Political notes and local obituaries from Taylor County paper
Effical organ of Taylor Co notes Upshaw as vice presidential candidate moral leader. Georgia legislature urged to rise above criticism and transact real business. Editorials urge efforts against tainted money from child labor profits. Coolidge veto unlikely pay raise for post office workers debated. Rev J C Flanders dies after illness. presiding elder of Waycross district had served brunswick duties on May 4.
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Coolidge
Post Office
South Georgia
J. C. Flanders
Waycross
Mr Flanders
Brunswick
Daredevil climber L D Bartlett dies in Missouri fall
L D Bartlett a self styled human fly and former Atlantan died in Columbia Missouri after falling from a five story building. The report contrasts this daredevil with increasing number of automobile drivers.
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L. D. Bartlett
Columbia
Democrats seek a Wilsonian leader at New York convention
The writer hopes the Democrats will find a leader like Wilson at the New York convention this week, believing success is assured if they do. He says the Republicans are as split as in 1912 and even more rotten, and that the opportunity to win has never been brighter for the Democrats.
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New York
Wilson
Editor Winn Seeks Senate Support With Law Admonition
The quote argues for voter backing of Editor Winn in the Georgia senate race. He declares if half the people obeyed half the laws and the legislature abolished the other half, Georgia would be a better law abiding state.
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Winn
Senate
Georgia
Marketing associations seek fair farmer share in consumer dollars
Prices for farm products to ensure farmer profit are core aims of marketing associations. Farmers must also regulate production and plan sales. The piece notes discouragement surrounding the main fruit crop peaches and its prospects.
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Peaches
Secretary Davis hails child labor amendment as a tremendous step forward
Secretary of Labor Davis calls the passage of the child labor amendment a tremendous step forward for civilization and a better future for America. The New York American notes its decades long fight against child labor and compares it to arming four million men to defend democracy to change the Constitution for children’s safety.
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Davis
Congress
America
New York American
Southern States Promote Great Exposition Plans in New York
Willis A. Sutton of Atlanta schools voices cautious support for southern participation in the planned Great Southern Exposition in New York next February. He praises regional industrial and commercial achievements but critiques the cotton slogan saying a little cotton is essential yet should not define the South.
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New York
North
South
Willis A. Sutton
Atlanta
Sutton
Georgia
State Port tour to push port project across the state
Savannah launches a get acquainted train tour for leading citizens to drum up support for the State Port. The Springfield Herald argues the port is essential, predicting millions in losses if it fails and noting the Legislature will revisit the issue this month.
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Savannah
Springfield Herald
Dawes and Coolidge Seen in Nation’s Spotlight
Washington News Reporter argues Dawes’ reputation would exceed Coolidge’s if not for Harding’s death. Dawes handled large affairs well while Coolidge’s fame waned after the Boston police strike. The piece urges Georgia to resume aggressive development and advertising to outsiders, noting Georgians should know their state’s opportunities.
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Harding
Coolidge
C. G. Dawes
Dawes
Boston
Congress
Georgia
South
Washington News
Bee-raisers become wealth from industry and schooling
John J. Wilder of Waycross Georgia built a fortune from beekeeping with annual income 7000 to 13000 and a world-renowned book. The account notes a parallel in W J Streetman, Taylor county, who holds a large bee order at one dollar each and anticipates a substantial future fortune.
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John J. Wilder
Waycross Ga
College of Hard Knocks
Cordelo
Jackson Herald
Wilder
Taylor County
W. J. Streetman
Resignation Opposes 70 Million Road Bond Plan
Wm M Hardy of Rome resigns as a director of the Georgia Industrial Bureau objecting to a proposed 70 million bond issue for roads He favors good roads but says the state could not saddle posterity with bonds worn out long before repayment He notes critics are not opposed to roads and some are strong road advocates.
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Wm. M. Hardy
Rome
Georgia Industrial Bureau
Gone to the right place we trust in old verses
The piece compiles a series of humorous epigrams about a driver who dies, boasts of loud behavior, and various parting witticisms from different papers. It pairs a joke cadence with a joke about someone who would not heed the horn and is now gone. It ends with a Baltic oysters fact about salinity.
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Baltic
Baltic Sea
Preserving a happy medium in eating and heating
A thoughtful comparison notes that food nourishes the body like coal fuels a furnace. Both excess and deficiency harm health when kept up over time, urging balanced intake and steady, moderate heat.
Just Like That Moral Reform Thought Propels Ironies
In a sharp social critique, the line mocks reform rhetoric where proponents tolerate experiments only as long as they are not applied to the reformers themselves. The taunt exposes hypocrisy in moral reform movements and calls attention to double standards.
Cynical Critic Jests About Audience Engagement
A stage critic quips that an actor’s tactic keeps audiences glued to seats, while another critic dryly notes the irony of sensational praise and stifled reaction. The exchange highlights theatrical vanity and audience perception.
Fifty Good Men to Save Georgia Call Emerges in Georgia
A Lavonia Times article urges Georgia to elect fifty good men to the Legislature to rescue the state. It argues that campaign costs and political attacks deter capable business leaders from running, notes current lawmakers’ flaws, and calls for public service above party and personal gain in the Empire State of the South.
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Georgia
Sodom
Gomorrah
Hannah
Empire State
South
Conservative voters signal call for restrained government
The piece argues Congress failed to cut taxes and instead pursued higher levies. It contends voters favored conservative, business like governance in presidential primaries, urging nominees to promise sound, economical administration and limit government expansion.
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Congress
Treasury
Washington
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Cincinnati (O.) Enquirer
Warren
Hastings Tribune
Houston
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J. D. Spencer
Butler Drug CO
Butler, Ga
Lavonia Times
Masonic Hall
Reynolds
S. M. Trapp
Adj. Reynolds
Overland
Toledo
W. A. Payne Butler
Edwards Bros
Kimball House
Louis J. Dinkler & Son
Atlanta. GA
Geo. L. Keen
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