Seven Year Old Thief Detected in Lexington Stores
A white seven year old boy named Tommie Met t was arrested by Detective John Stealf on grand larceny charges after confessing to stealing about a dozen pairs of suspenders and half a dozen move boxes from Ades store on Mill street. He admitted paying a small negro helper a nickel a day to carry goods, pursued by Chief Brown and Chief Reagan after escaping. The boy said he lived in Prattown and refused to name his parents.
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Exington
Saeed
Tommie Mett
John Stealf
Mill Street
Waler Street
Arisk
Ie Noy
Arcostes
Pratttown
Frown
Reagan
Water Street
Brown
State v Higdon over cruelty to mother in Culleoka
The case against Bibb Higdon charged with assaulting his mother was heard before Enquires Fariss and Guest. Higdon faced a warrant sworn by John Daniels about two weeks earlier and was fined two dollars plus costs.
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Bibb Higdon
Fariss
Guest
Higdon
John Daniels
Culleoka
Higedon
Poultry Judge Selected for Maury County Fair
The Maury County Fair Association has chosen R. E. Jones of The Pines poultry plant in Paducah Kentucky as the poultry judge. Jones holds a national reputation in fancy poultry and will oversee the fair exhibit. he is also slated to judge at Murfreesboro and Nashville events.
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The
Maury Country Fair Association
W.H. Puryear
R. E. Jones
Paducah
Jones
Murfréesboro
Nashville
Fight at Galliwey leads to arrest after injury
Reported brawl between Henry Woodard and Jibs Nicholsom ends with Woodard struck in the head and injured. Officer Green arrests Woodard after the altercation on Sup day, details remain limited.
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Henry Woodarg
Jibs Nicholsom
Woodard
Nicholson
With's Rock
Weddard
OfScer Green
City Board Debates Police Authority and Street Repairs
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened at city hall with Mayor Guest presiding. Disputes over police command and authority surfaced as City Marshall Morgan questioned who may issue orders, while street and culvert projects moved ahead and finances were reviewed including a Towler lot purchase for 8500 dollars.
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Morgan
Pollée Committee
Hix
Towler
Enormous Stock of Gloves and Laces at Low Prices
AT THE RAGKET Taidies Long Silk Lisle Gloves, $1.00 to $1.25. Ladies long and short silk gloves in black white and colors. Laces and embroideries including Swiss and Nainsook designs, borders, insertions and beadings cheap per yard. Embroidered shirt waist pazeries and various trimming items. Also belts handbags dental powders and cosmetics offered at modest prices.
Mayor's policy provokes board clash over demimonde issue
A disputed ordinance and alleged mayoral interference trigger an Aldermanic dispute. Reports say orders to restrict women connected to a fair were countermanded, and officials claim the mayor directed leniency to a vagrant man while warning a woman to leave. A full board airing is anticipated.
Hughes Gives Bond in Federal Court Appearance
Neal N. Hughes posted bond last night for his appearance before the Federal Court. Dr. W. K. Shudder and Maj. W. J. Whitthorne act as bondmen in the proceeding.
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Neal N. Hughes
Bond
Federal Court
Dr. W. K. Shudder
Maj. W. J. Whitthorne
Residence Burned Near Groveland At Andrews Home
The residence of Mr. G. W. Andrews in the Birth district near Groveland burned a few nights ago while Andrews was away at Ashwood with his thresher. The family barely escaped. only two feather beds and two chairs were saved. Origin unknown. Loss about 1500 dollars with no insurance.
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G. W. Andrews
Groveland
Tennessee university announces new buildings and scholarships
University of Tennessee Aneville announces expanded faculties in Languages and Sciences Civil Mechanical Electrical Mining Engineering Agriculture Law and Pharmacy with new buildings and equipment. Free scholarships to Tennessee students. traveling expenses paid by the State. living costs moderate. Next session opens Sept. 14, 1907. For information or catalogue, address 1041 Brown Ayres, President.
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Tennessee
Addrena
Brown Ayres
Jesse Littleton Chosen Mayor in Winchester Election
Winchester Tenn August 1 municipal race results Jesse M Littleton defeated incumbent N W Carter by 14 votes to become mayor Carter who served three terms was long regarded unbeatable Littleton entered the race despite doubters and pledges vigorous street and utility improvements for a town that owns a water and electric plant valued around 100000 He praised local support over party fealty and thanked supporters Constipation ad follows with Doans Regulators claim of gentle cure for bowels.
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Winchester
Tenn
Jesse M. Littleton
N. W. Carter
Carter
Littleton
Iiiid
Cumberland Telephone Co. HQ moves to Louisville
The Cumberland Telephone Company will shift its semiminal headquarters from Hopkinsville Kentucky to Louisville but the main Nashville offices will remain. General Manager Caldwell and Treasurer Wedd will supervise staff. Kentucky charter keeps nominal HQ in that state while Louisville handles regulatory advisory duties.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland Telephone Company
Hopkinsville
Louldville
Caldwell
Hachie
Loularilie
Regul
Oliver Wins Panama Rail Car Contract Bid
W J Oliver of Knoxville Tennessee is the lowest bidder for five hundred steel cars and one hundred fifteen wooden cars for the Panama Railroad Company. Bids opened last week and award decision rests with Gen Goethals. Oliver bids 1125 per steel car and 215 per wooden car, delivery by November 1 to New Orleans as nearest point.
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Washington, D. C
W. J. Oliver
Knoxville
A& Oliver
New Orleans
Tten
Vardaman Refuses Concede as Primary Votes Piled Up
In Jackson Mississippi Aug 4 officials await canvass of Democratic primary returns from last Thursday showing Congressman John Sharpe Williams leading Governor Vardaman by a narrow margin. Both candidates refuse to concede pending official review. Also report of Lee Blair a bakery employee falling from a third story at Hed Seal Bakery building near the elevator shaft. he survived with shock and minor facial injuries and is identified as the son of John Blair aged 38.
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Lee Hiair
de Bakers
Hed Seal Bakery
Blair
Secident
Blale
Brown Building
Mr. Blair
John Blair
Nashville
New Typewriter a Real Marvel from Columbus
A Columbus citizen has devised a mechanical typewriter claiming 1000 words per minute, with automatic letter writing, multi color, and envelope addressing. It can copy letters with different names, two use modes including dictation via phonograph-like device, and can write forward or backward with justified lines. Exhibited at National Business Shows in New York and Chicago this fall, it promises reduced stenographer need and eased wives’ duties. Also mentions Dean's Ointment ad.
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Columbus
New York
Chicago
Madison Square
Coliseum
Pittsburg Teacher Found After Week Buried in Hay
Miss N Black, a Pittsburg schoolteacher, was discovered after a week buried under twenty one tons of hay with no food or water. Hundreds of searchers passed within feet as she lay in a barn hayloft. She said she wandered into the countryside at dusk, entered the barn, and slept amid the hay until the owner began filling it. She was rescued in a shattered condition but alive.
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Manon
N. &. Black
Pittsburg
Wong Asta
Miss Black
Abe
Earths Surface Sister Joke At Reception
Two sisters are introduced at a reception. One sister tips the scale at 200 pounds or more while the other is described as extremely aligned yet beautiful. A man asks for the name and is told Virginia. He jokes that Virginia must be the whole United States.
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Virginia
United States
Two Sets of Licenses One Marriage in Davidson County
A man named Aryle Bolton and Miss Noale Lentz were married in Columbia by Esquire R. H. Guest after presenting a Davidson County license. The officiant initially refused the union but agreed to proceed once age was vouched for by a bride’s cousin, and the ceremony occurred in a small gathering.
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Aryle Bolton
Young-lely
Noale Lentz
Stens Suodat
Esquire
R. H. Guest
Colimbia
Court House
Bolton
Davidson County
Guest
Mrs Smith Attracts Attention With Changing Hair Color
At a club discussion, speakers note Mrs Smith's hair color has changed frequently. One person recalls it once being yellow while another concedes she alters it often to provoke talk, suggesting she would lose attention otherwise.
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Tetore
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Ging
Lynnville, Sen
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen
Marshall Morgan
Dagger
Swansburg
Gartner
Cameron
White
Collier
Seisure
Fre
School Street
Sixth
Fifth Streets
North Garden
James White
North Main
Sixth Streets
Euwn
Bruce Leneage
Columbia
Supreme Court
Cemetery Avenue
Voorhies
MR. Morgan
Broideries
Alderman Collier
John Adkins
Lyst End
Adking
Bit
Recorder
Adkin
Hughes
University of Tennessee Aneville
Jesse Littleton
Cumberland
Panama
Vardaman
RED Seal Gallery
Marvel
Dean
Hendrey
Iiersen
Cochran
Tornado
Life IN
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ALS
Guardins
Trustees
Robert Berg
Desser
Bethelt Block
Columbia, Tenn
Continential Fire Insurance CO
Bost
Continental
Farrell & Lipscomb
E. W. Jones
Poxinas
High Street
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