Carmack Seeks Reelection Hit by Campaign Strength
The Knoxville Sentinel lauds Judge Carmack's campaign across Tennessee praising his eloquence, courage, and record in the house and senate. It highlights his leadership in minority opposition, stance for a white southern government, and his role in improving conditions in Memphis. The piece urges voters to hear him explain his stewardship and notes a Washington correspondent calling him the most brilliant man in either house of Congress.
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Tennessee
Columbia’s Inequitable Freight Rate Critique
Ex-Columbian writes to the Columbia Herald urging a business coalition to tackle freight charges. He cites 62 cents per hundred from Columbia to Louisville versus 20-46 cents to St Louis and Nashville routes, arguing rates are unfair over comparable distances and calling for action to influence L and N adjustments and regional freight policy.
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Birmingham
Patterson at Mt Pleasant Delivers Temperate Candidacy Talk
Hon. M. R. Patterson spoke to about 150 at Mt Pleasant school auditorium about his candidacy. The audience included representative citizens who listened attentively as Patterson presented a logical temperate case, avoiding slander or abusive personalities.
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M. R. Patterson
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Patterson
Nashville
Walter Geers Seriously Hurt During Base Call Incident
Walter Geers an eighteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Ed F Geers of Memphis was struck in the back by a thrown ball during a game between the Columbia Military Academy and Morgan School on the Academy field. He lost consciousness within minutes and suffered a brain clot. He was operated on at Dr Pillows infirmary to relieve brain pressure.
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Morgan School
Academy Field
Walter Geers
Ed F. Geers
Memphis
Young Geers
Er Rankin
Morgan
Geers
Dr. Pillows Infirmary
Morgan De Feats CMA In Earned-Run Thriller
Summary notes Morgan earns 11 runs on two base hits by Thornton and Frierson. CMA manages six left on base while Neal fans nine and Rankin fifteen. Passed balls tally Thompson three and Stewart one. Two batters hit by Neal and Rankin respectively.
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Stewart
Daughters of the Confederacy Elect Officers at Memphis Meeting
The Daughters of the Confederacy adopted a new constitution raising per cap a tax to 16 cents and set Columbia as the next meeting place. Officers elected include Mrs Alexander B White Paris as President, Mrs Metcalf Fulton as First Vice President, Mrs Mark S Cockrill Nashville as Second Vice President, and others from Memphis Franklin Knoxville Nashville and McKensie. The group resolved no repeat of the Memphis hostess troubles and required joint action when two chapters meet in a city.
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Columbia
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Paris
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Fulton
Mark 8. Cockrill
Nashville
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Carmack Campaign Boost From Nashville Business Men Meeting
A Nashville gathering of about seventy five local merchants and business leaders at the Chamber of Commerce Building supported Senator Carmack. Carmack spoke briefly, defended his railroad amendment, and thanked attendees while urging an indorsement at the polls amid a statewide campaign in East Tennessee and Nashville.
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Smithville
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Memphis
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Judge Lynch Easily Handied
The New York Sun argues for prompt use of state armed forces to suppress vigilantism. It blames incompetent, cowardly, or corrupt enforcement and calls on citizens to demand capable governance to prevent outbreaks like Springfield. It contrasts enforcement ease with medical success of smallpox.
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New York Sun
Springfield
Moccasin Charley Marries at Skunk Point in Odd Pageant
Washington Post recounts Moccasin Charley’s sudden Skunk Point wedding after a carnival of bravado. The cowboy pianist, famed for tours in Kaw, Iowa, and Nebraska, flaunted money and a flashy wardrobe before a dramatic pairing with a furious Widow. A rednosed officiant sealed the union as crowds watched, amid songs, blows, and tabloids.
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Nebraska
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Early Republican Convention Urged by Tennessee Letter
Special to the Herald from Nashville Tenn May 5 United States District Attorney Lew Brock notes a push for an earlier Republican convention date. The correspondent cites that party leaders seek unity and prompt action to elect a governor, arguing for renewed vigor and coordinated effort.
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Nasbhville
Tenn
Lew Brock
United State District Attorney
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Valuable Mare Killed in Lightning Showstorm
A prized mare in the county was struck and killed during a thunderstorm while near its owner’s house. The mare, valued for her quality and her promising colts, commanded high prices, and her loss is noted by locals. Also mention of Lloyd George addressing a Wales meeting and a bishop remark in a Kansas City Star item.
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Lloyd George
Wales
Carnarvor
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City
Debris Holds More Victims in Earthquake Toll
A report noting that over 600 of the 277 who perished in the quake have been properly buried. The statement, attributed to Kanaans of City Journal, is reprinted in the Herald.
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