Judicial reform needed in Georgia mob law crisis
Judge George Hillyer of Atlanta argues in The Constitution for swift criminal procedure and stronger laws to curb crime and stop mob violence. He says delays and technicalities shield criminals, fueling lynchings, and urges Georgia's legislature to enact prompt, wiser reforms now.
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Read His Statement Prompted Call for Immediate Action
The speaker urged considering Si and discussed the result as a strong push toward remedial legislation. He emphasized urgency and stated that action should come not in the distant future but now.
Small cotton acreage urged for southern prosperity
The article argues that reducing cotton plantings is wiser as war-limited European markets depress prices. It cites figures showing lower yields yield higher per bale income, urging farmers to shift to corn and grain to support home food supply and financial stability, warning against bumper crops that would lower prices. It emphasizes liveable income from smaller cotton crops and greater overall earnings from diversified farming.
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Pistol views spark Georgia crime debate in The Gazette
The Tifton Gazette argues that concealed pistols drive crime and mob law in Georgia. It calls for radical pistol legislation, critiques current laws as weak, and links crime to gun availability while touching on national issues and figures in a broad opinion survey.
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Good Time Folks and Tiny Troubles from The Dalton Citizen
Editorial style notes in The Dalton Citizen recounts good time folks and their grit plus a frost damaged peach crop tale. It also muses on beer and bologna diet affecting bow legged children and ends with hopeful lines about returning lights and blessings at home.
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Graveyard Talk and Navy Verse in The Charlotte Observer
A fragmentary column titled Graveyard Talk by O. J. Coffin blends satire on politics and gender with literary excerpts. It includes a harsh exchange about women's attire, a strong poem by John Myers O’Hara in Michael Monshan’s The Phoenix, and a chorus-like verse about civic duty and leadership. The piece shifts to commentary on naval policy, contrasting rhetoric about building ships with a plea for preparedness from The New York Sun.
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Foods They Build or Destroy S It 1928 by Alfred W. McCann
The article argues minerals are essential to health, detailing how sulfuric and phosphoric acids form in the body when foods lack minerals. It warns that refined and meat-heavy diets deplete minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium, harming teeth and overall vitality, especially in children. It urges careful prenatal and infant diets rich in minerals and cautions against excessive meat consumption.
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Nature
Best Way to Stop Lynching and Crimes Say Them
Editorial urges reform of criminal law to prevent crime and lynching. Judge George Fillyer argues for stronger procedure, quicker enforcement, and equal rights for the state and accused, insisting that stopping crime stops lynching. He cites public conscience, the need for reform, and Macaulay’s prophecy while urging press, pulpit, and voters to demand change.
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Referendum push to save liquor traffic angers southern leaders
A Georgia letter from Atlanta argues southern senators and representatives shift to support a District of Columbia liquor referendum. It blames white supremacist figures like Heflin Hardwick James and Lee for backing enfranchising Black voters to protect saloons, while urging constitutional reform and stronger laws to curb crime.
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