Nashville Y M C A Extends Nonresident Membership Offer
The Nashville Y M C A announces a nonresident membership for visiting and surrounding town men. Holders gain full privileges such as lobby reading room library baths and gymnasium plus member rates on cafe Turkish baths and employment bureau. The scheme targets traveling and short term visitors to Nashville offering a home away from home with a social atmosphere and opportunities to help others.
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Middle Tennessee
Nashville
Nashville Y. M. C. A
Nashville Association
Hill for speaker leads Davidson delegation meeting
Nashville December 31 A lively Albert E Hill speaker bid at the Duncan Hotel drew Davidson county leaders and fifty prominent men. Delegation members pledged support and urged Hill candidacy for the lower House speaker while some favored avoiding formal caucus action.
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Nashville
Albert E.hill
Duncan Hotel
K. T. McConico
Davidson
Hill
Davidson County
Hom
Aobert E. Hill
Davideen County
Anyome
Caw
Treasury ends year with largest Tennessee balance in years
Tennessee closed 1912 with a cash balance of 700 552 47 in the treasury and faced a new year without borrowing. December additions totaled 362 534 41 from the insurance department 67 430 61 from the penitentiary 10 636 76 from agriculture and 8 855 11 from delinquent taxes plus other smaller items.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Treasury
Taylor
Dibrell
Insurance Department
Department of Agriculture
Williams
Deputy United States Marshal Infiltrates Prison For Bootleg Arrest
Nashville report reveals Deputy U S Marshal Robert L. Shirley donned inmate stripes inside a penitentiary to arrest bootleggers behind bars. Disguised as a convict he mingled with prisoners and halted whisky trafficking while serving a voluntary sentence.
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Nashville
United States
Robert L. Shirley
Negro Trueties
Comvicta
Touring car destroyed by fire near Williamsport road intersection
A five passenger Cane car owned by Fred Hood burned Monday night four miles from town at the Williamsport pike intersection near T. H. Williams place. Driven by L. W. Hoffman, the blaze started in the gasoline while under way and couldn't be stopped. Hoffman escaped unharmed as the vehicle burned with gasoline flames. The car had recently replaced a prior Hood vehicle damaged on a bridge incident weeks earlier.
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Fred Hood
Williams Port Pike
T. H. Williams
L. W. Hoffman
Hoftman
Hoffman
Hood
Parcels Post Rules Going Into Effect This Wednesday
The parcels post becomes effective Wednesday in 1913 with rates from 6 to 12 cents per pound up to eleven pounds. Zones determine postage, weight limits rise to eleven pounds, and distinctive stamps are required. Rural routes and free delivery offices will handle parcels, with optional registration and five cent fee for special delivery or loss protection.
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Parcela Post
United States
Parcela
Hadh Post Ofice
Columbia
Tennessee Fire Marshal Reports Rise in Suspected Arson
Nashville January 1 J E Oliver state fire marshal reports 1912 shows growing demand for investigations of incendiary and suspicious fires. He notes increased activity over the past year and credit to the bureau, urging systematic inquiries and examinations amid property destruction by fire.
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Nashville
J. E. Oliver
Pebblery
Ure
Sibe
Omdale
Splendid Year for Columbia Merchants Record in 1912
Merchants in Columbia report splendid business during the past year with a record in all lines of activity for 1912. The tone reflects strong trade, growth, and optimism across sectors, marking a robust year end summary for local commerce.
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Columbia Merchants
Enterprises Launched and Revival in City and County
The report notes broad revival across Columbian commerce over the prior year with gains in every line. Merchants report record or near record business in 1912, including hardware sales, department stores, grocers, and banking. New factories and facilities such as Liggett Houston pencil flat, Columbia Cotton Mills, Columbia Canning factory, Kings Daughters Hospital, and flour mills expansion mark a year of construction, employment, and improved administration. The county saw active building of residences and barns, plus two notable outcomes: no drunkenness arrests during the holiday season and improved street and sidewalk infrastructure.
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Columbia
Maury County
Columbian
Liggett & Houston
Columbia Cotton Mills
King’s Daughters
R E T I R E S F R O M G R O C E R Y S T O R E
L Cummings resigns as manager of H G Hill Grocer & Baking Company store to form Smith and Cunningham in the undertaking business. He leaves after eight years in groceries with a large local following and plans to devote full attention to his new venture.
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T L. Cunningham
H. G. Hill Grocer & Baking Company
Smith & Cunningham
Cunningham
Tax assessor Ben Cowley starts second term with county-wide plan
All work as of that date notes Ben Cowley elected to succeed himself as tax assessor last year and preparing to begin his second term on January 1. A district system may be used, with schedules arriving at the county court clerk’s office for pickup. Possible assistant Chester Dugger rumored to join the staff.
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Ben Cowley
Cowley
Asylum Fit Only for a Bonfire Proclaimed in Memphis
Memphis officials and health leaders condemn Shelby County Insane Asylum as unfit, calling for immediate reform. Dr. Alexander Johnson and Chairman Thomas King endorse new, sanitary quarters and a shift to scientific management starting the new year. Bolton to take charge tomorrow as 200 inmates endure overcrowded, unsanitary conditions.
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Memphis
Tenn
Shelby County Insane Asylum
Alexander Johnson
National Charities
Thomas B. King
Shelby County Commission
EB. B. Hale
Department of Health
King
Anderson
Bolton
Brothers Reunite After Thirty Years in Webster
George R. Mitchell of Webster and Albert Mitchell, formerly of Chicago and Providence, met after thirty years apart. They had unknowingly shared adjoining hotel rooms and dining in the same parlor for weeks before a mutual recognition sparked a joyful reunion tonight in the reception parlor.
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Webster, Mars
George R. Mitchell
Webster
Albert Mitchell
Chicago
Providence
Columbia Changes in the Various Business Firms
The article lists staff changes in Columbia with retirements and new appointments across grocery, drug, hardware, furniture, dry goods, and lace departments for 1918. Miles Cook retires from groceries. Thomas L. Cunningham leaves H G Hill and joins Smith & Cunningham, with Tyus Grizzard taking over. Oscar Dial, Jack Simms, F J Major remain. B R Walker returns to Huntsville. A W Rone moves to Danville Ky. Will Lew to travel for Walker Dry Goods. W W Walker joins on road duty. Maury Vestal shifts to Belknap and Frank G Cook hires. Harry Frierson joins Maury Dry Goods. Mrs. D F Brewer retires from lace trimming.
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H. G. Hill Grocer Co
Thomas L. Cunningham
Smith & Cunningham
Tyus Grizzard
Nashville
Griszard
Feajver
Louisiana
Texas
Big Walker Dry Goods CO
St. Louis
W. W. Walker
Dobbins & Wing
Maury Vestal
Belknap Hardware Co
Frank G. Cook
Harry Frierson
Columbia
Maury Dry Goods Co
D. F. Brewer
Trust Companies Do Well in Maury and Phoenix
Statements from the Maury County Trust Company and the Phoenix Savings Bank & Trust Company report profitable, ably managed institutions with rising assets since their last statements. Maury County shows cash on hand surpassing liabilities, while Phoenix Savings notes about a forty percent rise in business for the year.
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Maury County Trust Company
Phoenix Savings Bank & Trust Company
Phoenix Savings Sunk& Trust Company
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Nashville Y.m.c.ik
Erate
Dong
Fred H. Hood
Burns
Pike
JEACH
Incendiaries OF
T. L. Cunningham
OFFIC
Chester Dugger
DR. Johnson
Miles Cook
Splendid Report Trust Companies
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