Fine Hotel for Capitol City in Nashville
A proposal to build a modern ten story hotel at the Tulane site in Nashville aims for 7500000 dollars total cost. Plans include 500000 raised and 260000 subscribed by Nashville residents, with 6 percent investment terms and an option on the Tulane property.
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Tulane
Nashville
Tene
Robert L. Burch
Board of Trade
Paul Roberts
George 8. Parks
R. B. Jones
Jones
Little girl dies heroically saving boy at tracks
In Cartersville Georgia on February 17 Lily May Kline, 16, rushed to save 6 year old David Rogers as an oncoming train approached. Crushed with the child in her arms, both children died. Their father was present as they walked along the tracks. The boy paused while crossing, the girl leaped to help, and both were mangled beyond recognition.
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Cartersville
David Rogers
Lily May Kline
House of Representatives
Macri
Arkansac
Bia Palley
Goulden
New York
Gillette
Tawney
Committee On Appropriations
Lve
Vet Mc Tawney
Night Riders Strike Tobacco Barns in Kentucky
In Hopkinsville Kentucky two wagons loaded with tobacco were moved from a Bluff Springs area barn and a fire started under one with dynamite placed beneath the other. The dynamite failed to explode on the second wagon, causing no damage. Earlier, night riders raided Bir Elgin’s farm stealing tobacco and scattering it, then set a pile ablaze and left matches plus a note urging Elgin to join the Association.
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Hopkinsville
Geo. Y. McKinney
Bluff Springs
Bir Elgin
Elgin
Tragedy in Cincinnati as husband kills wife then himself
Peter Gruener a 40 year old coppersmith shot and killed his wife and then died by suicide in Cincinnati early this morning. Their 16 year old son woke to the scene and found both parents fatally wounded. The couple’s surviving children include a younger daughter and an older son. The deputy coroner reported Gruener’s motives remain unclear amid the grisly incident.
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Cincinnati
Peter Gruener
Orwards
Gruener
Hia ‘Ler
Destruction of Jackson College Case Before Court of Claims
Trustees of Jackson College sue the Federal Government for the 1862 destruction of the college in Columbia by Federal troops. Greenlaw and Whitthorne prepared briefs. the property valued at over $30,000, owned by the Masonic Fraternity, burned while used as hospital quarters. Senator Greenlaw may argue in Washington. outcome expected with local Masonry interest.
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United States Court of Claims
Jackson College
Greenlaw and
Whitthorne
Congress
Columbia
Masonic Fraternity
Senator Greenlaw
Washington
Yellow fever off Galveston reported on steamer Crispin
Galveston Tex Feb 16 Two cases of yellow fever aboard the steamer Crispin arriving from Para Brazil were identified as Third Engineer Davis and Third Officer Pritchard. Quarantine officer Dr J H Florrence said the ship remains three miles offshore and isolated fumigation is complete with crew temperatures to be checked twice daily as authorities bar entry until danger passes.
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Galveston
Tex
Crispin
Para
Brazil
Davis
Pritchard
J. H. Florrence
Oklahoma City Enacts Jim Crow Law on Street Cars
Oklahoma City on February 17 reports the Jim Crow law taking effect on street cars and railroads. Cars use movable signs and conductors will not separate riders on rear platforms. Railroads align depots and cars to comply with the law. No anticipated trouble among Black passengers.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Sloan's Sure Colic Cure for Horses Promoted
A promotional piece touts Sloan's Sure Colic Cure as a safe, fast acting remedy for equine colic. It claims broad safety, ease of administration, and usefulness even without a veterinarian, citing a testimonial from Mrs. R. A. Pierce of Calcutta Springs, Georgia.
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Sloan
Colle
Trentel
Mre
R. A. Pierce
Calcutta Springs
Bluan
Public Service Assistant Assessor Race Sees Withdrawals
The article notes further withdrawals in the Tax Assessor race over low pay. George W Nichols quits citing scant compensation versus duties. The field narrows as the Democratic primary nears, with few entries remaining and talks of other candidates ongoing.
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George W. Nichols
Feld
Flem Thomas
Herald
Nichols
Lynching Town In Chaos After Armed Man Riot
Will Pepper a colored man with a double barreled shotgun led a drunken assault on LynChburg Tennessee until overpowered by the sheriff, two police and citizens. After firing into buildings he hid in a neighbor’s house and reloaded. Deputies used a sledge hammer to break two doors and finally subdued him with clubs and guns. Pepper was captured after a pursuit and jailed.
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Lynchburg
Tenn
Will Pepper
Pepper
Latimer in Critical Condition After Abdominal Surgery
Senator Latimer of South Carolina, 67, was hospitalized at Providence after an operation for appendicitis revealed a twist of the bowels. He remained in critical condition as surgeons conducted a further operation.
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Washington
Senator Asbury
Latimer
South Carolina
Providence Hospital
Senator Latimer
Hin
Appreciation Note From A Loyal Herald Reader
Mt Pleasant Tennessee reader Mary Ledbetter sends one dollar for a one year subscription to The Columbia Herald. She expresses deep appreciation for the paper and friendship with the editor, noting the publication brings pleasure and guiding the community toward better government.
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Herald
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Columbia Herald
Mary Ledbetter
Ylang Ylang Cultivation Boosts Profits in Cochin China
From Singapore, Consul Gen Haynes notes ylang ylang cultivation on several Blenhoa estates in Cochin China yields high perfume essences. Official figures: 300 trees can produce up to 6,500 pounds of flowers, yielding about 33 pounds of essence per acre at $18 per pound, suggesting strong profitability.
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Singapore
Gen
Haynes
Blenhoa
Cochin China
ArLaee Ewile Promotional Claim For Plumbing Work
A fragment touts ArLaee Ewile and Bart Maley promising superior numb ing plumbing services asserting a trial will prove worthiness and encourage future orders. The wording is garbled but centers on service quality and client trust. The odd phrasing suggests an advertisement or promotional note from local tradespeople appealing to customers.
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Bart Maley
Deaths At Pontine Reform School Blamed On Guards
More than a dozen deaths are charged to guard brutality at Pontine reform school, with allegations of cover up via perjured inmate testimony and early release schemes. An attorney claims proof exists and expects further developments at Pontine, including a recent youth’s death.
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Thicago
Pontine Reformatory
Legislative Investigating Committee
Pontiae
Wage cuts hit L. and N. shopmen in scale
Louisville date lines report a formal wage reduction at Louisville and Nashville railroad. A graded cut ranges from six percent for lowest paid to ten percent for top earners.Paydays begin on the 18th and notices to affected workers follow, with contracts exempt until current agreements expire.
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Louisville, Ky
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
B. M. Starks
Too Fashionable Holds Revival Resignation at Belleville Church
The Rev. John W. Greathouse of Louisville has resigned as pastor of the First Baptist church of Belleville Tl because the congregation grew too fashionable for revival meetings. He cites social clubs like the Halcyon Club with members not fully connected to the church and some nonbelievers. Greathouse led the church for two years after leaving a Louisville pastorate post Georgetown College graduate.
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ST. Louis, Mo
John W. Greathouse
Louisville
First Baptist Church of
Belleville
Halcyon Club
Greathouse
Georgetown College
Georgetown
Smallpox Outbreak in Tennessee Rapidly Improving
Reports to the State Board of Health indicate the smallpox situation across Tennessee is rapidly improving with no new outbreaks in days. Health officers confirm marked progress in infected communities Moore McNally Grundy, with only one or two cases remaining in those areas.
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Nashville
Tenn
State Board of Health
Moore, McNally and Grundy
Republican Executive Committee Names Dickson Convention Delegates
The Republican Executive Committee of Tennessee's Seventh District met at Bethel to set a March 24 1908 convention in Dickson for selecting two delegates two alternates and an elector to Chicago. They endorsed Roosevelt Taft and Haggard, and approved Stribbling's Wayne vacancy resignation.
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Seventh Congressional District
Bethel
Dickson
Tenn
Congress
Onal
Richardson
Hopkins
Columbia
R A Haggard
Wayne County
C. C. Stribbling
BK. G. Hickman
Giles
C. 8. Moss
Williamson
John Nichols
M. Richardson
Lawrence County
James F. Fulkes
Humphreys
E. L. Gregory
Dr. Beasley
Hickman
R. S. Hopkins
Maury
Chas. Underhill
Jno
Chicago
Jume 16Th
Roosevelt
Republican Congressional Executive Committee
7Th
Tennessee
Herthy
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Wm. H. Taft
Ohio
R. A. Haggara
Til
Haggard
D. C
Descendant of Mohawks Chief Lectures in Boghad
Joseph Brant-Bero, a reported descendant of the Mohawk chief Jos eph Bran, lectures in Boghad before Tiree mudlonoes. Born in the Bla Natiane Reserve in Canada, he was appalled by a lecture from the Personal Lengoy rights oseo Cintion amid firlets among tim monbors.
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Joseph Brant-Bero
Joseph Bran
Boghad
Tiree Mudlonoes
Bla Natiane Reserve
Canada
Oseo Cintion
Disc Harrows Offer Desirable Features for Modern Farms
A brief notice invites farmers to explore disc harrows with appealing innovations. It highlights the chance to upgrade equipment with new features and improved performance for field work.
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Fine Hotel
Capitol City
Christian County
Oklamaoma
MR. Kiefer
Geo. W. Nichols
ArLaee
Ewile
Reformatory
L. & N. Railroad
Seventh Dist
Indorse
Taft
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