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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1912
Page
5
A dense miscellany of notices and editorial jabs appears, with shipping and subscription details for The Constitution and its staff in New York and Atlanta. The piece extols reform of U.S. law, condemning judicial delays and class-biased justice while lampooning Taft Lorimer and current politics. It urges broad legal reforms and more transparency to restore public faith in the nation’s courts.
A page debate highlights two national magazines urging conservatism as a cure for excess. Collier's praises a Wilsonian figure while The American Magazine emphasizes steady, prudent policy. The piece urges Georgians to consider conservatism as relief from radical reforms and major surgery.
A postponed conference of southern governors led by Governor Colquitt of Texas sought to raise cotton prices. The delay for attendance reasons does not negate the need for farmers to plan fall marketing. The article urges prudent planting to ensure ample crops for table and barn and to reduce reliance on cotton income.
A fragmented poem page mix includes lines about winter meadows a garden and Mayors odds with weather talk. The Bright Way features a lover’s garden rose and daisy imagery as sorrow lingers for a sweetheart who passed this way. A Brer Williams column jokes about fools and a million dollars buried with a quake swallowing a tree.
A large Civic League rally is planned in Grant Park to promote city beautification and discuss civic issues. Notable speakers include Mayor Winn Superintendent Slaton and E Lee War sham with topics on reformatories juvenile courts city markets parks and woman and municipal government. The event will feature five minute talks by ward league presidents recitations and musical film features.
In Tittor Georgia on May 24 milltown citizens pledged about $16,000 toward the Americus Titon and Atlanta railroad project. Most of the funds have already been raised and officials expect more may follow. The meeting signaled strong local support for the railroad expansion.
The article profiles Democratic House leader Underwood as a modern conservative, detailing his rise from backbench speaker to main power as Ways and Means chair. It contrasts him with old fashioned conservatives, notes his opposition to recalls and initiatives, highlights his clear reasoning on tariff reform, and cites praise from peers for his fair, steady leadership and deep knowledge of policy.
A writer urges readers to abandon church creeds and undertake independent study of the Bible. He condemns reliance on tradition and urges moral courage to question established teachings rather than follow the beaten path.
The East Point public school term closed Thursday night with a graduation of a large class and an exercise program led by Miss Mary Beilie Gordon. Superintendent G W Anderson praised the faculty and board, while the Home and School Club supported student welfare.
Waycross Ga May 26 Special At this summer session a bill will be introduced by the Pierce representative adjoining Ware creating for that county a board of county commissioners For years Pierce has had a single woman attend to duties usually done by a three or five member board Some other counties in the region with boards will seek abolishment plans
The article argues that stores must keep merchandise flowing and cleared of odd lots and broken lines. It notes the public seeks lower prices while merchants must liquidate excess stock to avoid an “old curiosity shop” look, urging buyers to profit from these forced sales.
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