Presbyterians in Atlanta Move Toward Organic Union
The four major Presbyterian bodies meeting in Atlanta show unity on fundamental beliefs and inch toward organic union. Overtures between the Southern Presbyterian Church and the United Presbyterian reach a stage suggesting early amalgamation, while other branches lag on specifics. Delegates return home hopeful that only mechanical details separate the groups, making historic progress toward a single fold.
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Atlanta
Southern Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian
The Church and the Negro in American Faith
The piece notes a pending decision by the executive committee of the council of the reformed churches in America to cooperate with work among the negro population. It highlights a historic potential shift as Presbyterian branches consider addressing neglected domestic needs while global missions attract fervor and large fundraising for distant regions and peoples.
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Council of the Reformed Churches In America
Atlanta
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
America
China
Japan
Occania
Africa
India
South America
Yangsze-Kiang
Ganges
Amazon
Congo
American Negroes in the South a Threat to White Welfare
An editorial argues that in the United States the majority of Negroes suffer harsher conditions than before the Civil War. It claims immorality and disease threaten whites, blaming lack of religion and church action. It calls for stronger domestic missions and church involvement to reform the “half heathen at home.”
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America
South
Himsel
Council of Reformed Churches
Taffar
A Case for the Nation on Japan US Dispute
The piece argues the Japan US dispute is national rather than state matters, noting California overstepped and urging federal handling. It cites unbiased American testimony and J K Ohl to support national rather than state adjudication of inter national grievances.
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California
Japan
United States
Department of State
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Orient
J. K. Ohl
New York Herald
Mr. Ohl
Council of the Great Nations
FIENAY M. FLAGLER A nation’s master dreamer and builder dies
Henry M. Flagler is remembered as a finance and development giant who shaped America through Standard Oil and Florida exploitation. His late career includes the sea railway between Key West and the mainland, transforming Florida into a Riviera. His vision, courage, and persuasion left a lasting imprint on his era.
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Henry M. Flagler
America
Standard Oil Company
Florida
Key West
Mainland
Flngler
Peninsula
A Song of Sleep and Summer Mirth in Georgia Verses
A mixed verse fragment item blends a poem about sleep and nature with snippets about politics and everyday life. It includes lines about sleep as blessing, river and wind imagery, a jab at a White House lunch, and local humor references. The piece also notes a sleeping outdoors habit and insect bites, plus reflections on summer heat and value.
Not a Fisherman in Mr Bryan's Profile
A compact critique notes Mr Bryan is no fisherman and mocks the idea of a genuine angler. It argues congressional praise remains lip service, forecasts doubt in weather bureau predictions, and suggests the president will seek reelection once bureaucrats are content.
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Bryan
Open Door Policy and Democratic Campaigns Under Wilson
Washington May 20 Special President Wilson advocates open government and full publicity for public business while cabinet secrecy grows, press access dwindles and journalists push for spokesman quotes. Democratic leaders plan a 1918 campaign with a permanent publicity bureau, joint committees, and targeted Senate races as support for Wilson strengthens nationwide.
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Wilson
Men
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Joseph P. Tumulty
Democratic National Campaign Committee
Finance Committee
National Committee
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Connecticut
McCombs
Europe
Thomas Pence
North Carolina
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Brandegee
Ceasor
Illinois
Sherman
Progressive Democratic Party
The Raven authorship controversy across cultures
A historic overview traces Poe's The Raven controversy as critics debated originality. Claims ranged from Persian translations to Chinese parallels and Italian sources, with defenders urging publication of original texts and scholars questioning the foreign origin theories.
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M. M'Cready
Poe
Adid
Martin
Imperial University
Peking
Kai Yi
China
Italy
Philanthrophy by George Fitch at Good Old Strand
George Fitch humorously critiques philanthropy describing it as a high class way to amass wealth by exploiting labor and social need. He contrasts dime charity with large gifts, noting how philanthropy finances asylums and hospitals while sometimes creating dependency, yet argues some giving is better than endowing nobility.
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Adams Enterprise
William J. Bryan
Josephus Daniels
Lane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burleson
Congress
Waablogton
Wilson
George Fitch
Heavenly tale on a bald head and stars above
A fragmented Northeast Georgian excerpt recalls a scene of comic mayhem as two old wasps mistake a bald head for a nest then descend on it Tuesday afternoon. The witty narration hints at stars and hell as part of the humorous incident.
Destiny and the Legislature by Philip Weliner
A child Ada grows up amid poverty and abuse in rural and urban Georgia. Her sisters drift into vice while Ada, the youngest, remains largely unscathed yet endangered. The piece urges lawmakers to fund reformatories for both genders and ensure Ada receives a fair chance, warning the current system denies her a future.
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North
Georgia
Atlanta
Rimaelf
Ada
Vica
Georgia State Reformatory
General Assembly
Ade
The March of Man Poem Excerpt by Joseph W. Humphries
A short poem from Joseph W. Humphries of Atlanta Georgia extols the universal law of progress. It urges forward effort and portrays death as a portal from life to life, with a watchword of forward movement and strength for the immortal spirit.
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Joseph W. Humphries
Atlanta
What's His Other Name From Royston Record
Royston Record notes postmaster G. G. Ridgway and BR. G. Dick erson completed exterior work on the Royston post office after days of labor. The crew used putty knives and paint brushes and the report says the job is in excellent order.
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Royston
G. G. Ridgway
BR. G. Dickerson
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