Thieves Break Into W. T. Anderson Store in Dickson
News and comment items note several incidents and events including a minor cash theft at W T Anderson hardware in Dickson, a lecture by Henry Watterson in McMinnville, Montana train robbery cash losses in Nashville, Crain to receive a cane in Dyerville, Tullahoma fire destroying the McRee Hotel Southern Printing and Guardian plant, Southern League board adjournment and eight clubs next season with Selma moved to Atlanta, Nashville’s pennant win over Little Rock, Jesse Coppeck’s sudden death near Allegheny Springs, and Robert C Stockton’s Jackson report on local home capital for factories.
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Tullahoma
McRee
Southern Printing Company
Southern League
Chattanooga
Selma
Atlanta
Nashville
Little Rock
Prominent Lady Praises Peruna Cure for Catarrh
A Minneapolis letter from Mrs M A Theatro of Rebecca and Tolp Lodges in Woman's Relief Corps extols Peruna as a catarrh remedy. She reports long chronic symptoms, first relief after regular use before meals, and overall improved health, digestion, and nerves. The letter promotes Peruna as a lasting cure that removes the cause.
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M.A. Theatro
Rebecca Lodge
Tolp Lodge
Woman’s Relief Corps
Jackson
Minneapolis
Minn
M. A. Thestro
Peruna Médicine Co
Columbus
Ogentlemen
Sime
Sam
Peruna
Womset
Tragic double suicide plot shocks Chicago society
In Chicago two prominent locals in ill fated romance plotted death by morphine and gas. Dr Orville Burnette, a South Side dentist, and Charlotte Nichol, wife of railway agent W L Nichol Jr., died and survived respectively after a staged suicide in the Marlborough Hotel. One note declared their love could not be, while police report a hat pin wound and lingering morphine reserves. Burnette later faced a coroner’s verdict.
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Chicago
Charlotte Nichol
W. L. Nichol, Jr
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company
Orville Burnette
South Side
Great Northern
Marleborough
Twenty Second Street
Met
Abe
Dr. Burnette
Burnette
Tennessee
May Dentistry
Nichol
Dia
Barnette
Withewes
Sewanee
Tenn
University of the South
Maj. J. W. Thomas
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Hastings
Neb
Grace
Anderson
Alno
Denver
Orville
Case
Caleb Powers Trial Advances in Kentucky Case
The Caleb Powers trial at Georgetown Kentucky moved quickly as the defense prepared for examination in chief and a lengthy cross examination. Powers admitted the shot might have come from his office, noted possible duplicate keys, and did not firmly deny giving Youstey a key, though he doubted it.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Powers
Youstey
Dean Lee Endorses Attending Trots at Lexington Sermon
In Lexington Kentucky the Rev Baker P Lee dean of Christ Church Cathedral preached by request and defended horse racing as compatible with Christianity. He denounced hypocrisy among pious men and praised horsemen while citing Ad Geers as a racehorse example. President McGarvey criticized his stance as tim id. The sermon sparked debate and a possible reply from McGarvey.
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Lexington
Church
Baker P. Lee
Qn Lee
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Thomas W. Lawson
Mueller
First Presbyterian Church
Dean Lee
McGarvey
The
Bible College
Christian Church
Dean’ Lee
Ad Geers
Mellarvey
Conri¢r Journal
Roosevelt Washi Fight Escalates At Memphis Hotel
Memphis Tenn Oct 17 Both the Commercial Appeal and the Evening Telegraph report heated exchanges at Roosevelt Washington hotel where Jed Crain formerly of Nashville confronted a Northern drntumer with a claim that Wade was aligned with Southern whites during a dinner. The exchange led to calls for calm as Carmack and Patterson representatives voiced sharp views on the matter.
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John H. Crain
Memphis
Dyeraburg
Memphis Denn
Roosevelt
Daring Post Office Robbery At Chicago Post Office
Chicago detectives revealed a bold heist at the wholesale stamp department with burglars drilling under the floor and escaping in a wagon. About 76,008 in stamps and cash were taken, including postage due and Pan American stamps, with entry aimed at the cashier’s vault but thwarted by a concealed dry goods box and careful planning. Postmaster Frederick E. Cone was awaiting congressional relief as authorities pursued leads.
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Chicago
Staropa
Southie
Wabash Avenue
Art
Taspertor Stewart
Major Isaac Arnold Dies Suddenly Near Alleghany Arsenal
Major Isaac Arnold, commandant in rate at the Columbia Arsenal, died suddenly while out hunting near Alleghany Arsenal Pennsylvania. He was well remembered in Columbia for his service and long friendship with many acquaintances and his family.
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Stat Columna Arenal
Isaac Arnold
Alleghany Arsenal
Arnold
Columbia
Columbia Arsenal
Greer
Morphine Tragedy Involving Ellen Wallace On Eighth Street
Ellen Wallace a local woman attempted suicide by taking morphine at Titcomb's drugstore following financial and personal troubles. Firefighters responded quickly as witnesses described her plan to ingest the drug. She was found in poor condition and later treated by physicians, but circumstances remain under investigation.
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Ellen Wallace
Meade Frierson
Eighth Street
Titcomb
Sunda
The Finest Cake Is Made with Royal Baking Powder
A vintage ad-style statement promotes Royal Baking Powder as the key to light sweet and wholesome cakes. It emphasizes purity and quality as defining traits of the product.
Lebanon pastor faces trial over alleged arsons and insurance
Nashville reports serious charges against Rev. B A Cherry of Lebanon Methodist Church for burning two houses Estill Springs and Mont Eagle to claim insurance. Witnesses will be taken Monday at Mont Eagle for conference trial. Misses Lucy Haley Ida Lipscomb Henrietta Lazarus win Nashville Banner opera tickets in a separate contest.
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Nashville
B. A. Cherry
Methodist Church At
Lebanon
Mont Eagle
Methodist Publishing House
W. T. Haggard
Cherry
Estill Springs
Tenn
Nashville Banner
the Tabernacle
Pat
Jumbia
Ines Lee Auley
Ida Lipscomb
Henrietta Lazarus
Missing Girl Found After Disappearance in Nashville
Theophelia Noonan, 19, daughter of State Factory Inspector Martin Noonan, vanished from 14 North Market Street Tuesday afternoon and was found late last night in a building opposite the police headquarters. She said she left home due to mistreatment and would rather stay in jail than return. Police traced her with a letter she wrote to a man named Quick, who contacted police upon learning of the search. The father demanded Quick be held, but a warrant was not secured and Quick was released at 10 o'clock. The father suspects involvement by Quick or others and ordered she be held for inquiry.
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Nashville
Theophelia Noonan
Martin Noonan
North Market Street
Police
Wen
W. Quick
Cartwright
Noonan
Quick
Fire destroys Barker home. only chair and feather bed saved
A rear range dwelling belonging to Mrs. Barker was burned to ashes late afternoon and the fire was not discovered early. No insurance coverage existed. Friends and neighbors sympathize with Mrs. Barker as she faces total loss.
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MS. Barker
Rear Range
Hom
Dt Mra
Fire Damages Church Kitchen on Monday
A small kitchen fire at a church caused minor damage to the interior entryway. Fire crews arrived promptly and controlled the blaze with no injuries reported, with the property listed as belonging to Mire J. T. L. Cuohean.
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J. T. L. Cuohean
PARDON FOR KING Pushed By Petitions In Nashville
Gov Mex Millin said he had not yet examined the voluminous petitions and documents urging clemency for Col rm Clay King. He would review the material at the earliest moment as a flood of letters and petitions arrived on the case.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mex Millin
Preacher decries thirst for entertainment in Nashville
The Rev Dr D G Kelley, a leading Methodist elder, delivered sermons at two Nashville churches criticizing the era's appetite for grand opera and similar amusements. He denounced Quo Vadis as an example of moral decline and urged that public funds not finance entertainment, condemning horse shows that prioritize spectacle over animal welfare.
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Kelley
Nashville
Tenn
D. G. Kelley
Methodist Church
Intruder Shot by Pastor in Madisonville House Breakin
In Madisonville Kentucky on October 21 James Lowi a negro was shot by Reverend Eugene Hardison pastor of the Methodist Church as he tried to break into Me Haralson's home. The door was opened and the pastor fired into the darkness. A cry of pain followed. Lewis was found dead near the door. The shooting was investigated by county authorities and a jury ruled it a case of simple homicide.
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Madisonville
James Lowi
Eugene Hardison
Methodiat
Haralson
Negro Killings Near Shien Road Sparks Sheriff Probe
Special to the Herald Nashville reports John Copeland, a Black man, was shot and killed near Shien Road by a prominent farmer on October 1. The assailant fled toward the city after the confrontation, and Copeland died instantly. Sheriff investigated motives but details remain unclear.
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Herald Nashville
John Copeland
Cole
Tovlay
Shien Road
Copeland
Cman
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Dickson
Henry Watterson
McMinnville, Tenn
Montana
Jesse Coppeck
Ohio
Allegheny Springs
Robert C. Stockton
W. L. Nichol
Dr. Shoup
Columbia Insttute
Nashville American
F. A. Shoop
Sewannee
Sie
Dr. Oreille & Barnette
Corwmer
Chicago Post Office
Maj
the Arsenal
Alleghaney Arsenal
Lucy Haley
Miss Noonan
Mira
M.L. Barker
Rock Spring
Gov. McMillin
Madisonville, Ky
Killan Meare
Sais
Davidson County
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