Good Roads Special Stops At Southern Railway Station
Mr EB Baker of the American Highway Improvement Association spoke at the Southern Railway station on the Good Roads Special. A large local audience, including officials and students, heard about road building methods and a proposed bond issue for permanent roads. Abney, Morton, Bickers, and Shelton organized a county association, with photos and a machinery display accompanying the demonstration. Clarke’s top soil road composition was highlighted as the best and cheapest solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. D. Baker
American Association of Highway Improvement
Southern Railway
McDonough
Middle Georgia
Baker
Volman
Martin J. Abney
Danielsville Road
Madison County
Clarke
University
State College of Agriculture
State Normal School
W. L Hurlbut
Land and Industrial
American Highway Improvement Association
Jas
W. Morton
D. G. Bickers
W. H. Shelton
Judge Brand Refuses Superseders Rival Candidate Court Battle
The Athens city court fight over the city judge’s seat persists with Judge Brand denying a supersedeas to Judge West. A quo warranto hearing is set for October 14, determining who holds the office, with the case likely heading to the supreme court.
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Brand
West
Smith
Weat
Shackelford
Clarke Superior Court
Athens
Supreme Court
Strickland
Cobb
Col. Mahaffey
Jewelry theft hits Mrs Harris in Piedmont hotel
Mrs Yancey Harris of Athens reported jewelry worth thousands stolen last night as she checked in at the Piedmont hotel in Atlanta. Investigators suspect a vanguard of visitors for the Gate City Guard monument unveiling arriving next week. A man thwarted registration then grabbed Mrs Harris grip and fled with another guest’s bag.
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Yancey Harris
Atlanta
Athens
Piedmont Hotel
Gate City Guard
Duel at Jesup Ends With Desperate Negro Killed
In Jesup Georgia on October 5 Riley Williams, a desperado sought for a child’s death in Douglas, Georgia, approached officers and opened fire, wounding Williams in the side. Police chief Williams returned fire, and the fugitive fell dead at the first volley.
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Jesup
Banner
Jesup, Ga
Riley Williams
Williams
Douglas
Wiliams
Fire Proof Postponed
City Engineer J W Barnett urges fireproof construction for Clarke County courthouse records. He notes vault safety, dangers of moving downtown, and asks ample bond funds to build a secure, comfortable, aesthetically pleasing courthouse. Dated October 6 1911.
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Superior Court
Crawford
Clarke County
J. W. Barnett
White Woman Fined and Jailed for Prohibition Violation
Statesboro Ga Oct 5 Mrs L V Johnson a white woman of this place was fined 300 and sentenced to thirty days in jail after pleading guilty to violating the state prohibition law Her son Lester Johnson is charged with the same offense but failed to appear when his case was called and his 500 bond was forfeited The Johnsons operate a store just over the city limit in the southern part of town and have long been suspected of selling bootleg liquor
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Statesboro
L. V. Johnson
Lester Johnson
Johnsons
Clarke County Superior Court Adjourns October Term
In vacation on October 5 1911 the Clarke Superior Court October term 1911 is adjourned from Monday October 9 1911 to Monday October 16 1911. Officers attorneys jurors parties and witnesses are notified and to govern themselves accordingly. Clerk to enter order in minutes. Judge Charles H Brand Western Circuit.
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Clarke Superior Court
Charles H. Brand
Judge Superior Courts
Western Circuit
Last payment of city taxes ends year schedule
The third and final ad valorem tax payment for the year is due on the 15th. From the 15th to the due date, payments can be made without cost. after that, fines will be issued and levies made. A three-payment system, adopted three years ago, has eased burden on small taxpayers and pleased large ones. Taxes have generally been paid promptly, and the upcoming final payment is expected to be met promptly.
Retail Merchants Plan Athens Credit Association
The retail merchants of Athens announce plans to form a city credit association. A meeting at city hall next week will finalize the organization. The system links every member to all citizens to ensure credit protection and permits association with state agencies, with records kept on file in the secretary’s office.
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Athens I
Four West Point cadets dismissed after court martial verdicts
Washington dispatches report four cadets at West Point were dismissed by President Taft after courts martial found them possessing liquor, violations strictly forbidden at the academy. Among the names is Tatnall B Simpkins, born in Georgia, with his Athens ties noted through former residents and connections to the Georgia Normal School student sister.
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Washington
West Point Military Academy
Taft
Ralph I. Sass
Delaware
James D. Christian
Virginia
Tatnall B. Simpkins
Georgia
EF Mott M. Freeland
Florida
Young Simpkins
Athens
State Normal School
Dearing Street
Sigma Chi
Well Known Athens Lady Seeks County High School in Old Court House
An Athens reader argues Clarke County lacking in high school work, urging conversion of the present county courthouse into a county high school if a new courthouse is built elsewhere. The plan would keep county families at home, offering city-quality schooling and fostering local production while uniting town and county residents. The writer promotes voting for bonds to fund the new court house.
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Clarke
Clarke County
Athens
Coun
Court House
F.C
Train Hit Team Near Colquitt Injures One Negro
A southbound Georgia Florida and Alabama train struck a wagon at a crossing near Colquitt Georgia yesterday. The horse was killed and the wagon destroyed. One of the three negro occupants, Tom Hill, was seriously hurt, while his wife and son were found unharmed though lodged beneath the engine.
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Colquitt
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Here
Tom Hill
Waycross Considers Higher Street Carnival Fees
Waycross Georgia on October 6 discussed raising street carnival license fees to two thousand dollars. A council resolution has been introduced and is likely to pass due to citizen opposition to carnivals.
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Waycross
Lanier High School Loses to G M C in Milledgeville Opener
Milledgeville Georgia Mil itary College opened the football season with a 11 to 2 victory over Lanier High School of Macon. The Lanier squad featured many green candidates but the outlook for the season is hopeful. Details of future games, including a possible match with Athens High School, are not finalized.
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Milledgeville
Georgia Military College
Lanier High School
Macon
G. M.C
Athens High School
Negro Order to Erect Fine Temple in Albany
Albany will see a $50,000 temple built by the Supreme Circle of Benevolence a Negro order with about 25 000 members. The decision was made at a Brunswick convention held recently.
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Albany, Ga
Albany
Supreme Circle of Benevolence
Brunswick
Oklahoma Insurance Agents Organize in Oklahoma City
A state organization of fire insurance agents named the Oklahoma Insurance Agents' Association was perfected at a meeting in Oklahoma City on October 5. Several score of prominent fire insurance men from cities and towns across Oklahoma attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma Insurance Agents' Association
Oklahoma
First Quaker Town Celebrates Fenwick Landing
Salem New Jersey marked the 236th anniversary of John Fenwick s 1675 landing. Historic exercises and a civic and military parade highlighted the event, noting Fenwick and a small group founded the first permanent English and Quaker settlement in the state.
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Salem
N. J
Northwest businessmen tour North Dakota exposition
Twenty seven St Paul business leaders plus guests from Minnew Polig and Duluth traveled 890 miles to spend 12 hours at a North Dakota products exposition in Bismarck. Participants included bank presidents railroad chiefs and leaders of wholesale houses. The trip aimed to showcase Northwest commerce and support agriculture while acknowledging North Dakota products and energy.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnew Polig
Duluth
North Dakota
Northwest
Association of Commerce of
Bismarck
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railway
Whole File Drug House
Mineapolis
Com Jcerma
New York
Buffalo
Roanoke
Augusta
Chicago
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Lake Superior
Louisville
Death of Captain John Brodie in Balloon Race Accident
At the South Georgia Land and Industrial Exposition in Titton Georgia Captain John Brodie a high diving specialist with Barked Amusement Co fell seven hundred feet from a balloon during a race with aero naut Prof Gowdy. Brodie from Crystal Lake Wisconsin was killed instantly as parachutes failed after a ropes entanglement.
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Titton
John Brodie
Barked Amusement Co
Brodie
Gowdy
Crystal Lake
Wisconsin
Divorce Suit Arises Over Broken Eggs Incident
Macon Georgia October 6 Richard Davis Jr filed for divorce in superior court against Celice V Davis alleging improper conduct. He says she battered him with a basket of eggs the day before she left, after he asked her to bake a cake and she tossed the eggs until none remained.
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Banner
Macon
Richard Davis, Jr
Celice V. Davis
Georgia Mule Outsmarts Auto In Odd Contests
Waycross Georgia on October 5 reports a comic collision between a mule and an automobile named Auto-te-Mule. The mule emerged unscathed, the car lost a headlight but kept its shape. The vehicle belonged to E. D. Brinews.
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Georgia Mule
Waycross
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American Highway Association
THE
Southern Railway System
Boeee
E Superior Court of
Credit Association
Lanier School
Eastman
Frank Mack
Dublin
Dodge County
Perul-Na
E. D. Brinews
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