Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute Meet At Columbia
A large upcoming gathering in Columbia marks the nineteenth annual Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute. National and local speakers will discuss crops, livestock, and farm practices, with a cooperative Aberdeen Angus sale and farm tours planned. Strong attendance from county farmers and their families is urged to ensure a robust representation.
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Middle Tennessee
A. McLean
Middle Tennessee Farmers Innstitute
Columbia
McLean
Tennessee
Tifa Wnelly
Wecdods
Dsp
Meloun
Espresa
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
John M. Parker
Louisiana
A. H. Roberts
James E. Caldwell
Fourth National Bank Nashville
M. O. Cooper
Tennessee Heel Provider's Association
M. Jacob
A. Willson
College of Agriculture
University of Tennessee
A. Moyers
Columbia Stock Yards
McLean Soes
Esquire Gilbert Orr Moves Office to Court House
Gilbert M. Orr moves his office to the courthouse where he may be followed in the office of County Tranter J. Rosa Burns. Orr says the change will let him devote more attention to future law practice while also discharging duties of justice of the peace. Wade Orr has been located at Judge Sam Holding's office.
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Gilbert M. Ore
Court House
County Trantes
J. Rosa Burns
Orr
Waduie Orr Ham
Sam Holding
Santa Fe Parent Teachers Meet Announcement
The Santa Fe Parent Teachers group is set to meet to discuss the building fund. The school term begins the first Monday in September. Mr and Mrs Five moved to the School Landing where Umey will run a small business.
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Parent Teachers OF
Santa FE
Matent
Sante Me
Tollowme aiMipers
Heed
Teachwol
Mite
Charlotte Forney
Mra
Malcolm Johnson
Don Mullins
Mera Fived
Landig
Umey
Roberts Opposition Dwindling As Election Looms
Reports from across the county indicate waning anti Roberts sentiment after a masterful speech. Many opponents plan to skip the November vote, while Republicans rally behind Crabtree against Littleton. Legislative race gains heat with local factors driving nominations. Candidates busy distributing literature and shaking hands with voters.
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Roberts
Crabtree
Jesse Littleton
Culleoka Citizens Prep for New School House
Citizens gathered at the school grounds to prepare for a new $25 000 school house this fall. A $300 auction of building materials boosted the school fund. A community dinner fed the workers and a canvassing committee seeks parity with county funds, facing hopeful assurances.
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Culleoka
Federated Clubs Seek Suffrage Address by Hopkins
Hon Rueigh S Hopkins spoke to the Federated Clubs on Good Citizenship at a well attended meeting. He urged women to study national questions affecting peace and welfare, and was warmly applauded. Mrs Charles Roselle, a Columbia musician, performed on the harp before the main address. A resolution urged Maury County representatives to back the Susan B Anthony suffrage amendment in a called legislative session.
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Rueigh S. Hopkins
Ilk Ghib
Hopkin
J. D. Little
Hopkins
Charles Roselle
Columbia
W. PB. Morgan
Federation
Maury County
Untitled note on plumbing repair service request
A garbled message discusses plumbing work and the idea of getting figures on the job. It mentions reuse of plumbing and concerns about future leaks and costs.
Sheriff Houser Recounts Detroit Visit and Prisoner
Sheriff K Howser returns from Detroit boasting about royal entertainment while visiting Claud Norris held in Maury County jail on a $500 bond. Norris is described as awaiting divorce proceedings for his wife and child, with Houser praising Michigan officials and the lavish treatment he received.
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K. Howser
Detroit
Claud Norris
Norris
Maury County
Houser
Tennessee
Michigan City
Sheriff Houser
Michigan
Mouser
Thompson, Nashville contractor Thompson found after disappearance
John Thompson Jr a prominent Nashville contractor was located by John Revel after vanishing from his state room on an Memphis to Nashville train. Thompson was identified near Texarkana Arkansas and traveled to Augusta with Revel arriving mid afternoon. He appeared rational though memory of events on the Nashville train remained unclear.
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John Thomson, Jr
Nashville
Mr. Thompson
Texarkana
Ark
Memphis
John W. Revel
Thompson
Arkansas Gazette
Augusta
John Thompson
Nashville (Tenn
Missouri Pacific
John Revel
Mr. Revel
Price Hotel
Revel
Flag of Tennessee Presented to Battleship Tennessee
Special from New York reports the flag of Tennessee presented to the battleship Tennessee at Brooklyn Navy Yard amid a large Tennessee turnout. The ship, largest battleship afloat, features four 14 inch guns and twelve torpedo tubes, with a displacement of 2,000 tons.
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Herald
New York
Moorelock Uils
State of Tennesse
Tennessee
Brooklyn Navy Yards
New Highway Surfacing Pushs Ahead with Long Lasting Road
Permanent surface laid on several hundred yards of the Jackson highway near Williamson county line. Contractors from Knoxville Construction Co say the rock asphalt will last about twenty years with little maintenance. Work proceeds in four locations along the Columbia to Williamson county line project, with major changes planned at Rutherford Creek hill including a twenty two foot cut and a five percent grade.
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Dilly Hernby
Maury County
Jackson Highway
Williamson County
Knoxville Constaction Company
Columbia
Wiliamson County
Rutherford Creek
Lewis County for Wiggs for Senator
Monday’s Daily Herald reports W W Pollock chairman of Lew is county Democratic Committee and publisher of the Hohenwald Herald endorsing Judge Wiggs for the state senate. He cites Perry county’s claim and Wiggs’s experience and dependability as reasons for support.
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Dany Herald
W. W. Pollock
Democratic Committee
Lewis County
Pollock
Hohenwald Herald
Wiggs
T Hy Senate
Perry County
Lewis
Maury County
Senate
Ny County
Privt W J B Harlows Remains Brought Home
The remains of William J B Harlow son of Mrs Gertie Harlow of Kettle Mills died in France October 18 from pneumonia. They arrived in Columbia Friday at 5 00 oclock and were taken to Maury Undertaking parlors. Interment was today at Kettle Mills cemetery with grave side service. Private Carl B Garwood of HQ Company Camp Taylor accompanied the body. Harlow belonged to Company L 67th Pioneer Infantry.
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William J. BP. Harlow
Gertie Harlow
Kettle Mills
France
Lis
Columbia
Maury Undertaking Company
Carl B. Garwood
Camp Taylor
Harlow
67Th Pioneer Infantry
Quis Hargrove Not Sentenced to Jail in County Case
Quis Hargrove and Spring Will merchant were tried in county court on a charge of selling patent medicine. He received a fine of 5000 dollars, claiming ignorance of the law. The Herald noted the leniency in sentencing. Morocco is described as a key country amid broader imperial discourse.
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Jauis Hargrove
Spring Will Merchant
COU upAt
Herald
Population Of Columbia Shows Slight Loss For Decade
The Daily Herald reports Columbia’s population fell by about 200 over the past decade as federal census data from Washington shows 5,504 residents, down from 5,750 in 1910 and 6,000 in 1900. The negro population declined ~590 while whites rose ~200, lowering the overall black share to about thirty-six percent.
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Daily Herald
Columbia
Washington
Benn
Bulletin
Anny Rerailtig
Immense Crowd in Columbia Discusses Politics
Immense crowd gathers in Columbia as villagers, country folk, and town residents fill the streets. Speakers analyze Roberts and Crabtree prospects with Roberts appearing favored. voters debate legislative races in Maury County and nearby districts amid a high interest election season.
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Columbia
Herald
Maury County
Roberts
Crabtree
Wls
Board of Qucation
After Nov 2 Next There Will Be An Ohiolan Governor
The note forecasts a future Ohio leader as governor or president elect or U S senator elect, recalling James A Garrold a forty years ago Ohio figure who served in Congress and as senator elect.
Maury County Dog Tax Payment Grows as Deadline Nears
The Daily Herald for Maury County notes ongoing dog tax payments under County Trustee J. Ross Burns. Citizens have been slow to pay but rates rise daily with an aim to surpass $5,000 by year end. Dog tax funds previously supported sheep losses and funded the school fund.
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Daily Herald
County
J. Ross Burns
Ithmedya
Thousand Visitors At Farmers Meeting
Col. Edgar Graham president of the Middle Tennessee Farmer's Institute visited from Centreville and spoke enthusiastically about strong turnout. He stated Hickman county would send the largest delegation yet, predicting twenty six thousand attendees representing farmers and citizens from Columbia and beyond.
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Edgar Graham
Middle Tennessey Farmer's Institute
Centreville
Graham
Hickman
Col
Columbia
Col Graham
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Esquire
Gilbert Orr
Gulleoka
Federated Clubs
Flag OF Tennessee
Son Military Highway
Perry
W. J. B. Harlow
Quis Hargrove
Ww. C. Whitthorne
Morocco
E. P. McKee
FE. P. McKee
Snow Creek
Columbia, Tenn
H. W. McKee
Care
W. W. Evans & Co
J. €. Voorhies
R. F. Moore
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