Ripper bill voided by Supreme Court decision
Judge A C Floyd of Columbia will be restored as city judge as the Tennessee Supreme Court sitting in Jackson voids the last legislature act creating a new Memphis government form known as the Ripper bill. The decision targets the Malone administration and may dismiss Governor Patterson appointees Williams and Walsh. The article also includes an unrelated drug advertisement for Iwan's Regulats claiming to ease constipation.
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Herald
Nashville
Supreme Court
Jackson Tota
Memphis
Malone
Fice Williams
Walsh
Patterson
A. C. Floyd
Com
Boy Killed by Lightning Bolt in Henderson Tennessee
Henderson Tenn June 25 Brodie the 14 year old son of Jas Ledbetter was struck by lightning while hoeing cotton and killed the bolt broke his neck. The bolt knocked two other boys down who were hoeing about ten feet away. Last Thursday lightning killed two cows and two hogs for Mr Lipscomb about one mile east of this place.
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Henderson, Tenn
Brodie
Jas, Ledbetter
Mr. Lipscomb
Government seeks statistics on marriages and divorces
Mr John S Hopkins of Washington DC is spending several days in Columbia gathering statistics on marriages and divorces in the county over the past twenty years. He works under the Department of Commerce and Labor which is compiling data across the nation. No information will be released but the government aims to draft uniform divorce laws.
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John S. Hopkins
Washington, D. C
Columbia
Hopking
Department of Commerce and Labor
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessean
Middle and
West Tennessee
Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Fussell
New Orleans
Richmond
Purnell
Fussell
Washington
Chattaynooga
E. A. Timmons
Finest colt ever sold in Tennessee
Spring Hill Tennessee June 25 shipped from Ewell's stable Holt a colt named Rudy Gentry a term mon the old colt by John R Gentry 2004 out of Martha McEwen full sister of Rudy Kip 2 04% by Me Ewen 2 18% the second dam being Bessie Brown dam of Rudy Kip 2 04% and Hallena Duplex 2 08% by Brown Hal 2 1244 third dam Bessie Enfield dam of Aline 2 14M by Enfield Jr Butteren day and night the torment of itching piles nothing helped us until I used Deans Ointment it cured me permanently Hon John R Garrett Mayor Girard Ala
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Spring Hill
Tetin
Ewell
Holt
Tennessee
Rudy Gentry
Temmon
John R. Gentry
Martha McEwen
Alster
Rudy Kip
MeEwen
Bessie Brown
Hallena Duplex
Brown Hal
Bessie Enfield
Aline
Enfield, Jr
Dean
John R. Garrett
Girard
Ala
Liquor Destruction and Phosphate Sale Dominate Fulton News
In Fulton, Kentucky, last night a crowd watched County Attorney T N Smith and officers destroy whiskey seized from bootlegger Porter Wright. In Tennessee, Maury County saw the largest cash sale of phosphate land, 177 acres near Mt Pleasant, sold to Standard Phosphate and Chemical Co. of Chicago for 150,000 dollars, with Griffith receiving additional undisclosed proceeds.
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Maury County
Fulton
J. O. Griffith
Standard Phosphate and Chemical Company
Chicago
T. N. Smith
Sherif Leander Robertson
BR. A. Browder
A. §. Chacklett
Robertson
Porter Wright
Wright
Cairo
Tennessee
J. ©. Griffith
Mt. Pleasant
Standard Phosphate and Chemical =Co
Mt Pleasant
Griffith
Grifith
Standard Phosphate and Chemical Co
Num
Tennessee Republican backs Roosevelt for another term
Representative Nathan W. Hale of Tennessee’s Second District urged continued support for President Roosevelt. He argued Roosevelt would win several Southern states if renominated and cited public desire to finish the Panama Canal and other measures. Hale noted Tennessee’s loyalty and urged no alternative name be instructed.
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Washington
Nathan W. Hale
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Congress
Atea
Boers Enter South African Mines After Rand Strike
A Johannesburg correspondent notes that the Rand miners strike accelerates a shift in labor toward white Boers from the Transvaal. The influx undermines Kruger's earlier policy, with mines likely to rely less on Cornish workers and more on local Boers, bridging industrial and agricultural communities. British-born settlers in the countryside face uncertain reception.
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Paul Kruger
Joh Hannesburg
London
Rand
Transvaal
Kruger
Johannesburg
Postmaster Garner Fired in Cookeville Tennessee
Washington reports Col. C. H. Whitney named to replace L. J. Garner as Cookeville postmaster after an inspector found shortages and irregularities in the office. Whitney's commission issued June 16 and he will assume duties once he bonds.
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C. H. Whitney
Cookeville
Washington
Post Office Department
Col. C. H. Whitney
L. J. Garner
Cookeville, Tenn
Col. Whitney
Garner
Hughes
Offee
Columbia, Tenn
Maury County Teachers Institute Elects Officers
Maury County Teachers Institute met at the Athenaeum with Prof Morton presiding. Officers elected for the year: W. B. Davidson president, J. R. Thompson vice president, Mary E. Blackburn secretary and treasurer. Prof T. A. Wharton gave a helpful talk, and Prof J. P. Graham spoke on institute aims. Dr. E. L. Roberts of Fogg High School, Nashville, will be on the program with assistants Wilkine, Bowick, and Profs Davidson, Allen and Harris.
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Maury County Teachers’ Institute
Athenaeum
Morton
Maury County Teachers’ Association
W. B. Davidson
J. R. Thompson
Mary E. Blackburn
T. A. Wharton
J. P. Graham
Graham
E. L. Roberts
Fogg High School
Nashville
Roberts
Wilkine
J. A. Bowiek
Davidson
Allen Anid
Harris
Trigg Severely Injured as Horses Run Away
Lynnville Tenn June 21 One of Blue Creek area farmer An dy Trigg suffered a horrific accident when his horses, frightened by a binder, bolted. One leg was cut off and the other grievously mangled. Doctors fear the injuries may prove fatal within a short time.
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Lynnville
Tenn
Andy Trigg
Blue Creek
Triex
Immense Water Supply Planned for Greater New York
New York June 20 Mayor Mellan broke ground two miles from Peekskill on the Hudson for a $62,000,000 project to deliver 800,000,000 gallons daily to Greater New York. The Catskill Aqueduct will run 150 miles from Ashokan Reservoir to all boroughs, descending Storm King Mountain and crossing under the Hudson, with seventeen foot channel height.
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New York
Meg
Mellan
Peekskill
Hudson River
Greater New York
Croton
Catskill
Ashokan
Esopus Valley
Staten Island
Washington
Storm King Mountain
West Point
Hudson
Louisiana Chicken Rol? and Old Fashioned Stewed Chicken Recipies
Three chicken recipes are given. Louisiana Chicken Roll details seasoned pieces baked with butter and milk, Old Fashioned Stewed Chicken uses onion butter flour tomato water and chicken, and Chicken Frit uses minced chicken green pepper mushrooms and a creamy gravy with butter flour and milk.
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Louisiana
A Way We Have Poem From Birmingham Paper
A fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald reflects on human vanity and contentment. The verse laments fretting over trifles like clothing and fashion while true satisfaction fades and remains elusive.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Ambiguous Yard Play Report From a Washington Post Style Text
A jagged, error filled passage describes a chaotic game scene with players Friel Anderson Cantillon and others. The murky OCR lines mention mud, birdshot, damp horse hide, and electric signals as if reporting a rough contest and misheard actions.
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Friel
Anderson
John Anderson
Nil
Pierrine
Hughes
Patten
Demertia
Robby
Washington Post
Snake attack on man in Bechuanaland ends with gunshot
Mr. Cocksin walking near the Marieo River Bechuanaland was knocked to the ground by a 14 foot python that coiled around him and dragged toward a tree. He freed a hand, shot the snake, and the heavy creature required three men to move it, per East London Dispatch.
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Mr. Cocksin
Marieo River
Bechuanaland
Fragments Describe Father’s Fear During Child Illness 1901
Fragmentary OCR recalls a father fearing his child would die in spring 1901 as bites broke out from the head to the toe. The garbled text shows scrambled names and places, with no clear event, person, or location.
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Tates Monte Cana
Chattanooga Plans 1909 Confederate Veterans Reunion
Chattanooga moves to host the 1909 Confederate veterans reunion with statewide backing. A Columbia letter praising Chattanooga notes its scenic value and historic battlefields, pledging Maury County support and trains for reunions, including sleeper cars and group travel from Columbia.
Accidents Highlight Regulated Families and Emerging Pain
A fragment notes accidents and regulated families coping with emergent pain as Dro Thon Kelectric O faces ongoing issues. Names and places are unclear, but the text signals a cautionary tale about safety, regulation, and community impact amid uncertain leadership.
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Brodie Ledbetter
Indianapolis
Hale
Scott
Eachers’ Institute
Columbia Athenaeum
Giles
Kentucky
Indiana
Rock Haven
James Melton
Maud Fowler
Jeffersonville
Ind
Brooklyn
East River
Battery Park
Manhattan Island
Lincoln Beachy
Manhattan
Mr. Beachy
Sast River
Long Leland Sound
Snoken Meadows
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