Maury County Fair Promises Premiums and Varied Attractions
The Maury county fair plans its strongest showing yet with liberal premiums and race purses to attract top exhibits and competitive horses. Railroads cut round trip rates to 25 cents from Nashville region and nearby lines, plus promises of special trains to Mt. Pleasant and back after the Horse Show, aiming to boost attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGaw
Deehard
Nashville, Chattanooga
51. Louis
Nashville
Decatur
Tuscumbia
Louisville & Nashville
Louisville
Mt. Pleasant
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold Testimony
Batesville Indiana resident A. Nusbaum writes of three months of summer ailment interfering with work. A doctors prescription failed, but Foley Honey and Tar promptly cured him and his wife thereafter used it with the same success. Reported by QEO. 8. ALCORN.
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Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Foley
QEO
Alcorn
Serious Race Clash Near Adamson Mine Probed
McAlester Oklahoma August 16 A clash between white men and Black residents at Adamson near the mine last night left Harry Minegan dead and a Black man wounded. Deputy Sheriff Wilcox beaten. A sheriff’s posse was dispatched. Donthee, deputized by his father, taken into custody.
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Mccalester
Okla
Adamson
Zere
Harry Minegan
Sherif Wilcox
Tonteht
Adamigonsi
I & Donthee
Maury county fair catalogue praised by general manager
General Manager John P. McGaw announces a new Maury county fair catalogue to be mailed Monday. Published by The Herald Company it features three color title pages with a half tone cut of Brown Hal the county’s renowned horse and includes premiums entry rules and awards for the exposition. Catalogues will be available upon application after next Monday.
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Tennee
John P. McGaw
Herald Company
Abvande
Maury County
McGaw
Brown Hal
Wireless phone latest wonder in Paris trials
Paris Aug 16 naval Lieut Colin Jeanee and Mercier, inventors of wireless telephone appliances, reported tests showing superiority to existing systems. Yesterday they communicated with Rag DeSelh wireless station about 220 miles away. Transmitted words were faint but discernible, with plans to improve the apparatus from four months of experiments. Conversation range may reach 600 or more miles.
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Paris
Colin
Jeanee
Mercier
Sim
Rag DeSelh
Owsat
Writ of Habeas Corpus for Son in Kentucky Custody Case
In Frankfort Kentucky Mrs Julia Hopple South seeks a writ of habeas corpus to regain custody of her minor son James alleging he was stolen by her husband Sam South. A divorce suit is pending. One child remains with the mother while the other is missing. South claims the boy is with him.
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Frankfort
Julia Hopple South
James
Sam South
Balloon Makes Very Long Flight Over Berlin
Berlin Aug 14 The Parsival dirigible balloon built on the flexible system carried out a two hour forty five minute flight over and around Berlin starting at Tegel. It performed maneuvers with a moderate wind at 600 to 1000 feet showing stable handling and returned to land at its starting point.
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Berlin
Tegel
Record Heat Blankets Columbia Area As Mosquitoes Buzz
Sunday brought extreme heat with little breeze and sweltering conditions. Thermometers showed at least 98 degrees in the afternoon, rising toward a new daily record while mosquitoes surged and residents sought relief into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
West Seventh Street
Taft supporter defects in Virginia letter
Capt Willem H. Robinson, a Republican elector from the Fifth district, repudiates Taft in a Danville letter and announces support for Bryan. He cites Taft as a Unitarian and says money could not persuade him to vote for a non Christian candidate, praising Bryan as a Christian gentleman. Robinson led a local faction known as the Lily Whites and was a candidate for postmaster here.
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Washington
BD. C
Danville
Willem H. Robinson
Taft
Bryan
Capt. Robinson
Boy Thrown From Horse Near Cottage Hotel
The young son of Mr and Mrs George Rayburn of South Columbia was thrown from a horse in front of the Cottage Hotel on Monday. He sustained painful bruises to the body and head and was taken home. Medical aid was summoned and there is fear of possible concussion of the brain.
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George Rayburn
South Columbia
Cottage Hotel
Revival Services at Culleoka Presbyterian Church
Rev W B Holmes of Lebanon opens a protracted meeting at Culleoka Presbyterian Church U S A next Sunday morning. Holmes is a noted Presbyterian preacher, formerly pastor at Grace Cumberland Church Nashville, recently active in evangelical and home mission work with the Home Mission Board. His revival is expected to draw large crowds each service.
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W. B. Holmes
Lebanon
Presbyterian Church
Culleoka
Holmes
U. SA
Cumberland
Presbyterians
Grace Cumberland Church
Nashville
Home Mission Board of the Church
Cullooka
Mixed results at Fayetteville horse races show varied times
Aut 1 results from Fayetteville feature several trot and pace stakes led by Andrey and Lazette, with time listings around 2:27 and 2:24. The running event half mile includes Preacher and Matt Sherman, while other names appear in the field. Foley's Kidney Remedy ad appears at article end.
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Fayetteville
Tean
Pwo
Andrey
B. Au
A Wilkes
Stiles
Nell Parker
Chives Wilkens
Davis
Lazette
Ares Wilkes
Whitehead
Muriea
Alding
Re Towing Oe
Lady Sar
Harlie Caena
Duplex
Kimo
Preacher
R. G. Bates
Matt Sherreil
B. Dagaglas
Glend B
J. M. Bedwell
Lady Ballentine
A. Bledsoe
Pourquoi Pas Heads South Pole Voyage From Havre
In Havre on August 15 a large crowd and government representatives saw off the private expedition Pourquoi Pas led by Jean Charcot. The ship carries scientists and a twenty eight crew for a three year voyage to Alexanders Land and toward the South Pacific to map southern limits and assess continent extent to the pole.
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Pacific Ocean
Pole
Widow of Bishop Capers Dies in South Carolina
The death of Mrs Charlotte Palmer Capers widow of the late Bishop of South Carolina was reported by telegram from Columbia. She descended from Sir Nathaniel Johnson and Frances Marion era figures and led as regent of the Colonial Dames Daughters of the Revolution and United Daughters of Confederacy in S C. She leaves five sons and two daughters. Funeral and interment occurred in Columbia South Carolina on Saturday.
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W. B. Caper
Columbia
Chariotin Capers
South Carolina
Mra Capers
Charlotte Palmer
St. John's Berkley Parish
Nathaniel Johnson
Frances Marion
Capers
Dames
Daughters of the Revolution
United Daughters of Confederacy
8. C
Frank FP. Capers
Peldmont Sayinge Bank, C., Inc
G Capers
Internal Revenue
Germany
Wm. T. Capers
Christ Church Cathedral
Lexington
Ellizon Capers, Jr
Summerton
S. C
Hoy
Walter B. Capers
St. Peter's Church
Columbia Institute
Bucklen Arnica Salve Proves Effective Claim
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a bad instep sore after trying many remedies. He writes the product healed the sore in minutes with less than a quarter box, sold under guarantee at Alcorn's Drug Store GEO 5.
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Bucklen
Tom Moore
Cochran
Alcorn
New Above Ground Potatoes Promised to Cut Costs
Sam Wilson of Walcott introduces a hybrid potato grown partly above ground to resist sunburn and yield a sweeter interior. He envisions back yard indoor crops supplying a family with a room of potatoes and claims the method could halve tuber costs for the poor.
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Waterbury
Conn
Samuel Wilken
Walcott
New York City
Won
Wilon
Nature
Mr. Wilson
Six Injured in Texas Train Collision
Six persons were injured, two seriously, in a head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad near Yoakum Texas. The injured include engineer A J Fetterby whose condition was critical, L G Elliott of Shawnee Oklahoma back injured, Mrs W C Harmon of Waco Texas, W G Allen of Ottina Texas, fireman Pruett, and Pullman porter T Leonard.
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Yoakum
Tex
San Antonnio and
Aransas Pass
A. J. Fetterby
L. G. Elliott
Shawnee
Okla
W. C. Harmon
Waco
W. G. Allen
Ottina
Pruett
T. Leonard
Daredevil Steeple Painter Davis Risks Heights on Courthouse Dome
Nashville climber Leroy Davis contracts with Judge Gordon to paint and repair the court house dome after wind damage. He scales the 122 foot height with improvised gear and a helper, noting his risk is offset by cheaper results than scaffolding, as he paints spires in cities from Montgomery to Nashville.
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Uhes
Amd
Davis
Nashville
George Burr
Gordon
Courthouse
Court House
Montgomery
Alu
Alex Werk
Couse Davis
Reed vows to curb irregularities remove kidney trouble claim
An obscure message from Fo uldnoy Reed promises to stop irregularities and cure any kidney or biooider trouble beyond medical reach in GEO, S. Alb CORN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Geo
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