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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
19
A fragment notes an office row near Thirty and Broadway with references to a correspondent and a deadline the day after 21n. Mentions Hotaling's News and Associated Press policy on republication. Details are incomplete and largely unreadable in the clipped text.
Debates over a proposed constitutional addition and a Bibb County bond rise spark sharp conflict in Georgia committees. House panel denounces the plan as pointless and nonbinding while the Senate backs it, with critics warning it would damage state credit and set dangerous precedent for local debt limits.
A call to Congress amid soaring living costs and labor unrest. The piece argues that a preventive remedy is needed to avert a domestic crisis, insisting that decisive measures by the right people in Congress can avert disorder and support the nation.
Editor Simmons says sheriff, judge, solicitor, and county commissioner of Telfair are at work to locate those who carried out a lynching more than two months ago. He asserts the officials may not be the criminals but warns that arrest and trial will prove the truth. If results lag, public questions will rise.
Obituary notes Nellie Peters Black a longtime Atlanta leader and pioneer. Daughter of an early Atlanta citizen she led Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs and served across the state. Known for church charity and philanthropy her final wish urged all to spread love.
A fragmented clay of song and opinion pieces references Georgia, harvest, and rainbow imagery. The text notes risk, resilience, and climate of change with lines about traveling, avoiding deceit, and seeking warmth and safety as autumn arrives. It cites quotes about John Barleycorn and a prohibition-era reference to near beer labeling warnings.
Georgia lawmakers fear Macon forces will push a referendum on moving the state capital. Editors in Atlanta warn against gagging the people while Macon boosters press for a vote. The piece critiques bishops, politicians, and press bold enough to force a decision.
Thomasville, Ga August 4 1929. A letter argues that farmers and railroad workers rely on each other within a complex society. It condemns unions as deviant of law and warns that striking harms public benefits and calls for enforcing reciprocity and law.
The House of Representatives, in the 1918 20 assembly, achieved more constructive results than earlier sessions. Speaker John Holder guided diplomacy and firm discipline to secure progress on highway bills, inheritance tax, and general appropriations. The library association sponsored circulating materials for rural districts, while a full time war district librarian bill aims to advance education and research.
In a letter dated August, Bimmons of Telfair County asserts county officers have been working on the May 26 lynching case. He claims the county commissioner opposed wide publicity and wanted detectives hired at county expense, while lawyers and sheriff deny statements.
A reader questions who should bear losses from ice melt and quality defects in first class ice from factory to consumer. If 10 percent is melted before delivery and 20 percent more due to poor quality, totaling 30 percent, who covers the cost while prices rise from six to nine dollars per ton and a 1400 pounds shipment is affected. The piece notes the issue at Highland Avenue, City.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled phrases about enforcement and competition as a supposed solution. No coherent facts, events, or names present to ground a meaningful summary.
A corrected view of Georgia history asserts federal troops did not move the capital from Milledgeville to Atlanta. James Johnson served as provisional Georgia governor in Milledgeville after the Civil War, with Jenkins and Ruger succeeding, and a 1868 convention in Atlanta fixed the capital’s permanent location in Atlanta through a contract ratified by voters, shaping the state constitution and governance for years.
Dr William Brady discusses metatarsalgia and how improper footwear worsens foot pain. He explains how shoe design, wide toes, and padded inserts can support the transverse arch, with patient questions about finding effective relief and the role of shoe stores in guidance.
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