Telegraphic Rates and Notices From Atlanta 1915
The Constitution prints mail rates for the United States and Mexico, with Atlanta rates, advertising charges, and Washington Bureau contact. It notes sale locations in New York and lists delivery and Sunday service terms, along with a critical editorial on the war fronts and divine providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Davy
Carrice
Atlanta
Ee el J. R. Bolliday
Constitution Building
Adé
Siddager
Washington
Street
N. W
John Corrigan
Stat
Constitution
New York City
Lotaling
Broadway
Tribute to the Living Authors and Riley Celebrations
The piece notes literature's pay era and living authors gaining fame and wealth. It highlights nationwide celebrations of living author James Whitcomb Riley with planned events including Riley Luncheons, alongside anniversary tributes and public appreciation extending beyond Indiana.
Poets Fed by Honors at St Louis Toast to James W Riley
At a St Louis event noted as to be held there, Dr James W Lee formerly of Atlanta will act as toastmaster. Poets are praised for feeding cultural life and for passing the good things of life around. The tribute honors Whitcomb Riley whose world spanning work endures beyond the city or era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
James W. Lee
Atlanta
Trumbe
Lke James ‘Whitcomb Riley
Georgia Hay Crops Signal Broad Prosperity
Georgia hay prospects are strong across Banks Franklin and Madison counties with reports of abundant late-season yield. Editors note the impact on livestock including mules cows and beef cattle while urging city residents to invest in idle Georgia lands and shift toward small farms under the live-at-home program to spur future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
the Commerce
Ga.) News
Banks
Franklin
Madison
Campbell Ga. News
Campbell County
Ford Views on Anglo French Loan Draw Fire Among Journalists
The piece rebukes Henry Ford for threatening to shut bank accounts over banks participating in the Anglo-French loan. It argues the loan is a business credit to protect American trade and farm and factory production, not a war munitions supply. It defends the loan's 6 percent rate and calls Ford's paternal stance overreach. It notes war conditions and urges unity among American financiers and producers.
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Joffre
Henry Ford
United States
Ford
Germany
Europe
Dream Night and Fragments of Southern Verse
A jumble of verses and notices about dream themes, winter imagery, and Southern life. The piece blends poetic fragments on love memory and imagination with quips on patriotism farming manners and local humor from Georgia figures, reflecting a regional newspaper card of the era.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Makcy
A humorous poem warns of burglars and crime with rhymed couplets about a thief who is caught and jailed. The verse mocks honesty as profitable and crime as folly, urging youngsters to avoid theft and learn from the fate of those who persist in burglary.
Massengale Advocates Downtown Parks in Atlanta
Atlanta citizen Elmo Massengale urges city leaders to develop downtown parks and cohesive blocks near the capitol. He cites lamented Broadway, outlines a plan to convert a center block bounded by Washington Hunter Mitchell streets and Central avenue into a park flanked by civic buildings, and calls for bond issues and intergovernmental cooperation to realize downtown green spaces.
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Walter Constitution
Broadway
Atlanta
Central High School
City Market
County Dal
Capitol
Washington, Hunter and Mitchell Streets
Central Avenue
Frisngte &Eens
Y Courtland and
Gilmer Streets
Edgewood Avenue
Richmond
Memphis
New Orleans
Savannah
Erat Elmo Massengale
Atlante
Boll Weevil Invasion Eyed By Georgia Farmer Writer
Larry Gantt writes from Jones County Mississippi on the cotton boll weevil. He details long months of work, ruined yields, and the pest’s spread through Georgia, describing ruined land values, barter economy shifts, and the futility of public meetings to eradicate the pest.
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Jones County
Mississippi
Sam
Georgia
Sherman
Piedmont
Hancock County
McKuefle
Jesse Walters
Jesse
Jim Price
Iowa
Jim
Charlie Balgwin
Athens
Charlie
Eliartlie
Blazes
Ellaville
The Railway Pay Problem and Moon Bill Debate
An examination of the 1915 railway pay bill argues for fair, open handling of mail contracts between Congress and railroads. It condemns the Moon bill as concentrating despotic power in the postmaster general, notes weight based postage history, and urges balanced law and transparent negotiation to avoid oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Railroad
John A Moon
Tennessee
Moon
Sil
House of Representatives
Hme
Kuasia
United States
Four Atlanta Soda Founts Charged Under Pure Milk Law
Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey announced charges against four Atlanta soda firms for pure milk act violations. Cases rest on high bacterial counts, with United Cigar Stores and Atlanta Creamery among those named. Bahnsen said actions target public decency and will extend to other cities and dairies.
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Hugh Dorsey
Atlanta Soda
General Assembly
Peter F. Hubnson
Ins
Atlanta
United Cigar Stores
Atlanta Creamery
Edgewood Avenue
Hood's Pharmacy
Marietta Street
White House
Soliitor General
Bahnsen
Macon
Protesting to General Sherman Over Elaville Invasion Threat
A letter from Elysville urging citizens to meet in the town hall to pass resolutions protesting General Sherman’s troops invading Elaville. The writer notes cotton boll weevil meetings across Georgia and warns that eradicating the pest is unlikely. advises shifting from cotton to cattle and food crops, accepting hardship, and avoiding false hopes of extermination.
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Sherman
Elaville
Georgia
Bltaville
Jim Price
Jim
Georgia Farmer
T. Larry Gantt
Elysville
Postal Pay Fight Echoes Across Railroads and Public Policy
G R Geen of North Georgia Agricultural College argues against the Moon bill’s postmaster general rate power and urges interstate commerce commission oversight. He notes railroads face lower mail revenue, contesting underpayment and calling for yearly weight-based pay and fair compensation for facilities and routes. The piece advocates economic rather than political remedies and cites commissions supporting railroad earnings and regulatory alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobod
Bardtime the Mall
Phrces Post
Congress
United States
Postoffice Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroads and Post Office Department
Commission
G R Geen
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dehlonega
Latest Broughton Sensation at First Church Knoxville
Dr Len G Broughton returns to America to lead First Church Knoxville. His faithful Word teaching draws crowds, with a new Friday Night Bible School featuring Genesis. The article praises his ministry and impact on Knoxvill e and readers.
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Tenn
Baptist and Reflector
Len G Broughton
America
First
Knoxville
First Church
Broughton
T. Broughton
Brouchton
Tom
Mahoney
Tsefferson City
Ee Berry
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England
New York Sun
Leipziger Neueste Nachrichten
Kitchener
London
Homer
James Whitcomb Riley
I Fssne
Pick and A Shovel Brigade
Ams
Ressien
Austria
Dr. Domba
JUST
Georgia Dye
L. Sremeroes
Tosa
Hattien
George Wax
George Eacles
North Carolina
Frank Stanton
Arkansas Democrat
Kaya
Esee
Pault Gramel
The
Anne Fittenhouse
Macon News
Lows
Judd Mortimer Lewis
A& Hoarse
Walt Makcy
Massengale
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