BIC Tax Case Settled For Two Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
State authorities reported the tax dispute involving BIC was resolved with a settlement totaling 225000 dollars. The agreement ends ongoing claims and closes the case.
24 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
1
State authorities reported the tax dispute involving BIC was resolved with a settlement totaling 225000 dollars. The agreement ends ongoing claims and closes the case.
A seven year dispute over taxes on fifteen thousand shares of the Western Railway of Alabama, owned by the Central of Georgia Railway, was settled with a payment of 229000 to satisfy all claims. The state will continue to pursue annual taxes, with the final distribution totaling 4286.82 to the state, 92772.80 to Chatham County, and 120140.34 to Savannah, under Judge Pendleton's order.
London reporting on Lt Ernest Shackleton and a British expedition that nearly reached the South Pole. The dash covered 1,708 miles in 126 days, using ponies and a movable motor car, with eight new mountain chains and Mount Erebus among notable discoveries. The party faced blizzards, lost ponies, and retraced routes as they advanced toward latitude 88.23, longitude 162 cast, within 111 miles of the pole.
Cleveland police trailed a man and a woman in a rural pursuit that ended with their capture. Authorities report the pair were under investigation for suspected theft and evaded officers before being apprehended in a residential area.
A woman admits forming a plan to abduct the Whitla boy but refuses to name accomplices. Authorities believe she is a familiar figure to the Whitla family and claim the arrest could trigger a cache of unbroken bundles supposedly containing the ransom money the boy's father obtained from a bank.
Harrisburg March governor Stuart issued a proclamation offering an $18,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the Willie Whitla kidnapers. In Cleveland police arrest a man and a woman amid $6,700 in cash found on them. The couple, claiming to be married, deny names and await arraignment on accusations of abduction.
Georgia independents led by Brantley Livingston Howard Edwards Lee Griggs call the Caucus action vindication for their stance. They denouncefusion as anti democratic and warn it abandons party precedents and democratic principles while aligning with Denver platform. They accuse rivals of seeking leadership overrules and accuse Clark forces of pressuring loyalty. Page seven continues.
Washington March 23 Senator Aldrich, head of the Senate finance committee, said efforts will aim to cut public expenditures so government needs are met by import duties rather than new taxes. He noted the Payne bill would not yield enough revenue and cautioned against advancing new taxes until import duty revenues and spending cuts are better known.
Captain A. H. Mueller and five companions in the balloon America landed in the Sierra Madre mountains near Mount Wilson after a two hour flight from Pasadena. They endured extreme cold and hunger while making their way to Switzer camp and then descended toward Pasadena aided by horses. The six men L. B. Gilliam Richard Halstead Sydney Gray Harold Parker and Edward Dodachuts all of Pasadena survived the harrowing ascent. In Minnesota Rt Paul the Lobenk bill banning liquor production or sale was defeated in the House along with a companion anti-treating measure by a 6 to 58 vote.
New Orleans on March 23 Antonia P Broussard sues for 10000 alleging a dentist caused a jawbone fracture during an attempted extraction. She charges the procedure harmed her nervous system and led to paralysis, after 28 minutes in the chair of a local dentist.
In the capital, discussions center on trimming duties on certain necessities and lowering others deemed excessive without raising existing levies. The goal is to craft a selective method, though no concrete plan has emerged, with Poselbuty seen as a possible avenue.
City officials and police officials debate why illegal liquor sellers thrive as stale court delays and acquittals hinder enforcement. Chief Jennings and Recorder Broyles criticize state court handling, while detectives continue surveillance. authorities warn there are more tails in Atlante than six months ago. Continued on page 10.
Georgia forecast notes increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures on Wednesday with rain later in the period. Southeast winds rise. low and high temperatures are not specified, and rainfall measurements remain unclear.
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