Forty Incitements Grist of the Jury to Tuesday Morning
The grand jury report shows thirty nine indictments up to Tuesday morning with three murder in the first degree and six assault with intent to murder indictments. Additional cases from justice courts and temperance violations are expected as the jury continues through the week. A woman shot at Harlan Mines died and a homicide indictment is anticipated. a Barn fire at Carters Creek may be investigated.
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Court
Harlan Mines
Carters Creek
Justices Courts
Alabama
Bi. T. Stacy
Dalton Oliver Farm Sale Near Groveland
Dalton A. Oliver will hold a sale on December 19 at the H. L. Oliver farm near Groveland. The auction lists mules mares hogs cattle farming implements and household furniture as he moves his family to Columbia and needs to dispose of much of his belongings.
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H. L. Oliver
Groveland
Dalton A. Oliver
Oliver
Columbia
Concrete floors begun at Matry Motor garage on Garden Street
Preparations completed and work started in the garage of the Matry Motor and Implement Co. on Garden Street to lay new concrete floors. Other improvements are planned and will be completed rapidly.
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Matry Motor & Implement Co
Garden Street
Sevent Street Runaway Damages Vehicles and Harness
A horse runaway on Seventh Street caused two vehicles to be crippled and damaged harness from a Whitaker delivery wagon and a buggy near Charley Sharp’s. A ten year old boy escaped injury as he leaped from the buggy while bystanders restrained the frightened horse. Mrs. Johnson and her son returned home with a buggy top torn away.
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Seventh Street
Eugene Whitaker
Whitaker
Seventh
Garden Street
Charley Sharp
Cherry
Shopping Early Suggested by Dixie Theatre Managers
patrons urged to shop early as Dixie Theatre lessee Toney Sudekum and local manager Capt. White promote free Shopping Early slides for merchants. ad aims to remind patrons of the popular show house and aid both customers and merchants citywide.
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Dixie Theatre
Toney Sudekum
Capt. White
Little Show House
Electric lights being installed at Frierson Memorial Church
Four new electric chandeliers are being installed at Frierson Memorial Church by the Columbia Water & Light Co. The work will enhance church convenience and improve the appearance of the exterior.
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Frierson Memorial
Frierson Memorial Church
Columbia Water & Light Co
First Methodist Church of Columbia Supports Foreign Missionary
The First Methodist Church of Columbia pledges 660 dollars for a foreign missionary, covering all church budgets and assessments. The missionary, not yet chosen, will serve in one of the Southern Methodist foreign fields, with the church noted as the only Columbia district church under the Tennessee Conference to fund such a mission.
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Columbia District
Tennessee Methodist Conference
First Methodist Church of Columbia
Heathendom
Tennessee
Santa Fe
Pulaski
The
First Church
W. T. Haggard
Peter
Nolan Family Home Erected by Mine Company in Timmins
Timmins Ontario engineer Jack Nolan, recently named fire chief of a new town, and his family will move from Columbia to a company residence built by Hollinger Mines. He works day shift at the mine and leads a volunteer fire team at night as extreme cold tests northern residents.
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Jack Nolan
Columbia
River
Isinc
The
Herald
Timmins
Ont
Hollinger Mines
Nolan
River and harbor work costs run to large sums
Estimates totaling 56,766,902 for nationwide river and harbor improvements next fiscal year were submitted by Gen. William H. Bixby. Highlights include Tennessee Cumberland river below Nashville at 200,000 and Mississippi River projects through Ohio river head of passes to the Ohio. Fortifications costs for coast defenses and insular possessions are also itemized.
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Cumberland River
Nashville
Washington
Dec
Congress
William H. Bixby
Army
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Kansas City
Locke
Pittsburgh
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Brown's Island
Florence
Riverton
Georgia
Savannah
Chattahoochee
Coosa
Pernandina
Fla
Alabama
Mobile
Alabama River
Tennessee
Bixby
National Coast Defense Board
United States
Maury Hospital Nears Completion by Contractors
Weather has aided Maury Hospital progress with exterior work nearly finished and interior finishings next. Plumbing should finish before Christmas and carpenters will finish the inner work soon, allowing the building committee to receive the structure and plan furnishings with donations likely for several rooms.
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Maury Hospital
Liquor Dealers in Chattanooga Face Combined Sentence
Chattanooga Tenn December 4 An agreement reached allows liquor dealers who appeared at the criminal court term to serve a single sentence and pay one fine each instead of separate fines and jail terms. Attorneys argue prior offers conditioned higher sentences but the court condenses penalties to one fine and one sentence per case.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Costa
Jan
Annexed the Wrong Clothing Arrest in Larceny Case
Tom Folsom a black man was arrested by Constable Butts on a larceny charge. He allegedly took clothing from Magele Dobbins a black washerwoman in the city. The garments white owned and left with another black woman were found by the officer Tuesday night. Folsom claimed he bought them from another black person but could not name the seller. A warrant and jail followed after a grand jury session scheduled for soon.
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Tom Folsom
Butts
Folsom
Magele Dobbins
Dobbins
Grand Jury
Krompeta Couple Freed Again on Habeas Corpus
Judge Turner released J. H. Krompeta and his wife again under a writ of habeas corpus after hearing the case in Lawrenceburg. The charge involved violating a table rule about paying a board bill. The warrant referenced a claim tied to a troupe of blackface minstrel performers.
Turkeys in Maury County Show Strong Family Industry
A county contest by Anderson Bros. Foster highlights turkeys as a major farm income source. Will English of Cross Bridges tops the field with 99 birds earning near two hundred dollars, followed by Joe B. Cheek with 97 and Hattie Graves with 83.
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Cross Bridges
Anderson Bros. & Foster
Ida
Maury County
Will English
Croat Bridge
Joe B. Cheek
Glendale
Hattie Graves
Cullooka
N. P. Cheek
Pattie Jones
GT. Curry
Carters Creek
Kia
Bank Statements Show Strong Profit at Two National Banks
Comptroller of the treasury notes publish the statements of Phoenix National and Maury National Bank revealing a most satisfactory condition for depositors and shareholders. The year is profitable with large undivided profits indicating solid performance.
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Phoenix National
Maury National
One Arrest For Drunkenness Amid Large Columbia Crowd
Despite a large crowd in Columbia Monday only one arrest for drunkenness occurred, noted by police this morning. The orderly display and low incident level contrasted with the day’s size and activity.
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Colombia
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Sharp
Dixie
First Methodist Church
DR. Haggard
Chief OF Engineers
Mississippi
Insular
Hawaii
Philippines
J. 4
Krumpetz
Wife
Turner
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