Naval Academy reports end of hazing and a well run institute
Washington dispatch says the Board of Visitors at Annapolis declared hazing abolished after corroboration from officers, locals, and outsiders. The Daily notes strict discipline, excellent meals, and Padgett’s praise. Padgett outlines plans for Southern soil and river surveys and talks with the War Department engineering bureau.
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Washington, D. C
Board of Visitors
The
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Annnapolis
Suggestions for the City Beautiful Crusade by Students
The Students' Club invites all town ladies to use Herald columns for ideas on beautifying Columbia. They urge every dwelling to keep its street clean, mobilizing boys and girls into a Summer School brigade with barefoot uniforms, old brooms, and a red wagon ambulance to collect papers and weeds.
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Herald
Columbia
Banda
South Main Street Improvement Company (Limited
West Seventh Municipal Organiation
M. A
Big Revival At Mt Pleasant Delivers Prolonged Meeting
Mt Pleasant June 11 evangelist Walter Holcomb of Carteresville Ga and Edwin Smoot soloist lead a prolonged meeting in a new tabernacle on North Main Street with seating for two thousand. The community shows heightened interest since Mt Pleasant earned the nickname Phosphate City and Smoot directs a choir of about one hundred voices.
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MT. Pleasant
Walter Holcomb
Carterseiie
Edwin BR. Smoot
North Main Street
Mr. Pleasant
Smoot
Sunday School Superintendents to Meet in Columbia District
Four meetings of the Columbia district Sunday school superintendents of the Methodist church will be held next Friday at First Methodist Church. The session starts 9 20 a m and continues all day. All Methodist superintendents and interested Sunday school workers from other churches are invited.
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Columbia District
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
The
Negro Appointed At Chattanooga Distillery Row Sparks Threats
Special to the Herald from Nashville Tennessee June 12 R E Butler international revenue collector for East Tennessee appoints Garfield Thompson a ganger at the Scott Rice distillery in Chattanooga The appointment of a negro has caused a protest from the distillery people who threaten to shut down If the appointment is not withdrawn A fight is planned on grounds of alleged incompetency The appointment is linked to the Brownlow Evans faction with Butler owed his post to Brownlow
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
R. E. Butler
International Revenue
East Tennessee
Garfield Thompson
Scott Rice
Chattanooga
Thompson
Brownlow-Evans
Butler
Brownlow
Texans Coming Home Coming Efforts Grow at Maury County
Superintendent J P McGaw of the Maury County Fair Association writes to A B Walker of Corsicana Texas about a Home Coming this fall and plans to feed a large influx of Maury county residents. A A Hodge of Marshall Texas, formerly Columbia, says he has been appointed by the Texas governor as chairman of the Home Coming club and will bring many people home.
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J. P. McGaw
Maury County Fair Association
A. B. M. Walker
Corsicana
Texas
Maury County
A. A. Hodge
Marshall
Columbia
County Fair Dates Set Across Tennessee
County fairs and stockmen meetings across Tennessee are scheduled to avoid overlaps with the State Fair in Nashville. Celina and Chattanooga open August 7 for four days each, Gallatin runs August 22 for three days, with Shelbyville September 6 for three days and Tullahoma September 11 for four. Rome and Cumberland City start September 12 for three days, Columbia runs September 16 for six, Winchester September 11 for four, and the State Fair in Nashville begins September 23 for six.
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Gallatin
Tenn
Stock Men and Fair Associations of
Tennessee
Nashville
Celina
Chattanooga
Shelbyville
Tullahoma
Rome
Cumberland City
Columbia
Winchester
Grand Jury Indicts Deputy Sheriff in Mt Pleasant Killing
The grand jury on Thursday returns an indictment against deputy sheriff Will Harris for murder in the first degree for the killing of Whit Kitchen in Mt. Pleasant last Monday evening. Judge Holding sets bond at 10000 dollars, signed by men totaling 500000 dollars in wealth.
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Dimputy
Will Harris
Whit Kitchen
Mt. Pleasant
Holding
Temperance Forces at Work in Kentucky
Law and order leagues are forming in Western Kentucky as temperance forces push to close saloons. Providence recently organized a large league, with rapid membership growth as leaders vow to remove saloons from every county in the state.
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Henderson
Kentucky
Providence
Colored spelling reform in old paper letters
A Pittsburg Press fragment mocks African American writers adopting reform spellings. The piece cites a preacher from Vienna, Virginia, who letters a real estate dealer about a farm for colored people, using heavily altered spellings to illustrate perceived distortions and influences.
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Pittsburg Preas
Ole Virginny
Vienna
Vals
Lively Session of Board of Mayor and Aldermen
The Board discussed reducing police powers of Mr Reeder and summoned him for inquiry. They debated officer clothing allowances and approving extra pants funds. A vagrancy ordinance was adopted and a unanimous resolution urged support for the Tennessee Fair Association's 1907 fall meeting and county centennial HomeComing.
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Reeder
Roeder
Morgan
Police Committee
Voorhies
City of
Columbia
Tennessee Fair Association
Americans Must Register Law Takes Effect in Paris
Paris law requires detail registration of Americans resident in France. The July 16 start date triggers a rush among about 8,000 American residents. The Consulate is flooded with inquiries, while lawyers interpret the statutes governing American-born children in France.
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Paris
Paria
France
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Health Cure
An advertisement extols Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for impure blood and organic diseases. It claims the product purifies the blood, cures the cause, and builds up the patient’s health.
Seven brood sows net over one thousand dollars in sales
FAYETTEVILLE Tenn June 11 Seven brood sows have enabled J M Mullins of Delrose to place on the market since last September 1089 76 worth of hogs and he now has forty two shoots The sheep industry is attracting the attention of Lincoln county citizens C L Moore near town sold thirty five lambs averaging 97 pounds
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Fayetteville
Tenn
J. M. Mullins
Delrose
Lincoln County
C. L. Moore
Assignment at Pulaski Tennessee details uncertain
In Pulaski Tennessee on June 10 a special assignment was made by Hose of Campbellaville whose property burned without insurance. The assigns include Mark Arrowsmith with assets about 2000 dollars and indebtedness around 2500 dollars.
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Herald
Pulaski
Tenn
Hose
Campbellaville
Arrowsmith Trustes
Meen
Franklin Bestirs Itself
Franklin Texas community gathers at courthouse for a Business Men's Association to boost growth aided by Interurban railroad. Geo H Armistead named temporary chair with Prof Hal Peoples secretary, a five member committee to craft bylaws. town eyes population rise, water works, new public school and other improvements. Dean's Regulets touted for bowel regulation.
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Franklin, Teno
Franklin
Geo. H. Armistead
Hal Peoples
Armistesd
United
Prison Ship Prisoners Work and Study on Southery
A former Navy hospital corpsman describes life aboard the prison ship Southery at Portsmouth New Hampshire. Prisoners sleep in forward and aft berths with no cells attend religious services and work from 630 to 1100 and 1 to 4 daily plus nightly school recitations. A marine guard of eighty supervises about 250 inmates with few escapes risk from rifle armed sentries.
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A. L. Dunlavy
Hospital Corps
United States Navy
Kansas City Star
United States Naval
Southery
Portamouth
N. H
Dunlavy
Locke
Navy Yard
Hat Etiquette Sparks Theatre Dispute
A theatre incident unfolds as a patron refuses to remove her hat despite a polite request. After a tense exchange, the man reiterates the demand, then adapts by using his coat for seating before the crowd chants to remove her hat and she complies.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Land Sale in Maury County Tennessee Record 1907 Decree
In Columpy Tennessee the Chancery Court approves a land sale decree from April 1907. The property lies in Maury County near Parson and Linck lines, about 50 acres. Sale on credit of 6 12 18 months with notes bearing interest. purchaser must provide security. This notice dated August 14 1907.
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Mattle Hood
Chancery Court
Columpy
Tennessee
Maury County
Linck
Desnons
Mrs. Anderson
C&m
Land Sale In Maury County Court Notice 1907
In Columbia Tennessee on August 17 1907 Mann Dawson Sadie Cox et al will sell at the courthouse door to the highest bidder the old 15th now 10th Civil District tract described in the decree of April 1907. The 106 acre parcel formerly conveyed to Dorcus B Cox and Dorcus E Cox is offered on credit with six and twelve month terms and no redemption.
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Sadie Cox
Chancery Court
Columbia
Tennessee
Court House
15Th
10Th Civi District
Maury County
Mary Cox
W. J. Cox
Dorcus B. Cox
Jacob Cox
Dorcus E. Cox
Fullaws
Yassafras
Thos, Mitchell
W. J Mitchell
Jin
Jed Oak
Rickory
Craig
Wood
J. T. Mitchell
A. N. Akin
Z. R. Choateva
Richard Baugh
Kell
Towit
Theta
Tennesee
Choate
R. Choate
Dan Gooding
Theta Road
Robert Jameson
Emma Norwood
Anderson Pointer
AK C&m
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William Mitchell
Washington
Richmond
L. P. Padgett
Mr. Padgett
Padgett
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Wilson
Bureau of Soil
Giles County
Geological Survey
Williamson County
Engineering Bureau
War Department
Duck River
Congress
Nashville Banner
Mitehell
India
Mitchell
Evans
Texans
Temperance Forces
Solishud
Samuel Jackson
Franklin Bestirs Itself
Business Men's Association
Williamson
J. D. Hoos
Mann Dawson
Maury County Board of Equalizers
Tix
H Courtney
W. J. Towlee
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