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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1914

Page

15

Constitution Sun Subscription Rates Announced

The Constitution outlines United States and Mexico mail rates including daily and Sunday options with monthly and weekly figures. Carrier pricing for Atlanta at 55 cents per month, 12 cents weekly, outside Atlanta 60 cents monthly, 14 cents weekly, plus staff and bureau contact details and distribution notes.

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Letter from J W Hamer on railroads and prosperity in Congress

The Constitution prints a significant letter from J W Hamer third vice president of Penn Mutual Insurance praising an editorial urging Congress to finish business and go home to restore confidence. Hamer, a veteran financier and railroad reorganizer, argues railroads are crucial to national prosperity and that uncertainty from Washington, plus Congress and the Interstate Commerce Commission, blocks recovery. The piece warns capital and business delay until clear action is taken, asking what Congress and the commission will do.

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Monument Proposal for Stone Mountain by William Terrell

Atlanta writer William HM Terrell proposes turning Stone Mountain into a Confederate monument honoring those who died and those who sacrificed families for the cause. He imagines ownership cooperations, monuments and battle abbeys as a lasting, earthbound tribute atop the historic peak.

William HM Terrell Atlanta Stone Mountain Terrell

Granite highway linking mountains and Atlanta proposed

A grand plan envisions a monumental granite highway between the mountains and Atlanta as a connecting link to attract visitors from distant lands. The proposal is praised for noble proportions and original conception, presenting a lasting tribute to a storied people and their history.

Mountain Atlanta

Vice President Marshall to Speak at Agnes Scott College

The vice president Thomas R. Marshall will visit Atlanta today as the principal commencement orator at Agnes Scott College. He will be welcomed with cordial Georgia hospitality, praised for his geniality and representative American character, and recognized for lifting the office through approachable leadership and firm principles.

Thomas R. Marshall United States Atlanta Agnes Scott College Marshall Indiana Georgia

Dr. Wilmer Must Stay In Atlanta Revered Rector Urged to Reject Sewanee Call

The wardens and vestry of St Luke's Episcopal Church appeal to Rev. Dr. C. B. Wilmer to decline the University of the South at Sewanee offer. The Constitution asserts Atlanta cannot afford to lose him, praising his intellect, discipline, and balance. The piece notes his serious consideration and the city’s need for his leadership. It also touches on global events and a brief quip about Vera Cruz poetry.

Atlanta St. Luke’s Episcopal Church C. B. Wilmer University of the South At Sewanee Wilmer Episcopal Church Jesus Christ Nto Congregation of St Luke's

Fire Job's Comfort in Heat and Rain Woes

A collage of old-time quips and verse notes from local papers. It blends rural dialect humor about heat and flood, literary club jabs, fashion gossip, and scattered wry quips on war, fishing, and trouble.

To My Love poem by Alm Wayne

A poetic dedication to enduring romance describes loving devotion as the lark at dawn, a robin greeting day, and a tender pledge to banish care. The speaker imagines night, moonlight, and a paradise beyond earth, pledging pure happiness until their work is done and love transcends to eternity.

Earth Wayne

Prosperity Halted By Washington Uncertainty, Loan Expert Says

A national loan expert warns that prosperity stalls due to federal uncertainty. The editorial stresses railroads as the key economic driver, noting 239000 miles of track form the backbone of industry and that railroad development underpins land values and broader growth.

National Loan Washington

Uncle Sam Not Villa Carranza Nor Huerta Holds Key

Wiliam Henry Yeandle, visiting Atlanta, argues for U S intervention in Mexico. He criticizes centralization, explains Mexico’s political history, and urges American action to stabilize the region. He notes Diaz and Madero eras, Huerta’s rise, and emphasizes a practical, humanitarian role for the United States.

Sam Villa Carranza Huerta Yeandle

Little Joe Brown seen weighing gubernatorial candidacy

The article reports on rumors about Joseph M Brown's political plans including a possible run for governor or the short term Senate seat. It presents three close supporters' varying statements on his intentions, with J R Smith backing a Senate bid, Colonel Paxon relaying Brown would not run against Slaton, and B M Blackburn predicting a gubernatorial run. It also covers Senator Hoke Smith's tolls bill outlook, Randolph Anderson's campaign opening, and other Georgia political maneuvers with regional comments from Savannah to Marietta.

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Stone Mountain Memorial Proposal by William H Thrrell

William H Thrrell of Atlanta Ga urges public purchase and dedication of Stone Mountain as a Confederate memorial. He envisions a Greek temple carved in rock, a public park, and inscriptions honoring Confederacy heroes, hoping Confederate organizations and citizens support and fund the project through the paper's endorsement.

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Make Atlanta Road Congress The Biggest Ever Held

The Manufacturers Record urges all county and state road officials to attend the Atlanta Road Congress next November. It calls this the greatest road building gathering, seeks plans on materials and methods, funding and bonds, and questions whether roads should be rebuilt or improved. Officials from the South are urged to study highway options, compare progress elsewhere, and prepare to advance future road building at the congress.

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