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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1913
Page
3
A Georgia legislature session grapples with a powerful new county booster lobby. Critics say paid press agents and heavy lobbying threaten school funding and state welfare, while lawmakers struggle to balance county equalization with urgent fiscal needs and leadership gaps.
Notice to subscribers outlining revised rates and terms. The document references mailed notices, delivery area details, and subscriber responsibilities, including payment expectations and possible extensions. This item preserves a snapshot of the period’s subscription policy language and pricing context.
The Sunday schools of Atlanta, amid hot weather, report strong attendance with an average gain over last year. Across 21 schools canvassed, total attendance reached 5553, about 264 per school, versus 4814 total and 219 per school last year.
A burst of rain on Saturday after noon and evening trended toward relief but crops in Bartow County remain damaged by drought. Observers estimate losses near thirty percent as the season’s hottest day pushed thermometers to near record highs. The heat caused fever and discomfort among people and livestock alike.
Four men from Penneylania yalirga died and one injured when a passenger tram struck by a second train near Trinway while they intended to pick blackberries. Names include G Smilex Alfred Fearing and William Albanga, all Go lumi 4 employees. The crash occurred on July 1.
An unclear fragment reports a gathering or event with references to tone, tonic, and health claims. It mentions a general lengthening tone and a count of 500 in some context, plus adults and children. The text is garbled but hints at a medical or toning product or ritual claim without clear outcomes.
Cartersville residents are warned of a mass meeting at the Bartow county courthouse to be held Monday morning at the call of Judge A W Fite. He plans to address live local issues and the rottenness of the city. A second meeting is set for Monday evening with speeches anticipated from Judge Fite and invited attendees about public concerns.
A southbound Central of Georgia passenger train struck Otis Hansford’s automobile at the Spring street crossing in Americus. The car was hurled and turned entirely around but Hansford escaped serious injury by leaping to safety as the locomotive bore down.
Alfred Berry aged 60 a mill hand at Exposition Cotton mills took carbolic acid at his home 124 Malin street in a suicide attempt Saturday night He was rushed to Grady hospital and died Sunday morning at 2 o clock No motive given Funeral arrangements to be made later at Poote s chapel
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