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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1913
Page
7
The house faces a worsening pay crisis for country school teachers as funds fail to provide for a $50,090 increase and $2,000,000 in school funds. It argues for immediate pay, funding through a state-appropriate solution, and warns continued delays burden teachers, especially women in rural districts, while Georgia’s revenue system leans on future borrowing.
The Constitution prints fierce resolutions from the Teachers Institute of Oglethorpe county denouncing delayed salaries as indefensible injustice. The document condemns state wage neglect and calls for prompt payment to all public educators.
A county records fierce reaction as teachers endure seven months without pay. The piece notes widespread frustration across legislatures, praising those who have faced the issue with resolve amid mounting pressure from affected districts.
The legislature considers a state bureau of vital statistics to map births and deaths. Georgia lacks an accurate roster of deaths and diseases, hindering public health and legality. A unified system promises clearer data for disease control, birth legitimacy, and proper public funding. Delays raise costs and complications.
A discussion on replacing unanimous verdicts with majority verdicts outlines civil case risks and the danger of hung juries. Proponents argue quicker decisions could curb delays and mischief by obstinate jurors while opponents warn of weaker deterrence and potential miscarriages of justice.
A kaleidoscopic comic page features verses and snippets: a digressive critique of political rhetoric favoring music over speeches, remarks on grasshopper plagues in Kansas, a shipboard death tale with a grindstone, a humorous courtroom verdict, folk rants about hopping and hats, and a seasonable prayer. The text preserves a late 19th or early 20th century vernacular flavor with scattered dialect and satire.
The piece notes Georgia experiences heat but claims Kansas offers harsher conditions for residents. It mentions nights when a man might fall to a chair or resting place due to heat and contrasts heat severity between the two states. It emphasizes comfort in Georgia versus tougher northern summer heat.
In the vestibule of Georgia's state capitol a monument honors Benjamin Harvey Hil. The pedestal bears a marble bust and quotes from his immortal lips. The tribute emphasizes the role of teachers, public schools, and the state’s reliance on educated citizens for future leadership. PRINST NEAL, Representative from Gordon County, July 25, 1215.
The Teachers Institute of Oglethorpe County denounces delays in teacher pay, noting four months of service without wages while state funds go to state officers and guards. Committee signs include H. O. Smith, Mrs. Phil Davis, and Mrs. CG Trust.
W B Thompson objects to Clarke amendment tax and its reach on futures deals. The aim is to force New York to adopt U S standards and align with New Orleans practice, with Her bert Knox Smith backing the measure. Senator Smrmh of South Carolina would amend to conform to the New Orleans contract, hoping for passage this session.
Editorial urges public advertisement of undelivered parcel post packages held in Atlanta after a year, from five states including South Carolina Alabama Florida Tennessee and Georgia. authors argue publicity would help senders recover items and reduce losses, suggesting small publication fees funded by shippers. July 25, 1973 Atlanta.
A dated note by George Foster Howell of New York describes protecting docktailed horses by rubbing legs with a kerosene soaked sponge and binding part of the body. The method relies on the odor of the oil to deter flies, noting skin vibration differences on the horse. July 24, 1913.
Reader ROYALE J. MILLER writes commendation to the editor praising efforts to secure prompt payment for Georgia schoolteachers, dated July 32, 1915, with strong support for the cause and the paper’s role.
Roses are grown for profit in Europe with Grasse France and Kasanlik Bulgaria as leading regions. Grasse roses supply pomades soaps and rose water while Bulgarian blooms supply essence or attar of roses. The Grasse district yields over 2.5 million pounds of roses annually. Bulgarian roses principally supply essential oil.
The piece compares the Camorra and Mafia, tracing origins in Italy from the 16th century and 1880s, noting their relations, secrecy, and spread to the United States. It describes operations in Naples and western Sicily, the lack of formal structures in the Mafia, and the role of local Italian communities and police interactions in America.
Houston is lampooned as a boastful booming city in a 1918 humorous sketch by George Fitch. The piece compares Houston to Dallas and San Antonio, noting its rail hub position, population miscounts, fortunes in rice and cotton trade, a massive university, and the Bayou as a welcoming symbol, all through a satirical lens. It lampoons local pride, growth talk, and iconic city quirks with playful exaggeration.
In New York a husband has a room designed to suit him exactly. Walls blaze in two tone red, a solid red rug, and a mix of mismatched furniture. He filled it with workaday pieces and his own passions as his wife protests a “terrible room” yet friends praise its bold character.
A Wednesday article from Atlanta outlines changes to the constitution as urged by the DepR 2K group. It discusses the altered governance framework and the Senate's stance on United States authority. The piece notes support for timely reform and references years of ongoing debate.
A devotional urging belief in honesty, progress, and the good in all, citing Daniel Webster and the idea that heaven is here and now. It transitions to a nature anecdote about a hunter spider protecting her sack of eggs, detailing a long, careful struggle to safeguard her offspring before the sack bursts and the spiderlings disperse.
An odd Belton Herald fragment recounts James W. Maxwell arriving by car with Herschel and a baby, recalling a prior Jersey bull incident. The piece weaves rough humor, livestock chaos, and a playful demand for help, ending with a burst of improvised song.
The Tifton Gazette notes Uncle Sam's education bureau cites average yearly per pupil costs for textbooks and related expenses. Georgia parents face similar questions as the legislature considers school funding.
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