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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1913
Page
10
The Savannah Press condemns Georgia for delaying rural schoolteacher pay and diverting constitutional funds. It accuses administrations of years of lawbreaking and tax-system failure, noting rental and school funds diverted for upkeep. It argues only genuine tax reform can end the pattern.
Walter H. Page argues in London that America is a melting pot of racial strains with Anglo Saxon influence waning. He cites English Irish and Scottish lineage in leadership while noting immigrant admixtures across regions and the evolving American identity amid health and eugenics debates.
President Wilson appoints William L Chambers as mediation commissioner under the Newlands act amid the 80400 trainsmen strike. The piece extols his conciliatory skill shown in Georgia railroad disputes and predicts his long term impact on U S labor capital relations and compulsory arbitration, noting his gentle yet principled approach.
A fragmented colonial era collage roasts politics and officials with satirical verse. It weaves figures, places, and events into a chaotic critique of governance and culture through folk style lyrics and spoken word fragments.
The Georgia common school system, started in 1869, has paid teachers belatedly since inception. A proposed constitutional plan would levy a one year additional mill tax to fund monthly teacher payments, with a state cash balance after one year and no bonds or interest. A second amendment would create a permanent two mill state aid fund, plus a county level one mill minimum for public schools, placing school finances on a stable footing comparable to other state funds.
A 1918 note on daily self examination urges using yesterday’s lessons today to grow education through action. It urges meditation on daily work, avoiding regret, accepting failure, and letting responsibility spur future success.
A veteran recalling service in the Fifth Georgia regiment under Colonel Denzel Jackson requests assistance to obtain a pension after being wounded at Chickamauga. He asks readers to locate former comrades and have them write to him, providing proof of service. The note is signed TF HADLMARE and dated July in Arab, Alabama, Hinute No 2.
Our forefathers held curious beliefs about lightning. They claimed no one could be struck while asleep and a struck tree could not burn. They joked that splinters tasted like dental tools and blamed schoolboys who mentioned Mehming after a flash for having their clothing torn off.
A century spanning discussion traces the origins of Sunday schools from early Bible study groups in medieval times to modern institutions. Figures like Robert Raikes, Rev Thomas Stock, and Martin Luther are cited, with earlier Scottish and Welsh examples noted. The piece argues credit is shared among many and emphasizes regional sites in Gloucester and Brechin as part of the broader history.
In a 1912 Constitution cartoonish essay, diplomacy is defined as truth with reverse English. It lampoons diplomats as genteel yet sharp, who mask threats with pleasant phrases. It notes American diplomacy avoids ornate velvet flattery and recalls Ananias as a cautionary tale of a failed great diplomat.
In The Cuthbert Leader residents urge opposition to forming Treutlen county. They criticize the name as unmusical and note many people cannot spell it, arguing the designation alone should stop the plan.
The Madisonian questions Georgia’s shame over low teacher pay while Cuthbert Leader notes cotton beat prices and crop shifts. In Quitman area one man cleared 1800 on 18 acres of cucumbers, and at Tifton tomatoes are shipped by road with strong prices.
The Washington Star notes the need to identify speakers on phone lines as distrust grows in Wall Street and among markets. It suggests implementing safeguards to verify who is speaking, asserting that ears alone can no longer be trusted in financial communication.
The narrator rails at small town booster parades and the Public Weal, recounting how Squashville booster clubs swarm through towns with banners while businessmen fund the pageantry. He recalls running a restaurant and resisting donations, noting the backlash and eventual self-imposed retreat from public duties.
The Hartford Times notes that the Balkan disturbance echoes broader conflict as regional tensions flare. The article observes competing powers vie for influence, with economic strains and public unease rising amid shifting alliances.
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