Bishop of Cottontown praised in Alabama author tribute
Montgomery Advertiser reviews The Bishop of Cottontown by a Columbia Tennessee native. The novel centers on Richard Travis and Alice Westore in a Tennessee town with the famed Bishop guiding and judging locals. The story includes a race with a blind horse, worker life in cotton mills, and a blend of love humor and pathos.
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Columbia
Tennessee
Alabama
John Moore
Marion
Moore
Cotton Town
Alice West- Tore
Tom Travis
Richard
Alice
Himelf
Uttle
Richard Travis
Gaffs
Travis
Ben Butler
Bald
Primm Springs Now Open under Estes & Son management
Primm Springs welcomes guests as F R Estes & Son take charge of the hotel. New bowling alleys, renewed grounds, and meals at standard prices of 1.00 1.25 and 1.50 per day. Call Primm’s over Citizen’s line for details. hacks run daily after July 1 with schedule from Woldridge’s on Tue Thu and Sat.
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F. R. Estes & Son
Primm
Woldridge
Harmony in Tennessee GOP Factions Aims for Evans Governor Bid
Congressmen N W Hale arrives in Nashville to broker a compromise among Tennessee Republicans before the state convention. A Hale backed harmony slate would name him permanent chairman, nominate H Clay Evans for governor, elect a state committee, and oppose Alf Taylor for Congress, with factional rivalries threatening party unity.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
N. W. Hale
Tennessee
H. Clay Evans
Alf Taylor
Congress
Evans
Brownlow
Prosperous Lawrenceburg Boom Drives County Growth
Lawrenceburg and Lawrence County show a boom with bank profits expanding deposits and dividends. The Lawrence Bank & Trust Co boosts surplus by 1 000 and pays a 10 percent dividend. First National Bank reports a similar rise and stock available near par. New oil land leases and a $50 000 company push economic activity as two sawmills, mills, a cotton factory, and three hotels expand. Building surges, rents rise, and housing near tripled values as Crawford and other papers publish local news. Wheat sacks offered for sale or rent by Columbia Mill & Elevator Co.
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Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Lawrence County
Lawerenceburg
Lawrence Bank & Trust Co
Dividanu
Thas
Bank
West Point
Summertown
Crawford
Institute
Goca Circulat
Lawrence Democrat
Schade
Lawrence Union
Tennence Oil & Mineral Co
Econ
Towers
J. P. Kippey
Lawrencedurg
Lawrenceburg Institute
Hull nominee report filed by Fourth District Democrats in Cookeville
In Cookeville Tennessee on July 7 the Fourth District Democratic Committee met to review a proposed contest of the May 12, 1906 primary. Chairman A L Roberts reported no charges were filed and the contest was abandoned, allowing declaration of the official nominee based on county returns.
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Cookeville
Tenn
J. B. Malone
Gallatin
Congressional Committee For the
Fourth District
J. R. Douglas
Macon
Trousdale
Sumner
A. Hi. Roberts
Col. J. B. Malone
Democratic Committee
Fourth Congression District
Tennessee
Washington outlines bid process for government building site
Postmaster reports a Treasury circular detailing how the Government will solicit sealed bids for a suitable Columbia site. If needed, land may be condemned. An inspector will evaluate offers, with title approval by the Attorney General, then plans and a construction price will follow.
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Hughes
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Columbia
Inis
Republican Committee Delays Conventions Roll Generation
The State Republican Committee met in Nashville on July 11 to hear contests from Sullivan Washington Greene and Campbell counties and to prepare the temporary convention roll. Major D A Vines of Jonesboro and Smyth R Bird clashed in an altercation. no decisions were reached.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
State Republican Committee
Sullivan
Wahington
Greene
Campbell
D. A. Vines
Jonesboro
Smyth R. Bird
Maury County Election Notice for August 2, 1906
Polls open at regular voting places in Maury County on Thursday August 2 1906 for Sheriff Trustee County Court Clerk Circuit Court Clerk Register Justices of the Peace Constables Tax Assessors and School Commissioners. Denton Adkisson Fry election officials.
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Maury County
Tenn
C. Denton
Raymond C. Adkisson
John W. Fry
Bucks for Sale at Brittain Marble Works
On and after July 1 a few good bucks for sale including Ram bonillet and Shropshire. For information call T. C. Brittain at Brittain Marble Works.
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Rambonillet
Shropshire
T. C. Brittain
Brittain Marble Works
Mutual Life Policyholders Told of Reforms and Savings
New York July 10. Mutual Life Insurance Co executives of 1905 era no longer serve. Peabody touts reforms, salary cuts, and cancellations saving over 3,000 per day. Investments gain 1.1 million in six months with assets certified as $467,000 above book value. Untermeyer protests the campaign document as improper disclosure.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Charles A. Peabody
Peabody
Mutual
Home Office
Samuel Untermeyer
International
Mutual and New York Life Insurance Companies
Mr. Untermeyer
Democrats Call Maury County Meeting for Governor Campaign
A 1906 call from Maury County Democrats urges all members to gather at the Columbia Court House on Monday July 23 to organize a countywide campaign. Signatories include H. R. Collins as chairman and I. M. Crowe and others from the county Democratic executive committee.
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Maury County
Court House
Columbia
H. Re, Collins
Chm
Patterson
Ino
Jeffersonian Alpacas and the Missouri Democratic Image
The New York Sun criticizes Missouri Jeffersonians for abandoning tradition. It notes the shift from the iconic black alpaca coats to white coats and cooler styles. The piece mocks luxury supplanting old Jeffersonian simplicity and hints at a waning Democratic faith in the Ozarks.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Ozarks
New York
San
Informal Discussion Honors Gen. Cleburne and His Flag
Maury County Historical Society held a brief meeting in the County Court room with Capt. Robert D. Smith reading from Life of Gen. Cleburne. Col. Henry G. Evans showed the original order transferring the 48th Tennessee Infantry, commemorating its battles and the brigade’s enduring reputation.
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Taternacle
Maury County Historical Society
Patrick R. Cleburne
Robert D. Smith
Cleburne
Forty-eighth Tennessee Infantry
The
Herald
Johnston
48Th Tennessee Ret
Ufe
48Th Tennessee
Land Sale Under Decree in Tennessee Chancery Court
The Chancery Court of Tennessee orders the sale of 200 acres in the 18th Civil District Columbia County. The property, bounded by Jones Conny Goodloe Gray Hoge and S J Bing, will be sold to the highest bidder on July 13 at noon at the court door. Terms include six twelve and twenty four month credits with notes and security retained.
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P. Gooaloe
Chancery Cour Oy i
Tennessee
Calse
Columbia
County
Tenn
Thy Po M. Goodloe
Akin
Acquittal for Rojestvensky at Cronstadt Court Martial
Admiral Rojestvensky was acquitted after a ten hour court martial in Cronstadt for surrendering to the enemy following the Battle of the Sea of Japan. Four torpedo boat destroyer Bedovi officers were found guilty of surrender with premeditation and sentenced to death, later mercy recommendations to commute to dismissal from the army.
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Cronstadt
Russia
Rojestvensky
Sea of Japan
Cour
Bedovi
ST. Petersburg
de Colongue
Morestvensky
Baranoff
Filipovsky
Leontieff
N Tate
Insurance Cases Compromised In Circuit Court
Eleven suits by Mr. T N Figuers against fire insurers over a September 1904 blaze at A B Rains drug store were compromised after four trial days. Insurers admitted liability for the loss but offered about ten percent initially. today a settlement of 4104 dollars plus costs was reached with one company, others pending.
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T. N. Figuers
A. B. Rains
Rockefeller Observes Race in France
Boston Journal notes John D. Rockefeller watched a race in France recently. The report questions whether he recognized the event’s significance and hints at a deeper, unspoken curiosity about the competition.
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John D. Rockefeller
France
Elfender
Boston Journal
Notable Names in Listed Council Candidates
The record lists L. Hutton, W. B. Greenlaw, D. F. Watkins, and J. Lem Thomas as part of the candidate slate. Further details on positions or affiliations are not provided in the fragment.
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L. Hutton
W. B. Greenlaw
D. F. Watkins
J. Lem Thomas
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John Trotwood Moore
Bud
Lfe
Tye
Montgomery Advertiser
W. Matthews
Labor Statistics
Augusta
Ophon
Blocker & Co
Congressman Hale
Columbia Mill & Elevator Co. Food&wtt
Cordell Hull
Jurist
A. L. Roberts
Secretary OF Treasury
the Mutual
Democrats
Maury Historical Society
T. A. Buck
H. G. Evans
45Th Tennessee
Gineralinw
Rojestvensk
Phoenix National Bank
Columbia, Tennessee
Board OF
W. Howard
H. 0. Fulton
A. J. Fly
W. A. Date
T. C. Webster
E. E. McLemore
Dno
A. Oakes
Capital
R. L. McKines
F. D. Chaffir
W. E. Jones
Hutto
W. A. Dale
H. O. Fulton
Casnir
Maue Capital
Jim Andrews
J R. P. Dalton
A. Jones
W. P. Ridley
J. ©. Wooten
Nation
J. D. Barrow
J. A. Edwards
R. L. McKinney
B. A. Satterfield
J. H. Woodard
R. GC. Church
IL Bank Resources
R. C. Church
Geo. T. Hughes
Webb Ridley
W. V. Thompson
C. A. Parker
A. Parker
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