Captain Caperton Receives Lighthouse Board Post
Capt W B Caperton former commander of the Maine sails to Washington to become Secretary of the Light House Board. He will oversee the U S lighthouse service with about 165 clerks and 30 officers, as the Maine undergoes $600000 repairs and vows to reenter service in about eighteen months.
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W. B. Caperton
Contmaster
Maine
U. S. Navy
Washington D. C
Light House Board
Caperton
Maury County
Portsmouth
N. H
Light House
United States
Territories
Naval
Harvard
Yale
Department of Commerce and Labor
Nashville
Washington City
National Capital
Atlantic
Pacific
Philippines
Relief Efforts Falter as Cold Worsens Mexican Districts
Reports from Neuve Leon and Tamaulipas describe widespread destitution worsened by a sudden cold wave. Consul General Hanna of the National Red Cross oversees relief using pack trains, with trains daily. Though Monterey is well provided, outlying districts lack shelter and clothing as rail links from Aug. 26 hinder aid.
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Monterey
Mex
Neve Leon
Tamaulijas
Mexico
Hanna
National Red Cross Society
Cea
Mattamoros
Tampico
Saltillo
Lhe
Prankport Court Opinion Upholds Death of Diseased Cows
An appellate ruling in Kentucky rejects an injunction to spare cows believed diseased from tuberculosis. Judge O Rest notes killing cows may be necessary to protect public health, likening it to removing a public nuisance. The decision signals a practical stance against saving diseased livestock over public safety.
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Prankport
Judeo Oreer
Court of Appeals
State Board of Health
John Wittner
J. M. Mathews
State Board
O'Rest
Jefferson Circuit Court
Eskimo Father Eats His Child in Arctic Tragedy
Report reaches St Johns from the Hudson Bay steamer Adventure detailing a cannibal Eskimo who killed and ate one of his children after famine drove him to madness. He repelled neighbors attempting reprisal and fled into the ice wilderness. his subsequent fate remains unknown.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Far North
Hudson Bay Company
Adventure
Snowdrop
Baffin Land
Hudson Bay Mounted Police
Danish Scientist Clarifies Plan For Record Examinations
Dr Cook said he will stick to the plan for the University of Copenhagen to conduct the flat examination of his records. He also asked that the results be withheld until all geographic societies worldwide review the records. Duplicate copies will then be sent to geographic societies and other scholarly bodies.
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Baltimore
Gal
Cook
Associated Press
Copenhagen
University of
Denmark
Washington
University of Copenhagen
School Children Parade Before Board in City Review
Thousands of children from Columbia public and McDowell schools joined cadets from Columbia Military Academy in a parade to the fair grounds for a review before Gov Patterson and the Board of Education. The procession included 200 cadets, 250 McDowell pupils, 600 from Columbia Public Schools, and about 1600 rural students with flags, forming a multistage march from Hotel Bethel to Court Square and then to the fair grounds. Leaders included Chief Marshal John P. McGaw and aides, with mounted police at the front. The event was a holiday memory for the children.
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Board of Education
Fair Grounds
Columbia Military Academy
Ecity
McDowell
Hotel Bethel
Nashville
McDowell School
United States
Hotel Bethell
West Seventh
Court Square
Main Street
John P. McGaw
John Fraser
Dalton Oliver
Frank F. Everett
Spence F. McFall
Whit Hight
John M. Burns
Morgan
Patterson
Barbecue Draws Big Crowd As Board Members Arrive
Enthusiastic praise for the excellent menu and high service marked a large barbecue event featuring pork beef and mutton barbecue cooked overnight under the direction of John W. Jackson and others. Over 5 000 wooden bread trays served coffee celery tomatoes pickles and bread. Six Board members including State Superintendent R L Jones and Governor Patterson arrived with a reception for the guests at Bethell House and the hotel. Prof Todd did not join the train, delaying his arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Jackson
Tom Shaw
N. L. Stokes
James Hickman
R. L. Jones
Nashville
T. B. Logelns
Dickson
Billingsley
Spencer
4. M. Barker
Bristol
Bynum
Jackson
Brooks
Covington
Fayetteville
Bethell House
Bethell
Dedman
Governor Patterson
Columbia
Patterson
Tom Jones
Prof. Todd
Murfreesboro
Todd
School Rally Day halts normal business in Columbia
Business largely suspended in Columbia as schools rally. Banks closed, stores quiet, many clerks and county officials head to fair grounds. Candidates active with campaign cards distributed freely, creating a gala day atmosphere.
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Columbia
Fair Grounds
Barbecue Feast Delights Thousands at County Fair
Chairman Jackson and his committee oversaw a successful barbecue at the fair grounds. Tables served the general public, school children, and officials with ample portions. The school group enjoyed a well organized outing with special attention from the Board of Education, Governor, and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Board of Education
Gey
Patterson
Cotronaues
Edwen Ham
Crowds Gather in Columbia for School Location Boost
A large crowd gathered in Columbia for a barbecue and to greet the State Board of Education. They came from across the county by various means, boosting Columbia's claim to host the Middle Tennessee Normal School. Delegations traveled from Pleasant and the South section as trains and country routes fed the turnout.
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Columbus
State Board of Education
Columbia
Middle Tennesawe Normal School
Mr. Pleasant
Fair Grounds
Five Year Old Girl Fatally Burned In Accident
Hifie Myatt, five, daughter of Mr and Mrs L H Myatt of nearby Dickson Tennessee, is believed to have been fatally burned when a vessel of scalding water toppled onto her. The kettle or floor overturned the container spilling hot liquid over her body.
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Dickson
Tenn
Engine Foreman Killed In Yard Accident
Alford McCauley a 40 year old worker in the Lo and N yards was instantly killed when an engine moved and hacked into him as he descended from the cab. The accident occurred Tuesday evening in Bowling Green Kentucky.
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Bowling Green
Alford McCauley
Lo & N
Action by New York Presbytery on Archibald Black
New York presbytery admitted Rev Archibald Black to the ministry despite objections from liberalist factions. Dissenting members plan a formal protest to the synod and to the General Assembly, citing doubts about scriptural authority, the virgin birth, Lazarus rising, and the resurrection of Christ.
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New York
Archibald Black
General Assembly
Church
Mr. Black
Lazarus
Centurion of Centreville John Catham Dies at 100
Centreville Tenn October 6 Overcome by age John Catham died Saturday at his daughter’s Cane Creek home near Pleasantville He reached 100 years 10 months and 6 days oldest man in the county except Mrs Hudson aged 101 He was a Primitive Baptist Church member for sixty years and famed for pioneer reminiscences and a strong wrestling frame at age 60 unable to be toppled in a match He had ten children two surviving Roll and M A McCleary.
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Centreville
Tenn
John Catham
A. McClearin
Cane Creek
Pleasantville
Hudson
Johnny
Fr Primitive Baptist Church
Estees
Ife
Ten Enilile
Anpvive bin
Rt)llam
Mra
A. McClengan
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Capt. Caperton
Maury Countian
Wahinutuk
D. C
Big Vensel
The
Herald
Kentucky Court OF Appeals
Trancaser
Heliver Ane
Harned
Col JC. Hardy
Charite
DR. Cook
Dobbins & Ewing
Archibald
Hickman County
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