Athens Daily Banner reports cyclone relief and local health board actions
The Athens paper notes Woodland cyclone relief efforts as Georgia health officials meet in Athens. It highlights the state board of health meeting, Central of Georgia railroad surgeons arriving, and rapid hospitality for visitors amid planned events and reduced travel costs.
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Athens
State Board of Health
Georgia
Central of Georof Georgia Railroad
Georgia State Board of Health
Great Central of Georgia
Athens Sees Steady Real Estate Tax Value Growth
Athens reports a four to five year rise in tax values with real estate contributing over a half million dollars to the total increase. The city notes strong demand, high occupancy, and scarce vacant houses, pointing to ongoing growth driven by business energy and prudent leadership.
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Athens
Teddy and Roosevelt Talk Sparks Taft Smiles
Dispatches say Gifford Pinchot left Roosevelt interview with a Taft grin and hints of stirring remarks. The Savannah News editor imagines Roosevelt saying he’s not angry about Pinchot’s hornets nest remark and contemplates restoring Ballinger’s position after a return home with national fanfare.
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Gifford Pinchott
Mr. Roosevelt
Dispatches
Taft
Giffy
Bill
Ballinger
New York
Untermeyer Proposes Public Defender for the Poor
Samuel Untermeyer proposes a public defender system in large cities to ensure the poor receive capable counsel. He argues current court-appointed lawyers are often inexperienced and may not adequately defend defendants, especially in big-city trials.
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Samuel Untermeyer
New York City
Untermeyer
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Mtse Lar Tomele
Mr. Untermeyer
Professor Minear Forms Georgia Mascitite Truck Garden Club
Prof S A Minear of the State College of Agriculture organized Georgia’s first Mascitite Truck Garden Society in Milledgeville. About twenty earnest members enrolled as officers were elected: FW Hendrickson president Warren Bawards vice president J O McCeall secretary and treasurer. The group aims to begin practical work under strong auspices as part of agricultural educational efforts in the South.
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State College of Arriculture
Milledgeville
Mascitite Truck Gardening Society
Georgia
Milledgeville Society
FW. Hendrickson
South
Troutman Called to Gainesville for Funeral Sermon
Rev. W. L. Troutman of this city went to Gainesville Sunday to preach at the funeral of Mrs. J. B. Winburn, mother of Mrs. Thomas M. Bell. The Jefferson Day banquet in Indianapolis featured speeches by nationally known Democrats, all optimistic and signaling strong party enthusiasm.
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Bell
W. L. Troutman
Gainesville
J. 'B. Winburn
Thomas M. Bell
Indianapolis
Grand Jury Presentments on County and Road Issues
The grand jury urges legislative steps for city mayor courts and statewide urban corrections, favors a salary system for court officers, and opposes further bond issues for roads. It requests rail crossing gates, notes county bond and tax concerns, commends Solicitor Walker, and reports on road and bridge upkeep and a call to publish findings.
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Brand
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Martin J. Abney
Eset
Two Siensad
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Clifford M. Walker
Grand Jury
W. ©. Rheney
Atheny
H. J. Rowe
J. H. Dozier
A. E. Griffith
J. C. McMahan
William C. Ash
A. H. Milstead
Thos
J. Pots
John F. Tibbitts
F. B. Hinton
S. F. Foster
A. H. Davison
A. C. Fears
Clarke Superior Court
Clifford Walker
Charles H. Brand
Clarke County
Board of Commissioners
Genuine California Fig Syrup Co. Product Warning
The notice warns that only the California Fig Syrup Co. offers the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by their original method. It advises buyers to verify the full company name on the front of the package to avoid fakes and ensure the product’s beneficial effects.
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California
California Fig Syrup- Co
California Fig Syrup Co
Jail Improvements and Sanitary Upgrades Highlight County Board Report
The board details jail renovations including a new main cell division for race separation, a shower bath, and improved drainage to curb disease. A coal vault and larger boiler room are added, with plans for modern filing in the clerk’s office. At the County Farm, new cottages, electric lighting, water works, and a stockade hospital and yard fence are completed or underway to meet Prison Commission rules. The jail yard now features improved safety, and the board notes current inmate counts and monthly subsidies.
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Pittard
Farman
Holman
Strahan
Prison Commission
Board of Commissioners
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