Europe
Federal Reserve System
Mr.Harding
Baltimore
American Institute of Banking
Marting
St. Louis
Tiar €Ing
Southwest
United States
Festus Wade
Wade Tx
Hading
Hardine
Price
Good Roads Movement in North Georgia Cities Pushes Road Plans
Dalton official B A Tyler previews new rock road demonstrations in Whitfield, Bartow, and Catoosa counties, with talks of steam rock crushers and road rollers. Gordon County seeks legal changes to fund cross-district road improvements as Georgia gears up for a major Dixie Highway meeting with governors from multiple states.
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North Georgia
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Whitfield
Bartow
B.A. Tyler
Dalton Chamber of Commerce
Rock Road
Catoosa
Ringgold
Chickamauga Park
Bartow County
Flattersville
Dalton
Gordon County
Carham
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Slaton
South
Education and the stock of knowledge in life
A satirical essay on education comparing knowledge to a stocked mercantile catalogue. It argues that students collect vast, disorganized facts from high school through college, overstocking memory while failing to catalog effectively. The piece urges curating the best knowledge and delaying further sale of information until the stock is properly organized.
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Sander
Walter Pa
Pears
Captain Cook
Altair
Sciones
Solitude over the lake by a dying sun
A poem by Arthur Inman of Atlanta, Haverford College, dated March 1915. It describes a solitary tree against molten skies, a calm lake with a line of trees, and a sunset over purple mountains as night falls, with imagery of a white-winged seaful?flying and the world sinking into slumber.
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Hoek Apper
Stunbey
Arthur Inman
Atlanta
Haverford College
Jos Kingsley Ohl Portrayed as Chinese Mandarin
Washington reports in the annual Little Herald that Jos Kingsley Owl, The Herald board member, is drawn as a Chinese mandarin. The piece recounts his six years in Pekin covering the Chinese revolution, his connections with diplomats, military officers, and foreign business men, and his reported race to beat state department reports.
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Washington
Little Herald
New York Hero Ag
Owls’ Club
Jos
Kingsley Owl
Herald
James Gordon Bennett
Europe
Ohl
Orient
Celestial Empire
Onl
Pekin
United States Army
Paris
State Department
Obl
East
China
Constitution
A. 0. Bacon
Senate
Qhi
Bennett
Owl
Wisconsin farm boy discovers new comets with home made telescope
John Mellish, a 25 year old cottage Grove farm youth living with his grandmother, uses self made telescopes and photographs to reveal three previously unseen comets. Scholars praise his sharp observing, with Dr. E Frost of Yerkes calling him one of the most remarkable observers.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John Muir
Beeond Muir
John E. Mellish
Cottage Grove
Tom
Mellish
E Frost
Yerkes Observatory
Williams, Bay
John Moellish
Winds of March and Walt Mason Rioting Rhyme
March winds race across the land and sweep away hats and coats as the speaker revels in the Spring harbinger. The verse imagines winds ripping through town bending elms and tearing parasols while thrushes sing and merriment returns with balmy days and renewed whimsy.
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Wwe
Wali
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San Diego Union
George Vlah
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