Heroic Zack Allison Stops Jail Break at Maury County Jail
A wholesale jail delivery failed Tuesday night when Zack Allison a prisoner charged with murder intervened to save Turnkey Stoddard. Allison used force to restrain Arm strong and Martin preventing a mass escape and injuring none. He later said he acted for justice and fair play while vowing to face trial.
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Pice
Reis
Jim Armstrong
Freeman Choate
Choate
Neven Ailog
Columbia
Chaud Godwin
Zick Allison
Zick
Torckey
Ollie Seiddard
Charley Sharp
Will Martin
Stoddard
Armstrong
Zack Allison
Allison
Armatrong
Martin
Zack
Stodaard
Wil Alexander
Carter's Creek
Alexander
Would We Miss Him
A humorous list describes ten types of difficult people in society. It lampoons intolerance politics vanity loquaciousness ailments overbearing friends loud readers young know-it-alls petty spiteful rivals and a pretentious streetcar rider, illustrating social friction and universal foibles.
Vast Loan Arranged for Virginia Carolina Chemical
Information from New York reports a syndicate formed to provide between 5 and 10 million dollars for the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company. The firm, the nation’s largest phosphate producer, sold over 900 thousand tons of fertilizer in 1902, about two thirds of U S trade. The syndicate includes J P Morgan Co National City Bank First National Bank Morton Trust and other large institutions. The company owns thousands of acres of phosphate lands in Maury Lewin and Hickman counties and has a capital stock of 50 million dollars. Jim Corbett plans to fight Jim Jeffries and bets ten thousand dollars at current odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
United States
J. P. Morgan & Co
National City Bank of New York
First National Bank of New York
Morton Trust
Virginia—Caroling Co
Maury
Lewin
Hickman
Old Wash Has a World Beater at the Fair
At the fair Wash proclaims his bay colt Correctly a world beater in the making. Correctly, sired by Emrectly, out of Saily flat, shows early speed with a 2:20 mile by Baby. Wash plans training and a photo for the Horse Review while praising the colt’s promise.
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Emrectly
Racer
Saily
Ont Center
Baby
Wash
Trotwood
Ware
Horse Review
South High Street
Rapher
Penny Pictures at Young's and local notes
Un mixed items report Penny Pictures at Young's and updates on residents. Willie Eve returning to Nashville from Spring Hill visit. Camping trip of families Bostick, Smith, and Goonor from Mt. Pleasant on Buffalo River near Henryville. Various for sale notices include Plymouth Rock chickens, a first-class cook stove, and a second-hand phonograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Pictures
Young's
Willie Eve
Spring Hill
Nashville
Sprcond-band
Phiton
J. A. Bostick
Mumford Smith
Willis Goonor
Mt. Pleasant
Buffalo River
Henryville
Herald Office
Tf J
K, Farrell
Reply to Sister Kate on Sabbath for worship on the Lord's day
Columbia August 12 1903 a letter urging Sister Kate to assemble for worship on the first day of the week arguing the Sabbath is Saturday and that in the Christian age believers keep the Lord's day Christ arose Sunday and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel the writer cites Galatians Colossians and Hebrews to support the shift from old to new covenant and to teach children correct doctrine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Kate
Sinia
Christ
Curiosities About Town Exhibition Show Window Scene
A large Dobbins and Ewing window hosts curiosities including a hen tending a brood of fifteen newly hatched partridge chicks. Will Moore found the eggs while cutting clover on his farm near town and placed them under a setting hen, which hatched the fifteen healthy youngsters. The hen nurses them as if they were chickens, though the partridges may deceive her by resembling young chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbins & Ewing
Will Moore
Exhibits at Drug Store Show Curious Liquid Bottles
Mr A B presents a curious display at his drug store showing a stack of liquids poured atop one another. Each liquid preserves its color, with several branded as artificially colored to enhance variety. Names listed include sulfuric sold, chinreform, aly coring, and cod liver oil, all claimed colored.
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A. B. Fu
Ahape Gfx
Ile Gravitten Co Ae
Tennessee Poll Seeks Democratic Presidential Preference Parker Leads
Chattanooga Tenn August 11 Hon Frank M Thompson chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee reports a poll of 500 letters with replies nearly complete. Parker leads with 320 votes for the Democratic nomination while Bryan Gorman Cleveland and Hill receive smaller counts. The poll shows opposition to the Kansas City platform and a desire to reaffirm the 1896 platform with current affairs changes. Bryan supporters favor adopting the Kansas City platform.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Frank M.thompson
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Cat
Kansas City
Bryan
Ford and Williams Offer New Boys Training School
Card to the people of Columbia and Maury County announces a training school for boys opening August 31 in the Atheneum gymnasium building after renovations. The letter pledges equal standards, asks for support and endorsements, and offers catalogs upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford & Williams
Atheneum
Columbia
Maury
Atheneum Gymnasium
Tennessee World's Fair Commission Notes
Tennessee officials outline plans for a leading phosphate exhibit at the St Louis fair. Prof J A Holmes coordinates with Secretary Ennis and John W Fry to collect and secure space while John A Pitt a submits fine white phosphate specimens from Decatur County. The article also notes public health advice ending with a reminder to keep Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry for diarrheal illnesses.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
St. Louis
St. Lona
J. A. Holmes
Department of Mines and Metallurgy
Enios
Eniog
John W. Fry
Fry
John A. Pitta
Decatur County
Real Estate Transfers Listed in District Records
Real estate transfers show W O Gordon to Francia Wright for 693 acres in 2nd District with 207.90 dollars, W J Frierson to W M Frierson for 18 acres in 10th District, and W O Gordon to P P Taylor for 8 acres in 1st District for 500. A E Hill gains 145 acres in 6th District from Allen et al, J Watson to Mrs S E Haley and others for a 16 interest in 98 acres by quit claim.
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W. 0. Gordon
Francia Wright
W. J. Frierson
W. M. Frierson
W. O. Gordon
P. P. Taylor
VS. Allen
T. al
A. E. Hill
J. Watson
E. Haley
Taken to Nashville for Safe Keeping
Allen Small, a colored man, was brought from Tullahoma to Nashville and jailed to escape a Moore County mob intent on lynching him. He is charged with an attempted assault on Mrs. Eliza M. Evelaston, who lives about six miles from Tullahoma.
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Apecal
The
Herald
Nashville
Wenc
Allen Small
Tullahoma
Moore County
Lynchburg
Small
Eliza M. Evelaston
Tulle
Scribner August issue praised for bright fiction
A reader note praises the August Scribner's issue calling it a humane, wholesome edition with contributions from Edith Wharton Jease Lynch Williams Mary K Andrews and other authors. It commends the silent illustrations as clever and urges lovers of clean fiction to enjoy the issue’s mid number stories.
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Scribner
S Och
Edith Wharton
Jease Lynch Williams
Mary K. 8
Andrews
Sorkbner’s
Mikado and Chimes of Normandy to Be Staged at Opera House
Rehearsals for the Columbia presentation of The Mikado and The Chimes of Normandy began Monday at the Opera House under Prof. Hutsell Nashville. Miss Marie Oakland leads as Yum Yum with John Havens in the male lead. Cast includes Miss Lutt, Arch Lipasomb, and Raymond Adkisson with tickets on sale at Alcor drugstore. advance buyers may enjoy combined admission for both shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Normandy
F. M. Hutseil
Nashville
Opera House
Thoreday
Marie Oakland
Yorm-Yum
John Havens
Castle Square Opers Co
New York
Carleton Opers Co
Boston Ideal Opera Co
Lust Season Tv
Masoncy Brown
Bison Theater
J. Havens
Alice Neilson
Hee
Misa Oakland
Havens
Elutagu
Koko
Dease Gray
A. Porgey
Katisha
Minnis Shepherd
Mies Lutt
Detroit
Mich
Germaine
Miss Oakland
Soldier McCloskey Deserts and Skips Town in Town
Private McCloskey of the Arsenal is said to have taken French leave after payday. He reportedly bought a suit and other goods on credit in town and vanished. Officers found no trace of him by the next day and have issued no clues to his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Private McCloskey
Arsenal
McCloskey
Uncle Sam
Citizens
Lynchings and mobs debated at Chautauqua address
Rev Dean Richmond Babbitt rector of the Church of the Epiphany Brooklyn spoke at Chautauqua on lynchings and mobs from an American standpoint. He contrasted John Graves Georgia with a broader view and denounced mob violence, urging morality, fair play, and rule of law to curb color driven lynching and protect all citizens.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Dean Richmond Babbitt
Church of the Epiphany
Brooklyn
John ‘Temple Graves
Georgia
Chautauqua Asseary
Babbitt
Graves
Wilmington
Crést
Law
Corbin
Yates
Indiana
Mlinoia
Moosevelt
Dr. Babbitt
Probate record of F J Moore and heirs at death
Fragmentary obituary notice notes the will of the late F J Moore probated in the county court. It mentions estate value estimates between 1500 and 3000 and that heirs inherit upon death. Includes garbled references to We Moore and provided details about the will and heirs.
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Milton Roblee
Promision
Maury County
Ollie Stoddard
Lia
Scott's Mill
Turnsey Stoddard
Turpkey
Leta Indies
Virginia-Carolina Company
Jim Corbett
Jim Jeffries
Jim
Columbia, Tenn
J.A.J. Montgomery
Paxico
Wayne
Oo. Mu
White
Sister Kate
Cas
Ian
Dobbins & Ewing's Show Window
Mr. Rains
Parker
New York Jurist
Tennessee World's Fair Commission
August Scribner's
Columbia Starz
John Temple Graves
Peevidice
J. Apollo
U. Ue IL
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Grant Brothers, Dealera In
Grant Bros
L. C. Birgard
J. P. Herndon
West
Herndon
Collumsia
Tennesem
J. K. Farrein
W. A
Jno
W. Frierson
Resich
Ily
Phebles & Haynis Attorneys At Law
Brown Me
Columbia Tenn
J. E. Sheppard
Jarden Street
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F. J. Moore
Dove
Franklin
Bos
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