Prevention Fire Wastes Tennessee Aims to Cut Losses
Charles W. Schuyler newly named state fire prevention commissioner outlines the department aims to prevent 80 percent of fires through civic cooperation. He dismisses links to insurance matters, urges business leaders and citizens to back enforceable fire safety, and notes high per capita insurance costs justify action.
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Charles W. Schuyler
Herald
Schuyler
Department of
Beneft
Tennessee
Union
Nct
Gamble will leaves estate to two sons in trust
The late Edward W. Gamble’s will, dated November 14, 1903 and witnessed by J. D. Sloan and W. S. Fleming, has been probated in county court. It leaves the estate in trust to Gamble’s two sons with Stewart S. Fleming named trustee and executor without bond. No value is disclosed in the document.
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Edward W. Gamble
Stewart S. Fleming
J. D. Sloan
W. 8. Fleming
Many Insurance Men Are In Town
In town Tuesday for Mire Prevention Association activities are top executives from major insurers. F. H. Warren of the Royal and C. P. Smith of the Hartford lead a group including W. C. Kirkland of the Home J. F. Hartman of the Penn J. Knox Polk of the Aetna Sam B. Kennedy of Westchester J. C. Pickton of the Springfield Mr. Cooper of Virginia Fire F. W. Cole of Scottish Union and National C. B. Rogers of North British and Merchants and J. O. White of Sun Insurance Office are among attendees.
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Mire Prevention Association
Fre
F. H. Warren
The
Royal
C. P. Smith
Hartford
W. C. Kirkland
Home
J. F. Hartman
Penn
J. Knox Polk
Aetna
Sam B. Kennedy
Westchester
J. C. Pickton
Springfield
Mr. Cooper
Virginia Fire
F. W. Cole
Scottish Union
National
C. B. Rogers
North British and Mercantile
J. O. White
Sun Insurance Office
Drill Bit Removed From Well at New Plant Site
The broken drill bit at the new Columbia Ice and Cold Storage Co plant near the South Main Street underpass on the F and N R R has been removed and well sinking work resumed. Workers have reached about four hundred feet with no water connection yet.
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Columbia Ice and Cold Storage Co
Main Street
City of Seventy Tongues in the Ancient Russian City
London's Chronicle notes that Tillis, praised by the Czar as a pearl of the Russian crown, is a human melting pot. Bryce calls it a city of contrasts and mixtures where elements from half Europe and Asia have been poured in, with seventy languages spoken today in the ancient city.
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London
Tillis
Bryce
Europe
Asia
Capture of Black man Slayer Near River Narrowly Missed
Authorities tracked a Black man known as Bish Lee who fatally injured a person at Jim 1 Broadway near Bally Hill. He was spotted Sunday night at Duck River in Marshell county and captured Monday afternoon after a posse surrounded a river thicket. He was taken to Lewisburg and held for grand jury action.
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Bish Lee
Jim
Broadway
Bally Hill
Marshell County
Duck River
Lee
Lewisburg
Col o Red Gentlemen Engage In Boat
Two aspiring gentlemen of color fought Monday night in a city contest echoing welf defense legends Jack Johnson and Sam Langford. Police intervened before a winner emerged and both men appeared before Judge Erwin, pleading they were just playing. They were fined and sentenced to the rock pile for default of payment.
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Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Erwin
Body of Rev Wade Dorris Found Drowning Victim Near Bowling Green
The body of Rev Wade Dorris, pastor of the Old Liberty General Baptist church at Trammel, Allen county, was found this afternoon by Bluford Yates about one hundred yards from the drowning site at Walthal's Ford in Trammel creek, Warren county. The funeral is set for tomorrow at Pleasant Grove in Sumner county, Tennessee.
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Bowling Green
Wade Dorris
Old Liberty General Baptist Church
Trammel
Allen County
Walthal
Brandon Seeks Appointment as Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture
Coffee county seeks Sam RB Brandon of Manchester for the fifth district as assistant commissioner of agriculture for Middle Tennessee. The post was held by Jesse Tomlinson of Cullooka under Commissioner Peck. Brandon has served as president of the Coffee County Farmers' Institute.
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Manchester
Tenn
Sam RB. Bramdon
Middle Tennessee
Jesse Tomlinson
Cullooka
Peck
Brandon
Coffee County Farmers’ Institute
Southern Passenger Train Strikes Man
Robert S. Stiney of Lexington Kentucky was struck by a Southern passenger train in the railroad yards at Chattanooga Tennessee. He jumped from an incoming freight train just ahead of the passenger train and may die. He is said to belong to a prominent Kentucky family.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Robert S. Stiney
Lexington
Southern
Women Hear Strong Pleas For Equal Rights In Nashville
The Columbia Equal Suffrage League heard two earnest speeches from Mrs. Guilford Dudley and Mrs. John M. Kenney from Nashville advocating women’s ballot rights. J. J. Finney praised progress in Tennessee while urging women to convince men of their earnest desire, noting organized effort and practical plans for future work.
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Columbia Equal Suffrage League
Guilford Dudley
Legislative Committee
State Organization
John M. Kenney
Nashville
Frederick Hardy
J. J. Finney
The
Herald
Finney
Tennessee
America
Germa
Suhcor
Dudley
W. PD. Morgan
Kenney
War bonus takes effect in England coal industry
June 22 London. The 15 percent war bonus ordered by arbitration goes into effect for English coal miners. On the same day mine owners announce a 75 cent per ton coal price increase at the mines. Current coal price runs about $2.50 a ton higher than twelve months ago.
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London
Board of Arbitration
Loss Records Rumors Surface in Nashville Comptroller Case
City comptroller Miles Burns faces rumors of destroyed 1914 records and alleged immunity in exchange for evidence to oust commission members. Reports say railroads and interests may fund actions with $1000 raised by Major E C Lewis to pursue recall or punitive measures.
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Burne
Billa
City Commission of
Nashville
Tenn
City Comptroller
Burns
Stu
Comptroller
Miles Burns
Tarvors
Byrne
Andrews
E. C. Lewis
B. C. Lewis
First American flag evolution from colonial to national banner
A historical summary outlines early flags from 1774 with the Union Jack to 1777 independence flags, 1782 delivery to the army, and Taft's order settling star arrangements. It notes the 1791 15 stripes and stars, the 1814 Star Spangled Banner with fifteen stars and stripes, and the 1795 expansion to fifteen-plus design variations.
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Congress
Washington
Great Britain
Taft
Thurston
Fort McHenry
Francia Scott Key
Disappearance of Nashville Cash Records Spurs Municipal Scandal
Nashville reports reveal theft of September 1914 stub records from the city comptroller's office. Debits and cash receipt ledgers torn from books, suggesting thousands of dollars involved. Only one safe combination known, with an auto lock. Investigators link tampering to reflect on former comptroller Miles Burns.
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Nashville
Tenn
Booker
Miles Burns
Comptroller
Eugene B. Martin
Charles Longhurst
Burns
Harry 3. Stokes
Longhurst
Martin
Remora
Mar Stokes
Oltie Williams
J. M. Allen
Stokes
Burbs
Onestone
W. C. Cherry
Burna
Ctty Commission
Chattanooga Bonds Sold At Good Rate
Chattanooga sold 165000 funding bonds for the city to local and out of town buyers. The bidding city will receive par and accrued interest with a net yield of 4.765 percent.
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Chattanooga
Litueton Rogay
Seasongood
Mayor
Cincinnati
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