Tax agitation in Georgia schools and tax revision debate
The piece discusses Georgia school funding, urging prompt teacher pay and a temporary one mill tax to cover country school arrears. It highlights Fulton county’s share of tax value increases, praises city counties for funding schools, and notes opposition to diverting constitutionally designated funds. It cites Governor Slaton’s proposal and references articles by county education boards.
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Georgia
Fulton County
Analgsia
Atlanta
Slaton
Filton
Commonwealth
Georgia Teachers Face State Fund Crisis and Tax Reform
The piece argues that Georgia's school funding declines threaten teachers and the civil establishment. It criticizes legislatures for delaying deficits and urges support for a special tax levy and tax revision to place the state's finances on a business basis. It questions lawmakers' conscience over the ongoing fund shortages.
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Georgia
What About Mexico A Debate On Monroe Doctrine Crisis
A European inquiry worries about Mexico amid chaos, urging action to protect foreigners. The piece contrasts Balkan atrocities with Mexican turmoil, urging careful U.S. policy under the Monroe Doctrine to avoid costly guerrilla warfare or foreign intervention, calling for cool statesmanship.
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Mexico
Europe
America
Balkans
United States
Georgia prepares bills on blue sky, inheritance, and highway laws
Georgia lawmakers ready to add three statutes in weeks. A blue sky law aims to curb wild cat and irresponsible concerns, saving about 5 million dollars annually. An inheritance tax would levy 1 percent on $6,000 plus for direct relatives and 5 percent on collateral inheritances and gifts to others. A proposed highway commission would coordinate road-building statewide following progress under new convict laws, with aim of unified, faster development.
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Highway Commission
Georgia
House of Representatives
General Judiciary Committee
Aready
Atlanta
State Highway Commission
Mint Juleps and Summer Winds in Patchwork Verse
An irregular collage of dialect poetry and satirical snippets. It mocks Washington tariff talks and prosperity wind Songlike refrains praise Dixie reaping and cotton, with classic relics like a skull of Shelley and Byron. The piece blends political quips with rustic lullabies and folklore.
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Byron
CaiJde Harold
Shelley
Notable Tweets on Power and Politics at the Summer White House
In a brisk sketch of political theater the piece jests about President Wilson's rapid weight gain, the fate of The Congressional Record, and the habits of public figures. It mocks policy tours, editorials, and figures like Bryan and Moore, noting mixed signals from officials and critics about restraint and influence.
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White House
Wilson
The Lost Art of Conversation in a Modern Age
A retired merchant reflects on why conversation has faded beyond clever wit. He contrasts Talleyrand era banter with today’s talk of crops, weather, and politics, praising plain, substantial discourse at a hotel breakfast.
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Talleyrand
Cate
Talley
United States
Middle West
California
South
Agricultural Department
Washington
Gants
Cabarets From Paris Tap New York Dining Vaudeville
A 1913 critique outlines cabarets as Parisian fusion of restaurant fare and vaudeville now thriving in New York. It notes informal, sociable shows where performers mingle with diners, with meals paired to entertainment. Describes critics' debates on whether cabaret enhances or spoils dining.
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France
Paris
Parlalane
Paria
4 Parla Cafe
New York
America
Anon
Strow
Tapeworms telltale appetite myth and health testing offered
A fragmented report discusses tape worms and myths that they cause huge appetites. It notes that appetite can be normal or poor despite long worms and that proof comes from finding worm segments or observing excretions. The state Board of Health offers free fecal tests and will accept specimen submissions for analysis.
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State Board of Health
Washington and the Cherry Tree tale authenticity
The article revisits the Weems version of the cherry tree story about a six year old George Washington and a hatchet. It notes questions about authorship and truthfulness, cites a German beer mug with GW initials as potentially supporting the tale, and highlights doubts about contemporaneous corroboration.
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George Washington
Washington
Carloss Anacdotes
Weems
Georges
George
Washington Circle
Cherry Tree
Weemte
Jeane
Princeton
N. J
G. W
North Sea
Teachers Denounce Kiting For Which They Are Paying
A Georgia teachers group led by Luther Hirod H H Stone and Bernard Awtrey denounce delayed salaries and treasury listing that shortchanges common schools. Newton County Board of Education president H H Stone adds that most funds reach stronger state interests while teachers and young women wait. He calls for pro rata payments when funds are insufficient and equal treatment of common schools with higher education disbursements.
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H. H. Stone
Newton County Board of Education
Luther Hirod
Bernard Awtrey
Georgia
Treasury
Board of Education
Newton County
Stone
Wsa
Asda
Stata
Oleary
Atutehowsa
Jegislerare
HL HL Stone
Persistent call to action and caution on worms
A fragmented 1913 style monologue urges readers to stop merely trying and start doing, promoting enthusiasm and effort as keys to hidden powers. It references historical figures, the world history view, and ends with garbled notes about tape worms and meat inspection, suggesting a mixed, damaged clipping.
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