Beginning toward tax reform with county boards of equalization
The ways and means committee signals a start toward tax reform by recommending county boards of equalization while omitting a central state board. It urges centralized supervision via the comptroller general, warning that without a state board uniform valuations are unlikely and evasion risks rise. The piece argues for a broader, centralized arbiter to prevent county-by-county manipulation.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
General Assembly
Georgia
Statesmanlike action urged to fix tax base and teacher pay
A heated call stresses uniform tax bases across counties to avoid delayed teacher salaries and crippled public institutions. The writer warns the state cannot afford error and urges decisive legislative action to protect the state's credit and honor.
City officials target clothing as moral issue in Richmond
A Richmond pamphlet denounces municipal authorities for arresting a woman for wearing a sit skirt while ignoring more provocative attire. The writer argues male meddling and prudish laws harm imagination and cites Europe's ridicule and high murder rate. The column condemns officials for focusing on women's dress rather than broader social issues.
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Richmond
Europe
Brantley Named on Lobbyist Blacklist in Political Attacks
The article laments character assassinations against former Georgia congressman William G. Brantley. It notes Washington lobbyist Martin Mulhall produced a blacklist of lawmakers deemed enemies of the “Interests.” Brantley is singled out amid slanders by Brantley’s opponents, with sharp critique of progressive rhetoric and demagogic tactics.
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William G. Brantley
Georgia
Martin Mulhall
Washington
Brantley
Trantley
Milk safety in Atlanta needs outside expert review
The milk committee of the chamber of commerce applauds a proposal to bring in an independent expert to thoroughly investigate the milk split around Atlanta. Despite a strong local inspection system, summer is a period of heightened risk as impurities can threaten babies and young children. External authority would reassure patrons and be welcomed by dairies.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ihs
Atlanta
Colonel's Big Game Hunt Targets Northern Arizona
The piece lampoons T. R. embarking on a big game pursuit through northern Arizona and southern Utah to chase creeping critters. It recalls past exploits in Mississippi canebrakes, Africa, and offers a warning that such hunting trips always start something. The column hints at GOP agitation as Col. Roosevelt pursues political game.
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T. R
Arizona
Utah
Mississippi
Maria
Wall Street
Mr. Taft
Golonsl
Twelve Thousand a Year and Prices Rise in Georgia
A Georgia dispatch parodies Secretary Bryan and the $12,000 annual salary for the secretary of state, lamenting high prices and rent. Verse bits mock officeholders and politics, with a ribbing tone about labor, wages, and idle talk. The piece blends satire, rhymes, and community columnist quips from Pillville and Marion.
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Washington
Bryan
Washington Dispatch
Jacksonville Times-Union special banking edition noted
The Jacksonville Times-Union issues a special edition on bankers and banking in the territory. It highlights F. W. R. Hinman as business manager and reviews Jacksonville’s postwar reconstruction and rise as a financial center in Florida.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Times-Union
F. W. R. Hinman
America
Hinman
Floriie
Lincs
Bible teaching should mold citizens say church and state unite
Rome Ga July 15 1013 recording secretary Meurgia Baptist Education Board urges Bible study in schools to instill morality and civic duty. Dr Wilmer argues separation of church and state is invalid, claiming Bible standards underpin laws and governance and should guide teacher licensing and education.
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Reed
Ible
Witmerenga
Wilmer
University of Georgia U8
Roland
Shera
Lawa
Goa
Meurgia Raptist Education Board
Rome
South Georgia Normal College plea to state board for dormitory aid
President W. J. West appeals to the state university board for a new dormitory and better funding. He argues Valdosta area contributions, faculty quality, and dormitory strain show the college is the region’s vital institution and deserves maintenance and facilities increases rather than broad cuts. He notes a hostile editorial framing the South as a goat.
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Firorgia
Valdosta
Fea
South Georgia
Washington
South Georgia State Narmal College
Valdes, Ga
Tax reform judged by readers in 1913 letters
Moultrie M Sessions of Marietta Ga protests that the ways and means committee rejected the state board of tax equalizers. He argues the current system is like passing the hat and warns a county only scheme would fail. He urges a modern tax law similar to other states and asks The Constitution to keep pressing the issue.
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Aditer
Ways and Means Committee
State Board of Tax Equalizers
Georgia
Moultrie M. Sessions
Marietta, Ga
No Officer Should Drink
A reader commends an editorial on keeping non drinking men on the Atlanta police force. The letter argues officers should be sober to arrest impartially, and suggests a law banning liquor in office for sheriffs with dismissal penalties, likening it to Prohibition in Georgia.
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Walter Constitution
Atlanta
Georgia
Élveux
Angie Baty
Milyors
Cites
Suvi
Who Was Ossian and the Ossianic Poems Controversy
A compact survey of the Ossian question starting with Macpherson’s 1762 Fingal and Temora, the authenticity disputes, key critics like Johnson and Malcolm Laing, the Highland Society inquiry, and the eventual view that Ossian was a legendary Irish bard with contested authentic fragments, amid conjecture on Macpherson’s edits and translations.
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Fingal
James Macpherson
Temora
Matherson
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Biair
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Joan Sinclair
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DARIUS GREEN: A Lesson In Failed Flight In 1918 Style
A satirical 1918 essay serene about Darius Green the aspiring aviator. It notes his early failures and the world not being ready for flying machines. It argues perseverance through falls, and compares his fate with Orville Wright to illustrate progress in aviation history.
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Darius Green
Darius
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Darlue
Aviating
Too Many Counties Already Editor Constitution
The editor argues against creating new counties, noting Georgia Texas New York Pennsylvania Missouri and California as examples. He claims new counties would add little to state income and burden the entire state, citing 1940 figures on area population and existing county counts.
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Georgia
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Missouri
California
Question of Taste from a Secretary of State Bryan
From a New York World personal explanation the secretary of state Bryan explains why he lectures to supplement his government salary. He says meetings keep him in touch with people and notes that in matters of taste every man must decide for himself. He mentions cabinet members who valued public service less than their own interests and who charged admission fees.
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Pillville Gannon
Georgia
New York World
Bryan
Galu
Pople
Favors Biennial Sessions Rise in State Assembly
The Dawson News notes renewed interest in a biennial meeting schedule for the general assembly. Observers watch the proposal closely as voters and lawmakers consider its implications and readiness for action.
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Dawson News
General Assembly
Heat Wave Trials Hit Southern States Hard
The Sandersville Georgian notes southern residents avoided the extreme heat suffering seen in northern and western cities. It reports severe heat and mentions hundreds of deaths last week as temperatures spiked, highlighting the harsher summer conditions endured in the north.
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Sandersville
Hortern
Book Frust Needs the Money from The Sandersville Georgian
Cheaper school books for Georgia interests residents and students as a measure to educate youth. The text argues against charging high prices for the same books across regions and calls for lower rates nationwide.
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Sandersville
Georgia
Gergia
Brazilian Coffees And World Market Trends
Brazilian coffees claim dominance as the top global producer and exporter over two thirds of world consumption. In metrics, world intake reached 18 218.4 sacks of 69 kilos while Brazil surpassed it with 19 126 sacks of 60 kilos. Major producing states include Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Minas Gerais Espirito Santo Bahia Sant Catharine Ceara Parahyba Pernambuco Paran. Several coffee types include Mochas and on arrival in Europe counterfeit blueprints circulate though the products remain Brazilian.
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Brazil
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janes Minas Geraes
Espirito Santo
Bahia
Sant Catharine
Ceara
Parahyba
Pernambucoar Paran
Hawkward Hospirate Awakens Readers in London Letters
The Indianapolis News notes a rising interest in the hawkward hespirate among well educated English readers as they relearn to use aspirated b and p sounds. Critics mock the mistake in newspapers and social commentators debate proper usage and pronunciation amid language reform debates.
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Indianapolis News
Uriah H
Dining With Dean Swift in a Humorous Dinner Tale
A fragment from The London Chronicle recounts a Swift dining tale with George Faulkner about asparagus. Swift commands Faulkner to eat his stalks, claiming King William ate his stalks naked afterward, and Faulkner retorts with mock bravado in a comic exchange.
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Dean Swift
London Chronicle
Dean
Swift
Faulkener
William
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