Clarke County Tax Roll Shows Record Increase in Valuation
Clarke county reports total taxable property at 11,369,655 up from last year and more than double 1900 levels. In Athens district and countywide, real estate, personal property, and races show broad increases, with white and colored taxpayers contributing. The tax receiver cites rising realty values, new constructions, and a larger staff as drivers, noting heavy city and county burden shifts and a drop in dogs taxed.
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Clarke County
J. H. Dorsey
Athens
University of Georgia
State Normal School
Postonce
Iun
Traits of Sire and Grandsire Drop Out in Son of Brown
In Athens this week Joseph F. E. Brown, eldest son of former Georgia governor Joseph M. Brown and grandson of Joseph B. Brown, planned a three month practical farming course at the State College of Agriculture. He will return to begin postgraduate work and later take the ag course while his father remains contentedly engaged with farm life.
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Brown
Georgia
Athens
Joseph FE. Brown
Josep M. Brown
Joseph B. Brown
State College of Agriculture
Interaity of
Mr. Brown
Names in Grand Jury Box Less Than Expected in Clarke County
The jury revisors report only 177 names on the grand jury box in Clarke County and 686 on the traverse jury box, noting the small numbers given the county population above 23,000 and white voters over 1,800. highlighting an unusually small pool for jurors.
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Board of Jury
Clarke County
Traverse Jury Box
Athens Builds Large Cotton Warehouse with Fireproof System
Hardeman and Phinzy near completion a vast Athens cotton warehouse costing about 520,000 with nine rooms of 10 000 square feet each nine thousand bale capacity seventy five thousand square feet of platform and a double water supply. The building features 1800 feet of sprinkler piping 140 automatic sprinklers per room a 50 000 gallon water tank and a modern automatic fire system designed to flood sections and ring a gong when Sprinkler caps melt. Located southeast of Bryan street near the A L railroad and close to Southern tracks the facility aligns with the Atlantic Compress Company and Hodgson fiber plant nearby.
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Barber Street
Augusta
Bryan Street
Athens
Southern Manufacturing Company
Southern
Atlantic Compress Company
Georgia
South Georgia
R. EB. Williams
Atlantic Company
Hodgson Fertitser
Hudsons Political Gambles Hover Over Georgia Politics
Atlanta August 15 That Commissioner of Agriculture T G Hudson faces a possible run for governor or congress as a result of a legislative probe into his department. Investigators seek four years of receipts and staffing details while noting no charges but a potentially careless, machine-building operation. The race for governor stalls with no clear candidate, and district realignments may alter Hudsons prospects. Louisiana rice production cited in a quip about dry states.
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Atlanta
T. G. Hudson
Poes
Hudson
Wis
Mr. Hudson
Congress
Dudley Hughes
Sumter
Twelfth
Department of
General Assembly
Harris
Tia
Hoke Smith
Pope Brown
Dick Russell
Smith
Broad Street Plants Redevelopment Plans Announced
The project includes a mixing plant completed last winter at Broad Street Houses with a central warehouse office. Hardeman and Phinizy will keep Broad Street offices for country customers and will continue to use the three Broad Street warehouses for wagon trade.
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Broad Street
Hardeman and Phinizy
Antilobbying Bill Passes and Putnam Restored in Eighth
Atlanta and Macon clash over capital move as anti lobbying measure clears the house. Putnam restored to the Eighth after redistricting, with Rockdale moved to the Ninth. Governor Smith’s allies push special appropriations, totaling about 137,800, lifting next year’s total to around 6.12 million while critics doubt state revenue. The first bill raises district agricultural school funding to 2,000 per school and a drug inspector salary increase to 2,500.
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Auanta
House
Senate
Smith
Putnam
Eighth
Senate Committee On
Rockdale
Atlanta
Macon
Rules Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Gov. Smith
Alexander
DeKalb
de Kalb
Anderson
Chatham
Savannah
Normal School
Valdosta
Hardeman
Jefferson
Georgia Alumni Night Brings Tops Names To Athens Reception
In Atlanta echoes and Georgia pride filled a University Club gathering of alumni and matriculates. Chancellor Barrow's arrival sparked an ovation as a mock alumni hall model and campus plan charmed guests. The event showcased Georgia devotion across generations and featured a broad guest list with officials and prominent Georgians.
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Constitution
Southern College
University Club
University of Georgia
Michigan
Husky
Chicago
Navy
Franklin Field
Crimson
David c. Barrow
University of Georgi
Georgia
Boyé
W. H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Dueon
Harrison Jones
Roy Dorsey
Preston Arkwright
Harry M. Atkinson
Hoke Smith
Shepard Bryan
M. L. Clark
Dorsey
John W. Grant
John D. Little
B. W. Martin
Robert F. Maddox
H. C. Peeples
J. Carroll Payne
L. Z. Rosser, Jr
F. L. Seely
Norman C. Miller
Arthur G. Powell
Frederic J. Paxon
Atlanta Faces Capitol Move Debate to Macon
Serious reports from Atlanta on the possibility of moving the state capital to Macon grow more acute. Twenty five House members are listed as authors of a bill to locate the capital in Macon, with the Rules Committee favoring special order status after the appropriations bill, and rumors of a two thirds House vote. If true, the bill would pass the House and go to the Senate, prompting intense Atlanta counteraction to defend the capital’s current site.
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Atlanta
Macon
House of Representatives
Committee On Rules
Committee On
House
Senate
Bss
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertised Relief
E M Stewart of Chicago reports great relief from hay fever and summer asthma using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The letter urges others with similar symptoms to try the product and to purchase from druggists.
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Foley
E. M. Stewart
Wolfram St
Chicago
Stewart
Theatrical Managers Meet To Suppress Play Piracy
International effort to curb play piracy discussed at the National Association of Theatrical Producing Managers annual meeting at the Hotel Astor. Plans for improving theatre conditions and countering opposing interests also outlined. Kidney and bladder health ad notes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a quick relief option.
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New York
National Association of Theatrical Producing Managers
Hotel Astor
Foley
Steuben Statue to be Presented to Germany
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri sails for Germany to present a replica of the Baron von Steuben statue to the emperor on behalf of the people of the United States. He will also attend the Interparliamentary Peace Union annual meeting while abroad.
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Steuben
Germany
New York
Bartholdt of Miesobri
Baron von Steuben
United States
Bartholdt
Interparliamentary Peace Union
New Stomach Hope From Stomach and Liver Tablets
H M Younspeters editor of the Bus Lake View Ohio writes of severe digestive distress with no relief from treatments. After using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets he reports surprising relief from the first doses and a “new stomach” after the second bottle, restoring health. Sold by all dealers.
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H. M. Younspeters
Lake View
Ohio
Chamberlain
Gale
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Clarke
Sandy Creek
Buck Branch
Bradberry
Kenney’s
Princeton
Phinizy
Phinizy & Hardeman
Hardeman & Phinzy
Connecticut
Louisiana
Lipscomb & Company
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