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Newspaper

Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1906

Page

6

Georgia Corporations Face 50 Dollar Penalty for Late Registration

Thousands of Georgia corporations across all counties must register with the secretary of state by November 1 to avoid a $50 fine. Despite two months of laws in effect, under 1,000 of 15,000 to 20,000 firms have registered. Secretary of State Philip Cook has distributed registration blanks and copies of the act to facilitate compliance.

Atlanta Georgia General Assembly Georgia Corporation Philip Cook

Cotton Day at State Fair Promotes Higher Cotton Prices

Georgia division of the Southern Cotton Association promotes Cotton Day at the Atlanta state fair on October 17. Speakers Harvie Jordan, SCA president. S R Witherspoon of Mississippi. E D Smith of South Carolina urge growers to attend for insights on raising prices. Johnson urges county rallies and low rail rates, warns that weather and damage may affect values. expect price rises before spring. The piece notes a Jackson, Mississippi pledge and mentions tensions with China over Boxers.

Atlanta Georgia Southern Cotton Association M. L. Johnson Harvie Jordan Johnson Nianta

Tailored Ladies Suits and Cloaks Sell In Range

A listings page highlights women’s wear including tailored ladies suits priced from $9.50 to $50.00. Also offered are ladies cloaks from $6.00 to $40.00 and misses cloaks ranging from $1.50 to $15.00, all described as high quality wool garments.

Cloaks Cloaks All Jong

Sale of Knit Underwear and Outerwear Bargains

A great stock of knit underwear for ladies misses and children offered at 25c per garment. Rain coats for boys and men with capes priced at 1.95. Cashmere pants 75c, outing and gingham yardage priced 5c and 5c respectively. Second floor displays tapestry and velvets in new shipment.

Special Exhibit of Ready to Wear Suits and Hosiery

Misses boys and mens hosiery featured with a weeks exhibit of ready to wear suits skirts and cloaks and kid tips. The new Cuban heels advertised. A best line of John Keily for ladies and Edwin Clapp for men offered.

Federal Court Session Set to Break Records in Civil Calendar

The fall session of the federal court opens November 15 in this city with Judge Newman directing a docket heavy on peonage and liquor cases. The calendar includes major damage suits such as Armour & Co. vs Elberton Grocery Co and several actions against Southern Railway Co, plus the U. S. government case against J Edward Eubanks of Atlanta for mail theft involving multiple named victims.

Federal Court Comer Moore J. Edward Eubanks Atlanta Newman Eubanks Ram Hamlet

Mine, Walter B Hill Makes Splendid Talk

Mrs. Walter B Hill president of the Georgia School Improvement Club gave a strong address to teachers at the State Normal School and others interested in school improvement She urged local taxation for schools consolidation of weak rural schools and better libraries for country schools and asked women to back this reform effort.

Walter B. Hill Georgia School Improvement Club State Normal School

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages

A newspaper notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming it treats the constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer a one hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure.

Hall

Tragic Wagon Crash Kills 27-Month-Old on College Avenue

Frances Eberhart, two and a half, died after a Moss Manufacturing Company wagon struck him on College avenue near Strong street. John Williams, the wagon driver, was arrested after officers corralled him near Savannah street. The fatal blow occurred as his mother crossed with another child. the driver said he did not see the boy.

College Avenue John W. Eberhart, Jr Frances Mea Moss Manufacturing Company John Williams Mr. Eberhart Michael Bros R. L. Moss Drayman McKie Dearing Hill B. A. Prince Willams Savannah Street City Dowk College Avenue

Two Trials Postponed In Monroe Murder Case And Insurance Suit

Yesterday Judge Brand moved to hear motions for new trials in two cases. Tom Long, convicted of murdering a man named Toole in Monroe, and C C Chandler vs Mutual Life and Industrial Association of Georgia had hearings postponed until the 18th inst.

Brand Tom Long Toole Monroe C. C. Chandler Mutual ‘Life and Industrial Association of Georgia Tnt

Stenographer John J. Carr Heads Western Circuit Week

John J. Carr, Western circuit court stenographer for eight years, is in the city on official duties with Clarke Superior court. Carr is well liked across the circuit and praised as an expert court official. Dr Marion A Born, who went to Atlanta for blood poisoning treatment, reports improvement and hopes to recover soon.

Williame John J. Carr Clarke Superior Court Carr John Uur Marion A. Born Atlanta

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Che Foo Mar China Athens Ginghams Sc Millinery Depart Ment Childs Merriams Forr John Keily Edwin Clapp Lizsie Daniel Center J. B. Vaughan Roda Smith Clarke County D. M. Cobb A. Branch McWhorter J. H. Huggins & Son Ath Strickland and Green Ens Armour & Co Elberton Grocery Co Felder & Rountree John C.grogan McWhorte Nancy Hittle Southern Railway Co Hoke Smith H.C. Peeples J. B. Jones J. J. Strickland BE. Millerva J. J. Hastings G. G. Webb Southern Cotton Oil Co James Davison H. Sibley J. B. Park Evans and Spence A. Oliver H. C. Peeples J. J. Strickland and Green Tri-State Milling Co Hiberton Grocery, Et. al Ellis, Wimbush and Ellis McWhorter and Strickland and Green E. P. Thornton Sims & Hewlett The United States Dora Camrybet U.S. At Ney W. W. Stark Jo. H. Brand J. Lindsey-Wells Co Pendergrass Oil Co E.C. Armistead J. A. B. Mahaffey Rover Mrs. Hill President Branson Francis Eberhart Martin Western Circuit Richiefce Marion. A. Born
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