Full pardons for two men in Kentucky case
Fraskport Ky Aug 19 Full and free pardons will be granted before trial to any man who kills a night rider while resisting an attack by marauding bands. Governor Willson announced this policy as he pardoned Walker Duncan and Riley Harrod, indicted in Shelby county for killing Newton Hazelett. Duncan, ill and in Norton Infirmary, requested the pardon and was granted it to avoid trial expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraskport
Willson
Walker Duncan
Riley Harrod
Shelby County
Newton Hazelett
Norton Infirmary
Louisville
Duncan
Wilson
Coming and Going at Primm Springs
Special to The Herald Primm Tan Aug 20 There is almost a continual going and coming to and from the hollow. The hotel bowling alley and springs are the center of attraction during the day and in the evening the young people gather at the dance hall and dance until 12 and 32 o'clock. Card playing is one of the chief amusements at the hotel with one to four games running daily. Charley Thomas is the most accommodating gentleman at the resort and can supply music until the regular band arrives. Numerous guests from Franklin Columbia Water Valley Nashville and other nearby towns have spent days at Primm Springs leaving for home this morning. The arrival of Barnett Hine Riddle Ragan Gillespie Moore and William Fry with the new band was delayed by a wreck but they were welcomed this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Primm Tan
Attrantion
Chas, Thomas
Charley's
Water Valley
Bert Hill
Marvin Fly
Charles Cates
Columbia
John Fleming
John
Sue Waldo
James
Alice Estes
Hampshire
M. A. McBride
Mt. Pleasant
John Brooks
Mary Books
John English
Barnett Hine
Riddle Ragan
Gillespie Moore
William Fry
Fly
W. B. Embry
Nashville
J. J. Gray, Jr
Rockdale
Ewing
Charles Roberts
Franklin
E. E. McLemore
Joe Brittain
Bomb outrages strike Pratt City contractor home
In Pratt City Alabama early today a dynamite blast damaged the residence of Thomas Duggan, a miner and contractor for Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad. His daughters, Monica and Mary, were injured slightly. A second blast hit Anthony Davis’s home, injuring no one. Two Black suspects were arrested as threats against Duggan intensified. Duggan warned he might retaliate. he would not quit work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Als
Thos. Duggan
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co
Pratt City
Duggan
Monica
Mary
Anthony Davia
J W Sharp Given Seven Years
Trenton Tennessee August 19 The state as plaintiff and J W Sharp of Rutherford as defendant were in a hotly contested case. The jury found Sharp guilty on the first ballot and quickly agreed on a seven year penitentiary sentence. Sharp and others lost money belonging to Citizens Bank of Rutherford and could not replace it.
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Trenton
Tenn
State of
Tennessee
J. W. Sharp
Rutherford
Sharp
A Citizens’ Bank
Rutherford Speen
Carving Match Between Two Men Ends in Fine for Assault
Cllr Kincaid and Sam Oden, both colored, fought in a carving match on each other causing facial disfigurement. Deputy Sheriff Yokley intervened and placed them under arrest. They pleaded guilty and were fined for assault.
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Cllr
Kincaid
Sam Oden
Yokley
St Louis area sheriff, mob help curb attack on Mrs Stacker
In St Charles Missouri on August 13 sheriff Hines and city police aided by armed citizens secured the countryside after assailants abducted Mrs Catherine Stacker. The 38 year old widow was dragged from bed Saturday night and left near 403 Morgan Street. She suffered a concussion and law officers fear she will not recover. Her clothes were torn and she lay bleeding on a doorstep as she described the assault before losing consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Charles
Hines
St. Charien
Catherine Stacker
Morgan Street
Fer
Venezuela Severes Consulate Links Amid Diplomat Crisis
In Caracas, the United States suppresses the Consular Agency, leaving Venezuela's capital without a Consul General. Diplomatic staff face isolation, limited communications, and hindered trade as Curacao suffers from Cas troan retaliation and curbs on shipping.
Duel in Robinsonville Wounds Two Merchants
In Robinsonville Mississippi at 8 o clock a duel between rival merchants H B Suber and J H Gilmore left both men badly wounded. Suber was shot in the nipple but his pistol failed to explode and he retreated to his store. He then fired a shotgun at Gilmore as Gilmore left the field, injuring him in the back. A special train carried the injured to Memphis hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Robinsonville
Miss
H. B. Suber
J. H. Gilmore
Suber
Gilmore
Washington preps two new battleship designs by Sept
Designs for two new battleships, authorized by Congress, will be completed and approved by September 10. Changes from naval officers at Seaport are minor but material. Proposals to begin construction are expected by mid September with one ship to be built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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Washington
Congress
McEnt
Seaport
Mare
Rosevelt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Whittaker Seeks Sergeant at Arms Post at House Rally
W B Whittaker of Crone Bridges is a candidate for Sergeant at Arms of the Tennessee House of Representatives with good prospects. He is a leading Democrat in the county and plans an active campaign before the Legislature assembles. A school rally at the Athenaeum grounds is planned with top educators Prof P P Claxton, Prof P L Harned, and County Superintendent Graham to speak. basket dinner will be served.
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W. B Whittaker
Crone Bridges
Arma
House of Representatives
Whittaker
Mr. Whittaker
Tennessean
Nashville
Sayy
W. B. Whittaker
Columbia
Bon Agta Springs
Vernon H. Sharpe
Davidson County
Albeneeum Grounle
Graham Bes Mallee
Bowrda
County Board of Education
P. P. Claxton
University, of Tennessee
Tennessee
Mynders
P. L. Harned
Clarksville
State Board of Education
Montgomery County
Graham
Court House Dome Painted At Low Cost
The dome of the court house was repainted after water leaked in and damaged the clock. The project cost only 47.50 including paint and was completed Wednesday, with a heavy morning rain inspection proving the result satisfactory.
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Court House
Smith Thomas Gets the Coin at Winchester Fair Races
Winchester Tenn August 19 racing at Winchester Fair Grounds yielded two races. First race 2:30 trot purse 500 featured Nell Parker Marica Lazette and Lady Sarah with times around 2:33. Second race 2:10 pace purse 200 listed Sandy Hal Leyburn Opal Wilson and College Girl with times near 2:21 to 2:22.
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Winchester
Tenn
Winchester Fair Grounds
Nell Parker
Chimes- Wilkes
A. A. Davis
Marica
Adbine
Thomas
Lazette
Ashlandland Wilkes
Whitehead
Lady Sarah
Alto
Sandy Hal
Sandy Wilkes
R. S. Thomas
Leyburn
Gallagher
Opal Wilson
Allle College
Dr. Hatch
Branch
Ballercrat
Stiles
Wood
Annie Lelia
Billy HL
Holland
Sale of Live Stock at Margaret C Brown Farm
Sale of live stock on Thursday September 10 1908 at 10 a m at the farm 2 ½ miles on the Nashville pike. Mares colts cattle sheep and hogs offered. Terms over $10 on credit 12 months with approved security sums under $10 cash. Auctioneers Kr Moore and Mrs Margaret C Brown. 41-2
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Nashville Pike
Margaret C. Brown
Kr T. Moore
Woman Falls and Breaks Neck in Buggy Incident
In Woodbury Tennessee on August 18 a negro woman named Nannie Chinn fell from a buggy when her foot became entangled in the apparatus. The impact fractured her neck. Her husband Dan Dunn died four years earlier from heart failure. The rest of the entry references overheated political rhetoric and fevered talk from the period.
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Woodbury
Tenn
Nannie Chinn
Dan Dunn
Mighty cheers for Johnson at Minnesota renomination
Minneapol is August 13 John A Johnson was renominated for Governor of Minnesota by the Democratic State Convention after a dramatic demonstration. Supporters cheered and waved banners as Hennepin county tore up its standard and a wild march filled the hall. The governor’s secretary sought contact with the Capitol as the crowd acclaimed Johnson by acclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Aitkin County
Ramsey County
Daniel W. Lawler
St. Paul
Hennepin County
Johnson
Capitol
Bryan
Denver
Rioters Sentenced After Jail Storming in Portsmouth
Eight men charged with rioting in Portsmouth during a street clash that followed the attempt to lynch Henry Smith were arraigned before Mayor Reed. Each was fined and sent to jail to await terms.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk County
Henry Smith
Reed
Wealthy Woman Arrested Over Mocking Bird Cage Case
Mrs Kate Hamilton described as possibly the wealthiest woman in the south was arrested in Memphis on a charge of possessing three caged mocking birds in violation of state game laws. Warrant issued by local magistrate following a complaint by Game Warden W R Sims.
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Memphis
Teno
Aung
Kate Hamilton
South
W. R. Sims
Tragedy at Hague Court ends in double suicide
Edward H. Hacker shot dead his wife after she killed herself when he threatened to leave. He then fired three bullets into his own breast, dying beside his wife in their apartment at 400 West One Hundred and Eighteenth Street. The event followed a day of panic after a quarrel and a failed attempt to calm him.
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New York
Edward H. Hacker
Hague Court
West One Hundred and Eighteenth Street
Hacker
Russia reports seven more death sentences by court martial
Across the empire thirty six death sentences were handed down in one day. Kharkov, Saratov, Kiev, Warsaw, Vilna, Pinsk, and Lodz each saw sentences for robbery with violence, murder attempts, and armed railway assaults.
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ST. Petersburg
Auf
Empire
Kharkov
Saratov
Kiev
Warsaw
Vilna
Pinsk
Lodz
Black Sea
Gorlty
Klev
Forester
Karkov
Plusk
Campaign issue to tobacco in Second district rally
Hopkinsville Ky Aug 19 The Republican campaign for the Second district opens with a speech by Hon B T Pranks collector of internal revenue at Owensboro in support of Taft and Sherman The meeting in the circuit court room at 130 pm will address tobacco troubles as its main theme with a lengthy discussion anticipated
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Hopkinsville
Congressiowal
Repubicans
B. T. Pranks
Internal Revenue
Owensboro
Taft
Sherman
Circuit
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Primm Springs
Missouri
Venezuels
Caracas
Castro
Venezuela
LaGuatra
John Brewer
Curacao
Trinidad
Robinson
Ville, Miss
Athenaeum
Smith Thomas
United States
Farvid Oratore
Georgia
Gov. Johnson
Bubveribe
Tha Herald
Quigel
Mre
Husland
Dr. Dolphin
Weedon
Russia
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