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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1910
Page
5
A compendium of key 1909 events listed by month covers French elections Taft Sherman electors Roosevelt Africa trip and more. Notable items include Supreme Court actions in the Standard Oil case, Newfoundland fisheries matters, Cuban and Turkish affairs, European uprisings and treaties, and early aviation milestones. The long list records political, legal, and international developments during the year.
The table urges higher Quaker Oats spending while noting plural global events. Items include a Dec. 2 strike of switchmen, control of Equitable Life by J Pierpont Morgan with assets of 473000600, Giolitti cabinet resignation in Italy, British Parliament prorogation, U S Congress opening, and Senate leadership election of H De Soto Money. Additional notices list the American Ice Company guilty of trade restrictions, Horace H Lurton named associate Justice, AFL stance against open shop, Nicaragua presidential changes, Dr Cook proofs deemed insufficient, and Belgium throne oath by Prince Albert.
Atlanta, Jan. 3. Comptroller General Wright announces amendments in the new general tax act. Retail near beer tax rises to 300 dollars, wholesalers and manufacturers 1000. A 1 dollar dog tax to be paid in the fall. Sewing machine taxes up from 200 to 300. graduated auto dealer tax by state of sale. Photographers taxed 10 locally. Domestic and foreign corporations taxed by capital. foreign firms register with the secretary of state. Gross receipts tax on carbonated beverage makers quarterly. Tax on sale of mowing engines, reapers, binders 10 each and 19 per agent. Pinchot eyeing water powers and Uncle Sam rights.
A Sunday evening union service at First Baptist drew city churches for Rev. Crawford Jackson’s address on the Juvenile Protective Association and the Juvenile State Farm planned near Center. Judge Mehard B. Rossell urged support, citing three hundred boys helped yearly and a $5,000 farm-building pledge from Commerce, with Athens and the city to follow in backing the project. The effort, backed by Dr. L. G. Hardman, aims to give waifs a chance at honest, self-sustaining lives.
Clarence Cheatham aged about forty five years died at his home on Park Avenue after a lingering illness. The funeral will be from Boggs chapel this morning at 11 Rev George E Stone preaching. Pallbearers are Frank Prater P C Fowler W J Wallace C Kenney and Frank Payne. He is survived by two brothers Ernest and Cliff Cheatham and many friends. He was for many years a steward of Boggs Chapel Methodist church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eustace W. Speer were conducted Sunday at her College Avenue home with a large gathering. The ceremony featured a choir, selections from scriptures, and a sermon by Rev. M. L. Troutman of the First Methodist Church. Interment followed at Oconee cemetery.
Yesterday marked registration for the University Cotton School with over 25 students signing in during morning and afternoon sessions. Chancellor David C Barrow opened the series of lectures in the faculty room speaking on Waste on the Farm to a strong audience. A lecture is planned each night while daytime activities include classes and demonstration work at the tricultural hall.
A description of a severe blizzard and grip dangers prompts urging readers to seek Dr King’s New Discovery. A testimonial from L. Dunn of Pine Valley, Minnesota claims one bottle cured three weeks of illness, with prices 50 cents and one dollar.
The College of Agriculture announces itinerant extension schools in Georgia communities with petitions of 100 required. Programs run six hours daily over three days plus three evening illustrated lectures on farming topics and women's interests. Local halls and support are needed. state funds to cover instructors and materials.
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