Civic league moves to curb personal journalism
Memphis civic group adopts resolutions to halt editorials and urges publishers of the Commercial Appeal and the Scimitar to suspend practices they call personal journalism. The dispute centers on raids of editorials accusing Gilbert Raine of theft and tax dodging amid a long running circulation battle between Raine and the two papers.
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Teun
Civic League
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis News Scimitar
The
Commercial Appeal
Gilbert D. Raine
Raine
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Scimitar
Supreme Court
Tower Court
R. B. Maury
Committee
Slow ball boast rattles veteran pitcher
Elmer Stricklett recalls a rival bragging about a Mountain View youth who claims to beat him with an exceptionally slow ball. The young pitcher supposedly can throw a slow ball, watch it become a hit, then run after it to fetch it back, predicting a future challenge next season.
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Elmer Stricklett
Mike
Mountain View
Columbia Cube Beats A M E B Pub Melting House 6 2
A record crowd watched Columbia Cube defeat Nashville based A M E B Pub Melting House 6 to 2 at Riverside Park. Southpaw Flippin held the visitors to four hits while Whitsey Christman and Fly turned triple plays. Cy Dunnington praised the team for value and crowd-pleasing effort.
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Columbia Cube
A. M. EB
Nashville
Riverside Park
Flippin
Whitsey
Christman
Fly
Cy Dunnington
A Jersey Angel: Child Complains of Angel Bite
Alie Cleveland, three, slept in New Jersey for the first night with her mother at her side. The child woke crying saying she disliked the angels after a white robed figure appeared from the bedroom and claimed one of the angels bit her.
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Jersey
Alie Cleveland
New Jersey
Stolen $96,000 Bank Teller Runyan Arrested in Harlem
Chester B. Runyan the teller who stole $96,000 from Windsor Trust Company was arrested in West 144th Street after police and the bank recovered $54,410. Laura Carter detained on grand larceny charges as Runyan claimed she received $35,000. He confessed to speculation and a desertion dispute with his wife surfaced during interrogation. Immigrant labor inquiry ordered by W Powderly to governors across states.
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New York
Harlem
Chester BH. Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
St. Cedar Street
Rouse
West One Hundred and Forty-fourth Street
Tone
Runyan
Poice
Laura M. Carter
Kown
Laure Issou
Dr Wharton to Lead Revival at Lynnville Presbyterian
Protracted services start Monday evening at the Lynnville Presbyterian church with Rev. T A Wharton D D of Columbia in charge and Prof Bueschgen from Clarksville directing the singing in the Tennessee town on July 6.
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Tenn
Presbyterian Church
T. A. Wharton
D. D
Columbia
Bueschgen
Clarksville
Sons of Veterans Reunion Notice at Indian Camp Spring
Columba Tenn July 2 1907 notice invites Sons of Veterans to annual reunion at Indian Camp Spring three and a half miles south of Columbia August 13 14 1907 signed W A Smith Adjutant and Secretary
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Columbia, Tenn
Sons of the Confederacy
Indian Camo Spring
Columbia
Tennessee
W. A. Smith
Labor Shortage and Prosperity in Tennessee Fields
The Pleasant Record reports a nationwide demand for labor as phosphate mines and wheat fields call for workers. It notes scarce laborers, reliance on colored women at low wages, and men preferring factories and mines, with wages up to five dollars daily, yet credit and stake lead to a cycle of spending and debt.
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United States
Tennessee
Confederate Dad Remembers His Daughter in Courtroom Tone
A Confederate father speaks of his daughter as an expensive responsibility and vows to do his best, promising support while attempting to stand firm. The dialogue reveals themes of duty and personal burden in a sparse courtroom style.
Walking to Work Pleases Doctor Says Benefits Soon
A well known physician notes the beneficial effect likely from walking to work, while noting many will still look forward to walking the other way. Washington Post.
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Washington Post
Wailings of the Pessimist in Chicago Trade Journal
A Chicago Trade Journal piece argues life is full of crosses and temptations. It notes contradictions in status and conduct from infancy to old age, highlighting how wealth, charity, religion, politics, and affection affect judgment. The piece ends by saying the road is rocky, yet man loves to travel it.
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Chicago Trade Journal
Oxen as decoys in Transvaal hunting method
In the Transvaal poor Boers use oxen as decoys to shoot steen buck for food. Hunters drive cattle to create a grazing line while remaining unseen from the buck. The buck lies still as cattle graze close, requiring precise, motionless positioning and timing to fire.
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Transvaal
He Is Only a Boy Do Not Judge His Mind
A Springfield Herald editorial urges patience with a boy, urging readers to remember childhood and give him guidance. It stresses kindness, understanding, and steady guidance to steer his soul toward higher paths.
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Salomon
Springfield Herald
Blood Purifier Advertises Quick Restorative Cure
An old advertisement touts a heavy impure blood cleansing remedy and claims it purifies the blood, reduces pimples, headaches, indigestion, and fatigue. It also promises relief from thin blood symptoms and restores strength and color.
Identifying Burned Money in San Francisco Fire Recovery
The New York Herald reports on the U S Treasury experts identifying and redeeming burnt San Francisco currency. Mrs A J Brown, a senior burnt money expert, validates bills and directs replacements as needed, with Treasury guidance prioritizing honesty and compassion in refunds.
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San Francisco
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A. B. Brows
Burt Frolley
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Treasuer
Charles H. Treat
Pacific Coast
Colin
Mres
A. Jl. Brown
New York Herald
Fortunes of the Future From Water Wind and Sun Power
A mining engineer predicts wealth of the coming centuries will come from water power wind power and sun power rather than precious metals. Global hydroelectric capacity exceeds two million horsepower with substantial savings compared to coal. Niagara and Victoria Falls among top sites, while small streams can outperform broad rivers in value. Wind power for electricity traces to Charles Brush in 1889 with early private installations and European plants supplying towns and factories.
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Canada
Switzerland
Niagara
Victoria Falla
South Africa
Mississippi
Colorado
Missouri
Victoria Falls
Africa
Charles F. Brush
Cleveland
Europe
Witt Kell
Schleswig
Hamburg
Boyle Hall
Ardsley
England
The Average Man and a Quiet Life of Duty
This piece contrasts the average man with the rich and the powerful, praising the ordinary citizen who pays debts, educates his children, saves for old age, and acts with integrity. It highlights modest living, modest dreams, and a life spent without scandal, ending with an ad for Deans' Pills.
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Kocnmnatine Junyes
Wix
Salta
Earth
Golden Nugget mine shares loom in cabin tale
In a sunlit Nevada cabin the old man asks Jabez to water the stock, noting 476 shares tied to the Golden Nugget Bonanza mine. The scene blends frontier grit with a reluctant plea as the miner’s son toils over a morning paper ad.
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Nevada
Saya
Puak
Jabex
Jabez
Trip through Europe yields minor injury and praise for machine
An exchange notes a motor trip through Italy and France with a wife briefly injured when she was thrown from a vehicle while the machine reportedly held up well. The remark ends with a light, nonchalant assessment and a plug for the Herald subscription.
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Italy
France
Morgan
A Left Handed Compliment The Guest
After a dinner a guest offers a playful compliment about a wife noting beauty and humor about jealousy, addressing Sam and The Host with light banter about affection and perception during the gathering.
Jane Not in Bed at 11 30
In a fragment from a late edition, a reader questions why Jane is not in bed at 11 30 while a companion recalls she sits up with a friend. The note hints at a social mishap or late discussion but provides no further details.
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Jane
Non-resident Peterial Dickson Ordered to Appear
The Chancery Court in Columbia requires Peterial Dickson a non-resident of Tennessee to appear in person within the first three days of the next term. If he fails to respond, the complainant’s bill may be taken as confessed and a copy of the order will be published in four consecutive Columbia Herald issues.
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Peteriatl Dickson
Tennessee
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Chancery Court
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Anse
Pligil
Columbia Herald
Ani
Sol
T. M. Erby
Erby
Columba
A. N. Akin
H. P. Figuers
Bol
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