Wright Sweeps Fourth District in Unopposed Victory
In a light turnout across the Fourth district about thirty percent cast votes, totaling over six thousand. William C. Wright won decisively over Holloway, signaling strong support for the Washington administration and Democratic leadership. Wright succeeds W. C. Adamson and is hailed as capable and influential in state and national politics.
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Wright
William C. Wright
Holloway
Washington
Fourth
American Congress
W.C. Adamson
Mr. Wright
Congress
Sell Now If You Have Wood To Spare Farmers urged to market firewood to ease fuel shortage.
The Progressive Farmer argues farmers should sell burnable wood now while demand is high due to coal strikes and freight issues. It notes wasted timber tops can be converted to firewood profitably to relieve urban fuel distress and urges not to drive to town with empty wagons.
Marietta blizzard crops wood price dispute amid encamped soldiers
During the first blizzard about a thousand soldiers camped near Marietta and ran out of coal. A local farmer offered fifty cords of wood for sale. An officer from the camp offered to buy but the farmer set a price of nine dollars per cord, labeling the farmer a grafter.
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Marietta
Gobb County
Lieutenant Foster Passes at Camp Gordon
The death of Dr. Foster at Camp Gordon Atlanta Ga from pneumonia marks the first war related tragedy in Carrollton. He volunteered last summer as a First Lieutenant in the Hospital Corps and served to help others before dying in the field. His dedication and sudden loss move friends and community to mourn a physician and patriot who answered the call to duty.
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Foster
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Carrollton
Government Ownership and the Railroads Debate
Government takes control of railroads, triggering debate on eventual ownership. The piece weighs labor union power, wage demands, and the administration’s ability to manage a massive, organized workforce while policing transportation chaos under President Wilson’s framework.
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Thomases
Uncle Sam
Wilson
The Pace of the Farm Amid War Demands Manpower
The article argues farms must be manned to win the war. It warns current farmer shortages after enlistments and the draft threaten crop production. It calls for drafting farm workers or reassigning soldiers to farms, noting higher wartime needs and political pressures. It contrasts Russian and German peace aims as a concluding aside.
Here’s the Vote Stop Crying Opinion Piece
An editorial argues against woman suffrage insisting the campaign shows suffragists unfit to vote. It mocks the "lady from Montana" and predicts the ballot will change nothing, stating suffrage will run its course like a prior epidemic. The piece ends claiming the world remains ruled by the traditional strong woman.
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United States
Congress
White House
Mary Wollstonecraft
Montana
Free Ireland
Macon News
Senseless Censorship and War News Tightening Control
A reader laments the voluntary censorship in American press during WWI, arguing it hinders vital details while allowing risky disclosures. The piece criticizes withholding names and specifics, noting how it aids enemy intelligence and chills honest wartime reporting. It also references misused phrases and domestic concerns about shipping, armament, and policy.
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Great Britain
France
Atlantic
Augusta Chronicle
Wool scarcity blamed on 20 million dogs
A sample of thrift laments wool prices at about one dollar per two pounds while noting the U S harbors 25 000 dogs. At least 20 000 000 dogs are deemed utterly worthless and hereditary enemies of sheep, responsible for the wool shortage in the nation.
The Message by Wilcox a poem on peace and growth
The poem speaks through space and reason about a guiding Spirit shaping history. It argues the world will learn its errors and move toward peace, urging men to live peace and brotherhood as wars fade and humanity rises.
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Fila Wheeler
Wilcox
Elysians
Space
Earth
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Russia
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