Subscription rates and distribution details for The Constitution
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Constitution
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End of Atlanta Double Session Plan Hailed by Council
The finance committee concludes its work toward ending the double sessions in Atlanta public schools. It favors present relief under council approval and asks the board of education to handle details. The piece argues the plan improves efficiency, reduces pupil underinstruction, and protects the city’s school system from reputational harm.
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Council
Board of Education
Atlanta
Patriotism versus pork in waterways bill showdown
A senate clash cuts the waterways bill from 52.16 million to 20 million with war funds now at discretion of the secretary of war and army engineers. The Europe upheaval pressures spending, while many cuts are framed as political pork. despite a later Senate reduction to 34 million, patriotism remains a point of contention among senators.
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Board of Army Engineers
House
Europe
Senate Committee
Senate
Peking
China
Commercial Club
Booster Brigade
America
Pelong
Ching
Des Moines
Iowa
New York
Filibuster Over Waterways Budget Sparks Bipartisan Move
Senator Burton of Ohio led a filibuster against a committee recommendation, opposing pork and urging merit-based waterways funding. Senator Bankhead of Alabama joined, and their stance helped save between fifty three and twenty million dollars. Despite war taxes, critics argue the Constitution cannot justify pork barrel spending.
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Park
Senator Burton
Ohio
Burton
Bankhead
Alabama
Barton
A Sermon on Neutrality in a Turbulent World
A reflective essay urges America to balance sympathy among Allied nations with strict neutrality as President Wilson urged. It defends German culture and people while warning against prejudice, calling for tolerance, restraint, and a broad national perspective amid war-driven passions.
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Wilson
England
America
France
Russia
Germany
No Cotton in 1915 Texas to Lead the Way
Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Association, reports a New Orleans convention endorsing state law acreage controls for 1915. Texas begins mass meetings with ex governor Noel and Walter Clark while South Carolina plans a similar bill. The aim is to prohibit cotton planting or reduce 1914 acreage by 60 percent to curb supply and lift prices.
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Southern Cotton Association
New Orleans
Texas
Noel and Walter Clark
Mississippi
South Carolina
John L. MeelLauren
South
Harvie Jordan
View of Peace Prayer Day from a Christian Scientist
A 1914 letter argues that true peace comes through Christian Science practice rather than human systems. It asserts Jesus as the example, defines God as principle, and condemns mortal interpretations of deity. The writer praises America’s sincere faith amid peril and endorses prayer grounded in divine law.
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Christian Science
Atlanta
Mary Baker Addy
Jesus
God
Apostle
Mrs. Eddy
America
Science and Health
M. J. Cushman
A Prayer for Peace by G W Simmons 57
Prayer urging divine intervention to end war and bloodshed. The speaker appeals to the Father of Lights to stay sinful men and calm the troubled sea, expressing distress over strife and asking for earthly unrest to end and nations to find rest.
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G. W. Simmons
Central bank idea drives gold fund underwriter plan
Holland outlines proposals to underwrite a 150 million gold fund, controlled by the federal reserve board, to mobilize US banking resources and meet foreign obligations. It weighs risks of opening the stock exchange, euro debt influence, and possible government actions to shield markets from dumping.
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Washington
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank
United Bank
Minneapolia
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Birmingham
Cincinnati
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National Bank
America
England
Europe
Congress
Namy
Treasury
Esnea
Holland
War Brides Parade as Soldiers Marry in Berlin Churches
Berlin reports a flood of war weddings after mobilization. Between August 1 and 12, about 4,400 marriages occurred with many brides in queues outside churches. Notable nuptials included Oscar and Adalbert of royal lineage, as grooms rushed to front. A tragic tale follows of a wartime wedding ending in fatal accident as a bride dies enroute to the ceremony.
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Collier's
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Neutemint
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Chemnitz
Berndt
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Neisse
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Oscar
Adalbert
Ina von Bassewitz
Schloss Bellevue
Adelheld
Saxe-Meiningen
North Sea
Georga Lepsius
Potsdamer
Colmar
Lepsius
Maria Schulze
Teltow
Teltow Trinity Church
Turces or African Troops of France in World War I
A historical newspaper piece argues France’s African troops will decide a European war outcome. It highlights Africa as a vast French empire with railways, telegraphs, and abundant resources. It notes German fears, the appeal of Africa, and African regiments leading bayonet charges after war began.
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France
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United States
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Valley of the
Nile
England
Marchand
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Asimeé
Friedrich von Bernhard
Legion Etrangere
Battalion Des Joyeux
Toulon
Altkirch
Machhausen
All Along the Line on Camel Peking and Emigrants
A humorous sketch contrasts a badly described camel with desert traits and a satire on American life. It then tours Peking’s walls, gardens, and forbidden city, noting climate, commerce, and modernizing flaws. The piece ends by reflecting on European emigration and American opportunity for newcomers.
Publicity in Philadelphia Ledger Prompts Husband Ad Rumor
In a Philadelphia Ledger item, gossip claims Miss Perkins advertises for a husband. The report notes she is imagined as walking the streets with a cook book displayed under her arm.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Prom The London Chronicle On European Title Claims
The emperor of Austria claims Marquis of Antwerp and many rulers extend titles across Europe. The king of Italy is styled King of Sardinia and various other realms. Spain also asserts Jerusalem and additional dominions, while Austria and Galicia tie in with similar claims. The piece notes widespread, self styled titles would redraw maps.
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Austria
Antwerp
Italy
Sardinia
France
Spain
England
Ity
Jerusalem
Greave
Alexandria
Hamburgs
Sicily
Diaster
Galicia
Gibraltar
West Indies
India
A Fine Vacation
A fragment from Zion's Herald recalls a boy named Johnnie's risky vacation antics. The terse reminiscence mentions falling from a shed nearly drowning, being stung by a beehive, and receiving two stone bruises along with a stiff neck as reminders of a close call.
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