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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1915
Page
5
The Court of Appeals reversed a prior stance on a damage case involving shipments. The decision impacts liability and potential compensation for the plaintiff. The ruling underscores shifts in interpretation of shipping fault and commercial transportation duties.
The Georgia Court of Appeals overturns the Atlantic Coast Line ruling, holding that under the Carmack Amendment the initial carrier bears sole liability for interstate shipment damages. The decision limits action against the last connecting carrier in transit, aligning state law with federal regulation and Hepburn Act provisions.
Atlanta dispatch notes Governor Harris will include five certain items in the extra session call to begin November and a sixth possible measure on state automobile tag taxes. Prohibition, appropriations, Western and Atlantic leasing, cotton warehouse laws, and game and fish amendments are definite. A warehouse bill gained strong backing from farmers’ delegates.
Tallulah Falls prepares for the Seeing Georgia tour with 100 autos and 500 visitors due October 1 2. Local inns Maple Wood Inn Cliff House and others ready with beds and meals while road improvements and a river power plant tour attract tourists to Rabun County in September 1915.
In late June and July rains restored the Falls and the gorge to their former roar, while the lake remained a serene retreat for boating and swimming. Five miles above Tallulah the reserve lake spans ten miles, inviting boat parties. Mrs. Fred Morton plans to reopen the Cliff House for overnight tourists and welcomes South Georgia visitors.
Atlanta report incorrect about Milton Rawlings pardon. Attorney John R. Cooper wrote a personal letter to the prison commission chair stating he would renew the pardon petition at the November meeting, but no formal rehearing application has been filed. Rawlings has served ten years and remains in Mitchell county gang.
The Athens city court adjourned term ends with seventy five cases disposed, juries dismissed for the term, and judge West continuing non jury business. Civil and criminal dockets were largely cleared, with a mistrial in Yarborough vs Barrett and verdict for Farquarer vs Whitehead. Jack Smith pleaded guilty to unlawful pistol possession and fined $100.
Atlanta, Sept 24 Two clemency petitions were denied today in two Georgia cases both showing unusual circumstances. Northfoot a 24 year old Black man in Blakely Early county twice convicted of murder with a revolver hidden in his cell was not granted clemency. Joe Persona a Jackson Butts county Black boy Venable case previously claimed age 13 but investigations showed he is over 14 and properly charged for rape.
The record notes the gravity of the crime and identifies the victim as a very young white girl. It states the trial was admitted to be fair and impartial, reflecting judicial integrity in the proceedings.
The roundup lists results across Southern and Federal leagues with teams such as Memphis Atlanta Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville New Orleans Little Rock Mobile Philadelphia Chicago New York Cleveland Washington Detroit Boston St Louis and others. Noting 2nd called eighth and darkness affects Pittsburg Brooklyn in the National league.
St James Mo. News editor St R R Wentworth reports a severe cold settled in his lungs and feared pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar cured him quickly and he recommends the genuine cough and lung medicine to hay fever and asthma sufferers. H R Palmer and Sons advertise.
New Zealand features an island nearly three miles in circumference that is almost entirely sulfur, with gypsum and a few other minerals mixed in.
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