Grand Lodge Elects Officers for Knights of Pythias Tennessee
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Tennessee held an afternoon session where Supreme Keeper of Records AL C White presided and led the election of officers for the upcoming year. Names include Grand Chancellor H A Aberdhe of Dickson and other officers from Somerville and Chattanooga, among others.
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Supreme Keeper of Records
Sonl AL. C. White
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Tennessee
Changellorr
Dh. A. Aberdhe
Dickson
Me Hotineeworth
FA of
Somerville
Regarde
Apd
Bree Mcryoaks
W. N
Ieond Mary. Houston, Jr
Williamson County Juries Report and Local Official Election Notes
Fragmented OCR shows Williamson County juries and county officials with references to a poll and court term. Mentions Carmack Taylor Republican court and a for sale listing for a traction engine from N. A. Duncan Colanilig Cotton Mille.
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Maury Countian
Williamson County
Carmack ‘Taylor Repub
Onder
N. A. Duncan, Colanilig Cotton Mille
Senator Arthur P. Gorman Ill in Washington D C
Maryland Senator Arthur P. Gorman remains critically ill at home in Washington after months of absence from the Senate. Reported complications of longstanding ailments follow a severe sinking spell and a prior misgiving about pneumonia. His Laurel farm is mentioned as a factor in his condition.
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Washington
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
Senate
Gorman
Laurel
Sheep Buried Alive Rescued After Six Days
Ten head of bucks from the L A Sheep Company were found alive after six days buried under snow in a sheltering rim rock. They were rescued while searchers sought the body of Pete Brotherson who died in the storm and were restored to normal condition at a neighboring ranch.
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L. A Sheep Company
Pete Brotherson
Sacred Elephants Tale From A Calcutta Ship Cargo
A New York Evening Sun piece recounts three elephants aboard the Barenfels from Calcutta. Bill and Alice, sacred white elephants, are painted by Lascars during a voyage near the Azores. Joe dies at sea after skin irritation from heat and paint, prompting the crew to tattoo the living elephants with Malay art.
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New York Evening Sun
Azores
Justin
Calcutta
Baronfels
New York
Alice
Bill
Joe
Barmah
Jonah bin Alah
Serang
Sal
Algiers
Straits of Gibraltar
Atlantic
Jonah bin Hatah
Alfeé
Juhab
Mr. Ammermann
Lascar
Lascars
Ammermann
Hab
Johari
Barnefers
Far East
Johal
Support for Carmack by Prof A J Mimms in 1906 Tennessee race
In a May 4 1906 letter from Tioch Tennessee Professor A J Mimms Populist nominee for Tennessee governor in 1896 declares support for Reed Carmack over Taylor for U S Senate. Mimms criticizes both rivals but says Carmack is the abler, more willing fighter and aligns with his political principles.
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A. J. Mimmms
Tennessee
Senator Carmack
United States Senate
M. N. Whitaker
Winchester
Mimms
Franklin County
Tioch
Tenn
Whitaker
Carmack
Taylor
Cormack
Toto
Mr. Carmack
A. L. Mimms
Dan Ellis Incident Cited In East Tennessee Canvass Debate
Col M Hughes discusses Gov Taylor's claim he needed a body guard for canvassing the mountains of East Tennessee. He notes a prior 1840s contest in the First Congressional District where McFarland, aligned with Confederates, defeated Bauer without bodyguards for any candidate. He criticizes Taylor for vision over fact.
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Col . M. Hughes
Dan Ellise
Gov. Taylor
Dan Elle Ae
East Tennessee
Ellis
Gov
Taylor Nnde
McFarland
Confederacy
R. Bauer
Congress
Mountain District
van Ellises
Soy
Taylor
Precocious Youth Aims for President After Senate Race
A retired naval officer who defeated Bankhead for Congress in Alabama primaries is making a bid to become U S president. The Washington Post notes the unusual candidacy and questions its appeal in American newspapers.
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Witte
Washington Post
Bankhead
Congress
Alabama
United States
Elephants Die On Ship After Religious Panic
Bill and Alice died on April 11 aboard a vessel amid panic among Lascars who believed the elephants’ deaths violated their religious duties. The crew recounted scenes of great wailing and the native workers insisted on burying the carcasses over the ship’s side, forbidding infidel handling.
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Bill
Alice
Mr. Ammermann
Shelby County Hears Carmack in Major Campaign Stop
Senator Carmack drew a packed Grand Opera House audience in Shelby County Memphis meeting a cross section of local leaders and voters. The crowd wore red feather emblems and cheered his attacks on opponent exGovernor Taylor while praising his record on farmers and the race issue. Carmack held a lengthy reception at the Peabody Hotel and his majority is privately estimated between 3,000 and 10,000.
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Memphis
Tenn
May
Carmack
West Tennessee
Shelby
Shelby Carmack
Senator Carmack
Malone
Eighth
Ninth
Tennessee
Nashville
Taylor
Indianola
Peabody Hotel
Aro Tourgnt
Lynching of Suspect after Killing Constable’s Horse near Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi on Sunday Sam Sims, a Black man, killed the horse of Constable Latimar Hendricks who was trying to arrest him. A mob seized Sims Monday night, lynched him on a road six miles west of Jackson, then dispersed. Hendricks was transporting Sims to Jackson when the event occurred. the body was found hanging from a tree by a passerby.
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Jackson
Miss
May S
Sam Sima
Latmar Hendricks
Sims
Hendricks
Will Get Over It
A brief New York Sun reflection notes the South overcoming the legacy of Sherman’s march and suggests the region will endure despite decades of contention and change. The piece emphasizes resilience and historical perspective with a quiet, period voice.
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New York Sun
Prices of Eggs Butter and Farm Goods Listed
A lengthy market list from Columbia Mills and local dealers gives current rates for eggs and poultry, butter, feathers, wool, honey, sorghum, beeswax, ginseng, hides, flour and grain, bacon and lard, fresh meats, cattle, field seed, and wholesale produce and grocer items. It includes具体 prices per dozen, per pound, per barrel, and per bushel for items like Hens 10¢, Turkeys 5? 1%, Butter 12½¢, Flour from Mills 5.25. Beef and hog figures show recent declines, with cattle and hogs noted as lower by market. The piece also quotes New York Tribune commentary on political graft and land seed distribution by free-seeders in Congress.
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Eal
Chotoo
Beedera and Brockers
Tomato Plant Orders for Cannery Now Open
Stone Tomatoes are ready for the cannery and buyers must place orders promptly. Loftin and Martin solicit responses, urging timely submissions while noting a lighthearted interlude about stories told by Wiggs Toreum and Wase.
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Ltd&w K. P. Loftin
R. G. Martin
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Dobbins & Ewing
Nocy
Wonder
White Mountain
Alaskaj
Laws
A. H. Abernathy
Ihagribe
the Herald
MR. Gorman
The
Mothers Congress
Houston Post
Oerent RA
Dan Ellis
Shelby County
Jackson, Miss
Ters
Columbia Mills
Timothy
Torx
Columbia
New Orleans
Rio
Lsc
Java
N. Y
Wisconsin
Daley
New York Tribune
John Wesley Gaines
Wiggs
Toreum
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