Unionists Lose Case Over County Church Property
Fayetteville Aug 2 The Jackson Church case ends with the court ruling the union of Cumberland Presbyterian and associated churches valid in constitutions but not enforceable against local church property deeds. The bill for exclusive possession is dismissed. anti unionists gain use rights with costs taxed. Contempt arrests in Madison County are released.
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Pavetteville
Toon
Presbyterian Church
Camberlang
Jackson Church
Madison County
Presbyteriians
Credi
John M. Gant
Unionista
Antiunionists
Supreme Court
Bearden
Fayetteville
Kenton and
McKenzie
Jackson
Incorporated
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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Mombora
Feetteville
Keaton and
McKeagle
U.S. A
Cumberland Presbyterian Confession of Faith
Man Dies After Pistol Falls From Holster
Fay ette Evans of Calera, an lifelong resident, was accidentally shot in the groin when his pistol slipped from its holster as he bent to gather reins from his wagon. The bullet killed him within a few hours in Birmingham, Alabama, on August 2.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fayette Evans
Abolition of Court Oaths Proposal Ships Testimony Reform
Judge Paul Albers of Breslau argues against compelling oath taking in courts. He notes changing oath methods for Catholics Protestants and Jews and promotes replacing the oath with a declaration of honor promising truthfulness and possible punishment for false statements. He contends the oath should have no place in courts of justice.
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Paul Albers
Breslau
Germany
A Genuine Grough Waitress Exchange in Heatingy
Two waitresses discuss a customer described as stingy who does not tip or lift his hat, revealing a social moment about frugality and manners in a humorous exchange.
Gallatin Bank to Re Open in Gallatin Tenn
An enthusiastic stockholders meeting at the Court House reported 47000 of 510000 capital represented. Receipts show 25000 due to stockholders, who contributed 15000. the balance is assured. Old stockholders stay, officers retained, W Y Allen cashier, W H Hitchcock assistant cashier. Bank to open next Monday with 10000 more to collect.
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Gallatin. Tenn
Ave
People's National Bank
Court House
W. Y. Allen
W. H. Hitchcock
Arthur Kave
M. B. Patterson
Silas Cooper
Ants Prove Remarkably Long Lived Across Observations
A Kansas City Journal report notes ants show extreme longevity. A naturalist tracked two queens for ten years and one ant reached fifty. Ants endure severe injuries, often surviving after decapitation or loss of abdomen for weeks. A carpenter ant revived after eight days submerged, suggesting resilience to drowning. One specimen survived nearly nine months without food.
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Kansas City Journal
Sir John Lubbock
Pers
Stupendous War Figures Across Toil and Toll
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Britain spent about 1.2 million dollars for the South African conquest, with Boer defenses adding roughly a sixth more. It claims Japan shelled out 1.1 billion to gain Manchuria and push back Russia, with Russia facing 1.5 billion in czarist ambitions. Together these two wars plus ongoing German costs in Southwest Africa total around 4 billion dollars.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Britain
Republic
Manchuria
Germany
Africa
Oldest Bank in the World Claims Nineveh Origins
A public record office in Nineveh preserved contracts and wills linked to the banking house of Egldu. A Gyrian chronology places this about 2300 BCE, aligning the firm with the oldest bank on record. The Ebldu house grew wealth by tax collection and revenue framing for Assyrian provinces over five generations.
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Ninevah
T. P
London
Egldu
Peary Sets Course for Frozen North From Maine
Commander Peary, staying with the Mig family at Eagle Estland, says he will sail to New York and then for the Arctic as soon as boilers are installed on the Roosevelt. He hopes to depart within a week and plans to winter in the north by September 5, keeping his party compact and unchanged. No family members will accompany him.
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Portland
Robert
Peary
Eagle Estland
Malaria Itself Through Ages Says Major Rose
Major Ronald Rose told the Royal Colonial Institute that malaria is the most interesting disease in medical science. He notes 2000 years of study with continued acceptance of ancient theories, the link between swamps and malaria, and the discovery path from cinchona to quinine, plus the role of malaria parasites and mosquito transmission.
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Philadelphia
North American
Royal Colonial Institute of Great Britain
Ronald Rose
Hippocrates
Europe
Pasteur
Koch
Lister
Tropics
Centuris
Miss Dunn Drinks Carbolic Acid in McEwen Tennessee
Miss Mary Dupo of Blue Creek forks, about four miles southwest of McEwen, attempted suicide by drinking carbolic acid yesterday. Found soon after, she was rushed to a doctor from McEwen and is in critical condition. No motive given. described as from a good family.
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Mcewen
Tenn
Mary Dupo
Forks of
Blue Creek
McHwen
Retired Soldiers to Get More Pay
Washington reports an amendment to army regulations increasing retired enlisted men's monthly pay. They will receive three fourths of their law allowed trade pay, plus 2.50 for clothing and rations, and 6.25 for quarters fuel and light, with no further service length increases after retirement.
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Washington
Rest viewed as work by one man and leisure by another
A neighbor recalls Mr Dodd’s Alaska lecture as a restful two hours of pictures and talk. He admits the talk wore him, yet he found relief by splitting kindlings afterward, feeling calmer and rested. The passage contrasts differing views on rest and activity.
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Alaska
Mr. Dodd
King O
Bobby Witla Pup Watch Dog Winding Question
A reader asks how often to wind up a five year old watchdog named Witla, referring to his keeper’s routine and care. The item frames the inquiry as a light household question about pet routines and animal care.
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Bobby
Witla
Local Markets Wholesale Produce Prices Fragment
Wholesale market prices list a wide range of items including cabbage potatoes bananas lemons clover oats millet and grains plus bacon lard and fresh meats. Also listed are eggs hams butter hides feathers wool honey beeswax ginseng yellow root sugar coffee and other staples with varied wholesale and retail rates.
The Royal Road Speech Fragment Debate Over Art and Trade
A fragmentary exchange shows a struggling author asking about poems and a popular novel while De Povey denies success. One speaker admits abandoning literature to sell clams, highlighting tension between art and commerce in a bustling literary milieu.
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de Povey
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