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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1914
Page
9
The House plans a Democratic caucus next week to weigh chances of adjourning Congress by July 1. The Constitution praises the movement, urging speed. The piece condemns legislative overload and urges passage of canal toll repeal and action in the Mexican situation before voters.
At Niagara Falls Canada the diplomatic representatives of Argentina Brazil and Chile will start efforts to mediate between the United States and Huerta with hope that Carranza and the constitutionalists may join later. The aim is not a union but a strong moral ethical and commercial bond to erase past Latin American jealousies and boost mutual trade. The piece notes American impatience with slow entente building and comments on Latin America being a very different domain from the United States.
The article contrasts Latin America with the United States and Canada, noting distinct cultures, slower progress in agriculture, and infancy in mining forestry and lumbering. It highlights South and Central America as freer from revolutionary ideas, yet intellectually and commercially behind North America. The piece suggests Latins’ rise as mediators will energize the Pan American movement with lasting effects.
The Constitution notes anonymous protests against the Greater Grady bond opponents calling them snipers and dismisses the tactic as the same old sniping. The paper says bond opponents avoid open discussion and would welcome daylight and a clear explanation of their cause.
James Keeley, ex general manager of The Chicago Tribune, acquires The Record Herald and The Inter Ocean and merges them to form The Record Herald Chicago. His aggressive, news first style is poised to boost Chicago journalism and influence nationwide. The Constitution offers best wishes to Keeley and the public.
A collage of verse and reminiscence touches Shriner pride with references to Atlanta and Dixie culture. It weaves a garden poet vignette with war talk, love of nature, and a note on a Georgia philosopher. It also recalls Michael Vaughan and the Phoenix Papyrus literary circle and hints at Vaughan’s new magazine The Phoenix.
A ragged, stream of phrases presents a rough verse about rising early and facing danger. It blends references to Papyrus, Phoenix, Satan, and thunder guns with scattered lines about rising, flight, and staying hopeful despite doubt. The piece touches on newspaper lore and a joke about General Funston’s daring.
City council suspends certain rules during Shriners week to ease congestion. No autos may park on Whitehall and Peach Tree streets between Mitchell and Dibs, allowing carriages and pedestrians to move freely amid the congested conditions.
The piece lauds Xenon O Shaughnessy and John Lind for steady, reticent service in Mexico and Vera Cruz. It praises their resilience, unspoken efficiency, and cordial, nonconfrontational conduct under pressure, hoping more such figures appear in American diplomacy.
The Atlanta Music Festival Association passed a unanimous resolution thanking the editor for work aiding a week of opera. The act was described as immeasurable and invaluable to the association and opera season, unmatched by any newspaper in the world. Signed Faith, secretary Victor Lamar.
Meantime Hugh Dorsey, Georgia solicitor general, surges as a gubernatorial candidate with rapid statewide letters and calls. Rumors swirl of Joe Brown and Murphet Candler potential runs as leaders push for strong Fulton County representation in the 1900s legislature.
Pato condemns Fair Street as Fulton and DeKalb counties long neglected the road from Whiteford Avenue to Last Lake degenerating into a near impassable country lane. He urges county work to widen and grade it, calling on residents to demand relief and warning that a remedy is coming, attributed to Georg e S. W. Wat.
The article argues that a condemned offender’s confession suits the death penalty, contrasting Seidenshner’s lies with a true culprit who confessed. It defends the justice system, claiming the jury process provides clear vindication and fairness in capital cases.
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