County Officers' Association Session Set at Valdosta
The next session of the county Officers' Association will be held at Valdosta. Also noted is a call to tax corporations profiting from war, and Brunswick planning a two million dollar shipyard starting next week. The death of James R. Gray, editor of the Atlanta Journal, is mourned. The Fifth regiment National Guard reassembles in Atlanta for mobilization at Macon. New York gave Billy Sunday $114,000 for revival funds to be donated to the Red Cross and YMCA navy work.
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County Officers’ Association
Valdosta
Brunswick
Georgia National Guard
Atlanta
Macon
New York
Billy Sunday
American Red Cross
Navy
YMCA
Controversy Over Advertising Standards and Honey Prices
A late 19th century Albany Herald editor explains honey prices rising due to wartime vibrations from European guns. The piece notes seaside resort ads featuring leg imagery and questions Howell’s source. It also discusses Hon. B S Miller as a probable candidate to fill Congressman Adamson's seat if he moves to the interstate commerce commission.
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McIntosh
The
Albany Herald
Europe
America
B. S. Miller
Columbus
Adamson
State College seeks $80,000GA appropriations
The State Agricultural College will request an extra $80,000 from the General Assembly. The Cultural College is praised but the paper questions funding amid Georgia's tight finances, criticizing the habit of crying for funds without source considerations.
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State Agricultural College
General Assembly
Cultural College
Georgia Eastman Times-Journal
Power In Government's Hands
A editorial argues against granting broad wartime government powers over food, raw materials, and production. It warns such plenary authority should be limited with safeguards and reined in after the war. It stresses that long standing freedoms arose from restrained governance and must be preserved postwar.
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Congress
Wars Horrors Shrink British Education System
In Europe war strains, Britain diverted schools for military use. Teachers enlisted, repairs and supplies cut, age limits altered, and hundreds of thousands of young children pushed from five to under eleven out of school to work. Juvenile delinquency rose sharply as schooling collapsed.
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Europe
Great Britain
England
Sermon Condemns Tom Watson At Atlanta Church
Dr Charles W Daniel denounces Tom Watson in a First Baptist Church of Atlanta sermon. He calls Watson a traitor for opposing the selective service plan and urges immediate action to stop what he terms obnoxious propaganda. He warns Georgia will be mocked nationally if the stance continues.
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First Baptist Church
Atlanta
Charles W. Daniel
Georgia
Tom Watson
Senator Hoke Smith shifts stance on food control
The Savannah Press reports that since his son-in-law soldiers’ wives moved in with him, Senator Hoke Smith has announced support for food control.
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Hoke Smith
Savannah Press
Dorsey to Be Inaugurated Georgia Governor Saturday
Atlanta Ga The inauguration of Hugh M Dorsey as Georgia governor will be held Saturday at 12 noon in the house of representatives in joint session. Governor Harris will deliver his farewell and turn over the great seal to Secretary of State Phil Cook. Dorsey will take the oath and deliver his inaugural address. Legislation will focus on committee appointments and the repeal of the tax equalization law amid rising appropriations.
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Atlanta
Hugh M Dorsey
Georgia
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Harris
Phil Cook
Govenor Dorsey
Cook
General Assembly
John M. Slaton
Official Bulletin For War News Free To Newspapers
The Official Bulletin issued daily by the Committee on Public Information in Washington headed by George Creel is distributed to newspapers and public agencies free of charge. Individuals may subscribe at 5 dollars per year or 3 dollars for six months.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Wilson
George Creel
Woodmen of the World Set July Convention in Atlanta
Atlanta prepares for the Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World to convene in July drawing at least 30 000 visitors from across the nation and beyond. Delegates from all states will attend a ten day session with extensive entertainment distinct from Shriners events. The piece also notes spring rheumatic pain and promotes Chamberlains Liniment as relief.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Woodmen of the World
Imperial Council
Primary Bill To Be Reintroduced In Georgia
Atlanta June 26 W Cecil Neill of Muscogee says he will reintroduce the primary election bill that passed the last session and was vetoed by Governor Harris The measure provides direct nomination by county unit and sets rules for state primaries requiring a majority of county unit votes with a second primary between top two if no majority and ties broken by popular vote
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Atlanta
W. Cecil Neill
Muscogee
Harris
United States
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Plan Fight for Wilson County
Fort Valley Georgia June 25 Pur suant to a mass meeting resolution Prof Ralph Newton superintendent of Fort Valley schools and attorneys C L Shepherd and Emmett Houser depart for Atlanta to back Representative L L Brown in creating Wilson county with Fort Valley as county seat The plan excludes Marshallville and sets the southern line near Massee s Lare to appease Macon county opposition with a smaller area than last year plans Kimball House headquarters and mentions President Wilson enlistment calls for men over 31.
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Fort Valley
Byron
Powersville
Ralph Newton
Messrs
C. L. Shepard
Emmett Houser
Atlanta
L. L. Brown
Wilson County
Peach County
Wilson
Macon County
Marshallville
Massee
Lare
Mashallville
Butarger
Georgia
Loui L. Brown
Emnett Houser
C. L. Shepherd
Kimball House
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Official Bulletin
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Wilson” County
Behind Movement
Lizzie Pennington
Adamsville
Ala
Zad
Macon Daily Telegraphy
Dail
the Telegraph
Macon, GA
Southern Railway System
J. S. Bloodworth
Nm Coe
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta, GA
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