Legislative timidity in Georgia tax reform call
The piece argues Georgia must shift from decrying legislative extravagance to demanding bold tax reform. It says state funds are ample, and the real need is a fair tax system, preventing annual overdrafts and ensuring timely teacher pay, with broad public demand for fiscal steadiness. It urges citizens and press to back bold legislative action.
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General Assembly
Samut
Georgia
Commonwealth
Ausnata Chronicle editor targets calamity howlers
Tom Loyless, editor of The Ausnata Chronicle, denounces calamity spreaders who strike at every head that appears. He cites a recent editorial illustration in The Micke and argues that more than
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Tom Loyless
Ausnata Chronicle
Tr Loyless
Loyless optimism boosts faith in Georgia economy
The piece lauds Mr. Loyless for countering gloom with statistics and plain truth. It argues Georgia faces strong crop prospects, better prices for cotton and corn, prudent farming, and ultimately a business boom once Congress acts. The author praises big merchants over pessimists and envisions widespread prosperity if Loyless ideas spread.
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Loyless
Augusta
Georgia
Mr. Loyless
Congress
Tom Loyless
Doctors disagree on Ollie Taylor case court limits
A harsh editorial snipes at the Georgia Ollie Taylor case and the state’s reform terms. It notes the supreme court’s words on minors in punishment and argues the law allows flexible parole, not rigid sentences. The piece defends reformatories and criticizes misleading reporting while musing on a calm political season and distant headlines.
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American Institute of Criminal Law
Ollie Taylor Fale
Georgia
Ollie Taylor
Supreme Court
Pendleton
Sweet Woodland Ways and Rural Verses Excerpt
A Florida Times-Union poet describes woodland scenes with birds and blackberry ripening as summer heat dulls corn blades. The piece blends verses on Adam, tariff talk, and local figures with humorous poems and a prayer for the congressman, reflecting a vaudeville style column.
Swedenborg Buried Beneath English Church Altar
The old Swedish Lutheran church in St George in the Hast housed Emanuel Swedenborg, the mystic, buried beneath its altar. The church, an early 18th century brick building, stood near a square once used by the county for open space. Remains were moved to Sweden years ago when the church closed as steamers replaced sailing ships.
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Swedenborg
Vaastminater
County Council
St. George’s-in-the-Hast
Emanuel Swedenborg
Sweden
A Story of the Moment Hy Walt Mason Prose
A humorous monologue on seasonal illnesses and fashion as a merchant recalls June, colds, Bright's disease, appendicitis, mumps, and sunstroke. He mocks societal trends, costs, and the idea of staying in fashion to fit business. The piece blends playful gripes with biting social satire about health fads and wealth.
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Walt Mason
Ariastocracy
Bright
Ang T
Zeppelin
Forget by Matthew Adams
A compact motivational piece urges readers to forget negative memories and petty worries. It promotes forgetting mistakes, harmful remarks, and unhelpful details while focusing on essential work and positive deeds to boost efficiency and happiness. The essay links forgetting to forgiveness and disciplined action to overcome life’s negative forces.
Rest from The Washington Star and a Homeward Mood
The poem reflects a traveler’s weariness as trains smoke and whistle, with wife a burden and meals unliked. It recalls longing for home while seeking amusement away from familiar rooms. The verse contrasts noisy urban scenes with quiet shaded spots and ends in the refrain of Home Sweet Home.
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The
Washington Star
New York in London Exhibit Aims for 1914 Fair
The White City in London is being torn down to make way for the Anglo American exhibition planned for 1914. The centerpiece will be a life size reproduction of a section of Broadway with skyscrapers. Also featured will be a display recreating Manhattan Beach and Coney Island shows.
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Sundal
Carsie
Atlanta
H Holliday
Constitution Bul Sale
Auanta
Tus Washington
Juan Worvigan
Diara
New York City
Tasue
Hotaling
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Times Building
Thirty-eighth Street
Broad Way
Twenty-ninth Street
Talbot
Smith
New York
London
White City
Neaca
United States
Great Britain
Manhattan Beach
Coney Island
Race death by own action in Columbia state note
A brief item notes a race-related death caused by self action, set against an ironic aside about a northern society favorite and a poodle ahead of a baby in a playful, local tone. The readable text mixes a somber incident with a regional quip about society life and pets.
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Columbia State
The Jenkins Ear War The Odd Cause of a Great Conflict
The tale of Captain Jenkins and his severed ear sparked public fury in Britain and helped propel England into war with Spain. The incident, debated for years, culminated in Parliament forcing Jenkins to recount his injury in 1738 while fueling nationalist pressure and naval outrage.
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Jenkins’ Ear
Jenkins
Spain
Bar
New World
England
Enellah
Robert Walpole
Robert Jenkins
Walpole
House of Commons
Jamaica
Havana
Ehip
Jentina
Sar
Hurke
Jen
Carlisle
Ear of Jenkins
Pope
Ising
Glover
Johnson
Fandino
Thomas Frankland
Originality in Dress Drama and Art in 1913 Opinion
A digressive column argues originality is widespread yet overdone in dress, music, literature, art, and theater. It laments runaway fashion, Cubist art, and sensational drama, suggesting officials and managers should curb novelty to serve public interests.
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Eve
Tess
Banker challenges White on cattle as collateral
H B Anderson of Commerce Georgia disputes W H White Jr of Atlanta in The Constitution over cattle industry and using cattle with cotton as collateral to break the one crop system. Anderson expresses strong doubts about the idea and its banking feasibility.
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H. B. Anderson
Commerce
W. H. White Jr
Atlanta
White
Anderon
Mongolian Lamas in Outer Mongolia Lama Monastery
A National Geographic excerpt describes Mongolian lamas living in tents and in temples. Temple lamas are seen as coarse and inferior to tent lamas who are respected by locals. One major lama residence houses about 2,000 lamas and functions as a town in itself with gold leaf prayer wheels turning on temple rooftops.
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National Geographic Magazine
Mongolia
Pekin
China
Outer Mongolia
Editor urges diversifying crops to grow corn and oats
A reader letter from Montezuma Georgia dated June 17 1913 argues that cotton profits should be redirected to grow home produced corn and oats and feed stuffs. He notes Georgia oats harvests and rising prices for cotton and cotton seed hulls and calls for the Constitution to promote agricultural diversification. He signs ILE FELTON.
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Ile Felton
Montezuma, Ga
Reader Urges Diversified Cropping Across Georgia Farms
William Tate Holland of Marietta Georgia writes to The Constitution praising editorials on crop diversification. He notes farmers plant 60 to 75 percent of land in cotton and only 20 to 25 percent in diversified crops for home use, urging more varied plantings to meet farm expenses and benefit state agriculture. He believes The Constitution publicizing the issue will yield lasting benefits. June 17, 1913.
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Tam
WM. Tate Holland
Marietta
Coal Smoke and Health United Kingdom and U S Findings
The medical officer of health for Manchester shows smoke and acids shorten working life by about ten years. Surgeon J W Stones links smoky atmosphere to drinking habits. Women in sunless homes become irritable and nag. children reared in depressing air may become apathetic or criminally inclined. The smoke problem remains important.
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Manchester
England
J. W. Stones
United States Public Health Service
Geon Stoner
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