State Convention of Junior Order Opens Annual Session
More than 350 members attend the Twenty-second Annual convention of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics in the circuit court room at the courthouse. Mayor Dedman of Columbia delivers welcome, Keys of the City turned over, John A. Duncan of Concord delivers a stirring response. The convention continues through tomorrow night.
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Order of United American Mechanics
Court House
Circuit Court Room
Order
J. B. Butcher
Knoxville
Joseph M. Dedman
Columbia
Richard W. Austin
Tennessee
Counclor Butcher
Washington, D. C
United American Mechanics, Convention
Columbia, Tenn
District Meeting Knights Pythias Set for June 1
The Knights of Pythias district convention was moved from May 18 to June 1. Expected are up to 200 visiting Knights from Mt. Pleasant Hampshire Cullooka Glendale Lynnville Mooresville Prospect Lewisburg Fayetteville Petersburg and others. State officials will attend and speak. Thomas B. Forgey chairs the arrangements. The session may run late into the night.
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Knights of Pythias
Pythias
Mt. Pleasant
Hampshire
Cullooka
Glendale
Lynnville
Mooresville
Prospect
Lewisburg
Fayetteville
Petersburg
Thomas B. Forgey
Federal probe arrests several for liquor tax violations
Deputy U S Marshal Davis on Tuesday night arrested Jeff Haley John Jordan Joe Miller Reese Ode George Myerant of Columbia and Jake Cantrell of Mt Pleasant for alleged violations of internal revenue laws in liquor sales. The arrests followed a county wide cleanup after a grand jury investigation and several defendants are indicted in state courts.
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United States
Marsh Davison
Jeff Haley
John Jordan
Joe Miller
Reese Ode
George Myerant
Columbia
Jake Cantrell
Mt. Pleasant
United States District Court
Internal Revenue Laws
Maivy County
Witney
Legalligutor Salea M
Tabove
Cap E B Cass Appointed State Armorer in Tennessee
Special to The Herald from Mashville Tennessee May 10 Gov Rye appointed Capt E B Cass of Alzabethtown as state armorer to succeed Ernest Hartley who is missing The appointment follows Hartley's disappearance triggering a government search and replacement to oversee firearm equipment and armor directives in the state capital.
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Herald
Mashville
Tenn
Rye
E. B. Cass
Alzabethtown
State Armor
Ernest Hartley
The Junior Official Organ Adopted by Tennessee Convention
A fragment notes that The Junior, an official organ, was adopted by a Tennessee convention. It mentions L Bennett Corley and an early issue from the month, with limited readable details on authorship and publication sequence.
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Ile
Tennessee
L. Bennett Corley
Justice sought by Mr Cecil over accident report
Mr Cecil states an injustice was done in a previous Herald report on Mrs Bertha McKee accident. He says three witnesses corroborate his version that she was not knocked down nor carried into a house and that she could walk in unaided. He asks for a correction.
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Bertha McAdams McKee
Cecil
McKee
May Contract to Buy Pike Anytime
A county court clarification states there is no fixed 30 day limit for negotiations with pike owners. The only time constraint is that the election must occur within thirty days after the committee enters into a contract of purchase. The contract itself can be made at any time.
Farmers Plan Great Meeting in Lawrence County
Farmers from Maury Davidson Williamson Giles and Lawrence counties prepare for a Saturday tour of Lawrence county demonstrations. County agents and about a dozen farmers from each county meet at Lawrenceburg at 10 am to inspect fields and hear lectures.
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Maury
Davidson
Wiliamson
Giles
Lawrence County
Willamson
Lawrenceburg
Laurence County
Corn Warehouse Fire Destroys Kelso Facility
A corn warehouse owned by R. D. Cowley in Kelso burned Saturday afternoon around 2 oclock. Eight to ten thousand bushels were destroyed, with an estimated net loss of 2500 to 3000 dollars. Cowleys insurance coverage stood at 6000 dollars. The fire cause remains unknown and nearby buildings were saved with difficulty.
Knoxville Named Rex Mie Lg Of State Convention
Seventeen Maury county citizens were arraigned in Federal Court in Nashville charged with bootlegging. They pleaded not guilty, cases continued to the next term, and bonds were posted. Officers pursue additional indictments against Maury residents as the state organizes for the upcoming convention in Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Rex Mie
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Maury County
Wil) Batstle
Jack Wells
Irish Taylor
Final Exercises of M DOWELL School Defeated by Castle Heights
The Columbia Military Academy soldiers were edged 6 to 5 by Castle Heights School of Lebanon at Castle Heights. Johnson pitched seven innings before Guy relieved him. Final exercises will be held tomorrow morning at McBut. Parents and friends are invited to attend. Certificates will be awarded by County Superintendent John P. Graham and J. J. Pinney of The Herald will deliver the address.
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Soldier Boys
Columbia Military Academy
Husky
Castle Heights
Lebanon
Johnson
Guy
Cvercjees
McBut
Dewell School
Ollock
John P. Graham
J. J. Pinney
the Herald
Immigration bill passage despite presidential veto
Telegram from Congressman Richard W. Austin says if President Wilson vetoes the Burnett bill, Congress has the votes to override. He urges the Junior Order convention to pass resolutions pressing the Senate to act promptly, citing continued push to restrict undesirable labor.
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Austin
Wilson
Burnett
United States Senate
R. W. Austin
Sale of Edwards Farm Changes Hands Four Times at Profit
The Edwards farm on the Hampshire pike, 195 acres, changed hands through Fly, Fleming, Edwards, and Pigg Bros. at $105 per acre, with each sale profitable to the seller. The notice notes broad county farm profits and diversified crops suited to the region’s stock-raising climate.
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Edwards Farm
Edwards
Hampshire Pike
Maury
Will
Figgers Realty Co
Herald
Archibald
H. N. Prince
Fly
Eugene Fleming
Fleming
Pigg * Bros
Prominent farmer warns Herald over secret in ad
B C Scott of Cullooka warns that if the Herald learns two secrets he fears exposure public knowledge would spread county wide. He cites a recent brief cattle sale advertisement in the Daily Herald read by many in the county.
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Herald
B. C. Scott
Cullooka
Fire destroys factory and forty cottages in Knoxville
A morning fire on the outskirts of Knoxville Tennessee destroyed a mattress factory and about forty cottages and dwellings. High winds hindered efforts to control the blaze.
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the Herald
Knoxville
Tenn
Committees Named by State Convention of Junior Order
The following committees of the State convention of the Junior Order have been appointed by the state counselor. Press committee chairman B. O. Luther, members A. Allen and J. H. Winchester. Resolutions committee chairman Jno L. Duncan, members C. A. Hall and C. Prescott. Memorial committee chairman G. H. Burnett, members A. S. Bashore, W. W. Wilkerson and E. B. Martin.
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B. O. Luther
A. ©. Allen
J. H. Winchester
Jno
L. Duncan
C. A. Hall
C. Prescott
G. H. Burnett
A. 8. Bashore
W. W. Wilkerson
E. B. Martin
Secretary Needed At State Junior Order Convention
Walter L Fraser praised for suggesting a secretary to handle phones and letters as delegates and visitors gathered for the State convention. L Bennett Corley, editor of the Junior Nashville, received a compliment for his leadership. rules allowed him entry though he was not eligible for membership.
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Herald
Walter L. Fraser
Corley
L. Bennett Corley
Nashville
Order of United American Mechanics
Nat
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