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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1911
Page
6
Three hundred Boy Scouts gathered at Union Station to greet President Taft on his arrival from the East. The Colorado Yale Club hosted a breakfast and Taft spoke to Denver University students. An automobile city tour and a large banquet capped the Denver program.
Mayors and city officials from across the United States and Canada will converge in Atlanta October 4 6 for the annual convention at Taft Hall. Delegates will hear speakers from Des Moines Newark Jamestown and other cities with Mayor Maddox presiding as former vice president.
Attorney W A Wimbush will travel to Washington for a conference on the Nashville rebilling case. Georgia merchants led by W S Duncan challenge railroads granting Nashville a rebilling privilege that raises local rates for Georgia grain shipments. The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled for Georgia and ordered removal, but railroads appealed to the Court of Commerce for final decision.
In Athens Georgia a display shows pine bark infested with beetles in the window of the Athens Trust and Banking Company. Judge W R B Lamar of Atlanta reports about 500 pines lost on an acre near the city over two seasons. Officials warn the pine beetle has caused extensive damage across the pine belt and some areas are taking steps to curb its spread.
William J. Kelcher known as Big Bill Keliber facing an appeal in his 18 year state sentence for involvement in the Cambridge National City Bank looting. The case centers on alleged fake fare schemes tied to the 350000 thefts, with Kelcher jailed in East Cambridge awaiting bond.
By order of the post office department in Washington, mail delivery will start in Elberton on December 1. The city will have three carrier districts, three carriers and one substitute, with two daily deliveries. Elberton, Ga., population about 7,000 supports a large postal business.
The city expressed great pleasure with the result of the step, noting satisfaction from officials and residents alike. The tone suggests broad approval and a sense of progress following the decision.
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