Cumberland Presbyterian Union Win in Georgia
Georgia Supreme Court upholds Cumberland Presbyterian Church union by general assembly. Civil courts recognize section c on church property. Decision awards Atlanta church property to union faction and reverses Fulton County Superior Court ruling.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian
United States
Decatur, Ill
Superior Court of
Fulton County
Manufacturers Meet at Nashville Textile Conference
Governor Patterson calls a conference of cotton textile manufacturers to convene in Nashville on October 1 following talks with President A. B. Hill of the Nashville Trades and Labor Union and Secretary B. S. Shannon of the Nashville Board of Trade. Burdock Blood Bitters promoted an unrelated testimonial.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Patterson
A. B. Hill
Nashville Trades and Labor Union
B. 8. Shannon
Nashville Board of ‘Trade
Many Boys Coming The Columbia Military Academy Outlook Brightens
The outlook for the next session of Columbia Military Academy grows brighter as dormitory space expands and boarding department rooms increase. Eighteen additional rooms are needed and a month remains until opening. Forty Alabama boys have engaged rooms.
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Columbia Military Academy
Alabama
Marshall Field's Large Ranch Sells Off In Nebraska Parcels
The Enquirer notes the late Marshall Field's Omaha special reports the sale of his vast Stanton County Nebraska ranch in parcels. Purchasers emerged as the large holding was broken up with average sale prices around 55.50 dollars per acre. Joseph A. Connor retains about 8,000 acres, while Field acquires most of the land at roughly three dollars per acre.
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Cincinnati
The
Enquirer
Omaha
Marshall Field
Chicago
Stanton County
Neb
Nebraska
David Cunningham
Cadet
Cunningham
Joseph A. Connor
Marshall Feild
Son Shot by Father in Memphis Dispute
Memphis police report a grocer W. A. Laturn says he shot his son to teach him a lesson for disrespect to his mother. He claims force was necessary. police made no arrests as the youth fled the scene on Poplar and Dunlap streets.
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Memphis
Tenn
W. A. Laturs
Poplar
Dunlap
Laturn
Social visits and family updates in the South East Side
Birmingham residents Mr and Mrs G L Anderson and Mrs Sarah Moore with Mr Charlie Moore invite C A Moore and Misses Laura and Hattie Goad to visit their aunt Mrs Mary Evans at Carter's Creek this week. W C Grant is at his sister Mrs Mattie Corpler's bedside in Mooresville in critical condition with Miss Roberta Brown present. Susie Young plans to travel to Nashville on Saturday to stay with her sister Mrs Lucy Renfro.
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G. L. Anderson
Birmingham
Ala
Sarah Moore
Liveley
Marshall County
Charlie Moore
Bally Hill
C. A. Moore
Laura
Hattie Goad
Mary Evans
Carter's Creek
W. ¥. C. Grant
Mattie Corpler
Mooresville
Cows Prohibited From Running at Large in New Decatur
Decatur Alabama council passes ordinance banning cows from roaming at night after a flower garden damaging resident read the riot act to officials. The measure, adopted at a regular meeting, marks the end of nightly cow visits in New Decatur.
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Decatur
Ala
New Decatur
Thieves at the Columbia Institute Rob a Pair of Rooms
Thieves entered rooms of Mrs Wilkes and Miss Farld at the Columbia Institute Friday night during or just after supper and took a small amount of money after a thorough search. The ladies pocketbooks were opened and the change taken, with no clue to the culprits.
Ex thief turned hotel detective in Pittsburg
Dominic Jordan, a famed New York thief with seven prison terms, was recruited by Pittsburg Chief of Detectives Edwin McGough. After a fresh release, Jordan received attire and a letter of introduction to a hotel, starting work as a hotel detective today. He joked about the switch from thief to investigator.
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Dominic Jordan
New York
Dannemora
Edwin McGough
Pittsburg
McGough
Jordon
Tin
Gordon
Advertising pays in Kansas shopper bill tale
A Kansas man believed advertising pays and placed a five dollar bill in a ad. A stranger who found the bill read the ad and returned the money to the advertiser. Days later, while reviewing lost cash, the finder remembered the lesson and kept the rest from being misplaced.
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Kansas
Columbia Institute Announces Fall Term Improvements
The Columbia Institute announces fall term opening and lists improvements made during vacation. New steam heating with 4500 feet of radiators, upgraded water and gas lighting, extended day study hall with auditorium, refurnished dormitories, added plumbing, and a memorial stone fence funded by Mrs. J W Fowler of Memphis honoring Bishop Otey.
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Imn
J. W. Fowler
Memphis
Bishop Otey
Instl
Vocal teacher Miss Wheeler joins faculty at Columbia school
The school adds Miss Jane Wheeler of Nashville as vocal instructor. The department will receive undivided attention to develop voice culture, leveraging her training. Expectation of a large fall enrollment grows as the catalog is offered by Principal Rev Walter Branham Capers in Columbia Tennessee.
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Jane Wheeler
Nashville
Volce
Miss Wheeler
J. N. Wheeler
Walter Branham Capers
Columbia, Tenn
Featherless Chickens Rise From Mr Smith's Breeding Plan
A Columbia electrician, Mr. A. C. Smith of Water and Light Co. claims to have developed featherless chickens intended for home use. He describes selecting less feathered stock yearly, yielding chicks hatched without down yet growing to frying size, with care needed for sunburn in summer and warmth in winter. The account notes challenges and the potential of this new breed, supported by the breeder's assertion that he has the birds to prove it.
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A. C. Smith
Columbia Water & Light Co
Mr. Smith
Smith
Lene Tire
Number of Business Changes in Town This Month
Numerous moves fill vacant storefronts near the square as firms expand or relocate. Bogateky and Bauman combine sites to form a single large cloth shop. A Wolf rents the G R Ragan saloon building and plans to return. Callender & Co relocate to the square, September move. Rumor of a wholesale grocer taking Calender & Co. Hood opens a restaurant next to Ragan. Patterson & Thomas move undertaker business to the former Democrat office. Ayde-Jott rents upstairs Smiser building for printing. City to convert North Main Sixth into police headquarters. Closing saloons seems to open new business lines.
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Bogateky & Bauman
A. Wolf
Columbia
Nashville
G. R. Ragan
E. Callender & Co
Wm. Ragan
Eighth Street
Callender, &,Co
J. P. Hood
Mt. Pleasant
Ragan
Messrs. Patterson & Thomas
Democrat
W. C. Ayde- Jott
Smiser
North Main
Sixth Streets
N. B
Dr Thomas Helectric Oil Relief Claim
Warning against injuries and advertising Dr Thomas Helectric Oil as instantly relieving pain and curing wounds with quick action to minimize harm.
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Thomas
Choice Fruits Sell Sour Name for Description Price
Local advertisement lists fruit trees vines and plants for sale by WILKES of Catlooka Tonn ft. The terse notice names varieties and asks descriptions of quality and price for potential buyers.
Roberts resigns from Hip podrome rink to take vacation
W. W. Roberts, manager of the Hip podrome skating rink, resigns and departs today with his parents for Columbia Tennessee. He will return Monday to take over as manager of the Lake Como skating auditorium, previously run by Professor McConnell. Roberts joined the Hippodrome in January and earned many friends through his courtesy and attentiveness to patrons.
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W. W. Roberts
Hippodrome
Columbia
Close shave for patrons in Des Moines
Des Moines residents learned that barber J A Warren in the West End shop was declared insane by the insanity commission. Warren was arrested while shaving a customer, his wife had sworn out insanity charges, and he was taken to the asylum after claiming a band of marauding negroes and bloodhounds hunted him.
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Des Moines
Seorce
Insanity Commission
J. A. Warren
West End
Warren
Barn Struck by Lightning on Latta Farm
A cedar corn crib on Mr. Simma Latta’s farm was struck by lightning early Saturday, destroying the structure and about sixty barrels of corn. The barn carried $50 in insurance and the corn $100. The incident involved the firm Hendley Helerson Cochrat.
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Simma Latta
Orn
Hendley, Hplerson & Cochrat
Swimmer Leck Conquers Hell Gate Towes Skiff Through Torrent
Julius Leck of the Delancey Street police station swam through Hell Gate towing a skim holding three men. He covered two miles from Eighty-fourth Street to Sealey Rock in 25 minutes, then rowed the skiff back unassisted. Spectators cheered as he battled whitecaps and whirlpools, submerged for short stretches yet never paused. The feat, debated by the Cygnet Boat Club, aimed to prove swimming through Hell Gate with a tow is possible.
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New York Herald
Julius Leck
Police Department
Delancey’ Street
Hell Gate
Leck
Eighty-fourth Street
Sealey Rock
Hal Jiet
Gert
Joseph Johnston
Sealey Kock
Cygnet Boat Club
Georgia Wine Bill Unpaid Sparks State Debate
Atlanta dispatch reports Georgia Governor Hoke Smith refuses to pay a New York wine bill for champagne used on Georgia day at the Jamestown Exposition. The Georgia Commission cites lack of admission of drinking, while Smith probes who ordered and who drank. He also questions a separate flower bill charged to President Mitchell and seeks accountability for entertaining expenses.
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Atlanta
New York Tribune
Georgia
Ion
Georgia Commission
Hoke Smith
New York
Mitchell
Gov. Smith
Moors Attempt Invasion Report From City
Desperate Moors last night pressed an assault on Casa Blanca as warships opened fire. Forces were repelled with heavy machine gun fire. casualties and damage feared, with city defenses strengthening amid expectant reports of continued danger.
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Casa Blanca
Ane d‘Angye
Ue Ey
New Firm Well Fixb Welcomes Columbia Visitors
A visitor to Columbia's new ware store at 3 Main Street, run by Gi Harlan & Dodson, is impressed by a large stock and orderly layout. The firm offers Studebaker wagons, vehicle harness, gasoline engines, Vulcan plows, pumps, pipes, oil, guns, ammunition, and more, with a roomy building and two main floors plus basement. The firm promises courteous service and full display to aid buyers during the two weeks since opening, and invites townspeople to inspect the selection.
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Columbia
Main Street
Gi Harlan & Dodson
Studebaker
In Silent Contempt
An exchange in the Atlantic Constitution reports a judge releasing a defendant for contempt despite no words spoken by the accused. The justice apologizes and declares the defendant free, noting the remark was implied rather than stated.
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J. H. Walker
Sunbury
Ohio
John P. McGaw
Gene Vernal Munger
Tennessee Fair
Association
Brolke
South East Side
New York Times
Columbia Institute
Roberts
Lake Como
DES Moines Saucer
Bee Eee
Atlanti
Frank Latta
Public Square
Roi Phoenix Bank
Robert Berg
Bethels
Continental
Farrell & Lipscomb
Hendley, Frierson & Coohra
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