Van Leer Polk Dies Suddenl y in Memphis
Hon. Van Leer Polk, former Maury County state senator and longtime editor, collapsed from heart failure on Main Street Memphis while walking with his wife. He died before an ambulance arrived. his body will be taken to Nashville for funeral services.
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Tenn
van Lee Polk
Nashville
Main Street
Court Square
Polk
Thornton
W. 5
Webster
Columbia
Walter Cain
van Leer Polk
W. J. Webster
Websterlef
van Kirkman
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Kirkman
Ashwood
Maury County
Andrew J
Rebecca van Leer Polk
Leoniday Polk
Lucius BE. Polk
Campbell Brown
Spring Hill
Rugby
Wayland
Europe
Noabyilin
Nashville Daily News
Herved
State Senate
Calcutta
Cleveland
Tennessee Ue Ma
Wan
Polk Nominates Delegation to Pan American Congress
The article notes Mr. Polk accompanying Secretary Huct to South America as a member of the United States delegation to the Pan American Congress. Dorothy Bodine of New York is mentioned with his two sisters Baroneur de Charette of France and Miss Rebecca Polk as survivors.
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Huct
South America
Pan- American Congress
Dorothy Bodine
New York
Baroneur de Charette
France
Rebecca Polk
Budget of News from Culleoka Special to The Herald
Culleoka Tenn December 26 Mr RB J Parks birthday observance noted with church social at Presbyterian U S A Sunday School class by Miss Neely Abernathy music. A musical program and misteal Saturday afternoon at Mr and Mrs Benson Evins home. The Presbyterian U S A Sunday School to meet and a Christmas tree planned for Dec 24. Glendale and Cullockyecongregations unite to improve the Methodist parsonage with new furniture papering painting and roofing. Miss Brownie Tomlinson leaves Dec 26 for Ashworth Ga to join a home party hosted by Miss Nettle Belle Mc Milan.
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Culleoka
Tenn
J. Park
Presbyterian U. 8 A
Neely Aberaathy
Ang Mra
Benson Evins
Presbyterian U
Miss Nettle Belle McMilan
Kercheval to retire from Tennessee agriculture post
Nashville December 21 Robert J Kercheval longtime official in the state agriculture department is expected to retire near year end or early next year His duties as Institute Director have ended with the December institutes in Middle Tennessee and the Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute in Nashville concluding December first
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Nashville
Tenn
John Thompson
Robert J. Kercheval
Department
Capitol
Kereheval
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennesswe Farmers’ Institute
Nashville man on eligible list for consul post
Nashville resident Ralph J. Totten has won eligibility for a U S diplomatic post after ranking second with 82.31 marks in a recent examination. Recommended by Representative John W. Gaines, Totten is slated to receive a consulship shortly.
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Washington, D. C
Ralph J. Totten
Nashville
Totten
John W. Gaines
Nervous Collapse Warns Kidney Trouble Dangers
A Columbia woman warns that kidney troubles can cause nervous breakdowns and urges early treatment. The ad cites Mary Wilson of Franklin Street endorsing Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming past weakness and pain improved after use and recommending the product. Milburn Co. of Buffalo lists as the U S agents. use only Doan's.
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Columbia
Dean
Marthe Wilson
Clayburn Street
Franklin
Tena
Woran
Hanna
Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Holiday Drinks Coming to City
An American States article says Nashville offices are not receiving liquor shipments to dry towns, yet Columbia sees large inflows. A city official reports twelve liquor packages on one train, each 20 to 35 pounds, mostly for Negroes, with an estimated 25 to 50 gallons entering Columbia daily.
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Nashville Express
Nashville
Columbia
Special team to probe night riders in Kentucky
Adjutant General P B Johnston left Frakes afternoon for Hopkinsville after submitting his county report to Governor Willson. He will stay several days to deepen the Christian county inquiry. Willson expects a special January term of court to panel a grand jury for Hopkinsville after directing state officials to aid the probe into tobacco outrages and indictments may follow.
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Frankfort
P. B. Johnston
Hopkinsville
Trigg County
Willson
Christian County
Gen. Johnston
Cook
Carkstlan County
Mott Ayres
Invitation Not Accepted by Dark Tobacco Growers
Clarksville Tenn Dec 19 After a conference with the Executive Committee the Dark Tobacco Growers Association at Guthrie declined to meet with Frankfort tobacco interests and the governor tomorrow to publicly address buyer seller issues. They offered a secret conference with the governor or his chosen colleagues at any time to discuss preventing lawlessness in Kentucky.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Dark Tobacco Growers’ Association
Guthrie
Charles H. Fort
F G
Ewing
Willson
Frankfort
Taft Returns From New York to Washington
Secretary Taft arrived in New York yesterday and proceeded to Washington. He declined to discuss politics and dismissed talk of war with Japan as foolish. He said Japan did not view the dispatch of the birdship fleet to the Pacific as unfriendly.
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Taft
New York
Washington
Japan
Pacific
Chief Justice Beard Stricken With Severe Grip
Memphis Chief Justice W. D. Beard has been confined to his Tulane hotel room all week with a severe grip. After days of fever he is improved and sat up yesterday but remains greatly weakened and cannot eat. He is expected to miss the bench until after the holiday recess. Mrs. Beard has stayed by him since his arrival from Washington last week. The Tennessee Supreme Court now sits with four justices with no replacement appointed.
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Memphis
Tulany Hotel
Supreme Bench
Beard
Supreme
Washington
High Court
Nashville
Meeting Postponed for Mines Central Election on March 2
Judge Ball of the Illinois Superior Court postponed the annual meeting of the Illinois Central Railroad stockholders until March 2. The delay alters the timing of the central railroad election and affects planning for shareholders and corporate governance.
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Mines Central
Ball
Ilinois Superior Court
Ilinote Central Railroad
Tragic mine blast near Darr Mine claims many lives
At the Darr mine Pittsboro Coal Company explosion purportedly killed 200 or more miners. Only six bodies recovered by 10 pm, many still entombed behind rock and roof formations a mile plus from the entrance. Rescue work is dangerous. gas must be vented and air circulated before recovery can proceed.
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Jacobs Creek
Darr
Pittsboro Coal Company
Mixed Alabama Republicans in Chicago confirmation gridlock
Birmingham dispatch notes a deeply mixed Alabama GOP over the Hundley confirmation. Anti referees fear Democratic leaders will seek postponement to back a Democrat president and judge, while criticising Hundley for appointing Thompson and Chandler as receivers for Southern Steel. The anti-referees say Thompson's job as Collector conflicts with federal law, and hint at a party split and a Chicago delegation aimed at favorable seating, though no solid actions emerge.
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Ala
Alabama
Hundley
Johnston
Johnson
Davidson
Omie
Chicago
Thompson
Scott
Hed
Judge Denies Money Offer For Kiss In Railway Case
Memphis Tennessee December 1 Judge Plitman ruled the law firm Bell Terry Anderson Bell entitled to the $2000 hold up of the judgment Mrs Gem Kelly Wan had secured from the street railway Evidence was presented to refute Mrs Kellys claim that John H Bell offered her 25 for Kina
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Memphis
Tenn
Plitman
Awfirm
Bell, Terry, Anderson & Bell Wan
Kelly Wan
Mra. Kelly
John H. Bell
Kina
Two Wills Filed for Probate in County Court
The will of the late W C Joyce of Sawdust Valley is admitted to probate. His wife is named executrix without bond and receives life interest in the home place of 100 acres, with subsequent transfers to Webb Joyce and portions of a 40 acre farm to John Joyce and daughters Mrs Bingham and Mrs Hughes. The second will, of W F O Asheworth of Santa Fe, is also probated with residue to his mother who becomes executrix without bond.
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W. C. Joyce
Sawdust Valley
Webb
John
B ©. Bingham
Chres
RG. Hughes
Tate O W. FO
Asheworth
Banta Fe
No Endorsement for Gov Hughes in New York County
The Republican County Committee of New York County voted almost unanimously to not consider at this time a resolution endorsing Gov Charles B Hughes for the Republican presidential nomination. An amendment to set the matter as a special order for the January meeting was carried amid loud shouts, followed by an immediate adjournment.
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Vans
Brownlow
Taf
Tennessee
Kvann
Taft
Evank
Evans
State Committee
Nashville
Taft Club
Brownlow Taft Club
State
New York
Republican County Committee
New York County
Charles B. Hughes
Choice Fruits For Description Price Mint Of Fruit Trees
R A Wilkes Cullooka Tennessee offers description of mint fruit trees vines and plastics with prices. Includes references to fruit tree stock and related horticultural items for sale or inquiry.
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R. A. Wilkes
Cullooka
Tenn
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