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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1905
Page
8
Legal advertisements from Clarke County Georgia announce discharge petitions in multiple estates. John R Mack administrator Cain Jones seeks discharge. Goodloe H Yancey guardian seeks discharge. S A Turnell and Lee Trammell administrators seek dismissal. William L Clay executor Emma Moore seeks discharge and final accounts. Notices require showings at the Court of Ordinary on specified dates in August September 1905.
Multiple Clarke County notices of Sheriff sale and court actions list August 1905 auctions. Descriptions include Hancock Avenue lots in Athens, boundaries with Marcellus Campbell and others, and a Peters Street lot. Also contains a petition for Athens Drug and Seed Company charter and standard court notices.
Valdosta Ga July 12 The trial of J G Rawlings his three sons Milton Lennard and Jesse and two Negroes for the Carter children murders will begin Monday in a special term. Interest is high with a large crowd expected as officers fear trouble. The defense remains silent and a change of venue is anticipated with later impeachment of state testimony. Seventy witnesses are summoned including neighbors officials and kin. The state alleges Turner the preacher and Alf Moore aided the Rawlings boys in the murder and that the plan was to burn the house to destroy evidence.
Clarke County Georgia court notices William L. Clay administrator asks discharge after full administration of the estate. Ordinary of Clarke County cites all distributees to appear at settlement on the first Monday in August 1903 to show cause why letters of dismissal should not be granted.
Ananda Ga July 12 during a short house session several bills were introduced including a proposal by Mr Wright to designate dry counties as dry in fact and criminalize acting as a penter to sell liquor in counties where prohibition prevails Speaker Slaton withheld appointment of a new counties committee while considering its fate and plans to announce decisions soon
Avlanta July 12 A reform measure identical with the Willingham prohibition bill will be introduced in the lower house by Mr Covington of Colquitt county Thursday morning. The measure aims to curb liquor across Georgia and has strong support from House leaders. Covington pledges vigorous advocacy for prohibition with assurances of allied backing.
Washington reports that Acting Attorney General Hoyt will have District Attorney Morgan H. Branch probe the cotton investigation from all angles. Edwin S. Holmes and others may face criminal or alternative actions as Wilson presses for accountability. New crop report safeguards are enacted with doors locked and lines cut to prevent leaks.
Market notes from Athens and New York show futures activity on Wheat Corn and Oats with September and December positions. Chicago Grain and Produce reports wholesale prices with futures figures for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard and Rib in September contracts and price ranges across several commodities.
New York reports a strong opening with futures up about 20 points. Liverpool rises on crop news as southern trading increases. Weather shows little rain west of the Mississippi but heavy rain in Georgia and parts of Alabama with showers forecast for the Carolinas and fair conditions elsewhere. Secretary Wilson may revise the June acreage report, influencing near term prices amid long option holdings and potential selling pressure.
Grace Ore Myers, praised as a worthy successor to Alice Neilsen, is announced as the new leading star of The Fortune Teller. Critics hail her mastery of comic opera, vocal prowess, and stage presence, with plans for a national tour and production by All Welpen.
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