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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
9
A speaker argues that women lack decisive action in civic matters affecting their children's lives and predicts a near future when women will gain rights long denied as custodians of child welfare. The call emphasizes civic participation and gender equity in family welfare decisions.
Announcement of Judge Robert T Daniel of Griffin dying while addressing the Georgia Odd Fellows grand lodge in Fitzgerald. Describes him as a beloved Georgiana, renowned for courtesy and justice, with widespread regret across Georgia and beyond. Notes he died at the post of duty, at age near maturity of his service, leaving a legacy of public and fraternal respect.
A Confederate veteran’s poem celebrates going out with the boys of the sixties. The speaker recalls worn uniforms, a battered helmet, and a march to Richmond era glory, asking Mary to keep faith and kiss their old sweetheart as they depart, hopeful for muster with the boys again. The unknown author is noted in an old scrapbook passage.
The Atlanta YMCA drives a city wide free swimming program with hundreds of applicants. Physical Director H A Franklin leads instruction during June 7 to 12 with classes daily from 8 am to evening. Participants include men and boys from various trades and backgrounds, aiming to teach practical swimming within a week under expert staff.
Marion Craig Wentworth writes War Brides to test a drama about mothers and wives bearing war burdens. The play argues women seek a voice in councils shaping nations, stressing their role in training worthy citizens and their claim as half of civilization.
The article notes marked exchange rate shifts as European belligerents head into war, highlighting Italy's depreciation and Britain and France with weakened sterling and francs. It argues these trends heighten U.S. financial power as creditor and banker, with Britain needing large New York credits to cover obligations. It also cites vast Allied shipping of munitions and food and predicts rising American industrial and neutral influence turning the United States into the world’s leading financial power.
Dr W J Ware, a Rochester surgeon, claims summer belts raise appendicitis cases from 300 to 490 percent, a view echoed by The San Antonio Republic. The piece notes elder doctors recall beltless fashions and old diseases, suggesting the belt era may not be to blame, and warns it is too late to blame the belt for summer ills.
A wartime critique argues censorship harms public awareness as reporters seek front line material. The Boston Transcript notes censoring causes errors and stifles reporting while calling for a more liberal war press policy. The piece laments darkened public knowledge and hints at political shifts as a result.
A fragmentary historical protest piece voices defiance against perceived hostility to neutrality. It blends personal grievance about a newspaper and references to civic figures, laboring through dense, archaic phrasing and scattered allusions to a controversial public stance.
The Holland Letter recalls William H. Seward's Alaska forecasts and praises late 19th century progress on navigation and a continental waterway. It notes the completed Columbia River canal and related routes, highlightingPan American conference preparations led by Secretary McAdoo and the role of Professor Rowe in organizing the meeting in Washington.
A bronze tablet honoring Mrs Anise H Smith, longtime principal of Pair Street School, was unveiled with ceremonies attended by patrons, students, and city officials. Speakers included Dan Wo Green, Waser Jimes, and G Woodward. the tablet stands in the school vestibule amid remarks by board president Robert J Gaun and Superintendent William Slaton.
Long verse about a Kansas youth named Jess and his simple honest labor. It contrasts rural, steady work with city folly and hints at a hopeful future for the boy, despite hardships and mockery. Many archaic spellings and misprints appear throughout the excerpt.
A North Mole saloon keeper tracked a thieving muskrat that drained wines and bran d?es from bottles then fled toward the river. For days the rodent troupe amused patrons by gnawing beetle shells and entering through a wall hole before a house party ended with a shot.
The Constitution will begin publishing The History of the United States by Woodrow Wilson on Sunday June 6. This weekly installment aims to illuminate American history with clear writing and authentic facts. Subscribers are urged to start at the first page and arrange a six month or yearly plan.
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