Martins Sign Warm Weather As Birds Return In Coloumbia Tale
The article notes birds signal warm weather with the return of martins and swallows. It recounts Maury County’s court house origin linked to Nimrod Porter who built it after liquidating his debts, and mentions two elderly Columbus residents Captain White and Mrs. Renner with a teen-hood memory of White as a ladies man.
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Catbird
Columbia
Martina
New Orleans
Maury County
Court House
J. P. McGaw
Porter
Maur County
Nimrod Porter
Columbus
Mr. McGaw
Captain St Ledger White
Mrs. Renner
Captain White
Free Silver Baby Spoon Offer From Eastern Manufacturing Co
The Eastern Manufacturing Co of Chicago offers to give every baby under one year in the county a solid silver engraved baby spoon at no cost. No payment or purchase required. Distributing agent invites parents to bring the baby’s name and age to receive the spoon, with display of the firm’s silverware line at W. M. Fly's in Fly, Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Beenmade
W. M
Disappearance of D Wheeler Brown Suspected Foul Play
Chicago reports D Wheeler Brown, said to be brother of Brown Bros. banking family members, missing after leaving a downtown cigar store on Tuesday night. Police asked to search as movements since then are a mystery and foul play is feared.
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Chicago
D. Wheeler Brown
New York
Uip
Brown Bros
Murder charge in Grand Rapids widow linked to policy
In Grand Rapids Michigan on April 25 Jennie Flood was arrested on a murder charge in the death of John London who was shot last Tuesday. London bore an accidental insurance policy for 1000 dollars with Flood as the beneficiary. A separate item notes Joe Nixon left for St Louis to attend the Louisiana Purchase exposition ceremonies. Also Truxton Heale former minister to Persia and Greece married Marie Oge of San Rafael California in New York April 25.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Jennie Flood
John London
London
Wlood
Ein Houte
St. Lown
Boise
Idaho
Joe
Morrie Nixon
St. Louis
Trocton Bente
New York
Truxton Heale
Persia
Greece
Marie Oge
San Rafael
Cal
Capital rises as Nashville company expands to three million
The Nashville Land Improvement Co increases capital stock from 1 million to 3 million. A no drinking saloon plan targets Upper Broadway New York by men aligned with Bishop Potter. Roosevelt resumes Pacific coast tour after Yellowstones Park stop. Bailey of Texas paid 200,000 by New York financier to urge pine forest interests purchase. Birmingham coal interests near consolidation led by R C Middleton backed by eastern capital of about 3 million. Carnegie endowment to Tuskegee Institute totals 400.44 with praise for Booker T. Washington as educator and race progress leader.
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Nashville Land Improvement Co
Upper Broadway
New York
Bishop Potter
East Africa
Roosevelt
Yellowatons Park
Pacific Coast
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Tex
Texas
New Yorker
Birmingham
Ala
R. OC. Middleton
Henry E Youtsey
Jim Howard
Frankfort
Dude Cantrill
Youtsey
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Alabama
Andrew Carnegie
Tuskegee Institute
Grover Cleveland
Carnegie
Booker Washington
Moses
Washingtons
South
Missionaries Expelled by Prussia and Mecklenburg
Berlin reports Prussia and Mecklenburg will expel 145 Mormon missionaries from Germany for polygamy and beliefs conflicting with state laws and public morals. Americans, they may wind up affairs before leaving. Copenhagen notes Captain Sverdrup decorated by King Christian X with a gold medal for Arctic exploration.
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Berlin
Prussia
Grand Duchy of
Mecklenburg
Morsion
Germany
Sverdrup
Copenhagen
Christla
Base Ball Season Opens With City Clash Victory
The opening baseball game featured the bankers defeating the clerks in a spirited town match. Key plays by C. A. Parker Sr. and strong pitching from Flo Fleming highlighted a high scoring, noisy affair as amateurs from firms and lawyers vie for bragging rights.
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Chas. A. Parker, Sr
Haske Olenks
Ed Godwin
Bob Sellars
Lawrence Parker
Ihok Wilkes
Bob Harlan
Will Collier
Latta
O. A. Parker, Jr
Joe Tacker
C.A. Parker
T.n.pigners
J. F. Brownlow
Moore Ewing Kannon
House
C. A. Parker
Sevon Rans
Flo Fieming
R. C. Church
BH. B. Cochran
W. J. Puryear
J. L. Hutton
Bankers
Bob" Irvine
Jas. F. Lewis
Land Sale in Columbia Tennessee to Highest Bidder
Under power of sale by Annie M Bowen's attorney, Mores Kittrell estate lands in Maury County Tennessee will be offered at public outcry at the courthouse door in Columbia on May 4 1908 at noon. The tract of 15 to 20 acres lies in the 5th civil district and is bounded by Kittrell Woodard Bratcher Tom Kittrell Narcisea Kittrell and Phil Hockaby. Cash.
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Rage
Annie M. Bowen
Court House
Columbia
Tenn
Sth
Maury
Mores Kittrell
Narcisea
Kittrell
John Woodard
Bratcher
Tom Kittrell
Elian Kittrell
Phil Hockaby
Cash
Train Robbers Strike Lincoln Again On No 41
Passengers on Burlington train No 41 in Lincoln Nebraska were held up and robbed of about 1000 dollars as the service pulled into the union station. The robbery follows three recent heists within 100 miles of Lincoln with no arrests. The thieves frightened travelers and escaped amid depot confusion before moving to an immigrant sleeper.
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Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
Burlington Union Station
Linc
Vincola
Milford
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Wheeling Worker
Walter McLachin of J Holliday Sons planing mill Wheeling WV testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his severe kidney ailment after other medicines failed. He describes near death appearance and says a half box, then three boxes, fully cured him though work was hard. Poster Miburn Co Buffalo NY lists Doan's for sale.
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Dean
Walter McLachin
J. Holliday & Sons
Wheeling
W. Va
Tacob Street
Peter
Miburn
Buffalo
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Satterfield & Dodson
D Wheeler Brown
Foulay Ts
Gra Rapids, Mich
Ria
Morton
Ams
Johan
W. Woldridge
O. L. McMahon
South Main Street
Columbia, Tenn
Harlan’s
Draughen
Nashville
Avanta
National
I Repatadio
Draughens
Alt
J, Hi, Dinnina
Joo Drors
Castoria
Ieon
Ahi Lllieho
York
Bears
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
James E. Caldwell
Leland Hume
T. Oo. Sree
Werk
Icec Coum
Boll
Creteen
Rees & Watkins
Barlit Union
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