Herald Contest Ends Saturday Noon for Wagon and Watch
The Herald declares its contest will end at noon Saturday with final tallies and live coverage. Sam Wiley leads the wagon race with Miss Parry Beard ahead of Miss Younger as ballots are counted in Columbia under guard.
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The
Herald
Patterson
Wrce
Independent
Tenessee
Hae
Sam Wiley
Parle Beard
Miss Younger
Parry Beard
Matt Lowell
Kila Younger
Anna Held
Anna Pigg
Eb, Ll. Roach
Harlan Returns to Grocery Trade in West Hind
W G Harlan resumes the grocery business by reopening the former Sheppard storehouse in West Hind with his son Peter Bariah. A Greek from Kentucky buys the restaurant and will run a Greek restaurant nearby. George Park joins as salesman as the new venture prepares to open in a few days.
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West End
W.G. Harlan
Kentucky
Local farmer makes trip in new automobile
John Cocil of Crows Bridges, a prominent farmer, travels through Ni Tuesday in his new thirty foot seven vehicle described as a very fine car by witnesses.
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John Cocil
Crows Bridges
Poteo Poe
Tillman Urges Republicans to Back Independent Judiciary Ticket
Nashville July 12 The Republican leader George N Tillman issues a strong appeal urging voters to support the independent judiciary ticket. He says Patterson’s ticket is backed by a boss and pledges to repeal the present election laws, urging Republicans to act for the good of all citizens.
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Nashville
Tenn
George N. Tillman
Independent Judiciary Ticket
Patterson
Tillman
Judiciary
Gov. Patterson
Woman Tells On Will Walker In Prohibition Case
A colored resident of Macedonia accused Will Walker after a dispute with a jealous woman. She said liquor bought from Walker was involved, leading to his arrest on prohibition charges and a forthcoming trial.
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Macedonia
Will Walker
Esq
Hayes
Walker
Moving into Tennessee Orphans' Home
Thirteen fatherless children and officers moved into the Tennessee Orphans Home Wednesday morning. Two dozen more may join soon, as the total nears 21. Built with local subscriptions, the brick structure is described as among the city’s handsomest. Supported by Christian churches statewide, it operates non denominationally.
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Tennessee Orphans’ Home
Tennessee Orphans' Home
W. T. Boaz
First Christian Church
Resolution to preserve Civil War engine Texas
The Georgia Senate adopted a resolution urging the state to preserve the ancient engine Texas, winner of the Andrews raiders pursuit on the General during the Civil War. The General is on display in Chattanooga while the Payne engine lies neglected in Western & Atlantic Railroad yards in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Texas
Senate
Chattanooga
Western & Atlantic
Benton and Ham to Speak in Columbia Next Week
Nathan G. Robertson announces machine candidates Benton McMillin and Governor Patterson will address voters in Columbia on Wednesday and Friday during the mid summer race meeting. The notices claim Patterson and McMillin will speak at 1:00 p.m. on July 20 and July 21 respectively, as part of Tennessee campaign events.
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Nathan G. Robertson
The
Herald
Patterson Finger
Columbia
Mastif
Benton McMillin
Netle
Jana
Patterson
Maury County
Carmack
Timmons
Beat
Nath Robertson
Ham
Benton
Tenn
U. S. Senate
Tennessee
N. G. Robertson
City editors change at The American and Banner
W E Beard resigns as city editor of The American to become news editor at the Banner. James B Clark leaves the Banner to become managing editor at the Chattanooga News. James E Chappell moves up at The American as city editor.
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American of Today
W. EB. Beard
American
Banner
James B. Clark
Beard
Chattanooga
Chattanooga News
The
James E. Chappell
City News Room
Knights of the Pencil
Regular Meeting of Board of Trade Discusses New Railroad
The Board of Trade held its regular meeting in the Circuit Court room on Tuesday evening. A September meeting date was set following the August session. The key topic was a possible new railroad for Columbus, with a committee led by Horace Rainey and including J. J. Pinney and W. B. Dobl to investigate the project.
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Board of Trade
Circuit Court Room
Bitatnens
Columbis
Horace Rainey
J. J. Pinney
W. B. Dob
Academy Spending Big Toward New Look and Growth
Numerous repairs at Columbia Mil l Sarf Aciden include plastering and calciners at four to five thousand dollars. Craftsmen overhaul buildings as enrollments rise with many applications for catalogues and admissions. Principal predicts the largest enrollment in the school’s history as old pupils return and new students enroll.
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Columbia Mill
Col Edgerton
C. M
Maton
Dixon
Bruce McGehes
L Athletic Direetor
Sma aRa
House of Commons Approves Second Reading of Women’s Suffrage Bill
In London on July 12 the House of Commons passed the second reading of a women’s suffrage bill by 299 to 190. It would grant parliamentary franchise to women with proper municipal voting experience, but opponents argue the nation must back such change before constitutional adoption. The bill was sent to a committee of the whole and viewed as likely to be shelved until next year. Prominent figures like Winston Churchill and A. J. Balfour supported principle but pressed for broader national backing.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Home Affairs
A. J. Balfour
Commons
Elliott Named to Succeed McClellan as Bridge Official
R v. Millott named supervisor of bridges and buildings by the I N Railroad to replace M M McClellan who retired due to age. Millott, residing in Columbia, has long served as assistant to McClellan and is described as capable and experienced.
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R.v. Millott
I. N. Railroad
M. M. McClallan
Millott
Columbia
McClellan
Poisoned Fayetteville children hospitalized after accidental exposure
John Knox and Marie Bryson, children of H. K. Bryson, were poisoned at grandparents’ home near Fayetteville. Doctors treated them through the night. John, about three, Knox seven, and Marie several years old survived. The source of poison remains unknown. Hitching ordinance enforcement reduces stray horses and tethering to poles in downtown areas. Police report horses running loose posed danger as they scrambled and caused chaos.
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John
Knox
Marie Bryson
H. K. Bryson
Fayetteville
Lloyd Cecil
Marie
Porter Erwin
Powell Residence Sustains Brief Fire Damage
A small fire broke out in a closet at the Powell residence Monday evening. The alarm was sounded and the fire company arrived to find flames already extinguished. the roof suffered slight damage and total losses totaled only a few dollars.
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Alien “Powell
Hatcher to Speak at Dresden on August Meeting
H H Hatcher of the Columbia bar will speak in Dresden Tennessee on the first Monday in August. Dresden is his old home where he formerly taught in public schools and was county superintendent of education. He is expected to address Patterson platform candidates and related issues.
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H. H. Hatcher
Columbia
Dresden
Tenn
Hatcher
Patterson
Jewelry Store Public Auction of James Brothers Stock
As Trustee, the Phoenix Savings Bank will sell the entire jewelry stock of the James Brothers Jewelry Company at public auction to the highest cash bidder. The sale, described as one of the largest and best selected, occurs next Wednesday at 12 noon in a prominent southern city. The James Brothers firm traces its lineage to James Bros and the enterprise spans fifty years.
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Phoenix Savings Bank & Trust Company
James Brothers Jewelry Company
Fx Times
James Bros
Whle
Lorelock
Aged West Virginia Man Charged in Fatal Farmyard Shooting
Jonas Seem a 66 year old farmer of Standing Stone Wirt county was jailed in Parkersburg West Virginia on murder charges for shooting lifer Brink er 75 in Brink er s doorway during a quarrel over business matters. Witnesses include Seem s wife and children.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Bng
Christopher
Brinker
Jonas Seem
Standing Stone
Wirt County
Seon
Car workers charge coercion in Columbus dispute
July 11 members of the local street car men's union demand by letter against Harmon and Mayor Marshall for alleged coercion and discrimination by the Columbus Railway and Light Company. They call for enforcement of a 1902 law prohibiting corporations from preventing employees from joining or belonging to labor groups. The State Board of Arbitration is conducting a hearing on the street railway dispute.
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Harmon
Marshall
Columbus Railway & Light Co
State Board of Arbitration
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