Great Fortunes Piled Up From Stealings
The piece argues that trusts like the Food Trust and Steel Trust rob Americans by high domestic prices enabled by tariffs. It cites a New York Journal summary of how inflated costs, especially in steel, rails, and consumer goods, enrich monopolies at the public expense and hide behind tariff protections.
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Food Trust
Ame
Steel ‘Trust
Steel Trust
New York
Liverpool
Harlem
Brooklyn
New York Journal
New Chicken Fancier Emerges in Maury County
The Columbia Herald reports a new chicken plant by Mr. Frank D. Lander in Maury County. Lander, known for energetic effort, favors Warhoree strain and praises the Quality Hill game fowl as a welcome addition to the local poultry scene.
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Maury County
Frank D. Lander
Columbia Herald
Judge Lander
Blood Balm claims to cure numerous skin and blood ailments
An advertisement endorses Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for ulcers skin diseases and blood poison. It claims 30 years of use and thousands of cures and offers a free treatment by writing Dr. Gilliam 214 Mitchell St Atlanta Ga with prepaid medicine.
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Gilliam
Mitchell St
Atlanta
Red Robe Wins Cumberland Derby at Nashville
About 10 000 spectators watched Red Robe chestnut colt by Patrician Noblesse owned by George Hendrie win the Cumberland derby. Circus and Baccreath challenged him through the stretch in a sensational finish. Trained by Nashville man D Walters, Red Robe gained popular victory after wintering at Cumberland Park.
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Nashville
Pas
Red Robe
Noblesse
George Hendrie
Circus
Baccreath
Serine
Cumberland Park
D. Walters
Darkness Pushes Columbia Parishioners Home
Sunday services across Columbia churches ended as town plunged into inky darkness. Congregants navigated by fence lines and telegraph poles, fearing to stray onto forbidden paths. The Light Company awaited dynamos to dry, restoring power.
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Columbia
Cnvel
Light Company
Two Shootings in Friersontown End in Death and Wounding
In Friersontown near Mt Pleasant a crowd at a crap game sparked a shooting. Weithon and Patterson fought. Patterson shot Weithon three times, killing Sim eon Massey a white man linked to Vaughan's murder acquittal. Massey later shot a local negro in the leg during arrest attempt. No warrants reported. Also sixty one Southwestern Baptist University students reinstated after apology.
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Friersontown
Mt. Pleasant
Herald
Weithon
Patterson
Simeon Massey
Constante Walter Vaughan
Mr. Pleasant
Massey
Scott's Emulsion Claims to Make Thin Bodies Hungry
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a solution for thin bodies by supposedly stimulating hunger and energy. It asserts the product wakes the body to use food and gain flesh, claiming even a thin person is on strike without proper nutrition. Free samples offered from Scott & Lowne, Chemists, 409 Pearl St.
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Scott
Scott & Lown
Pearl St
Temperance meeting draws large crowd at Baptist church
A Sunday night temperance meeting at the Baptist church drew a large congregation with attendees from First Methodist and other churches. Local ministers spoke on temperance and the Anti-Saloon League’s push to elect lawmakers who will support temperance laws, urging candidates to state their positions. The event stressed political action, local candidates, and ongoing efforts to advance local option legislation.
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Baptist Church
John C. Drennan
W. A. Iovine
A. P. Mcferrin
Manly County
Mc ¥Errin
Ana
Anti-Saloon League
Columbia
Pettie
Temperance
Maury County
Sabicea
Sixty-One Students Dismissed by Southwestern University Board
In Jackson Tennessee on April 25 the Southwestern Baptist University board dismissed sixty one students after a dispute involving professor Bray and fireman Steed King. The board upheld school authority by removing students who protested King’s dismissal and Bray’s earlier demand for apology.
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Jackson, Tenn
Southwestern Baptist Universe
Bray
Steed King
King
Officers Elected at T P A Convention in Nashville
The Nashville April 29 report lists officers chosen for the T. P. A. with W. B. Dow of Knoxville as President and W. B. Denton of Memphis as First Vice-President. Other officers include E. R. Betterson of Chattanooga Second VP, Frank Anderson of Jackson Third VP, Adam Diehl of Nashville Fourth VP, C. M. Tate of Knoxville Secretary, Rev. W. K. Piner Chaplain, and directors W. C. Pollard, C. W. Rivers, J. H. McPhail of Nashville R. S. Fletcher of Jackson and R. A. Cate of Knoxville. The 1908 convention will host Post A of Memphis.
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A. Nashville
W. B. Dow
Knoxville
W. B. Denton
Memphis
E. R. Betterson
Chattanooga
Frank Anderson
Jackson
Adam Diehl
Nashville
C. M. Tate
Secertary
W. K. Piner
Bisnis
W. C. Pollard
C. W. Rivers
J. H. McPhail
R. 8. Fletcher
R. A. Cate
Post A
Southport Phosphate Co Incorporation Reported at Dover
An Associated Press dispatch from Dover reports the incorporation of the Southport Phosphate Company of Louisville Kentucky with capital stock of 200000 and aims to acquire lands in Maury County Tennessee Local phosphate men doubt significance suggesting it may simply secure a majority interest in Murphy phosphate lands near Southport.
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Associated Press
Dover
Vel
Southport Phosphate Company
Louisville
Maury County
Murphy Phosphate
Southport
Ruhm Bros
Farmers Trust Ballard s Snow Liniment Says Bergin
Those who live on farms are prone to cuts burns and bruises, and Ballard s Snow Liniment is recommended for rapid healing. Writen by Dr Bergin of Pana and Tila, the product is advertised as a household emergency remedy priced at 250 and 1.00 at A B Rains.
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Bergin
Pana
Tila
Ballard
A. B. Rains
Col Bryan to Speak in New Decatur and Columbia
A letter from Col W J Bryan says he will speak at New Decatur Alabama next Monday evening May 5 and arrive by early morning train at 2 am. Ladies from the Daughters of the Confederacy planned a reception in Bethell House from 10 to 12 Tuesday morning, but the late hour may reduce turnout in Columbia where crowds are expected to greet him.
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W. J. Bryan
New Decatur
Ala
Col. Bryan
Daughters of the Confederacy
Manly County ‘Old Guard
Democracy
Bethell House
Col.Bryan
Columbia
J Sterling Morton Dies at Lake Forest at 70
J Sterling Morton former Secretary of Agriculture under Cleveland died in Lake Forest Illinois after weeks of illness. He had been moved from his Nebraska City home to receive medical care and died on his 70th birthday. He was of Scotch English descent.
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Agriculture
Lake Forest, Ill
Chicago, Ill
J. Sterling Morton
Cleveland
Lake Forest
Morton
Nebraska City
Neb
Lorton
Bearden Seeks Fifth Chancery Division Seat
Announcement lists Walter Bearden of Selbyville as candidate for Chancellor of the Fifth Chancery Division covering Maury Giles Lawrence Bedford Rutherford and surrounding counties. Campaign subject to Democratic party action. Also notes Judge Sam Holding candidate for re election as Circuit Judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit at the August 2002 election, subject to Democratic party action.
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Walter 8. Bearden
Selbyville
Fifth Chancery Division
Maury, Giles
Lawrence
Loew
Wayne
Marshall
Lincoln
Moore, Bedford
Rutherford
Democratic Party
Sam Holding
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Hiceasee
Local Candidate Declares for Attorney General Post
We are authorized to announce H. B. Lowell of Lawrence county as a candidate for Attorney-General of the Eleventh Judicial District in the 1902 Ace selection, subject to the Democratic party action.
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H. B. Lowell
Bag
Lawrence County
Eleventh Judicial
Tle
Democratic Party
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