Protracted meeting announced at the Methodist Church
Our correspondents report Rev. J H Ray will begin a protracted meeting at the Methodist Church next Sunday morning assisted by Rev. A P Walker of Culloden Misses Mary L Trousdale and Maudie Moore of Union City visiting relatives in Santa Fe with Inez Trousdale Kate Bostick and Eugene. Numerous local residents are noted in visits and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott's Mill
Chas. Peden
Nashville
Sallie Due
Sunnyside
J. B. Erwin
McDonald
Campbell's Station
O. Thomas
Y Farria
Huntsville
J. M. Adkinson
Seth Perry
CG. L. Gidomb
Fannie Tait
Demurrer Overruled in Pitts Libel Suit Trial Ordered
Judge Sam Aolding of Columbia overruled the demurrer in the libel case brought by John P. Hickman and A. Cunningham against John A. Pitts seeking $25,000, ruling the suit will be tried on its merits. The case references a letter Pitts wrote while acting as attorney for Gen. Underwood. Also notes a weather and market update from Union City Tennessee with extreme heat and grain prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanvhillo
Sam Aolding
Columbia
Pedgee
John P. Hickman
A. Cunningham
John A. Pitts
Gen. Underwood
C. D. Clark
United States Circuit Court
Halding
Jta
Rain Needed As Corn Crops Face Ruin At Glenn's Store
July 21 entry reports urgent need for rain to save corn crops. Social notes include Misa Sue Tisdal's visit to Duplex with Charley Glenn and others, supper with T. A. Warren’s family, and a fish fry. Local gatherings at Mr Carmel and a funeral for Henry Cathey near the community, with details of pallbearers and grave site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Carmel
Henry Cathey
Naval
P. Church
Love of God
Rev
Stephens
Mt. Carnel
J. A. Stephens
John Clow
Jeff Kumage
John Walker
Will, Robinson
Jin Fleming
Clover Leaf
Mt. Pleasant News Highlights Local Movements and Health Updates
Mt Pleasant Tennessee reports W Arnold Goodram leaving for Poplar Bluff Missouri to join Poplar Bluff Railroad. Local residents Merars Warnock Howard families return from Wayland Springs. Dr Nowlin and daughter Hennie come back from Southern Kentucky. J A La Prade heads to Primm's, M D Gypert visits from Herndon Kentucky. Smallpox scare easing for Rufus Beckett. Presbyterian service planned with protracted meeting by Rev W A Cleveland. Local children ill from slow fever and suspected poisoning incident. Rosy Lee Owen visits Washington avenue. J P Hood closes restaurant to run private boarding house.
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Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
W. Arnold Goodram
Tennessee Phosphate Co
Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff Railroad
Merars
J. P. Warnock
B. Howard
Wayland Springs
Kentucky
J. A. la Prade
Primm’s
M. D. Gypert
Herndon
W. A. Cleveland
Rufus Beckett
Iran City
Presbyterian Church
Lincoln County
Virgil Gardner
J.W. Hinson
Friersontown
Rosy Lee Owen
Franklin
W. L. Johnson
Washington Avenue
J. P. Hood
Kine Grass Ave
Joe Jones
Carter's Creek July 4 social notes and visitors
Miss Annie Dow of Mt. Pleasant visits Miss Genie Hunter at Carter's Creek. Miss Eugenie Alger and Mrs. John Yokeley visit relatives in Dallas. Wallace Merrette and Oscar Garrett plan a month in Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beal with friends at Thompson's. Ora and Annie Myrtle Sowell of Santa Fe visit the McKee sisters. Mrs. James Parrish and Miss Susie plan trips to natural Miana Mode and May Mitchell Bear Creek guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hone
Sallie Polkin
Franklin
Its
Willie Simmons
Little Mins Cammie
Horace Wood
Mint Scoville McMeen
Oe Jameson
Joe Foster
Erwin Fitzgerald
Mary Lou McMeen
Eminet Yokeley
Susie Jameson
Webb
Genie Hanter
Ed Elder
Olivia Foster
Collie Beal
Carter's Creek
Annie Dow
Mt. Pleasant
Genie Hunter
Tom Odill
Nashville
John Yokeley
Eugenie Alger
Dallas
Texas
Wallace Merrette
Oscar Garrett
Oklahoma
Mra
W. H. Beal
Thompson
Water Valley Hero Saves Riders From Runaway Horse
July 29 Water Valley Mississippi Rose Early a Black man saved J B Whitney and three others from death when a horse struck and dragged them. Early leaped in front of the frightened animal grasped the bridal bit and held on while being dragged between the horse’s feet. Spectators cheered as the horse was stopped and a purse was raised for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Valley
Misa
J.B. Whitney
Early
Ita Anonth
Maury County Faces Vacancy in Election Commissioners
A historic notice reports Maury County lacking a full Election Commissioners board as Maj. J.T. Williamson, Capt. L. W. Black, and J. Akin depart. The governor has not appointed replacements, leaving the position in interim flux amid ongoing political appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury County
J.T. Williamenon
L. W. Black
J. Akin
Fince
Maj. Williamson
Capt. Black
Culleoka Baseball Claims Season High Crowd Win Over Bigbyville
In a Saturday afternoon game at Haat Sie Park the Culleoka baseball club defeated Bigbyville 22 to 11. The locals surged ahead after seventh inning three four-run bursts with home runs by Andrews and Thomas sealing the win as fans recall fine plays by Tomlinson Perry and Jonas Amis while veterans Smiser Pride and Evins cheered from the stands. Dr. Moore umpired as readers heard Thomas’s megaphone in the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culleoka
Bigbyville Aggregation
Haat Sie Park
Tomlinson
Perry
Vnstore
Andrews
Thomas
Williamson
Jonas Thomas
Tuberculosis Legislation Urged by Paris Professor
Prof Bronarde of Paris told the Critieh Congress on Tuberculosis that consumption is caused by infection and that legislation is the key to stamping out the disease. He challenged Prof Koch's theory that tuberculosis can be prevented by milk from infected cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt. Koch
Berlin
Critieh Congress
Bronarde
Paris
Koch
Mishap to Fire Company at City Event
A confusing OCR fragment notes a mishap involving a fire company and city officers. It mentions biasing, a bill, a driver named Owen, a burning event, a constitutional convention context, and a section of soldiers from Tazaton with a claimed amount of $1,000. The readable text is garbled and lacks clear dates or entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Moffert
Veething
TUE Lamar
RAS N Drug Co
Ses Alwee
Owen
Jarek
Howe
Tazaton
Admiral Schley Letter to Navy Secretary on Maclay Criticism
A July 1901 letter from Admiral Schley to Secretary of the Navy Long seeks action to review and respond to critical excerpts from Edgar Stanton Maclay’s history of the Spanish American War. Long's reply approves Schley's plan to involve the department in a calm, thorough examination, with papers stored in Washington and in arms circles.
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Washington
Aniral Behley
Great Neck
Lo LN
Neve
Eilgar Stanton Maclay
Spain
Maclay
Wotson
W. §. Schley
Secretary of the Navy
Washington, D.C
Long
Kehley
Navy Dept
Iid
W. G. Schley
Stammerers Institute Promises Cure At Summer Resort
The Pennsylvania Institute near Philadelphia markets a summer resort for stammerers with spring water and scientific treatment aimed at permanent cure. Founder Caspar C. Garrigues, a former stammerer, is endorsed by church and college figures and touted by regional editors encouraging inquiries to Columbia Herald bearing Pennsylvania Institute notice.
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Pennsylvania Institute
N. W. Cor
Brown
Philadelphia
Mast
Caspar C. Garr'gues
Asi
Allen
Philpit
Central Christian Church
State News Roundup Brings Heat, Deaths and Political Talks
Rutherford county oil drill plans loom as Union City records 108 degrees in several streets. Knoxville chief J J Atkins faces immoral conduct charges while Stock Inspector Dunn appoints Capt John T Goodrich for Middle Tennessee and A K Buddota dies of typhoid with wife gravely ill. Union City considers a new railroad. Tiptonville’s Harris backs a line with stock share. Speaker Newt White declines gubernatorial bid, citing home duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Atkins
Knoxville
Dunn
John T. Goodrich
Lincoln County
Middle Tennessee
A. K. Buddota
Memphis
Union City
J. GC. Harris
Tiptonville
Columbia Market Report Cotton and Grain Prices
Columbia Market Report corrected by Frierson and Embry lists prices for cotton and various farm commodities including oats Timothy redtop red clover crimson clover orchard grass millet and related field seeds with figures such as 7.08 8.00 6.00 for different items and notes on flour and grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Frierson & Embry
Brook Lyn Bridge Suspension Rods Break Found
Several suspension rods of the Brooklyn bridge were found broken Wednesday causing the bridge to be closed to traffic until an investigation. The breakage is not serious and likely due to heat expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
Stutterers and Hoosier Wheat Drill Ad
Fragmentary rural ad and notices. The text mentions a Hoosier wheat drill offer, a sale of cattle, and a first bale of cotton at Galveston bought by Skidmore from Hemp County. Also references to storm damage in Vitarg Mississippi and a patent remedy Gurwood's Sarsaparitia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston Ar
Skidmore
Heo County
Galveston
Wheat Wanted and a Tragic Wedding Row in Keighteville
A fragment from Keighteville reports Columbia Mercantile Storage Co seeking wheat and storing it for iron. The text mentions John Allen and Margaret Fraser from Knightville, noting they were not married when a city car accident caused injuries and a fatality. Allen arrived later and learned Fraser was dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Mercantile Storage Co
Ind
Ohn
Allen
Margaret Fraser
Keighteville
Chilcont
Knightaville
Lheike
Wheat Storage Company Promises Sacks and Receipts
Center Village Connecticut July 25. Joseph A. Bingham of Andover buried today. Bingham reputed as the laziest man in Connecticut, aged 6? years, noted for never having done a stroke of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Village
Conn
Joseph A. Bingham
Andover
Connecticent
Hingham
Icemen Strike at Colina Overcharges Overtime Fees
July 24 report from Colina Ohio describes fee men striking for higher wages and overtime pay. A worker delivering goods was attacked by strikers while at the Crystal Tea Co factory, police rescued him, and no compromise occurs between companies and strikers. Also notes a fatal and fatalistic mood around labor tensions and market requests. A separate incident from Chicago details a young woman, Miss B Dethaff, who fell from a six story motel window, was injured, unconscious, and not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colina
Fee
Len Ding House
Crystal Tew Co
Keene Lee
Pell
Chicago
Misa B. Dethaff
Home
Win
Morrison
Caleep
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Alcorn’ S
Bighivilte
Demurrer
Satterfield & Onier
Dodson
Hall
Gervilly
Cheeky & Co
Toledo
Walter Woosley
Cable and Clagwtt Dry Gools Company
Glenn's Store
Black Hero
Cnres
Carter
Mit Ae
Os Stock Yard Co
Satterfield & Dodson, of
KE. W. Grove
Buck
Ocean Store
Jersey
Ed Looney
Harrows & Land Rollers
Chence Tans
Sarrearise & Consus
Admiral Schley
Stammerers
MO. Adams
West Side N
Main Street
Howard Institutsr
Soaperaley
Augustic
Kirklaud
Vanderbilt University
Howard Institute
Vanderbilt Vale
Jas. A. Bostion
Ww. Wathonn
Pelneloate
Garner Bros
Bell
Jytvain
Mt. Pleasant, Teun
Branham & Hughes School
Spring Hill
Vanderhill University
W. GB. Greentaw
J. E. Littlefield
Beam
Maury County Abstract Co. (Incorporated
State News
Rutherford County
Mercury
Strade
Newt White
Giles County
McMillin
la Rochefoucauld
Joanna Baillie
Larrunrety & Copsox, of
Stutterers
Vitarg
Miss
Columbia Stock Yard
Gurwood
B. Raina
Lambia Mercantile Storage Co
Colmiotay
Colt Mercantile Storage Co
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