Annual Tennessee School Officers Meeting Program
Nashville host Brister announces three day meeting in the capitol senate chamber January 9 with Gov. Hooper presiding. Noted educators including U.S. Education Commissioner P. P. Claxton attend. sessions cover compulsory attendance, consolidation, library work, and agricultural education.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Public School Officers Association
Senate
Capitol
Brister
P. L. Harned
Hooper
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Ben W. Hooper
M. L. Hardin
Benton County
W. C. Anderson
Davidson County
Tennessee Library Association
Carnegie Library Association
School Ofcers’ Association
G. H. Baskette
A. Mynders
West Tennnessex Normal School
Bruce Ed. Payne
George Peabody College For
Tennessee
J. W. Brister
R. J. Jones
Middle Tennessee Normal School
H. A. Morgan
Agricultural College
University of Tennessee
W. J. Sowder
East Tennessee State Normal School
W. H. Miller
Knoxville
L. E. Wolf
Memphis
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Sabbath School Nickel Trade Between Boys
A superintendent’s son and a blacksmith’s son plan a playful swap promising a nickel each Sunday for six months, in return for a ten cent bag of candy at Christmas. The lighthearted exchange captures a child’s coin-for-treat barter during a Sabbath visit.
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Willie
Senate Ratifies Taft Action on Russian Treaty
The Senate unanimously ratified Taft's notification to Russia terminating the 1832 treaty. Lodge's substitute, aiming to satisfy Washington while avoiding offense, passed 72 to 0 after a day of debate on Russian discrimination against American Jews. The House expected to concur. final action reached before Christmas recess.
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Senate
Washington
Taft
Russia
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Sulzer
House
America
Massachusetts
St. Petersburg
O'Gor
Ators Chilton
Culberson
al Smith
Maryland
Taylor
Watson
Williams
Clapp
Poindexter
Newlands
Ink stand presented to Gov McCreary in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky December 18 The Kentucky Historical Society presented Governor McCreary with the ink stand used by him when he was governor thirty six years ago. They also gave a broad sheath pen holder and asked him to return both when he leaves office.
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Frankfort
The
Kentucky Historical Society Today
McCreary
Kentucky
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Districts
Real estate transfers listed include R P Pigg to Childers and Fly for $125 on a tract in the south district. Lila Walker to Thomas Cayce for $3,000 covering 2 acres in the 9th district. Sam L Brown to J W Matthews for $700 on 115 acres in the 6th district. P C Dooley to William Whipple for $1,500 on 65 acres in the 4th district. J H Dinning to William Foster for $1,375 on 100 acres in the 10th district. G W Allen to W J Gibson for 26 serves in the 13th district priced at 916%.
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R. P. Pigg
Childers
Fly
Lila Walker
Thomas Cayce
Sam L. Brown
J. W. Matthews
P. C. Dooley
William Whipple
J. H. Dinning
William Foster
G. W. Allen
W. J. Gibson
Tennessee hotel law to take effect January first
Tennessee’s new hotel law will take effect January 1 1912 requiring hotelkeepers to meet sanitary fire safety specifications. Dr Lucius P Brown state pur e food and drug inspector will enforce the law and inspectors report many changes already made. Official copies are being printed and distributed to inspectors statewide with no fees attached.
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Nashvill
Tennessee
Lucius P. Brown
Pure Food and Drug
Dr. Brown
Cupid Vexes Maury County as Licenses Lag
The Maury County court clerk issued marriage licenses to thirteen couples so far, with eleven days remaining in the period. In December 1910 there were forty six licenses, and to match the record an average of three licenses per day is needed. Cupid appears off beat in Maury.
Persia Refuses to Fine Shuster Amid Russian Pressure
The national council rejected cabinet proposals on the Shuster affair as Russia moves to advance toward Tehran. Public mood is apathetic with women boycotting Hemal while ex Shah Mohammed Ali Mirza shelters at Gumesh Tepe. The foreign minister urged conciliation with Russia, but deputies insist retaining Shuster remains Persia’s only hope.
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Tehberan
National Council
Thureday
Hemal Jboycott
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Gumesh Tepe
Mr. Shuster
Russia
Shuster
Persia
John V. M'Kibbon Is Doing Nicely
A Washington letter to The Herald from friend B Bryan reports John Van Mekben, the champion corn grower, is in an infirmary receiving attention and improving rapidly. Bryan, a former Tennesseean, visited and has been making daily visits while awaiting his recovery and plans to open his automobile store despite the illness.
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the Herald
Washington
John van Mekben
Wee
B. Bryan
Hin
McKibbon
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West Seventh Street
McKesnen
Anderson Foster
Bogatzky
Bauman
RE. E. Hall
P. I. Harned
Verd Peterson
Virginia P. Moore
Foreign Affairs Committee
M’creary
Cupid
Old
Maury
John V. M’kibbon
Corn Boy
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