Subscriptions and editorials from The Constitution
A collage of subscription terms for daily weekly and Sunday delivery in Atlanta, plus notices to subscribers. Includes out-of-town rates, delivery cautions, and manager contact details. Editorial snippets lampoon politicians and public figures, commenting on Roosevelts stunts, Taft, Knox, Amundsen, and the South Pole, with humorous jabs at trusts and congress.
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TRI
Atlanta
Bobecribera
JR. Houlimay
Constitution Building
Avant I
Washington Burgau
Hirba
Atar
C. H Downelly
W. H. Overbey
D. L Crowley
F. D
W. PF. Stokes
Spring
Ice Trust
Hillsville Recall Sparks Debate on Justice and Law
The excerpt condemns the Hillsville tragedy and the judicial recall theory, arguing it breeds anarchy and impedes justice. It cites judge prosecutor sheriff clerk and juror as implicated, calls for extreme punishment, and warns Virginia’s legacy. The piece links to Beattie and questions public will versus impulse.
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Hillsville
Virginia
Beattie
Old Dominion
Excuses that Damns the House Post Office Probe
A Washington dispatch accuses the house committee on expenditures of stalling the postal inquiry in the southern division. It alleges the chairman masks inaction with “press criticisms” and that only voluntary, costly testimony would satisfy the panel. Citizens, led by Atlanta business interests, push to force a thorough investigation amid post office abuses and railway mail service misuses.
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House Committee On
Post Office Department
The
Constitution
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
William Schley Howard
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Thor
Howard
Noose
Democratic Party
Campaigners Uphold Fairness in Democratic Ranks
From Georgia headquarters for Oscar Underwood the policy is clear no personal attacks against Governor Wilson. Hutchens states a rule of fairness and cleanliness guiding the Underwood Clark and Harmon campaign as it discusses the democratic presidential race.
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Rufe Hutchens
Georgia
Oscar Underwood
Messrs
Underwood
Clark
Harmon
Wilson
Democratic Unity Declares Duty to Democracy
The group states duty to democracy overrides personal advancement and aims to find a candidate best able to secure victory. Oscar Underwood is cited as fit and available, while Clark and Harmon back party success without mudslinging. Those supporting "Wilson or bust" are blamed for harming party harmony and success.
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Oscar Underwood
Clark
Harmon
Wilson
Furrow's End and the Dixie Train to Washington
A collage of political verse and sketches references Georgia, Taft, and a presidential excursion. It imagines walking toward Congress, praising a hopeful people, and critiquing campaign dross while invoking spring imagery and civic sentiment.
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Bullville
Taft
Butler
Washington
Long Promisea Land
A Ananias Club
Congress
House panel backs bill to abolish court of commerce
A fragmentary report indicates the House committee on interstate commerce favors a bill by Sime to abolish the court of commerce. The text is garbled but suggests a positive committee vote and imminent consideration.
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Court. OF Commerce
Washington
Maren
House
Court of
Commiéres
La Follette Campaign Manager Attacks Pinchot
Walter J. Houser, La Follette campaign manager, accused Gifford Pinchot of backing Theodore Roosevelt's favorable stance toward La Follette's Republican presidential bid until it seemed likely the bid could succeed, during remarks in Jamestown North Carolina on March 15.
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Jamestown
N. C
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator la Follette
Frost Threat Hits Texas Truck Crops
Palestine March 15 average minimum temperature thirty degrees in eastern Texas raised fears that tomatoes and other truck crops and peaches were damaged. The extent of loss is not yet estimated. Longview reports early freeze prevented by light frost as peaches are budding and damage is feared heavy.
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Palestine
Texas
Longview
Wheat Prices Drop in Chicago Market Event
Chicago March 15 Wheat prices collapsed today under heavy selling. The drop exceeded ten cents a bushel as speculators trimmed positions on light supply expectations and late crop year concerns.
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Chicago
Soldiers to Come Home From Philippines to Fort Silt
March 15 report that the second battalion of the Nineteenth Infantry U S A has been ordered from the Philippines to Fort Silt for target practice.
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Fort St, Okita
Nineteenth Infantry
Philippines
Fort Silt
Why Not Underwood Asks Macon Telegraph
The Macon Telegraph endorses Oscar Underwood as a real southern Democrat over Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan. It praises Underwood’s tariff leadership, experience, and Georgia heritage while criticizing Wilson’s shifts and Bryan’s influence. The piece argues Georgia should nominate a true southern statesman.
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Underwood
Macon
Alabama
Georgia
Oscar Underwood
Washington
South
Oscar
Bryan
Nebraska Convicts Escape. No Trace Found
Lincoln March 15 No definite trace had been found today of three Nebraska state prison escapees after a blizzard sparked an outbreak that killed the warden deputy warden and an usher and wounded a guard. The fugitives wore prison suits and were believed aided by outside confederates. Searches moved to a haystack on a distant farm where the posse surrounded and ruined the stack without uncovering the men.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Prison
Negro's Fate Settled in Nineteen Minutes
In Shreveport on March 15 Albert Mayes, a Black man, was convicted of wife murder. The judge fixed life imprisonment within nineteen minutes after the case was called. No eyewitnesses to the throat-cutting left the husband spared from hanging.
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Shreveport
Albert Mayes
Speedometer for Flyers in Navy Planes
Reports from Captain Washington Irving Chambers of the aeronautic department at Lienaty describe a speed indicator for aircraft. The instrument would show travel speed, fuel consumption, and whether flight is normal or abnormal, with Chambers also working on an air compass.
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New York
Maren
Diaz Is Not Rich Claims About Porfirio Diaz Denied
New York readers were told by prominent American colonists that General Porfirio Diaz does not possess the vast wealth rumored to his name. The reports of heavy investments in Europe and in domestic holdings were flatly denied as unfounded and unverified.
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Diaz
New York
Advertising Pages Prove Merchants Stand Behind Goods
A historical note extols advertising as a merchant’s bond of good faith. It recalls Alexander Stewart and his bold marketing to clear oversupply. The piece urges readers to consult advertising pages to see what is offered and trust the sellers.
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Alexander T. Stewart
New York
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