Great Rise in Taxable Wealth Across Old Tennessee
State comptroller reports 1910 tax aggregate may reach 501.6 million with over 50 million additional value added to the rolls. Shelby leads in gains, followed by Davidson, Hamilton, and Knox, due to the 1907 county assessor law and broader statewide assessments.
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Shelby
Davidson
Hamilton
Knox
Nashville
Tenn
Clay
Grundy
Mon- Too
Sequatchle
Washington
Shelby County
Dibrell
Davidson County
Two Men Freed After Grand Fraud Case Reopened
John A. Qua ley and H. W. Corbett faced $20,000 bail on charges they conspired in Newport R I to swindle Dr. Bull's widow by selling $25,000 in stock said to be worthless. Justice Lehrman voided the first writ as illegal, then the men were rearrested on new warrants. They remain in Tombs custody under $10,000 bail as courts review cases.
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New York
John A. Qualey
H. W. Corbett
Newport
R. L
William T. Bull
Lehrman
Supreme Court
Kills His Friend with New Pistol in Tragic Shooting
Beastsman Go July 29 report says Ernest Horne, answering a friend's request, pulled the trigger with a pistol pointed at the friend's chest, killing Ol Hubbard and wounding 10-year-old Dewey Horne. Hubbard was recently married. both men had new pistols, not knowing they were loaded.
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Beastman
Ernest Horne
Ol Hubbard
Hubard
Dewey Horne
Horne
Hubbard
Fine Exhibition at Opera House Ends in Shafer Victory
Boxing bouts at the opera house featured a debut by Jake Shafer of Zapasville and Leslie Winter Navy champion. Shafer won by knockout in the fourth round, surprising many as the lighter weights staged a scientific, evenly matched bout. Preliminary tilts saw Brown Davis and Pillow Halfacre draw in four rounds, while Richard Stone stopped D Green in five. The event, hosted by the Columbia Athletic Club, listed A. Brown as referee, Maxie Hood timekeeper, and Wm. Barker as announcer. Another show is planned for next Monday evening.
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Jake Shafer
Zapasville
Ohio
Leslie Winter
Navy
Shafer
Brown Davis
Pillow Halfacre
Richard Stone
D. Green
Ouspicen
Columbia Athletic Club
A. Brown
Maxie Hood
Wm. Barker
Deadly acid accident injures children in Philadelphia
August 2 1921 Philadelphia two children died and eight others and four men burned when a fire department supply wagon carrying ten children and 165 gallon carboys of vitriolic acid broke an axle spilling acid on passengers from a trolley car. Richard Grear the driver and police aided victims but Raymond Dager age 1 and Caroline Daniels age 2 died from burns.
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Philadelphia
Richard Grear
Raymond Dager
Caroline Daniels
Murder Plot Rumors Circulate In Venezuela
Reports from Willemstad Curacao say Venezuela suspects a plot to assassinate President Vincente Gomez and Caracas Governor on July 26. Arrests and exiles among prominent Venezuelans are noted, with Gen Tello Mendoza fleeing to New York aboard the Caracas after leaving on July 31.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Vincente Gomez
Republic
Caracas
Gomez
Zailo Vidal
Hi Caribe
Bermudez
New York
Tello Mendoza
Ciquor Fight On in Arkansas
At a meeting in Little Rock about 100 Arkansas Anti-Saloon League members planned vigorous local county fights against license to be voted in September. The proposed constitutional amendment for initiative and referendum was discussed but no action taken. The Democratic platform supports the amendment as a solution to the liquor problem, though prohibitionists view it with doubt.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas AntiSaloon League
Arkansas
Thief Steals From Brooks Latham Drug Contest Box
A promising guessing contest at Brooks Latham Drug Company faced a theft when a burglar smashed the glass front of a money box, took part of the prize funds, and fled. Police arrested two of three suspects, but no solid proof was found. The firm will replace the money and continue the contest.
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Brooks-Letham [Drug Company
Adda
Splendid Wheat Yield Per Acre Reported Near Cartera Creek
H. H. Thompson threshed a wheat crop for Taylor Walters near Cartera Creek that averaged twenty six bushels per acre on twenty three acres. The total crop was 590 bushels. The county reports one of the best crops so far, with wheat yielding better than expected.
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H. H. Thompson
Taylor Walters
Cartera Creek
Three Brooklyn Boys Dead in Sand Pit Collapse
Three little boys missing from Madison street Brooklyn were found dead in a vacant lot after a sand embankment collapsed on them while they played. A dog led discovery of the bodies in the sand pit.
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New York
Madison Street
Brooklyn
Crippen and Leneve to face trial in England
In Quebec Crippen and Ethel Leneve were arraigned and remanded for extradition to England. The duo, accused of murdering Belle Elmore, were questioned at the home of Chief McCarty and indicated willingness to return for trial aboard a trans Atlantic steamer, with August 8 as the next court date.
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Quebec
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Ethel Clare Leneve
England
Belle Himore
Montrose
Miss Lenove
No Bars Up on Statuary Hall in Washington
Mississippi may send the statue of Jefferson Davis to the capitol’s statuary hall. Attorney General Wickeream ruled on the Virginia Lee statue, stating the law cannot bar the Davis statue from entry. Corporal Tanner confirmed the path is open for Mississippi to place the President of the Confederacy’s statue in the hall.
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Washington
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Wickeream
Lee
Virginia
Corporal Tanner
Robbers murder with strychnine in Parkersburg
Parkersburg West Virginia August 2 The murderers of former Judge James A Watson attorney and oil man found dead on his front doorstep last Friday morning are still at large Coroner s inquest tomorrow will continue and authorities hope to track down the guilty robbers It is believed Watson was murdered by strychnine poisoning after which he was robbed of over 2000 dollars
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Parkersburg
W. Va
James A. Watson
Train Kills Col Yeatman's Little Dog on Track
A tragic Ashwood incident reports Col J D Yeatman’s death after a train fatally strikes the small dog he had cared for. Yeatman attempted to rescue the dog as the train approached. he survived the moment but suffered injuries. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 pm at the former residence with Rev W B Capers officiating. interment followed at St Johns burial ground.
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Col
J. D. Yeatman
Ashwood
Col. Yeatman
Rev
W. B. Capers
St. Jono's Burial Ground
J. M. Cabler Dies After Long Life in Columbia
J M Cabler, longtime Columbia resident and millwright, died Tuesday night at his South Main street home at age 81. He helped build Ashton’s Mill in 1869 and later lived retired, active in Masonic circles. Surviving children include Austin Cabler, Mrs. D D Bogle, Mrs. W C Walker, Mrs. Matt McClure, Mrs. Henry Barrick, and Mrs. Chas Sharp. Funeral was Thursday at 3:30 from his residence, with Rev. A G Dinwiddie officiating and Rose Hill Cemetery burial with Masonic honors.
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J. M. Cabler
Columbia
South Main Street
Cabler
Ashton's
Lfe
LaPayette
Royal Arch Masons
Ter
Eliza, Moore
Colmbia
Richard Moore
Austin Cabler
Santa Fe
Tenn
D. D. Bogle
San Antonio
Tex
W. C. Walker
Matt McClure
Memphis
Henry Barrick
Chas. Sharp
A. G. Dinwiddie
Rose Hill Cemetery
Minister Rev D M Wood Makes Funeral Arrangements
Lying on his deathbed at his cottage on the Cattleground camp meeting grounds in Lafayette Indiana Rev D M Wood a leading Methodist Episcopal minister completed all funeral plans He chose pallbearers hymns sermon text and the conductor for the service He has been critically ill for days and said I am patiently awaiting my transfer to the best appointment I ever had.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Indy
D. M. Wood
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana
Auto Speegers Draw Fines In City Court
Carlton Fry and Leslie Martin were tried in police court on Wednesday morning and found guilty of violating the speed limit. Each was fined five dollars plus costs. Martin paid, Fry will appeal. The charge said the two young drivers held an improvised race on High Street, a main city thoroughfare.
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Carlton Fry
Leslie Martin
Martin
Fry
High Street
Cover Design Fair Catalogue Preview Features Four Colors
The fall fair catalogue cover now in Manager McGaw’s hands shows a woman with a wreath aloft and a horse head, a man with a spade, and a bull above, with other figures at the bottom. It is printed in four colors and will be issued late August for countywide distribution when the posters go up.
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McGaw
County Nominees Fall Into Trap Of Patterson Party
Five county candidates agreed to request watchers at polls for next Thursday's election at Patterson influenced by Patterson leaders. McKnight and McFall initially resisted but relented, names substituted to favor Patterson, with Sam J. Taylor potentially tilting balance. Primary officials had previously chosen election officers. observers noted political surrender but no objections to watcher appointments.
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Siniser
Democratic Executive Committee
Ether
Sariser
Derryberry
Hardin W. Thomas
Sam Hayes
Patterson
Claud Godwin
J. Trim McKnight
W. Spence McFall
Ala¢Ly
McKnight
McPall
Sam J. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
E. L. Gregory
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Old Tennessee
Maury County
Eastman
OPERA
Winter
Opera House
Ciquor
Antisaloon League
Brooke Latham Company
Box
Crippen
Mss Leneve
Sal
Polles
Wickersham
Train
Auto Speegers
Cover Design Fair
WoKnight
McFall
Subeth
Taylor Net
Revenue Cutter
Perry
Boston Harbor
Behrig Sea
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