Freight rate petitions show Atlanta push for better trade
The Atlanta Freight Bureau backed three requests for lower rail freight rates from Atlanta to Savannah and Brunswick. The Atlanta Journal and others argued rates should boost Georgia ports, while the railroad commission twice rejected the petitions as discriminatory. The dispute highlights regional competition and the commission’s stance that current interstate rates already provide fair competition.
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Atlanta | Freight Bureau
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AthonGe Journal
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Moana Sun
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Citizens press for Athens Clarke dispensary plan
A Clarke County citizens' address urges support for a dispensary as the best temperance measure. The document details past prohibition failures in Athens, argues dispensary safeguards will limit liquor harms, and warns abolition could revive barrooms with higher taxes and reduced services. It names local leaders and outlines economic and moral stakes for the community.
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Clarke County
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Court House
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Prohibition Club
Country Schools
Athens Mutual Fire Insurance Company Meeting Report
The Athens Mutual Fire Insurance Company held a meeting where reports indicated increasing business and growing woodhead operations. Directors and policyholders discussed conservative management and immediate completion of outstanding items.
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Michael Brog Co Odds and Ends Offers
Michael Brog Co advertises reductions on ladies wear including dresses waists silks and linens. It promotes sale prices on silks wash fabrics and novelty fabrics with heavy discounts and special sections on millinery and house goods. The note urges shoppers to visit the store for end of season bargains.
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Empire Laundry Ad and Ely Cream Balm Notice
An old notice lists Empire Laundry offering service with contact details and touts Ely Cream Balm for nasal catarrh and sinus relief. The ad asserts quick relief, urges readers not to delay, and notes mail order availability from Ely Bros. with New York address.
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Ely Bros
Warren Street
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