MISS KITTLE STEWART REPORTS LOCAL NEWS RETURNS
Miss Edna Roth returns to Nashville with sister. Mr. Tom Alexander and J Overton Ewing travel home from city. Several locals announce visits and returns from trips to Columbia Franklin Guthrie Park Place and East Tennessee. Families and friends, including the Rays and the Cumminses, share recent travels and gatherings in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Roth
Nashville
Tom Alexander
J. Overton Ewing
Florence
Ala
Mises
Mary Dawson
Ethel Ross
Annie Acuf
Frank Cummins
Sand Mountain
Als
Russell Ray
Russell
Mr. Ray
Hinds Shoe Company
Marion Heinzman
Lawrenceburg
Sarah Hughes
Columbia
Charles Long
Carters Creek
Harris
Henry Blackburn
Franklin
Harlan Commissionary
Glenna Blount
J. D. Blount
Park Place
George Killebrew, Jr
Guthrie
Felix Elliott
Little Son
Percy Chandler
East Tennessee
A. W. Southworth
Mt. Joy
City
R. H. English
Little Daughter
Springfield
Local Fertilizer Factory Opens in Maury County
A new four acre fertilizer plant with its own power plant is completed and begins production. It will employ about men and yield 75 tons of fertilizer daily. Notable visitors from the Grain Lodge in Mivonsville assisted in conferring the Masters Degree on Mr. English during a large called meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury County
John B. Garrett
The
Grain
Lodge
T Or
Skeletons of Indians on display at Harlan Commissionary perch
At Central mines near Harlan, workers unearthed twenty human skeletons believed to be Indian remains. The finds are displayed at the perch of the Harlan Commissionary. John Frazier of Columbia reports selling forty Western horses today, each fetching a good price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Place
Harlan Commissionary
John Frazier
Columbia
Deaths. Henry Nevils prominent farmer dies near Mt Pleagane
Henry Nevils, a well known farmer, died Saturday at 2 a.m. at his home six miles from Mt Pleagane. He is survived by his wife and one daughter Mrs Henry Whitwell of Mt Pleasant. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. and burial followed at Mt Joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Nevils
Mt. Pleagane
Cost of living grows greater in 1905 report
Washington dispatch notes forthcoming Labor Department data will show rising costs of living with wages not keeping pace. It cites inflated prices for meat, tea, vegetables, and farm products, plus tariffs and trusts as factors, while noting political debate over tariff reform and wage growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Repub
Department of Commerce and Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Roosevelt
Harris
Miles
Charles P. Netil
Nashville American
Capital Shifts South in Five Year Industrial Rise
Department of Commerce and Labor bulletin shows Southern states drawing four times more capital into manufacturing since 1900, with North Carolina investments rising to 131 million and wage totals up seven million. Connecticut and New Hampshire show smaller percent gains. Alabama 75 percent, Virginia 60 percent, South Carolina 80 percent. Cotton goods lead Southern output, followed by tobacco, lumber, and flour milling. The report notes fewer establishments but stronger capital-driven expansion in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce and Labor Issues
New England
South
North Carolina
Department of Commerce and Labor
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Alabama
Virginia
South Carolina
California faces record labor demand in 1919
Exceeding supply in California with railroads and power projects calling for thousands of workers. Southern Pacific seeks 3,000, Western Pacific 7,000, Union Railways 6,000, and 2,000 for South Side Electric lines. Switchmen, warehousemen and clerks wanted. Building trades short of men. reconstruction work offers 15,000+ jobs at good wages. Total employment available to not fewer than 40,000 men at high wages.
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San Francisco
California
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Union Railways
South Side Electric Lines
Santa Clara
Sacramento Valleys
Southern California
San Prancisco
Building Trades Council
Pension rolls shrink as veteran list declines in Washington
Washington reports the pension roll has fallen to 986,200 on July 1, the smallest since 1898, with a drop of over 10,000 in the past year. Commissioner Warner notes a permanent decline unless new legislation boosts the rolls, while also trimming unsettled claims from 600,000 to 185,000 and forecasting a busy two years of processing before a potential lull.
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Washington
Warner
Honest Men and Investigation Says Gov Folk
Governor Folk of Missouri asserts that an honest man has nothing to fear from investigators but notes some oil men resist scrutiny. The Chicago Record Herald comments that many in the oil trade oppose the time spent by others pursuing inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Folk
Missouri
Chicago Record- Herald
Rockefeller to face a jury in Ohio case
Ohio digest notes Rockefeller will face a jury in a forthcoming legal matter, with Philadelphia North American reporting the development as a key step in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Ohio
Philadelphia
Sage will shows no charity legacy in will
The Sage will shocks many by leaving nothing to charity though it reflects a consistent view of his life. It may benefit unfortunates if Mrs Sage uses the estate philanthropically but the document gives no mandate. Sage, a shrewd business figure, placed the wealth under his wife for disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Sage
Mis
Courier-Journal
Russell Sage
Bryan Meets King Edward at Buckingham Palace in Informal Audience
W. J. Bryan was received in private by King Edward at Buckingham Palace on July 26 at the king’s request. The meeting focused on peace and the Interparliamentary Union, with Bryan and three American delegates later attending a formal sitting where Bryan moved a vote of thanks to the hosts. The group then proceeded to the Crystal Palace for a dinner hosted by the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
W. J. Bryan
Ambassador Reid
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Mr. Reid
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
King Edwards
Campbell-Bannerman
House of Commons
House of Lords
Land Sale in Tennessee Chase Deed 1909 Chancery Lot
In Columbia Tennessee a land sale under a decree in chancery court for the Delius M Goodloe farm of about 200 acres is set for noon on Monday August 13. The property in the 18th Civil District is bounded by Jones Conner Goodloe and Granders E Hoge and S J Bingham. Bids by the highest bidder will be subject to rights of W J Lanecanstey and rent for the year. Terms are six twelve and eighteen months with notes bearing six percent interest and a security. sale free from redemption. This the 18th day of July 1909. AlN AkIn C & M f
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Goodloe
Chancery Court
Columbia
Tennessee
Strusta
Oiyil
County
Tenn
Delius M. Goodloe
Jones and Conner
Goodloe
E. Hoge
J. Bingham
Minde
W. J. Lanecanstey
Sulneat
Akin
Non-Resident Notice in Colma Chancery Court
Clerk and Master in Colma Tennessee issues notice in a 1906 case. Defendants Ethel Stevens Rebekah Stevens and Marguerite Stevens are non residents of Tennessee. They must appear by the first September term 1908 and plead or demur else bill may be confessed. Notice published four weeks in the Columbia Herald. Signed ALN AKIN Clerk and Master. HP Pigu ers solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Stevens
Eile G. Stevens
Rebekah C. Stevens
Marguerite Stevens
Tennessee
Chancery Court
Columbia
Columbia Herald
Aln
Akin
HP. Piguers
Rise in Southern Factory Workers 1900 to 1905
The Baltimore Sun notes a 103,501 rise in wage earners in Southern factories from 1900 to 1905, up 19.4 percent, while the union shows 0.1 percent. In 1905 Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana show marked gains, as Summer visitors see widespread new industries and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolna
Tennessee
Missinnippi
Louisiana
Baltimore Sun
Southern Railway Announces Low Summer Tourist Rates
Southern Railway unveils very low Summer Tourist Rates to many resorts on its lines in Tennessee Virginia Western North Carolina Land of the Sky Sapphire Country and the Atlantic Coast. For complete information write or call R E Shipley D P A 204 Fourth Avenue North Nashville Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Land of the Sky
Saphire
Atlantic Coast
E. Shipley
Fourth Avenue North
Nashville
Tena
The New Reform Movement and Protections for Brainless Men
Milwaukee Sentinel reports on a reform movement warning that ongoing efforts may create a society organized to protect brainless men from chorus girls. The piece frames fear of moral safeguarding measures and shifts in gender dynamics within urban life.
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New Reform Movement
A. Society
Tor
Milwaukee Sentinel
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