Probable killing after Williamson county shooting
News from Williamson County reports a pistol duel between Tom Davis and Bid Nacklin at Carlisle's store near the Maury line. Davis was wounded severely and taken to a home for care. doctors fear for his life as a fatal bullet damaged his body. Nacklin fled toward Franklin, possibly to surrender. The men had a long feud with previous quarrels.
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Will Hameon County
Tom Davis
Carlisle
Miles
Maury County
Williamaga County
Davis
Nacklin
Davie
Paragiaca
RealiLlow
Tolserty
Tie
Franklin
Fens
Manry
Williamson
Williamson County
Company K to Manila in Philippine service
The Third Regiment's Company K, stationed at the Columbia Arsenal for two years, will depart in March for San Francisco to sail April 1 for Manila for a two year Philippine assignment. The unit will be replaced by Company B of the 12th Infantry from the Philippines. Elsewhere in Columbia, Christmas was observed quietly with church services and no major incidents or arrests reported.
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Columbia
The
Philippines
Columbia Arsenal
San Fransco
Mannix
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Columbiana
Bel
Hiany
Ana
Kentucky
Colombia
Troy
2Th Infantry
Quebu
Phillippines
Volumbia
Alla Schwandt
Sanborn
Minn
Mia
Jonnie Cable
Spokane
Wash
Hart
Hartman
Jennie Cable
Peruna
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Deal Closed on Hampshire Track to Blocker Property
Adam was completed Wednesday transferring the old site shaped race track property outside the city on the Hampshire mile to Mr A L Blocker. He plans to subdivide into building lots and sell them for residence property.
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Adam
Hampshire
A L. Blocker
Meadors and Bowen Dentists Move to New Home
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Meadors left Monday for Nebville to establish their future home. Meadors, longtime Columbia resident and Vanderbilt graduate, has been praised as a leading dentist in Middle Tennessee. Dr. Bowen K Bowen, former partner, will continue practice in Columbia from the former Meadors office over Woldrage's drug store.
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Joseph T. Meadors
Nebville
Meadors
Convubia
Vanderbilt
Middle Tennessee
Nashville
Columbia
Bowen EK. Bowen
Dr. Meadors
Woldrage
Shea
Meadors and
Wen
Among the colored people ill and visiting relatives
Hugh Merrill is very ill at a location named on North Frierson street. Luther Miller, connected with Williams University, is spending Christmas with relatives here. J. W. Johnson, a teacher from Martin, Tenn, is in town with his brother R. G. Johnson.
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Hugh Merrill
Ala
North Frierson Street
Luther Miller
Roger Willams University
J. W. Johnson
Martin, Tenn
R. G. Johnsom
A Society Lady's Letter Promotes Peruna Cure
Mise Blanche Myers of Kansas City testifies to a cold and catarrh cure after one bottle of Peruna. The ad extols Dr Hartman’s remedies for catarrh and lung health, offering free treatment directions and a 64 page catarrhal diseases book mailed to any address.
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Mise
Blanche Myers
Penn Street
Kansas City
Poruna
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Blizzard Grips Columbia On Christmas Afternoon
A fierce blizzard struck Columbia Christmas afternoon with sudden temperature drop. The sun vanished as biting north wind rose, turning the day bitterly cold and leaving men shivering as temperatures plunged from near 40 to well below freezing.
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Columbia
A Wonderful Hat and the Dead Rat Pest Incident
A bizarre local note describes a rat dying near Mrs. Eddy’s residence at the mh and Eighth Streets. Carpenter Mr. Tom Neeley opened the attic to discover a burlap bag filled with walnuts, hickory nuts, Irish potatoes, onions, biscuits, and bread. The tale ends with Mr. Aleck McKay reporting the event.
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Eddy
Eighth Streets
Tom Neeley Carpenter
En Dleman
Aleck McKay
Late News Comment Ends Miytipian Publication In Nashville
The Miytipian literary magazine in Nashville suspended after twelve numbers due to lack of public appreciation and failure to cover expenses. In Missouri, T and Joni Reed, a father and son, were charged with burglarizing J W Linton's home near South Harpeth, stealing about $40 of property including $18 in cash, silver spoons, and clothing. They were arrested by Constable South of Davidson County at Mo Ewen, given a preliminary trial, and held for Circuit Court under bonds of $1,000 each, then remanded to jail.
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Nashville
the Miytipian
Joni Reed
Missouri
White
J. W. Linton
South Harpeth
South
Davidson County
MoEwen
Brankfin
Far Northwest State News in Brief
A white man was killed and four Black individuals wounded in a Haywood county affray Friday afternoon. Franklin suffered a $1,400 fire at his Negro quarters Christmas morning. Boys shooting Roman canoes near J. J. McClintock’s barn in Cornersville caused a fire loss of about $1,400. Deputy Sheriff J. J. Kindley shot at a prisoner named John Onley in the Memphis jail after Onley hurled a cuspidor at the officer for denying Christmas whiskey. Santa Claus caught fire during a Lexington Christmas celebration but escaped harm by shedding clothes.
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Haywood County
Franklin
Oegro
J. J. McClintoch
Cornersville
J. J. Kindley
John Onley
Memphis
Sante Claus
Lexington
Marriage Licenses Listed From Local Register
Marriage licenses issued include Sam Warren to Annie McUand, W A Aldridge to Maggie Roberts, L Martin to Mary Lane, P McKnight to Tante Anny, A L Walker to Lizzie Fitzgerald, Kay Fraser to Eula Hinson, Jesse Sharp to Maggie, Oscar Neatitt to Virginie Lorshart, Nesbitt to Kate Lockart, Zack Went to Evelyn Wakefield, E Cox to Sameib, Sam Parteet to Etta Adame, George Carrolls to Etta Mo Clanaba, Sargent to Elizbeth Sanders.
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R W. A. Aldridge
Maggie Roberts
L. Martin
Mary Lane
P. McKnight
Misa Tante
A. L. Walker
Lizzie Fitzgerald
Kay E. Fraser
Misa Eula Hinson
Jesse Sharp
Maggie Oscar W. Neatitt
Virginie Lorshart
One Nesbitt
Kate Lockart
Zack
Misa Evelyn Wakefield
Cox
Sameib
Sam Parteet
Mies Etta Adame
George Carrolls
Sargent
Elizabeth Sanders
Kratz to be surrendered
In a Mexico City dispatch the department of foreign relations informed Judge Rojas in Guadalajara that President Diaz, acting on the American ambassador’s request and after review of the evidence, has refused extradition of Charles Kratz to the United States. A formal order is expected to transfer the prisoner to U S authorities once the case is decided.
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EL Louie
Republic
City of Mexico
Department of Foreign Relations
Rojas
Guadalajara
Diaz
United States
Charles Kratz
New Year’s Eve Tragedy and a Man’s Descent
A tall young man, intoxicated and haunted by a morgue corpse, wanders through a lantern-lit city. He seeks solace in a church as organ music moves him to seek absolution and a new life after a fatal card game dispute. The tale closes with a bell toll signaling the old is dead and the new has begun.
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Radford
Alshot
Ace
Fred
Easil
Iren
GSA
Belfry
Poor Were Remembered by St Louis Charities on Christmas Day
The St Louis Provident Association St Vincent de Paul Society and other groups fed 15 000 people and sent 1 200 food baskets to those not reported by agencies. The Elks distributed food baskets to desiring families and aided extreme cases while 8 000 Christian baskets were sent by Volunteers of America. Salvation Army raised about 1000 dollars with street collections as workers visited downtown corners.
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St. Louis
Dee
St. Louia
St. Louis Provident Association
St. Vincent de Paul Boulety
St. Louis Elks
Colzenie
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Star
Volunteers of America
Ech
Adit. L. B. Siith
Ulon
Salvation Army
Gunboat Vicksburg Moves From Shanghai To Chemulpo
Washington dispatches report Forest Admiral Stirling orders the gunboat Vicksburg from Shanghai to Chemulpo Korea after local riots endangered American life and property. A Marine guard will be reinforced by a company from the Philippines aboard the transport Zafiro. Marines will not be landed unless American interests are threatened.
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Washington
Dee
Stirling
Asiatic
Navy Department
Vicksburg
Shanghai
Chamulpo
Corea
Mr. Allen
Seoul
Marine Guard
Vielkwburg
Mommiral Sterling
Philippines
Chemulpo
Zafiro
Two Killed and Six Injured in Kentucky Collision
In Cincinnati on December 27 a rear end crash near Williamstown Kentucky involving a wrecking train and a freight train caused two deaths James Lax and Florence Crawley and left six others injured. The wrecking train cars burned rapidly after the collision and fire, with two workmen badly hurt in the relief car. A separate item notes plans by large manufacturers to curb price cutting by druggists and department stores through a fixed price list.
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Cincinnati
Williamstown
Cincianati Southern Railway
Maxon
James Lax
Florence Crawley
Price
New York
Thin City
National
Retell Drag Blais’ Association
Af Vorall Druggteta
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Ed Wacklin
Manila
A. L. Blocker
Norman Kirkman
J. T. Meadors
Mrs
State News
Sam Warren
Annie McUandrase
Kratz
St. Louie
Ay Paul P, Bapris
Coren
Cores
Americnna
Cincianati Southern
Immunatogym
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