Athens Foundry seeks charter amendment and goods handling plan
A lengthy legal notice details Athens Foundry and Machine Works petitioning Clarke County Georgia Superior Court to amend its charter, raise capital to fifty thousand dollars, extend to forty years, and expand to include warehousing, brokerage, insurance, and related services for cotton and other commodities. The document outlines corporate powers, branch offices, mortgage rights, and governance, with notices to stakeholders and dates for filings. The filing also lists Strickland and Green as petitioners' attorneys and records a separate filing for a different corporation seeking a charter and capital adjustment.
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D. Moss
Tavy
Jani x . i
Kh L. Moes & Company
Pannanarit I
Aid Corporation
Todoy General
Follane Eis
Athens
Clarke County
Pannonara
Mikelle
Iie
Patit
Stricklasd & Gunan
Attys
Ke County
I. C. W. Cooper
Pat Oqaaty
Gootan
Clarkecourt
Torus
Clarke Superior Court
Clarae
Lear Wll
Anid Court
Athen Bn
Ororosa
Chane Dorey
Rs Hodgeon
Bert Hodgeon
Jarithers
W.T. Bryan
Aslan
Miller
Aid State
Oani
Tme
Sellars Ae
Aes
Stak
Yesailary
Oiing
Maki Corporation
Tate
Clara County
Georgia
Clarke
Eaih
WIN & Erwin
W. Cooper
Hay Ti Cau
Segalark
Superior Court
Sen Guuatye
Giarke County
Okonaia
Br Saeln
Athens Foundry & Machine Works
Strivbland & Green
Cuasnon Coast
C. W. Cooper
Said County
Athens Georgia Bond Election for City Hall Construction
The mayor and council of Athens Georgia announce a September 27 1902 election to decide issuing 50000 bonds to build and furnish a new city hall. Bonds bear 4 percent interest with thirty year maturity funded by a tax levy and a sinking fund, with ballots marked City Hall Bonds for yes and Against for no.
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Athens
Georgia
City of
Clarke
Athena
State of
Devil's Auction Opens New Transformation Show in Athens
Manager Yale proclaims the Devil's Auction the latest novelty with a fully new cast. The curtain rises on a fresh firefact and ends with the new transformation scene A Tribute to Our Country. Every act and feature is new, with all scenery and properties replaced. Athens audiences can expect a premiere next Tuesday night September 9.
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Yale
Athens
Let the Gold Dust Twins Do Your Work TM
An advertisement touts the Gold Dust twins as a solution for chores, claiming they can handle tasks efficiently under the brand slogan. The brief copy emphasizes reliability and old timey call to action without detailing services or contact information.
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Gold Dust Twins
Enrollment Surge Triggers Demand for New Grade in City Schools
Public school attendance is rising sharply with 255 pupils at Baxter Street school on opening day, including 127 boys and 128 girls. Fifty extra pupils could be admitted per grade but 61 hold admission cards for the Eighth grade, pushing eleven pupils from entry. Authorities vow immediate action to create a new grade and curb overcrowding.
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Board of Education
Washington Street
Baxter Street
Charities to Be Organized in Athens City
The Banner reports a proposed Athens charity group to unify giving and curb street beggars. Businessmen would donate one dollar monthly, with a president secretary and treasurer to oversee funds and distribute aid. Members would pay, adopt by laws, and elect officers after reaching one hundred members.
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Athens
Organized Charities
University Auxiliary Eyeing Statewide Support for Normal School
A state editorial promotes the University Auxiliary and the Georgia State Normal at Athens, praising its work for rural education and the $25,000 fundraising goal. The newly formed University of Georgia Auxiliary includes an advisory board with leaders from Athens, Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Rome, and Augusta, aiming to expand teacher training for rural schools and rally broad public backing.
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Bancor
Stage Normal School
Harmony Grove Citizen
University of Georgia Axillary
J. L
M. Corry
W. B. Hill
George Foster Peabody
W. J
W. B. Merrit
Clark Howell
R. B. Park
Harry Hodson
Athens
Hugh M. Dorsey
Atlanta
Jere M. Pound
Macon
Joseph BR. Lamar
Augusta
P. A. Stovall
Savannah
Henry R. Goetctas
Columabas
Edward Mattez
Rome
General C. A. Evans to Write of Mil and Faithful Devotion
General Clement Evans, famed Georgia figure, plans a romantic novel about the devil seeking salvation and redemption. A former Methodist minister, Confederate veteran, and longtime Georgia leader, he chairs the state prison commission and the pardons board.
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C. A. Evans
Mil
Clement Evens
Evans
General Evans
Gome
Georgia
Methodist Church
Hoe
United Confederate Veterans of Georgia
Board of Pardons
County to Set Tax Rate Next Monday
County Commissioners fix meeting for next Monday to determine the fiscal year tax rate. The unchanged rate is expected to be near 50.6 percent, with this year’s increase totaling around 199,000 dollars and potential discussion of the rise.
Changes at the Seaboard Railroad Office News
Over the past days Seaboard Air Line local offices have seen several shifts. G A Campbell moves to Johnson City Tennessee as Southern Railway agent. W H Butler becomes chief clerk here, replacing him. R W Norris becomes chief clerk at Greenwood while B C Butler takes over as car clerk.
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Seaboard Air Line
G. A Campbell
The
Southern Railway
Johnson City
Tenn
W. H. Butler
R. W. Norris
Greenwood
B. C. Butler
Athens Elks Carnival set to draw large crowds
Northeast Georgia prepares for the Athens Elks Carnival running September 20 to October 4 with attractions from the Cincinnati Carnival Company and the County Store. Balloonist Alvini and special train fares boost excitement as Agricultural and Educational Day feature speakers and Governor Terrell presides over Military Day contests.
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Athens
Georgia
Cincinnati Carnival Company
Alvini
Clayton Street
Prras
Elberton Star
Elka
Athens Iiks
W. B. Merritt
Summer School Fund Near Three Thousand Dollars
The Athens Summer School fund has surpassed two thousand dollars with hopes to reach three thousand as subscribers, led by Chancellor Hill and President Branson planning to recruit instructors. Local support grows as Georgia teachers push for the program, with several subscriptions listed and more expected as Athens closes in on a successful summer school.
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Hill
City
Branson
State Normal School
Athens
Georgia
Incomplete Attorney Reference for Hemp Hill Will Case
The note cites Strickland & Green as the Athens firm but misnames the partners. It mentions Strick land & Greennstead of Lamphin & Barnett as filed in the insonation restraining the will execution. The source shows garbled law firm references needing correction to Strickland & Green and Lamphin & Barnett, Athens.
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Col. W. A. Hemphill
Athens
Strickland & Greennstead
Lamphin & Barnett
Stone to Move Printer Shop on Jackson Street
Mr. Stone and Mr. E. D. Stone, the reliable job printer, relocate from the second floor of the Banner building on Jackson Street to the adjoining storefront once occupied by Mes W. Watson. The moved shop will be fitted and remodeled in an approved style.
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Ers
Athens
E. D. Stone
Banner Balding
Jackson Street
Y Mes W. Watson
Stone
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C. W. Coop
Goure Clarke Co
Kinma
Eounty
de Weber
Winrar
John H. Lawes
Larry
eliaAia Rennes
Victoria Johnson
Lawrence Johnson
Otober
B. Ruweed
Con Camp
Cooran
N. K
Isin
Apeotal
Seaboard
Robertson Marble Works
Thomas
Athens, Ga
W.J. Smith & Bro
E. P. Wyatt
A. B. Griffeth
King & Co
Arnold & Sorrells
Strickland & Green
Mr. Stone
Sete
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