Edison predicts nitrogen fertilizer to aid farmers and direct electricity
New York June 14 Thea A. cason quotes an interview in which Edison predicts that nitrogen from the air will enable cheap fertilizer for farmers within a decade. He notes Norway's plant trials and foresees atmospheric fertilizer entering markets soon. He also envisions direct generation of electricity from combustion, promising tenfold energy gains.
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New York
Thea A. Cason
Yes
Norway
Edison
New Postmasters Appointed in Tennessee
Spécial to the Herald Nashville Tenn June 17 In a list of new postmasters appointed in Tennessee are Otly M Marshall Fountain Creek Maury county T B Hendricks Appleton Lawrence county Jas L McMasters Aspen Hill Giles county W H Dufield Harville Lawrence county John T Stowall Thompson Station Williamson county
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Otly M. Marshall
Fountain Creek
Maury County
T. B. Hendricks
Appleton
Lawrence County
Jas. L. McMasters
Aspen Hill
Giles County
W. H. Dufield
Haruville
John T. Stowall
Thompson Station
Williamson County
Maury County Fair races expected to draw large entry list
Secretary Hardin W. Thomas reports a letter from Fair Circuit Secretary F. D. Fuller Nashville saying the Maury County Fair races will attract many entrants as the event precedes the State Fair. With July 1st entry deadline looming, the local races are slated to be among the best outside Nashville. Manager McGaw fosters strong turnout for HomeComing Center as county residents abroad plan to return for the festivities.
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Hardin W. Thomas
Maury County Fair Association
Fair Circuit
F. D. Fuller
Nashville
M. Fuller
Maury County
McGaw
Wanderers
Pulaski Man Married After Trial and Acquittal
Christopher Wynath of Pulaski Tennessee, after two life jeopardizing ordeals, wed Adela Troop in Cincinnati Ohio. Wynath had been convicted of murdering his brother in law at Pulaski, then secured a new trial and was acquitted.
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Spbclal
the Herald
Cincinnati
Ohio
Christopher Wynath
Pulaski
Tenn
Adela Troop
Wrnath
Dulaw
Hit
Wreck at Godwin Delays Southbound Freight Traffic
A southbound freight derailed at the Duck River Bridge on Tuesday causing hours of delay. A wrecker was called to clear the wreckage and remove remaining traces from the tracks.
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Duck River Bridge
Reunion of First Tennessee Regiment Veterans Planned
The First Tennessee Regiment veterans held a meeting at the Brace Building in Nashville chaired by Col. W. J. Whitthorne. Thomas Goodall was elected secretary. A larger reunion is planned during Home Coming Week with Robert E Martin and Dr. W. W. Kinkead named to notify Nashville members.
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First Tennessee Regiment
Thos. Goodall
Brace Building
Nashville
W. J. Whitthorne
Goodall
Robert E Martin
W. W. Kinkead
Secretary Goodall
Nashville American
Loftin Leaves for Annapolis Naval Academy
Frank Loftin son of Lovie Loftin leaves Saturday for Annapolis Maryland to enter the United States Naval Academy. He is one of three men in Tennessee to pass the mental examinations for admission and has been a cadet at Columbia Military Academy for two years. Local physicians say he will likely pass the physical exam.
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Frank Loftin
Lovie Loftin
Annapolis
Mad
United States Naval Academy
Loftin
Tennessee
Columbia Miliary Academy
Dental Meeting in Maury County Society Discusses First Permanent Molars
The Maury County Society of Dental Surgeons met at Dr F O Oxborne's office with two members absent. Oxborne presented a paper on caring for the first permanent molar between ages eight and twelve. Lively discussion followed and many points were raised. The next meeting is set for the first Tuesday night in July with Dr A B Page.
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Maury County Society of Dental Surgeons
F. O. Oxborne
Promotions at the Post Office
Post Office promotions take effect with several clerks receiving pay raises. Mary F Fariss moves from 700 to 800 dollars, M T Farias from 600 to 800. July 1 raises for Mary Beecher from 600 to 800, E H Cochran from 800 to 900, J A Goslin from 800 to 900, with earlier June 1 changes noted for Miss Fariss and Mr Fariss de served.
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Fletcher Fariss
Monte Fariss
Jackson
Mary F. Fariss
M. T Farias
Law and Order League Formed in Dry Clarksville
A Clarksville group of prominent anti liquor citizens has formed a law and order league to aid police in enforcing the dry law that takes effect July 1. The city judicial department and county criminal court will impose strict penalties and pursued bootlegging. Members are unnamed to protect their efforts.
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LAW and Order League
Clarksville
Tenn
Judicial Department
Criminal Court
League
Ladies' Silk Gloves and Laces on Sale at Low Prices
Advertises long and short silk lisle gloves in multiple colors from 60 cents to 1 dollar. Also features laces, embroideries, nets, insertion trims, corset cover embroidery, cambric edges, Swiss and Nainsook pieces, and fashion accessories including Windsor ties and jet black bags. Includes dental powder and violet talcum.
Judge Wilkes Goose Decision Stirs Alabama Case
Florence June 14 Judge Charles P Almon of Lauderdale County Circuit Court faced a unique question in a suit by M F Jackson seeking 10 damages after seven turkeys were killed on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad track near Florence The court cited a Tennessee ruling involving geese but held the plaintiff failed to prove recklessness or common law negligence by the railroad and ruled for the defendant Although the article notes a legal debate over whether turkeys are animals or obstructions the verdict turned on negligence standards rather than the classification.
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Florence
Ala
Chas. P. Almon
Lauderdale County
M. F. Jackson
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Wilkes
Tennessee Supreme Court
Almon
Tennessee Woman 120 Years Old World Record Holder
Portland Ore June 17 Tennessee can boast of the birth place of the oldest person whose birth is a matter of record. Mrs Mary Wood of Hillsboro Ore born at Rootville Tenn May 20 1807. Knoxville records authenticate her age as she rode prairie schooner across the continent at age five.
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Portland
Ore
Tennessee
Mary Wood
Hillsboro
Rootville
Tenn
Mik. Wood Wat
Knoxville
Principal Hay Long College Reelected Leader
The Board of Trustees of Long College reelected Prof Phompaon as principal after his report. The trustees pledge major campus improvements and a strong year ahead with weekly board visits and monthly board faculty meetings to boost the college’s status.
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Long College
Lam
Phompaon
Hay-Long College
Teder
Mt. Plessom
Monument to Senator Morgan Erect in Selma Alabama
Selma Alabama June 17 The Selma Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy plans a monument to the memory of the late Senator John Tyler Morgan in Selma. The group considers Alabama or Tennessee marble for the statue and will solicit subscriptions from Alabamians nationwide. Also noted are the burial transfers of Mrs Cornelia G Morgan and John H Morgan from Washington to Selma for final interment.
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Selma
Ala
Daughters of the Confederacy
John Tyler Morgan
Benator Morgan
Alabama
Tennessee
Cornelia G. Morgan
John T. Morgan
John H. Morgan
Washington
Senator Morgan
Potomac
Roth Crack
Potato Digging Time Near in Maury County
Potatoes will begin digging between the 25th and month end with opening prices around two dollars. Experts estimate acreage this year at about one third to one half of last year, though individual potatoes are very fine.
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Maury County
Vanderbilt donor pledges $150 000 for main building
Nashville Tenn June 18 Chancellor Kirkland announced at the alumni banquet that W K Vanderbilt has given to Vanderbilt University a substantial sum for the main building project HibbMod for The Teedhstraction of the main building recently c
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Nashville, Tenn
Kirkland
Vanderbit University
W. K. Vanderbilt
Lambs Bring Good Prices In County Sale
Mr. D. F. Watkins arrived with ninety lambs Friday morning and sold them without trouble for 600 dollars, averaging about seven dollars per head. The item notes sheep raising as a major county industry and calls for eliminating vagrant dogs.
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D. F. Watkins
Confederate Veterans Present Captain Fussell With Cane
Confederate veterans at the Richmond Reunion presented Captain J. H. Fussell with a handsome gold headed cane in token of esteem. Dr E A Timmons spoke for the group, and Fussell received the gift with deep appreciation. The cane is on display January at James Bros.
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Richmond
J. H. Fussell
A. Timmons
Fussell
Janes Broa
Great Change in Farmers Ideas
Memphis Tenn June 16 The Commercial Appeal prints a summary of its cotton reports. Favorable weather improved crops for the week ending June 13 as plants grew and the crop appears cleaner though small. Boll weevil damage persists in older infested areas, and some sections report replanting due to bad stands.
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Memphis
Tenn
Commercial Appeal
Mississippi Valley
Boiler Explosion Inflicts Fatal and Serious Injuries in Centerville
A boiler blast at Blakieys sawmill near Centerville, Texas, injures four severely and fatally harms others. Wade Bates, N C St L Railway worker, left with a crushed skull. Mrs Quinie Tidwell, bystander, leg crushed and facing amputation. Race Goulden and Wil Nelson severely burned. Seriously hurt include mill owner Blakley and bowyer Menroe Nelson. several more lightly hurt.
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Centreville
Teas
Blakiey
Lyles
Wade Bates
N. C
Wil Nelsop
Blakley
Menroe Nelson
Bowyer
Mame
Mr. Tidwell
Bates
Mra
Tidwell
Scholarship for Maury County youths at Columbia Military Academy
The Herald announces a Unity Scholarship offer to Maury County boys for the September term at Columbia Military Academy. Subscribers to the Herald gain one vote per dollar paid toward the scholarship, with options for multiple years and both Daily and Weekly editions. The campaign urges energetic boys to compete for the prize.
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Columbia Military Academy
Maury County
The
Herald
Daily
Weekly Herald
Ted
Daily Herald
Estimable Woman Mrs Ussery Dies in South Columbia
Mrs W T Caeser wife of Rev W T Ussery dies at home in South Columbia after months of illness. She was 12 years old at death and survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Barker Mrs Nichols and Mrs Johnson and son Wallace Ussery who died recently leaving three grandchildren. The community blesses her memory as a steady influence for good.
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W. T. Caeser
W. T. Ussery
South Columbia
Ussery
Farffy
Barnum's Old Cannon Accident Delights South Norfolk
Young Henry Benson hid in a Barnum era spring mortar on a South Norfolk lawn and sprang skyward when it fired. He landed in an apple tree bruised but unharmed. The mortar, once used in Barnum's human cannonball act, had long been an ornament owned by Geo. L. Britton.
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New York
Henry Bensen
Norfolk
Conn
P. T. Barnum
Remsen
Barnum
Geo. L. Britton
Mt Pleasant Defeats Columbia In Slugging Park Showdown
Mt Pleasant defeated Columbia 11 to 8 at Riverside Park in a slugging contest. Clark and H Green starred with four hits and two triples respectively while Baker homered for Columbia. Battery sets were Davis Jones for Mt Pleasant and Hackney Kelly Frierson for Columbia. Umpire Blair.
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Mt. Pleasant
Cubs
Riverside Park
Clark
H. Green
Green
Baker
Davis
Jones
Columbia
Hackney
Kelly and Frierson
Blair
Provine Receives Doctor of Divinity at Cumberland University
Rev. W. A. Provine of Columbia was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree during Cumberland University commencement exercises alongside several other ministers, marking an honorary honor in religious leadership.
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W. A. Provine
Columbia
Cumberland University
Continental Fire Insurance Ad Promises Low Rates
When it comes to insurance the Best is the Cheapest irrespective of cost but the Continental charges no more for its policies than agents of many less responsible companies ask for theirs Farm business solicited Farrell and Lipscomb Agents.
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Continential Fire Insurance CO
Continental
Farrell & Lipscomb
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