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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
7
Major Woodward ordered decisive action to clear debris from Peachtree Creek to protect a $200,000 disposal plant project and safeguard public health. Department heads were summoned to stop delays as crews prepare to begin work, demonstrating a preference for firm plans over lengthy debate.
James Henry Rice of the National Association of Audubon Societies presents a free lecture on bird preservation at the Atlanta Womens Club on Baker Street. Rice, three years state game warden of South Carolina, urges women’s cooperation to protect Georgia’s native birds and reduce commercial threats. the talk, lively and human, begins this evening and is open to all.
The Democratic majority in the Senate is thanked for removing jokers or riders from tariff measures tied to the Underwood Simmons tariff bill. Elimination would speed passage of needed legislation, ending riders that allow cowardly lawmakers to hide positions and jeopardize the tax bill and trusts regulation.
The speaker argues the public has grown more savvy and will resist deceptive tactics that graft pernicious legislation onto unrelated bills. He warns future attempts to mislead, using the past session’s general deficiency bill as an example.
A naval board urged Secretary Daniels to reopen Pensacola naval station and add a mammoth dry dock. The report says Pensacola is the gulf port best suited to serve the navy in war and peace, and Daniels’s recent praise hints at approval. The city fought for justice against widespread opposition and misleading campaigns.
Georgia lawyer General Peter W Meldrim edges former President Taft for the American Bar Association leadership at Montreal by a single vote. Meldrim, a Savannah figure, is hailed for legal skill, persuasive force, and public spirit, with expectations of unanimous election next year.
The piece likens Canada’s swift handling of Harry Thaw’s extradition to America’s slow three year fight over Porter Charlton. It argues Canada vindicates its asylum policy while the U.S. lags, and leaves readers to question which system best upholds justice. It ends with a quip about Jerome offering Thaw funds for deportment.
A collage of humorous vignettes and political whimsy from Georgia reflecting on temperature, tariffs, and public life. Jokes target politicians, telegrams the New Time song and the Mountain News style, with reflections on duty, truthfulness, schooling, and social satire.
The holy synod bans Lachryma Christ and Tears of Christ on restaurant cards and wine labels as offensive. It also forbids removing the imperial effigy from stamps, stating it would erase a sacred image. The crackdown extends to a French liqueur Saint George once proposed for import.
The piece argues against condemning Woodrow Wilson as a minority president and cites historical cases where presidents won without a majority of the popular vote. It contends that despite electoral deficits, leaders like Polk, Taylor, Lincoln, Hayes, Garfield, Cleveland, and Roosevelt nonetheless governed, and Wilson’s presidency should be judged by actions, not by popular-vote plurality.
Visitors view Cleopatra’s Needle on the Thames embankment while many overlook the cavity’s historic articles. The listing includes a complete obelisk apparatus set with vellum plans, scale models, Doulton wares, stamps, coins, maps, periodicals, a Queen Victoria portrait, language texts, a razor, cigars, feminine accessories, a hydraulic jack, wire rope samples, London maps, daily newspapers, a two foot rule, a London directory, Whitaker’s almanac, and photos of twelve prominent English women.
A Holstein cow at the Hott farm on Fairview street was seen bending a luge cornstalk into shape to brush away flies. The animal held the stalk in its mouth and whisked it over its body while laborers nearby wondered if it was waving at them.
While James McNeill Whistler tried on a hat in a London shop a customer rushed in misidentifying him as a clerk and declared the hat decent. Whistler eyed him and retorted that neither did the coat fit and he would hang if he liked the color of the trousers.
The article questions Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon, noting Caesar omits it in his Commentaries. It debates the river’s identity, location, and symbolism, and recounts how myths grew around the supposed crossing and its omen like the shepherd’s pipe tale. It cites ancient sources and modern uncertainties about the fateful march from Gaul to Rome.
The essay contrasts tourists and travelers, noting the tourist burdens Europe with hurried visits while travelers savor long journeys. It mocks tourist haste, praising travelers for deeper study of art, history, and culture, and suggests a returned tourist often doubts America’s greatness if the trip was rushed. The piece lampoons American vanity and the tourist’s quick stock of impressions.
A wild hermit laments summer’s heat and thirst, craving a cool drink yet avoiding town life. He recalls a brook by his cave, the temptations of ice cream and soda, and the costs to a married man, then choices between solitude and returning to the bustle.
Conan Doyle's The Poison Belt costs readers five thousand dollars as a major Sunday feature in The Constitution. The author, famed as England's leading novelist, promises a high quality serial with thrilling yet literate storytelling. Readers are urged to order the paper today for six cents per issue and enjoy generous installments weekly.
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