Tax Rate Fixing At Clarke County Court Meeting
Clarke county board of commissioners fixes the tax levy for the year and authorizes bids for a new courthouse costing 175000 dollars. The levy remains five mills with no rate increase, to cover bonds, interest, and county operating expenses. The plan retires 3000 dollars of old bonds and allocates 100 percent of the rate to roads, bridges, legal debt, officers' salaries, and other costs. The aggregate tax rate remains one dollar per hundred dollars assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County Board of Commissioners of Roads
Tate Wright
Hodgson-Shackelford
Sholder
Athens
Clarke
Court House
James White
Balliffe
E. Coe Wee Som Veel
Fe’ A'Hte
Death of Mr Scriven Wingfield shocks Athens community
Athens mourns the sudden death of Mr Scriven Wingfield at his South Lumpkin street home after a severe headache and ruptured blood vessel. He was thirty four, son of Judge Wingfield Sr., survived by his wife formerly Miss Whitehead and two children, plus numerous Wingfield relatives. He was a respected citizen and church member.
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Athens
Scriven Wingfield
Big Home
South Lumpkin Street
Wingfield
W. C
Miss Whitehead
W. J. Whitehead
Atlanta
83. Wingfield
Messrs
W. C. Wingfeld
A. Wingfield
S. B. Wingfield, Jr
G T. Wingfield
J. N. Williamson
Annie O'Farrell
Warren J Smith
Pope
Farmers Union Address Calls Members to Bold Action
Special from Chattanooga Tenn Sept 3 Pres C S Barrett of Georgia delivers the heart of the eighth annual National Farmers Union address urging organized, intelligent, aggressive advocacy for farmers rights. He warns against passive trust in politicians and calls for honest leadership, self help, and broader cooperation to secure reforms and educate the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Georgia
National Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Union
Congress
White House
Dhen
Cooy
Oood
Alker
No Hope Is Held for Grace's Recovery
Atlanta reflects on Eugene Grace a hopeless paralytic after two costly spine operations yielded no progress. The article urges personal responsibility and community support, urging readers to keep promises made at gatherings and to back local enterprises with sustained effort. It closes warning that pledged support hinges on enduring cooperation and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Eugene Grace
Expenses of Senator-Elect R Toombs DuBose
Senator-elect Robert Toombs DuBose of Clarke County Georgia filed and swore to a campaign expense statement for the August 21 1912 primary. He lists 90.00 in total expenses including five dollar announcements in seven papers and county assessments in Oglethorpe Madison Elbert and Clarke counties, all paid by himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Toombs DuBose
Clarke
Georgia
Clarke County
Oglethorpe
Madison County
Elbert County
Robt
Toombs Dubose
Herschel Carithers
Notary Public
Clarke Co. Ga
Taft and Roosevelt Fight It Out in California
Special to the Banner reports California primaries across all parties for congress state senate and house of representatives. Taft and Roosevelt factions battle for state senate and assembly nominations forming delegates to the upcoming state convention and deciding the presidential electors slate. The nonpartisan judiciary races fall outside party influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
California
Congress
State Senate
State House of Representatives
Superior Court
Taft
Roosevelt
Senate
Assembly
Republican Party
Aged Physician Dr. Wilson Brooks Dies in Lexington
Dr. Wilson Brooks of Lexington, a veteran physician in Oglethorpe county, died yesterday near noon from age related decline. The funeral will be at Lexington today with services at 10 o'clock. carriages leave Bernstein Brothers' chapel early this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Brooks
Lexington
Oglethorpe County
Bernstein Brother's
Brooks
Doan's Kidney Pills Public Endorsement From Athens
Athens resident Mia Glennie Marlow testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured her seven year old daughter of kidney disease affecting walking. She quotes a March 1908 statement and credits rapid improvement. Ad claims availability via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole U S agents. price five cents.
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Mia
Glennie Marlow
Jackson St
Athens
Doan
P March
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Sote
United States
Tariff Object Lessons Planned by Democratic Committee
New York plans to showcase tariff and high cost of living via an exhibit in the coming week with copies to major cities and broadcast pictures to farming communities. Abram I. Elkus named chair of the Special Tariff Chamber of Horrors committee with Rep. William C. Redfield as vice chair. The display will compare prices of US made goods against costs in Germany, Canada, England and China to argue Americans are harmed by tariffs. The exhibits panel includes Rep. Redfield, Rep. Oscar Underwood, Calvin Tomkins, Charles Crane, Rudolph Spreckles, Senator Gore, Rep. James L. Slayden and Rep. Lyden Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Democratic National Committee
New York City
Abram I. Elkus
Special Tariff Chamber of Horrors
William C. Redfield
Congressman Redfield
United States
Taft
Germany
Canada
England
China
Sonera
Oscar W. Underwood
Calvin Tomkins
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Rudolph Spreckles
San Francisco
Senator Gore
James L. Slayden
Lyden Evans
Rattler Strikes at Automobile Wheels
An Atlanta report says A G White of Cartersville returned home with a four and a half foot rattler on his running board. The snake struck at the rear wheels as they passed, but the tires held, and the reptile died after a stone blow. The incident happened near Adairsville during a roadside ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
A. G. White
Cartersville
White
Adairaville
Mr. White
County Unit System Faces Countywide Vote
A large county meeting at the city net endorses a proposed county unit school system. Judge A J Cobb explains the enabling bill and a petition seeks a county election on the measure. Campaign committees, speakers, and dates are set with Cohen as permanent chairman to educate voters before the third Wednesday in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen
A. J. Cobb
Cobb
Messrs
J. 3. Stewart
T. H. Dozier
D. C. Barrow
W. M. Colle
N. B. Davis
Aaron Cohen
J. T. Pittard
H. J .Rowe
Cham Bian Cohen
G. H. Thurmond
G. G. Bond
B. F. Woods
C. D. Flantgen
W. M .Coile
E. B. Mell
H. J. Rowe
Mell
W. W Puryear
Watson Daniel
T H. Dozier
Stewart
J W. Collier
New Gas Company Names A Colquit Turner Manager
A. Colquit Turner of Rome Georgia is named manager of the new gas company that has acquired the Athens Gas Company. Turner, a Georgia native, arrived in Athens and is already at work guiding the plant and planning extensive improvements. He notes engineers are drafting plans to upgrade the plant and pledges better service, with the office moved to Jackson street for closer contact with patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Colquit Turner
Rome
Georgia
New Gas Company
Athens Gas Company
Turner
Jackson Street
Clayton
Broad Streets
Harjness
Athens
Washington
Ite
Thompson Fit 10 Pitch Eyes Major Leagues Return
Carl Thompson, a crack Georgian hurler with the Brockton team, is planned for another big league trial. Yankees manager Wolverton lauds him as capable of pitching in any major league. Thompson has won eight of ten games with Brockton, earning a raise and a possible return after New England league season ends in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Thompson
New York Americans
Brockton
Mags
New England
Manaager Wolverton
Yankees
rBockton
Thompson
Wolverton
Internationals
New York
Homer
Tennessee
Warm Springs
County board orders bailiff to serve road tax defaulters
At the county commissioners meeting the clerk was instructed to have a special bailiff serve all road tax defaulters with notice to appear and show cause why they should not be fined or sent to work for nonpayment. The record shows 948 paid their taxes and only 11 were defaulters.
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Tribble
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Mir. Wingfield
Pres. C
Barrett
National Farmers Union
Dubose
Winterville
Eudora Noel
Vesta
J. W. Noel
Annie Mathewa
Homer Dawson
Mrs. Smith
Little Son
Alva Moore
Misa Katie Anderson
Bishop
Misa Grace Johnson
W. R. Mackay
Greensboro
Mra. F. H. Kroner
Clara Griffent
Ruth Kerlin
Roberta Pittard
Glindys Glenn
State Normal
Mary Pittard
Agnes Scott
Erin Colle
LeWare Pittard
Milledgeville
Lillian Winter
Griffin
Cordelia Thornton
Americus
Ashe
Grace Johnson
Lawrenceville
Gaines
Ray
Chandler
Minter
County Unit System
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