W J Howard on Glidden Tour from Cleveland to New York
W J Howard of Columbus and Suth plan to drive in the Glidden tour from Cleveland to New York to Chicago for the Jamestown exposition, via Nashville, with about 200 touring cars. They expect back in Nashville by August 20, the route described as in good condition, aiming for speed and endurance with minimal baggage. The Glidden tour honors Glidden, a pioneer auto rover, with a $1000 cup for the fastest, most reliable car. Mr Suth will chronicle the journey for The Tennessean.
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Howard
Feu Wong
Cleveland
Gyte
Suth
Nashville
Glidden
Blue Flyer
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Irn
Tennessean
Large Increase in Personal Taxes in County and City
The County Board of Equalizers, in session a month, raised personal property assessments by $250,000 across nine districts, boosting county tax revenue by about $2,400. Ninth district saw a $54,000 rise in personal values, increasing city taxes. real estate assessments remain unchanged per law.
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County Board of Equalizers
Corporation of Columbia
Saveeamant
Watermelons Grow Big on Knob Creek in Maury County
C. J. Rushton of Williamsport Tennessee tells a Tennessee reporter that Knob Creek watermelons are famous for rich meat and sweet juice. melons reach enormous sizes up to 60 pounds, often rolling off vines. This year’s crop is expected to be short.
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Knob Creek
Maury County
C. J. Rushton
Williamsport
Tenn
Tulane
Tennessee
Religious Meeting At Methodist Sunday Echoal Room
Friday afternoon at six o'clock the W C T U will meet in the Methodist Sunday echoal room for an afternoon session.
Fire destroys Calhoun property Conder Training School
Huntsville July 2 A fire wrecked the Conder Training School building known as the Calhoun residence an historic Huntsville landmark. Owner Capt Milton Humes plans rapid remodeling and rebuilding once insurance adjusts. The blaze occurred early morning damaging building valued about 10000 with 5000 insurance and 2500 furniture. the school will have a new home soon.
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Huntsville
Ala
Conder
Calhoun
Ang
Goerick
J. E Conder
Prinel
Bulldie
Conder School
Milton Humes
Wilson Man Gets 2000 Head of Sheep
Lebanon Tenn July 2 William Murphey a leading farmer and trader received eight carloads of lambs and sheep from Mississippi via the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad totaling 1200 head with ewes bucks and lambs. He expects to pasture them a month or six weeks then sell each animal for 5 to 6 dollars marking the largest shipment of sheep into Wilson county from a foreign point.
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Lebanon, Tenn
Wm. Murphey
Nashville
Chattanooga & St. Louis
Mississippi
Murphey
Wilson County
Pay Of The English Juror
The piece notes English jurors receive meager pay in civil cases five shillings for a view, otherwise no remuneration. High court fees a shilling, counties eight pence, special jurors higher. Country court fees assist a case. In newer courts two pence and in ven ce? English jurors gain various privileges, including use of a fire and optional refreshments at their own expense per the 1870 act.
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Chambers’ Journal
England
Aew
The Trouble With It Causes Gossip In Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader quip notes society shuns the De Laceys for a skeleton in their closet yet suggests the issue lies in not keeping it there. The cartoonish remark frames public judgment and secrecy as the real social skeletons.
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de Laceys
Cleveland
Land Division Sale of T. C. Walker Place Near Columbia
A tract of 240 acres on the Hampshire pike four miles from Columbia to be sold as a whole or in lots. For details contact B. G. Walker, Agent, Columbia, BR No. 3, or call Citizens’ phone 1532.
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T. C. Walker
Hampshire Pike
Columbia
B. G. Walker
Scientific Agricultural Tourists Coming to Tennessee
L. P. Padgett announces visits by Bureaus of the Department of Agriculture to several counties in the 7th Tennessee district. Meetings run July 20 to July 31 with experts on plant industry roads and boll weevils to share practical farm guidance. Padgett will attend and urges local interest and cooperation for lasting benefit. Columbia, Tenn., July 1, 1907.
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Tennessee
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Waynesboro
Hohenwald
Centreville
Dickson
Waverly
Erin
Franklin
Pulaski
Columbia
Lawrenceburg
Bureaus of Plant Industry
Public Roads
Bolla
L. P. Padgett
Columbia, Tenn
Adams Express and parcel post fears cited by Wanamaker
The Adams Express Company splits 200 per cent among stockholders with new 4 per cent bonds, $200 per share, amid Wanamaker’s critique of parcel post. He cites United States, Wells Fargo and American Express as arguing the service is too risky for the post office.
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Adams Express Company
John Wanamaker
United States
Wella Fargo
American Express Companies
Post Ofice Department
Collier's
Anti-Jug Ordinance Passed at City Board Meeting
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Tuesday to discuss sanitation, cemetery upkeep, and liquor control. An anti liquor ordinance passed on first reading targeting public carriers and intra state liquor transport, while a companion anti-jug measure failed. City hall plans progressed, with a two story brick building to house court, offices, and council rooms.
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Mayer and Aldermen
Mitl
Cameron
IV Street Department
Athenheim Grove
Gartner
Greenwood Cemetery
White
Voorhies
Cemetery Avenue
Rockwood
Tennessee
Columbia
Collier
Guest
Towler
Swansburg
Sellars
Dugger
Ilewe
Coumall
Umd
Roast Chicken How to Roast a Chicken in a Cloth Covered Method
A historical instruction from the Boston Post describes cleaning a chicken, boiling briefly, stuffing with dressing, wrapping in a clean cloth, then roasting with water in the pan. The cloth keeps the dressing from falling, and cooking times vary from one to two and a half hours depending on size.
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Boston Post
Grocery and household goods price list and specials
A fragmented historic style catalog page lists SPLIT SILK FLOUR and multiple foods, coffees, syrups, soaps, and canned goods with prices. It advertises roasted coffees daily, various syrups and pickles, and household items, finishing with a call to action to call for best value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entary Fury Plont
Big suit over church property in Lincoln county
Fayetteville Tennessee July 2 The Presbyterian church suit was taken up in Lincoln county chancery court this morning. Prominent lawyers from this and other states attend. The Presbyterian church U S A is represented by Judges Gant Hughes Montgomery Woodard of Nashville Fayetteville. The Cumberland Presbyterians are represented by Judges Green McClelland Caldwell Zarecor Lamb of Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
Tenn
Presbyterian Church
Lincoln County Chancery Court
The
Gant
Nashville
G. T. Hughes
Columbia
Montgomery
Woodard
Cumberland Presbyterians
E. B. Green
I Ilinois
McClelland
Mississippi
Caldwell
Trenton
J. H. Zarecor
W. B. Lamb
Price of Wheat Rushes Up Higher
Chicago July 2 The wheat market opened weak but quickly surged as traders drove prices above prior levels amid favorable foreign weather signals. Cooler western conditions boosted demand for corn, with buyers initial and sustained interest pushing prices higher despite an otherwise cautious session.
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Chicago
Morning Odors Parade Through Still Air
A compact meditation on dawn smells, noting how fresh morning air heightens senses and carries distinct scents. It contrasts still mornings where odors align as if passing through rooms, with breezy dawns that emphasize single notes like hay or apple blossoms.
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Jamestown
Board OF Equalizers
Religious News
Condor Training School
Wilson
Maxwel
Ee Neal Coffee CO
Nasiville.tenn
Houston
Ter
Congressman Padgett
Seventh Congressional District
City Council
Falla
Cemetery Avenue Crossing
Golden Gate
Ajax
Tower of Strength
Nile Brant
California
LA ‘Price Rc Ow
L. A. Price
Ceeteee
L. A ‘Price
Durkee
Ine & Pt
Campbell
Hes
Walter Baker
H. G. Hill Grocer
Baking’ Co
L Cunningham, Maney
Ring Presbyterians
Boston
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