Changes in Athens Twenty Years Past Highlight Local Outlook
John W. Greer editor of Wiregrass Country touts Greater Georgia Association aims to attract settlers to Georgia. He argues more people will boost farms, land value, and services, urging Athens and Clarke County to support a $25,000 fund and city-forward outreach to Eastern and Midwestern Americans.
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John W. Greer
Greater Georgia Association
Georgia
Tifton
Ee H. Tift, Jr
Atlanta
Greer
Ce Association
New York City
Athens
Georgg
East
Middle West
Atheny
Church
Clarke
Emory College
Athens Brothers Race Trip to Atlanta on Motorcycles
Two Athens men W B Pope and H L Pope left Athens at 8 30 arriving in Atlanta about eleven forty on a Sunday. Roads were good. They traveled to the state capital to take part in motorcycle races in that city.
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Athens
Atlanta
Messrs. W. B
H. L. Pope
Clarke Legislature Asked to Change Judicial Circuit
Representative-elect Robert Toombs DuBose of Clarke County is urged to introduce a bill at the next Georgia General Assembly to move Clarke County from the Western to the Northern judicial circuit. He says taxpayers request the measure and he has it under advisement.
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Clarke
Robert Toombs DuBose
General Assembly of Georgia
Northern Judicial Circuit
DuBose
Auto President Narrowly Escapes Street Car Collision
Sunday afternoon near College avenue and Washington street the street car line and the touring car of W. T. Bryant president of the company collided. No one was hurt and damage was minor as the motorman deftly stopped the car despite a close encounter.
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College Avenue
Washington Street
W. T. Bryant
Bryant
Hard Luck Young Horse Bought Saturday Gave Away Yesterday
A Barberville dairy farmer bought a fine three year old horse last Saturday. On Monday the frightened animal bolted with a milk wagon on State Street, breaking a leg in two places. A passing Black man urged a trial and took the injured horse, hoping to save it despite the owner’s belief it could not be saved.
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Mb and Wind
Crawford
Barberville
State St
Surprises Mark Saturday Football in the South
Anon piece notes Vanderbilt’s standout showing against Yale and Auburn's tighter win over Clemson. It highlights Georgia's 35 to 5 victory over Tennessee, Georgia’s fast attack, and suggests Vanderbilt, Tech and Georgia lead the southern race for the title with more games to come.
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Vanderbilt
Yale
Auburn
Clemson
Auburn O
Dobson
Howard
Georgia
Tennessee
Central Kentucky
Central
Sewanee
Two Sudden Deaths Mark Two Daze in Elberton
The Elberton Star reports two fatal incidents in two days. Mr B P Harris died suddenly Thursday after collapsing near the Standard Oil store house following a heart episode. Ep Alderson, a city Electric Light Plant worker, was instantly killed Wednesday morning when 22 000 volts Electrocuted him as he touched switches changing power sources.
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Elberton
B. P. Haris
Standard Oil Company
W. J. Mathews
Harria
Alderson
Bankruptcy Petition Filed Against Baltimore Bargain Store
A involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed in U. S. Court yesterday by Deputy Clerk W. G. Cornett seeking declaration of bankruptcy for Joe Wolff who operates the Baltimore Bargain Store on Broad Street. Alleged liabilities total one hundred thousand dollars making it one of the region’s largest cases in years.
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U. S
United States
W. G. Cornett
Joe Wolff
Baltimore
Broad Street
Georgia Baseball Star Joins World Championship Team
Athens cheers as Derrick, a standout Georgia player, is added to the Philadelphia club from Greenville and appears among the Athletics in current sporting pages. The move, made after the season, marks an old Athens graduate as part of a world championship lineup.
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Georgia
Athens
Philadelphia
Greenville
8. C
Derrick
All Athens
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Promises Croup Prevention
An old notice touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to cure coughs and prevent croup in children. It claims the remedy contains no poison and is sold by all dealers, urging immediate use when a croupy cough appears.
Atlanta Granted Reduced Freight Rate on Special Iron Products
Atlanta Ga Oct 24 The state railroad commission has granted the Atlanta Freight Bureau petition for a cut in rates on carload shipments of special iron products The reduction is nearly forty percent of the present rate and applies only to carload shipments Shippers had previously paid the same rate for carload and smaller shipments
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Atlanta
State Railroad Commission
Atlanta Freight Bureau
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Heal
Your kidney trouble may be long standing or acute. Foley's Kidney Remedy will aid you to get rid of it quickly and restore health. A user from Grand View Wisconsin testifies one bottle made him well and urges starting now.
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Foley
J. Sibball
Grand View
Wis
Beloitte Bitters
W. M. Sherman
Cushing, Me
H. BR. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith
Bro
Southern industrial surge listed by The Tradesman
The Tradesman weekly Industrial list highlights new southern investments including a $1,000,000 Virginia mines project and $250,000 Louisiana mines, plus banks, mills, and factories across Alabama to Texas with utilities and transportation firms noted in multiple cities. Health ad follows touting Beloit Bitters as a health booster with testimonials.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Georgia
Louisiana
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Virginia
South
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
Bank
Arkansas
Hartford—Mines
Helena
Little Rock
Maumee
Florida
Jacksonville
Naval
Live Oak
Miami
Milldale
Jacksonville P. C
Ee Company
Tallahassee
Transportation
Juvenile State trustees reshuffle and name change planned
The Juvenile Protective Association reorganizes with Delmer Sheppard named superintendent and his wife as matron. J. M. Thompson joins as trustee and Mrs J A Anderson joins the advisory board. The jail system is dropped to expand unpaid work for rule violators, and the institution will be renamed from Juvenile State to Junior State with plans for a girls’ home and new coin mottoes.
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Crawford Jackson
Juvenile Protective Association
Delmer Sheppard
Associated Charities
Columbus
Sheppard
J. 3. B. Thompson
Southern Railway
J. J. Fretwell
South Carolina
Anderson
John T. Ander Son
Mr. Jackson
Jackson
T. J. Shackelford
Governor to name successor to Hill in Fulton County court
Governor will appoint a new solicitor general for the Fulton County superior court to replace the late Charlie Hill. Legal figures including Linton C. Hopkins and several lawyers are discussed as potential candidates. Hopkins declined rivalry but offered to serve if named. The field includes Lewis W. Thomas Hugh M. Dorsey Madison Bell Ed T. Williams and others.
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Overnor Joseph Brown
Superior Court
Fulton County
Charlie Hill
Linton C. Hopkins
John L. Hopkins & Sons
Mir. Hopkins
Lewis W. Thomas
Hugh M. Dorsey
Madison Bell
Ed T. Williams
Robert 8. Blackburn
Carroll Latimer
Alex Stephens
John W. Moore
Harvie Hill
Georgia High Schools Show Strong Growth Across 1909 Advance
The article notes Georgia leads in high school progress with 231 public high schools, 46 new institutions in six years, 91 new teachers, and $1.851 million spent on new buildings. Accredited schools rose to 142 with 1,754 graduates in 1910, while longer recitations and fewer classes improved instruction and salaries.
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Georgia
Chancelor Barrow
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Stewart
United States
State Normal School at Athens a pillar of Georgia education
Five hundred eighty Georgia girls attended last year, with 814 total pupils and forty-two staff. The school leads the University System with eight buildings, offers domestic arts, industrial crafts, nature studies, and agriculture. A new library cost twenty thousand dollars, but funding to equip it was denied. The campus needs another dormitory and an additional academic building.
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Athens
Georgia
South
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