Franklin Battle Remembrance Honors Hood’s Confederate Troops
A historic notice recounts the 1864 Franklin fight on Winstead Hill near the Linden tree, led by Gen Hood. It notes Gen Strahl's death, Cunningham’s Civil War regiment, and a keepsake cane carved from a Linden sprout with bullets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Piguers
Tas
Summer A. Cunningham
Felix Wood
Winstead's
John B. Heol
Prankila
Cunningham
Franklin
Hood
Spring Hill
Figuers Hill
Fifty Thousand Dollar Loan on Maury Go Farms
Long term low rate of interest offered in sums of one thousand dollars or more. Attorneys Salmon and Turner advertise the loan offering from their office above the Farmers and Merchants Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon & Turner, Attys
Farmers & Merchants Bank
S4mon&wklyst
McDowell Named State Live Stock Commissioner
Gen. John Hugh McDowell of Union City is appointed Tennessee State Live Stock Commissioner to succeed Capt. W. H. Dunn of Sumner County. Dunn retires June 1, the start of the agricultural year, with the appointment quietly arranged by Commissioner John Thompson after review of several applicants.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Hugh McDowell
Union City
W. H. Duon
Sumner County
Capitol
John Thompson
Dunn
Agricultural Department
McDowell
Gen. McDowell
Capt. Dunn
Thompson
Cumberland Assembly Adopts Prohibition Stance and Property Fight
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church assembly in Bentonville Ark ends with a strong prohibition position and plans for a long legal fight over church property in the courts. The session also approves standing committees and suggests field secretaries, with Dickson, Tenn, slated to host the 1910 assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentonville
Ark
Seventy Ninth Assembly of the Cumberland
Assembly
Presbyterian Church of the North
Cumberland Church
Legal Board of Finance
Arch
Committee of Publication
Cumberland Presbyterian Banner
Tullahoma
Tenn
A. C. Biddle
Madiisonville
J. L. Price
Providence
M. M. Smith
Bowling Green
P. F. Johnson
McKenzie
J. L. Hudgins
Union City
N. J. Parker
Dyersburg
R. L. Baskette
Nashville
A. N. Eshman
W. E. Dunaway
Jackson
J. M. Wycoff
Sullivan
J. B. Hadlock
Norris City
Ind
William Rister
Evansville
Z. Asman
Knoxville
F. H. Seagel
Chattanooga
O. A. Barbee
Dawson Springs
Committee On Overtures
Committee On Missions
Dr Boaz Heads to Debate and Sermons in Spartan Hardin
Elder W T Boag of the First Christian church travels to Sparta Tennessee for two sermons Sunday then proceeds to Hardin Kentucky for a four day debate with Rev H B Taylor of Maury Kentucky representing Missionary Baptists. Elder J W Sheppard of Nashville will preach at the First Christian church Sunday morning and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Boag
First Chrtation Church
Sparta
Tenn
Hardin, Ky
H. B. Taylor
Maury
Missionary Baptists
J. W. Sheppard
Nashville
First Christian Church
Conscience tale. boy jailed for burglary in South Columbia
Burness Goodloe a sixty pound Negro boy was jailed Tuesday on a house breaking and larceny charge after entering Mrs. Lusk's home Sunday and stealing six dollars four of which was recovered. On the way to jail he asked if conscience hurts when you do wrong. In Nashville rumors circulated that Illinois Central officials might seek to renew a Tennessee Central lease. Tennessee Central president Geo. W. Ristine and GM G A Clark denied any such plan and called reports rotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burness Goodloe
Butts
Nashville, Tenn
Tllinois Central Railroad
Nashville
Tennessee Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Tennessee Central
Nastville Banner
Tennessee Central Force
Lebanon
Clark
New Firm Formed to Sell Autos in Columbia
Messrs. Maddin Voss and W M Buchnan form a partnership to sell automobile vehicles resembling surreys but heavier and with auto power. They will soon manufacture in Columbia while currently handling goods from a northern factory. Mr. Voss, the general sales agent, has drawn local attention with one vehicle run by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Maddin Voss
W. M. Buchnan
Surrey
Columbia
Voss
Mr. Voss
Howard Institute Closes A Most Successful Year
Howard Institute Mt Pleasant concludes a fruitful year with Sunday morning sermon by Rev. W H Dos of Lebanon. Prof Boo tek and Howard oversee a strong program, large attendance, and good relations across departments. Week events include annual address by State Superintendent B R L Jones and student banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Institute
Mt. Pleasant
W. H
R. L. Jones
Nashville
Tenn
Tyonen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Cunningham
General Hood
Welkin
Dixie
Austerlitz
Figuers' Hill
Winstead Hill
Carter
Figuers
Wineteads
Strahl
Young Cunningham
John McGavock
Cleburne
Adams
Gist
Granbury
M'Dowell
Columbus and Moyer
B. A. Satterfield @ Company
Cumberlands
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Dickson
DR. Boaz
New York
Smolinsky & Haskell
South Main Street
Ritters Grocery
W. H. Doss
ANON
Bootek
Howard
Att
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