Warning Word to Our Congressmen Opens Cotton Relief Debate
The article urges Southern Congress members to press for immediate national relief to the cotton industry paralyzed by the European war. It argues adjournment would hinder needed remedial legislation and highlights Democratic leadership and funds already spent on various projects, urging action before regional interests consider constitutional amendments.
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South
Congress
Alaska
Mexico
Europe
Lynn
Great Britain
France
Germany
Union
Senate
House
Adjourment Over Political Expediency Holds Congress Vowed
The piece argues that the democratic south will keep its representatives in Congress strictly responsible for the zeal of their efforts and the success their determination earns, urging accountability in political conduct and legislative outcomes.
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Congress
The Soft Hat Fad and Its Critics
A March of opinion against soft pliable hats that grew from royal fuss and Paris fashion. The New York Times derides the trend warning of social decay and urges a return to sturdy traditional headwear.
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New York Times
Jncog
Paris
England
Haberdashers
Reginald
Romeo
Tommy Atkins
Chimnie Fadden
Times
Derby
Zell
Jim Swinger
Rockefeller
Astor
Vanderbilt
Bold
Johnnie
A Brightening Prospect for War-Worn Nation
The piece cites The Washington Post urging turning to nature for solace while nations push for industrial growth. It predicts a bright New Year with prosperity, and a steady, unyielding industrial effort amid war worries. It emphasizes resilience, progress, and a forward-looking spirit in business and national effort.
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Washington Post
Turkish women in revolt over modern dress sparks military concern
A Constantinople paper urges Turkish authorities to suppress women’s dress reform as a sign of social revolt. Reports note women adopting fashionable styles despite official bans, prompting calls for exemplary punishment. London and press chatter cite a growing spirit among Turkish women. The piece also tangentially references military topics and suffragette bravado amid Nobel prize chatter.
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Turkey
Tasfiri Hiiar
Constantinople
Nation
London
Queer World Reflections and Beatrice Batley Nuptials in Carthage
A reflective Kansas City Star note contrasts a troubled world with hope, followed by a local item: Gene Roach, cousin of Connie Mack and editor of The Carthage Democrat, signs a life contract with Beatrice Eileen Batley in Rockford Michigan, with plans to appear at the Carthage grounds on December 1.
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Kansas City Star
Gene Roach
Connie Mack
Carthage Democrat
Eugene Benjamin Roach
Beatrice Eileen Batley
Rockford
Beone Grounds
301St
Central Avenue
Carthage
Ragged Beggar and Millionaire Talk in The Times
A collage of snatches from George Bailey’s Houston Post column and other era pieces. It quotes on cotton outfits, a dove of peace, hopeful songs, wartime guilt, and satire about prosperity and public conscience.
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George Bailey
Houston Post
Thea Adams
Gold Shipment to Ottawa Driven by New York Banks
The Holland Letter recounts J P Morgan & Co leading a New York banking syndicate to underwrite 160 million dollars in three year notes to fund New York City obligations. Gold certificates were converted to gold, packed in kegs, and shipped under tight security to Ottawa to back the new issue and repay maturing city notes.
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J. P. Morgan
New York
Banka
Ottawa
T. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan Banking House
Morgan
Gladstone
Morgan Bank
Comptroller
City of
New York City
Comptroller's
United States
Mr. Morgan's Institution
Bank of Ottawa
Express Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
England
France
Panama Canal
Ottow
Advertising Solution for Home Products Problem
Stated by St Elmo Mansengale president Ad Men’s Club of Atlanta the piece argues Georgia must develop home demand for state made goods through advertising. It critiques Charles J Haden and urges proactive campaigns to persuade consumers, noting manufacturers rely on a strong local market before expanding, and asserts advertising is the remedy.
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Atlanta
J. RB Holliday
Constitution Building
Washington
N. W
John Corrigan
Constitution
New York City
Gad
Holating
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Times
Thirty-eighth Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Han Jones
Georgia
New York State
Tus
New York
Ganges
Military Law Parody by George Fitch Satirizes Occupation Rule
A satirical piece by George Fitch critiques military law under occupation, comparing a provost marshal to a dictator and lampooning habeas practices and executions. It argues military rule breeds fear, nerves, and funerals, contrasting European wartime justice with American efforts in Vera Cruz and urban sanitation.
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Supreme Court
Providence
Hell
Laiutenant
Europe
Turkey
New York
United States
Vera Cruz
October’s Bright Blue Weather Poem by Helen Hunt Jackson
A fragmentary poem lyric discusses October as bright blue weather with suns skies and June flowers. It evokes autumn images like chestnuts red apples woodbine seeds and late harvests. Lovers are urged to count hours together as October’s beauty outshines other months.
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Goldenrod
Janes
Helen Hunt Jackson
Matinee Plan Replaces Evening Shows in London
London works under new regulation requiring darkness at night prompts Charles Wyndham at the Criterion and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree at His Majesty's to switch to six matinees and two evening performances weekly.
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London
Cable
New York Sun
Charles Wyndham
Criterion
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
His Majesty's Theater
The Woman Who Shouts In The Subway
A crowded rush hour car endures a loud passenger announcing bargains. Fellow riders groan as she loudly proclaims shopping finds. The narrator escapes at a misread stop, fearing a further onslaught and noting she has lost her anchor in the chaos.
Plan to aid Georgia farmers praised by Asa G Candler
A 1924 Atlanta letter lauds Asa G Candler of Central Bank and Trust for a six cent cash cotton support plan for Georgia farmers. The scheme proposes holding cotton at a nominal charge, advancing liquidity, and helping commerce toward prosperity amid recent economic strain. Signed by B. L Florence Company, Atlanta, October 19, 1924.
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Asa G. Candler
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
Georgia
B. L Florence Company
Atlanta, Ga
The Last of the Hapsburgs
Professor Alpert Bushnell Hart argues in The Outlook that Emperor Francis Joseph’s age and the Balkan crisis threaten the Hapsburg dynasty. He notes past Austrian passivity in 1878 and 1912 13 and predicts the empire’s possible collapse within six years, given the empire’s demographic and political strains and the strain of ruling diverse peoples.
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Hapsburgs
Alpert Bushnell Hart
Francis Joseph
Austria
Balkan
Constantinople
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Fapsburg
Hapsburg
Patterson Grabs a Tie at Huston Station
Joseph Medi Patterson, the wealthy war correspondent, caused a sensation by arriving without a necktie five minutes before the post-train. He blamed the hotel valet for packing his neckwear and, in a quick grab, swapped ties with the porter as the train pulled away.
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Patterson
London
New York Times
Joseph Medi Patterson
Huston Station
The Value of Nerve Prom Detroit Free Press
An editorial from the Detroit Free Press argues that courage and resolve will sustain morale and business during wartime efforts. It asserts that nerve, not fear, drives progress and that public resilience supports economic activity amid conflict.
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Detroit Free Press
Europe
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