Houston Fleming Is Killed in Decatur Engine Disaster
Houston Fleming of this city died after a railroad engine overturned in Decatur Alabama on Thursday night. He was an engineer on a switch engine and was trapped for hours before being released. He leaves a wide family in Nashville and this city with funeral arrangements pending.
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Houston Vieming
Decatur
Ala
Houston Fleming
R. G. Fleming
Main Street
Fleming
Towler McClelland
Mr. McC
Columia
Will
Harris Fleming
Misa Carrie Fleming
Tucker
Robert Edwards
Nashville
Woman's Bravery Saves Officer Aboard Mutinying Ship
July 22 dispatch reports on a mutiny aboard the steamship Comus as Chinese strikers overpower First Officer M. L. Proctor. Stewardess Mrs. Mary Shaw intervened, flagging the mutineers and allowing Proctor to arm himself. The Threat ended with one assailant fatally shot and three wounded, others confined to the hold. police later took the Chinese into custody after they reached New York on bond.
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VW Orlfans
M. L. Proctor
Comus
Mary Shaw
Proctor
Chiroma
Mra. Shaw
New York
Sensational Suit Filed in Circuit Court on Monday
T. J. McKee, a Spring Hill merchant, faces a sensational alienation of affections suit filed in circuit court on Monday. The case centers on alleged wrongful interference in a marriage and seeks legal redress for damages.
Maury’s Schools Show Fine Gain During Past Term
A legal case from Springs Hill involves J F Harmon suing merchant T J McKee for 10000 dollars over alleged alienation of his wife's affections. The filing notes a concurrent criminal charge of carrying a pistol and assault tried at Spring Hill before W Davie.
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Circuit Court
J. F. Harmon
Springs Hill
Peebles & Forgey
T. J. McKee
Spring Hill
Wsa
Davie
Jand
Circuit
Hundred pairs shoes given away at local sale
During the term Maury County public schools reported record enrollment and high attendance gains. Superintendent John P. Graham organized a teacher canvass to recruit pupils while parents were visited countywide. Evans Parker & Moore store distributed many elegant slippers to children, with modest attendance and charity cited as the day's spirit.
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Maury County
John P. Graham
Graham
Parente
Graham Foe
Evans, Parker & Moore
Maury County Appointments Quiet During Meeting
Maury County’s new election commissioners A L Thomas E M Kindel and Wm Barker, appointed by Carter Reichman and Alexander, refused to discuss details after a meeting with Regular Chairman Thomas H Peebles. Barker claimed to remain chairman of Maury County Republican committee while supporting the Bull Moose ticket.
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Maury County
Carter
Reichman
Alexander
A.L. Thomas
E. M. Kindel
Wm. Barker
Kindel
Thomas H. Peebles
Thomas
Barker
Republican Party
State Bull Moose Committee
Republican County Committee
Peebles
Fire at Stadium Shows Blaze in Nashville Tent Collapse
A lighted match dropped into gasoline caused a fire at the Stadium Shows in Nashville on July 22. Several fuel tanks exploded, destroying a large tent and ruining a new lighting outfit valued at about $600. Engine Company No. 4 arrived to halt fumes and limit damage, with total losses estimated around $1,000.
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Nashville
Tenn
Second Street
Shelby Avenue
Partial Victory Seen in Maury County Election Board Dispute
Judge McKnight refuses to decide who forms the lawful Maury County election commission as the case awaits the supreme court ruling. He notes the county would face about 1500 in registration costs and delays paying expenses until final adjudication. In Nashville, Judge Neal grants partial supersedeas halting handover of books to the Vertrees group while keeping other injunction aspects pending.
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McKnight
Election Commission of
Maury County
Court of Last Resort
Gud
Supreme’ Court
Supreme Court
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Neal
Neil
Davidaon County Criminal Court
Davidaon County Election Board
Vertrees Board
City approves modern motor fire truck for Columbia
The board of mayor and aldermen authorized purchase of an American LaFrance motor fire truck for 5800 with a $5 gallon chemical tanks and 200 feet of chemical hose. The city will keep some horses for garbage carts and will sell mules to finance the purchase, with delivery within ninety days and installation at the engine house on Sixth street.
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Columbia
Elmira
N. Y
R. 5. Blanc
Atlanta
United States
Sixth Street
Cardinal Gibbons Predicts Narrow Window of Life
Baltimore cleric Cardinal Gibbons, about to turn 79, said he does not expect to live long. In a study he told a visitor that his life is nearly spent and that nature and God will determine his final days.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Calf Born With No Eyes or Tail Stuns Hopkins Farm
In Hopkins Missouri on July 19 D Florea reports a six month old calf that has no eyes and no tail. The animal shows necklike ear structures, is healthy and playful, fed by hand, and instead of running it jumps within its small enclosure.
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Hopkins, Mo
D. Florea
Here
Glass in Foot Forty Years Ends in Surgery
Annabelle Kirk bride carried a shard of glass in her right foot since childhood after stepping on a broken pane. Surgeons removed the fragment from a tough growth after months of pain and recurring trouble, ending decades of discomfort.
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DTS
Annabelle Kirkbride
Kirkbride
Beckenbecker graft confession prompt inquiry
Charles B Pitts Jr the former Becker press agent submits a five page typed statement to District Attorney Whitman claiming a police underworld graft alliance. Whitman assigns an assistant to review Pitts statement for grand jury viability as Pitts faces perjury charges. The document allegedly names police officials and Becker connected graft in Sing Sing murder case of Rosenthal.
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New York
Charles B., Piltt, Jr
Becker
Wiitman
Underworld
Whitman
Pultt
Pitts
Pitt
Dlylan
Piitt
Fing Sing
Gambler
Rosenthal
Lynchburg Fire Destroys East Side of Public Square
A blaze in Lynchburg Tennessee on July 1 destroyed all buildings on the east side of the public square after starting in Harry Dance’s arug atore. The Volunteer fire department fought the fire from 4:30 p.m. but could not stop its spread until the Moore County Bank’s concrete walls halted it. The Cumberland Telephone Company suffered about 10000 dollars in losses and service was briefly disrupted.
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Lynchburg
Tenn
Harry Dance
Moore County Bank
Cumberland Telephone Company
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Decature
Attaita
T. J. M'Kee
Maury
Trings Fine Resurts
J. T. M'Knight
OLD Election Board
Da.vidson
Old County Commission
Vertrees
BOARD
Remov
Plitt
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