Herald condemns costly delinquent tax law and urges veto
The Herald argues the delinquent tax law greatly inflates costs for small unpaid taxes, making seven to eight times the original amount due. It says collection fees burden the taxpayer, benefits collecting officials, and unjustly harms the poor. Gov Hooper should have vetoed the measure. The paper predicts the law will fail and be repealed by future legislatures.
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Herald
Coaptroller
Guv. Hooper
Hooper
James Harris
The Christmas Pardons and Temperance Debate
A editorial argues Governor Hooper should closely investigate cases before Christmas pardons, condemns using convicts for political gain, and warns that appeals from victims' families reveal harsher truths. It cites Dr Hooper's careful clemency and endorses total abstinence, featuring Gen. John T. Wilder as a temperance exemplar.
Magazines Carried by Fast Freight Trains Proposed
Postmaster General Frank H Hitencock says second class periodicals will be moved by fast freight trains, not mail cars, to cut losses. In a court filing the government notes 7 cents a pound loss previously, with savings of 3.7 million since the rule began and anticipated total gains to over 3 million by expanding beyond the central division.
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New York
Frank H. Hitencock
United States Circuit Court
Review of Reviews Company
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Third Central Division
State Officer of Knights of Pythias Visits Columbia
Grand Keeper W D Foy of the Knights of Pythias tours Cornersville for a new lodge institution with Glendale and Columbia members directing. He reports no immediate need among Briceville Py thian orphans after the mine disaster, noting ample relief funds and only 20 orphans from seven deceased members. Grand Chancellor H T Stratton expected at Cornersville lodge inauguration.
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W. D. Foy
Knights of Pythias
Cornersville
Glendale Lodge
Lewisburg
Phinteas Lodge
Columbia
Fox
Oyoca
Tullahoma
Overcomer
Order
State Lodge
Briceville
Pythian Lodge
H. T. Stratton
Brownsville
Lodge
Barton to name committee today
Nashville Tenn December 28 Chairman C C Barton of the state independent democratic committee said in an interview the appointment provided for in the resolutions passed at the last meeting would likely be made public later this afternoon He added no meeting of the committee soon is probable Secretary Morton of the regular committee is in Nashville and several prominent democrats are present
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the Herald
Nashville
Tenn
C. C. Barton
State Independent Democratic Committee
Stainback
Morton
Wilson Choice Of Texas Democrats Headline Report
Houston Chronicle correspondent notes Texas electors favor Woodrow Wilson. He reports across Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey and western states Wilson enjoys broad support. States from intermountain and Pacific coast regions name Wilson as the party’s invincible candidate.
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Houston
Tex
Dee
Washington
Houston Chronicle
Lone Star State
Woodrow Wilson
Texas
Virginia
Maryland
Elaware
New Jersey
Intermontain
Pacific Coast
Woaen
Buried Treasure Recovered Near Fort George Island
Jacksonvill e Florida December 28 Dreams of buried treasure echoing from Robert Louis Stevensons tale take a real turn as Loring Hewen 11 and John King 18 claim to have looted a chest buried five to six feet under sand on Fanning Island. They produced a chart from an old shell house and displayed gold silver and copper coins bearing Spanish markings dating over a century. Valuation is estimated at about 150000 dollars by observers who viewed the coins.
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Stephenson
Treasure Island
Loring M. Hewen
Shelby EH. Hewen
Hewen
John F. King
W. J. King
Mayport
Reyes Declares Self President Amid Mexican Turmoil
Reports from Soledad, Tamps indicate Gen Bernardo Hayes issued a proclamation naming himself president of Mexico and leading a new push against President Madero, as mitch es advance toward the capital Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Mitches
Soledad
Tantaulipas
Bernardo Hayes
Mexico
Madero
Considerable Damage From Heavy Rain Fells Across Maury County
A major rainstorm drenched Maury County on Tuesday causing streams to flood banks and floodwaters to wash roads and fields. Johnson Branch Fountain Creek and Silver Creek neared unfordable levels while Harrricane Creek became a river. Train delays spread countywide as late wheat fields suffered washout and farmers welcomed a cold wave ending the long deluge.
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Johnson Branch
Callooka
Fountain Creek
Another good home found for Tennessee Orphan
An inmate of the Tennessee Orphan Home was placed with Mr Pack, a farmer of Petersburg, securing a good home with wholesome surroundings and the best of care.
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Tennessee Orphan Home
Pack
Petersburg
Real Estate Transfers J Galloway to J C Galloway
J B Galloway transfers acres in the Tth district to J C Galloway for a price of 500 dollars in a real estate transfer notice.
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J. B. Galloway
J. C. Galloway
Tth
Notice of mortgage foreclosure sale in Columbia Tennessee
By mortgage dated 18 1909 signed by RM Williams and Idlellow Stock Farm Co to secure 255 23 due to National City Bank of Metno Tenn endorsed for collection I will sell cash to the highest bidder at the south door of the Court House Columbia Tennessee Saturday January 20 1912 the property including a brown stallion named One Lee Register No 1248. S. M. Neare Haynes Attorney
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RM. Wilams
Idlellow Stock Farm Co
National City Bank of Metno Tenn
R. M. Williams
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Trenton
Tne
Knoxville Sentinel
John T. Wilder
Chikamanga Park
Wilder
Madlana
Insane Asylum
Indiana
FAST
Postmaster General
B. Fox
Institution OF New Lodge
Barton
HELP
Wilson
Democrats
McKennan, Anderson , Foster
Nery
Wright
Edwin Clapp
Jersey Palma
Regu
Jacksonville, Fla
Reyes
Maury County
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