A Simple Plan for Atlanta Bond Issue Reform
An editorial argues Atlanta must issue at least 3 million dollars in bonds to save the school system and city facilities. It urges divorcing the bond from politics, creating a nonpartisan citizens commission to oversee the bond, and electing representatives from all city segments to govern the process. The piece warns that current interdepartmental feuds block progress and threaten Atlanta’s future.
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Atlanta
Tabor
Council
Ervors
Japan's Dream of Awakening in the Far East
A fragment discusses Japan's ambitions in China and the wider Far East as it seeks greater sovereignty amid European conflict. It notes diplomatic pressures on China and Japan's leveraging of war distractions to advance its aims, raising questions about the region's shifting balance.
Clean cut land banks and rural credits plan proposed
A Washington special excerpts W P G Harding former First National Bank of Birmingham official outlining a state supervised land bank system with long term amortized loans. He favors national action for uniformity and efficiency, warning the plan’s success hinges on state by state implementation and questioning dual credit systems.
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Washington
W P G Harding
Federal Reserve Board
First National Bank of
Birmingham
Harding
Japan Faces Diplomatic Standoff Over China Demands
The article reports Japan pressing Chinese territorial and political demands, provoking Western powers led by England, Russia, and the United States to recoil from concessions. Diplomatic deadlock looms as Tokyo weighs military options while allies urge restraint and urge Tokyo to reconsider its sovereignty aims.
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Japan
China
England
Russia
United States
The Musket Ridge Philosopher ads in strict business fashion
A fragmentary piece presents a philosopher speaking on advertising ethics and business practice, noting an ad for 500 flour samples and a file of 300 coupons. It contrasts commercial prompts with a moral search for God amid earthly woe and human care.
Fragmented Baltimore Sun style prose mix on poets and bonds
The passage blends fragments about old sayings and poetry with notes on Georgia bonds and Houston's welcome, referencing Mr Candler and a Georgia bond issue. It weaves literary musings with local finance and a Southwest Georgia correspondent's field notes, finishing with stray observations on weather and street life.
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Texas
Houston Post
George Baris
4Sa G Candler
Atlanta
Georgia
Candlers
Houston
A Prayer By Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman D D
A prayer urging kindness and tenderness amid poverty and pain. The passage invokes scripture and reflects on sympathy, shared human weakness, and the duty to offer help to weary travelers and strangers. It emphasizes a forgiving spirit, consistent kindness, and belief in divine presence during distress.
Rippling Rhymes and the War Talk Dictum
A garbled piece centers on a Know-It-All narrator who riffs on war topics and daily observations. It mocks cosmetic chatter while claiming to reveal hidden truths, contrasting factual assertions with fiction and endless streams of commentary.
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Jim
State Rural Credits Advocated by Harding
John Corrigan reports from Washington on Senator Harding of the Federal Reserve Board outlining a rural credit system for the southern states. The plan centers on state land banks issuing bonds, long term loans secured by mortgages, with local agents and trustees, aimed at financing farm improvements and reducing interest burdens.
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Harding
Federal Reserve Board
John Corrigan
Washington
Federal Reserve
Chattanooga
Bostone
Steleidon
Congressional Commission On
Wi Hadings
Vr Harding
Alabama
Mi Harding
Basid
Bank of
Birmingham
Wording
Southern Industrial Council
Ilarding
Lan Mortgage Bank
Toige Bank
Honda
Joan
Barding
Sears
Als
Land Bank
State Bank
Lam
Were I a Whale by Frances McCray a LA Times poem
A poem by Frances McCray expressed as a whale dreaming of sailing free from war. It imagines swallowing a belligerent Jonah and gaining power to halt mines and submarines. The speaker calls for neutral mediation once fighting ends and commerce can resume.
Neutrality and the oddly cheerful pie by George Fitch
A satirical essay on neutrality compares wartime balance to politics in elections, mocking calls for absolute neutrality and noting Belgium as a lone ally. The piece touches on heightened war talk, the perils of inflexible stances, and a light aside about late night pie. A separate blurb reports Mrs Mary B celebrating belmont county’s oldest resident’s ninety eighth birthday and a habit of midnight pie.
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Martins Ferm
Diayatch
St Lows
Mary B
Belmont Counts
Brand
English ban on German trade orders discussed
Attorney Frederic R. Coudert analyzes British orders in council of 1913 governing neutral rights and wartime trade. He compares to historical blockade doctrine, argues the measures extend beyond traditional rules, and notes legal precedents from The Bermuda and The Springbok while contrasting continental views on blockade.
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Frederic R. Coudert
New Yorks ‘Times
New York
Germany
Balligerants
United States
Ary
Leary
Ni Poleon
Supreme Court
Nasaau
Sprmegbok
London
Russia
France
Bate
Great Britain
Park
Cauwer
Grotius Firat
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Earth
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Baltimore Sun
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Albany
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Walt Masoov
Frances McCray
Los Angeles Times
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George Fitch
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Tammany
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