Masonic Convention Praised as Magnificent Event in City
The Eighth District Masonic Convention met in the city and drew many Masons from the region. Vernon Lodge hosted the gathering with warm welcomes, while Rev. M. L. Troutman gave an instructive address on Masonry. The event showcased explanations of degrees and a growing, well organized body for future sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Troutman
W. C. Birchmore
Comer
H. R. Kape
Mt. Vernon
BE. H. Bryant
B. H. Greend
Tyler
W. B. Ho
Palmer
William FP. Dorsey
Athens
Mt. Vernom Lodge
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Berry T. Moseley
Danielsville
Athens City Hospital Bill Moves Through Senate
The bill to empower Athens to establish equip and maintain a city hospital passes the senate after securing voter consent and authorizing a bond issue up to 50 000 with no tax increase. The measure proceeds to the governor for signature and the council would gain the outlined powers. Later consideration will determine the hospital’s establishment.
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McMahan
Clarke
Athens
Senate
Georgia Senate Acts On Tax And Pensions
In Atlanta on August 11 the Georgia Senate passed a bill by Johnson to forfeit licenses of foreign insurers that remove suits to federal courts. The income tax amendment was tabled. A pension bill under Foster service provisions was favorably reported but not read a second time, delaying to next session. A $65,500 land purchase for Western & Atlantic railroad terminals in Chattanooga was approved. Amendments to elect county school commissioners and to revise tax laws were agreed to and go to the governor. The five mill state tax rate for 1909 is set by the governor and comptroller, though funds may still fall short of expenses.
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Atlanta
Senate
Johnson
Bartow
United States
Alexander
DeKalb
Chattanooga
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Manly Hazzard Drowns Near Tallulah Falls
Atlanta youth Manly Hazzard aged 15 drowned in Bad Branch near Tallulah Falls while bathing with his brother Linford and three companions Arch Davis Clarence Holliday and James Pritchard The body was recovered two hours later and taken to Atlanta for burial while his father and brother traveled from Florida. A separate report covers the seventeenth National Irrigation Congress delegates including Richard Ballinger F R Gooding John H Lewis Howard Elliott Frederick H Griswold Samuel H Lee and Charles W Mott.
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Atlanta, Ga
Manly Hazzard
Atlanta
Arthur H. Hazzard
Baltimore Place
Bad Branch
Tallulah
Young Hazard
Linford Hazard
Arch Davis
Clarence Holliday
James Pritchard
Falls
Young Hubbard
Florida
Spokane
Wash
Seventeenth
National Irrigation Congress
Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
F. R. Gooding
Idaho
John H. Lewis
Oregon
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railway
Frederick H. Griswold
Chicago
Samuel H. Lee
South Dakota
Charles W. Mott
Bt. Paul
Mass Meeting Called for Confederate Veterans Reunion
Citizens are urged to attend a mass meeting at city hall on Monday at 11 o clock to perfect plans for entertaining the Confederate Veterans reunion in Athens on September 28 and 29. Cobb Delaney Camp and the Chamber of Commerce back the call hoping several hundred locals participate in urgent deliberations.
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Confederate Veterans of Georgia
Cobb-Delaney Camp
United Confederate Veterans
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Industrial march of two states signals new Georgia Alabama firms
Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index reports sixteen new corporations with capital of 1,085,625 in the past week. New ventures include a million-dollar red mill in Gadsden, Alabama, a $500,000 Columbus cotton mill, fertilizer factories in Columbus and Greensboro, a stove works in Cartersville, a wheelbarrow factory in Rome, and various plants across Georgia and Alabama. Contracts awarded for waterworks pulleys in Columbus, New York bid, paving in Montgomery, sewers in Decatur, a concrete bridge in Huntsville, a schoolhouse in Camden, Birmingham building permits up, and German capital invested in Chariton county lands. Cotton receipts in Athens may reach 125,000 to 150,000 bales depending on crop.
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Columbus
Georgia
Alabama
Gadsden
Ala
Southern Iron & Steel Company
Greensboro
Carteraville
Rome
Bessemer
Attalla
Savannah
West Point
Columbus, Ga
City
Birmingham
Chariton County
Moultrie
South Georgia
Near Beer Debate Caps Georgia Legislature Adjournment
Georgia lawmakers adjourn after a raucous session over tax provisions and near beer. The House initially rejected the Price substitute before adopting it, with tax rates set at 1000 dollars on manufacturers, 300 on retailers, and bans on sales outside incorporated towns. The general appropriations bill passed through both houses with state institutions receiving increased funding, including Georgia University and other state schools.
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House
Senate
Statues of Lee and Washington Placed in Capitol Hall
Bronze statues of George Washington and Robert E Lee were installed in statuary hall at the Capitol. Unveiling ceremonies will be announced later. Lee’s statue, by Edward V Valentine, stands between Fulton and Curry. Washington’s statue, a Houdon replica, sits near Allen and Muhlenberg. Formal acceptance not required. ceremonies may be held later by the Virginia statue commission. Milwaukee, Wis. August 11 The Wisconsin Golf Association championship opened today at Blue Mound Country Club with top players from multiple Wisconsin cities expected to compete through the week.
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Washington
George Washington
Robert B. Lee
Virginia
Capitol
Lee
South
Robert Fulton
J. L. M. Curry
Alabama
Houdon
Richmond
Biliiot Woods
Capital
Virginia Statue Commission
Congress
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Golf Association
Blue Mound Country Club
Fond du Lac
Racine
Madison
la Crosse
Sheboygan
Eau Claire
Janesville
Green Bay
Appleton
Wisconsin
Farmers urged to hold next State Society session in Athens
An invitation to the State Agricultural Society now meeting in Quitman requests the next annual session be held in Athens. The appeal, backed by city officials and the Chamber of Commerce, argues Athens is ideal and notes the impact of the State College of Agriculture in aiding farmers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural Society
Quitman
Athena
Chamber of Commerce
State College of Agriculture
Belcher Ambushed and Assassinated Near Baxley Georgia
Baxley Ga August 11 A telegram reports the ambush killing of W A Belcher a prosperous planter living about 20 miles from Baxley He was shot near his home and his daughter riding with him escaped unharmed The assailant identified as B S Taylor followed the victim for about five miles and has not been arrested The note also mentions a pending compulsory education bill expected to pass next summer.
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Baxley
W. A. Belcher
Belcher
Charleston
8. C
B. 8
Taylor
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Lexington
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Watkinsville
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