Whitehall street improvement pushed by wide support
The finance committee faces a critical decision on the Whitehall improvement as endorsements flood in from street and city officials, county commission, civic groups, and property owners. The project aims to transform Whitehall into a major south side wholesale and manufacturing corridor with direct rail access and improved grades to unlock Atlanta’s regional traffic flow. Delays threaten rising costs and broader city and county development.
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Whitehall Street
County Commission
Atlanta
Finance Committee
Whitehall
Sesson
Agence Committee
Fulton County
Peachtree
Decatur
Maretta
County ready to share costly improvement project
Improvement, delay harms private investment as owners wait for grades and contours. County and property-owners stand ready to bear their shares. A $100,000 job can be done with only $20,000 city expenditure. Postponement raises the cost. finance committee cites a worthy enterprise.
What the Churches Can Do In Atlanta Negro Education
Mrs Nellis Peters Black urges churches to redirect funds from foreign missions to educate and reform African American children in Atlanta. She argues kindergarten and settlement work can cultivate morality, industry, and efficiency, reducing crime and vice by shaping youth impressions. Churches should assume responsibility and invest locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellis Peters Black
Atlanta
Mrs. Black
Reformatory
Ghost-Dancers Target Georgia News Items Inquiries
A critique of sensational misreporting by ghost dancers who twist ordinary Georgia news into dramatic tales. The piece cites the Ollie Taylor case and Sanders Walker to illustrate how editors warn against false embellishments and urge reliance on verified facts from reputable sources like the Associated Press.
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Egypt
Georgia
Ollie Taylor
Life
New York Weekly
Ghost Dancers
Sanders Walker
Macon
The
Constitution
Covington
Walker
Associated Press
China
Shanghai
St. Nicholas Mar
Blossoms and Dreams in a Rural News Reprint
A collage of song like verses and local notes from The Adams Enterprise recounts rural life with seasonal dances, church notices, and community humor. It mentions a first pine-dance, deacons leaving the church, a curious tale of space enthusiasm, and light banter about suffragettes and cooking.
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Adams Enterprise
Fddies
Devens Loyal Service Highlighted in 1918 Retrospective
By B J Baweras a 1918 constitutional piece recalls General Devens loyalty to President Hayes and Governor Long praising his denial of a court post to stay with Hayes until term end. It notes Devens being urged for a U S circuit judgeship and his strong preference to serve on the bench.
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B. J. Baweras
Georas D. Robinson
Congress
Springfield
Mase
Arthurs
Massachusetts
Benjamin F. Butler
Robinson
Chicopes
Mass
Buett
General Butler
Mr. Robinson
E. J. Bawards
Washington
Long
John D. Long
Navy
McKinley
General Devens
Supreme Court
State of
United States
Devens
Edward Everett
Iles
Hayes
United States Circuit Court
New England
Tpawes
Sugmested
Feole
Tole
Mr. Hobinson
Net Results Emphasizes Net Value Over Gross Total
The article argues that real value lies in Net Real Value and Net Results rather than gross totals. It urges focusing on net earnings, personal savings, and disciplined effort to maximize net returns. It also notes a vice president who can attract an audience but lacks practical results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Walter
Negro Kindergartens as Preventive Aid for Atlanta
Mrs Nellie Peters Black of Atlanta argues for expanding negro kindergarten schools under Gate City Kindergarten association. She cites Joyner park models, urges similar model homes and playgrounds for negro children to curb crime and disease, and praises progress in black education while urging greater white support.
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Gate City Kindergarten Association
South
Atlanta
Seizo
Joyner Park
E&8
Nellie Peters Black
Atlanta, Ga
A Way of Escape From Degenerate Lineages
A graphic table contrasts costs of degeneracy with fitness values from the Max Jukes and Jonathan Edwards lineages. It portrays a Fulton County settlement of white families in steep decline, detailing drunkenness crime and illiteracy among generations. The piece argues for preventive reform including an industrial training school for wayward girls to provide escape paths and reduce future social costs.
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Max Jukes
Jonathen Edwards
New England
Max Iykes
Hermes
Callegs
College Profecsors
Vicimaly Imanand
Scora
Erims
Enelas
Coaacora
Fulton County
Georgia
Look Before You Leap in Dawson County
A adrift tale from the Dawson County Advertiser describes a woman in a neighboring town mistaking a cat for her pet kitten and attempting a rescue. She used a rake, then jumped into rising water up to her neck before her husband arrived and found the kitten on the roof with its shadow reflected in the water.
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Dawson County Advertiser
Evading Contempt of Court in Local Territory
The Rossville New Age reports concerns about a distant criminal court judge who allegedly dismisses grand jurors who fail to indict and, in some cases, assigns minor sentences for serious offenses, circumventing trial juries. The piece urges prompt and effective questioning of such procedures anew.
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Rossville
Sob Artists critique from Dalton Citizen attacks sensational reporting
The Atlanta Constitution battles alleged sob artists for sensational Georgia coverage, arguing Georgia is no better or worse than other states and that critics should earn their salaries without slandering Georgia to chase pay. The piece warns against continued biased reporting versus national respect.
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Sob
Dalton
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
United States
Wolon
A Story of the Moment parable on prizes and pride
A narrator-like piece criticizes gimmicks of prize giveaways in small towns. It recalls Dwiggins the grocer offering a five dollar coin for guessing bean counts, warns of public resentment, boycotts, and ostracism, and recounts failed fairs and a powd er promotion that ruined trust. It ends with a harsh lesson: offering prizes creates trouble and ruin.
The Universal Menace of the Housefly
A historical notice warns that houseflies cause widespread death and property loss. It argues flies breed rapidly, travel short distances, and thrive on unsanitary meals. It advocates extermination through cleanliness as the key remedy to reduce disease and pest impacts.
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Iola
Bureau of the Constitution
Joan Currigan, Jr
New York City
Wade
Jil
Gardena
Office
Mia
Imi
Johnson
Houston Post
Food Trust
George Matthew Adam
Philip Weltner
Prison Association of Georgia
Walt Mason
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Sho
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