Jealousy Leads to Tragedy as Hanoway Kills Pair
Ira Hurt on Fourteenth Street and Bessie Hurt are victims in a murder suicide plot fueled by Hanoway. He followed the couple to multiple locations and fired, wounding Hurt and injuring Bessie before killing himself. Police arrived quickly but could do little as the tragedy unfolded. Bessie Hurt is recovering. Rufus Hunt, killed in the incident, was from Murfreesboro and part of the Hurt family’s pencil factory workers. Funeral arrangements for Peter Hanoway noted. burial at Rose Hill.
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Ira
Fourteenth Street
Hanaway
Dixie Theatre
Martin & Collier's
Gharber
Ninth and Main
Hanoway
T. E. Lipscomb
Bessie Hurt
Ira Hurt
Rufus Hunt
Murfreesboro
Peter Hanoway
Lucinda Hanowas
Garden Street
Billings
Mont
Northwest
Rider F.C. Sewell
Rose
Gov Hooper Urges Law Enforcement Legislation
Governor Hooper pushes bills to abate public nuisances defined by law across municipalities. The measures would empower attorneys general and prosecutors to act on unlawful businesses and their fixtures as nuisances, with evidence from federal licenses. He cites Iowa and U.S. constitutional support and calls for a beverage tax and governor or municipal removal powers for officials who obstruct statutes.
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Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
United States
Tennessee
Svery
Municipal Corporation
William Witherspoon
Tennessee Law Enforcement Proposals From Gov Hooper
Governor Ben W. Hooper argues for statewide measures to curb municipal misrule and improve law enforcement in Tennessee. He cites state authorities over local affairs, calls for police board reform, special counsel funding for prosecutors, and a statewide grand jury commission to prevent judicial packings, urging nonpartisan support for stronger public morality and legal integrity.
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Tennessee
General Assembly
Thme
Ben W. Hooper
Friends Celebrate 83rd Birthday of John A. Edwards
Sunday marked the eighty third anniversary of John A. Edwards birth with a fine dinner for guests including W. A. Smith and families F C Lowell J C Scott W G Stewart and Son T J Stewart and Mrs Adkinson. Scripture readings and prayers followed. Edwards, an English immigrant and longtime shoemaker, is described as of good character and devout faith.
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John A. Edwards
W. A. Smith
F. C. Lowell
J. C. Scott
W. G. Stewart
T. J. Stewart
Ab Adkinson
Edwards
Hints for Housekeepers Promote Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound kept on hand helps head off colds with prompt use. It soothes inflamed air passages, stops coughing, and may save a doctor's bill. J P Higgins of Stanton Wisconsin says a bottle cured his bad cough and is a sure remedy for coughs and colds. Yellow package. W O L DRIDGE O. Advt.
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