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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1911

Page

3

Redistricting Bill Proposes 12th District Expansion

A bill introduced in the Georgia House to redraw district lines to create a new district and revise others. The proposal lists 12th District includes Dooly, Crisp, Lee, Sumter, Macon, Schley, Marion, Muskogee, Chattahoochee, Stewart, Webster, Terrell, Randolph, Quitman and Clay, with committees planning early consideration.

Adam House of Representatives Hall Bibb Congress House Committee Anderson Chatham Effingham Screven Burke Jenkins Bulloch Bryan Tattnall Liberty McIntosh Thomas Colquitt Tift Turner Worth Dougherty Mitchell Grady Decatur Miller Early Baker Calhoun Harris Talbot Taylor Upson Meriwether Troup Heard Coweta Fayette Clayton Campbell Douglas Carroll Clayton Campbell Fulton DeKalb Rochdale Jones Baldwin Fannin Union Towns Rabun White Habersham Banks Stephens Richmond Jefferson Washington Hancock Taliaferro Warren Glascock McDuiffie Wilkes Columbia Lincoln Glynn Camden Charlton Pierce Wayne Appling Ware Clinch Schols Lowndes Brooks Berrien Irwin Ben Hill Coffee Jeff Davis Dooly Crisp, Lee Sumter Macon Schley Marion Mustogee Chattahoochee Stewart, Webster Terrell Randolph Quitman Clay

McElroy Poised to Head G A R at Rochester Encampment

Col John McElroy editor of the National Tribune expects election as commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Rochester encampment after last year’s defeat in Atlantic City. He faces little opposition and has high assurances from state posts and posts nationwide. Also: promotion for Electric Bitters as a blood purifier with a money back guarantee.

Washington, D. C John McElroy National Tribune Grand Army of the Republic Rochester McElroy Atlantic City John E. Gilman Boston Col. McElroy W. J. Smith & Bro H. R. Palmer Je Sons

Transportation Costs and a Call for River Way Reform

Washington discusses the heavy burden of transport costs as a form of taxation. It highlights rail freight spending, per-capita and per-acre taxes, and the need for a unified rail and waterway system to cut charges. Commissioner Her bert Knox Smith urges integrating waterways with rail to reduce costs. Sprains require careful treatment with Chamberlain's Liniment.

Washington, D. C Secretary of Agriculture United States Herbert Knox Smith National Rivers and Harbors Congress Chamberlain

County and District Clerks Meet in Galveston

The nineteenth annual meeting of the County and District Clerk's Association of Texas opens in Galveston with talks on improved record keeping for mortgages licenses naturalization papers taxes and related matters continuing through Saturday.

Galveston Texas County and District Clerk's Association of Texas

Lightning Clause policy notice from Lipscomb & Co

Insurance and real estate firm Lipscomb and Company notes that all policies include a Lightning Clause and urges readers to ensure this important addition is part of their coverage. The firm provides contact via Phone 109.

Lipscomb & Company Lipscomb & CO

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