Monument to Jefferson Davis Opens in Richmond Park
The narrative describes a grand monument avenue feature in Richmond with a large Doric colonnade, a central column bearing a Davis statue, and an allegorical figure. Inscribed phrases salute the Confederate cause and Defense of rights, with tablets honoring navy and army service from Sumpter to Appomattox. Garlands are placed by Confederate organizations in a commemorative ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie
Uae
Michmodd
Mr. Davis
Heaven
Seal of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States Ofmerica
Norman P. Randolph
Richmond
Central Committee
Jefferson Davis Monument Association
Wm. J. Rehan
Mississippi
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
George §. Holmes
South Carolina
Monument Association
Liszle George Henderson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
United States
KB. W. Carmack
Tennessee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Confederate States Memorial Association
United Confederate Veterans U United Sons of Confederate Veteran
Jefferson Davis Monument
Creat Monument
F. W. Valentine
Davis
United States Senate
Army
Confederacy
Sumpter
Appomatoex
Navy
Heroren
Hall's Catarrh Cure Pledged as Cure All
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Cure offers a $100 reward for any uncurable case. The remedy is taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces, claimed to address the constitutional nature of catarrh and strengthen the patient while it works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
du Ise
F. J. Cheney & CO
Debating at the Columbia Military Academy shines
The article covers a lively public debate at the Columbia Military Academy with the Jackson and Lee societies. It details rival speeches on government railway ownership, awards for best speakers, competitive drills, a large audience, and closing exercises with awards and honors for valedictorian, scholarships, and medals.
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Academy
Robert H. Clagett
Gordon Robinson
Jackson Society
Edgar N. Woolard
Hinton G Kittrell
Lee Society
United States
Union Pacific
City of
Columbia
Germany
Australia
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Department of Railway
Railways
Water Valley Church Service and Local Visits Report
Rev. Houston T. Allen will lead services at Almenenterainment at 11 a.m. and at Goshen at 3 p.m. Mrs. Bilis Wooddy and her son Murry return home to near Santa Fe after visiting John Kinzer’s family. Mrs. Wess Cook visited friends near Santa Fe. Omar Harris and Miss Mattie Dodson were guests of friends in Williamson county. Mrs. Claug Rogers returned to Paducah after visiting Kinzer parents. Mrs. John Fleming visited Mr. and Mrs. James Pigg. Eula Mal and Everett Johnson of Enterprise stayed with relatives near Goshen. The Oakley family and Mine Alice Maya returned from a trip to Franklin.
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Water Valley
Houston T. Allen
Almenenterainment
Goshen
Bilis Wooddy
Murry
John Kinzer
Santa Fe
Wess Cook
Friends
Omar Harris
Mattie Dodson
Williamson County
Claug Rogers
Paducah
James Kinzer
John Fleming
Pleasant
James Pigg
Eula Mal
Everett Johnson
Enterprise
John Oakley
Slater
Alice Maya
Franklin
Genuine heat arrives by week end in many regions
Washington June 1 The Weather Bureau notes a sharp drop of 16 to 20 degrees in the middle Mississippi Valley and plains while the West Gulf states rise. Forecasts say warmer weather tonight and tomorrow for the lower lake region and Atlantic coast north of the Carolinas with cooler trends in Missouri and Southwestward toward North Texas. Genuine summer weather expected in many sections by week end.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Mississippi
West Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Lower Lake Region
Atlantic Coast
Carolinas
Missouri
Texas
Middle Gulf States
Northwes
Bureau
Tennessee Bankers Meeting on Lookout Mountain
Tennessee bankers plan their 17th annual session on Lookout Mountain June 18 and 19 with talks by W. W. Finley Senator Carmack and others. An excursion on June 1 aboard the Chattanooga steamer, a dance at Lookout Inn, and officer elections plus ABA delegates form part of the program.
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Nashville
Tenn
Bankers of
Tennessee
Lookout Mountain
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway
Washington
Carmack
South
Senator Frazier
W. H. Gass
Knoxville
Quisitara
Messrs
J. H. Watkins
Memphis
W. G. Dillon
Tracy City
Ratledge Smith
Cookeville
Gray Herrick
Cleveland
Ohio
Chattanooga
Government Lock and Dam
Bankers’ Asociation
Bankers
Lookout Inn
Phonograph as a Witness in Brussels Court
In Brussels a lawyer used a phonograph to prove excessive hammering near a court. He placed the device in his library for a day and presented recorded testimony before the fourth chamber, triggering an uproar as the forge like din filled the courtroom. The case was decided on the inventor’s device. Farmers and laborers rely on Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil to ease cuts burns or bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chronicle
Brussels
Vulcan
Dr. Thomas
Earthquake in Hina Reports 4000 Dead in City
Victoria B C June 4 The steamer Shawmut carried word of a catastrophic quake at Hsing Kiang killing about 4000 people and leveling many houses. A Pekin telegraph relayed by Noshi Shimbun in Tokyo said relief measures were ordered from the Empress Dowager to aid the distressed regions.
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Victoria
B. C
Shawmut
Hfe
Hsing Kiang
Pekin
Noshi Shimbun
Tokyo
Murfreesboro Moves To Curb Intrastate Liquor Shipments
In Murfreesboro Teas on June 4 the City Council passed four strict tug trade ordinances addressing intrastate liquor shipments. One ordinance bans receiving more than a plot of liquor from another state, signaling Express companies may halt intrastate shipments. The Mayor is expected to sign. During the vote, Caleb Jordan, a Black man, was arrested for stealthily taking a brandy from a jug.
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Murfreesboro
Caleb Jordan
Child Found Walking On Track After Train Incident
Five year old son of Kate Kartineth fell from a west bound train between Peosia and Epworth as his mother slept. The boy was discovered by an east bound train crew at 6 am on the tracks with only a minor facial cut.
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Waterloo
Kate Kartineth
Peosia
Epworth
The Earthquake Spirit in San Francisco Politics
A San Francisco piece recalls the 1906 quake impact and political feuds, noting figures like Ruet, Schmitz, and Patrick Calhoun facing harsh opinions. It suggests the city remains restless and unreconciled, with a volatile public mood that welcomes shocks rather than calm.
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Loulaville
San Francisco
Ruet
Schmitz
Heeler
Patrick Calhoun
Calhoun
The Important Thing During Salmon Season Incident
A visiting Huglishman stayed with a Highland laird during salmon season. He hooked a fine salmon and, being inexperienced, fell into the river in a struggle. The keeper hauled him ashore with a gaff while the laird scolded him to take the rod and mind the fish.
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Huglishman
Keaper
Kansas City Independent
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Gray Homor
Pullen
Osea
W .B. Capers
HP. Fignets
Edgar Woolard
H.W. Tidwell
Joe. Pherson
Cadet Corp
Abe Meek
Corporal Hill
Mitchel Scott
Lander
Lowell
M. Scott
Ross Burns
Chas. B. Rogan
A. T. Levine
Nashville Grays
Hager
1St Tenn. Cavalry
Columbia, Military Academy
Jackson and
Lee Societies
T. C. Bond
Middle Basin
James G. Blaine
Garfield
T. O. Bond
Willis Hill
Hinton G. Kittrell
Com'pertoore
Bor
Cadet Hill
Bond
West Tennessee
Kittrell
Maury County
Mt. Pleasant
Misa Mary Dale Figuers
Columbia Military Academy
Beon
Wigging
Sewanee
Ed. Ross Horns
Jno. M. Burns
Kennard Stephenson
Frank Lander, Jr
Ansele Britnell
Alabama
Eugene Bostick
Meade Frierson, Jr
Phoenix National Bank
Farmers & Merchants Bank
James Bros
Mitchell: Scott
Paris
Har ‘Vin & Evans
George Hamilton
Joe Mullins
John Hoxie
Frank Loftin
Eugene Orr
Lawrence Wharton
Aussie Britnell
Gerald Howard
M. R. Stone
Meade, Frierson
Frank Lander
Joe B. Mullins
Ira Baird
J. R. Burns
John Frierson
Cooper Meek
J. M. Petty
Francis Warfield
Paul Brownlow
Robi
H. Clagett
J. D. Frierson
Leslie Kinzer
Agent Looney
W. B. Pigg
Walter Shelby
Hugh Porter
Gladstone Burns
Meade Frierson
William Fry
Lester Manning
Amis Scott
Walker Totty
George Williamson
Tennessee Banker’s Meeting
Hina
Dean
Lake Chautanoua
New York Central
E. E. Smith
Atlanta
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