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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1915

Page

9

Subscription rates and distribution details for The Constitution

Atlanta date 1915 outlines subscription by mail and weekly carrier rates for daily and Sunday editions, with discounts for six and twelve months. Advertising manager outside Atlanta is R Holliday, Washington Bureau address listed. Availability in New York and authorized sales points named. disclaimer on advance payments to out-of-town carriers.

United States Mexico Atlanta A. R. Holliday Constitution Building Washington S. Street N. W John Corrigan Constitution New York City Hotaling Broadway Forty-second Street Times Building Thirty-eighth Street Twenty-ninth Street

Edith Cavell and the mercy of kings in wartime

The piece mourns Edith Cavell executed by a German military court in Brussels for aiding Allied soldiers and Belgians to escape. It argues mercy should have tempered military law, praising Cavell as a selfless nurse who served humanity and died for it. Her legacy, a beacon of humane sacrifice, endures amid war’s shadows.

Edith Cavell Kaiser Brussels Agangiahwoman Belgium England Friends of Humanity

Live at Home Plan Aims to Stabilize Cotton Growth

The Arkansas Gazette notes the slogan Feed Herself Live at Home guiding farmers for a year and Mora Cotton and Less Acreage for the next. Intelligent farming will raise yields to market cotton gradually with bankers offering loans on properly warehoused cotton. Farmers oppose increased acreage and seek stable, warehouse backed loans.

The Arkansas Gazette the Gazette

Self supporting farming gains in Georgia and South

The Tifton Gazette shares the Georgia view that many farmers will shift from cotton to other crops. Citing The Pearson Tribune, it notes a Coffees County farmer who achieved financial independence by growing food crops alone. The home-supply program is expected to spread across the South, with more farms becoming self supporting and smarter farming yielding more cotton from less land.

Tifton (Ga.) Gazette Georgia Pearson Ga.) Tribune Coffees County Albany Herald South South Georgia

Georgia fairs show agricultural renewal across the state

The Albany Herald notes Georgia county and district fairs thrive, boosting state exhibits. Cotton remains important but crops like grains and diverse livestock improve, signaling an agricultural regeneration. Atlantans report richer fairs with varied production, urging citizens to visit and learn what Georgia can do.

Sweetheart Life and Blossoms in Georgia Verse

Excerpted lines from a Georgia poem reflecting romance and nature imagery. Mentions sweethearts and lilies, thorn and rose contrasts, and a line about God shaping lilies. Ends with reflections on fiction, moonshine, and warlike grumbling among "angels" and "war kings."

Not a single clear headline from the fragments

The readable text presents fragmented poems and musings on war, art, gratitude, and love with lines about Dante, Byron, and poetic reflections. It mentions a bronze statue melting for metal and generic lines about children, seasons, and a “Love Note” in a garbled excerpt.

Dante Byron

Rippling Rhymes Navel of Walt Mason Roasts His Town

In a fragmented verse by Walt Mason a despised city lingerer laments poverty and failure while mocking the locals. He rails at his own lack of success as gritty peers prosper, finally conceding the city is fine but he is the error and downtrodden.

Court of Appeals of Georgia Judgments Affirmed

Court of Appeals of Georgia cases affirmed including Lingard v State from Walker, Green v City of Thomasville and Moore v City of Thomasville from Thomas, Raines v State from Floyd, Simmons v State from Sandersville, Newsome v State from Muscogee, and Oswalt State from Haralson with counsel listed for plaintiffs in error and contra by solicitors general.

Lingard State Walker Superior Court Ittlee Wright Martin RM. W. Glenn W. H. Ennis Solicitor General A Green City of Thomasville Moore City of Thomasville Thomas Superior Court Thomas C. Eay Iyouls S. Moore Raines Floyd Superior Court George Palmer Haralson Bartlett Griffith & Matthews J. , Hutcheson Aoliitter General

Police station a good place for contagious hospital

Atlanta council finance committee discussed hospital funding with Alderman McDonald joking that a police station would be ideal for contagious diseases since no one catches anything there except in his city except the Atlanta police station. The group also debated paving options including wood blocks asphalt brick granite cubes and a resurfaced Belgian block street plan. A recall meeting for ex Chief Reavers was proposed and city officials weighed street rail and grooved rail on Ponce de Leon. The streets department also eyed two auto trucks to replace wagon teams, saving about 290 to 360 dollars monthly.

Council Finance Committee McDonald Edwin Johnson Aiderman Atlanta Council Ponce de Leon Grant Street RCALL City Hall Walter McElreath J. L. Reavers Recall Silvey

Outlook improves for the South despite mixed current conditions

The Manufacturers' Record reports that the southern outlook is the most promising since 1907, though present conditions remain uneven. Full prosperity hinges on crop sales, railroad expansion, coal and iron development in Alabama and beyond, and sustained diversified agriculture, with southern efforts turning potential into wealth.

Riecord South Alabama

The Waiter by George Fitch

A humorous essay on waiters as patient professionals who guide hungry Americans through delays. It satirizes dining car staff and city waiters from New York Chicago St Louis and Milwaukee, noting their uniforms traits and the economic reality of tipping.

America Walter Manu New York Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee

Initiation Held by Local Kappa Alpha Alumni in Atlanta

An Ansley hotel gathering staged a unique initiation by the Atlanta Kappa Alpha Alumni association under national dispensation for two Georgia Tech initiates. Over 100 prominent alumni attended the smoker, with J. H. Johnston and N. E B. Arrington named as initiates. The event honored by judges, clergy, educators, and Tech leaders, including McCarty, Dorsey, Howell, Brittain, and Nicolson.

Ansley Hotel Atlanta Kappa Alpha Alumni Association Kappa Alphas Georgia Tech Georgia Atlanta J. H. Johnston Birmingham N. E B. Arrington Greenville D. C George W. McCarty, Jr C. E. Dowman D. C. Black E. P. Marriasette Charles ML. Moon

Church News Roundup From City Churches

St Mark Methodist led by Dr W R Hendrix preaches Reinstituting a Fallen Leader at 11 am with 7 46 pm services through Nov 1, inviting medical students. Harvest Home at Calvary Methodist features Heritage of the Past and Promise of the Future with Baraca Philathea celebration. Various churches list sermons, pastors and topics for Sunday.

St. Mark Calvary Methodist Calvary Methodist Church Triality Methodist Charles ©. Jones Trinity Church

Holland Letter on Anglo French loan underwriting figures

The piece discusses New York City's share in a 500 million dollar Anglo French loan underwriting, suggesting 60 to 75 percent for New York and noting broad national participation. It highlights educational value for future international loans and the shift toward the United States as a creditor nation, with comparisons to earlier trade assumptions and the role of various financial centers. It also touches on railroad merger scrutiny in New England and the legal test of reasonableness under federal law.

New York City Henry P. Davison Wan New York United States Chicago Boston Philadelphia Pittsburg St. Louis Mineneapolis Minneapolis Federal District Allebany Mountains Joseph H. Choate England France Joseph IL Cheats Europu Clearing House Association Insuc New Haven New England Supreme Court Hollands

Boundary dispute between Gwinnett and Barrow counties under review

Secretary of State Paul Cook investigated the boundary between Gwinnett and Barrow counties after Barrow’s creation. The 91-2 by 61 3 mile strip is claimed by both counties, with Gwinnett and Barrow officials and University of Georgia engineers presenting arguments. Cook’s ruling was expected soon. Boll weevil found in Haralson County confirms quarantine support, as state entomologist E Lee Worsham had urged continued restrictions.

Annie Bagwell Barrow County G. A. Johns Hill CM. Strahan University of Georgia KH. L. Griffin WT. Appleby H. A. Raney Jackson County R. L. Carthers Barrow Caunty A. A. Camp Cook Saralson Worsham E. Lee Worsham Harrison Haralson

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