Census Totals Put Isthmian Zone Population at 57159
Health Department census on the Isthmian Canal Zone shows 27 137 zone residents after an estimated 5 000 missed, with Panama city at 22 547 and Colon Cristobal totaling 12 775. White Americans across the Isthmus number 8 264, and overall zone and port cities total 57 459.
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Washington
Health Department
Isthmian Canal Zone
Commission
United States
Panama
Panama Republic
Jaimaca
Spain
West Indies
Jamaica
Porto Rico
Colombia
China
Italy
Canal Zone
Culebra
Colon
Cretobal
Parma
Cristobal
Canal
Girl's Remarkable Shot by ten year old marksman
The ten year old Jean Boal Wheeler daughter of Charles Stetson Wheeler and niece of UC president Benjamin Ide Wheeler, shot a deer at 100 yards from her father's Bend on the Mc Cloud River while horseback with her parents and Lenjamin. The deer fell and shed 90 pounds after the kill, witnessed as the deer bounded away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Boal Wheeler
Charles Stetson Wheeler
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Little Jenn
Bend
McCloud River
Lenjamin the Wheeler
Little Jean
San Francisco
Cor
New West World
Legal status of Vanderbilt debated by southern lawyers
A commission of prominent lawyers from Tennessee Kentucky South Carolina Missouri and Virginia gathers in Nashville to determine if Southern Methodist Church bishops form a board of control for Vanderbilt University. The Birmingham conference appointed panel will hear evidence and argument on whether non Methodist faculty affects church oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
South
Southern Methodist Church
General Conference of the Church
Birmingham
Ala
Breed F. Bates
Tennessee
O. Bear
Kentucky
John McCullough
South Carolina
John A. Rich
Missouri
Newman
Virsdale
Death of Giddens inquest verdict clears suspicions
Pulaski Tenn Aug 12 The inquest jury on Herbert Giddens death concluded testimony and found he died from external violence but could not identify the source or cause. The verdict clears Kendall St Clair John Harwood and Joe Clark of any involvement, suggesting the death likely resulted from a rail accident or a moving train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Tenn
Herbert Giddens
de Ray
Giddens
Kendall St. Clair
John Harwood
Joe Clark
Pia
John Oliver Hobbes Dies in Sleep in England
London Aug 13 Pearl Mary F M Craigie known as John Oliver Hobbes the authoress and dramatist died last night of heart trouble at Steep Hill Castle Venmore Isle of Wight after a rest period. She was thirty nine years old.
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London
Pearl
Mary F. Tereen Craigie
John Oliver’ Hobbes
Democratic Executive Committee Meeting Maury County 1906
The Democratic Executive Committee of Maury County will meet at the Court House in Columbia in the Circuit Court Room at 11 o clock a m on Monday September 3 1906 to fix time place and manner of holding conventions to nominate candidates for the State Senate and House of Representatives. J H Kannon Chairman James A Smiser Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Maury County
Court House
Columbia
Circuit Court Room
State Senate
House of Representatives
J. H. Kannon
James A. Smiser
General Assembly
Board of Trustees
Alec
Sud Bendhall
Collet
Tratcac
Saatatad
Denounced a Judge on the Gallows in Alabama Outrage
Earle Fletcher a Black convict hanged at Flat Top mines denounced Criminal Judge 8 L Weaver from the scaffold just before the drop. He claimed a habeas corpus was granted to a white man from another county and accused the court of bias and flight to avoid remedy. Fletcher died calmly asserting religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Earle Fletcher
Bob Payne
Flat Top Mines
L. Weaver
John Williama
Fletcher
Payne
Col Plek
New Trial Granted in Walker-Edwards Case in Shelby County
In Union City Tenn Judge Maiden granted a new trial after review of the Walker-Edwards case. He found the verdict unsupported by sufficient evidence and noted no marriage contract existed. The court may reconvene in November as the plaintiff eyes a final verdict. Federal court action may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Tenn
Walker-Edwards
W. H. Swiggart
Hon
Rice A. Pierce
Felix Moore
Olive Lannom
Berg and Ellis collapse in Nashville bankruptcy
Special to the Herald reports Berg and Ellis, clothing retailers, filed for assignment in bankruptcy in Nashville Tennessee. Liabilities estimated at fifty thousand dollars. The item includes assorted clipped quotes from various papers about fashion, parrots, and a racially charged note referencing a Salisbury lynching in Salisbury North Carolina.
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The
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Berg & Ellis
Retail Clothiers
Cure of Severe Skin Eruption Promoted By Cuticura Trio
A letter from Claude N Johnson of Walnut Kan dated June 15 1905 praises Cuticura soaps ointment and pills for curing two years of itchy skin eruption. He states immediate relief after first use and gratitude for the remedy, noting he requested the Cuticura Pack after studying his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
M & Paper
Ps Peers
Cuticura
Claude N.johnson
Maple Grove Farm
Walnut Kan
Skin Cure Promise in Old Advertisement Notice
An antique ad touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills as quick relief for severe skin conditions. It claims warm baths and gentle applications can cure thousands, featuring archaic spelling and fragmented phraseology from a historic page.
Value of Gems and Emerald Trade Across Ages
The article profiles how gem value hinges on luster, transparency and light, with scarcity and demand driving prices. It traces emerald sources from Colombia’s Muzo and Cosquín near Bogota to ancient and revived mines in Egypt and the Urals, noting wartime disruption and local cutting practices that erode brilliance and proper refraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Muzo
Coscuoz
Bogota
Upper
Egypt
A Creditable Hostelry At Hayes European Hotel
Herald reporter tours Hayes European Hotel run by Mr. Riggs L. Hayes. Open six months, strictly European plan with 15 well furnished sleeping rooms and electric calls. Rooms rentable by hour or night. meals served at all hours. Located opposite the passenger station, convenient for travelers and trains. Hayes also runs confectionary cigar and tobacco stand and ice cream fountain nearby.
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Herald
Hayes
Riggs L. Hayes
Connnecion
Enloe Elected President of Tennessee Railroad Commission
Nashville Tenn Aug 13 Hon B A Enloe was today elected President of the Tennessee Railroad Commission to succeed Nell McKenzie who recently died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
B. A. Enloe
The
Tennessee Railroad Commission
Nell McKenzie
Will of Martin Kirk Probate Decides Widow Inheritor
The will of the late Martin Kirk is admitted to probate in County Court. He leaves all property to his wife while she remains unmarried, with Mrs Kirk named executor. A contract between the widow and three children appoints J B Lovell administrator to sell realty and personal property and divide proceeds: one fourth to the widow and one fourth to each child W A Kirk Mrs Sam Cook and Mrs Minerva Stockard.
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Memphis
Tenn
Shelby County
Charles A. Sedinger
Sidinger
Guthrie
Sedinger
Ninth District
Eads
Martin Kirk
Kirk
W. A. Kirk
Sam Cook
Columbia
Minerva Stockard
J. B. Lovell
Newly Elected Squires and Legal Blanks Supply
The Herald reports a complete line of Magistrate's Blanks printed and ready for order in any quantity. These blanks follow latest legal requirements and save time and labor. The Kansas City Journal quips about modesty and censorship with Anthony Comstock imagery.
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Herald
Snakes Roam Butte Streets Defying Cold Belt Claim
The Baltimore Sun reports thousands of snakes roaming Butte Montana streets. The unusual sight is linked to speculation about the city’s climate belt and a remark that Butte lies outside the cold-water belt.
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Butte
Mont
Baltimore Sun
Stone Cutting Outshines Gains in Ornament Craft
A craftsman concentrates on shaping stones with care, achieving a delightful ornament in the process. His focus on the cutting technique proves as important as the final product, yielding notable beauty and artistry.
Cumberland Church Charter Details Trustees of the General Assembly
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church charter from Kentucky documents amendments to Cumberland College governance. It creates the Trustees of the General Assembly as a corporate body, defines trust powers over donations and estates, and outlines their election, meetings, and officer roles with a 1856 end date for terms.
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Huntingdon, Tenn
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Kentucky
Cumberland College
General Assembly
C. P. Church
Cumberland College Association
Said College
Board of Salé
Sald Church
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
George D. McLean
Will H. Miller
Silas N. Davis
T. J. Duncan
M. Dudiey
Thomas Hunter
John P. Rascoe
H. W. Champion
R. H. Lander
Reuben O'Hara
Wm. H. Barnett
J. H. Miller
General Assembly of the
Cumberland Church
Board of Trustees
Sald Assembly
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Panama Ganal Zone
Pillsburg
Chicago News
Charlin Bros
Columbia, Tenn
Vanderbilt
John Oliver Hobbes
Democratic Committee of
Negro
Aviad
Shelby
Sedin
Maiden
Philadelphia Press
Buffalo Express
Salisbury
N. C
Saltimore Sun
Kent
Enloe
Anthony Comstock
Kansas City Journal
Scott
SCTE
BOWNE
Chenin Re
Sellega
C. P. Church Charter
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