Paramount Spring Street Improvement For Atlanta
Property owners along Spring Street near Marietta to Brookwood push a widening and regrading project to create a boulevard linked to Peachtree Street. Backers argue the plan will relieve congestion, boost surrounding property values, and offer a practical north south route from Five Points to Brookwood, benefiting residents, businesses, and through traffic citywide.
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Atlanta
Spring Street
Marietta
Brookwood
Council
Sprag Street
Peachtree Street
Peachtree
Ward
Forrest Avenue
West Peachtree
Baker Street
Grady Monument
Peachtree Road
Luckie
Ivy Street
Ivy
Tiger's claws clipped as Mitchel fusion wins in New York
A reconstruction of New York politics shows John Purroy Mitchel’s fusion ticket defeating Tammany amid cross currents. Georgia journalist Robert Adamson, once with The Constitution, emerged as a key anti Tammany figure and political manager for the Mitchel campaign. The article calls Tammany a persistent force with nine lives, repeatedly rising after defeats.
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New York City
John Purroy Mitchel
Gaynor
Tammany
Adamson
Mitchel
Sulzer
General Assembly
President Wilson presses for Mexico action amid Huerta crisis
The piece frames a crisis over Huerta in Mexico as Wilson weighs intervention. It notes an ultimatum with finality, calls for Huerta to step down, and describes possible outcomes from continued diplomacy to possible American action. It highlights hopes to avoid bloodshed while warning of inevitable consequences if intervention occurs.
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Wilson
Huerta
United States
Mexico
Europe
Iuerta
A Bona Fide Reformer La Follette Speaks in Atlanta
Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin speaks at the Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta tonight amid Alkabest Lyceum lectures to promote representative government. The talk hails him as a true reformer who fought political bosses, backed railroad regulation, and influenced national policy.
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Robert M. la Vollette
Wisconsin
Atlanta
Baptist Tabernacle
Alkabest Lyceum
Senator la Follette
la Pollette
Bob
Uncle Sam
George's Big Job and Political Shakeups
British chancellor David Lloyd-George aims to curb landlord power and reform land tenure, proposing gradual breakup of landed privilege with state aid to farmers. The plan signals a bold shift in a monarchic nation toward socialized reform, triggering anticipated clashes with the landed gentry. Interleaved items note local weather boosts, Mexican events, Philadelphia taxi strikes, and other current jabs in a compact, period-voice column.
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George
David Lloyd-George
Hercules
England
Britain
House of Lords
Liberal Party
Great Britain
Lloyd-George
Warring on the Loan Shark in World’s Work
An overview of the National Federation of Remedial Loan Association campaign against loan sharks. It describes legislative efforts across states, growth of remedial loan societies, and the impact of lower fees and interest in curbing usury through organized defense and legal measures.
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National Federation of Remedial Loan Association
Cold Storage Banquet Showcases Long Stored Foods
The International Refrigeration congress held a Chicago banquet where every dish was stored cold for weeks to months. The menu printed each item’s storage dates and handling details, from fish cured in June to butter from October 1912, served to 1100 guests from 22 countries with no fatalities. Government experts guaranteed the histories of all foods, underscoring safety.
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Leslie
Chicago
United States
Efficient Housekeeping by Henrietta D. Greuel
Domestic science guidance outlines dining room etiquette with table setting tips. It covers knife and fork placement, course by course serving, bread plate use, salt spoon etiquette, cheese service, finger foods and finger bowls, and suggests mint or wintergreen wafers as digestion aids.
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Henrietta D. Greuel
Bull Nye
Mr. Nye
Harry Lauder
Stormy Night Sage of the Forest Remembers Married Life
A wild man narrator recalls stormy nights and domestic chaos as he fled city life. He describes rain, wind, and a wife who mocks his schemes while he grumbles about chores and futile efforts to secure the house. The piece lampoons married life with rustic humor and vivid weather imagery.
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Sylvan Dells
Noah
Tupe Plavius
Nature
The Richard III Death Theories From Tudor Rumors
A study of Richard III s end at Pontefract and the long debate on his cause of death. Historians weigh murder versus starvation, noting the lack of conclusive evidence and the roles of Henry IV supporters and Yorkist betrayals.
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Richard III
England
Henry
Flint
Hea
London
Tower
Richard
Pontefract
Shakespeare
Richard Hood
King’s Langley
Henry V
Westminster
Pickering
Leeds
Knaresborough
Dean Stanley
Sir Piers of
Exton
Piers
Favorite hasty pudding breakfast from Mrs Wiley notes
Mrs Harvey W Wiley shares a simple sustaining morning meal using hasty pudding made from whole wheat or corn meal. The recipe details quantities for six servings, cooking steps, and serving with cream and sugar, highlighting its affordability and nutritional value for Baby Wiley.
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Baby Wiley
Spreading Rails
An article warns that spreading rails, weakened by daily pressure, cause many wrecks and business failures. It urges strengthening weak points, mastering minutiae, and maintaining single minded purpose to avoid calamity and ensure safe progress.
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Os Elae
City Halls. A critique by George Fitch on municipal halls
The essay humorously condemns city halls as barometers of honesty urging that costs reveal fiscal honesty. It cites Chicago and Philadelphia for contrasting examples, noting lavish, overpriced construction and the lingering burden on citizens.
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Georul Fitch
Good Old Smash
Boards of Health
City Hall
Chicago
Philadelphia
Autumn Verses and a Tale of Parting
A collage of autumn imagery from a Chicago Record-Werald page evokes fading seasons, school days, and changing weather. A separate fragment describes a wife's reproachful look and a man leaving, donning overshoes and a rubber sunbonnet to retreat into a wildwood.
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Chicago
Werald
At the Hospital
A prose piece contrasts rich and poor passing beneath an iron gate as a spectrum of society gathers. It ends with a unifying moment of shared tenderness and human need beyond circumstance.
If You Cared. A London Bookman poem fragment
A fragment from a London Bookman poem addresses unrequited love. The speaker imagines dawn, a beloved queen, and the universe throbbing with passion. He vows to offer life in a word, hoping the beloved would respond if she cared.
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London Bookman
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