Mineral Output Decreases in Tennessee for 1911
Tennessee’s mineral production in 1911 totaled 6 495 156 tons valued at 7 309 734 dollars, a drop from the prior year but higher than 1908. Counties like Hamilton Overton Fentress Franklin and Se quatchie show gains while Scott and Claiborne counties bear the largest decreases. Coal coke also accounts for about 26 percent of the total, with coke counties including Grundy Hamilton Morgan Ithea and Roane.
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Tennessee
Hamilton
Overton
Fentress
Franklin
Sequatchie
Scott County
Claiborne County
Grundy
Morgan Ithea
Roane
Busy Woman's Day and Kidney Troubles Cure
The ad claims a busy woman suffers kidney trouble fatigue back pain and poor appetite. It promotes Foley's Kidney Pills as the remedy to restore strength and health, citing Mrs Lena Beyer of Auburn New York who says three boxes cured her. The Woldridge Co advertisement urges trying the product.
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Foley
Lena Beyer
Frederick St
Auburn
N. Y
Woldridge Co
Guarding the Strikebreakers at Edgewater Riot
In Edgewater New Jersey two men were killed and seven injured during last night’s strikebreaking riot tied to a railroad laborers walkout. Guards searched woods where strikers hid and ten arrests were made as hundreds of deputies and special police guard the strikebreakers.
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New York
Susquehanna Coal Garde
Edgewater
N. J
Man Who Survived 2 000-Foot Fall Dies in Edmonton
Charles Walcott, who fell 2000 feet in South America and lived after nine operations exposing his spinal cord, died in Edmonton after several months of illness. He was noted as the only man known to recover from a mid-fall.
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Edmonton
Albert
Chas. Walcott
South America
Walcott
Requirements for a good turkey
A market guide explains how to choose a turkey by age size and fat content. It advises selecting a cock for larger birds, checking the neck tuft or crack, and ensuring soft flesh with minimal fat for better cooking results.
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Mothers’ Magazine
Injuries and Healing Tales From the Fourth of July
Fragmentary OCR recalls a sensational scene of injuries and recovery amid fireworks. It mentions a powerful healer, fiery blasts, and countless aches while promoting a 25 cent item, with garbled phrases about boils wheeze and piles.
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Boile
Spring Hill Woman Killed in Car Train Crash
Miss Caroline DuBose of Spring Hill dies near Cartersville Georgia after a car struck by a freight train. Her father W T DuBose injured seriously less so. Funeral planned for Spring Hill Tuesday with ministers Dubose and Bruce officiating.
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Caroline Dubose
Cartersville
Maury County
Cartiersville
Spring Hill
Atlanta
Tne
Miss DuBose
Lawa
W. T. DuBose
Lucile
Mary Low
Caroline Wade
W. T. DuPose
Nashville
Branham & Hughes
DuBose
Atlanta Journal
Arthur Darrow
Lynchburg
Lucile DuBose
Wade DuBose
Versailles
Gallatin
Mr. Bruce
Prince of Pilsen Being Revived On Election Night Tour
Heny W Savage revives The Prince of Pilsen in Allentown Pennsylvania on election night entering its eighth nationwide run. A new scenic and costume design enhances the musical comedy led by Jess Dandy with the original role, Hens Wagner. Box office returns prove its enduring popularity.
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Jess Dandy
Hens Wagner
Cincinnati
Robbers Beat Man to Death in Lima Camp
In Lima on December 16, highwaymen attacked a construction crew of about fifty. They rode up on horseback, forced workers to surrender cash over $400, and beat those who resisted. Frank Holly of Graham Virginia is fatally wounded. seven others are in critical condition.
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Lima
South Lima
Frank Holly
Graham
Holly
Wm G Erwin Goes to Panama
Wm G Erwin left Thursday night for the Panama Canal Zone where he serves in the constabulary He will pass through Kingston Jamaica and stay a week or more examining island affairs He formerly declined the position of chief of police in the zone and has spent about six years in the canal area remaining until its completion.
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Wm. G. Erwin
Panama Canal Zone
Constabulary
Kingston
Jaaica
Canal Zone
Suit on Vanderbilt University trustee elections continues in chancery court
In Nashville on December 13 the Vanderbilt University trustee dispute remains in chancery court as the board of trust continues presenting proof. Chancellor Kirkland’s chief examination is nearly finished after days of cross questioning. He argues the charter grants the board exclusive power to fill vacancies and that this power cannot be delegated, citing early board resolutions and by law relations with annual conferences.
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Nashville
Board of Trust
Vanderbilt University
Chancery Court
J. H. Kirkland
Kirkland
Rose's story in gallows shadow
Bascomb Miller and Thomas Senter were acquitted in Athens circuit court of complicity in the murder of J. L. Miller near Etowah eighteen months ago. G. W. Rose was hanged for the crime and his wife serves a year in the penitentiary. A Meserving statement claimed neither defendant was present at the murder, guiding the acquittal request.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Athens
Bascomb Miller
Thomas Senter
J. L. Miller
Etowah
Miller
G. W. Rose
State Penitentiary
Rose
Hie
Ling
Judge Allen McCormick Killed Daughter in Collision
Mt Sterling Kentucky December 13 Judge Allen McCormick presiding Montgomery county was fatally injured and his daughter Miss Florence McCormick was killed when the buggy they rode in was struck by a Chesapeake Ohio passenger train near here today. The judge was thrown into the air and landed on the locomotive pilot. He was carried from the scene unconscious after the train moved 200 yards.
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MT. Sterling
Dee
Allen McCormick
Montgomery County
Florence McCormick
Motor Trucks Displacing Horses Across Cities
The article argues power driven trucks are replacing horse wagons nationwide. It cites New York with over five thousand trucks and Chicago with over two thousand, noting trucks lower delivery costs, faster service, weather independence, and cleaner operation, reducing demand for horse-drawn transport.
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New York
Chicago
Jail Term for Twenty Cents
William Grooms and Clyde Bell were tried for robbery in Louisville Criminal Court. Grooms was found guilty of a misdemeanor and sentenced to one year in jail. Bell pled guilty to a misdemeanor and received four months. They allegedly held up Nogh Childers on September 29 and demanded 20 cents. Emma Smith received five months for slashing a man. Howard Prim was jailed six months for striking another man. Alex Lane, an old man with tuberculosis, got four months after pleading guilty.
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Louisville
William Grooms
Clyde Bell
Bell
Nogh Childers
Brook
Green
Childers
Grooms
Defendents
Emma Smith
Howard Prim
Alex Lane
Lane
Car Tumbles Near Lebanon In Narrow Escape
An automobile accident near Murfreesboro to Lebanon involved J. R. Watson his wife and two others. The car skidded on sand and gravel flipped trapping occupants under the tonneau yet all escaped serious harm with help from Watson and his father lifting the car.
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Lebanon
Tenn
J. R. Watson
Murfreesboro
Mr. Watson
Hunter's Point
Bargain Fall Goods Sale Items and Hardware
A mixed sale list shows fleece vests and pants to 45c, Union Suits up to 90c, children's and ladies sweaters from 10c to 2 dollars, hats and caps, wool garments, and home goods including coal hods, shovels, grates, brooms, toe nails, soles and lanterns. Many items priced in low cents to dollars with varied condition noted.
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Ihc
Steve Porkers
Tonga
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Whiteville
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Era
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Prince OF
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Dandy
Construction Gang
Panama
History OF University
Vanderbilt
Gallows
Senter
Allen M'Cormick
Ewi Glad
Grange
Farmers’ Club
Ps Nannies
German Kali Works, Inc
Broadway
Monsdnc Bch
Crane Soak & Trt BP Sremah
Leb
Anon
F. Swansburg
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