22 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1907
Page
1
G L Bush sold his residence on Union Street to Dr C T Stovall and rented it back for a year. Purchase price reported as 1400 dollars.
All members of the Farmers Union are urged to meet at Vienna Saturday January 26 at 10 o'clock p m. Very important for every union man to be present. Signed B F Braswell.
A Wyoming couple marries for the fifth time after four prior unions in fifty years. Divorce lawyers 2 glock upon them as regular cutework. The N S legislature insists on the governor reading his message in person to both houses, a situation seen as frightening and prompting Roosevelt to pause and reflect.
The piece argues internal revenue taxes are tied to quantity not value and cites cigars beer and whiskey as examples. It notes 1000 cigars incur a three dollar tax regardless of brand and compares taxes on cheap and premium tobacco. It discusses taxes on beer ale whiskey and bourbon by quantity and price, illustrating a burden that ignores quality.
Dooly superior court will convene on the first Monday in February with Judge U V Whipple of Cordele presiding. The court, moved from the fourth to the first Monday, has jurors summoned and preparations complete. It is expected to last about one week.
Mr and Mrs John F Lane near Unadilla celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an elegant dinner for about 80 guests. The decorated home featured white and green. The noon meal included five courses. music by Miss Knight and Miss Woodruff. Guests from Cordele Findlay Unadilla Pinehurst Snow Elko and Dooling attended and guests presented many gifts. The occasion will be long remembered by those present.
The Texan legislature weighs a probe into an oily smell on Bailey and the tax split on goods. A New Orleans patron pays the same purchase tax as a New York millionaire at clubs, implying heavy levies drive alcohol consumption and funding.
Young Gordon Forehand son of J C Forehand was bitten on the hand early in the week at home near the city by a dog suspected of rabies. His father took him to Atlanta Wednesday for Pasteur Institute treatment as doctors planned.
In Cordele Crisp county a ceremonial first dirt is turned for the new county court house and jail. Judge Coney Ordinary presided and Mayor R L Wilson broke ground. Officials and citizens attended, noting the site’s beauty and rapid construction hopes. The article also mentions political quips about Opportunity and Civil War terminology.
Public notice from Mrs. A. O. Westbrook announcing purchase of Hattie Haugabook’s interest in Mrs. A. O. Westbrook & Co. and continuation of the business in Vienna Georgia with Haugabook as trimmer. Creditors urged to settle debts and claimants to present balances for payment.
Atlanta reports a remarkable Georgia railroad boom with 37 charters in 1906. total 2775 miles and 9.71 million dollars in capital stock, listing lines from Atlanta to Savannah and beyond with offices, capitals, and lengths. Georgia poised to lead in railroad building this year, signaling statewide enterprise and growth.
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