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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
17
A heated house vote 113 to 4 approved the inheritance tax bill for Mr. Arnold of Clay with the committee amendment. The bill removes certain clauses and directs proceeds to educational literary scientific generous or charitable uses. Two minor amendments were defeated and a few changes retained a general effect.
A Georgia legislative session advances steps to fund the state library commission and expand several state offices. The bill redefines tax distribution to the ordinary, increases salaries for fish and game and insurance officials, restructures the attorney general’s office, and allows trustees at the state sanitarium to set salaries. Local bills to abolish the Douglas city court and county commission structures face little opposition.
Reporting on legislative debates, the Georgia assembly discusses state department scrutiny and payroll transparency. Citizens demand detailed employee names, duties, expenses, and balance status as lawmakers push for accountability. A Confederate veterans memorial resolution also seeks federal pension parity.
The article reports that southern bankers urged inserting a Brand amendment to the national banking law to address cotton transactions. Representative Brand and Governor Harding weigh the measure as it moves through committee and toward the House floor, with support from Georgia bankers and the Georgia National Bank of Athens.
A Bolshevik wireless dispatch reports Allied forces at Onega on the north Russian front were driven out after six hours of fighting. The Bolshevik statement says their ships fired on the retreating vessels and that the Bolshevik troops held positions at Nizhny Novgorod.
Disjointed references to women volunteers and a Soviet government present in a chaotic excerpt. Mentions of Davies receiving something today and various garbled phrases about privileges, food, and a boy. No clear event or coherent report emerges from the text.
The text notes the late John Reynolds wore as a badge at a convention in Chattanooga in 1890. Reynolds belonged to the Joseph E. Johnston camp at Dalton and helped plant the first camp after changes moved from independent organizations to camps in the United organization.
Buffald N Beata converitian of an Temehee ae clunbua opened with political plan Mal at Bt. Joseph's Cathedral tog Had on a wide education pen and an extensive program to fight Bol Sheyiom. Supreme Enteht James A Flaherty said worn the outstanding features of the order's plans for the Heat year.
Fragmentary wartime dispatch reports American soldiers killed by German gas attack. The terse item notes a department statement and mentions July dates with illegible portions, providing minimal context on the incident or location.
Reports from Budapest say Romanian troops entered the capital amid chaos as streets were shelled. Fifteen civilians were killed and five others threatened or executed. authorities deployed machine guns and martial law was imposed.
Fragmentary notes indicate Balkan and Romanian forces and allies discussing entry into Budapest. Reports mention Serbian Army advances ravaging rear areas and signals from peace conference and Rumania.
Reports from the Mississippi state primary indicate A H Longino leads for governor with Oscar Johnston a senior state senator and U S Army lieutenant colonel strong across the coast area. Indications place Lee Russell and Ross Collins in third and fourth for nominating as returns come in warnings of scattered districts still pending.
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