Choosing Your Parents By Carrier In Atlanta
An Atlanta advertisement discusses subscription rates for The Constitution and lists distribution details. A Pensacola obituary notes a 113 year old man and uses the tale to stress regular habits and careful selection of parents. The piece argues heredity and hygiene influence longevity and urges prudent birthright choices for future generations.
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Pensacola
Fla
Juet
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Page Vindicated and Wilson Approves Speech
President Wilson approves the impromptu speech by Ambassador Walter Page, ending Anglophobic furor. Senate demanded a copy. the imprimatur calms critics who saw disjointed lines as rebuke. Page remains a steady figure, despite mixed reception.
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Wilson
Walter Page
Senate
Tempest in a Teacup Marks Diplomatic Speech
The ambassador read a carefully prepared manuscript as the next address, while noting breaches by other diplomats. The piece suggests the senate may recover its humor to permit a former diplomat to offer facetious remarks without grilling.
Snowing Prosperity Forecasts Abundant Crops Nationwide
The Agriculture Department and The Constitution tout a bumper crops outlook driven by widespread snow. Snow is praised as natural fertilizer, with steady melt improving prospects, urging Congress to enact bold measures and regulators to fix railroad rates to support a prosperous year.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Constitution
Georgia
America
Atlantic
Pacific
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Otto Kahn Urges Art Love for City Growth at Girls’ Assembly
Otto H. Kahn, chairman of Metropolitan Opera and Century Opera, spoke to Atlanta high school girls who received 2000 tickets to representative performances. He said wealth is partly measured by culture, urging the cultivation of art to elevate recreation and city development, citing Atlanta’s future beyond money.
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Otto H. Kahn
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
New York Times
Kahn
Century Opera House
Atlanta
Otto Kahn
America
Far Reaching Headlines Across Spring Weather and Politics
A garbled summary of spring themes notes time wasting events and crop talk while mocking Mr Bryan, praising battleship christenings and Mrs Pankhurst, and hints at Ulster politics. It mentions John Lind for diplomacy schooling, Atlanta opera, peaches, Huerta’s policy, Taft, and a three page scolding in The Saturday Evening Post.
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Mr Taft
Saturday Evening Post
Just From Georgia by Frank L Stanton explains editors relief
A Georgia columnist notes the president’s ambassadorship struggles and expresses relief that a chosen envoy is not asked to serve. The piece, from The Whitsett Courier, reflects on avoiding political duty and cabinet service during peace and profit discourse. A Hillville correspondent adds a poem about antiwar sentiment and rural enterprise with satirical touches.
Weather and obituaries in a garbled Georgia column
The text mixes proverb style weather commentary with a lunar eclipse note from the Tar Heels and a sentimental obituary of Ador’s Bugle. It mentions Georgia opinions on weather, a visible moon eclipse across Carolina, and a reflective obituary scene with Edith as a stabilizing figure.
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St George Bailey
Erth Carolia
Erth Carolina
The Argentine Republic by Glorge Itur
The article describes Argentina as a vast nation with the Andes creating a mountainous backbone and vast ranch lands. It notes wheat and cattle exports, Buenos Aires as a capital, limited democracy, and a land of abundant resources with affordable porterhouse.
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Glorge
Itur
Argentine Republic
South America
United States
Chile
Argenta
South Pole
Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Republic
Parla
New York
Sines
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Illinois
Dr Johnsons House to open as London museum
Brevities note that Dr Johnsons House in Gough Square London has been renovated and will open to the public as a museum. The building is narrow with two rooms per floor and a garret above where Johnson worked. The entrance door features an old chain used to deter marauders.
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Johnsons Huse
Gough Square
London
Johnson
Colorado
Tanganyka
German East Asia
United States
Piedmont
Atlantic Ocean
Columbia
Augusta
Milledgeville
Macon
Columbus
Columbus Ga
Tallassea
Wetumpka
Ala Cedartown
Cartersville
Love of Art an Asset Otto Kahn Tells Girls
Otto H Kahn told Washington Irving High School girls that his initials do not stand for Opera House while receiving 2000 opera tickets offered by the school. A 1500 girl procession showered him with tickets. he urged love for art and higher amusements, praising Opera as a civic asset. The event featured performances by opera heroines and remarks from school and education officials.
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Otto Kahn
New York Times
Otto H Kahn
Century Opera House
Washington Irving High School
Siria
O H
Opera House
Kahn
Kelen
Miss Kahn
Christopher Columbus
Aida
Valley of the Nile
Marguente
Carmen
Ark Witch
Brunhilda
Deprecates Maudlinism In Handling Criminals
A Villa Rica letter argues against lenient treatment of criminals. It contends courts and juries hear evidence, yet some criticize judgments. It defends punishment like chain gangs as necessary to protect society and deter crime.
Sale of Titles by Dom Pedro 1st for Hospital Fund
From the London Chronicle Dom Pedro I offered to confer the titles of baron for 160000 milreis and count for 200000 milreis to subscribers to fund a Rio de Janeiro hospital. The scheme drew buyers though later French nobility certificates continued in 1871 with fees for various titles and a formal pedigree verification.
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Dom Pedro
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Ministry of Juatics
Smokeless Atlanta Fueled by Georgia Water Power
Georgia Railway and Power seeks to develop ten water powers within a 100 mile radius of Atlanta to supply up to 8 0 thousand horsepower at peak load. The plan links plants across Savannah Chattahoochee and Etowah watersheds with shared transmission to ensure high utilization and reduced transmission needs. The article highlights storage, high head, and multiple sources to create a resilient power system for a growing city.
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B. M. Hall
Atlanta
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Savannah Water Shed
Chattahoochee
Etowah Water Shed
Tallulah Fells
Tallulah River
Great
Savannah River
Seaboard Ralroad Bridge
Augusta Dam
Georgia Railroad
Milledgeville
Ocmulgre
Head of Tackson Reservoir
Maton
Woodbury
Chattahoochee River
West Point
Columbus
Coosamattee
Lihjay
Carters
Lallassee
Sosa River
Welumoka
Oconee River
Tennessee
Alla la
Hitwassee Rer
Avants
Tennesse River
Hales Bar
Allanta
Tennessee River
Muscle Shoals
Canal Toll Exemption Debate Spurs National Integrity
George J Rawlins argues that exempting American coastwise shipping from Panama Canal tolls reflects national integrity rather than politics. He traces treaties from Clayton Bulwer to Hay Pauncefote, noting debates on coastwise privileges and implied commitments, and endorses exemption as a matter of national policy.
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Baiter
Panama Canal
H de la Serna
Central America
Count de Lesseps
Suez Fame
Nicaragua
England
Wosquito
de Lessips
France
de Ladre
Panama
Great Britain
Hes
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
Mosquito Coast
Hai Pauneefole
George J Rawlins
Peachtree Street
Atlanta
Free Tolls Vote in Senate Reveals Treaty Stand
The article discusses the 1912 senate vote on free tolls for coastwise vessels, noting Senator Bacon as presiding and Hoke Smith’s amendments to strengthen the law. It cites the Galveston case and asserts the treaty does not apply to coastwise ships, with ROYALL J MILLER reporting from Atlanta on March 28.
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Senate
Bacon
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Senor Hoke
Galveston
Supreme Court
Linley
Royall
Atlanta
Enchanted Night Over Yonah and the Chattahoochee
A lyrical meditation describes Yonah at nightfall and the Chattahoochee river. Vivid imagery portrays sunset golds and blue haze, moonlight, and starry skies. The poem contemplates heaven, fate, and divine presence as the valley and peaks glow with mystical light.
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