Alabama Street White Way Lights Plea for Action
A editorial calls Alabama Street property owners to back white way street lighting from Forsyth to Central Avenue. It argues the city’s retail area needs the upgrade, notes the $2 front foot preliminary cost, and urges immediate petitions for inclusion in the January budget to boost property values and civic progress.
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Forsyth
Central Avenue
Whitehall
Broad
Pryor Streets
Alabama
Trade Center
City Progress
R HR Otis
Atlanta Real Estate Board
Alabama St
Neutrality Violations Spark Balkans Tensions Through Greece
The piece argues that Allied troops landings in Salonika to aid Serbia provoke German protests about Belgium. It frames the issue as an old grievance of who is harmed and notes German newspapers celebrate the bold crossing into the Balkans via neutral Greece. It highlights Greek willingness and the broader political stakes.
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Saloniki
Germany
Belgium
Balkans
Greece
Allies and Germany clash over Greece and Belgian neutrality
The piece argues that Greece formally protested German actions to aid Serbia, while Germany brands allied neutrality violations as hypocritical. It contrasts Belgian devastation with Greek neutrality, suggesting future history will judge Germany harsher for Belgium and the Allies less blameworthy for aiding Serbia through Greece.
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Greece
Serbia
Germany
Belgium
von Revent Low
Grecian
World War Expands to Mesopotamia and Persia Gulf
The article reviews global conflict shifts as German aims reach Mesopotamia and the Baghdad railway looms for India. It notes Anglo Indian forces in Mesopotamia fight Turks and Arabs amid floods and desert hardships, with Britain pressuring for control of the Persian Gulf region. It contrasts European battles with Eastern fronts and hints at political echoes from figures like Villa and Carranza while calling Prosperity a festival backdrop.
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Garden OF Eden
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East Africa
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Turkey
Germany
Persian Gulf
India
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Haroun
al Rashid
Aladdin
Sinbad
Sailor
Constantinople
England
Asia
France
Belgium
Poland
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Balkans
Just. 727 Georgia Sa In the Valley
Fragmentary verse about sorrow and solace in life. Mentions Georgia texts, dignity, old-time tunes, dancing, and prayers. Imagery contrasts dull times with hope through tears, heaven, and the light of life. It hints at spiritual themes and a rural roadside mood.
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Clovar
Osweorgia
One Touch of Greece and the New Time Enthusiasm
Fragmented scribbles mix poetry and gossip as readers react to Greek patriotism and Byron, Wilson’s orders in council, wedding celebrations, and the rise of “new contraptions.” The page blends quotations, editorial snips, and social notes from Memphis and Kansas, reflecting early 20th century concerns and entertainments.
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Memphis News- Scimitar
Wilson
Editor Stops Paper to Wed in Owent
Ashley Holden asks readers to suspend the paper for four weeks while he marries. The note says the editor is the boss and seeks indulgence from subscribers, promising a one week break and noting personal reasons, with light humor about holidays and local events.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Ashley BE
Holden
Owent
Ostit
Spokane
Crowds Break Year Recital Records At Atlanta Organist
Music lovers in Atlanta filled the Auditorium for Sunday organ recitals. Charles A Sheldon Jr the newly elected city organist drew the largest crowds in a year with his improvisation Juanita earning tumultuous applause after Clarence Dickersons Cradle Song.
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Atlanta
Charles A Sheldon Jr
Sheldon
Clarence Dickerson
Missionary Praises United Presbyterian Campaign Work
Rev. S Nisbet returned from Mokpno Korea to North Avenue Presbyterian Church and lauds united Presbyterian campaign. He cites over 80 000 communion members in Korea and 120 000 others under direct church influence. He notes unified effort advances against heathen practices and cites 12 000 000 in Korea as without hope. Nisbet plans to return with wife to Korea, supported largely by North Avenue Church.
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Mokpno
Korea
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Hich
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Nisbet
Kr Nisbet
Mrs Nisbet
North Avenue
Atlanta Regiment Holds Squad Drill October 25
The second battalion of the Fifth regiment will stage a competitive squad drill Monday night in the Auditorium Armory with a box party at Forsyth theater for the winning squad. After the drill a Dutch sapper will be held for the battalion and each officer and private may invite a civilian. The regimental aim is to lift the unit to government standards and spur winter drills under Major W. W. Leahy with Captains Dick Liieutenant Okesefe Schmidt and Quillan among the officers.
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Forsyth Theater
Www H Leahy
Offigers
W Dick Liieutenant
P Okesefe
E R B Schmidt
John W Quillan
Forum Yearbook Issue Highlights School Spirit
The inaugural University High School Forum features a large Ma jor Robert J Guinn portrait on the fly leaf, a staff group photo, and editors led by Clarence B Pearce. It promises local school news, athletics, poetry, and aims to strengthen ties among four high schools, promote enthusiasm, fellowship, and pride.
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Edstor
Clarence B Pearce
Annie Pearce Barnes
Willa Rhodes Carlisle
Helen McCarnck
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Howell N Cobb
Dorothy Shippey
Ernest Rogers
Dorothy Fischer
Perry
Elizabeth Vaughn
Nevin
Harold Rice
Francis HH Jones
Margaret Beauchamp
Fain Thompson
James Hall
Ena
Judge Fite Reversed Says Calhoun Editor Opinion
The Calhoun Times laments Judge Fite's reversals by higher courts and questions his tenure. It notes personal ties and funding past fines, while urging changes to ensure judges do not dictate courthouse locations or rules beyond their duties. The piece criticizes prolonged tenure and calls for accountability.
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Fite
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
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Murray County
City politics and tax extension notes in Atlanta era
A mosaic of Atlanta political notes touches tax timing, granting Oct 20 payment grace after Oct 15 rush. City hall chatter probes graft rumors in parks, mayoral timber names, traffic committee aims, and who will chair next year’s council panels.
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Edwin Johnson
Orville Hall
Forrest Adair
Cimef
Pokce Beavers
Jan
Death of Arthur P. Dodge, industry leader and Bahai promoter
Arthur Pillsbury Dodge, a lawyer, inventor, publisher, and longtime head of the Bahai movement in the United States, died at his Freeport home aged sixty six after a long illness. A descendant of 1620 English settlers, he rose from New Hampshire country stores to the bar in 1879, founded The New England Magazine and other periodicals, moved to Chicago and New York in business ventures, and became a leading proponent of religious unity through the Bahai faith. He left a widow and three sons, William Copeland Dodge, Wendell Phillips Dodge, and Richard Past Dodge.
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England
New Hampshire
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Massachusetts
Mary Baker G Eddy
William Dean Howells
Edward Everett Hale
New England
Bay State Monthly
Granite State Monthly
Chicago
George M. Pallman
Charles T. Yarken
New York
Congress of Religions
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Syria
Abdu Baha Abbas
United States
William Copeland Dodge
Wendell Phillips Dodge
Strand Magazine
General Press
David Belasco
Richard Past Dodge
French Nation Comforted by a Henri Fabre Parable
The New York Herald reports the death of Henri Fabre and notes his fame as a top entomologist. A Fabre parable about a hornet and mantis is shown as a comforting metaphor for the World War situation, with France and Italy drawing solace from the tale as Germany’s war aims unravel.
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Henri
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Fabre
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Iris
Fatre
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4Hole
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Lfe
Kalvers
Henn
Mayor's Veto Sparks Fight Over October Apportionment Sheet
City council must act on Mayor Woodward's veto of the October apportionment sheet which reportedly shows a deficit near 136000 after a 40000 tax payment from Georgia Railroad. A veto override is hoped by allies, while opponents expect strong resistance. A second clash looms over repealing Grant Street repaving with wood block after street car base disputes and court orders.
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Woodward
The
Georgia Railroad
Finance Committee
Hich Council
Grant Street
Superior Court
Freeman
Third Ward
Atlanta ministers oppose Birth of a Nation film in city
Editor Constitution 1 hears that some ministers in Atlanta oppose the motion picture Birth of a Nation while others support its showing as a beautiful artistic masterpiece. The writer, having viewed the film eight times, praises its historical accuracy and emotional impact and states he has no financial interest or motive.
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Atlanta
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