Deaths Known at Home and Nearby: Granbery Williams Fleming Bidex
A string of obituaries reports the deaths of Edward Carmack Granbery son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Granbery at home. Miss Sallie Williams aged 45 at Bear Creek pike. R G Fleming of a prominent family in Zion neighborhood. Dr A L Bidez in Columbia after long illness with interment at Rose Hill. Also brief notes on George C Phillips of Lacewa Plantation and Mrs E H Hatcher related, with funeral and interment details.
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Eaward Carmack Granbery
Harry Grambery
Mre
Porgey
George C. Phillips
H. Hatcher
Charles Philips
Monroe
George C. Philips
Tome “Lacewa
Philips
E. H. Hatcher
Sallie Williams
Sallie O. Williams
Daniel Willams
Bear Creek Pike
H. A. Gray
Death of Mrs James Hastings in Shelbyville
Mrs James Hastings, 65, died in Shelbyville after a week of illness. Funeral and interment were held there. Survived by husband and two sons, W D Hastings and another, and several relatives. W D Hastings learned of her illness at Harlem bedside but returned to Columbia before a serious turn led to his rejoining family in Shelbyville.
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James Hastings
W. D. Hastings
Shelbyville
Indicted union leader tied to graft probe in Chicago
Francis E The Hit Husinese agent of the Structural Workers union was indicted on perjury charges in Chicago. The indictment centers on testimony for the defense of Madden Pouchot and Nitshoubor leaders, part of a graft case that produced few other counts due to witness issues. The grand jury reviewed a full transcript of testimony before returning the indictment.
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Chicago
Francis E
Ion
Madden Pouchot
Nitshoubor
Thin
Preferred Day After a Trial in Handon Ind
In Handon Indiana on June 2 a trial concluded with the admission of the licensed loan option election. The tally shows 2446 votes and the town remains unnamed. The result follows a regional decision noted in the report.
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Hanon
Ind
Boone
Remon
Hogs Are Slow and Five Cents Lower in Local Market
In Louisville on June 1 cattle trading remained quiet and steady with mixed, dull demand across grades. Hogs showed a slow market with prices generally down five cents from prior quotes, while lambs and sheep held modest gains. a broad slate of produce and wholesale items followed, including eggs, butter, flour, meal, field seeds, and various metals and hides with current per-unit quotations.
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Louisville
Dr Collins Denny to Occupy First Presbyterian Pulpit
A religious event notes that Dr Collins Denny will occupy the pulpit at First Presbyterian Church for both the Sunday morning and Sunday evening services.
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Collins Denny
First Presbyterian Church
Veterans to attend reunion from Columbia to Memphis
About 450 local veterans depart Columbia by special train Monday morning for the four day Memphis reunion. A sleeper car convoy led by Capt. Fussell and Dr. Timmons will transport the uniformed company and provide sleeping quarters during the visit.
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Gray
Columbia
Memphis
Prospect
Fayetteville
Shemeid
J. B. Fussell
E. A. Timmons
Dr. Timmons
Three Heads Discussed at State Sunday School Convention
In Nashville on June 3 the State Sunday-school convention examined county work under three heads planning for the work enlisting leaders and reaching every creature. Speakers were Rev. Lewis Collins Chattanooga Harris Brown Memphis and A D Mason Memphis. Miss Ransom a missionary from Japan shared an engaging account of her work as the sessions close tonight with officer elections.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Lewis Collins
Chattanooga
Harris Brown
Memphis
A. D. Mason
Miss Ransom
Japan
Cat Survives After Near Death From Trap and Beating
In a peculiar tale from The Herald, Lafayette Hagey and Joe Hayes trapped a house cat after it stole steak. They beat the cat, dumped it into a sink hole, and were shocked to find it alive this morning, purring at a chair leg. They now offer the survivor to someone willing to adopt a seemingly three lifer.
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Herald
Lafayette Hagey
Joe Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Messrs. Hagey
Hayes
Mr. Hagey
Earth
Negro Inherits Big Fortune in Nashville Tale
Nashville. George Campbell a Nashville negro and former valet of Gen. W. H. Jackson now a Cumberland River cook in government service has fallen heir to 25000 dollars. An New Orleans dispatch says Frank Walker, a southern white man named as legatee of a 25600 estate by Virginia R. Davis, a mulatto woman, was dispossessed by a court decision upholding a contest of the will made by George Campbell, the natural son of the woman.
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Nashville
Tenn
George Campbell
W. H. Jackson
Belle Mead — Stock Farm
Cumberland River
New Orleans Dispatch
Frank Walker
Virginia R. Davis
United Sons Con Federate Veterans Meeting Notice
The Maury Camp No 29 calls for a full meeting Friday night June 4 at o clock in the office of Salmon and Turner with W B Turner commander and Fred Latta adjutant.
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Maury Camp No. 29
Salmon & Turner
W. B. Turner
Fred Latta
Government wins contested point in Panama suit
Indianapolis June 3 After a sharp controversy the court delayed until October 11 to hear new witnesses in the Panama canal graft case against Charles R Williams and Delavan Smith owners of the Indianapolis News A government bid to move the trial to Washington seeks to prove editors Hitchcock and Mack declared the Panama graft story was a fake and blackmailers tried to gain money Cromwell figures and canal payment details are at issue through witness testimony.
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Indianapolis
Panama
Charles R. Williams
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
District of Columbia
Panama Canal
United States
Anderson
United States Court
Stuart McNamara
Department of Justice
Washington
Charles W. Miller
Frank M. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
McNamara
Mesars
Hitchcock
Mack
William Nelson Cromwell
New York World
Cromwell
Indianapt Ms News
J. Pierpont Morgan
France
Ouster case adjourned to next day in Nashville
Special to The Herald from Nashville June 2 the ouster proceedings begun by the old board of election commissioners against the new board were adjourned before Chancellor Allison toqay and will resume tomorrow.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Board of Election Commissioners
Allison Toqay
Drunk on cider case shocks Columbia community
In Lebanon Tennessee on June 2 Will Lane a prominent farmer near Murfreesboro turnpike shot himself after a period of deep melancholy tied to his sister's death in a home fire six months earlier His wife found him and medical help failed Lane died thirty minutes later The narrative notes his threats to self harm and his hiding of firearms The piece compares his death to a similar recent suicide in town He leaves a wife and two children in sorrow. The report ties his death to bereavement and troubles.
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Lebanon
Tenn
Will Lane
Murfreesboro
Lane
Umes
Mr. Lane
Bowden McClain
Zeppelin Aerial Alarm Sparks British Debate Over Dreadnought Airship
London reports that Count Zeppelin’s dirigible traveled 150 miles before an accident, claims it still shows speed and maneuverability with nine on board. The event renews fears of German airships over eastern England and prompts talk of safety measures against possible invasions.
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London
Count Zeppelin
England
Berlin
Clarmists
Germany
Circuit Court Docket Updates with Three Civil Actions
Circuit Court finishes pending civil suits including J. B. Tucker vs Independent Phosphate Co for alleged breach of a mining contract. Lucie Stockard vs U S Fire Insurance Co seeks collection of a policy. Kincaid vs Waters ends with the plaintiff awarded 76 dollars after a bargain trade dispute.
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Tucker
Independent Phosphate Co
Allege Breseh
Lucie Stockard
U. S. Fire Ins. Co
Kincaid
Waters
Sixteen Footfall Rescue After Mount Wilson Threesome Plunge
Mrs A B Wilson of Los Angeles and her husband tumbled sixty feet while descending the Santa Anita trail in Mount Wilson canyon near Pasadena. Both were found unconscious and taken to a ranch house. Mr Wilson was reported dying. A man’s body marked B W with initials was recovered from the rocks, suggesting death weeks ago.
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Pasadena
Cal
Santa Anita
Mount Wilson
Wilson
Los Angeles
Rocky Canyon
Election Board Holds Informal Session In Nashville
The State election board met informally in Nashville this morning but at noon declined to release any appointments. It is understood the board is hung up on Shelby county as each member will suggest a name, though members would not discuss or forecast likely choices. A formal session is scheduled for this afternoon.
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The
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
State Election Board
Shelby County
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A. L. Bidez
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Wm. Barker
Columbis J Mill & Levator Co
Ashton's Mills
Callender & Co
Louis Barker
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Frank Hitchcock
Norman Mack
Dora Ray
Stokes Blair
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Stokes
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Price & Lucas
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