Congress Adopts Flood Measure and Election Ideas
A historic session notes flood relief measures to rebuild levees and calls for direct election of senators. Rep Baker of California sought presidential information on Japanese land interest in Magdalena Bay. Sims of Tennessee pushed a broad postroad bill and a $10 million upgrade plan. Banking and currency committee issued information requests to 30,000 banks. No senate session occurred. Privileges and Elections reported favorably on Culberson inquiry into 1904 and 1908 campaign contributions.
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Baker
California
Magdalena Bay
Senate
Representative Sims
Tennessee
Sims
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Culberson
Post office bill debates clash over Roosevelt and parcels post
In Washington on April 29 the house debated the post office appropriation bill. Rep Langley assailed Rep Campbell over Roosevelt remarks while the fight over parcels post and mail delivery policy continued. The hour saw sharp charges about newspaper control by large interests and political maneuvering on river levee funding and Senate election timing. The postal panel backed the Clayton bill granting jury trial in a related case.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Langley
Kentucky
Barnhart
Indi
House
Senate
Mississippi
Downschenie Oratorical Society Debate Friday
The Downschenie Oratorical Society of Columbia High School will hold its second annual debate Friday evening. Eighth and ninth grade juniors form the teams. the question is That Suffrage to Women Should Be Extended. Admission is ten cents. Clarence Harmon will represent Columbia High School at Vanderbilt that morning in an oratorical contest. A large audience is expected.
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Downschenie Oratorical Society
Columbia High School
Clarence Harmon
Vanderbilt
Two Men Die in Blind Tiger Fight Near Burkesville
In a Burkesville area blind tiger operated by Huse Mayberry, Huse Mayberry and Albert Stephens were found dead this morning after a deadly night struggle. Blood stains and broken door noted. origin of the fight unknown. Both men were prominent locals.
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Burkesville
Sadies
Huse Mayberry
Albert Stephens
Mayberry
Bitter attack on Frank Dibrell and Buchanan for state convention
In Memphis on April 29 the Shelby county democratic executive committee named delegates to the Nashville state convention for May 15. Delegates go uninstructed on presidential choice but are instructed to back Judge A S Buchanan for the supreme court vacancy and oppose Comptroller Frank Dibrell's reelection. The resolution condemns Dibrell's stance in the dispute with Mayor Crump, urging a party of honest, open, and clean officials. Adopted unanimously, the resolution was offered by F M Guthrie of the Shelby county court.
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Memphis
Tenn
Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee
Nashville
A.S. Buchanan
Supreme Court
Frank Dibrell
Dibrell
Crump
Democratic Party
F. M. Guthrie
Shelby County Court
Camp Named for William B. Bate
Nashville hosts the William B. Bate Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans organized with Frank Dibrel as commandant and officers including West Morton and C P Williams. The group plans to seek a charter and aim to attend the Confederate reunion in Macon, building on Tennessee’s third such camp alongside Memphis and Alamo. The charter will be reviewed by Nathan Bedford Forrest Stantonson in Memphis.
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Nashville
Tenn
William B. Bate
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Frank Dibreli
West Morton
C. P. Williams
J. S. Marshall
W. McCabe
James A. Ogilvie
W. C. Dibreil
Chas. M. McCabe
J. A. Baskerville
W. W. Lyon
Macon
Tennessee
Memphis
Alamo
Memphil
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Stantson
San Antonio Seeks Confederate Vets Reunion in 1913
San Antonio Texas shows strong interest in hosting the Confederate Veterans reunion in 1913 and promises generous inducements to draw the event, according to official notification.
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San Antonio
Texas
T C. V
Flooding Swamps County Amid Heavy Rainfall
Heavy rains from Friday to Sunday drove streams over banks across the county. Duck River neared twenty feet, threatening to top the banks. Ashton's Mill flooded as workers moved grain. Little Rigby bridge washed away and water gates failed. John B. Ashton, with 45 years in milling, reports more shutdowns in five months than most years.
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Ashton's Mill
Jackson's Spring
Little Bigby
Duck River
Ashton’s Mill
Nashville Pike
Jacksons Spring
Riverside
Lebanon
Bedford
Rutherford
Little Rigby
John B. Ashton
Flood Forces Grain Move At Cheek's Mill In Cheek's Mill
Heavy rains raised creek and river levels around Glendale and Duck River. The flood water invaded the first floor of J O Cheek's mill, prompting a distress call for workers to shift grain to the second story. Damage already noted.
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Th County
Glendale
J. O. Cheek
Examination for Mail Service Held Next Saturday
An examination for appointment in the regular railway mail service will be held at the postoffice in this city on next Saturday May 4. The notice includes a product plug for Dean's Ointment claiming it helps eczema and itching skin and is safe for children.
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Columbia
Dean
Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute Unites Home Makers
Dear Maury County women a new Home Makers Section of the Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute invites country women to join a movement to improve domestic life. The plan includes clubs, a literary exchange, programs, books, and school domestic science aims to ease farm life burdens and build better homes. Press support urged to spread this gospel of work and pleasure.
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Middle Tennessee Farmers’ Institute
House Deepers
Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Country house wife conference urged for Tennessee home making
Capt. Peck convened the first conference to tackle the country house wife issue but the work is to be carried on by Tennessee women. Mrs. J. Taylor Stratton of Madison leads the home-makers section and will answer questions. Write the secretary for full helps. Yours for a new country, Myra A. N. Tandy, Sec. Leoma, Tenn.
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Peck
Tennessee
J. Taylor Stratton
Madison
Myra A. N. Tandy
Sec
Leoma
Tenn
Heavy Rains Strain McNairy County Farmlands
Selmer Tennessee April 29 a six inch rain drenched the area washing out tracks of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad near Bethel Springs five miles north and at McNairy eleven miles north traffic delayed over four hours plowing and planting delayed damaged freshly broken lands and low lands submerged farmers distressed over garden and vegetation losses
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Selmer
Tenn
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Bethel Springs
McNairy
Oil Streets Plan Discussed By Nashville Officials
G. P. Steele of Nashville is here today with the Standard Oil Company to review arrangements for oiling streets in certain areas. He is consulting with the mayor and other officials on plans to begin soon in line with prior municipal specifications.
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G. P. Steele
Nashville
Standard Oil Company
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