The Constitution Address and Subscription Details
The Constitution announces its imprint information and rates with Clark Howell as editor and general director team. It lists subscription prices for daily, Sunday, and tri weekly editions, carrier rates in Atlanta and outside, and notes advertising manager Jer Holliday for non Atlanta territory. The paper notes Washington Bureau address and street listings for New York distribution and vendor responsibilities.
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Clark Howell Roby Rovinson
Albert Howall, Jr
E. R. Black
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United States
Mexico
Atlanta
Avant
Jer Holliday
Constitution Building
Washington
S Street
John Corrigan
Constitution
New York City
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Times Building
Thirty-eighth Street
Twenty-ninth Street
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Exorbitant usury in southern loans exposed by Harding
W F G Harding of Birmingham, a federal reserve board member, accuses southern banks of charging usurious rates up to 120 percent on agricultural loans. He cites Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, and Texas banks, laments banks using national funds with no interest, and calls for federal action to curb such practices. He praises Atlanta banks offering 6 percent on 75 percent loaned value and urges congress to enact protective law.
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South
W. F. G. Harding
Birmingham
Federal Reserve Board
Raleigh
N.C
Harding
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Alabama
Arkansas National
Georgia
Texago
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
National Banks
Federal Reserve System
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Congress
Atlanta
Congress urged to end hardship on farmers with harsh penalties
The text claims continued unfair conditions burden farmers and asserts Congress must act. It proposes jail sentences and charter forfeiture as penalties, labeling extortion and robbery as crimes warranting severe punishment. The speaker urges immediate action at the next congressional meeting.
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Congress
Duluth plan urged to welcome visitors at Atlanta
A Duluth Minnesota idea to place a city information stand near the railway to guide strangers is proposed for Atlanta. The scheme would provide maps, transport, hotel and schedule details, making visitors feel at home and likely to return. The editorial urges the chamber of commerce to adopt a public information bureau with a prominent welcome signboard.
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Atlanta
Kametchatka
Oshkosh
Kalamazoo
Chamber of Commerce
Convention Bureau
Duluth
Atlante
Diversified farming gains momentum in the South
The article notes strong results from diversified cropping across southern states. A Memphis dispatch to The New York Post cites continued emphasis on diversification via conservative business plans. It highlights lower costs of farming, potential cotton price effects, and growing independence from external spending as food crops boost farm cash flow.
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South
Memphis
New York Post
St.tention
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WAR FILLS THE PEWS IN AMERICAN CHURCHES
A wartime influence increases church attendance in New York City with July and August counts showing growth over several summers. The New York Times notes larger noonday gatherings and clergy attributing the rise to the war’s prompting serious reflection on faith. The era prompts questions about Christian duty as Europe bloodily tests civilization.
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Europe
America
New York
New York Times
Autumn Hymns and Rural Proverbs From Georgia
A collage of verse and prose snippets from The Whitsett Courier and The Phoenix issue. It blends religious harvest imagery with folk sayings about mules snakes and hard times, interlaced with dialect poems and editor notes. It highlights Mawkish rural culture, literary fragments, and regional reflections on faith, labor, and progress.
Early County Cotton Hauls Challenge Wagon Power
In Blakely News notes a parade of cotton loads surpassing three tons pulled by a single mule pair. Jim Ross, a leading local farmer and Democrat, hauls twelve bales per trip to Blakely, aided by a specially built wagon bought from Dr Middleton. This marvel shows progress from earlier stunts to heavier carriage capability across Early county roads.
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Blakely News
Wigan
Bluffton
Jim Ross
Early County
Blakely
Dr Middleton
ATLANTAN CONFUSED BY SIMILAR OFFICIALS IN RIDING ROUTE
GA governor Harria private secretary J. Jones is troubled by patrons who mistake him for Judge Nash R. Broyles. Jones reports mornings along 168 Juniper Street toward the capitol, people shout greetings like Good morning, edge Brites. Broyles has not heard, sparking potential route changes.
Former Georgia Teacher Unveils Nitrate Recovery Method
W Davis of West Tennessee State Normal School Agricultural Department has devised a new soil nitrate determination method. Research began at the Normal school, continued at the University of Wisconsin labs, and challenges the standard columnometric approach by recovering all nitrates regardless of salts present. Davis, former professor at North Georgia Agricultural College and long-time educator in Georgia, plans publication in The Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal
W Davis
Agricultural Department of
West Tennessee State Normal School
Normal School
University of Wisconsin
Dr Davis
North Georgia Agricultural College
Douglas
Davis
Lipman
University of California
Dave
Journal of the American Chemical Society
University of Tennessee
Ann M
Town State College
Allen Would Repeal Automobile Tax Law
Representative Fickson County Hoselton Ga September 21 1915 advocates repealing the automobile tax law. He argues the old pre 1913 license system was fair and that the current ad valorem plus license tax is unjust, especially to auto owners in cities. He supports removing the double taxation and reallocating funds to road improvements.
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Fickson
Hoselton
Touting and Runner Ordinance Faitor Constitution
Atlanta editors praise the touting and runner ordinance framed by the general council with recorder George E Johnson and clerk James W Meade for foresight in replacing old systems. Police chief W M Mayo is commended for backing the reform which aims to curb injurious practices. employers of labor are expected to feel its benefits as the measure takes effect. September 21, 1916.
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General Council
Atlanta
George E Joohnson
James W Meade
W M Mayo
S.C Crane
Electrical Prosperity Week lights Atlanta with plans
Atl ante electric interests plan a nationwide Electrical Prosperity Week from November 29 to December 4 in Atlanta and other cities. The effort, backed by the Society for Electrical Development of New York, includes lectures daily, window displays, home demonstrations, and business promotions to boost consumption and labor saving devices.
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Atlante Electric
Mammoth
Atlante
Society For Electrical Development of
New York
Atlanta
Alseo
Lol Shivers
Carte Dlective Company
Plana
Shivers
Nib
Society For Electrical Development
Michivers
United States
Society For
America
New Lork
Olivers
Geethi
Lorod States
Bis City
Laperts
Chuschis Schoyle
Atruet
Commurcal
The Automobile Fire Engine by George Fitch
The automobile fire engine is praised as a faster, more efficient rescue tool than horses. It can respond to four fires in three hours, covering twenty miles, while horse teams struggle to move. The piece humorously contrasts past firefighting with modern tech, mocking complacent citizens and proposing pricing to deter trivial calls.
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Carner
Meus
Frankma
Rippling Rhymes Bs Walt Wasgon Rippling Rhymes
A fragmented critique of talkers and politicians, urging honesty and restraint. The piece targets chatty leaders, laborers, and media figures, warning that noisy discourse invites dismissal, punishment, and public censure as hypocrisy and empty rhetoric are exposed.
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Walt
Fifth Will Help Other Wards to Organize Clubs
A letter from the Fifth Ward Improvement Club of Atlanta dated September 21, 1838 urges spreading ward civic clubs. It thanks an editor for promoting ward clubs and invites residents to attend meetings on the first and third Thursdays to support organizing clubs in other wards while stressing nonpartisan civic effort.
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Fifth Ward
Emeh
Owens
Atlanta
Railroads of the South Invest Heavy Funds in Improvements
A wide review notes vast railroad investments across the South. Projects include the Trans Mississippi Terminal in Texas at about $5,000,000, the Savannah line by the Ocrown Bleamnts, and the $1,400,000 Lads,whit bridge on the Chesapeake and Ohio. The Burlington line bridge at Metropolis costs $4,000,000, with extensive yard work on the Kentucky side. Electrification of the Norfolk and Western between Cleveland and Vivian marks a major upgrade, and multiple track, shop, and coal-handling developments continue nationwide.
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Bulmore
Ate
Nisi
Heond
Trans Mississippi Teminal Company
Texas and
Missouri Paahe Tron Ountane Dines
New Oilean
Ocown Bleanmts Up Company
Central At
Georgia Railroad
Savannah
Chesapeake
Ohio Railoway
Lo River
Kentucky
Columbus
Menzovia
Chenaneake
Ohi Rairoad
Port New Columpus
Finley
Southern Railway
Birmingham
Charleston
Kavannah
Seaboard
Portomouth
Wirginia
Netth Carolina
South Carahna
Chititestin
Paducah and
Illinois
Burlington
Mitropolis
Nashville
Loula
Fuducah
Baltimore
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Norfolk and Western Railway
Biveelad
Vivian
Siades
Tdewater
Uate
Caromnea Clincnimidd
Unio Railwae
Tikborn
Cus Fe
Dalia
Texas
Golslullion Db
Lasseneer Terial
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Who Casts the First Stone
A fragmented excerpt argues that newspapers must condemn lawbreakers while resisting sensationalism and mob mentality. It critiques public attitudes that excuse breaches of order and elevate criminals to hero status, urging defenders of law to uphold fundamental civic principles.
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Atlanta, GA
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Whitsett Courier
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Michael Monahan
the Times
the Phoenix
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Molly
Charlotte Observer
Dewitt
Bush
Clio Harper
Arkansas
Walderness
Early
J. . Lumpkin, JR
Clarke State
Game and Fish
Arnow
Joh Lumpkin, Jr
Clarke County
Robert W Lamkin
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Trammoll
George Fearce
Harris
Florida
George Pearce
Tampa
Turner County
Pearce
Lea Worsham
Thomasville
State Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Agriculture
United States Demonstration Station
Carolina
George Holyer
Lee Jordan
South Carolina
Savannah River
Isage
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Greggs Shoals
Allen
the Automobile Fire Engine
Ly George Fitch
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Tiyin Lamké
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