Rail line promotes winter cover crops to restore soil fertility
The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway announces a 28 page booklet The Value of Winter Cover Crops in Soil Building urging Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Georgia farmers to plant green winter crops on unused lands. It explains how neglecting cover crops leads to erosion and soil depletion and outlines methods like deep fall turning liming legume crops and plowing under greens to build humus and fertility with support from agricultural experts and government extension services.
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Nashville, Chattanooga
N. C
St. L. Ry
United States
Bryan Turns Down Offer
Secretary of State Bryan declined to speak at the Coliseum in St. Louis. The event, arranged by the Business Men's League and promoter Spearman Lewis, would have drawn a capacity crowd and paid about eight thousand dollars, with Bryan receiving half. Kevan stated Bryan could not commit due to a limited speaking period.
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ST. Louis
Bryan
Nisiness Men's League
Spearman Lewis
Kevan
Patterson to the Public Ex Gov Malcolm Patterson statement
Ex Gov Malcolm R Patterson issues a public statement after a recent incident in Nashville declaring the matter legal not political, accepting responsibility for a lapse in judgment, apologizing to loved ones, and vowing it to be his last offense. His wife Mrs Patterson expresses support amid the trouble. An unrelated kidney health advertisement follows.
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Nashville
Tenn
Malcolm R. Patterson
Memphis
Nall
Red Boiling Springs
White Slaves Case Hitches Up In Mann Act ruling
Washington reports indicate Attorney General McReynolds may bar Mann Act prosecutions in the Caminetti Diggs white slave case unless the defendant is shown to profit from trafficking. San Francisco and Sacramento lawmakers attack the perceived curtailment, urging court-based application of the law instead. An advertisement for Dean's ointment appears at the end.
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Washington
Department of Justice
McHeynolds
United States
McReynolds
Kalin
San Francisco
Caminett-Diggs
Curry
Sacramento
Caminett
Diggs
S Attorney General
Howse Willing To Face Meeks In Nashville Race
Nashville mayor J B Howse declares readiness for the political fray and says he would rather run against Judge Meeks than any other man in the city He names possible opponents including Ham Patterson Sem H Borum Lewis Denny and Mart Rice He states he is prepared for the fight under the new commission form of government and challenges the electorate to decide.
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Nashville
Judge Meeks
J. B. Howse
Ron
Ham Patterson
Shelby County
Sem H. Borum
Sherry
Payidson County
Lewis Denny
A. B. Bell
Mart Rice
State Penitentary
Patterson
Davidson County
Commission
Driscoll Again Under Arrest in Postoffice Robbery Case
Montgomery Alabama July 26 postoffice inspectors identify photos of Albert Cam Mayer as Albert Driscoll who was arrested at Chattanooga for breaking open and robbing a postoffice safe at Green Cove Florida. Driscoll paroled by Gov O Neal in 1911 after seven years of a twenty year term for Hirscher robbery in Montgomery. He had claimed reform and aimed to preach in prison and conducted monthly reports after parole.
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Montgomery
Ala
Postoffice
Albert Cammayer
Chattanooga
Green Cove
Fla
Albert Driscoll
Gov. O'Neal
Hitachel Bros
Driscoll
J. E
Meeks Announces Candidacy for Nashville Mayor
Judge M H Meeks of the circuit court announces his bid for mayor of Nashville under the new commission government. He becomes the third candidate before voters in September, saying he will pursue policies for a better city with a new charter.
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Nashville
M. H. Meeks
Circuit Court
Commission
Meeks
M. H. Merms
Court rules church controls Cumberland Publishing House
Federal Judge in Middle Tennessee orders that the Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House be operated by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church United States of America rather than the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Complainants receive decree that property is held in trust for the national church and that its board must manage for the church’s use, with coats of the cause to be paid. The decree does not decide current board membership. Foley's Honey and Tar urged for coughs and colds by A R Ellison and Woldridge Co ads.
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Nashville
Cumberland Presbyterian
Cumberland Presbyterian Church of the
United States of America
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Board of Control
EH. T. Sanford
Federal Court For
Middle Tennessee
T. O. Helm
J. H. Zarecor
Praebyterian Church
Board of Publication
Presbyterian Church of
Presbyterian Church
Board of Prodlication
Foley
A. R. Ellison
Taylor, Wie
Talwaya
Presbyterians Close Largest Southern Summer Assembly
Ovoca Tenn July 26 The most largely attended Presbyterians summer assembly in the South closes at noon with about half the registrants remaining for the closing address Attendance nearly reaches 800 and plans lay for a larger 1914 conference in Ovoca Dr H A Elmore of Chattanooga preached the closing sermon and Dr G H Detfiler of Nashville spoke Thursday night
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Ovoca
Tenn
South
Morty
H. A. Elmore
Chattanooga
G. H. Detfiler
Nashville
Two Men Die From Initiation At Birmingham Moose Meet
In Birmingham Alabama two men died during a Moose lodge initiation last night from electric shock. Christopher Gustin was examined postmortem and shown to have died from electric shock with no other cause. The wife of Donald Kenny is prostrate and unconscious. Secretaries and lodge officials expressed regret and said no harsher treatment was given than other candidates.
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Birmingham
Ala
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Christopher Gustin
Spain
Donald Kenny
Williams
Moose Lodge
Seven board of education members sue Banner in libel case
Nashville July 26 seven members of the city board of education filed libel suits for 20000 each against the Nashville Banner Publishing Company over a front page article. Named plaintiffs include Albert E. Hill Green Benton Gus a Blo dau Vernor Tolmie W W Wilkerson Henry M Clunan and Aaron Bergeda. Two members not filing suits were out of state. Attorneys Pitts and McConico announced the suits and said merits will be presented in court.
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Nashville
City Board of Education
Cirenit Court
Albert E. Hill
Green Benton
Gus A Blodau
Vernor Tolmie
W. W. Wilkerson
Henry M. Clunan
Board of Education
Mécoutte
Frazier Revisits Counties for Consolidated School Sites
Nashville July 26 Fred Frazier state elementary school inspector returned from East Tennessee tours selecting sites for state aided consolidated schools. In Anderson, Bedford, Bradley and Rhea counties he approved sites and will visit Lawrence Coffee Washington and Green counties. About fifteen counties will apply this fall for state aid totaling roughly 15009 dollars. Each consolidated school must have three teachers a library and six acres for agricultural work. state aid maxes at 1000 dollars to cover buying a wagon to haul students.
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Nashville
Fred_ Frazier
Tennessee
Supt
Brister
Fraser
Anderson
Bedford
Bradley
Rhea
Frazier
Lawrence
Coffee
Washington
Green
Atete
Herals
Files Suit in Chancery Court Over Will Construction
Mary A Watkins and D F Watkins are named in a chancery suit by attorneys Holding and Garner. The case seeks the construction of the will of F A Watkins, with F H Walkins referenced as a defendant. The filing details indicate a dispute over testamentary provisions and executor duties.
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Mary A Watkins
Holding & Garner
Chancery Court
D. F. Watkins
F. A. Watkins
F. H. Walkins
Mexican gun boat Tampico destroyed by aeroplane over Guaymas harbor
The Mexican federal gun boat Tampico was destroyed today by a bomb dropped from an aeroplane over Guaymas harbor. Avia tor Didier Masson reportedly made three flights over the harbor before hitting the boat. The insurgent investment of Guaymas was resumed with a second column to attack under cover of darkness, supported by 2,000 troops, half Yaquis. Federal gun boats shelled insurgent positions all day.
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Nogales
Ariz
Tampico
Guaymas Harbor
Didier Masson
Guaymas
Fmight
Yaquis
Louisville and Nashville to Build New Passenger Station
A July report from Bowling Green outlines the Louisville and Nashville railroad plan to locate a new passenger station in the southeastern city area with a nearby Bax ton River bridge for a double track. The current freight station will handle local river port traffic boosted by new quarries asphalt mines and the cedar plant.
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Bowling Green
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Baxton River
Bristow
Port
Mayor Crump Declares War on Corporations in Memphis
Memphis July 26 Mayor Crump declares war on corporations especially railroads claiming they dodge general taxes. He says he has won on coopting phones and now wants to shift tax burden to corporations. He attacks the State Railroad Commission and presents his own figures showing higher revenue if railroads gas companies streetcar firms are taxed as individuals. Subscribe for The Herald.
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Memphis
Crump
State Railroad Commission
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