Roosevelt vows no wavering in policy toward corporations
Provincetown Mass August 20 President Roosevelt in his Puritan monument unveiling speech warned Wall Street there would be no letup in government efforts to enforce the law and curb malefactors of great wealth. He said the administration will not prosecute the innocent or punish legitimate corporate activity while pursuing those who break the law amid global financial turmoil. The reply defends business through modern conditions and pledges steady policy for the remaining eighteen months.
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Provincetown
Mass
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Paris
Berlin
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Negro killing near Ripley Steele place sparks arrest of Creight and Calloway
Jim Dobbins was shot and killed near Bear Creek on Saturday night. Frank Creight and George Calloway were jailed after an inquest found they fired at close range over a disputed debt. Dobbins left gun behind. no loaded weapon found on him. Sheriff Webb and deputies handled the case. preliminary trial pending.
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Jim Dobins
Ripley Steele
Bear Creek
Frank Creight
George Calloway
Creight
Dobbins
Calloway
Webb
Gong
Guest
Creight and Calloway
Goad
Joker sends in Standard Oil fine
Washington August 16 The enormous fine imposed on Standard Oil by Judge Landis was sent to the Government by a joker Acting Secretary Reynolds today received a Toledo mail postmarked envelope with a check reading Pay to the United States Treasurer 29 240 000 The Standard Oil Company per John D Rockefeller The check is on the Second National Bank of Toledo
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Washington
Landis
Standard Oil Company
Secretary of the Treasury
Reynolds
Toledo
United States
John D. Rockefeller
Second National Bank of Toledo
Old Timers Coming To Tennessee Homecoming
Clarence Collier of Dallas received a circular about the Tennessee Homecoming in Columbia Maury County in September. He recalls the old swimming hole Farmer Jones apple orchard Tennessee trotting and pacing horses. Maury County is praised as a trotting and pacing horse developing center and Mecca for old horsemen and settlers alike.
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Clarence Collier
Dallas
Columbia
Tenn
Tennessee
Farmer Jones
Maury County
Star Pointer
Texas
Times-Herald
Explosion at Fangise Mine Causes 103 Deaths Berlin
The Shantung Mining Company reported a dynamite underground explosion at Fangise Mine near Tsing Tau. Two Germans and several miners were killed in the disaster as authorities confirm fatalities and begin investigations.
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Berlin
Ang
Shantung Mining Company
Tsing Tau
Fangise
Ainamen
Aoe
Reception by Daughters of the Confederacy over Mrs. Latham
Gen H A Tyler of Kentucky urged Nashville Daughters to expel Mrs. J T Latham of Memphis from the Daughters of the Confederacy. He detailed alleged disloyalty and an attack on Mrs A J Brovard, a state wide matter. Tyler seeks action from Mrs M B Pilcher and to retract resolutions condemning him. Nashville American Wiener
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J. T. Latham
Memphis
Daughters of the Confederacy
H. A. Tyler
Kentucky
Noshville
Nashville Grays
Gen. Tyler
Latham
M. B. Pilcher
Tyler
Nashville American
Mississippi governor offered editor post by Hattiesburg Daily News
Gov. James K. Vardaman was offered the position of editor in chief of the Hattiesburg Daily News at the same salary as a U. S. senator after his term as governor ends. The telegram, signed by F. R. Birdsall, came from a powerful Mississippi-backed company.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Stolen Mail Sacks Reported Missing Near Oxford
Three registered mail sacks tied to a Burlington train between Denver and Oxford vanished last Sunday night with about a quarter of a million dollars. Detectives and post office officials are investigating the heist, which was disclosed today by postal authorities.
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Lincoln, Neb
Burlington
Denver
Oxford
Neb
Post Office
Mule Bringe Sells For 300 At Centreville
Centreville Aug 20 One of the best mules in the state sold to Buyer Harlan of Columbia for 100 by George Hutcherson of Sunrise Hickman county The animal’s price of 300 is extraordinary as mules commonly bring 200 to 250 dollars.
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Centreville
Tetin
Harlan
Columbia
Hickman County
George Hutcherson
Sunrise
Franklin County Fair Opens with Large Crowds and Races
Winchester Tennessee reports the second annual Franklin County Fair opening with perfect weather and crowds. Floral Hall, diverse exhibits, and 115 race horses showcase the grounds as Sewanee Day and Nashville Day approach, with notable race results and a portable musical invention featured.
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Winchester
Tenn
Franklin County
Floral Hall
Sewanee
Nashville
Princeva
Lord Joy
Falcon Boy
Anna Leila
Hadie C
Jim Crow
Hest
Anna Lelia
the Danger
Carnival
Fonsulaca
Primitive Baptists file $1400 Civil War claim in Tennessee
In Lynnville Tennessee United States Commissioner takes evidence on a claim by Primitive Baptists for wanton destruction of a church by Federal troops during the Civil War. The suit seeks $1400. Also note Mrs. Boyd, a poultry raiser, reports selling 1095 dozen eggs since January 10 for $152.73 and praises Leghorn fowl profits.
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Lynnville
Tenn
United States
Caims
Primitive Baptists
Ths Place
Boyd
Brothers Found Locked in Embrace at Licking River
Paris Ky Aug 15. Ben and Bruce Bryant two brothers and sons of a prominent local farmer were drowned yesterday while bathing in the Licking river near Ashurst Mill ten miles below Myers. Ben could not swim and in panic cried for help as Bruce tried to rescue him. Seizing his brother by the hair Bruce pulled him toward shore before both went under for the final time. The tragedy occurred in broad daylight on a sunny afternoon.
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Paris
Ben
Bruce Bryant
Ashurst Mill
Myers
Licking River
Ben Bryant
Dibrel
Folk
Dibrell
State Democratic Committee
United States
Polk
Nashville Tennessean
Death by own action at Palmary Plains Campbell's
Mr. Andrew Ashton of Campbell's Station shot himself in the head Friday afternoon in a thicket near his home. He died hours later. health had waned for years, leaving him morose. He leaves a large family. Funeral was held Saturday at the home and interment followed in Wilkes' Cemetery at Cullooka.
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Andrew Ashton
Campbell's
Ashton
Wilkes
Cullooka
Home Telephone Company to Reach Gallatin Soon
The Home Telephone Company expands toward Gallatin Tennessee from two directions. Officials expect completion within a few weeks making an exchange in Gallatin a certainty. Farmers in the area are offering aid and encouragement to the new line.
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Gallatin, Tenn
The
Home Telephone Company
Gallatin
Contractor skips job on electric car line project
In Williamom County the contractor who secured the contract to grade a segment between here and Nashville apparently “skid dooed” and workmen feared pay. President Mayberry assured wages would be paid. A new contractor has begun work while the prior crew remains idle.
Immediate Relief and Speedy Cure for Infant Eczema
A mother reports her nine month old infant suffered facial and foot rash causing nightly discomfort. She used Cutie Soap and Cuticura remedies, noting dramatic improvement and relief, as cited by Mrs. Hattie Ton from Me on June 9, 1906.
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Roepe
Cuticura Set Advertised At One Dollar
An advertisement promotes CUTICURA THE SET priced at $1, including Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. The copy claims the kit can cure itching burning and rashes and notes the product is sold without the need for a doctor.
Cincinnati man heir to £? over photo legacy in Scotland
Edwin Gooder of Cincinnati, a businessman, claims he is heir to more than 250000 dollars from a Glasgow aunt’s will. He gave her a photograph in 1879 and must possess a similar print to inherit. He plans to verify birth and voting records in Toronto before traveling to Scotland to settle the estate.
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Cincinnati
Edwin Gooder
Glasgow
Scotland
Gooder
Calcutta
India
Cooder
Toronto
Canada
Watchman for Cemetery Avenue to be built and placed
Superintendent Wheeler of the L and N Wan stated Tuesday that a shack will be built at once at Cemetery Avenue crossing and a watchman will be placed there. The shack construction is already completed.
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Wheeler
Cemetery Avenue
Cromting
Acton
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China
Beca
Scott
Hal Tyler
Nashville U. D.C
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Kansas City Star
Government—Poultry News
Dean
Palmary Plains
Campbells
Odigrell
Home ’Phone Company
Sumner
Parts
Pune
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