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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1914

Page

13

Georgia cattle tick rules harm beef prices and packing

A. L. Sutties argues Georgia beef costs rise due to state rules forcing seven day quarantines on tick infested cattle before slaughter. He notes federal policy allows interstate sale from tick districts with no quarantine if slaughter occurs promptly, while Georgia’s stricter policy shifts costs to shippers, consumers, and packers. He urges legislature to align with federal regs while eradicating the tick.

A. L. Sutties Lve Atlanta Georgia United States Department of Agriculture Jess

Georgia Vital Statistics Move Would Register People Too

Dr. L C Allen of Jackson county argues Georgia should create a vital statistics bureau to register people as it does livestock and dogs. He notes current law leaves a child without a legal age, relying on family Bible records, and warns that proper death and disease data require official birth and death registration to prevent costly litigation and improve public health understanding.

Georgia L. C. Allen Jackson County Vital Statistics Bureau Allen

Vital statistics system urged by Georgia general assembly

The text argues for a state vital statistics system as essential to disease control. It compares human registration to animal records, likening it to a divining rod showing disease locations and scales. It states the 1920s GA assembly cannot afford to return home without enacting a bill.

Georgia General Assembly

Don’t Hazard Spring Street Improvement Delayed

Public policy in Atlanta and Fulton County centers on Spring street improvements held up by a 5000 dollar appropriation for a Rhodes property right of way from Fourteenth street to Brookwood. The delay causes congestion at Five Points and hampers a straight north south link to Peachtree and Brookwood. Residents citywide await quick board action to authorize relief and release funds.

Spring Street Atlanta Fulton County Board of Aldermen Rhodes Fourteenth Street Brookwood Peachtree Marietta Luckie Street Ivy West Peachtree

No War on Big Business Says Wilson and Critics

Wilson rebukes demagogues attacking big business and urges the party to stand against vilifying wealth. The piece notes opponents claim big business equals crookedness, while stressing prosperity relies on both big and small enterprises. It also comments on Huerta, Mexican politics, and reformers reacting to evolving crises.

Wilson Democratic Party Jones and Warburg Reserve Board Dan Beersheba Harting

Old Man on the Run and the Voter Scare Tale

An old man on the run stokes voter fears as kin debate his fate and powers. A farmer recalls a rattlesnake whip used to spur mules toward a candidate sighting, a war era quip echoing through the road to a speech.

Billville Aurmin’ Blaself

Rich Man and the Hill of Money in a Rural Ballad

A rustic poem laments a wealthy suitor unable to repay debts as money tightens in spring. It contrasts lavish dreams with practical needs and repeats warning lines about time, land, and warmth from a devoted hearth. The piece sits beside humorous political squibs and moral reflections from Georgia editors and local writers.

Tick eradication debate roils Georgia cattle trade

Georgia livestock dealers urge moderation in tick eradication rules that block interstate cattle shipments for immediate slaughter. They claim inspector costs and long yard delays hurt markets, favor western packers, raise beef prices, and threaten Atlanta area stockyards and Miller Union facilities.

New Bills Tabled and Passed in Legislature Yesterday

New bills introduced in the house Friday include creation of a Ware county board of commissioners. farm surveys with the national department of agriculture. incorporation of Menlo in Chattooga county. abolishing Pulaski city court. charter changes in Atlanta. game and fish law amendments. adoption of county unit rule in primaries. four-term Pulaski superior court. A house resolution seeks to raise penitentiary funding from 80000 to 99000 for 1914 and 1916. Senate items include garnishment for employees with a 60 dollar monthly exemption and applying county unit rule to all state elections. Bills passed add Kingsland in Camden to state depositories. Dahlonega to depositories. and move election time for county and state officers from October first Wednesday to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Bemse Crawley Cooper Ware Board of Commissioners Ware County Methyin Dodge National Department of Agriculture Ransom Chattooga Menlo Chattooga County Shipp Pulaski Pulaski County Fulton Atlanta Moore Jeff Davis Eduvondsen Brooks Shine Kingsland Camden County Dahlonega Sweat House

Ferrell to manage Brown campaign in Georgia race

Terrell of Meriwether county brother of the late Governor Joseph M. Terrell will oversee Joseph M. Brown's campaign. Hugh Dorsey will speak across the state, though limited by health, and Tom Watson will stump for Brown. Brown headquarters open July 15 at Kimball House rooms 112 and 114. Former Governor Brown to arrive soon as his supporters plot a vigorous effort.

Dorsey Brown Tom Watson Terrell Hoke Smith Mariatta Joe Joe Brown

Georgia urged to adopt "Big Family Bible" vital statistics bill

Dr LC Allen of Atlanta urges Georgia to pass a vital statistics bill to register all births and deaths with causes and ages. He likens Kentucky’s system to a family Bible recording every Georgian, arguing the measure would curb child labor issues and bolster public health and genealogical records.

Atmosphere and the power of surroundings

An essay by George Matthew Adams argues that atmosphere shapes mood and performance. It cites Haydn’s ritual of composing in luxury and Leonardo da Vinci’s painting sessions with musical inspiration, urging readers to cultivate a constructive environment to bring out their best and influence others positively.

Haydn Leonardo da Vinci Amia

Government plans to dispose of Alaska reindeer herd

Brewities reports that within four years the U S government plans to end all reindeer ownership in Alaska. Officials say the 3 853 remaining animals will be transferred to private ownership as natives are trained to run them. The item also notes a 1918 windmill tower used as a lookout for forest fires and discusses Peruvian migration patterns of Palermo immigrants who largely return home or stay permanently over time.

John C. Hart Kipling United States Alaska Bureau of Education

Goverthe Right and Other State Press Notes

The Clarkesville Advertiner notes Governor Slaton backs a halt on appropriations while a tax act promises greater state income this year. The Cordele Rambler honors Judge Wat Garris for Georgia education and notes public schools remain a priority. Alma Times mentions W. J. Harris and W. J. Garris, while Blue Ridge Fest hints at looming Georgia political activity. Attorney John B. Cooper is described as a free lance in the current political scene.

Clarkesville Slaton la Harris Cordele Rambler Georgia Wat Garris Little Joe John BR. Cooper

Respect for Police Opinion Piece by George Hillyer

Editor Constitution urges strong laws and enforcement to safeguard peace and respect for the police. It cites a Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology piece condemning stage and film ridiculing officers, noting Washington authorities urged withdrawal of such films. The writer endorses printing the excerpt.

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Washington, D. C George Hillyer

Man Loses Legs After County Hospital Amputation

William Dunn, at the county hospital, watched his two legs be amputated above the knees with local anesthetics. He celebrated the procedure saying he could earn his own living and asked for a chair a surgeon rigged to help him wheel and fetch papers as he recovers. The account notes Dunn suffered from a locomotor valve year.

Her India Cantrell Pridon Commission John A. Smith Hah Athan Mr. Smith Denver Post Doc Wiliam Dunn Dunn Dunny

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