Clarke County legal notices on twelve months support
In Clarke County Georgia a series of citations and notices announce twelve months support hearings for estates of deceased individuals including Geo W Hall D A Mahoney and J Wigley. Also notices for discharge of administrator E Hale and appointment of administratrix Mary Eberhart plus minor notice for Nina Biasingame and revival of a Christian Association charter with Cobb Erwin as attorneys.
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Clarke County
Geo. W. Hall
B. Wingfield
Georgia
D. A. Mahoney
New York Cotton Market Report Weather and Prices
Weather fair in New York as cotton prices show 12 1 2 to 12 3 4 cents per pound. Market notes indicate firm trading and steady demand amid cautious milling activity and seasonable conditions.
Athens Georgia County Seeks Steel Bridge Supplies
The Athens county plans 120 ft complete steel highway bridge and two steel girder frame bridges with 16 ft widths under Cooper specifications. About 60,000 pounds of fabricated steel members are needed for miscellaneous beam work and railings. Bids due by August 20 1912 for delivery and by November 20 1912 for completion.
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Athens
Coopers
Said
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
Plans for bigger Athens poultry show this fall
Plans are already underway for a larger poultry show in Athens this fall, aiming to be better and more eventful than previous years. Organizers promise a standout display and a crowd-pleasing showcase, seeking wide participation.
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Athens
Made His Own Way Thro College Paid Expenses Took First Honor
Special to the Banner. Atlanta July 24 Georgia has had self made men and first honor college graduates as governors. John M Slaton is cited as a governor who paid his own way through the University of Georgia and earned top honors. A former clerk with the Green Line Association at five dollars a month, Slaton saved money to fund his education and declined a higher paying job to remain in school. Representative E A Nibert recalls Slaton as industrious sober and driven, noting he turned down a $125 monthly raise to pay for college and pursue his goals. The account presents little known facts of Slaton's early career and character.
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Atlanta
Georgia
John M. Slaton
University of Georgia
Blaton
State University
Old Green Line Association
Jack Slaton
E. A. Nisbet
Sumter
Macon
Slaton
Niabet
Slongside
Prohis Plan Coup In Event Governor Vetoes Tippens Bill
Atlanta reports that prohibitionists plan a mass meeting strategy to back a candidate in the governor race if Governor Brown vetoes the Tippins bill. They aim to pressure a run by Hooper Alexander, with Wright and others in contact, timed to beat the August 1 filing deadline. Local officials note the plot as Capitol gossip and Alexander hints at public pressure.
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Proris
Atlanta
State Capitol
Brown
Prohibition
Gover
Soea
Hooper Alexander
DeKalb
Alexander
Seaborn Wright
Rome
People's Call
Senate
Vox Populi
The Cost of Living and the Value of Money Across Eras
An article tracing money value from Norman times to the present, noting prices in 1634 florins and dorins, wages, and commodities. It links exchangevalue to scarcity and historical shifts in gold supply and global events, arguing that real purchasing power fluctuates with war, exploration, and economic change.
Verbal Promise to Repay Stolen Money Case
Atlanta July 24 A verbal promise to repay stolen money is not a binding civil contract in Georgia the state court of appeals ruled in a case arising from Athens Two boys sons of C J Wilkins and Frank Burns took 102 dollars belonging to Wilkins and spent it Burns agreed to repay half if Wilkins would keep the Indians out of jail Wilkins sued Burns but failed to obtain judgment
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Court of Appeals
Athens
C. J. Wilkins
Frank Burns
Wilkins
Burns
Inds
Banks County road commissioners race stirs voters
In Maysville Georgia Banks County sees heated contests over the road and revenue commissioners plan costing 392 dollars. The sheriff race includes four candidates George M. Barden D H Griffin John Wood and Walter Reynolds. Ordinary race pits Senator T F Hilliard against Logan Perkins for the post. Clerks contest between C A Meeks and Gillis ple.
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Maysville
Banks County
Commissioners of Roads
T. F. Hii
Logan Perkins
C. A. Meeks
Mr. Gillisple
George M. Barden
D. H. Griffin
John Wood
Walter Reynolds
Wedding in Military Circles for Garlington and Chamberlain
In Washington today at St Johns Protestant Episcopal church Miss Sally Garlington daughter of Brig Gen and Mrs Ernest A Garlington married Lieut Harry Dwight Chamberlain of the 7th United States Cavalry. The bride, dubbed an army girl, met the groom while visiting her uncle Major General J Franklin Bell in the Philippines. She is noted as an outstanding horsewoman and athlete.
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Washington, D. C
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Sally Garlington
Ernest A. Garlington
Harry Dwight Chamberlain
United States Cavalry
Lieutenant Chamberlain
J. Franklin Bell
Philippines
Peary's Ship at Auction Buys Public Sale
The Arbuckle wrecking fleet including the steamship Roosevelt used by Commodore Peary on his North Pole expedition was offered at public auction following John Arbuckle's death. Arbuckle spent about $100,000 attempting to raise sunken vessels with compressed air, including the United States cruiser Yankee which sank after a collision and was never raised.
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New York
Arbuckle
Roosevelt
Commodore Peary
North Pole
John Arbuckle
Yankee
Buzzard's Bay
Navy Department
Salinas Hosts Second Annual Rodeo and Wild West Carnival
Salinas California on July 24 sees hundreds visiting for seven days of broncho busting steer riding roping contests and other range life features. The event includes a mardi gras pageant trot and running races and crowns King Burbank and Queen Sugar Beet amid elaborate preparations.
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Salinas
Cal
Burbank
Sugar Beet
Officials of Power Company Claim Unfair Deal in Tallulah Falls Row
Atlanta July 24 Officials of the Georgia Railway and Power company and stockholders protest moves to sue the power firm over Tallulah Falls. They insist their title to property is sound, citing governor and attorney general findings and condemning legislative pressure to enter suit as unjust.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Tallulah Falls
House
Jack J. Spalding
Wanted to Remodel the Woman's Face With a Hammer and Chisel
In Atlanta on July 24 G H Williams a carpenter living at 25 Fowler street burst into a boarding house parlor, threatened Miss Annie Crabtree with a knife and chisel to alter her face, then fled through a window to a neighbor for safety. He returned inside and damaged furniture before police arrived.
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Banner
Atlanta
G. H. Williams
Fowler Street
Annie Crabtree
Questioning Zadock Cook Biographical Details
Reed Smoot prepares a revised directory seeking full facts on Zadock Cook a Georgia representative born 1769 in Georgia. He served in the state house for years and in Congress from 1817 to 1819 dying near Athens between 1855 and 1860. Details sought include full birth and death dates places occupations and any life facts.
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Reed Smoot
Utah
Joint Committee On Printing
Congress
Zadock Cook
Cook
Zadock
Georgia
House of Representatives
Alfred Cuthbert
Athens
Poured Oil of Mustard Over Cat Then Down Back of a Merchant
Atlanta July 24. Albert Swords is charged with animal cruelty for smearing mustard on Mrs. W. R. Ramseys cat. The cat meowed while Merlin, a local merchant, yelled and imitated the animal. Swords poured mustard on the cat then poured the remainder down Merlin’s neck.
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Cat
Atlanta
Albert Swords
Cfty
W. R. Ramsey
B. Merlin
Amd
Merlin
Grant Park the Sole Musical Spot in Atlanta
Atlanta July 24 The city’s musical life slows as the Atlanta Music Festival Association stops rehearsals for its chorus and Sunday organ concerts are paused. The Atlanta Musical Association now presents the remaining concerts while theatres stay quiet save for vaudeville shows.
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Grant Park
Atlanta
Atlanta Music Festival Association
Atlanta Musical Association
Roosevelt supporters organize in Alabama at mass convention
In Birmingham today July 24 Roosevelt supporters in Alabama completed a permanent organization and moved to secure adequate representation for the state at the national Progressive party convention in Chicago next month.
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Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt
Alabama
Progressive Party
Chicago
Fifth District Meeting Called in Atlanta
Dr J H Goss of Decatur vice chairman has called a noon meeting of the Fifth congressional district executive committee in the state library at the capitol. They will set rules for the August 21 primary and fix candidate assessments. Congressman William Schley Howards remains unopposed so far with no discussion of other candidates.
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Atlanta
J. H. Goss
Decatur
Fifth Congressional District Executive Committee
Capitol
William Schley Howards
Death Defeats Detective in Alabama Man’s Death
Atlanta July 24 Pinkerton detectives tracked EBA Key a New Decatur Alabama businessman into the woods but another pursuer arrived first and Key was found dead. Atlanta detectives believe Key ended his own life an empty bottle lay beside the body.
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Atlanta
Pinkerton
Eba
Key
New Decatur
Ala
Lanier Enters Pension Commissioner Race in Georgia
Atlanta July 2 Calvin M Hitch secretary of state executive committee reports W H Lanier of Savannah sent a $60 check and announced his bid to unseat incumbent J W Lindsey as pension commissioner. Isabella Evessco teams with Melbourne McDowell in The Sheriff and the Widow.
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Atlanta
Calvin M. Hitch
State Executive Committee
W. H. Lanier
Savannah
Lanier
J. W. Lindsey
Isabella Evessco
Melbourne McDowell
the Sherif
the Widow
Roosevelt Convention Held in Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines Iowa July 34 delegates to the national convention at Chicago Aug were chosen as the third party in Iowa was moved forward at a well attended state convention held in Des Moines today.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Northwest Saengerbund Draws 15000 Visitors to St Paul Concerts
The Northwest Saengerbund gathers singers from Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Colorado North and South Dakota Montana for a major event in St Paul. An estimated 15,000 visitors will arrive by tomorrow morning for a series of concerts in a large auditorium featuring soloists Marie Rappold Marcus Kellerman and a 2000 voice chorus.
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Northwest Saengerbund
St. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Mlinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Colorado
North
South Dakota
Montana
Marie Rappold
Marcus Kellerman
International Eugenics Congress Opens in London
Delegates from nearly twenty nations including the United States gather at the University of London for the flat international congress of eugenics. The session opens today and will run for a week as representatives discuss plans and policies in the controversial field.
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Ainner
London
United States
International Congress of Eugenies
University of London
Hardwood Lumbermen Meet Arranges Two Day Session
A two day meeting of hardwood lumbermen convened here to discuss insurance advertising freight rates forest protection labor supply and market conditions among other related questions.
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Tion
Utah Observes Pioneer Day Across State Cities
Special Pioneer Day observances took place today in principal Utah cities and towns. The celebration highlighted regional pride in state history as communities marked the holiday with local events and ceremonies.
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Utah
Galt Lake Valley
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Susan H. Wigley
Joseph Wigley
J. EB. Wigley
Court of Ordinary
B. Wingfield, SR
E. E. Hale
Gussie Hale
Sald
Milas
Gussle Hale
Mary E. Eberhart
John W. Eberhart
Nina F. Biasingame
Men's Christian Association
Cobb & Erwin, Attorneys
I. B J. Crawford
Superior Court
Said County
D. C. Barrow
BJ. Crawford
Georgix
August Dist
Cosmty Commleston
Prt
Liverpool
Ier
Tod Wee
Tate Wright
Co. M. Strahan
Athens, Georgia
England
Europe
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California
Australia
America
Alaska
South Africa
Western Australia
Peary
George
Montcalm
Power Company
Death
Detective
Pension Commis
International Eugenics Congress
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