Court Upholds State Power to Fix Intrastate Rail Rates
The U S Supreme Court rules states may set reasonable intrastate rail rates until Congress acts, affecting valuation methods for fare setting. Minnesota claims would confiscate Minneapolis and St Louis property under max freight and two cent passenger laws, while Northern Pacific and Great Northern lacked proof of confiscation.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
Minnesot
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
United States District Court For Minesota
Hery
Missouri
Arkansas
Oregon
Kentucky
West Virginia
Hughes
McKenna
McReynolds
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Mrs Oscar Oliver Ends Life With Carbolic Acid
Bristol Tennessee June 7 Mrs Oscar Oliver 35 a month bride died by her own hand at her home. She drank carbolic acid after a dispute with her husband over not kissing her as he left for work. Neighbor says she showed marked distress and disappointment over the marriage and lack of affection.
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Bristol, Tern
On Ear Oliver
Rel
Marriage at store seals romance for Maury County pair
Miss Ila Hughes of Roberts Bend and L T Pipkin of Stegler Okla were married by Esq Robert Guest in Columbia after a surprise ceremony. Pipkin, 60, had been away forty six years and traveled from the west to visit family. Jim Pipkin, 41, accompanied the couple as they planned a western home, with Pipkin's 15 year old son Fred joining the trip.
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Anderson Ros
Maury County
Stegler
Haskell County
Chattanooga
Maury
Jim Pipkin
T. L. Pipkin
Columbia
Columbia Horse Wins in Shelby
The little horse once owned by Drs Wilkes and Biddle and sold to Abe Frank of Memphis won the free-for-all trot in Memphis last Saturday, clocking a 2:17.4 heat. Frank praises the animal as marvelous after just 32 days of training, showing 2:00 speed, while Geers remains dominant with a stellar stable and a note on Grand Circuit records. The piece highlights notable drivers and horses, including Patchen and Vernon McKinney, and mentions Sugar Ridge society news in Tennessee.
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Drs. Wilkes
Biddle
Will Webster
Abe Frank
Memphis
Mr. Frank
Tramnine
Addttion
Mr. Geers
Joe Patchen
Vernon McKinney
Don Densmore
Jno
Colt With A Fine Pedigree Foals A Filly Colt
Annie Mercury, owned by A R Tatum of Wilmington Delaware, at Col Jonas T Armia's Davis farm, foaled a filly colt on June 3 by Walter Direct 2.05 percent. Annie Mercury is a full sister to Waiter M 2.16 percent.
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Annie Mercury
A. R. Tatum
Wilmington
Del
Davis
Col. Jonas T. Armia
Walter Direct
Waiter M
Maury County Sheep Growers Realize Big Profits From Lambs
Maury County sheep owners report a sehr profit driven by lamb sales this spring. With lambs averaging about six dollars, farmers estimate returns exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, plus wool income. Notable savers include M B Allen and James H. Kunnon, who show substantial per-head gains, aided by year-round pasture and clover.
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Maury County
M. E. Allen
Allen
M. B. Allen
James H. Kunnon
W.T. Galloway
Glendale
Calloway
Grace and Guides Rise in Climbing Feat
Grace impressed the guides with her ascent as she tackled Most Blanc in four nobbie rounds. The line about bow hints at a courteous gesture during the climb.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Oscar Oliver
T. Pipkin
Ella Hughes
Shelby
Sugar Ridge
Herald
Tenn
W. W. Patterson
M. £. Jetts
Oscar Mae Curry
Spring Hill
Minnie Barmore
Mhittanooga
Henry Lawrence
Burwood
Lottie Carer
Phice
Minne Spratt
Lottie Ashworth
W. H Floyd
Nashville
Eliza Ferguson
John Gthbs
Mitchell-Ashley Hardware Co
Mitchell-Ashley How.Co
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