Twin Cities growth eyed as Decatur New Decatur Telegram to launch
Two Decaturs with 12 000 population on the Tennessee River will get a daily Telegram. Maury Democrat W Brighelton and Columbia Herald H D Harkreader report sale to Twin City Telegram publishers Shelton and Harkreader. The paper will publish weekdays except Sunday with two offices and active job printing. The towns benefit from L N Railroad shops Mussel Shoals Colbert Shoals river traffic and a growing lease of wholesale houses. The city plans streets sidewalks and a modern sewer system amid a ten minute streetcar cadence linking both towns.
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W. Brghelton
Maury Democrat
H. D. Harkreader
Columbia Herald
Decatur
New Decatur
Twin City Telegram
Messrs. Shelton
Herkreuder
Twin Cities
Telegram
Baliles
Bensus
Daily Telegram
Harkreader
Shelton
Decaturs
L. & N. Railroad
Birmingham
Mussle Shoals
Colbert Shoals
San Francisco
Far West
Tennessee River
Villa
West Tennessee Land for Sale by Trenton Land Co
Advertises land for sale in West Tennessee with easy terms and extra bargains. Encourages readers to request an illustrated booklet from Trenton Land Co of Trenton, Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Tennessee
Trenton Land CO
Trenton
Tenn
Woman Dies by Her Own Hand in Hattiesburg
In Hattiesburg Mills county on August 1, Mrs Anna Reeves a stenographer in a local lumber company office died instantly after firing a bullet into her heart following a letter to her brother in California. Her husband is in Birmingham working in jewelry.
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Anna Reeves
Hattiesburg
Mills
Moe
California
Dr King's New Life Pills Ad for Digestive Ailments
An old advertising blurb touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a light cost remedy for digestion stomach liver and kidney troubles. It claims the pills help ailments like biliousness constipation jaundice malaria and debility and promotes Brooks Latham Drug as the outlet.
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Dom Tora
Dr. King
Pilla
Brooks-Latham Drug
Bud Brown Released After Burglary Charge Dropped
Bud Brown, a Black porter arrested on burglary charges in College Hill, was released from jail with charges withdrawn after bail was paid.
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Bud Brown
College Hill
Bod
Crippen Gets London Backing to Fight Murder Charge
Crippen receives a cable from a London solicitor offering to defend him and pay expenses if he cooperates and does not resist extradition. Inspector Dew and Quebec officials declined comment on the offer as Crippen remains silent in his Quebec cell while Miss Leneve, his companion, faces scrutiny and sympathy from police and the public.
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Quebec
Hawley Harvey Crippen
London
Belle Himore
H. H. Crippen
Dew
Arthur Newton
Bolicstor
Montrose
Ethel Clare Leneve
Inspector Dew
Scotland Yard
Crippen
Hag
McCarthy
Crippeo
Quebec Heights
Miss Leneye
Chief McCarty
Dr.Crippen
Europe
Belle Elmore
Dr. Crippen
Mia Leneve
Aager
Miss Leneve
Han Bees
Western Union Changes Set for Southeastern Division
Atlanta July 8 Important changes in the Western Union Telegraph Company structure are expected to be announced soon. The south east division will cover territory south of Washington and east of the Mississippi except Louisiana with Atlanta as headquarters. B F Dillon will head the division from Atlanta with district superintendents in Nashville Atlanta Richmond and Jacksonville and three new division executive officers to be created.
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Atlanta
Western Union Telegraph Company
Washington
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Bell Telephone Company
B. F. Dillon
Nashville
Richmond
Jacksonville
Wheat and Oats Wanted At Top Market Prices
Dale Grain and Feed Co advertises high market prices for wheat and oats with bags furnished. Local farmers urged to bring grain to the yard for prompt payment.
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Dale Grain & Feed CO
Fire destroys Carolina & Northwestern Railway shops
In Chester South Carolina at 3 am a fire of unknown origin destroyed the Carolina and Northwestern Railway shops. Two nearly completed engines and a passenger coach burned, with losses estimated over 106000. Insurance is said not to cover the top costs.
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Columbia
8. C
Carolina & Northwestern Railway
Chester
5. C
Forgery Charge In Memphis Woman Held At Central
Laura Ella Lancaster 22, described as innocent, is jailed at central police headquarters after detectives Horan and Nolen charge her with passing a forged $150 check drawn on National City Bank in favor of Mrs. J W Houston and signed by B C Houston. Bank of Parsons reportedly victimized for $1,500 in related forgeries over months. Lancaster says she only sent the check at Mrs. Houston’s request.
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Memphis
Laura Ella Lancaster
Comne Mills
Central Police
Horan and
Nolen
National City Bank
J. W. Houston
B. C. Houston
Bank of Parsons
Parsons
Tenn
Misa Lancaster
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Rige Pierce
E. A. Hatcher
Columbian
A. Shelton and
H. D. Hark- Reader
Patterson
Edward Ward Carmack
Dresden
Tene
Mr. Pierce
Hargea
Hatcher
Mr. Hatcher
Supreme Court
Frank Hall
Hall
Tenya
Ody
Statesman
Duncan Cooper
Cooper
Pierce
Ban Murray
Administration Judiciary
Fing Buildings
U. OF Cappen
Panion
Dale Grain & Feed
Western Union
Carolina & Northwestern
8.C
Buoscribe
the Herald
G&l
Laura Lancaster
Abe
Cotham Bros
Jewelers
Seventh Street & the Square
Columbia, Tenn
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