Woowell's fall projects open with school items
McDowell school opens Monday September 1 with new activities. Ines Going to Gentertain will serve repast and display sewing and domestic arts by students. Boys show mechanical drawing and wood cutting while faculty like Mrs. McGaw lead music. Parents praised for paint and skylight upgrades.
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John P. McGaw
Fly
Santa Claus Fly
W. J. Alexander
McDowell
Parent Teachers Association
Jesse Tomlinson
Ninth District Sunday Schools Convention at First Methodist
Ninth district Sunday schools will hold a convention at the First Methodist church on Sunday September 7 with both afternoon and evening sessions. Delegates from all district Sunday schools are expected to attend and the public is invited. Judge Carthel and K Preach of the Methodist Publishing House will speak.
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Ninth District
Cotton yield and local ball game in Arkansas headlines
Arkansas reports a record cotton crop with an estimated 1,250,000 bales and robust prospects for harvest. At River Side Park, Garrison and Williams starred in a close Banner vs Columbia baseball game, with Williams pulled in the seventh and Fraser held the locals to four hits.
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Columbia
Banner
Riverside Park
Williams
Drake
Corbett
Garrison
Wilson
Fraser
Park
Smith
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Teh Town
W. L. Mooose
Southern States Cotton Corporation
Special Election Officers Named for City Bond Vote
Acting under a preexisting agreement between election boards, Chairman James H. Kannon and Chairman A. Luther Thomas appointed officers for the city bond election on Sept 11. Courthouse box assigns Receiver John T. Williamson, Judges R. B. Hopkins, A. O. Nicholson, J. R. Buchanan, clerks W. J. Harbison, Chas Perguson, marshal R. H. Gest, assistant registrar Frank Bennett. Depot box assigns Receiver Ben T. Martin, Judges R. G. Fleming, W. A. Quarterman, Jasper Neeley, clerks Ralph Dyer, Frank Wiley, marshal A. M. Tillman, assistant registrar John Fraser. Officers are divided between the two chairs per agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Kannon
A. Luther Thomas
John T. Williamson
Ben T. Martin
R. G. Fleming
W. A. Quarterman
Jasper Neeley
Ralph Dyer
Frank Wiley
A. M. ‘Tillman
John Fraser
Bejarano Stabs American Consul in Spain
In Huelva on August 27 American consular agent William J. Alcock was stabbed in the back by a Spaniard named Bejarano who believes Americans stole his patent. Alcock severely wounded but expected to recover. Bejarano was sent to jail.
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Huelva
Spain
William J. Alcock
Bejarano
Mr. Alcock
Jal
Maury Dry Goods Buyer Reports Healthy Market Tone
John T. Wooten of the Maury Dry Goods Company returned from New York after weeks of buying fall and winter stock. He described an optimistic business climate and broad prosperity expectations, and noted his pride in the results of careful purchasing. On the trip he stopped in Annapolis, Maryland, where his nephew is a cadet.
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John T. Wooten
Maury Dry Goods Company
New York
Wooten
Liberty
Annapolis
Seventy-Ninth Year Historic Institute Begins Sept 18
Special appeal by President Rev W Capers urges Maury County patronage for the Columbia Institute as it enters its 79th session. The issue highlights new faculty additions Nell Atkinson Alice Everritt Louise Smith and Charlotte Henderson, plus continued programs in expression, art, mathematics, science, English and history.
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Historic Institute
Rev. W. @. Capers
Maury County
Herald
Columbia Institute
Capers
Daughters of Maury
Institute
Nell Atkinson
Alice Gibson Hverritt
Miss Taylor
Everritt
Colarossi
Paris
Europe
Louise Sheldon Smith
Columbia Athanseum
Columbia University, University
Smith
Charlotte Henderson
Henderson
Louise M. Clark
Mary Carpenter
Pauline de Marco
Fay Mobley
Mary Ashton
Louise Sams
Matta Powell
W. Carmack
Mary Hine
W. Mudroch
Alexander BH
Wells
Legal Action Over Memphis Boxing Bout Dispute
Tennessee courts will decide if heavyweight fighters Jef Clark and Joe Jeannette strove or stalled in a Memphis bout halted in the last round for alleged fighting. Their attorney seeks $300 each from Phoenix Athletic Club after they received only harsh words and were disqualified.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Jef Clark
Joe Jeannette
Pugs
Phil Cawale
Phoenix Athletic Club
Damages Sought in Circuit Court Conspiracy Suit
S. C. Longe files a circuit court claim for damages in the phosphate field case, alleging trusts and contracts to restrain competition. Virginia Carolina Chemical Co and several managers cited, with property in Maury and Lewis counties. Actions seek damages in the thousands and possibly double damages under state statutes.
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Webster & Webster
Mt. Pleasant Field
8. C. Lonvé
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Charleston
8. C. Mining
Man Wacturing Co
R. H. Wright
American Agricultural Chemical Co
Blue Grass Phosphate Co
Geo. W
Maury
Lewis Counties
New World Wide Athletic Union formed in Berlin
Berlin August 23 The most important athletic move of this era culminated in the formation of the international amateur athletic federation with 14 nations in attendance including the United States Great Britain Canada Germany France Sweden Norway Finland Australia Belgium Austria Hungary and Switzerland. J S Edstrom of Sweden presides and James E Sullivan serves as the premier American delegate. Sullivan was offered the presidency but declined due to time constraints.
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Berlin
International Amateur Athletic Federation
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Germany
France
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Australia
Belgium
Austria
Hungary
Switzerland
Mexico
Edstrom
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
Ofes
Sunday Night Disturbance Sends Several to City Court
College Hill residents appeared at City Hall after a Sunday night clash near Logan Lloyd's store. Defendants include Mack Miller, Fortress Miller, Chauncey Miller, Abe Porter, and others facing charges of assault, disorderly conduct, and vulgar language. Porter was fined but sent to the rack and may work off the fine on the streets.
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College Hill
Logan Lloyd's Store
Judge Erwin
Mack Miller
Fortress Miller
Frank Dickerson
Beatrice Gordon
Horace Dobbins
Chauncey Miller
Henrietta Dickerson
Fenton Caldwell
Abe Porter
Wallace Williams
Will Lincoln Blair
Lambert Gordon
Odd Fellowshel
Highth Street
Wil
Lincoln Ball
Porter
Erwin
Police Department
Glynn and Sulzer endure at Albany clash over governorship
The Albany feud between Gov Glynn and Gov Sulzer settles into a stalemate as both entrench with their staffs and state officers. Each side vows not to yield while courts delay a ruling that could restore order and end the executive turmoil.
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Albany
William Sulzer
Capitol
Glynn
Sulzer
Sulver
Sulser
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Ines
Gentertain
McDown School
Auditoriu
Sam
McDowell School
M. E. Church
Columbia Boys
Boore
Willows
Miene
East
C. Long
Circuit Court
Chancery
NEW World Wide Athletic Union
Letic Federation Organiz
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