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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
30
Notices outline subscription rates for daily and Sunday issues with delivery details in Atlanta and outlying areas, and warn against paying out-of-town agents. The page also wields a string of political quips about figures like La Follette, Wiley, and Morgan, plus remarks on the recall drive, suffragettes, and government spending.
The piece argues that strong Democratic victories in Kansas and Maine undermine Wilson’s nominating prospects. It credits practical party cohesion, condemns Wilson exclusivity, and portrays a shift toward locating a candidate who can capitalize on a unified platform and avoid reliance on controversial figures. The author depicts a turning point toward a pragmatic, victory-focused strategy within the Democratic Party.
Oscar Underwood earns unusual praise from Nicholas Longworth a Republican ally praising his leadership on the free sugar bill and the income tax measure. The sugar bill passed 198 to 103 and the income tax bill passed 250 to 40 with many Republicans supporting him. Underwood is described as shaping the party with clear vision and unity, poised to lead to victory next fall.
The Atlanta chamber of commerce plans a municipal research bureau to examine city governance. Led by F J Paxon with a strong committee, the effort aims to study inefficiencies and propose constructive remedies, acting as a "people's lobby" that informs citizens about government operations.
Ex-Councilman W T Winn is lauded for leading Atlanta’s Marietta Street widening and repaving campaign begun three years earlier with The Constitution’s backing. His persistence, diplomacy, and coalition building kept the project moving despite owner resistance and waning interest.
A description praises Fedamp Marietta's sweeping project for the city, noting its tangible impact on street life and the incalculable rise in property values on the street and nearby avenues. The piece frames the benefactor as creating a lasting monument through concrete civic achievement.
Less than two weeks remain for Georgia Democrats to qualify by registration for primaries and elections this year. The article condemns the registration law, notes books close half a year before the general election, and warns that unregistered Georgians will be disfranchised after April 2, becoming political nullities.
Mixed verse and prose sketches about time, farming, politics, and life described through Georgia rural scenes and African American dialect pieces. The piece laments haste and praise of toil, notes political figures and plantation imagery, and ends with a humorous quip about an airship and a searchlight.
Nashville March 20 A $100 000 gift from J Pierpont Morgan to Peabody College for teachers boosts efforts to raise funds. The George Peabody fund trustees will add $600 000 if the college secures $2 000 000 by September 1, 1943 with Morgan’s gift counted toward the total. The arrangement aligns with expanding the college’s endowment and support from major benefactors.
Waycross Ga March 20 Special Voters in Ware County face a wide ballot this year as national parties engage local voters in presidential primaries governor and state house races state senator district five county offices including city court and solicitor and congressional and judicial seats. The vote may also select a judge to fill Judge Parker's unexpired term and indicate candidates for two county representatives.
Georgia Civil War unit Colquitt's brigade will hold its annual reunion in Macon. The Sixth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth Georgia regiments formed the brigade which fought in many engagements. The executive committee meets May 8 at 2 o'clock to select a suitable place per a letter from N. Fuller of Company H, Twenty-third Georgia, inviting former comrades.
Curtiss aviator Charles P. Walsh stayed aloft two hours in Augusta on March 20 to complete the endurance test for the war biplane. He met all requirements except the climbing test, which he planned to retry. An army board, led by Captains Chandler and Beck and Lieutenant Milling, is evaluating the aircraft for potential government purchase.
The Houston Post argues the Democratic nominee must carry key battlegrounds New York Ohio and Indiana to win 266 electoral votes. It urges selecting the strongest candidate who can appeal in the swing states, warning reform moves risk defeat. The Mobile Register endorses Oscar Underwood as the logical choice, citing his tariff reform stance and Mississippi alignment.
Atlanta Camp 159 U C V urges funds to hire a real live band for the North Georgia brigade at the Macon reunion May 7 and 8. A $250 cost is expected for a two day appearance, with appeals to Atlanta and North Georgia veterans for support.
For three months a global effort has prepared a spring display in shops across the city. Sebnitz in Germany spins hats, Japanese braids and Dunfermline bleaches snow to the eye, while St. Gallen adds embroidery works. The city’s stores invite all to see this harvest of new beauty and the promised warm days.
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