Patterson puff and Tennessee governor race puffing
A Nashville American Sunday column praises Gov Patterson as a possible third-term candidate while alleging a coordinated push by state editors and whisky interests. The Memphis News Scimitar and Nashville Tennessean criticize the piece as partisan manipulation and warn voters to demand a primary.
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Nashville
Patterson
Tennessee
Senate
United States
Benton McMillan
Memphis Newe-Scimitar
Nashville American
Jim Bradford
Dane Cooper
Sp Hill
Ban Murray
Milton H. Smith
Austin Peay
Democratic Party
People of Tennessee
Nashville Tennessean
Good Roads
Shea
Shelby
Lax Naval Discipline Taints Annapolis Death Inquiry
A second Naval Board of Inquiry at Annapolis found Lieutenant Sutton likely died by his own hand, amid hazing and lax discipline among cadets. The report confirms persistent questions about Sutton’s death and exposes abusive minor-officer authority, while failing to settle the exact cause.
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Annapolis
Naval Board of Inquiry
Sutton
Naval
Traleo
Natal Board
Maury County Fair Set For Columbia This Fall
The Maury County fair will be held in Columbia this fall. It opens September fourteenth and closes September seventeenth. The community welcomes this event and hopes for strong attendance.
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Rip
Maury County
Mr. Pleasant Record
Columbia
Nashville faces normal school location clash over Peabody site
A Nashville newspaper columnist argues against moving the George Peabody School for Teachers from Nashville to nearby Columbia. The piece contends Peabody supports South and West Tennessee, highlights endowment and state funding tied to the Peabody location, and urges Nashville to stay hands off while praising Columbia’s hospitality and potential educational benefits.
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Nashville
Peabody Aire
Peabody
Vanderbilt
Black Bottom
Middle Tennessee
George Peabody
Aalte
Southland
Sons and Daughters of
Tennessee
Porter
Normal Inn
Columbia
Nashville Democrats bar mudslinging in primary rules
The City Democratic executive committee of Nashville rules that any candidate engaging in mudslinging will be disqualified. The piece cautions such measures may reflect bias or hidden pasts, arguing for fair debate and noting risks of disqualifying based on alleged associations.
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City Democratic Executive Committee
Nashville
Whisky Ring
Mad Harry Thaw and the Gate of Insanity Reopened
Judge Mille rules Harry Thaw to an insane asylum and the gates of Madwawan swing again on the slayer of Stanford White. The ruling closes hope for freedom, highlighting Thaw’s egotism, peculiarities, and fluctuating insanity claims as legal minds weigh his case.
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Harry Thaw
Mille
Harry
Madwawan
Stanford White
Thaw
Harry & Thaw
Annis
Jerome
Alabama liquor advertising ban eyed as constitutional test
The Alabama Legislature approved a stringent bill to prohibit liquor advertising in newspapers, aiming to become the strongest such law in a prohibition state. If enacted and upheld, it could face Supreme Court review, with broader implications for interstate publications and whether states may prohibit solicitations for liquors. The Herald has barred liquor ads, shifting ad revenue to liquor papers and prompting debate over press freedom and prohibition.
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Alabama
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Commonwealth
Herald
Prohibition Press
South
Price Ladder Shows Sharp Rise in 19th Century Costs
The New York American cites Bradstreet data showing prices up 19.1 percent over 13 years, with meat, provisions, fruits, textiles and footwear all higher. Livestock doubled since 1896, raising steak to about $2 or forcing substitutions. Local towns vie for a normal school, with Columbia's bid hinging on favorable terms and regional advantages.
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New York American
Brad Streets
California
Columbia
Patterned Fabrics and Accessories for School Dresses
A shopper note touts many ginghams and percale for school dresses at low prices. It highlights 10c to 15c ginghams, best quality yard wide percals, plus new small items to replace stock from a dissolution sale. Also advertised are barrettes, shell and amber ornaments, bull pins, wash and silk belting, and golf hair nets at modest prices.
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Shell
New Oxford Shoes and Tailoring Standout at Local Store
The shoe department offers three new oxford styles for women with sizes available in all three, plus patent kid options and one strap pumps. Ready-to-wear tailored hats, 36 inch striped lineen, and a 10 cent yard line are advertised. Henry Moore becomes exclusive head of the Men's Tailoring Department bringing dedicated service and measurement talks.
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Henry Moore
Moore
Home stretch in plan for Middle Tennessee Normal School
The fight for the Middle Tennessee Normal School will last about two weeks more with a winner to be announced within thirty days after the locating board selects a town. Sixty days after designation, construction is planned to begin, prioritizing timely completion amid political noninterference. The General Educational Board is said to endorse this sensible plan.
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WOME
Middle Tennessee Normal School
Tennessee
Nashville American Attacks Collector Sharp Over Gov Ambition
The Nashville American targets Collector Sharp with an editorial charge that he aspires to be governor and would be a serious accusation given governors' reputations. The piece notes the Collector’s role in enforcing the law, calling the claim the worst possible critique.
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Nashville American
Collector Sharp
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Panama
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ING
Mr. Moore
James Bros., Jewelry Co
Bethe Boel
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