Local notes from Snow Creek area events and visits
Our correspondents report detailed social visits and family news across Snow Creek Ang C Mr and Mrs Will McKee Maggie Chilbress J D Pigg Brown McMeen Tom Blackburn Mary McKennon Frank McKee and others. Weather mentions a heavy rain, corn prospects noted, and a health claim about rheumatism cures in nearby towns.
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Snow Creek
Ang
Will McKee
Williamson Pnantum
Maggie Chilbress
Mattie Mckees
Kate Temper
Fannie Pigg
West Tennessee
Quarterly church meetings and local updates in Bigbyville
Bigbyville notes a Methodist church quarterly meeting with sermons by Dr. Kelley and Rev. A P Walker, plus school openings, recent baseball wins 17 to 6 and 40 to 9, a camping party returning from Summertown, and various local visits and illnesses among residents. Several residents travel to Oklahoma, with mixed sentiments about a Choctaw Nation prospecting trip and plans for an ice cream supper at the academy.
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Bigavyville Pigbyville
Methodist Church
Kelley
A. P. Walker
Culleoxa
Moncey
B. B. Regin
Lynnville
Academy
Bigbyville
Godwin Nive
Summertown
George Maxwell
John Parnes
Messrs
Thos. Troudsale
Marvin Fly
Oklahoma
Indiana Terriiory
Fly
Maury County
T. M. Hogan
Mary Sanders
Annie Ward
Dave Scott
Ohion
West Tenn
J. B. Lowell
Water Valley
J. Lem Thomas
West Tennessee
C Wright
James Giddens
Hitleson
Hayey
Colquit
A. L. Beasley
Mary Wright
Mary Davis
Leslie Wright
J. E. Henderson
Robin Oakley
Little Gan
Carrie Oakley
Fitzgerald's
Ethel Giddens
Giles County
J. He Giddens
Sam White
Will Crockett
Franklin
John Farres
Spark Shelley
Gidcombs
Howard Deanis
James Howard
Mra
John Bratcher
John A
Thomas
Sur
Newt Cross
E. Wright
Maury Scott
Protracted meeting opens at Pleasant Mount with weddings
Aug 14 reports Rev Yokley preaching at Pleasant Mount and a protracted meeting starting Aug 28 conducted by Rev John T Price. Also notes a double wedding last Sunday pairing Clarence Orews with Ollie Fox and Eugene Vora with Beame Fox, with the ceremony by Rev A P Walker.
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Groveland
Yokley
Campbellaville
Pleasant Mt
Matthew
John T. Price
Gallatin
Clarence Orews
Ollie Fox
Eugene Vora
Beame Fox
Hey. A. P. Walker
Protracted Meeting to Begin at Goshen Church
On Sunday morning Brother Hense ly will start a long revival at Goshen church with hopes many souls be saved. Local readers note holiness meeting at Leatherwood yesterday. Visitors and residents travel notices include Etta Hawk Kate Wright Wintrie Roberts Mary Wintrie Alford Mary Cook and Lizzie Fleming.
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Hensely
Goshen Church
Leatherwood
Misa Etta Hawk
Goshen
Williamson County
John Cowles
Valley School
Mise Kate Wright
Cooks
Mise Wintrie Roberts
Godwin Station
Mary Wintrie Alford
Birmingham
Mary Cook
Santa Ke
George Baker
Texas
Lizzie Fleming
Bethel
Emma Kinzer
Annie Church
Orestra
Columbia Mercantile Storage Co Wholesale and Retail Ad
Columbia Mercantile Storage Co advertises wholesale and retail storage and supply of corn oats hay and bran with invitation to send orders. The notice highlights a full range of farm feed products and emphasizes local customer service and delivery options.
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Columbia Mercantile Storage Co
Andrews Picnic Tied To Cross County Visitors
Andrews notes a summer gathering with Horace Jones and Miss Sallie Jones among guests from Texas and Corsicania. Local residents visit relatives, Prof Scobey preaches, and a Dr Pattie led a picnic. A lightning strike near the town unsettled residents and Eld F C Lowell attends a meeting near Gallatin.
Potato Barrels From Beet Ary Stock By Coopers
Broadview notes a工 news item about Mrs. Jim Tracy McKissick of Weatherford Texas facing a serious illness. Her mother Mrs. Hubert Murphy plans to travel to Weatherford to be with her. Also mentioned are Mr Pink Warria and a visit to Pulaski relatives by Misses Mary Tarrell and Gertrude.
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Broadview
Jim Tracy McKissick
Weatherford
Texas
Hubert Murphy
Pink Warria
Pulaski
Mary ‘Tarrell
Gertrude
Local Notables Attend Protracted Meeting and Community Events
Morphy and Strawn with Cyrestun guests visited Mr Wim and Rea’s Gret of the week. Protracted dieting at Big Crews draws many locals, with Kid Morrow delivering sermons. Mr and Mrs Robert Phaips visited relatives. Lafayette Matthews hosted colt premium in Southport, Gresham won, Mrs Harmin received certificate. Fire destroys Mr Murphy of Pulaski’s house. some goods saved. Schools resume with Miss Scott at Broadview and others teaching. Several locals return from visits. road survey by Mr McKissick improves Mt Pleasant access. Protracted meeting to begin at Southport on the fourth Sunday. Rev Ike Yokeley preached at Glenwood.
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Morphy
Strawn
Jim Halbert
Lawcen Jones
Clarence Morphy
Cyrestun
Lincoln County
Wim
Rea
Kid Morrow
Robert Phaips
Lafayette Matthews
Southport
Gresham
Harmin
Murphy
Pulaski
Wtis
Miss Scott
Hroadview
McKissick
Mies Loftin
Sullivan
Matthews
J. M. Haley
Cora Harrie
Johny Garrett
Will Harris
Flag Springs
Sallie Gilmer
Stivereville
Bill Gilmer
R. P. Thurovin
Loftin
Columbia
Messer
Jim Segraves
Manford Rea
Marshall McKassick
Tirport
Mt. Pleawant
Hattie Douglas
McCain's
Florence Douglas
F. C. McKissick
N. A. Rea
Mesars
W. M. Murphy
Barton Harris
Ike Yokeley
Juke Yokeley
Glenwood
Brunette
Doctor Snngley Reccomends Herbine For Customers At Rocky Hill
A prominent firm at Rocky Hill Station reports Dr BG Snngley requested Herbine for customers. They ordered three dayen in December and repeated the order twice more, expressing satisfaction with the product and endorsing it through further orders.
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Rocky Hill Station
BG. Snngley
Snighey
Ile
Pord & Sturgeo
Selling Liquor Without License Arrests Today
Deputy United States Marshal Duggan on Tuesday arrested John Johnson and Chas Tolbert on a charge of selling liquor without license. Johnson allegedly took two bottles of beer to Columbia and sold them at a picnic. His case will be heard today.
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United States
Duggan
John Johnson
Lias Chas Tolbert
Johnson
Columbia
Nashville American
Maybe Prices and Scarcity In Beef Debate
A reflective verse note from the Washington Star questioning whether beef price claims stem from real scarcity or other motives. The lines ponder public alarm, patriotic zeal, and personal interests of leaders, suggesting uncertainty about the true cause of price rises.
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Statesman
Niy
Washington Star
Worm Killer Vermifuge Promises Safe Worm Relief
Montgomery resident J.4.d. of Paxtoo in Wayne County Missouri reports twin girls plagued by worms relieved after using White's Cream Vermifuge. He cites four worms from one child and twelve from the other across two doses, noting the medicine’s benefits beyond worm destruction and improved growth. Sold for 50 cents at A B in Rains.
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D. Montgomery
Paxtoo
Wayne Co
White
Lightning Death Toll in United States
A. J. Henry of the United States Weather Bureau notes about 700 to 800 annual lightning fatalities in the U S. 1900 saw 714 fatal strokes and around 75 serious injuries. Most deaths occurred in the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic states with regional density highest in the upper Missouri valley and middle Rocky Mountain areas. Of the 1900 fatalities, 210 were outdoors, 148 in houses, 57 under trees, 56 in barns, with 151 cases未reported.
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United States
A. J. Henry
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Wanted Burt Oats Seed Rye and Barley
Wanted notices list Burt Oats Seed Rye and Barley for purchase at Columbia Mercantile Storage Co. Strong entities Columbia Mercantile Storage Co and Burt Oats appear with grain types Seed Rye and Barley in a brief classifieds style notice.
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Burt Oats
Columbia Mercantile Storage Co
Parisian prison riot in Kentucky leaves three dead
In Frankfort Kentucky on August 21 1900 three condemned men during a riot at the state penitentiary attempted escape. Lafayette Brooks Morgan County Wallace Ist and J Maltigan Kenton County led a siege that left Bishop killed Mollizan shot and a black inmate Albert Ransome wounded. Guards fought back and after hours of standoff convicts demanded safe surrender but were repelled with heavy casualties.
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Frankfort
State Penitentiary
Rvicens
Prankfort
Weiler Ting
Lafayette Bronks
Morgan County
Wallace Iste
J. Maltigan
Kenton County
Bishop
Mollizan
Albert Ransome
Louisville
Lillard
Madigan
James Buckley
Morgan Brewer
Willis
Capt. Lillard
Capt
Frank Brooks
Bond County
Ree
Reed Department
Lik Tard
Desperate escape ends with two men jailed after shootout
In a chaotic escape attempt, Mulligan and Brooks opened fire injuring a guard, Bishop fell wounded, and both men were subdued by 10 armed guards and locked in cells. Mulligan suffered a shoulder wound but was not seriously hurt.
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Imahop
Bishop
Mulligan
Brooks
World's Dental Congress to Meet in St Louis 1904
International Dental Association plans the fourth international congress in St Louis for the 1904 World's Fair. Dr. Burton Lee Thorpe received the Stockholm notice via Prof. T. W. Brophy, one of three appointees from the National Dental Association. Expect 3000 to 4000 dentists. nearly all nations represented. A governing committee from across the United States will organize and run the event.
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St. Louis
International Dental Association
Burton Lee Thorpe
Stockholm
Sweden
Pr. T. W. Brophy
National Dental Association
Buffalo
Chicago
Paris
United States
Forest fire threats raise alarm near Saratoga and Gold Hill
A Cheyenne dispatch reports rising forest fire danger in Carbon County Wyoming as of August 2. The Grand Encampment fire near Saratoga has been extinguished while the Saratoga to Gold Hill blaze continues spreading, prompting Guy Richards to seek Interior Department aid and rapid deployment of special agents.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Saratoga
Gold Hill
Guy Richards
Interior Department
Carbon County
Vatican flooded with names for Chicago archbishop post
Rome reports Vatican officials receive many recommendations and protests over candidates to succeed the late Patrick A Fechen as archbishop of Chicago. Church circles favor a young energetic leader and name James Edward Quigley, bishop of Buffalo, among frequently mentioned contenders.
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Rome
Vatican
Mos
Patrick A.fechen
Atehbinhoy
Chicago
James Edward Quigley
Buffalo
N.Y
Quarre Den Raid Uncovers Counterfeit Plant in St Paul
Police and U S Secret Service officers raided a counterfeiters’ operation in St Paul on August 21, recovering nearly $500 in fake money. Arrests include FB A Pravier Allan BE Bryant and Edward Brown. The investigation suggests thousands of counterfeit bills were sent from the house. In Muscatine Iowa a man named Newton Croas, former husband of Mrs Jesse Toman, was arrested linking to the murder case of a woman and her husband.
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St. Paul
Minn
United States Secret Service
FB A
Pravier
Allan BE
A Bryant
Edward Brown
Brown
Prayer
Bok
Muscatine
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T. J. Odel
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Tena
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Torner West Sixth and Garden
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