Bogus Primary Plan Laid Bare in Nashville Editorial
Nashville Tennessean exposes fraud in a proposed Patterson machine primary plan. It argues the plan enfring es the will of voters, assigns county votes as units, and risks nominating minority-supported candidates while freeing election officers from legal restraint.
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Nashville
Tenn
Nashville Tennesseen
Patterson Machine
Tennessean
Tennessee
Pattersom
Carmack
Alter Gates
Patterson
Segregated cow and jug laws pass by board
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a segregated cow law restricting cows to a defined area with fines and pound fees and a jug law banning incoming or delivered intoxicating liquor with penalties on violators. The measures drew strong public support and debate among aldermen.
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Board of Mayor
Commons
P. Dedason
Third Street
Macedonia
Hayes
Dale
Dedman
Biddle
Ed. Morgin
Chaffin
South Main Street
Dobbing & Ewing
Fire Department
Water & Light Co
Recorder
Erwin
Investigation Ordered Into Charges of Influence by Electric Boat
Washington March 9 A resolution to investigate charges by Connecticut representative George Lilley that Electric Boat Company and predecessors exerted corrupting influence on Congress to influence submarine torpedo boat legislation was reported to the House by G D Dalzell and adopted. A five member committee will investigate and may send for persons and papers and take testimony in Washington or elsewhere.
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Washington
Lilley
Connecticut
Naval Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Committee On Rules
House
George L. Lilley
Electric Boat Company
New Jersey
Holland Boat Company
Congress
Stolen Ring Returned To Doorstep In Kentucky
MT STORM? MT. STERLING Kentucky March 9 About two months ago Mrs Lizzie Clay wife of tobacco man J Will Clay lost a valuable diamond ring by theft This morning a neatly tied package lay on the front door sill Mr Clay feared to take it but finally untied it and found his wifes ring He says he does not know how it was returned and has no desire to find out.
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W. B. Capers
W. C. Salmon
Capers
Columbia
Bos
Nashville
New Orleans
Audi
Bourg
Salmon
Fifth Street
Corporation Jing
Railroad
Glade Street
MT. Sterling
Lizzie Clay
J. Will Clay
America
India
Augustine
John Wees
Moses
Chrin
Calvary
Mt. Olivet
God
Christ
Shooting at Halliday farm ends without injuries
A Saturday night shooting between two Black men on Halliday farm caused excitement. Pillow fired four times at Andrew Jones but missed. Jones escaped unharmed. Pillow fled with his pistol and is being sought by officers. The incident may be linked to craps or bad whisky.
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Halliday Farm
Pillow
Andrew Jones
Jones
Attractive Power of Christ Sermon at First Cumberland Church
Rev. Geo H Mack preached on the Attractive Power of Christ from John 12 22 at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He argued all men align with great principles, the gospel draws all, and believers must lift up Christ to reach the world. He contrasted Christ with Buddha and stressed personal cooperation in redemption.
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First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Geo. H. Mack
Jesus
West
God
Jesus Christ
Father
Buddha
Jeans
Calvary
Ain
Prines
Josue
Launch Campaign for Prohibition in Tennessee
A statewide prohibition campaign began in Chattanooga under the Anti-Saloon League of Tennessee. Fifteen temperance addresses were delivered in churches, and evangelist Rev. George Stuart addressed 6,000 at the auditorium, with 3,000 turned away. At the meeting 2,600 voters pledged to support prohibition candidates in the next primary as the drive plans to Nashville and Memphis.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Anti-Saloon League of
Tennessee
George Stuart
Nashville
Memphis
Prohis
Schoolboy heroes prevent accident at bridge over Houston Creek
Paris Kentucky March 9 Several Paris Academy students stopped a potential disaster by clearing a telegraph pole toppled by wind from the Lousiville and Nashville railroad crossing at a Houston Creek bridge just as the Knoxville ex creta train from Cincinnati approached. The bridge stands about seventy feet high and over two hundred feet long.
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Paris Academy
Loulaville and Nashville Railroad
Houston Creek
Knoxville
Cincinnati
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