Special Premium List Exhibitions and Prize Awards
Display covers all kinds and breeds of pigeons with premiums 52.00 for best exhibit and 100 ribbos for top entries. Includes 2nd prize five dollars, 1st prize one dollar, and awards by various associations and sponsors for the richest test in the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Sutterfield
T. N. Plguers
Plymouth Rocks
Stow
McKennon, Anderson & Foster
James Brothers
Rhode Island
Adkieson Brothers
Tbs
Calvert Brothers
Ashton
J. B. Ashton
James Andrews
J. P. Street & Co
Mitchell-Ashley Hardware Co
Oscar Chaffin
W. H
Turner & Johnson
H. B. Ritter
Frank G. Cook
Geo
Alcorn
Daily Herald
Columbia Herald Co
Cook
Miles Cook
Dobbina & Ewing
Stephenson Brothers
Drumgists
International Poultry Food
W. P. Woldride
Druggie
Bilett, Harlan & Dodson
Funston's Fort Smith Trouble Revealed in Young Reporter Tale
The anecdote recalls a 15 year old Fred Funston working as a Fort Smith Tribune reporter. He secretly favored Republicans while the paper leaned Democratic. When left in charge, he published a harsh Republican editorial, angering readers until he fled on a return train.
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Fred Funston
Fort Smith
Ark
Fort Smith Tribune
the Tribune
Funston
Funaten
Tribune
Punston
The New Burr M intosh Monthly August Issue Review
The August issue features color work in painting and sculpture with a focus on Auguste Rodin. A panoramic cover by Albert Lynch highlights the midsummer number, praised for beauty and detail to please the discerning reader.
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Auguste Rodin
Aguiptor
August Guntther
Albert Lynch
Country melons arrive in Columbia for season sale
The first country melons of the season were brought to Columbia this morning by Mr. James Parrish of Darke Mill. Parrish had two wagon loads and sold all to one dealer for about 26 cents apiece.
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Columbia
James Parrish
Darke Mill
Parrish
Crime Rampant in New York Sparks Night Court Proposal
New York Aug 1 reports that crime after dark may force four night courts. At a Board of Magistrates meeting it was proposed to arraign all prisoners arrested between 4 pm and 8 am in one court across Manhattan’s 42 precincts. In early July arrests in those hours averaged 37 per day.
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New York
Jefferson Market
Board of Magistrates
Manhattan
Girl's Cry Traps Rat in Uptown Apartment
In an uptown apartment a gray rat and Miss Well became briefly trapped in a bathroom. The janitor used an axe, the door was smashed, and the rat reportedly met its demise by its own actions as the girl fled. Neighbors assisted, and the incident caused hysteria among onlookers.
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Miss Well
Mire Weil
Bill
Hunting Mahogany Trees In the Tropical Forest
Mahogany trees are scattered through tropical forests and hidden in dense undergrowth. A skilled woodsman climbs to the highest ground to spot trees, then axmen and sawyers work to fell them, leaving waste stumps. Earnings vary up to $600 or $1000 a month, with travel weeks possible before locating a tree.
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Sawyers
Proof Positive Rail President Warns of Switch Defect
Railroad president tests a switch while a clerk notes the official seems sure it is defective. He claims a train was wrecked there, a detail reported by the morning Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free
Men Use Faster Sending Ships Than Women To The Pacific
Chicago health officials report a rising death rate gap between men and women, attributing it to strenuous city life and risky habits. Doctors advocate a return to simpler living as a remedy. A Washington Record Herald note says China may drive the Pacific battle squadron debate, with U S readiness in view of a potential imperial crisis.
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Pacific
Chicago
Evans
Adumleas Edeo
Br. Evans
Record-Herald
Washington
China
Japan
Far East
United States
Drowning Deaths Across Seas and Diver Limits
From Blackwood, a study notes drowning as often quick and near fatal. It cites divers in Navarino and Red Sea regions, plus Falmouth cases, detailing typical underwater times from one to two minutes. Recovery possible with prompt resuscitation, though five minutes under water is doubtful.
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Blackwood
Ay Navarino
Red Sea
Ceylon
Falmouth
England
Singer Building Sliced as New 14 Story Tower Rises
The Singer building at Liberty Street and Broadway will have its top eight floors removed and three new stories added between the seventh and eleventh. Construction begins with scaffolding on the original corner building, which will become part of a 4 story addition. Architect Ernest Pluggs says the changes make the old 11 story core match the new tallest office building. The roof and top structure are removed in stages and rebuilt to align with the 612 foot tower rising above. The corner block will then mirror the new 14 story structure.
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New York Sun
Singer
Liberty, Street
Broadway
Ernest Pluggs
Cornier
Remarkable Corticite Invention Promises Fireproof Soundproof Floors
An article from the New York American reports corticite, a new material by a Portuguese inventor, made mainly from granulated cork. It resists fire, water, sound, insects, and extreme temperatures, can be sawed like wood, and is priced at about $1 per square yard with expected price drops due to competition. It may be used for doors, walls, floors, and boiler rooms, offering near indestructibility and easy cleaning.
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Arthur C. Montaigne
New York American
Courage in a Back Room Night Scene
In a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt three weary citizens a lawyer a doctor and a newspaper man sit in a dim back room at dawn among empty bottles and a pack of cards a rat scurries past as they exchange uneasy glances and discuss their thoughts about a supposed action.
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Ayq
Philadelphia Ledger
Thaw Names Chief Counsel for Second Trial
New York report says Aue-Martin W Littleton former Brooklyn official and Tennessee native will be chief counsel for Harry K Thaw in his upcoming murder trial of Stanford White. Fee reportedly 25000 dollars replacing Dolphin M Delmas who led the defense earlier. Littleton known as a strong trial lawyer spoke at the last National Democratic convention.
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New York
Aue
Martin W Littleton
Brooklyn
Crater
Tennessee
Harry K. Thaw
Littleton
Suoceed
Dolphin M. Delmas
San Francisco
Thaw
St. Louie
Alton B. Parker
Crooked Secret Plowing Method On Baldness Hype
William Knoepfel of St Louis claims a secret baldness cure he hopes to patent. He remarks on fake cures and profits, then recounts an old will tale in which three brothers divert sums left in a coffin, two with cash and gold and one with a check.
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William Knoepfel
St. Loui
Mr. Knoepfel
The Chief Trouble in Food Waste Debate
A dialogue cited by Harper's Weekly contrasts English and French food waste. The statistician notes English waste could sustain a French family, while the French would not eat food cooked by English methods, implying no waste for France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Epienre
France
Go to the Fair
September nineteen hundred seven urged Maury County residents to attend the Columbia Fair and help improve it. Kathryn C. Meroney of Smithville Teon writes a persuasive plea encouraging all former county residents to plan, attend, and support a merrier fair week.
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Columbia Fair
Kathryn C. Meroney
Smithville
Teon
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Ames
S. E. Barnes
The
Fair Association
Tennessee Agricultural College
Maury County
W. H. Turkeys
Bronte Turkess S
Turkers
White Pekin Ducks
Tedian Renner Ducks
Clase N
FT. Smith
the New Burr M’intosh Monthly
Portugese
W. Littleton
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