Interest Grows in Primary Race for Sheriff
Democratic primary set for April 4 draws crowded field andjockeying for votes. Incumbent Webb faces challengers M, B and Kinzer while Tax Assessor, Trustee, and Sheriff contests draw attention. Estimates vary, but county turnout likely under 3,500 in this era.
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Thomas
John Latta
Latta
Fywley
Biddle
Beenag
Treatie
Webb
Ang M
Son
T. C. Buford
Will Kinzer
E. F. Morgan
Otey Thompson
Generly
Bryan
Slayer of husband goes up for life
Williamsburg reported Clara Foster was sentenced to life for killing her husband at Stearnn last November. He was shot in the head while asleep in bed. The evidence was circumstantial.
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Husband
Clara Foster
Mate
Jed
Williamsburg
Stearnn
Brash request to cut Boston city officials' salaries debated
A bold letter from the White House prompts discussion as aldermen confront a proposal to lower the salaries of city officials. Officials' membership status remains unclear, and certainty about the outcome is elusive amid the controversy.
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Boston Board of Aldermen
White House
Merchant Faces Forged Check Scam in Local Store
A young white man, claiming to be J. M. Bray, presented a forged eighteen dollar check drawn on Farmers & Merchants Bank and endorsed it for goods. The merchant, believing the tale, handed over hats and shoes plus cash, as the suspect waited for someone named Foster. He fled and deputies seek the man with a description as authorities pursue the case.
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
G. M. Foster
J. M. Bray
Bray
Fur trade boom and season wrapup in Maury County
Trappers report over 3000 dollars in furs sold by two Columbia dealers with one handling about 2000 dollars as the season nears close. Skunks, coons, foxes, minks, muskrats and otters are shipped to Hom and desters for processing into boas, muffs, and water mink products.
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Ting’ Co
King Cameron
Uae
Columbia
Hom
Real estate transfers list several district land deals
A compilation of transfers shows M B Tomlinson and wife conveying parcels in the 5th and other districts to multiple buyers with prices ranging from 15 to 3,500 dollars. Other entries include transfers in the 3rd ward 7th, 8th, 9th and 2nd districts and sums from 15 to 3,500 dollars.
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M. B. Tomlinson
J. D. Shephard
John C. Winn
M. Zingarell
Annie Burneas
Mt. Pleasant
M. M. Harris
Caroline
J. W. Hale
R. B. Gilmore
T. BE Johnston
J. W. Moore
A. d. Fly
F. Stockord
Belle Altmeyer
Joe Jones
W. C. Harris
James G. Moore
Henry Cheatham
J. H. Dinning
M. Everett
Mary D. Everett
Lang
Salvation Army hosts nightly meetings at Ade iKdasion Bros store
The Pentacostal Mission under Ade iKdasion Bros. store has been fixed up by the Salvation Army lead ere and meetings are held each night with sermons by Rogeagh Kogal. The hall has been neatly tarnished and furnished for services.
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AdeiKdasion Bros
Salvation Army
Rogeagh Kogal
Maury County Democratic primary filings for local offices
Notices announce candidates for Maury County elected offices pending Democratic primary action. E Allen seeks Sheriff, Flem Thomas seeks re-election as Trustee, Ben Cowley for Tax Assessor, Will J Kinzer for Tax Assessor, and C T Buford for Tax Assessor, all setting April 4, 1908 as the key date.
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E. Allen
Maury County
Flem Thomas
Democratic Party
Dan
Otey ‘Thompson
Ben Cowley
Samroun
Will J. Kinzer
Whiy
Bufo
Does Sec y Wilson want Teddy's job in 1900s rumor
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes rumors that Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson seeks the presidency by indirect influence. It cites egg market reform as a rallying point and imagines Wilson gaining public support if fresh eggs reach consumers. The piece humorously weighs Wilson's potential political ascent against other priorities like a two cent railroad rate.
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Memphis
James Wilson
Agriculture
Washington
Wilson
Republic
Seed Potatoes for Middletown Tennessee Demand
Seed Potatoes advertisement from CALCENDSR aco promises top supply in Middle Tennessee. It invites customers to call and specify needs, highlighting superior availability compared with other firms.
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Tennessee
Magnificent Millinery Display At McKennon Anderson Foster
Beautiful hats attract hundreds of ladies to McKennon Anderson Foster millinery department. Miss Schriver and Miss Dowling supervised a wide, attractive display featuring Merry Widow and Waltz Dream hats. Ostrich plumes, flowers, and varied colors including Copenhagen blue, brown, and champagne highlighted the selection.
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McKennon, Anderson & Foster
Earry
Miss Schriver
Miss Dowling
Copenhagen
Delinquent Subscribers Urged to Pay to Keep The Herald
Attention subscribers The new postal rate goes into effect April 1. A few subscribers are delinquent and have not paid dues. If you are owing even a small amount, remit promptly to avoid having The Herald discontinued to your home, where it has been a weekly visitor for years.
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Herald
Atenees
Goodwin Quits Stage for Mines in Nevada Venture
New York March 12 Nat C Goodwin decides to quit the stage within three weeks and head to Goldfield Nevada to oversee mining ventures He has studied mining conditions in Nevada and joined with Western capitalists including B W King former Montana House Speaker and bank owner to form the Nat C Goodwin Company
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New York
Nat C. Goodwin
Goldfield
Nev
Goodwin
West
Nevada
B. W. King
Montana
House of Representatives
Sageman
Helena
Mont
King
City Marshal Requests Immediate Trial for Morgan
City Marshal Morgan, on mimety deye leave to attend private business, asks the Board of Major and Aldermen to grant an immediate trial on the latest charges. The trial is set for the 27th in Inez, following a pending circuit court case whose outcome may affect the board's action. Morgan had requested earlier to await court results before deciding.
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Marakal Morgan
Mimety Deye
Majne and Aldermen
Tim
Inez
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Five hundred Nashville shop workers laid off
Nashville March 19 five hundred men in the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railway shops were laid off indefinitely. Officials cited the country’s financial condition and reduced business as the cause. Most workers are skilled, with families, and many will seek work in other cities. The layoffs affect locomotive and general repair staff, while roundhouse workers remain to be used.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
F. H. Scheffer
United States
Sheffer
Booth
Nashville, Chattanooga
Centenarian in Soldiers' Home
Montgomery March 18 In reports by Dr Thomas M Owen Director of Archives and History are notes on Charles Driggers an inmate of the Old Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek aged 112 He was born in Marlboro County South Carolina and joined Confederate service in 1862 reserve artillery at Eufaula Two counties Chilton and Macon report old Confederates still alive 199 and 118 respectively The Macon inmate C H Tucker born January 10 1919 in Elvert County Georgia fought with Major Reavy battery Dr Owens aims to have all reports in by August and then organize by names and commands to reveal more history
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas M. Owen
Department of Archives and History
Charles Driggers
Mountain Creek
Marlboro County
S. C
Eufaula
Owen
Chilton
Macon
Hag
C. H. Tucker
Elvert County
Reavy
Taft Choice of Hawkeye State at Iowa Republican Rally
Des Moines March 18 The Republican State Convention elected four delegates at large to the National Convention pledged to vote for William H Taft and approved tariff plank. The Cummins faction urged tariff revision while Allison supporters claimed greater balance. convention was otherwise unanimous with all delegates and alternates chosen by acclamation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wiliam H. Taft
William B. Allison
Cummins
Ohio
Alliaon
Allison
Committee On
Republican Party
Republican Party of
Town
Quiet Reigns in Hayti Amid Refugee Tensions
Port au Prince reports a French cruiser preparing to board refugees in the French German and Spanish consulates at Gonales St Marc and Port au Prince. President Nord Alexis orders a court martial for Maj Aurel Madeu amid alleged conspiracy to assassinate the state. No disturbances observed as warships loom in the harbor.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haytien
d'Betrees
Gonalves
St. Marc
Port au-Paix
Thomas
Nord Alexis
Maj. Larague
Crack Cavalry Corps
Aurel Madeu
Pres Dant
Freien Residente
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Love Webb
Sherif
Sec’y. Wilson
Teddy
MINES
Centenarian
TAFT
Hawkeye State
Friends of Venerable
Senator Allison
Hayti
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