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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1915

Page

15

Constitutional rates and distribution details for The Constitution

Rates for mail subscriptions apply to the United States and Mexico with advance payment required. Advertiser contacts include TX Holiday, Constitution Building, and staff writer Jon Gorriman Jr. The Constitution is available in New York City after 2 p.m. on issue day at multiple newsstand locations and is not responsible for advance payments to out-of-town carriers.

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Georgia Senate urged to restore school funds after prohibition

Governor Harris signs radical prohibition into Georgia law. The editorial urges the senate to restore maintenance appropriations for educational and charitable institutions, arguing cuts threaten the state’s future prosperity and the education of its youth. It cites Superintendent H Moon and prior legislative actions.

Harris Georgia General Assembly H. Moon Baxley Moon Honeauly University Appropriations House of Representatives House

Wonderful woman heads Harvest Festival pageant effort

Mrs. William Lawson Peel chaired the Harvest Festival Pageant and Ball committee directing 27 groups and 700 participants at the Auditorium. Her leadership organized every detail, earning praise for Atlanta’s civic spirit and the capacity of women to lead large, coordinated events.

William Lawson Peel Atlanta

State pays penalty for moral step forward

A fragment notes that the state faces repercussions as it advances morally, implying consequences affecting its life and future. The line suggests a societal or political backlash following a reform or ethical action taken by the state.

State Audit Urged By Georgia Legislature

The legislature at Senator John D. Walker's request passes a joint resolution calling for an audit of all state departments and funds. Gov. Harris is expected to approve. The audit aims to detail administration of over 6 million dollars yearly, ensuring impartial scrutiny of finances and public contracts.

John D. Walker Sparta State Treasury Hst Harris State of Georgia Treasury Department Walker

What State Should Do in Establishing Its Road-Building Policy

Georgia should progressively combine local control with centralized collaboration to build a statewide road system. A state highway board would coordinate interconnecting routes, while convict labor and county funds support state roads, linking local collectors to national networks and accommodating auto and truck transport growth.

Georgia Gasol Jine Dea Highway Commission Strahan Good Roads Dept University of Ga Athens

Prohibition Legislation Moves Toward Dry Georgia

The Savannah News discusses Georgia likely going dry by May 1 1916 as the legislature nears consent on a key prohibition bill. It foresees limited intrastate alcohol supply and large interstate shipments, urging strict enforcement from May 2 and arguing that a bad law is proven by enforcing it.

Savannah News Georgia Senate

Senator Stovall Clarifies Limits Under New Law

Senator Stovall explains the anti shipping statute limits and corrects a printer’s error alleging unreasonable daily drink allowances. The law bans more than one gallon of wine or spirits or 48 pints of beer and only restricts one type at a time, not all together.

Georgia Stovall

State Must Not Now Take a Backward Step In Educational Matters

A GA editorial argues for strict prohibition as a path to better education and prosperity. It claims prohibition reduces wasteful liquor spending, funding schools from rural to university levels, and supports the Smith Lever Act to deliver agricultural education. The writer, A. H. Moon of Baxley, Ga, urges immediate action in November 1915.

Kansas Kaneos Commonwealth Georgia

Georgia Supreme Court Docket Summary

Supreme Court of Georgia lists multiple cases on appeal and dismissal from counties Haber shama Habersham Rabun Union Cobb Cobb Cherokee and Bibb. Dockets include Ellard v Smith Tailulan Falls Railway Co v Sweatman Jacob Orr executors v Dunn Beaver v Lowe Bein et al. Various appeals and submissions noted with no final rulings recorded in this fragment.

Court of Appeals of Georgia Case Fragments Aimed for Review

The Georgia Court of Appeals heard arguments and submission on a mixed docket including McMillan v Fourth National Bank of Prae from Chatham Buxton et al v J R Hickman Campbell v Southern Fertilizer and others from various counties Seaboard Air Line Railway v W Barrow and related cases Womack v Miles Brothers Taylor v Mutual Benefit Life Insurance and several receivership references involving E T Laorb from Sothen. The record lists numerous parties and jurisdictions as part of the appellate calendar.

McMillan Fourth National Bank of Prae Chatham Ing Luis Ropermy First National Bank of Winville Burke Seaboard Air Mine Railway W. 2 Barrow Bakter Seaboard Airline Railway Gindya Barrow Jo Je "Womack Miles Brothers Felton, Titt WH. Sloan Et al W. Maley Sothen E. T

Governor Harris to preside at Georgia Products dinner today

Georgia Products dinner at the Auditorio m Armory at 1 o'clock today will be a notable event presided over by Governor Harris. Wurm's orchestra of twenty pieces and one hundred and fifty young ladies from the Girls' High School will provide music and serve as waitresses, with plates loaded with Georgia products. The program features pickaninnies with acts, songs, and a chorus of Georgia pride, plus a short address by Hon. W. T. Anderson.

Georgia Products Auditorium Armory Harris Wurm Georgia Dixie Suwanee River Old Commonwealth T. Anderson Macon Augusta Savannah Columbus Athens Albany Americus Brunswick Dublin Statesboro Milledgeville

Atlanta Ad Men plan Red Cross stamp drive for TB fund

The Ad Men's club of Atlanta launches a Red Cross stamp sale to fund Anti-Tuberculosis Society work and education campaigns. They sent letters to 300 Atlanta women asking for participation from November 6 through 12 and urge timely replies to push the campaign forward.

Ad Men's Club of Atlanta Red Cross Anti-Tuberculosis Society Ad Men's, Club Jetters Earry

Anglo French loan and Sherman era finances analyzed

The piece surveys Secretary Sherman’s handling of the Anglo French loan, noting bond payments, market conditions, and postponements as a model of government finance. It discusses underwriters, private credit expansion, and expectations for foreign trade facilitation and continued private absorption of the loan.

United States Syndicatur Piblic Great Britain London England France Antisfactory Germany

Michigan tourists praise Dixie highway on tour to Florida

A party of Lake country travelers arrived by the Dixie short route en route to winter homes in Florida. Led by J. R. Clapper of Jasper Michigan, they praised Georgia roads and the route from Perry to their Florida destination. The group plans to winter in Orlando and Winter Park and later return via the same route.

Fitzgerald Enterprise Florida Allinoié Indiana Kentucky Georgia E&g Perry Tourisia Ll. J. Dunbar W. J. Ungerman Adrian Tadel Burr Oak Mich Shehisan

Man Not God On Trial In Striking Sermon At Mount Harrix

Oscar S Straus delivering at Mount Harrix Baptist Church in New York argued that the war tests humanity rather than divinity. He cited Cramb Hilot and Haeckel to claim modern materialism fails to explain life, while noting a spiritual awakening worldwide and renewed religious fervor amid catastrophe.

New York Sun Oscar S. Straus Mount Harrix Baptist Clurch Cramb England Europe Corsica Galilee Hilot Harvard Countleus sAoul 41

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