Maury County Democratic Executive Meeting Set for Oct 17
The Democratic Executive Committee of Maury county will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at the County Court room in Columbia to appoint officers for the November 3 primary. James H. Kannon, chairman, and James A. Smiser, secretary, urge full attendance to avoid missteps in officer selection and to transact any party matters.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Maury County
Kannon
County Court Room
Columbia
James H. Kannon
James A. Smiser
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Clear Skins and Minds
Ad claims severe skin eruptions and scrofula stem from impure blood and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing blood tonic that will make users clear eyed, clear minded, and clear skinned. The language pushes health benefits and tone mirrors period patent medicine advertising.
Play The Devil for Columbians at Opera House
Manager Yates has booked the sensational play The Devil for Columbia crowds. The production, staged by Henry W. Savage Company, features new scenery and will match Nashville scale. Columbia orchestra to accompany performances. heating system overhauled for comfort this season.
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Yates
Columbia
New York
Henry W. Savage
Opera House
Nashville
Columbia Orchestra
Tennessee W C T U Opens 27th Convention in Chattanooga
The Tennessee W C T U began its twenty seventh annual convention in Chattanooga with about 400 delegates. Sessions were at Centenary church and a public service at the city auditorium drew about 2500 attendees. Welcome addresses came from the mayor and church and school leaders. Mrs Silena Moore Holman presided and spoke in the afternoon. The event will run three days.
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Chattanooga
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Tennessee W. C. T. U
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Anti-Saloon League
Temperance Workers
Silena Moore Holman
Dean's Ointment Cures Itching and Protruding Piles
Itching piles provoke profanity but profanity won't help. Dean's Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffering and is available at any drug store.
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Dean
Tammany Sends a Big Check to Bryan
New York reports Tammany Hall will contribute $1000 to the Democratic National Committee and cover mass meeting expenses at Madison Square Garden on Oct 16 where Bryan will speak. The group expects $5000 more for event costs. Bryan to visit New Jersey and Connecticut for brief stops.
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Tammany
Democratic National Committee
Charles FP. Murphy
Madison Square Garden
Bryan
Hudspeth
Mack
Chicago
Kohlfast
White House
Washington
Spreading Canards Charged in Bryan Campaign Tactics
National Chairman Mack accuses Republican campaign managers of enlisting friendly business interests to spread fear of “what may follow” if William J. Bryan is elected. He will publish names of those creating such impressions and directs state chairmen to furnish names of individuals or corporations using these methods.
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Chicago
Mack
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Caught Napping Taft Campaign Literature Found in Chicago
Two van loads of Republican campaign literature, written in Bohemian, Lithuanian and Slav, were discovered in the Democratic National Headquarters mailing room in Chicago. The materials were intended for Republican offices a block away and were mailed to voters by the Democratic Committee.
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Chicago
Democratic National
Taft
Democratic Committee
Post Cards of Ed Geers Show Controversial Portrait
Columbians received post cards featuring Ed Geers seated in a large chair with a floral wreath. A large Irish policeman stands beside him, reportedly placed to press him into submitting to cruelty. The image was taken after Geers won the Kentucky Futurity at Louisville recently.
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Ed F. Geers
Mr. Geers
Geers
Loulaville
Governor Urges Stern Action Against Night Riders in Kentucky
The governor calls on Kentuckians to unite locally to punish night riders who attacked Walker's family. He condemns lynching and arson while urging immediate arrests and use of state power to restore order and the state's honor after a wave of brutality and murder.
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Prankfort
Walker
Higman County
Si U Hin
Bani
Sis
Kentucky
Russellville
Othey
Bryan Confident After Campaign Swing Through Nebraska
William J Bryan rested in Fairview Nebraska after a busy period on the stump and good receptions in Missouri. He planned further campaigning through Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming with surveys showing rising Democratic sentiment from the early stops.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William
Bryan
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Joseph
Democratic Party
Trial on Old Forgery Charge In New York
Aften years ago, Frank Marrin faced trial for alleged forgery linked to a mortgage obtaining funds from Mrs. Cacolli Barry, an elderly recluse who died penniless in Brooklyn. The case involves an alleged $65,000 fraud and recalls prior fraud judgments from Philadelphia.
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Cacolli Barry
Brooklyn
Marrin
Barry
Marrthael
Philadelphia
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