Prolific Family Heads West After Nashville Visit
Mer and Mrs Mack Brown of near Summertown Tennessee travel with twelve children to Cilahoma to pursue a life out west. Brown touts large brood as proof of his belief that they “keep a fellow hustling” for bread and notes the children’s names from Cartie to Benton McMillin Brown. The family, including six month old Benton, departs Nashville at night for a new western home, with hopes of a better future and the elder Brown’s pride in their numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Cilahoma
Brek
Mer
Sirs
Mack Brown
Summertown
Grover Clevelen Brown
Cartie
Bertha
Edna
Pete Torney Brown
Bob Taylor Brown
Jackson
Ernest
Zela
William Hemfricks Brown
George Washington Brown
Benton McMillin Brown
Brown
Great men who began life as peddlers
The article cites financiers who started as peddlers, including Russell Sage John Jacob Astor Jay Gould Collis Huntington and others. It notes Sage began at twelve selling groceries and nations, Gould sold mousetraps in New York City, Huntington clock and watch peddling, and Astor, German-born, left Waldorf at seventeen with ten dollars to seek his fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Field
Chicago
Andrew Carnegie
Barring Bros
Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
John Jacob Astor
Collis P. Huntington
Gould
DurhamvNle
N. Y
Jay Gould
New York City
Helen Gould
Count Boni de Castellane
George Gould
London
Astor
America
Body Found in Swamp After Kidnapping
In New Orleans two miles into a swamp near the city the headless body of Walter Lamana, a five to seven year old Italian boy, was found. Five Italians, including two women, are under arrest as accomplices. one suspect confessed after a midnight extraction by authorities and vigilantes. The boy’s hand was severed during strangulation, and his body was recovered in a swamp near St Rose after extensive searches. The case has stirred ethnic tensions and heightened security, with deputies guarding Orleans Parish Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Walter Lamana
Orleans Pariah
St. Rose
Ignazio Campligciano
St. Hose
Campigciano
Campigliano
Fire destroys Brown Chemical Co stock in Nashville
Special to the Herald. Nashville Tennessee June 24 One employee stepping on a match near the elevator shaft caused a blaze that destroyed twelve thousand dollars of stock at the Brown Chemical Co located at 20 percent Second Avenue North. The building was damaged by three thousand dollars and insurance coverage stands at twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Brown Chemical Co
Second Avenue North
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
An ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claims it treats the constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, and offers a $100 reward for any cure it cannot achieve. It urges readers to request testimonials and lists Cheney & Co as proprietors with druggists endorsing the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Lst
Test Mentale
Peti A Cheney & CO
All Druggiata
Constri Pation
Buford Returns to Breeding Bond in Middle Tennessee
Nashville American notes Buford of Lambert's Tennessee returns to Giles County to rejoin breeding with J D Rhea. They place Hal Brown 0796, a Brown Hal son from the Ewell Farm line, in stud as Buford resumes stakes in Tennessee pacers, praising Hal Pointer and Brown Hal lineage and Buford's breeding influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FG. Buford
Lambert
Old Tom
Hal Pointer
Spring Hill
Ed Geers
Buford
West Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Giles County
J. D. Rhea
Brown Hal
Hal Brown
Ewell Farm
Conection
Ewen
John R. Gentry
Kate Braden
Tom
Mr. Buford
Joe Braden
Lulita
Lula Braden
Brownlow
Traveler
McMeens
Bay Tom
Kittrell
Tom Hal
Knight
Snow Heels
Hal ‘Pointer
Star Pointer
Tennessee Pacers
Hey
Nashville American
Jackson College Trustees Meet in Masonic Hall
Trustees of Jackson College hold their annual meeting at the Masonic Hall to discuss the claim against the government for the 1862 burning of the college building in Columbia. They report a good prospect of Masonry receiving thirty thousand dollars from Uncle Sam for the evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson College
Masonic Hall
Columbia
Sam
Union Soldiers And Negroes Oppose Taft Candidacy
Special Correspondence from Washington notes semi official statements this week. Beveridge hints at revision of schedules and avoids panic while Oyster Bay accepts it as inevitable. Cochran returns from Nebraska and reports Bryan is undecided. Hearst and Bryan tensions surface as Hearst supporters balk at Bryan, while Croker plans remain cautious about party unity. June reports also discuss Roosevelt Bonaparte clash and Harriman stance, with Taft facing cross currents from veteran Union soldiers and black leaders at Zenta Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
Washington, D.C
Beveridgy
Oyster Bay
Beveridge
Bourke Cochran
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Norman E. Mack
Richard Croker
Mack
Hearst
New York
Mr. Hearst
Bryan
United States
Cockrell
Missouri
Naional Independence League
Hearst Independent League
Hiv
Harri Tuan
Bonaparte
Beare
Taft
Union Soylora
Roosevelt
Lyons
Ohio
Grand Arms of the Republic
Joshua Jones
Wilberforce University
Zenta
Foraker
Washington
Jones
Land Sale Notice in Maury County Tennessee
Land sale by chancery court in Columbia Tennessee on August 17 1907 at noon to the highest bidder. Property lies along old Parson and Linck lines in Maury County covering about 50 acres with road access. Deed reference Book 15 page 160. Terms credit 6 12 and 18 months with security required. Signed June 14 1905 by A N Akin C M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattle Hood
Chancery Court
Tennessee
Cour
Columbia
Maury County
Parson
Linck
Mra
Andersany
Rocky Orig
Harlan Line
A.N. Akin
Land Sale in Maury County Chancery Court Tennessee
Land sale ordered by the Chancery Court in Calumn Tennessee follows a 1907 decree. On August 17 1907 at noon at the Columbia courthouse the land in the old 16th now 10th Civil District Maury County will be sold to the highest bidder on credit terms of 6 and 12 months. The tract of 106 acres is described by old surveys tied to the Cox and Mitchell lines and conveyed in prior deeds. Purchasers must provide notes with interest from sale and security. sale frees the property from redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Cox
Chancery Court
Calumn
Tennessee
Court House
Columbia
16Th
Maury County
Mary Cox
W. J. Cox
Dorcus E. Cox
Jacob Cox
Sassafras
Thos. Mitchell
W. J Mitchell
Craig
J. T. Mitchell
Eit Aln
Akin
Tennessee crop conditions show improvement
Nashville reports from over half the county correspondents of the State Department of Agriculture indicate corn is better than first thought though some replanting continues. Wheat yields are about 60 percent of last year, harvesting progresses statewide, and livestock conditions are improving. Fruit crops are expected to be negligible with apples and peaches at about five percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
State Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
Tennessee Patents Granted This Week
The weekly patent list reports grants including a leather rolling machine, ironing apparatus, automatic railway switch, crop-thinner, photographic shutter, and base for stores or ranges. Inventors include George A. Schleren in Bristol, John W. Pharroh in Memphis, Ora L. Lance in Chattanooga, Alfred B. Downs in Memphis, William T. and C. Barber in Shelbyville, and Matthew F. Allen in Nashville. Send ten cents for copies to C. A. Snow & Co., Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Snow & Co
Washington, D.C
George A. Schleren
Bristol
John W. Pharroh
Memphis
Ora L. Lance
Chattanooga
Alfred B. Downs
William T
Washington, D. C
Doan's Ointment Praised by Columbia Resident
A Columbia woman testifies Doan's Ointment healed a face skin irritation she suffered from for some time. She bought it at Adams and Martin's, used a few applications, and saw the irritation vanish. She recommends Doan's to others. price 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reilet
Columbia
Joste Brooks
Tenn
Dom
Dean
Adams & Martin
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Land Sale in Maury County Chancery Court Notice
In the Chancery Court at Columbia Tennessee a land sale is scheduled for the highest bidder on credit terms of 12 and 24 months. The tract measures about 25 acres in Maury County near Theta with boundaries by R Choate Dan Gandler Theta road Robert Jameson and Keya Norwood. Cash down on sale day with security and redemption provisions apply. Sale date June 7 1907. A N Akin C M Clerks office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Baugh
Chancery Court
Columbia
Tennessee
Court House
Oor
Maury County
Theta
Tennesee
Boutiil
Aiet Iby R. Choate
Dan Gandler
Theta Road
Robert Jameson
Kiema Norwood
Anderson Poles
Akin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Willems
New Orleans Picayune
Buford Station
Jackson College Trustees Meeting
Gavan-Hearst
Department of Justice
New York World
Times
Offaen
Harriman
Rosevelt
Salle
Republican Party
Wall Street
D. Hoo
Mann Dawson
Columbia Reapers
S. R. Choate
Mitchell Wagons
Nike
Lsd&wit
B.A. Satterfield & Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!