Christian Church Plans University in Cookeville
The Christian Church will establish a university at Cookeville Tennessee to be known as the University of Dixie. The charter has been filed in Nashville and the school is described as well equipped and liberally endowed with funding coming from non sectarian channels. It will be operated under Christian Church auspices though sectarian emphasis is not prominent.
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Nashville
Tenn
The
Christian Church
University of Dixie
Cookeville
University of the Christian Church
Civil Service Reformers Open Twenty ninth Session
National Civil Service Reform leaders gather in New York for the twenty ninth annual meeting presided by Dr. Charles W. Eliot. The two day program features talks on pensions consular reform and merit system expansion to high municipal offices with remarks from William Washburn Dana Durand Frank Polk F E Doty and Edward H. Shepard.
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New York
Dec
National Civil Service Reform
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Richard Henry Dana
William ©. Washbur
Dana Durand
Frank J. Polk
F. E. Doty
Joseph Ro Choate
Eevening
Edward H. Shepard
Educators to Meet in Charlotte for National Conference
Charlotte hosts the Southern Educational Association convention over Christmas with record attendance expected. Speakers include former Harvard President Eliot, Dabney of Cincinnati, Kirkland of Vanderbilt, Mezes of Texas, Venable of North Carolina, Kincannon of Mississippi, Jordan of Stanford, and Judson of Chicago.
Toy Spaniel Club Show Opens at Waldorf Astoria
Several hundred diminutive specimens of the canine kingdom were inspected by fashionable society at the Waldorf Astoria for the Toy Spaniel Club of America annual show. The exhibition, largest in club history, will continue over tomorrow.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Toy Spaniel Club of America
Illinois Humane Society Delegates Meet in Springfield
Illinois Humane Society held a meeting in Springfield on December 9 with delegates from the society expected to discuss plans, governance, and upcoming activities. Local members reported interest in animal welfare initiatives and potential collaborations with affiliated groups.
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Springfield
Ill
The
Ilinois Humane Society
Woman dies after sponge left in body four years
Milwaukee Wisconsin reports the death of Mrs John H Fertig after four years with a surgeon s sponge sewn in her abdomen. She underwent multiple operations to remove the sponge tied to a tumor and finally died as the sponge remained embedded.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John H. Fertig
Hyomei Cure Ad for Catarrh and Respiratory Ailments
An advertisement urges readers to treat catarrh as serious, listing symptoms such as raw throat sneezing and foul breath. It promotes Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh sore throat coughs colds croup and bronchitis with a complete inhaler kit priced at $1.00 and extra bottles 50 cents, distributed by Hyomei Co Buffalo NY and H R Palmer & Sons.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Rooth
Rooth's
Hycome! Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Toms and tabbies on the bench show event
San Francisco hosts the second annual Pacific Cat Club exhibition at Lyric hall with prizes worth thousands of dollars and a three day schedule. Cats are judged under American Cat Association rules by Mrs. E. E. Besse of Chicago, promising a show as notable as last year.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Coast
Lyric Hall
Pacific Cat Club
American Cat Association
E. E. Besse
Chicago
Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad Tax Sale Notice
Menominee Michigan December 9 The Wisconsin and Michigan railroad was offered at public sale today to satisfy a tax claim of forty four thousand five hundred seventy nine dollars due the state of Michigan. The road runs seventy three miles with about twenty miles of sidings and the main line from Peshtigo Wisconsin to Iron Mountain Michigan.
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Menominee, Mich
Wisconsin and Michigan
Miller's opening promises latest furniture designs and prices
The message invites readers to wait for Miller's furniture opening in a few days, December 7, highlighting new designs, finishes, and right prices. It notes an upcoming store debut and urges anticipation for the selection.
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Miller's
Independent telephone groups push open competition against Bell monopoly
In New York and Chicago, independent telephone interests plan a national fight against a Bell System merger. They claim $400 million of public savings are at stake and will seek government action to preserve competition, with lawsuits already started in St Louis and Cleveland. They aim to build a rival trunk wire system Atlantic to Missouri, fostering rather than killing competition.
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New York
Taft
Bell Telephone Trust
Independent Telephone Association
Chicago
Telephone Trust
Washington
Bell System
Wall Street
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Iowa
Michigan
St. Louis
Cleveland
Atlantic Seaboard
Missouri River
Bell Combine
Independent Telephone Movement
E. ‘H. Moulton
Independent Tele- Phone Association
Municipal ownership wins in Americus election
In Americus Georgia the Citizens' Club backed ticket opposing local utilities lost two of three alderman seats to proponents of municipal ownership. Lee Allen and J.S. seating members joined E Brown, while the council next year will be five to two in favor of municipal ownership of utilities.
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Americus
Citizens’ Club
Lee Allen
J.S. Ie
E. Brown
Man shot on Thomaston road near Macon
Thomas Nelson, a well dressed man traveling from Ducktown Tennessee, was shot on the Thomaston road seven miles west of Macon. He was brought to Macon in a buggy by farmer F J Heath and is in critical condition. The ball passed through his body. Nelson had $70 cash a rain coat and a pistol. the coat and revolver are missing. A Negro companion who accompanied him is missing. Authorities seek both the assailants and the missing items.
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Macon
Thomas Nelson
Thomaston
F. J. Heath
Ducktown
Tenn
Nelson
Heath
Rome Man Fasts Month Then Resumes Eating After Deception
Rome Ga Dec 9 William Tippin a wealthy Rome manufacturer undertook a month long fast insisting no food pass his lips He vowed to wait for God to grant him appetite His family secretly doctored his water with egg albumen once he learned of the deception he vowed to resume eating and spoke of the breach of trust.
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Rome
William Tippin
Hope for Recovery of Patient Fasting for Health
Reports indicate the patient remains on a strict fast to sustain strength while doctors monitor tuberculosis and work toward recovery. Physicians express cautious optimism despite the illness, noting the patient’s gradual improvement.
Trammell elected mayor in Dalton election
Dalton GA December vote results show Hon Paul Trammell elected mayor with opposition. Aldermen John T. Killa John Thomas W E Mann and G King chosen for the wards. Charter amendment and bond issue carried by decisive majorities to fund school system improvements.
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Dalton
el Tion
Paul Trammell
John T. Killa
John Thomas
W. E. Mann
G King
Peculiar Chamb lain Cough Remedy Tested During Flu Epidemics
The remedy’s unusual properties were tested through influenza outbreaks and, when used, there has been no report of a single pneumonia case. Sold by All Dex ers.
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Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Cookeville, Tenn
Civil Service Reformers
Charlotte
Illinois Humane Society
Miller Furniture Co
Trammell
Dalton Voters
May
Colonial Theatre
Mort
West Point
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