Folk movement aims to nominate Gov Folk for Tennessee loyalty
A Tennessee based movement asserts Gov Joseph W Folk of Missouri as the best Democratic nominee to unite the party and win the national election. The group stresses his record as Governor, reform laws, and appeal to independent voters, claiming his leadership would lead to Democratic triumph.
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Joseph W. Folk
Miscouri
Tennessee
Folk
Missouri
Fol
Democratic Party
Gov. Polk
Democracy
J. D. Porter
R. L. Burch
Native of Brownsville Folk Pioneer in Missouri Politics
Governor Folk, born in Brownsville Tennessee in 1869, built a legal career in Brownsville and St Louis before rising to prominence. Early education at public schools, Vanderbilt Law School graduate in 1890. He led in a defining 1900 streetcar strike, mediating between strikers and the traction company after multiple failed attempts.
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Gov. Folk
Gov
Josph W. Folk
Brownsville
Tenn
Lh & Son
Henry B. Folk
Vanderbilt University
J. W. F. Moore
St. Louis
Joseph W. Folk
Traction Company
Tennessee Folk Club Seeks Polk Support for President
The Joseph W Folk Club of Tennessee forms a state wide movement to organize Democratic backing for Folk at the next national convention. Telegrams to newspapers urge Democrats to join and instruct Tennessee delegates to nominate Folk for President with James D Porter as chairman and Robert L Burch as secretary.
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Folk Club
Friends of
Gov. Polk
Pennesse
Joseph W. Folk Club of
Tennessee
Folk
James D. Porter
Robert L. Burch
Water Valley Church Meeting Opens Next Sunday
The notice reports a Sunday morning gathering at Alexander church at 11 o clock led by Brother Allen. It notes ongoing meetings at Goshen with heart searching sermons and souls being saved, plus sowing seeds for a future harvest. It lists visitors and local residents visiting and hosting across Franklin and Mt. Pleasant.
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Water Valley
Alexander Church
Brother Allen
Goshen
Jim Pigg
Pauling
Mt. Pleasant
R. D. Blackburn
Eva
Ada Prowell
Franklin
Marvin Roberts
Columbia
Winn
Beasley
Orestra
Horse Show Boxes go on sale at South Side Park
Boxes for the Fall and Horse Show at South Side Park go on sale at Woldridge’s drugstore on Tuesday September 3 at 10 a.m. No boxes will be reserved before that time except for the directors and the press.
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South Side Park
Woldridges Drug
More Charges Filed Against Chief Curran by Patronman
Special to the Herald Nashville Aug 28 charges filed against Chief Curran by Frank McKinstry as attorney Harry Stokes. This is the third time charges have been preferred against Curran. Trial set for September 16.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Frank McKinstry
Curran
Harry Stokes
McKinstry
Treasurer swears oath for bank official in county record
The document records a sworn oath by L. A. Parker as Cashier of a named bank, with assurance that the stated funds and accounts are properly handled. It notes oath before a notary public and mentions conditions of the bond and credit measures. The fragment references percentages and state authority, indicating official financial procedures in the county records.
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STATI
L. A. Parker
Amik
Ddork
Traemne
Cotwry
H.C
Fulton
Barre
Taowas
Nelson Morris Chicago Packer Dies After Illness
Nelson Morris, renowned Chicago packer, died today after weeks of illness from heart disease with kidney troubles. Born in 1849 in Blackforth Germany, he arrived in America at age 11, walked to Chicago from Buffalo, and began packing work in Lakeville and later the stockyards. His first packing house opened in 1862 and he became prominent in the industry, with a fortune estimated in the millions.
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Chicago
Nelson Morris
Morris
Blackforth
Germany
Philadelphia
Lakeville
Conn
Buffalo
Free to Confederate Veterans in Maury County
Braly Bros of Columbia advertise free engraving on every Confederate Veteran badge. They promise to engrave each veteran’s name at no cost to help return lost badges. The notice emphasizes reverence for the “boys who wore the gray” and public good faith.
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Maury County
Braly Bros
West Seventh Street
Columbia
Dawit
Japanese Floods Cause Fifty Million Damage in Central Japan
Tokio reports fifty million dollars in damage from rain and floods since August 3. Central Japan is isolated with rail traffic suspended and residents at summer resorts unable to return home.
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Tokio
Japan
Otton sons Telephone Co Stockholders Meeting Notice
A stockholders meeting for Ottison's Telephone Co is set for 11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday September rd 1907 in the Circuit Court room at the Coury House in Columbia Ten to endorse actions from a recent stockholders meeting and elect officers for the coming year.
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Ottison's Telephone Co
Coury House
Columbia
Citiaen al Co
Mocera
Buggies and Harness Prices At Bilett Harlan & Dodson
Prices on buggies and harness attract customers to Bilett Harlan Dodson. Shop offers competitive rates and direct comparison for buyers to save money before purchasing equestrian gear.
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Att Bilett, Harlan & Dodson
Organize Folk Club at Columbia
Joe L. Hutton a Columbia banker says Folk sentiment is spreading in Maury County and Missouri supports Folk for president. A Columbia Folk club will form next week with wide support, led by Hutton and backed by Frank Lander of the Columbia Herald. He predicts Folk can unite the party and win broad votes.
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Joe L. Hutton
Columbia
Maury County
Missouri
Hutton
Frank Lander
Columbia Herald
Roosevelt
Tennessee
Bryan
Nashville Tennessean
Herald
Samuel J. Stockardish
Folk
Wny
Court House
Burdock Blood Bitters Cured Digestion Ills
J H Walker of Sunbury Ohio declares in a testimonial that chronic dyspepsia and indigestion caused loss of appetite and distress after eating, and that Burdock Blood Bitters relieved the symptoms.
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J. H. Walker
Sunbury, Ohio
Man Adjudged Insane For Methodist Killing Plot
Randall Gillum a 20 year old Black man in Russellville Kentucky was judged insane and sent to Hopkinsville asylum after attempting to kill Methodists with a revolver while driven by Baptist beliefs. Police pursuit ended with his capture as no one was harmed.
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Russellville
Randall Gillum
Hopkinsville Asylum
Gillum
Farmer Won’t Sell Duck River Land Near Centreville
R Cummins of Grand Caye La, visiting Centreville relatives, offered 126 per acre for Duck River bottom lands but growers held out for 150 each acre. Farmers say no land in state compares to Duck River Valley and can hardly be purchased.
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Centreville
Tenn
R. Cummins
Grand Cave
Duck River Bottom
Duck River Valley
Special Term Circuit Court Hearing Set for Sept 30
A special term of the Circuit Court will be held September 30 to hear the salt of Ed Orr against the Charleston Mining and Manufacturing Co. Judge Higgins of Fayetteville will preside.
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Ed Orr
Charleston Mining & Manufacturing Co
Higgins
Fayetteville
Williams to oppose Bryan in presidential race
Jackson Miss August 23 Gov Vardaman who lost in the senate race predicts John Sharp Williams will oppose William J Bryan for the presidency when the Democratic state convention meets in Jackson Williams had already favored Bryan on a platform he believed would secure nomination and election.
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Jackson, Miss
Gov. Vardaman
John Sharp Willame
United States Senate
John Sharp Williams
William J. Bryan
Williams
Vardaman
Mr. Bryan
Baseball showdown as Cubs face Giants at Riverside Park
The Columbia Cubs meet the Standard Giants at Riverside Park on Friday August 30 for three games. The best game will be Monday Labor Day and will close the Cubs season. Cubs manager Cy Dunnington says these will be the hardest games of the season as the Giants beat Lebanon twice. The Friday Saturday and Monday clashes will decide the state colored baseball championship.
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Columbia Cubs
Giants
Riverside Park
Cubs
Cy Dunnington
Lebanon
Trade With Cuba Advances in Fiscal Year
The United States Cuba trade for the just-ended fiscal year totaled about 150 million dollars. Imports from Cuba reached 97,441,000? and exports to Cuba 49,205,274. Sugar and tobacco led export increases with 70,637,288 and 17,282 respectively. Trade has risen steadily, with imports from Cuba up over 50 percent since 1903 and Cuban ports to the U.S. up 125 percent since the reciprocal treaty began.
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Washington
Aus
Cuba
United States
Bureau of Piatstics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Farm for Sale Near Spring Hill on Columbia Pike
100 acre farm offered for sale located 3 miles south of Spring Hill on the Columbia pike. Address Mrs W J Allen Columbia Tenn. Sale notice ends with contact details for inquiry.
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Spring Hill
Columbia Pike
W. J. Allen
Columbia
Considerate Bridegroom and Belleville Bride Tale
A Belleville couple wed after both held steady jobs. The bride laments losing her fine position, but the husband replies he will give up his job so she need not. This lighthearted domestic vignette from the Kansas City Star reflects early 20th century humor about marriage and roles.
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Belleville
George
Kansas City Star
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High Street
Calumbia, Tenn
Hendley, Frierson & Cochran
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