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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
13
A Georgia county shows land taxed at $4 per acre while market values Rose to $25 to $35 per acre. Tax receivers and taxpayers habitually lower assessments, draining state revenue. The piece argues for legislature to implement equalized taxation to spread burden fairly, reduce deficits, and ensure timely public payments.
An opinion column questions Senator W. W Stark’s push to tax soft drinks as a luxury to fund state needs. It argues the term luxury is relative and warns such taxes could erode comfort in Georgia, noting the state already banned legalized liquor sales and exploring implications for daily life.
The letter questions taxing luxuries as proposed by Senator Stark, arguing that clothing, shelter, and even occasional treats could be treated as luxuries. It challenges the reach of the plan and defends the value of simple comforts against broad taxation.
A county commissioners meeting heard a property owners committee report that the Mitchell to Garnett segment of Whitehall street has met all requirements for immediate improvement. The plan envisions extending the project to Forsyth, with future councils to carry it to the junction, transforming Whitehall into a major wholesale and manufacturing avenue.
A semi centennial festival of emancipation at the Atlanta Auditorium today and tomorrow benefits the First Congregational Church colored department led by H. H. Proctor. The pageant traces the race’s progress from ancient history to the present with emphasis on fifty years since the Civil War. Performances include Thursday night, Friday matinee, and Friday evening featuring renowned black soloists.
Hamilton Douglas Jr oversees a movement in Atlanta with his troop to have a sane Fourth of July. All scouts pledge not to discharge firearms or explosives and to persuade others to do the same, aiming to reduce accidents statewide. The piece cites Gettysburg veterans, Bryan dates, and Dixie as contextual remarks.
A page of light verse and comic anecdotes from a Georgia paper features playful poems about hope and resilience, references to Dixie prosperity, and satirical quips on publishing and weather. including musings on blackberry jams for printers ink and a cartoonish look at an ambitious youth seeking literary success.
The Springfield Republican notes typhoid outbreaks link to river water contamination during floods. After Albany’s flood, 75 percent of cases came from unboiled water, prompting chemical sterilization of the reservoir and a drop in typhoid. Sanitation science steadily reduces risk, while unrelated quips on love and Washington lingo close the piece.
A narrator recalls an old friend named Sam Trumble arriving after forty years apart. The reunion exposes the mismatch between memory and reality as Sam’s talkative, scandalous past and a string of distracting anecdotes test the narrator’s patience and sense of friendship. The encounter ends with a reluctant departure and a sober reflection on how time alters affection.
BRE Brewster argues for expanded powers for court auditors to exclude immaterial testimony and punish contempt. He claims current law leaves auditors powerless, yielding longer trials and higher costs. With auditor authority aligned to judges, efficiency and justice would improve, saving time and money.
An investigation of every railroad accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad over the last year reveals practices causing all types of accidents on railroad property. About 70 percent of 1912 incidents could have been prevented if employees had exercised extra caution.
A discussion of Byron’s shorter poems addressed to Thyrza examines who inspired them. The debate cites Moore and Jeaffreson about Margaret Parker and a possible misreading of a real beloved, with letters to Hodgson and references to Eddleston. The piece weighs timelines, deaths, and whether Thyrza is a historic figure or a poetic device.
Hartford, capital of Connecticut, is celebrated for its insurance firms and famed residents like Noah Webster and Mark Twain. Once the state capital, it has historical claims from the Hartford Convention of 1814 and political prominence in 1913, with a view of the Connecticut valley from Prospect avenue and a fireproof state capitol.
A reflective verse by James Russell Lowell recounts a boy in poverty who found a lamp and built grand dreams. As wealth and power grew the speaker laments losing that single treasured possession and the imagined castles in Spain.
Punta Arenas, the world’s southernmost city, now exceeds 12 000 residents and serves as a gateway between oceans. The port ships out about 16 000 000 pounds seasonally, with electric lighting, waterworks, two theaters, multiple schools, and growing public buildings signaling modernization amid harsh weather.
The piece describes Second Wind as reserve power that enables a person to persist after failures and discouragement. It stresses initiative enthusiasm and determination as the path to reaching this state. The message urges doing more than required to tap latent stamina and sustain momentum toward success.
A Gettysburg scene recalls former foes now meeting as friends after a Civil War. The poem venerates Lincoln and Lee’s followers and imagines a world of enduring peace, yearning for a grand reunion and shared memories in Atlanta, Georgia.
A retired mechanical engineering professor urged students to discard existing methods when inventing. He cited a failed scythe era mower and contrasted it with the open minded approach that led to the modern hay reaper.
Patrick MacGill, assistant in the royal library at Windsor Castle, rose from a railroad section hand through self effort to gain notice as a writer. Born in northern Ireland, he left home at 15 and wandered Scotland's industrial centers. He acquired knowledge of Latin, Spanish and Italian and later pursued literature.
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