Georgia Road property taxes case drags on
Augusta and Richmond county fight to advertise sale of Georgia Railroad stock for taxes. State Supreme Court rulings show the stock is taxable, but until a U S Supreme Court decision is issued, state and local taxes may not be enforced. The case highlights the overlapping authority of state, city, and county tax claims and potential injunctions on sales.
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Ras Soe
Augusta
Anak
Angudta
Execu
Supreme Court
Perdoz
Georgia
Supreme Court of
United
Onmose
United States Supreme Court
Ars Ciey
Fue Arguata
Richmond County
Watt
Gha
Fulton County
Georgia Railroad
Wrights
Central of Georgia
Alabama
Muprers Court
United States
Bay
Capitol
Clay to Probe Coal Monopoly
A Virginia state senate committee opened hearings to probe alleged coal property monopolies touching anthracite and other districts. Reynolds faces charges and a nomination oath was reviewed as part of a broader territorial inquiry across several communities and roads.
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Reynolds Charg
Quanhington
Senate Committee
Reynolds
Atlanta Cooks Arm Themselves Over Medical Student Threats
In Atlanta cooks, fearing dissection by medical students, arm themselves with butcher knives after rumors spread that Mayor Woodward granted permits to seize and dissect cooks especially fat ones. The tale claims rubber shod horses and silent carriages used to abduct women for hospital dissections.
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Woodward
Presa Huddleston
Atlanta
Policy-Holders Vote Against Lawson Indorsement
Georgia policy-holders of New York Life and Mutual Life of New York met to consider Bishop Nelson’s resolution praising Thomas W. Lawson for exposing abuses in the two companies. The committee refused to favorably indorse Lawson, proposing a substitute by W. A. Wimbish that commends the effort without naming individuals and calls for trustees pledged to recover misused funds. The convention is set for Tuesday at noon in the Piedmont hotel assembly room with many delegates traveling from across the state.
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Noe
Georgia
New York Life and Mutual Life of
New York Insurance
Martin F. Amorous
K. Nelson
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Bishop Nelson
Lawson
Bishop
Prostective Society of Georgia
Piedmont
Foltey-Holders’ Preseive Society of Georgia
Wimbish
Wimgh
Ha Ap Nelson
Heaved
New York Life
Miial
New York Life Insurance
Mutual Life
New York
Wheeler memorial committee meet in Atlanta chamber rooms
City officials including Mayor Woodward and the general council are named as members of the Wheeler memorial committee. A 3 o'clock afternoon meeting is planned in the Atlanta chamber of commerce rooms at city hall. The mayor’s notice asks finance and manufacturing statistics and transportation committees to attend and participate in preparations for the memorial honoring General Joseph Wheeler.
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Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Woodward
General Council
City Hall
City of
Atlanta
Atae Chamber of Commerce
City All
Finance Committee
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James G. Woodward
T. H. Jones
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Chamber of Commerce
Council
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Ghairman General” Committee
Accused Officials Face Wrongs Against the Innocent
Report cites rectors agents and other employees found guilty by act or connivance of wrongs against the innocent poor ignorant and trustful who have suffered at the hands of unfaithful management and seeks redress and accountability.
Atlanta bids to bring the Georgia state fair to Atlanta
A special meeting of directors of the Atlanta Fair association discussed bringing the Georgia state fair to Atlanta this fall. A committee including Joyner Weldon Barnes Van Landingham Alex Smith Black and Silverman will travel to Macon to present Atlanta's bid and gather merchant support while Joyner and Weldon plan to resign at the March annual meeting due to time demands.
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Atlanta Fair Association
W. R. Joyner
Atlanta
Macon
State Agricultural Society
Joyner, Weldon
Barnes
van Landist Ham
Alex Smith
Black and Silverman
Atlante
Silverman and
Joyner
Frank Weldon
Itaig
Good Price for Lots in Tifton Ga
Ten thousand dollars per lot was paid for eight 25 by 85 foot parcels in the heart of Tifton. The corner lot on Love Avenue and seven other parcels front Second Street were sold to local residents and businesses including JH Hilhouse, Chat, Ha grenyes, Tifton Drugs, Duncan Mubbe, J T Mathis, and WW. W. Tim. Frons.
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Tifton
Second Street
JH Hilgense
Rucker Ordered to Manila With Georgia Unit
First Lieutenant I. D. Rucker Jr. of the Georgia militia is relieved from duty by War Department order to join the Sixteenth U.S. Infantry in the Philippines. Captain Carl A. Reichman will replace him for inspections of Georgia troops, with Major Frank B. McCoy taking over March 9. Rucker will depart for San Francisco soon with his wife and child.
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Rucker Jr
National Guard of
Georgia
War Department
Sixteenth
United States Infantry
Philippines
Rucker
Manila
San Francisco
United States
China
S. W. Harris
Jon Hes
United States Bar Department
Frank B. McCoy
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort McPherson
Capitol
Carl A. Reichman
Japan
McCoy
Lucy Newman
Hin
Wonder Cure ad claims kidney bladder relief by mail
An old advertisement for the Texas Wonder Cure promotes relief from kidney and bladder troubles and pneumatic issues. It offers two months of treatment by mail from Dr E W Hall, with testimonials requested and a St Louis mailing address.
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W. Hall
Olive
St. Louis
Southern railway orders 40 engines and 10,000 cars
The Southern railway placed an order for forty high grade locomotives costing about 15 000 to 20 000 dollars each, totaling around 750 000 dollars. Separately, orders for 10,000 freight and coal cars are planned for delivery this year to ease south traffic. Fertilizer shipments remain heavy, with at least one entire fertilizer train sent and another being assembled.
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The
Southern Railway
Southern
Atlanta Cluder
Night serenade sparks quarrel at boarding house
A quartet of juvenile nightingales at an 8 Cap ited boarding house sang a coon song “Rastus Johnson Brown” prompting Will Crim to erupt in severe insults. Crim was arrested after a court arraignment while his wife stood by him. The recorders court heard the tale of late night music and heated exchanges with remarks about the performance and the song.
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Wens
Rastus Johnson “Brown
Will Crim
Crim
J. H. Carter
Recorders Court
Rastus Johnson Brown
Carter
Ing
Rastus Jobson Brown
Hart
Crin
Rastus Johnson
Nightingales
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