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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
1
Regular forces and militia units will hold joint campouts every alternate year to train together and strengthen readiness. The plan aims to improve coordination between national guard elements and local militias through synchronized drills and shared logistics.
Washington reports that the last summer joint army and National Guard maneuvers yielded lessons worth the cost. Critics claimed hardships, but Major General Leonard Wood argued the drills built cooperation and exposed gaps in mobilization, with total campaign costs under $100,000 and little consul ed hardship reported by participants.
Near beer dealers in Tennessee are liable for 1500 annually, with 500 to the state, 500 to the county, and 500 to the city. James R. Jetton, the state revenue agent for the middle district, directs collection of 1000 per year from proprietors of stores selling near beer and related beverages. County Clerk P A Shelton will start collecting payments for two quarters.
Montgomery report says Governor R B Comer declares no confidence in federal judge Thomas G. Jones for the middle and northern districts of Alabama. Comer recounts two year dispute over rate laws, recalls urging Roosevelt to intervene, and criticizes Jones environment as unsuited to rate cases in Alabama.
President Taft plans to urge Congress to establish a national bureau of health under federal supervision. The proposed body would consolidate all current public health agencies, including immigration sanitation, pure food inspection, and quarantine operations from the various departments.
The King’s Mountain Day anniversary was observed in South Carolina and Tennessee. A government-funded monument costing 30,900 dollars was dedicated on the battlefield. At Fort Watauga near Johnson City Tennessee the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a monument commemorating Campbell Shelby and Sevier’s march to King's Mountain.
In Chicago a state law effective July 1 bars landlords from refusing leases to families with children. R. P. Longenecker, a tenant, sued after a renewal was refused because a child was born to him, seeking forced lease renewal under the new statute.
Information from friends in this city indicates Associate Justice William H. Moody of the Supreme Court lies at his home in Haverhill Massachusetts in a desperate condition and may never sit on the bench again.
J. W. Leary of Atlanta was elected president of the Southern Express Company at a directors meeting in New York City. T. W. Leary, former first vice president of the same firm, was identified in the report.
In a Washington dispatch reprinted from New York, Secretary of War J M Dickinson denies plans to resign amid family illness and the death of his daughter-in-law. Edgar W Mix wins the Gordon Bennett balloon race from Zurich to near Warsaw, with French pilot Alfred Le Blanc close behind. Evelyn B Baldwin reveals plans to attempt a four year drift to the North Pole aboard an ice floe expedition.
Hon Marmaduke G Bayne and numerous citizens praise Eugene Anderson for rapid stenography training in Macon Georgia. Statements claim students reach high speeds and secure jobs in weeks, with examples from Lester and Lillian McArthur and others noting earnings and court work after five weeks of study.
A Boston Post suggestion on installing a vegetable locker in cellars for households. A heavy wire mesh locker eight by four feet full height with a two foot wide door and spring lock, two shelves, space beneath for baskets and tools, and provisions for dark storage. Place near a window for air circulation.
A lighthearted Chicago News quip reports six bridal parties aboard a train and a playful account of squeezing through a long tunnel with a safe passage.
An Illinois wife writes of her husband’s stomach troubles and relief after using Grape-Nuts. He improved steadily, missing few days from work for two years, as the family continued to rely on the cereal. The letter notes the adage There’s a Reason and mentions the book The Road to Wellville.
Atlanta reports the convict road work plan launched April 1 now six months in place across Georgia counties. Captain Wiley Williams of the prison commission says counties show satisfaction, noting fewer escapes, stable warden turnover, and strong performance versus the prior lease system. The system is described as no longer an experiment, with demand outstripping supply for convicts.
Governor Brown plans to stay in Atlanta as invitations to Georgia county fairs would keep him away two months in October and November. He will travel only for a November Taft visit to Macon, Augusta and Savannah, otherwise remaining at his office to handle daily matters and consultations from across the state.
The eleven district agricultural schools were promised $2,000 each from a $22,000 appropriation approved in the last legislative session, but no funds remain in the treasury to pay them immediately. The shortfall stems from other uses and the plan to buy land near Chattanooga for railroad terminals. The state board of health also reports exhausted funds and a need for money.
The Supreme Court rules it is not unlawful for a Chattanooga firm to solicit intoxicating liquor orders by mail in Georgia. The Rose v. State case from Atlanta city court reverses a Court of Appeals decision and affects Bartow County as well.
The article describes Nice as a long popular Riviera destination for English and American visitors, noting two centuries of English tourism, a multilingual population, and affordable lodging like Casey villas. It explains Nice’s growth beside the old town, its 1860 transfer to France, and the carnival era’s joyful appeal, with favorable travel conditions and temperate climate. It also mentions a white tiger shot in Orissa and sent to the rajah of Dhenkanal.
A Gardiner Maine woman cured after three months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for organic troubles and a severe female weakness. The ad touts avoiding surgical operation and promotes Mrs Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts, noting thirty years of credibility and wide use.
A local merchant promotes a near by one price cash plan with home delivery and price parity with catalogue terms. The notice lists partner firms and emphasizes honesty, quick refunds, and loyalty to town customers, urging trade at home and promising prompt refunds if misrepresented.
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