Rail routes and railroads hint at new mountain access
Reports describe a proposed direct line from Walhalla to Seneca via Spartanburg junction and Hendersonville, with branches toward Maryville and Knoxville making Logside and Lake Toxaway areas reachable. Officials note expected rail growth, fertilizer shipments, and heightened holiday traffic across Atlanta and southern routes as 1908 figures loom.
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Seneca
Lake Toxaway
Phire
Spartanburg Junction
Hendersonville
N. C
Atlanta
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Nia
Hendi
Toxaway
Brevard Liae
Southern Rail
Southern
Carolina
Divorce and alimony petitions flood last year court records
The court handled about 232 petitions on marriage matters from July 1 to December 31. Roughly two thirds sought divorce, with thirty or more petitions for alimony from husbands. two alimony petitions appeared, while ten involved separation from first marriage. Most petitions cite abandonment, infidelity, or abuse, with a 1906 file noting a wife’s non support and abuse claim.
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Rother
Fiies
Iorea
Hmsba
Five Injured in Street Car Collision in Dense Fog
Five people were injured in a street car collision on Fourth Street in Louisville this morning caused by dense fog. Injured are John Forbes a passenger and J passenger Freq Childs conductor Btephens motorman Henry FE.
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Louisville
John Forbes
Freq Childs
Btephens
Henry Fe.son
Tribes of University to Meet in State Library Friday
The tribes of the state university will meet in the State Library at Athens on Friday January 12 at 10 oclock for the transaction of business. A plan to establish a summer school at Athens is discussed as a benefit for teachers unable to attend. The legislature made no specific provision this year and may consider general appropriations.
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State Lion
Ness
State University
State Library
Atgon
Acon
Walter
Comet Whith
Athens
New Home Celebration Sparks Local Transportation Club Event
A loosely connected account describes a Transportation Club gathering with plans and social moments. The piece mentions a christening, setting up a room, and discussions about future activity, with references to members and local sentiment among Atlantans. The text is fragmentary and uncertain about specific outcomes or dates.
Escape From City Prison Through East Wall Hole
Seven Black inmates escaped the city prison by tearing through the east wall with a lead pipe and iron strip, creating a 10 by 12 inch opening. Two, Charlie Warner and Gus Jarrett, were quickly recaptured. Oscar Carr and Eugene Baskin warned officers and were detained. The escape prompt inquiry and possible board review target turnkey responsibility.
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Liberty
Charle Warner
Gus Jarrett
Walter Perry
Arthur Bailey
Jim Robinson
Claude Garner
Andrew Bates
Bailey
Will Mitchell
Oscar Carr
Eugene Bast
Carr
Baskin
John Hightower
Press Dagin
Charles Tyler
Will Atkinson
Leroy Atkinson
Tomnkey Ozburn
Clarence Hamilton
Butler Street
Arm
Charlie Warner
Eugene Baskin
Wwe
Wb Ware
Mayo
Sheperd
Turnkey Ozburn
Jennings
Turnkey
Ozburn
Board of Police Commissioners
Disappearance of Giorgione Master Shocks Rome
Excitement in Rome as reports spread that the precious painting Christ with the Cross by Giorgione has vanished from the Loschi palace in Vienna. The piece was not found in the Gardner collection in Boston, but authorities have not confirmed the loss pending an official investigation by the palace’s present owners.
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Giorgione
Loschi Palace
Vienna
Gardner
Boston
Leschi Palace
L Leschi Palace
Calderar
Picadio
Scamorx
The Russian Peasant Riots and the Nation's Burden
In Everybody's for January the magazine argues Russia's crisis mirrors global issues as masses described as the hungriest and most degraded threaten order. It warns of horrors tied to disaffection with country and God, noting the peasantry's role in upheaval and reflecting on the broader implications for nations under Nicholas II.
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Russia
Nicholas
McClellan Begins Second Term As Mayor Of New York
January ceremonies mark the start of George B McClellan's four year second term The mayor outlines goals of clean efficient honest government and warns department heads to be held to strict standards The installation includes swearing in Theodore Bingham as health commissioner and District Attorney W Twerome Jr renews his term Hearn protests the seating of several aldermen and pledges to seek certiorari to challenge canvassers' rulings in the McGowan seats and related contests
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New York
George B McClellan
Eremonieca
Theodore Bingham
New Wales
McClellan
Long Beach
Rockaway Beach
W Tweromé Afzo
Clarence J. Shearn
McGowan
Mr. Shearn
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Shearn
Board of Canvassers of Elections
W. R. Hearst
Simple Preventive for Typhoid Brought by Health Authority
A medical note urges keeping the body clean inside and out to prevent typhoid. It promotes a healthful laxative water, notably French Lick water, as a key preventive, suggesting Pluto Water for at home use and French Lick Springs Hotel as a recuperative destination with extensive facilities.
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Cora
Pluto
French Lick
Ind
French Lick Springs
Commerce Succeeding As Southern Business Magazine
Commerce the new dollar magazine for business men published by the Commerce Publishing Company of Atlanta is meeting encouragement. Southern merchants see Atlanta as a growing jobbing and wholesale market and will learn of trade pointers and movements through Commerce. Atlanta wholesale houses have contributed support, signaling a step in the right direction.
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Commerce
Commerce Publishing Company
Atlanta
South
Big Stick Candy For Soldiers Home Vet Nickname
A 75 pound big stick of candy was presented to old veterans at the Soldiers' Home as a New Year gift. It was made at George E Johnson's factory and sent by Dr Amos Fox. About 6 feet long and a foot and a half in diameter, it was ringed with red and white and looked tempting. Dr Fox had it placed on exhibition then broken into small pieces for the veterans to eat.
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Amos Fox
George E Johnson
Jook
Davidson Succeeds LaFollette as Wisconsin Governor
James O. Davidson was sworn in as governor of Wisconsin today, succeeding governor La Follette and ending the term of the prior lieutenant governor. The move follows the expiration of the Ro Mm le Follettes era and sets the stage for new leadership in the state senate and executive offices.
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Davidson
LaFollette
Mailison
Wis
James O. Davidson
Mm le Follettes
United
Tares
Senate
Health Board to Meet Today at Capitol
The state board of health will hold its annual meeting at 1 PM in the board offices at the state capitol. Officers may be chosen for the next year, with expecta tions that current leaders will be replaced. The board will discuss the Supreme Court quarantine ruling and possible legislative amendments to grant broader powers.
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State Board of Health
State Capitol
William Westmoreland
Atlanta
Charles Hicka
Dublin
H. F. Harris
State Board
Supremes Court
Ita
Water Works Probe Considered by City Board
Water board weights push for chamber of commerce to form a committee to investigate the city water department and department affairs. The regular monthly meeting of the water board is to be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Secretary W. G. Cooper's offices. A committee may be appointed to examine water works operation and department affairs in a move seen as more than routine by directors.
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Chamber of Commerce
Water Board
City ‘Water Department
W. G. Cooper
Fi Department
Bobbing
New Tax Imposed on Corporations in Georgia and California
A new law requires all corporations in Georgia to pay an annual license tax based on capital, similar to an added tax on foreign firms doing business in Georgia. Nearly thirty corporations paid the due tax yesterday, while others delayed. The rates range from 5 to 1000 dollars per level of capital, with penalties for nonpayment. The tax is in addition to existing dues and may affect agents of foreign corporations operating in Georgia.
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Georgia
Ing
Andy Stewart
Aaté
Conested
ZI Iotowa
Cooperations Incorporated
Jawa of
Hal Bt
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