Massachusetts new insurance plan gains support nationwide
Boston February report on Massachusetts savings bank life insurance and old age pensions details a cost based system, agency expansion to 60 groups, and strong interest from shoe factories and department stores. Proponents hope a voluntary approach reduces need for taxation funded pensions.
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Treasurer Park's Annual Report Details Georgia Finances
State Treasurer R. B. Park issues the 1908 annual report highlighting Georgia finances, bank legislation criticisms, and the need for more staff rooms and file cases. He calls for a capable treasury guard as veterans aging out reduce available protection. The report notes two Georgia banks failed that year, with one resuming operations, and stresses rising department workload.
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Is Bank Discount Usury in Georgia Law Case
The Georgia Supreme Court may soon rule on whether bank discount interest, deducted at origin, is usurious. In Bank of Monroe v Jackson Arnold, Arnold’s homestead is at stake as the bank seeks to enforce a note with a waiver of homestead. Judge Brand has reserved the decision, a pivotal issue for banking in the state, with Col J H Felker and Orrin Roberts & Walker appearing for the respective sides. New York plans an official theater censor, seen as ripe for graft.
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New York
Miss Nell Forbes Invited as Leading Lady by David Belasco
Miss Nell Forbes of College Park, sister of Walter Forbes, has been offered the lead role in The Gentleman From Mississippi by playwright David Belasco. She studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and will graduate this month before making a decision. Athens eyes her growing career and population forecasts spark local interest in boosting the town's growth.
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