Georgia Counties Report Completion After TAK Returns
Unclear OCR notes indicate the last of Georgia counties have filed reports after TAK returns, marking completion of a countywide data submission.
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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
1
Georgia Tax Digest Shows 1909 Total of 725 Million
Georgia reports total taxable property values for 1909 at 725,867,404 dollars, excluding railroad and corporate properties. Digests show gains in counties like Dooly Richmond Bartow and Washington, with minor adjustments anticipated for Potts County. Atlanta notes support for anti black root disease research, including a resistant cotton variety from State Entomologist A C Lewis and a 10,000 dollar appropriation to combat the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip” Harrison
Dooly
Richmond
Bartow
Washington
Potts County
Atlanta
Georgia
A. C. Lewis
General Assembly
EB. L. Worsham
Sumter County
Georgia Rifle Team Returns After Camp Perry Setback
The Georgia rifle team arrived in Atlanta after the national match at Camp Perry Ohio. They placed third in Class A led by Texas and Alabama. A key setback came when they fired at the wrong target and the score did not count. Major M E Laird, in charge, says the team performed well individually and expects a stronger showing next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Camp Perry
Atlanta
Ohio
Texas
Alabama
M. E. Laird
Georgia Railroad Commission Elects Hill as Chairman
S. G. McLendon steps down as chairman with H Warner Hill unanimously chosen to lead the Georgia Railroad Commission. Hill, long a board member and former chairman under the Candler law, will serve a two year term. Edge George Hilyer is re elected vice chairman. Joseph Pp Gray becomes a new member, bringing six years of prior service to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pp, Gray
Atlanta
H. Warner Hill
Georgia R. R. Commission
S. G. McLendon
Hill
Candler
Murphey Candler
Edge George Hilyer
Georgia News Highlights From 1908 Era Briefs
Former Chairman Guyton McLendon seeks to oust Joseph F Gray from the railroad commission via quo warranto before Judge Walter G Charlton in Chatham superior court. The Americas shops of the Sea board railway restore a 10 hour day, Elberton names King Cotton Day with a $700 fund, and a Jonesboro libel case ends with a verdict for Rev J C Atkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyton McLendon
The
Railroad Commission
W. D. Thomson
Atlanta
Candler
Joseph PF. Gray
Americas
Seaboard Railway
Hapeville
Pittsburg
Shepard
Georgia
National Association of Postmasters
Gainesville
Floyd County
Chamber of Commerce
Elberton
North Pole Reached by Dr Cook in 1908
A diffusion of telegrams from Lerwick and Copenhagen confirms Dr. Frederick A. Cook reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908 during a polar expedition aboard the schooner Bradley. Reports describe the long trek over Smith Sound with 11 men and 108 dogs, noting observations at latitude 89 degrees and the flag raised at the pole. The news prompts reactions from New York and Beverly authorities and President Taft awaits full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Lerwick
Shetland Islands
North Pole
Copenhagen
Steam
Hans Egece
Frederick Cook
4 Observatory
Paris
France
New York Herald
Frederick A. Cook
Hans Egede
Arctic
Bradley
Smith Sound
J. R. Bradley
Pole
Greenland
Nansen Sound
Lands End
Polar Sea
Herbert Island
Willishol
Ahwelsh
New York City
Fred
New York
Denmark
Colonial Office
Dr. Cook
The
Hans Egode
Upernavik
Cape York
Odorless Drunk Baffles Nashville Police
Since July first Nashville police report a rising number of odorless drunks brought to the station. Men claim beerette as their drink, yet authorities deem it not an intoxicant. The mystery drink leaves no breath odor and challenges officers daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Tenn
Seven Children Perish in Fire at St Malachy’s Home
In Rockaway Park Long Island New York seven children died when a fire gutted part of St Malachy’s Home for Children. Firemen found the victims while excavating the ruins of the burned building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
St. Malachy’s Home For
Rockaway Park
L. L
New York City Directory 1909 Listings Population Figures
The New York City directory for 1909 lists 567209 people in Manhattan and the Bronx. It spans 1819 pages and notes 3520 Smiths and 1100 Joneses among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
Gompers Denounced at International Trade Union Congress
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor faced sharp European criticism at the sixth International Trade Union Congress in Paris. He defended American trade unionism and proposed worldwide organization, while opposing socialism and political revolution as the basis for unionism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
International Trade Union Congress
Gompers
United States
Hueber
International Confederation
Mr. Gompers
Journal Des Debates
Muzzle Roosters Idea Draws Washington Clerical Debate
A Washington D C man proposes a leather collar with a cotton pad to mute roosters while preserving the birds. He asks the corporation counsel to decide if muzzling roosters is legal under the city ban on crowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
World to Be a Paradise Believed by 1914 Watch Tower
Believers from several states attend the Saratoga New York conference of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. They hold that after times of great trouble in 1914 the world will be transformed into a paradise, based on Scripture prophecies studied at the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Religious Society
Saratoga
N. Y
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Taylor in Kentucky Exiled Governor Changes Trains
Former Kentucky governor William 8. Taylor passed through Kentucky on two visits, stopping only to change trains. He plans an October trip to Kentucky, his first real return since leaving amid charges of embezzlement nine years ago while remaining Indianapolis resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
William 8. Taylor
Kentucky
Taylor
Comey
William Gee
Worms Cure Claim Promoted by Cascarets Advertisement
An advertisement by Chay EB Condon of Lewiston Pennsylvania promotes Cascarets as a cure for stomach cancer and intestinal parasites. It claims dramatic worm expulsion experiences and asserts the product is palatable potent and safe with prices listed as 10c 25c 50e and 2 dollars. The copy emphasizes authenticity by noting a genuine tablet stamp and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Freck
Millersburg
Dauphin Co
Chay
EB. Condon
Lewiston
Mifflin Co
Torrent Frozen in Night Like River of Ice
A traveler recalls a river that froze solid overnight in extreme temperatures. The torrent roared as it became a glassy mass, while the party slept and awoke to a silent, frozen landscape with all possessions turned to ice including a saddle of mutton. They survived on melted ice tea and biscuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Claude White
Wide World
Grape-Nuts Advocated For Indigestion Relief In Letters
A Terre Haute reader endorses Grape-Nuts for digestion and energy after years of indigestion. She notes her husband’s improvement after switching to the cereal and mentions their child’s preference at school. The ad-like report emphasizes Grape-Nuts as a nutritious, science-backed food with claims of brain and nerve benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
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T. Grayaha J
Randolph Anderson
Savannah
Georgia News
J. C. Atkinson
Jonesboro
Sadie A. Bean
Jonesboro Methodist Church
Bean
Asa G. Candler
Georgia Division of Confederate Veterans
Athens
Geleralls
Fred Cook
Brooklyn
World Labor Leaders
Europe
AT All Good
AS Tower CO
Boston
UDA, Matin CO Limiped
Toronto
CAP
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