Charles Mitchell pleads guilty in embezzlement case
Charles W. Mitchell, former cashier of the Charleston Mining and Manufacturing Company, Mt. Pleasant, pleaded guilty in circuit court to embezzling several thousand dollars. Captured in California, he was brought back for trial. Sentence reserved to next term. other cases postponed or continued.
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Charles W. Mitchell
Charleston Mining & Manufacturing Company
Mt. Pleasant
Turner
Cap Red
California
Phosphate
Lide
Proucht
Geo. Martin
Jesse Howell
Cecar Williams
May 1907 a very dry month with record heat
Government meteorologist reports Ashwood May had scant rainfall 1.62 inches, only 1-2 days with measurable rain, seven days above 90F peaking at 96F on May 25. May mean 66.9F near 10-year norm 67.6F. Sun shone 18 days, eight partly cloudy, three rainy days. crops benefited but risked if rain does not come.
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Ashwood
Florida Primary A Wilson Victory
Washington June 4 Claude LEngle was the sole Florida congressman to lose in the primary. He opposed the administrations Panama tolls policy and campaigned against repeal. Florida, with extensive Atlantic coast, favored free tolls. Fletcher and other delegation members were re elected by large margins.
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Washington, D.C
Claude L'Engle
Florida
Wengle
Panama
Hoe
Atlantic Ocean
Fletcher
French courtesies for Roosevelt in Paris
Paris reports President Poincare seeks to extend courtesy to Col. Theodore Roosevelt during his forthcoming visit to France. Orders were issued to prepare the presidential railway car for Roosevelt at Cherbourg. The car will join the special boat train to Paris, with Roosevelt to be received by the president at the Elysee Palace on Saturday.
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Paris
Poincare
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
France
Cherbourg
Col. Roosevelt
Palace of the Elysee
Births in Mc Cains as Mr and Mrs Rafts Agnew welcomed a daughter
Mr and Mrs Rafts Agnew of Mc Cains announce the birth of a daughter. The new arrival adds joy to the family, with details such as birth date and weight not provided in the notice.
Military Academy Seeks 150 Cadets for Fall Enrollment
Col. Spearing of the Columbia Military Academy reports favorable prospects for a large fall attendance. With 150 cadets expected next year, the new catalogue will be issued midmonth. Teachers largely return, and active summer canvassing begins to recruit pupils from China, Hawaii, and beyond.
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Attera
China
Hawaii
Col. Spearing
Columbia Military Academy
A J. Downs
Shanghai
Col. Weber
Second Hand SURREYS From Street Martin Vaughan Co
Two good second hand Rubber Tired Surries advertised by Street Martin Vaughan Co. listing implies available stock and contact for purchase.
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Surreys
Street, Martin & Vaughan Co
Hardin Thomas Sits Up After Weeks of Illness
Gratifying news reports that Hardin W. Thomas, the popular county court clerk, was able to sit up this morning for the first time in several weeks. His improvement has been slow but steady and has delighted many friends in the city and county.
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Hardin W. Thomas
Committee Meeting Called for Maury County Hog Cholera Campaign
R A Wilkes of Cullooka, chairman of the Maury County hog cholera eradication committee, calls a Monday 10 o'clock meeting at the courthouse to organize and plan the campaign. He invites ten district chairmen and all interested citizens to attend as officials on the ground accelerate preparations.
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R. A. Wilkes
Cullooka
Maury County
Court House
Wilkes
Touching Tribute to Wearers of the Gray at Rove Hill
Daughters of the Confederacy held a memorial service at Rove Hill cemetery in Maury County paying tribute to over 200 Confederate graves. Mrs Octavia Zollicoffer spoke with emotion, Maj J T Williamson presided, Rev R M W Black led prayer, and the crowd sang Bonnie Blue Flag. John McGaw Jr read Sam Davis, Emma Claire Moore sang, children scattered flowers, and a Cross of Honor was awarded to Mrs Lucy Titcomb.
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Rove Hill
Octavia Zollicoffer
Felix K. Zollicoffer
Court House
Carmack
Maj. J. T. Williamson
R. M. W. Black
John McGaw, Jr
John Trotwood Moore
Sam Davis
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Leonidas Polk
Columbia
South
Scholarships for 1914 Peabody College TN teachers plan
Four hundred sixteen scholarships for the 1914 summer session at George Peabody College for Teachers will fund free tuition of fifteen dollars. Open to county and city superintendents and rural and city teachers, they cover agriculture industrial arts and household arts. Applications due by June 15, with selection announced through county and city superintendents and by state officials.
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George Peabody Coleg
Tennessee
Te Peabody College
Islature
Peabody College
Thompson
Confederate Memorial Address Praises Soldier Spirit at Arlington
A defense of Confederate memory urges unveiling a Arlington cemetery monument with ceremonies including leaders from United Confederate Veterans and the United States, aiming to inspire peace and unity. The speaker cherishes the Confederate soldiers as heroes and pledges to honor their memory with further memorials to boy soldiers and private rank men.
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Andrew Jackson
United States
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Arlington , Cemetery
Washington City
The
United Confederate Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Arlington Monument
Daughters of the Confederacy
Bine
Rain Ends Four Week Drouth in Maury County
Shortly after noon today Maury County broke a four weeks drought as a sustained downpour drenched the region. Reports from Cullooka Mt Pleasant and Ashwood indicate heavy rain with only light sprinkles in some areas. The rainfall promises help for potato and oats crops and cross.
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Drouwth
Maury County
Cullooka
Mt. Pleasant
Ashwood
Columbia
Corm
Met
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Monogram Stationery
the Herald
Charles Mitchell
Howell-Martn
Herald
Wilson
Roosevelt
Ilitary Academy
Hardin Thomas
A. A. Wilkes
Mrs. Bord
Rose Hill Cemetery
Lost Cause
George Peabod College For Teachers
Msil Tenn
Wold Arte
Confederacy
County 8
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