Auction notices from Clarke County Georgia 1909
Legal citations and notices announce leave to sell estate lands in Clarke and Echols counties. Courts order May 1909 hearings for A G Bray administrator Elizabeth Connell estate and J L Hanson heirs, plus multiple compulsory sales under guardian and city tax liens. Alternate properties include Athens Barberville plots and riparian riverfront lots.
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Georgia
Clarke County
A. G. Bray
Elizabeth Connell
J. L. Hanson
Armisted Hinson
Echols County
Appling County
B. Wingfield
Court of Ordinary
Fulton County
Court House
Athens
Clarke
Oconee River
East Athens
Cheek Factory
Broad Street
Gleason
Robinson
Strickland
Superior Court
Guardian
Barrow & Strahan
Lumpkin, Burnett and Fowler
Clarence B. Arnold
John L. Arnold
Eoman Nichols
Roberta Nichols
Satulah and
Yonah Avenues
J. A. Nichols
S. B. Wingfield
Clarke County Building, Loan and Improvement Company
Clinton Sims
Clarke Superior Court
Barberville
Richard Brawner
Said Street
Said
John R. Crawford
Sims
Nicholson
Bale Harris Branch
Water Street
Lowe Poster
Ocone River
Allgood & Thornton
W. L. Wood
City of
Strong Street
Frank Hailey
L. J. Lampkin
McCrary
A. L. Mitchell
A. M. E. Church
Rebecca Davis
W. I. Wood
Air Dome
Execu
Said Ali
W. L
A. H. Davison
H. P. Hinton
Rutherford
Mary Anderson
Mary Adams
D. J. Cook
L. C
W. E. Jackson
Lang
River Street
A. L. Gaines
Francis Peters
Aleck Waters
Levy
Court
J. A. Hunnicutt
John Street
Arthur Tuck
Lina Hill
Negro confesses to super education defense in forgery case
In St Louis Judge Taylor calls the self examination by Louis O Graves a unique defense. Graves, Yale graduate, testified about multiple prison and asylum stints and suicide attempts after admitting to forgery charges. He acted as his own attorney and was remanded to jail awaiting grand jury action. The piece also notes a zoo rhododendron debate between two elderly ladies.
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Jon
Nelson Johnson
Rutherford
Marks and Lumpkin
Broad Street
Athens
A.C. Williams
Reese Street
Harris
Church Streets
Charlotte Williams
Marcus H. Cheatham
Elizabeth Smith
M. B. Morton
Reese
Sidney Greene
Elizabeth Stith
Williams
St. Louis
Louis
Graves
Yale
Taylor
Court of Criminal Correction
Jefferson City
Chester
Central Police
Markets: New York Cotton Prices Steady on April 14
On April 14 New York cotton prices edged steady with middling at 10 45-100 cents, quotes for January through December futures show narrow moves. Liverpool Reuters reports 540-100d middling and 10,000 sales. Chicago quotations list spot and exchange figures across major markets including Atlanta New York Liverpool and New Orleans.
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New York
Liverpool
Atlanta
New Orleans
Galveston
Savannah
Wilmington
Norfolk
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Houston
Augusta
St. Louis
Louisville
Memphis
Mobile
Charleston
New Pension Law Aims at Confederate Soldier and Widow Pensions
Pension Commissioner John W. Lindsey urges Georgia taxpayers to back a June assembly push for new pension rules. The plan would provide annual pensions to eligible ex Confederate soldiers and certain widows, subject to updated qualifications and verified service and property details. He calls for county by county canvassing to compile accurate lists from tax digests and pension books, to prevent fraud and guide legislation.
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John W. Lindsey
People of
Georgia
General Assembly
Confederate States
J. W. Lindsey
Night Rider suit begins in Covington court
W. S. Henderson sues about 25 Bracken county farmers for 25000 alleging forced quit of tobacco business. Trial follows mob threats of 1907 with 200 men appearing at Henderson and partner W. H. Powers testifying. Jurors include Society of Equity members challenged by defense. Matt Gray High Diver promo appears in text.
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Covington
W. S. Henderson
Bracken County
Society of Equity
Cochran
Ohio River
W. H. Powers
German Napoleonic Memorial Found Near Alzey
The London Globe reports a small Napoleonic memorial about eleven miles from Alzey in Hesse. A three foot high pyramidal stone sits at Vorholz near a hunting lodge atop a hill bearing Latin French and German inscriptions noting Napoleon I's marriage to Marie Louise on April 1 1810.
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Napoleon
London Globe
Germany
Napoleon I
Alzey
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Vorholz
Marie Louise
Grand Duchess of
Australia
Governor Smith Returns to Law Practice in Peters Building
Governor Hoke Smith rents extensive offices on the seventh floor of the Peters building in Atlanta as he resumes legal work after leaving the governorship on June 26. He may partner with son Marion Smith, son-in-law Mr. Ransom, and former partner J. J. Hastings, with details to be confirmed.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Peters
Governors Olang
Marion Smith
Mr. Ransom
J. J. Hastings
Calhoun Jury Formed After Long Selection
In San Francisco on April 14 thirteen jurors were chosen to hear the Patrick Calhoun bribery case. Otto S. Macroth was sworn as the twelfth juror as the court aimed to complete testimony within about three weeks. The process saw 2,310 citizens summoned and 887 questioned over a ninety nine day period.
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San Franscisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Calhoun
Abraham Ruef
Otto S. Macroth
Death of Lafontiss remains mystery in Jacksonville man found dead
J O Lafon of Jacksonville formerly with the forestry bureau was found dead in a hotel bathroom with gas on. The coroner delayed a death certificate pending a fuller examination. His wife had been with him until about a week earlier and he had registered on April 5. He was known for years for work with Florida newspapers.
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Lafontiss
Washington
J. O. LaFon
Jacksonville
Fla
Forestry Bureau
LaFontisse
A Proud Beggar Sparks City Debate on Mendicants
A Philadelphian recalls a tense encounter with a beggar who refused a dime and insisted on not taking money from those "broke." The tale exposes pride and shame in poverty and feeds the debate on suppressing beggars in the city.
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Ike
Lat Fm
Mirage Castle Over Ocean Captivates San Diegans
Tourists near the Point Loma lighthouse reported a rare mirage off Coronado Islands forming a vast castle and later a city reflection. The clear day drew many observers before the illusion faded into mist. A separate note promotes a city park fundraiser by the Carnival Co with an Athens event slated for April 19.
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New York Times
San Diego
Cal
Point Loma
Coronado Islands
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Clarke County, Ga
John D. Mell
E. Srooes
Athens, Ga
G. M
Said County
Newton Bridge Road
Mary Linzy
Eliza Colquitt
Luther Burdell
Abe Hicks
Harriet Dorsey
Iike
Chicago
Exchange Today
Maynes
ITS
Lindsay
Night Riders Fage
BIG Suit
Matt Gray
Garkoot Amusement Co
Lin Bull
the of
Smith
Tuixing
Nevat
Holt
Carnival Co
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