Col Gantts acquisition of Whiteville News Reporter noted
Col T Le Gantt former resident of the city has gained a controlling interest in the Whiteville News Reporter a fine weekly paper in Columbus County Georgia journalists applaud his move. He formerly edited the Athens Evening Call and the Southern Field and is expected to boost Whiteville and the region with strong Ohio style community journalism.
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Col. T. le Gantt
News-Reporter
Whiteville
N.C
Col. Gantt
Georgia
Athens Evening Call
Southern Field
Columbus County
Farmers Building Telephone Lines Near Hull Georgia
Farmers in the Hull area plan to build private lines and join Bell system when needed. Led by W F Matthews J A Glenn R Y Smith B M Chandler J A Epps and B B Chandler they will erect a line connecting at the Hull exchange in a few weeks. Several more lines are expected to be built by local farmers in the coming months.
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Nneg
Bell Telephone Company
Messrs
W. F. Matthews
J. A. Glenn
R. Y. Smith
B. M. Chandler
J. A. Epps
B. B. Chandler
Hull
Clarke County Health Rules and Quarantine Provisions 1909
Legal notice summarizing Clarke County Georgia health rules on quarantine and disease control including appointment of a county physician, vaccination and fumigation duties, penalties for violations, and instructions for posting warnings at quarantined premises, with signatures of local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perzong
Clarke County
Georgian Kiled at Tioga
John Arnold, about 25, employed on Lee Lumber Company skidder at Tioga, was accidentally killed today when a tree he was helping to fell was knocked down and struck his head. He said he hailed from about twenty miles north of Atlanta. no papers found on him.
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Tioga
John Arnold
Ange
Lee Lumber Company
Atlanta
Tenth annual Iowa charities conference opens in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the tenth annual Iowa conference of charities and corrections with numerous prominent visitors. Over three days the program covers juvenile courts, loan agency abuses, physician and district nurse roles in poor relief, jail and penal reforms, endowed philanthropies, and care for epileptics and the feeble minded.
Stable Ad Offers Horse and Mule Viewing at Salon Stable
A note invites friends and patrons to view any kind or priced horse or mule at the salon stable located at 364 Washington Street. The offer is from F. with contact via phone 391.
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Salon
Washington Street
Reliable Remedy Egg’s Cream Balm for quick relief
An early 20th century advertisement touts Reliable Remedy Egg’s Cream Balm as a fast reliever. It claims the product cleanses, soothes, and heals. The ad promotes both full-size and atomizer forms priced at 75 cents.
Georgia Auburn games to be played in Athens park
The city moves to create a park fund with mayoral support and public cooperation. A Georgia Auburn Thanksgiving Day game will be hosted in Athens at the new park, with grounds for baseball football and a children’s play area. A regional baseball league and regular spring summer games are planned to attract visitors from Atlanta and other Georgia cities. Barkoot Amusement Co. to bring top outdoor attractions, with citizen support urged to back the enterprise.
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Yeat Orday
Georgia
Auburn
Athens
Athen's
Montgomery
Atlanta
Augusta
Savannah
Macon
Barkoot Amusement Co
Court notices and sheriff sale draft in Clarke County Georgia
Legal notices from Clarke County Georgia include a petition for charter of The Standard Manufacturing Company filed December 1908, a sheriff sale of E P Taylor property on February 1 1909, and an ordinary's office announcement appointing J T Shelton for letters of administration. Warranted details cover property at 198 College Avenue Athens and court actions involving T A Burke F M Laxton receivers.
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Georgia
Clarke County
A. S. Rhodes
W. H. Mathews
Virgil F. H. Mathews
Ples Hull
Evaline Hull
Court of Ordinary
S. B. Wingfield
Ordinary Clarke Co
State OF Georgia
Clarke
Athens
Winterville
C. M. Jame
W. H. Haley
F. L. Johnson
Southern Mutual
Board of Commissioners of Roads
John B. Gamble
Superior Court
Said County
Henry Hull
Said
Marion Smith
Fulton County
Standard Lumber & Manufacturing Company
Jos. L. Hull
E. J. Crawford
Court Clarke Co
I. Elmer Wij Crawford
Chanter of
Court House
College Avenue
E. P. Taylor
City Court of
Taylor
T. A. Burke
F. M. Laxton
Southern States Electrical Company
Western Electrical Company
W. BE. Jackson
Elizabeth Eldson
Joseph E. Eidson
B. Wingfield
J.H. Shelton
J T. Johnson, Jr
J. T. Johnson, Jr
J. T .Shelton
Prohibition Bill Vetoed by Governor Patterson in Tennessee
Nashville Jan 20 Governor Patterson filed a veto against the statewide prohibition bill after both houses passed it. The veto will be read in the senate, with prospects of switch votes and possible override. Original passage was 20 to 13, effective dates set for July 1 1909 and January 1 1910.
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Nashville
Tenn
Patterson
Senate
Tennessee
Memphis
Chattanooga
President's Salary Raised to 100000 in Senate Vote
Washington January 20 The senate Democrats backed a policy of economy but the body adopted an amendment to raise the president's salary to 100000 including all traveling expenses. The chief justice salary set at 15000 and associates at 14500. The vote was 35 to 30 with several Republicans opposing.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
United States
House
Supreme Court
Beveridge
Borah
Brown
Burkett
Clapp
Dolliver
LaFollette
Piles
Clay
Georgia
Willett Remarks Expunged From Congressional Record
A five member committee was appointed to review Rep Willett of New York remarks about President Roosevelt delivered yesterday. The, speech featured strong epithets and was deemed improper for the record. The House adopted a resolution to expunge the remarks, appointing Mann, Perkins, Foster, Howard, and Clayton to report within ten days. Clark objected that the objectionable portion was not specified, warning of future misuse.
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Roosevelt
Willett
New York
Killingsgate
Hughes
House
Secret Service
West Virginia
Congressional Record
Club Women to Visit Panama
Newark reports Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St Louis and Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman of Chicago, presidents of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, sailing on the Alliance to inspect affiliated clubs in the Panama canal zone. Also mentions Athens real estate agents promoting cheap dirt and future prospects.
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Panama
Newark
Steamship Alliance For
Philip N.moore
St. Louis
John Dickinson Sherman
Chicago
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Canal Zone
General Federation
Dairymen to Seek Next Georgia Dairy Meet in Athens
A committee led by Mayor Dorsey and including Councilmen Rowe Griffith and Snelling will travel to Madison on February 3 to urge the Georgia Dairy and Live Stock Association to hold its next annual meeting in Athens. The group will advocate Athens’ bid highlighting the university farm dairy and agricultural college, and many former attendees favor returning to Athens in 1910.
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Dorsey
Rowe, Griffith and Snelling
Madison
Georgia Dairy and Live Stock Association
Athens
President Roosevelts intervention stalls California bills
In Sacramento on January 20 1909 President Theodore Roosevelt urged Governor Gillette to pause anti Japanese legislation until he can present his views. The president warned that passage could cause incalculable damage to California and international relations. Governor Gillette replied that he had halted bills and would await Roosevelt's letter and discussion with lawmakers.
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Sacramento
Cal
Roosevelt
California
Little Brown
Nia
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Gillette
Washington, D. C
Hydrophobia scare in Gates party after dog bites in El Paso
El Paso report says John W. Gates and his wife fear rabies after their Boston bull pup and other dogs were scratched or bitten by a tramp dog while en route to Pasadena. Gates requests isolation of the pet as three Port Arthur dogs bitten by the same dog developed hydrophobia.
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el Paso
Texas
John W. Gates
Mr. Gates
Mrs. Gates
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