Edgefield Church Seeks Unionist Property by Noon
Tennessee court notes forced hand in Nashville as Edgefield Cumberland Presbyterian church demands possession of a $40,000 Russell Street building from the Presbyterian church USA. Loyalists claim uninterrupted organization and seek the new house of worship built before the union.
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Nashville
Tenn
Russell Street
Cumberland
Cumberland Presbyterian
Teumion
Presbyterian Church, USA
Pratseriana
Olf Church
P. Ehareh
Pio Due
Ninth and
Russell Streets
Edgefield Cum
Zwingle
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Jenning
Annual Meeting of St. Peter's Parish Report Highlights
The annual meeting at St. Peter's Church detailed church reports and the condition of the parish, noting satisfactory progress over the past year. Elected to the vestry were W. P. Woldridge, W. M. White, W. Whitthorne, McKennon, RL McKinney, Vorry Ace Morgan, Jas A Littlefield, and Mora B. The vestry will convene on Thursday.
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Peter's
St. Peter's Church
W. P. Woldridge
W. M 1. White
Whitthorne
McKennon
McKinney, Vorry
Ace, Morgan
Jas. A .Littlefield
Mora B
Grace Church Gets Injunction Against Cumberlands
Grace Presbyterian church members in Nashville obtained a temporary restraining order from Judge Sanford to prevent the Cumberlands from molesting them or using Grace church property until the injunction hearing set for April 24. Russell Street Presbyterian pastor Rev George W Shelton offered to pay a sum to retain the property and hold a conference, but Loyalists declined. The key to the church was demanded, and the unionists refused to surrender Russell Street Church, with a bill in chancery expected to seek possession.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Grace Presbyterian Church of
Ving
Mississippi
Sanford
Cumberlands
Grace Church
Russell Street Presbyterian Church
George W. Shelton
Russell Street
Jones High School Loses To Branham & Hughes In Winds
In Lynnville Tennessee on April 14 Jones High School fell to Branham & Hughes. Wind affected play causing many errors as Jones struggled with the ball and conditions. Final score shows B & H ahead with varied innings totals and errors noted.
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Herald
Lynnville
Tenn
Jones High Schol
Branham & Hughes
Jones
Richardson
Hardwick
Mayes
Wilson
Collins
Maury Stock Improvement Boosts Local Horses
Maury County shows stronger stock with top national horses added recently. Fred Wilkes and Beauseant, 2 06, 2 11% respectively, now owned by William H. Jones, formerly of Birmingham, join the lineup after frequent appearances at local fairs. (Continued on Twelfth Page.)
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Maury County
Fred
Wilkes
Beauseant
Ww. H .Jones
Birmingham
Jones
Columbia
Dunkirk Town Votes Wet in Local Option Election
Dunkirk Indiana April 14 partially in Jay county recently voted wet in a local option election. Jay county saloon keepers announce plans to seek licenses from Blackford County commissioners to operate in the Dunkirk dwelling neighborhood. Temperance forces oppose saloons in Dunkirk townships while liquor interests argue the measure cannot affect them.
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Dunkirk
Ind
Jay County
Blackford County
Nquor
Elty
Pleasant Hill Meeting of Presbytery Set Next
The Columbia Presbyterian and Pleasant area church groups plan a meeting at Pleasant Hill on April 23 following a Supreme Court ruling. The session will discuss church property matters and the impact of the case on the Cumberland church and related denominational decisions in Giles County.
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Pleasant Hill
Columbia Presbyteland Presbyterian
Pleasant
Supreme
Presbytery Session Opens at First Cumberland Church
The Columbia Presbytery met at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia with about seventy five delegates. Rev E L Orr was elected moderator and Rev W A Provine served as clerk. Dr Wigginton of Nashville preached both Tuesday and Wednesday as Dr Ira Landrith could not attend.
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T. A. Wigginton
Nashville
Ira Landrith
Landrith
Wigginton
Niagara Ice Breaks Away Beneath Falls
Niagara Falls April 14 The ice pack still chokes the gorge yet evidence shows it beginning to break up along the channel The day was warm with no wind About the cataract water has fallen about ten feet At the whirlpool ice is breaking away and at the river mouth Ontario Power Company officials report the generating station will start machines tomorrow
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Niagara Falls
Ontario Power Company
Death Reported Of Fowler In Electrical Accident
LaPorte Ind April 14 Charles Fowler age 26 superintendent of the Rolling Prairie power station for the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Company was electrocuted Tuesday while demonstrating lightning in a hat indicator to a visitor. The hat and bare wires while wet caused the fatal shock as he touched the wire with the hat tip.
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Laporte
Ind
Charleae Fowler
Rolling Prairie
Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company
Reator
Fines Assessed In Police Court This Morning
City coffers bulged as Judge Er win ordered fines totaling about 80 dollars. Four citizens appeared before the recorder, three of whom were colored, with penalties ranging from five to sixty five dollars for offenses including disorderly conduct and carrying a pistol.
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Erwin
Recorder
John Russell
Gus Alderson
Eugene Alderson
Red Stephenson
Tolly Will Erect Handsome Home In Columbia
W M Tolly of Chattanooga visited Columbia to oversee real estate buys. He plans a ten room brick residence on the Hampshire pike Walker place, on a 20 acre woods lot acquired from Bobwill. The home will include water works and a lighting plant. He will stock the Gooch place from Mr Taylor, including stock and livestock.
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W. M. Tolly
Chattanooge
Columbia
Taft Invited to Tennessee for Summer Visit
Representative Austin went to the White House to invite President Taft to visit the University of Tennessee summer school. Taft expressed interest in visiting Tennessee during the coming summer but did not commit to a definite date. He would consider the invitation under advisement.
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Washington, D. C
Austin
White House
University of Tennessee
Taft
Viet Tennessee
Mr. Austin
Ray Lecture At Pirot Baptist Church Draws Crowd
Rev T B Ray Educational Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board gave a lecture at Pirot Baptist church on Monday night. He used stereopticon views to show mission scenes in China and the work of foreign and native Christians. He urged larger contributions, noting $171000 of $500000 promised had been paid and calling for stronger two month collections.
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Pirot Baptist Church
T. B. Ray
Foreign Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Ray
China
Japan
India
Tennessee Alabama and Kentucky railway chartered
The charter of the Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky railway was filed with the Secretary of State today. Chattanooga and Louisville named as terminals. Backed by eastern capitalists, the line will reach into Tennessee coal and iron regions.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky Railway
Chattanooga
Louisville
Soldiers welcomed as guards in Waverly Tennessee
Thirty two enlisted men under Maj R B Martin Capt Bellamy Capt Levine and Lieut Hasslock arrived from Nashville at 9 40 AM and occupied the McCracken building on the Public Square to aid in enforcing the law during the trial of alleged night riders. Local officials incl Judge Cook deem the move precautionary but the welcome is warm and residents feel protected. The town is quiet with no fears of disturbance.
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Waverly
Tenn
R. B. Martin
Bellamy
Levine
Hasslock
Nashville
McCracken
Public Square
Citizens’ Bank
Cook
Belfast Men Seek Fortunes in South Africa Gold Fields
J McAdams Luther McAdams and Walter McAdams of Belfast Tenn passed through Columbia en route to South Africa to make their home. J McAdams recently returned from South Africa where he has large gold mining interests. J B McAdams accompanied them to Columbia but returned to Belfast that afternoon.
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J. McAdams
Luther McAdams
Walter McAdams
Belfast
Tenn
Columbia
South Africa
J. B. McAdama
Maury County Farm Lands See Booming Sales With $60,000+
Four recent land deals in Maury County total over $60,000 with buyers including local Maury County residents and outsiders. W M Tolley of Chattanooga bought the 365 acre Gooch farm near Theta for $17,500, while Dr. J A Hurlbut from Wisconsin acquired the Gregory farm on the Hampshire pike for $12,000 then sold for $19,000. Willis Jones purchased the Frierson farm in Zion for $19,800 and previously sold 100 acres near HM Bros store for $10,000. Blocker & Co. handled the transactions amid a county-wide land boom.
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Maury County
Herald
Nashville Dairies
Maury
W. M. Tolley
Chattanooga
Walker
Hampshire Pike
Perry Taylor
Gooch
Theta
Tolley
D. Hurlbut
Columbia
Wisconsin
Maddin Voss
Mr. Mahon
Gregory
Messia
Voss
Mahon
Hurlant
Willis Jones
Horace Armstrong
Frierson
Zion
Jones
HM Bros
Maury Ceell
Blocker & Co
Will Admitted to Probate in King Estate
The will of the late M D King has been admitted to probate in County Court. The home place with stock and implements goes to his wife for life, then to his children Dr J J Pearl Margaret and Elizabeth King. Mrs King receives 2000. Margaret and Elizabeth get 2600 for schooling. Kate Cowsert gets a house and lot on High Street in Columbia. Ladd’s two children receive 500 each. M King’s son receives Macedonia properties. The residue is divided among the children and J J King M S King and Elizabeth King named administrators.
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M. D. King
J. J
Pearl
Margaret
Elizabeth King
Kate Cowsert
High Street
Columbia
Mra
Ladd
Hin
King
Macedonia
J. J. King
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Iqefield
ST. Peter’s Parish
First Church
E. L. Orr
W. A. Provine I
Constantinople
Committee of Union and Progress
Hilm Pasha
Chamber
Eed
War Ministry
Arslan
Yussein Rapid
Refik Pasha
Marine
Porte
Tewik Pasha
Great Britain
Edhim Pasha
Wiggitton
Niagara
Fowler
Tolly
Tennessee
Orient
NEW Railway
T.R
Will
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