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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
13
The Constitution discusses W G Harding's charges of high interest by banks, focusing on Georgia banks in small towns. Editor and reader letters argue usury laws fail borrowers, defend southern banks, and call for banking system revision.
The writer argues for stronger usury laws and an urgent revision of state and national banking laws to shield farmers from extortionate lending. They urge Congress and the state assembly to act to make such extortion impossible.
In a special Patch to The Constitution Chatham County voters approved a 1 million bond issue for roads schools and essential improvements. The piece contrasts Chathams timely action with Atlanta delaying a bond election citing similar difficulties and calls for urgent citywide investment in education health and protection of life and property. It notes San Diego issued 800000 for parks and recalls Western cities funding permanent improvements while urging Atlanta to act before losing ground.
The North Georgia conference Methodist church calls a single day of service on Saturday September 25 to aid the Decatur home for 150 orphans. Trustees hope a record response due to brighter times, with gifts sent to Decatur or via churches and Sunday schools.
A rural voice laments financial strain and longing for steady work amid a foreboding coal fire. The fire speaks in turns, pressing payment, hustle, and freedom, urging action over idle dreaming and promising light if effort is found. The verse blends hardship with plea for labor and resilience.
A fragmented political column foresees congressional action in December with defense prep and wary optimism about Wilson era neutrality. It weighs diplomacy, defense budgets, and the presidential race amid ongoing European conflict and economic pressures.
A patchwork of songlike lines and columns references from The Houston Post and The Baltimore Sun. It mixes a chorus about a Prosperity train with autumn verse and mock editorial notes. Names and places appear in fragments as readers’ quips and poetic interludes blend with social musings.
Fragmentary verse about a poet seeking fame through song and the pain of suffering. Contains literary reflection on inspiration drawn from bitterness and longing for glory. Indicates classical Allusion and emotional struggle without a clear narrative event.
A 1915 letter urges Atlanta to revive its spirit of growth and civic effort. It cites stalled street improvements, neglected parks, and waning chamber of commerce activity, urging bond votes for downtown paving, park creation, and a City Beautiful plan as the city aims to attract people and business.
The Holland Letter argues that by 1915 farmers in the western states largely financed moving crops to markets with their own money, reversing earlier reliance on eastern banks. It cites post Civil War railway expansion, rising wheat and corn production, and growing western banking strength led by Minneapolis and Des Moines. It notes Treasury measures and McAdoo’s reports confirming ample federal reserve resources in the west, with cotton still needing southern support.
A Georgia reader argues for a special session to curb usurious interest by country banks, urging state action and a governor call. The writer cites 709 national banks in Georgia and presses legislature to regulate high rates, possibly via state bank charters and tighter enforcement.
Secretary of State Phil Cook ponders ordering next year’s automobile license tags as tag manufacturers warn orders must be placed soon. Pending Supreme Court cases challenge the state auto tag law, raising questions about its constitutionality and potential extra sessions. If struck down or altered, the state could lose revenue and face policing gaps. Governor and lawmakers discuss funding and timing for teacher pay and school operations.
A humorous critique of the donkey as a stubborn, abused beast and a jab at loud boastful humans. The piece blends absurd exaggeration with social commentary about rhetoric and folly, comparing animal behavior to human vanity and public arrogance.
The Georgia Supreme Court consolidates judgments from multiple counties and railways, reversing or affirming lower court rulings. Justices and counsel names appear for each case, noting reversals with directions and affirmations, and the term ends with the civil docket time to be announced for October 1915.
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