Murder near Nashville Square stains 1900s page
Abraham Henning, a Nashville clothing store owner, was stabbed to death in his shop as he showed trousers to a customer. Robbery appeared the motive, with about $800 cash taken from the open safe, though the murder remained unsolved improbable clues pointing to two white men in blue overalls seen nearby.
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Nashville
Abraham Henning
H. Henning Ben
Second Avenue
North
Henning
Buford
Hennings
Fragmentary crime scene line from old report
A disjointed archival snippet recalls a crime scene moment noting a culprit rifling a cast drawer and taking a store item. The text mentions a quiet street portion and sounds not heard from neighbors, with a time reference around late evening.
Fourth Estate at the Fair
Special to The Herald Nashville program marks Newspaper Men's Day at the State Fair on September 20 1909 with a morning reception, exhibits inspection, barbecue dinner, and a slate of events including a political song, a seance, suffrage appeal, portrait unveilings, a writing contest, and the burning of the meanest editor in Tennessee.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
State Fair
Nashville Press Club
Board of Trade
Good Roads
Capitol
Vendome
M. P. Patterson
Tennessee
Tennessee Press
Supreme Court and
Court of Appeals
Tennessee Fairlie
United States War Department
Pardoned killer Luke Pogue returns to Chattanooga
Luke Pogue, unconditionally pardoned by Gov. Patterson, arrives in Chattanooga after a long Hamilton county case. He had killed Edgar Stonecipher, 19, in a pool-room linked to Harrington Bros. in 1906. The governor had considered commuting the sentence, and the pardon grants Pogue immediate work in his trade.
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Chatanooga
Luke Pogue
Patterson
Hamilton County
Pogue
Edgar Stonecipher
Harrington Bros
Montgomery Avenue
Chattanooga
Pogue Anti
Registration Books Open at Sid Dooley's Store
For voters near the station the registration books are now open at Sid Dooley's store at Booth Main street junction Cemetery avenue. Registrars chose this near station site as most suitable and convenient for applicants.
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Sid Dooley
Booth Main Street
Cemetery Avenue
New Stations for Memphis
Memphis Tenn Aug 7 Representatives of all railroads in the Memphis Terminal Company agreed there is no hope of reconciling opposing roads and authorized President Albert W Biges to inform the State Railroad Commission a union station will not be built in Memphis. Separate stations likely for Illinois Central Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Frisco Rock Island Gould lines.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Terminal Company
Albert W. Biges
State Railroad Commission
Louisville and Nashville
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louis
Ilinois Central
Yasco
Mississppi Valley
Rock Island
Union Station
Gould Lines
Iron Mountain
Cotton Belt
Union Railway
Night riders feared active near Tiptonville
August reports from Lake county indicate fear of renewed night rider activity near homes. Black farmers uneasy, some selling out to move. G C Thomas of Lake County News received threatening letters promising death if stories published. Authorities alerted, private citizens conducting detective work as suspects are watched.
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Tiptonville
Tenn
Richard Throgmorton
Lake County
G. C. Thomas
Night Riders
Supreme Court
Riders
Camp Nemo
Rankin
Lynnville Edges Athens In Ninth Inning Battle
Lynnville defeated Athens in a late ninth inning rally scoring 15 runs to 6 in Lynnville Tennessee. Casey and Luna paired with Hayes and Goodrich pitched for the two teams as the game remained tight through most of the contest.
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Lynnville
Tenn
Athens
Casey and
Luna
Hayes
Goodrich
Columbia Canning Factory Begins Operations
The Columbia Canning Factory has begun operations canning the county's large crop. Trains of wagons shuttle between the patch and the factory as over a hundred workers process the harvest. The plant expects to pack about a million sacks this year, including potatoes and corn.
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Columbia Canning
Cpop
New York Democrats Move to Rebuild Party in Saratoga
New York leaders call a September 9 and 10 convention in Saratoga to reestablish a state Democratic structure, with about 900 delegates from 40 of 61 counties. Key figures include Judge Parker, E. M. Shepard, and Thomas Osborne guiding a reform effort opposed to Tammany Hall influence.
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New York
Seymour
Tilden
Saratoga
New York City
Ten Eyck
Albany
Morgan J. O'Brien
Charlies F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Edward M. Shepard
Provisional Committee
Kings County
Public Service
Thomas M. Osborne
Auburn
Upstate
Judge Parker
Judge O'Brien
E. M. Shepard
Thomas Osborn
Lst
Frank Mott
Chautauqua
Charles Rattigan
All-tpuin
James Smith
Buffalo
Conners
Chas. F. Murphy
McClellan
McCarren
Nedt Yehr
Brooklyn
Democratic rally promotes clear party principles in state
The movement invites Democratic men in the state to attend without forming a new party. It argues the Democratic Party has lost ground by not taking clear positions and waiting for Republicans. It urges presenting positive principles ahead of campaigns to show what the party represents, akin to the Cleveland era.
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Democratic Party
Cleveland
Secret of Long Life Promoted by Blood Health Claim
A French scientist is said to have found a blood centered secret of longevity. Electric Bitters is claimed to purify and vitalize the blood, rebuild nerves, and renew energy, with testimonials like W. M. Sherman of Cushing, Maine praising its cure for kidney trouble. Sold for 50 cents at druggists.
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W. M. Sherman
Cushing, Me
Fought on street ends with fatal blow in Ripley
Gord Thompson justice of the peace from the sixth district struck Alex Dennie with a lamp post on the square in front of Meadows McLeod Drug Co. and fatally wounded him. Tom Dennie, Alex’s brother, was hurt badly while Thompson suffered a long abdominal cut but is expected to recover. The fight arose from a weeks‑long misunderstanding.
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Ripley
Tenn
Thompson
Meadows McLeod Drug Co
Alex Dennie
Tom Dennie
Alex
Ebenezer Baptist Sunday School Convention at Cullooks
The Ebenezer Baptist Association holds its annual Sunday-school convention at Cullooks on Saturday and Sunday August 28 and 29. The program covers devotional periods, sessions on the Sunday school, teaching, supervision, and training, with leaders including W D Hudgins J B Hight T H Athey and H Athey. A Sunday sermon concludes the proceedings.
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Ebenezer Baptist Association
Ebenezer Baptist Assoction
Cullooks
T. H. Athey
W. D. Hudgins
W. Patton
W. EB. Walker
H. Athey
Jon
Brownlow
Hudgins
Brick Shipment to Lawrenceburg Under Settlement
Local dispute involving Tom Simpson and Lawrenceburg parties over furnishing a large quantity of brick for rebuilding. Figures cited reach 98,000 with freight-ready logistics underway. Settlement details indicate the shipment may proceed with bricks procured by Simpson.
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Tom Simpson
Lawrenceburg
Blimp Ba
Simpeon
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Merchant
Nashville Square
Bo Wan
Aiso
Gov. Patterson
Tre Herat
State Commission
Thomas
Alabama
Sara
Alien RE. Parker
Murphy
Dobbins& Ewing
West 7Th Street
Columbia, Ten
Dora
Dea
New Enterprise
Maury County
Blue Grass
Justice OF Peace
The
J. B. Hight
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