Second District Agricultural School Starts Term With Doubling Enrollment
The 1909 10 term opens with enrollment nearly doubled from the prior term. Attendance averages about two boys to one girl, across eighteen district quarters. Principal Acree, agriculturalist Moore and Superintendent Davis guide a term begun with a farmers union session in the auditorium. The school, opened in September 1908, sits on 300 acres donated by Tifton residents. a dining hall and a technological shop are planned, with pupils paid for their labor.
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Tifton
Serre
Tae
Acree
K C Moore
Jo M Davis
Davis
Tift County Farmers’ Union
Tts
Tift County
Discovery of Mars South Pole Reported by Professor Fox
Chvicago reports that on Thursday night Professor Billie Fox of Dearbourn Observatory Northwestern University observed the south pole of Mars. He notes a white peak within an ice clad area, stating the pole appears similar to Earth poles and about 35,000,000 miles from Earth.
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Billie Fox
Dearbourn Obsentery
Northwestern University
Veater
Mara
Fox
White Peak
Horace's Sabine Farm unearthed mosaic traces at site
Yesterdas, Professor Pasjal led explorations at Horace Sabine farm. He reports mosaics found in wells and notes a two acre land area with a barn at the site. Excavation will continue to uncover more remains as the Hedoo Transat 2 survey teams assist.
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Horace
Sabine Farm
Tome
Eupfessor Pasjal Yesterdas
Horaces
Bull Frogs in Hawaii Politics Stir Local Election
Howell Ind September 26 Bull frogs become a live issue as an independent mayoral candidate with a four point platform seeks to exterminate frogs from ponds. He faces rivals from Republican Democratic and Prohibition parties. The frog party aims to field nineteen candidates.
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Howell
Ind
Bull Frog
Negroes Try Hold Up Youth in Tennessee Suburb
In Citico near Chattanooga on September 25 two black highwaymen attempted to steal from Joseph Trimby an 11 year old clerk of the Tennessee Brick Company. Trimby rode away as they fired. one shot wounded his horse. He carried a payroll of 225 dollars.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Joseph Trimby
Citico
Trimby
Tennessee Brick Company
Sale of Tickets for Atlanta Horse Show
The Atlanta Horse Show Association will begin selling tickets for the third annual exhibition at the Auditorium Armory on October 4 for boxes and October 5 for season seats in the dress circle and balcony. Boxes for all five performances cost 30 dollars for four seated boxes or 40 dollars for all-seated boxes. Season tickets will be available until October 12 with no single tickets sold during that period. After season-ticket sales, single-seat prices will be first, second, and third dress circle 125 dollars. remaining dress circle 75 dollars. balcony 50 cents. Tickets available at Daniel Brothers on Peachtree Street.
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Atlanta Horse Show Association
Auditorium Armory
Daniel Brothers
Peachtree Street
A Simple Expedient And The Two Reigns Of Terror
A fragment from a period piece contrasts Mr Cameron’s habit with a cheeky gift and a joke about cushions and decor. It then shifts to Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee, noting two reigns of terror: swift murder and long famine and oppression, comparing personal fear to national history and class exploitation.
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Mark Twain
Connecticut
France
Georgia State Seeks Tax On Major Corporate Property
Georgia plans to tax about 11 million dollars of corporate property including the Georgia railroad Western Union and the Louisville and Nashville holdings. The state contends exemptions exist only on certain capital and existing charters while owners argue longer exemptions apply. The cases are in U S courts with several suits pending and back taxes at stake, many spanning five years.
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Georgia
Georgia Railroad
State 1A
Georgia Road
Supreme Court of the
United States
Imi
Western of Alabama Railway
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
St Georgia
Atlanta and
West Point
Atlanta
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Nashville Terminals
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Harmless remedy for over-stoutness advertised for home use
An old notice promotes a simple home remedy to reduce obesity without dieting. It lists four ingredients including Mor mola and Caspara Aromatic with peppermint water, to be shaken and taken after meals and at night. The claim describes rapid weight loss, with reductions of many pounds weekly in severe cases.
Travis safety ticket eyed by railroad commission
Georgia road proposes a new Travis safety ticket with passenger stubs kept for on demand audit. The system aims to prove full fare payment and curb fraud, shifting risk to passengers who must retain stubs or face removal from trains. The railroad commission plans to study feasibility and potential rules for implementation.
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Charles A Wickersham
Atlanta and
West Point Railroad
Railroad Commission
Wich
Travis
Tt Fe
C M Candler
Joseph F. Gray
Plains View
Itia
Brewery Plant Sold in Birmingham After Prohibition
The Sehiliinger Brewing Company's plant in Birmingham was sold for 86000 to the American Ice and Fuel Company, formed by John 3. Leddy and others. The buyer plans to build a $200,000 business, expanding into cold storage and planned manufacturing operations.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sehiliinger Brewing Company
American Ice and Fuel Company
John 3. Leddy
Ica Company
Ica
150 Poor Children Given Bank Accounts in Bloomington
John T Gedmacher of the Chicago Board of Trade started 150 bank accounts for poor boys and girls in Bloomington, placing a dollar in each account to prove sav ing inspires. The note also mentions Apple Dinner for Taft in Spokane with apples featured in decor and menu, plus a trend of amethyst being chosen for brides in accessories and attire.
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Bloomington
John T Gedmacher
Chicago Board of Trade
Dallar
Taft
Spokane
South
Imand Empire
Appies
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Agricultural School
Wow Webb
Hahtra
Sea Island Cotton Growers’ Association
J P Shedd
Wayne Counts
Sesson
Second District Agricultural College
Mars
Professor Fox
Ilinois
Hawaii
Duffy’s
Duffy Mult Whiskey Company
Rochester
N. Y
Ny Rochester Bank Or Trust Company
Dun's
Bradstreet
The
Schloss Bros. & Co
Baltimore
Schhioss Bros. & CO
Scrloss Bros & CO Fine Clothes Makers
New York
of Auditors
John Geldmacker
Humphreys
C. Humphreys
Homeo
Orlifiam
Ann Streets
New
Orl
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