Effort of Brister to Increase Public School Enrollment
State Superintendent J W Brister urges Tennessee public school teachers to boost enrollment and attendance for the coming year. He notes current figures and calls for proactive campaigns, conferences with patrons, and arranging early school arrivals to identify and enroll all eligible children. He stresses teachers should fulfill their duty by extending educational access to every child in their communities.
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Brister
Tennessee
Hve
J. W. Brister
Garber's Semiannual Clearance Sale Opens Friday
P Garber launches his semiannual clearance sale this week starting Friday morning June 28 at 8 o'clock and running through July 18. He has advertised with a double page in The Weekly Herald and a page in The Daily Herald plus four thousand circulars and wide notice across Maury county. Known for bargain values, this season's ads promise substantial savings.
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P. Garber
Equalizers Near Finish After County Tax Review
After weeks of careful examination of the county tax rolls the board of equalization nears completion. There will be few consequential changes. minor errors have been corrected and values equalized but no general rise in assessments is expected. The total assessment is unlikely to differ much from the assessors' figure.
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Board of Equal Vation
Burned and Then Used Cullooka Tenn Med 25 11 Street
Copy M B Tomlinson testifies his brother J B Tomlinson owned a Walter A Wood mowing machine burned under a barn shelter, later rebuilt with new wood, then used for two years alongside Deering and McCormick brands, found satisfactory.
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Cullooka
Tenn
Med
Street
Martin” & Vaughan Co
Sirs
J. B. Tomlinson
D. H. Ty
M. B
Tomlinson
Do Not Injure Tires By Neglect Or Misuse
A Michelin expert warns that inner tubes fail when owners leave dust caps washers or tools inside the envelope and then blame tires for punctures. Keep parts removed and stored safely to prevent damage. Regularly used tubes stay flexible while neglected envelopes may degrade.
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Michelin Tire
Home for Girls Doing Great Work
The Florence Crittenton Home sheltered ninety one friendless girls and babies in the past year. Thirteen completed the two year course and have been placed in homes, two married, three babies adopted. Local circles support salaries, nursery, and clothing boxes. The home aims to restore girls to honorable usefulness with Christian training and practical skills. Eighty percent of former residents have left for honorable lives.
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Florence Crittenton
Nashville
Powell Clayton Pretty Girl Republican State Made Chairman Fooled Them
Powell Clayton, Arkansas Republican National Committee man and longtime member since 1872, named temporary chairman as the Republican National Committee convened in Boston. Alvah J. Martin named temporary secretary. F B Stanley of Kansas replaced undecided William Allen White. Stanley, a Roosevelt supporter, said he would work with the national committee.
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Powell Clayton
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Arkansas
Executive Bosston
Coliseum
Alvah J. Martin
Virginia
William Allen White
Kansas City
F. B. Stanley
Kansas
White
Taft
Stanley
National Committee
Trial of Marion Anderson Opens in Shelbyville Tenn
The trial of Marion Anderson for the murder of Policeman Ches Henry on October 31, 1911, begins in Shelbyville Tennessee as jurors are summoned for service. Anderson previously faced trial at the April term for the murder of Policeman R G Purdy and was sentenced to twenty years. Officers Purdy and Henry were killed the night of October 31.
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Shelbyville
Tenn
Marion Anderson
Ches. Henry
Mennay
Anderson
R. G. Purdy
Officera Purdy
Henry
Hughes Appears Contented Amid Penitentiary Routine
Nashville dispatch reports J J Hughes the millionaire convict, serving life for the Dolan murder, shows resignation to fate and contentment with prison life. At almost 55 he weighs coal, follows a strict schedule from 6 am to 9 pm, with a library, magazines, and Sunday school. He has received offers from would be liberty promoters including a widow from Rives who asks for a $1,000 check claiming kinship and promising future freedom fees.
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Nashville
J J. Hughes
State Penitentiary
Tommy Dolan
Ckey
Ignal
Hughes
Tom Persone
Rives
Tenn
Old Folks Free Portraits at Datm Wood's Studio End Soon
Last call for residents over seventy to receive free photographs at Datm Wood's Studio, with the event concluding Saturday. G. Parman of Nashville has accepted a bookkeeper position with Frank & Cook.
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Datmwood
I. G. Parman
Nashville
Frank &. Cook
Pythians Close Ovoca Meeting at Ovoca Tenn
Tullahoma June 21 The second lodge Knights of Pythias of Tennessee reconvened at Ovoca near Tul la n a after two days of session. Election of grand outer guard went to D H Sates Centreville. Grand lodge adjourned to meet June 1913 at Ovoca. Officers named include W B Stewart Li m up as grand chancellor and W B Hays Chattanooga as vice chancellor with other posts filled.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Eeond Lodge Knights of Pythias of Tennessee
Ovoca
Tullanu
D. IT
Centreville
Grand Lodge
Pythian Widows and Orphans Home
Imem
W. B. Stewart
Liuniap
W. B. Hays
Chattanooga
Dabney M. Scales
Memphis
W. D. Fox
Greca
Exchequer
P.D. Houston
His
Dibrell
Sparta
W. B. Young
Clarksville
Douglas T. Bates
Miller Manager Green M Miller Heads Faulkner Campaign Hqs
Nashville June 22 Representative Green M Miller of Lewisburg Marshall county will head Faulkner campaign headquarters opened in Maxwell House rooms 29 30 31 He arrived from Waynesboro to take charge of Gen Walter S Faulkner s bid for governor He is a former legislator and possible reelection candidate also eyed for speaker position Faulkner aides include Thomas N Greer of Bedford county and Lillard Thompson of Wilson county.
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Nashville
Green M. Miller
Lewisburg
Marshall County
Walter
Faulkner
Lebanon
Maxwell House
Miller
Waynesboro
House of Representatives
Thos. N. Greer
Bedford County
Lillard Thompson
Wilson County
Inman Mitchell Under Indictment For Carnal Knowledge
The grand jury returned an indictment against M Jnman Mitchell charging him with carnal knowledge of a female between twelve and twenty one. He was arrested Friday afternoon by Sheriff Godwin and posted bond of $1000 with bondsmen Doc Denton J H Kannon MG Mitchell J L Kannon and W R Diebay.
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M Jnman Mitchell
Sherif Godwin
Doc. Denton
J. H. Kannon
MG. Mitchell
J. L Kannon
W. R. Dilebay
Four Shots End Woman's Life in Reno Case
Mrs. Rachel Timbell of New York City was shot to death by an unknown man in Reno. Four shots fatally wounded her after she named her husband as a robber of $40,000 in jewels and cash, with the killer fleeing after a bystander was also shot. Evidence includes a will, bank deposits, and a letter to the District Attorney about extradition efforts.
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Reno
Nev
Jime
Racehl ‘Limbell
New York City
Timbell
New York
Johannesburg
South Africa
Ilier Timbell
Garfield National Bank of New York
Bowery Savings Bank
Surrogates Court
Jerome
Odell
Fugutive
Scotland Yard
Mysterious Figure Nine in Numeral Tricks
A cryptic note explores odd number curios from London Answers. It shows 9 as a core digit, tricks with reversing numbers and subtracting, and links to sums that repeatedly yield multiples of nine. The piece cites examples like 8642, 76453, and 387, illustrating pattern quirks and digit sums.
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London
Santa Fe Beats Theta In Second Season Game
The Santa Fe nine defeated the Theta club 11 to ?. Santa Fe pitchers Walker and Baker beat Theta, with McKnight Gilbert and Lowell each collecting two bags. Capt Plame led Theta with two two-base hits, while Turpin Erwin and Doak shared Theta’s batteries with umpire Adkison.
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Santa Fe
Theta
Capt
Plame
McKnight
Gilbert
Lowell
Walker
Turpin
Erwin
Doak
Walker and
Baker
Adkie Son
Maury County Poultry Interests Grow Under Camparisk
Maury County zincs the poultry market with improved output and quality of eggs. The rise of thoroughbred fowls boosts prices and demand, with Maury County exhibiting at fairs and shipping eggs and dressed poultry to the Mideast markets. Local towns host produce houses and networks of buyers, while turkeys and refined fowls command higher prices.
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Maury County
Plymouth
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Culleoka
Perhapa
Middle Tennessee
Quarterly Court for July Term Opens Docket Quiet
The regular quarterly court for July term convenes on the second Monday with a routine docket. No items of note are recorded beyond standard motions and procedural calls.
First Roasting Ears of the Seal Ceremony Mentioned
An unclear fragment notes Leonard Nelson with Joye and a distinction of roasting ears of corn. The readable text hints at a festive or ceremonial line but lacks coherent details or context to confirm event, location, or participants.
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Leonard Nelson
Uv Joye
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Garber’s Sale
Beasley
Republican National Mittee
Baltimore
Beledere
Roger Sullivan
Yielon
Miss Sullivan
Tam
J 5. Beasley
Republican State Executive Committee
Ihereby
Republican State
Stahlman Building
J. Beasley
Pythians
Warshall County
Inman Mitchell
Hersié
Camparisck
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