Old Fiddlers Contest Delights Fans At Opera House
A large Friday crowd enjoyed an Old Fiddler's Contest hosted by The Daughters of the Confederacy at the Tennessee Industrial School band backdrop. Eleven to seven year old players performed, with prizes ranging from a rocking chair to tobacco and a gold rimmed spectacle pair. The Saturday night program featured Miss Gibson and other acts, ending with awards and praise for organizers.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Volelook
Tenneeses Industrial School
Clint Moore
Messrs
L. H. Jacobs
J. P. Hood
Tom McKee
R. J. Martin
John
A. A
Rtin
Martin
Weeks
Moore
Reeves
Dixie
Opera House
Cheatham
Father Ryan
Old Manartin
Jim Hood
Matthews
M. R. Buchanan
Ville Orchestra
John ‘Taylor
Thos McKee
Carpenter
Jay
Lou Sguret
W. R. Juchanan
Thos, Vick
F. Martin
W. A. Smith
S2tve
John L. Jones
Election of School Directors In District
Messrs Burns Hays and Latta win seats in the district election by a large margin. Returns from the county show winners in other districts to be announced later as official counts are not yet received.
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Succwenim Ei
Tthis
Baturdey
Mears
Burne
Hye
Latta
Caxuidat
Covi Menoe
Mocar
Poh Oui Jota
Buros
N.t. Sheppard
Wiley
Early Closing Hour Merchants Agree To Summer Hours
A set of merchants signs an agreement to close their businesses at 6 pm from June 1 to September 1, excluding Saturdays. Among the signatories are AJ Niesors Watkins Hantan Eyana MoKxxsos Anpenson Foster J Rosexhtan T N Freyres Maury Day Goons Co T GC Peret Brothers.
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Oem
Niesors, Watkins, Hantan & Eyana
MoKxxsos
Anpenson & Foster
J. Rosexhtan
T. N. Freyres
Maury Day Goons Co
T. GC
Peret & Bro
Moore Institute Commencement Sermon Held in Cullecka
Rev. T. Be Hudon of Palaaki delivered the commencement sermon today at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cullecka Tennessee. Exercises begin Wednesday and run through Friday with music provided by the Lewisburg brass band.
Franklin water works plans promise progress amid smallpox outbreak
State news reports advancing Franklin water works proposals while a smallpox outbreak triggers compulsory vaccination. The night watchman Jack Bryant of Milan is reported assassinated by an unknown assailant.
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Franklin
Jack Bryant
Milan
Interesting Meeting of Mt Pleasant Kings Daughters
The Kings Daughters held a Thursday meeting with Mrs fl P Figures in Mt Pleasant. The new Mt Pleasant order, now twelve members strong, was represented by Mrs Adams mother of Miss Ethel Adams who leads the group. They meet Fridays and invited the Kings Daughters to visit, a courtesy returned with mutual pleasure anticipated.
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Fl P
Mt. Pleasant
Mm. Adams
Ethel Adama
Funeral for Judge Grigsby Held in Dickson
The funeral of Judge W L Grigsby was held at 2:30 this afternoon from his residence in Dickson. He was a prominent Knight Templar Knight of Pythias and an official member of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, with a large attendance reported.
Flow To Gain Flesh From Scots Emulsion
Industry pamphlet style note explains that people can gain weight rapidly by taking Scots Emulsion. An ounce supposedly starts a digestion process enabling absorption of ordinary food, leading to flesh gain. The passage implies a health need for some flesh and promotes the product as a cure-all.
Southern Railway Express to Eastern Cities From Nashville
Passengers from Middle and West Tennessee are offered convenient service on the Southern Railway with two daily Nashville departures. The 9:30 p.m. train runs to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, via Chattanooga and Asheville, with Pullman sleeping cars and dining service from Nashville to New York. A second daily departure at 3:00 p.m. continues to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, with through Pullman accommodations Chattanooga to Salisbury and Salisbury to New York.
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Southern Railway
Middle
Tennessee
Nashville
DL Ave
Washington
Baltimore
Mylee
New York
Chattanooga
Asheville
Paxsee
North Carlion
Land of the Bay
Saliabury
Chattano
Philadelphia
Carrice Pullman
Salisbury
Taliabrdry
Yale Expedition Reports Eclipse Observations and Photographs
The Yale team led by Prof. W. H. Pickering confirmed perfect weather at Willington Georgia and Mobile Alabama for the eclipse. They secured 36 plates with intra-mercurial apparatus and 34 with other cameras aided by 19 assistants, noting two solar protuberances and corona features similar to the 1889 eclipse. The mobile telegraph link conveyed results to London and New York within moments. Venus and Mercury were visible, and the inner corona appeared after totality.
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Willington
Alfred E. Barton
Massachusetts Institute of Teorology
G. L. Hosmer
A. G. Robbins
Harrison W. Smith
London
England
Telegraph Company
New York City
New York
W. H. Pickering
Yale
Cambridge Observatory
Venus
Mercury
Mobile
Eclipse Observations Across Cities Quiet Yet Dramatic
May reports from Galveston Montgomery Columbus and Norfolk describe near totality effects with the corona visible and rapid light return. Observers noted temperature drops and crowds delaying work while crowds celebrated from parks and high hills as darkness gave way to daylight.
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Galveston
Tex
Eiterfeld
Weather Bureau
Columbus
Te Elty
Norfolk
Washington
New England
Mercury
Venus
Maarv
Country Produce Corrected By Market Report
Columbia market report corrected by Frierson Embry and McKennon Nichola for Country Produce. Shoulders.
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Columbia Market Report
Frierson & Embry and
McKennon & Nichola
Leading Banker Bond Dies in Chicago
John H. Drake of Albin Iowa longtime leading banker in the state and brother of former Governor Drake died suddenly in Chicago from a hemorrhage of the lungs.
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Bond
Chicago
John H. Drake
Albin
Drake
Jungs
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