Legal Notices Auction and Cort Adverts Athens Clarke County
Citations seek leave to sell lands of Elizabeth Connell estate and Armisted Hinson wild lands in Echols and Clarke counties. Public sales include Clarke County real estate near East Athens and Oconee River, with dates set for the first Monday in May 1909 and first Tuesday in May 1909. Guardian and administrator actions accompany tax and court-mandated sales of minor and other properties.
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Georgia
Clarke County
A. G. Bray
Elizabeth Connell
J. L. Hanson
Armisted Hinson
Echols County
Appling County
B. Wingfield
Court of Ordinary
Fubton County
Court House
Athens
Clarke
Georgis
Oconee River
East
Broad Street
Gleason
Robinson
Strickland
Superior Court
Askeward
Emma L. Nichols
Roberta Nichols
Satulah and
Yonah Avenues
J. A. Nichols
Clarke County Building, Loan and Improvement Company
Clinton Sims
Clarke Superior Court
Barberville
Richard Brawner
Sald Street
John R. Crawford
Sald Sims
Sald Company
Simax 2
Bims
Multiple Clarke County tax sales staged at Athens courthouse
In May the Clarke County court house will public outcry for cash bids on several parcels. Properties include a 5 acre tract near Newton Bridge Road and city lots in Athens with bounds and owners Harriet Dorsey Mary Adams and A L Gaines, all per tax fi fas from 1909 and earlier, with sheriffs noting levies by D J Cook.
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Jeorgia
Clarke County
Said Cunty
Said
Newton Bridge Road
Mary Linzy
Eliza Colgul
Luther Burdell
Abu Slicks
Harriet Dorsey
D. J. Cook
L. C
W. E. Jackson
Rutherford
Mary Anderson
Mary Adams
Ikorgia
Court House
Lang
Athens
River Street
A. L. Gaines
Francis Peters
Aleck Waters
W. EB. Jackson
Georgia
J. A. Hunnicutt
John Street
Arthur Tuck
Lina Hill
Linn Hill
W. B. Jackson
Negro Confesses in Unique Defense in Forgery Case
Louis O. Graves, Yale graduate, on trial for forging a check, used self examination and a defense labeled “supereducation” as his own attorney. He testified of multiple prison and asylum incarcerations, confessed multiple suicide attempts, and stated he had no memory of the forgery. He was remanded to await grand jury action.
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St. Louis
Louis O. Graves
Yale
Taylor
Court of Criminal Correction
Graves
Jefferson City
Chester
Central Police Station
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An Indy observer contrasts a rhododendron display with a dislike of noisy animals at a venue, noting the pleasant scent of flowers versus the odors around the cages.
Market News: Cotton Prices Across Cities
New York on April 14 lists ruling prices with tone steady at 1045 100s for middling. Quotations from Chicago mirror the exchange, while Spot Cotton markets show varied activity from Atlanta to Charleston with most cities steady or firm and several in quiet or dull modes.
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New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Liverpool
New Orleans
Galveston
Savannah
Wilmington
Norfolk
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Houston
Augusta
St. Louis
Lotiaville
Memphis
Mobile
Charleston
Night Riders Suit Trial Opens in Covington Case
In Covington Kentucky on April 14 the first night rider suite went to trial in federal court over a $25000 damages suit by Bracken county farmers against W B Henderson for being forced out of the tobacco warehouse business. A mob of 200 men allegedly pressured him to quit, and jurors linked to the Society of Equity faced challenges. A star witness identified defendants as part of the crowd. Matt Gray the high diver also advertised for an upcoming Athens week event.
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Covington
Henderson
Bracken County
Society of Equity
Cochran
Ohio River
W. H. Powers
Laconte
Louis Kinney
New Georgia Pension Law Push Urges Citizen Help
Pension Commissioner J W Lindsey urges Georgia voters and taxpayers to help shape a postwar pension law for Confederate soldiers and widows. He calls for county by county tallies from tax digests and pension rolls, verifying service and marriages, to prevent fraud and guide the General Assembly in June. He emphasizes accuracy, vigilance, and mobilizing ordinary officials to ensure an honest rolls of honor.
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John W. Lindsey
People of
Georgia
General Assembly
J. W. Lindsey
Governor Smith Rents Law Offices in Peters Building
Governor Hoke Smith plans to resume law practice after leaving the governorship on June 26. He rents space on the seventh floor of the Peters building, nearly half a floor, with former partners and family tied to the venture. He may practice with son Marion Smith, son in law Ransom, and former partner J J Hastings Jr, though details remain unrevealed.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Peters
Plang
Marion Smith
Mr. Ransom
J. J. Hastings
German Napoleonic Memorial Described Near Alzey
The London Globe reports a little known monument to Napoleon I in Germany about seven tiles from Alzey in Hesse. A small wooded hill site near the Vorholz lodge, called Napoleon's Sardern, features a dwarfed three step pyramid of a little over three feet with inscriptions in Latin French and German marking Napoleon I and Marie Louise’s marriage on April 1 1810.
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Napoleon
London Globe
Germany
Napoleon I
Alzey
Grand Duchy of
Hesse
Vorholz
Marie Louise
Grand Duchess of
Australia
Calhoun Jury Picked for Railroads Bribe Trial
San Francisco April 14 Thirteen jurors will hear the Patrick Calhoun bribery case against a former supervisor. The court warned against unfounded departures to ensure an uninterrupted thirteen week trial. Two thousand three hundred ten citizens were summoned to select the twelve seated jurors with 887 questioned by attorneys. The trial has lasted ninety nine days with sixty two days of court sessions, longer than prior cases.
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San Franscisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Calhoun
Abraham Ruef
Otto S. Macroth
Death of LaFontisse Shrouded in Mystery
J C LaFontisse of Jacksonville Florida, recently with the forestry bureau, was found dead in a hotel bathroom as gas was turned on. The coroner defers a death certificate pending a thorough exam. wife had left Jacksonville about a week earlier. He had a long career in Florida newspapers.
A Proud Beggar Tells a Humbling Story in Philadelphia
A Philadelphian recalls an encounter with a beggar who refused a dime after hearing the usual tale of poverty. The man’s dignity, camera fare, and quiet refusal leave the speaker ashamed and pondering the beggar’s truth about hardship and want.
Mirage Castle Over Ocean At Point Loma
Tourists watching from the Point Loma lighthouse reported a mirage forming a vast castle above the sea near Coronado Islands. The castle appeared for minutes before dissolving into mist and a citylike reflection emerged, noted on a clear bright day.
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New York Times
San Diego
Cal
Point Loma
Coronado Islands
Point Lom
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