County Board backs restrained salaries for Athens city court
Clarke county commissioners endorsed a bill to set the Athens city court judge salary at 2000 dollars and the solicitor at 1200 dollars. The board resolution urged the legislature to amend the statute, and Chairman J M Hodgson will appear in Atlanta before the judiciary committee.
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Clarke
Senate
T. P. Vincent
Board of Commissioners
DuBose
City Court of
Athens
Vincent
Pittard
J. M. Hodgson
County Board
Atlanta
Special Judiciary Committee
House
Hodgson
Legislature Actions On Tuesday Report
The legislature passed a Burwell bill for an extra ten day January session in odd numbered years for inaugurations and senator elections. It approved a state auditor office bill and a bill to cut state oil inspector fees. Seven new bills were received and several local measures advanced. Ault resolution was moved to second reading after a heated debate.
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Burwell
United States
Senate
Tee Ee Eeeter Sre
New Eagle Cafe announces two meals daily at $13 a month
The New Eagle Cafe No 115 Clayton St offers dinner and supper twice daily for 13.00 per month. James Jones proprietor invites trial, promising clean and nice service. For sale Lookout Mountain Irish Potatoes 1.50 per bushel by A G Haughey phone 443-3 calls.
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Eagle Cafe
Clayton St
James Jones
Lookout Mountain
A. G. Haughey
Woman of Lumpkin Street Dies After Sudden Collapse
Lu la Broughton a middle aged Black woman employed for washing on South Lumpkin street suddenly collapsed in the back yard near a cooking pot after a hearty dinner and died instantly. She was described as respectable and well liked by both Black and White neighbors.
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Lula Broughton
Talford Smith
South Lumpkin Street
Clarke County Bridges Attract Attention In Repair Plan
Clarke County commissioners push bridge rebuilding across the Fivera and streams. Trail Creek bridge under way. Shan Lester Bridge deemed beyond repair and to be replaced with a steel structure. Other bridges slated for repair or reconstruction. local citizens may undertake tasks at set costs. a carload of lumber authorized for county bridge work.
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Clarke County Commissioners Board
Trail Creek
Shan Lester
C. M. Strahan
Elks Regular Session Tonight With Degrees
The Elks pledge an 8:30 start with degrees to be conferred followed by a social session. Brunswick stew will be served as the menu item, and a large attendance is urged. Secretary H. Carithers and E. George H. Palmer note the event.
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Brunswick
Regulation of Insurance Companies Proposed in House
Mr Pickett of Pickens introduces a bill to regulate insurance firms requiring mutual cooperative and assessment fire insurers to deposit funds with the state treasurer. The measure aims to ensure financial safeguards and oversight for insurers operating within the state.
A Year’s Salary in Five Weeks Work Offer
The Banner promotes a contest promising six hundred dollars as a full year’s wages for five weeks of steady work during vacation. Prizes include a Maxwell car, furniture, and a gold watch, with winners receiving the rewards after following the four column advertisement instructions.
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Maxwell
Ers
Georgia Gambler Governor Smith Seeks Dual Roles
Special to the Banner reports Governor-senator elect Hoke Smith may push to serve as governor and senator simultaneously. The piece hints at dramatic, time sensitive political maneuvers and climactic moments as he weighs his options and the risks of rapid moves in Georgia politics.
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Atlanta
Hoke
Smith
Georgia
Mountain friends seek release for jailed youth before county panel
Two Rabun county youths traveled to Athens to plead for Reds Simms, who had been sentenced to the chain gang for carrying a concealed pistol. They offered money to buy his release, but the law requires payment before work on the gang begins, so their effort failed.
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Rabun County
Athens
Clarke County
Mountain County
Coain
Reds Simms
Washington Vote Debate Signals Governor’s Political Path
A close ally of Governor Smith states the governor lacks authority to alter state policy but remains focused on his bid for continuing leadership. The friend suggests the governor may seek the Senate if circumstances permit and vows to stay informed on all key developments.
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Smith
Washington
Vernor
Arkeep
Atlanta Couple Marries After Round Trip Between Cities
Miss Marguerite Lillian Mitchell of Atlanta and Mr. Morgan Harbin Lahey, formerly of this city but now in Atlanta, were married at Mrs. Daniels residence on the Boulevard. They first sought a license here but learned Fulton County in Atlanta was proper. They rode to Atlanta to obtain the license and returned to Athens to wed, then made a further trip back and forth before leaving for their new life together.
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Atlanta
Athens
Marguerite Lillian Mitchell
Morgan Harbin Lahey
Daniel
S. B. Wingfield
Wingfield
Land of Georgia
Fulton County
Couple Married While Seated in Buggy on Busy Gainesville Road
Gainesville Ga July 18 Judge Homer A Langford noted for performing many marriages officiated a runaway wedding when he was away from home. Miss Katie Stewart daughter of William Stewart of the city and J H Leckie of Jackson County were married in a buggy by the justice while awaiting him.
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Gainesville
Homer A. Langford
Tadmore
W. R. Hancock
Langford
Katie Stewart
William Stewart
J. H. Leckie
Jackson County
Justice Langford
Exhibition of Pictures at College Avenue School
A week from today during playground hours an exhibition of a fine collection of pictures will open to the public at ten cents admission. Cooling refreshments will be served to aid the playground debt. The project began with a small debt, grew with attendance, and now relies on generous support from friends, parents, and children.
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College Avenue
Rules Adopted for Clarke County Telephone Lines
Clarke county board of commissioners and roads and revenues approved a systematic set of rules for county telephone lines. The county engineer drafted regulations covering pole line location height fittings wire guying stubs anchors and brace poles with pamphlets to be distributed to builders and maintainers.
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Board of Commissioners of Roads
Clarke County
Agricultural College Talent at Institutes Opens This Week
Institutes held in Coweta Newnan Clayton Jonesboro Up son Monroe Forsyth and Campbell Un ior City feature speakers Professor W A Worsham Jr agricultural chemist Dr W M Burson veterinary science and Hon T G Hudson commissioner of agriculture The idle season for farmers with good crop prospects boosts attendance at Farmers Institutes conducted o
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State College of Agriculture
Coweta
Newnan
Clayton
Jonesboro
Upson
Thomaston
Monroe
Forsyth
Campbell
Unior City
W. A. Worsham, Jr
W. M. Burson
T. G Hudson
Prominent lumber man visits Athens on business
Mr. P. F. Shore of the Georgia timber region, a leading lumber man, visited Athens yesterday with his sons to attend to lumber interests. He came from Cornelia and has expanded his operations across the state’s tall timber areas.
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P. F. Shore
South Georgia
Athens
Shore
Cornelia
Mormons Campaigning In Athens Faces Mixed Reception
Mormon elders and followers have canvassed Athens door to door for weeks distributing pamphlets and literature while facing indifference and antagonism. The literature is described as carefully written and plausible, appealing to residents unacquainted with opposing arguments, with some potential converts expected in the Classic City of the Empire State.
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Athens
Empire
Get Truth. Vote banners boost prize contest in Athens paper
The Banner promotes a voting contest for prizes tied to new and renewing subscribers. For amounts from 1.25 to 10 dollars, readers receive up to twelve thousand five hundred votes toward the Maxell automobile and other prizes, with three months to two years newspaper subscriptions.
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Maxwell Automobile
Banner
Daily Paper
Daily Banner
P. S
Linton Spring Water Declared Potable and Pure
The chemist reports a June 1911 examination finds Linton Spring water potable and of high purity for J R Crane of Athens Georgia. The water is described as so clear that a newspaper can be read through a five gallon bottle. The offer to supply with a XX Century cooler is extended by J R Crane & Co Mers via phone.
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J. R Crane
Athens
Cornelius
A. Wells
J. R. Crane & CO
Mers
Camalia Menthyl Co Stockholders Meeting Scheduled
Annual stockholders meeting of the Camalia Menthyl Co will be held in my office at 617 So Mu Building Tuesday July 25th at 4 o clock. A T Conway treas.
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The
Camalia Menthyl Co
A. T. Conway
Treas
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County Commissioners
H. Carithers
E. Geo
H. Palmer
Ington
College Avenue School
Rominent
Linton Spring
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