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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1914
Page
7
Governor Slaton appeals to Georgians to study state government and fiscal issues. He cites past legislative waste and revenue gaps, touting a new tax equalization law to stabilize finances and reduce rates. He warns public apathy risks poor governance and repudiation.
An editorial denounces a proposed literacy prerequisite for immigration, noting past vetoes and opposition from major newspapers. It argues that most troublemakers entering the country are well educated and that literacy alone does not ensure lawfulness or productivity.
A railing critique of literacy tests and immigration, arguing that character and health should be the primary filters at national gateways. The author contrasts literate but morally lacking immigrants with hardworking nonliterate entrants who build and sustain industry. Advocates strict tests tied to character and health, warning against overemphasis on education alone.
Georgia figures extol the cowpea as a near miracle for worn land and profits. W M Rowland of Augusta argues the legume fixes soil nitrogen, revives abandoned acres, and yields 2 to 3 dollars a bushel with wide demand. The piece urges farmers to plant cowpeas for immediate returns and long term fertility.
Public officials’ dining habits come under fire as Speaker Champ Clark argues they dig their own graves with teeth by excessive public banquets. The piece cites urban indolence, advocates moderation, and contrasts diet with liquor driven vices. Deacon John D Rockefeller donates seven cents to Sunday school children. a sharp closing jab on dying poor.
Fragmentary verse recalls weather faith and divine plan guiding life on land and sea. It loops through biblical trust in providence, mentions weather, and contrasts legal change with lingering Georgia statutes. A jailed ex judge laments choices and expresses concern for freeing others.
A fragmentary poem and prose snippets reference a judge jury and sheriff era tensions with oblique notes on a married couple divorce and a poetic fire voice. It includes lines about a dream fire a landlord beating a wife and a petition for divorce interwoven with song verses and local newspaper elegies.
In India clocks are treated as curiosities by many Hindoo households with several fine timepieces used merely as decoration rather than for timekeeping. In rural police stations time is measured by a water bucket puzzle copper pot with a small hole leaks to fill in about an hour and is marked by a gong when the pot vanishes, marking the hour.
The Tweed Ring, infamous for frauds in New York politics, saw its decline begin with William Marcy Tweed’s arrest on October 28, 1871. Exposures in 1873 and trials in 1873 and 1876 revealed vast public-fraud schemes, court-house overcharges, and forced payments to the ring. Tweed’s multiple escapes, extradition issues, and ultimate death in 1878 ended the era, while other officials fled or were impeached.
Letter from B F Clark of Cave Spring Georgia dated January 22 1914 argues veterans should not receive pensions ahead of teachers claiming equal footing in dates and money in the treasury allows only one set of payments. He notes prepayment would create unaccounted years and predicts many veterans would die before year end if advanced pensions occurred.
W M Rowland of Augusta writes on the cowpea's value as soil renovator and cash crop. He details four main cowpea types, their uses, and regional adaptations, arguing cowpeas enrich depleted land, feed stock, and command strong markets, with historical price trends and practical planting guidance.
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