Beasley Ballot Omission Sparks Election Row in Maury
Maury County Election Commission chairman C A Forgey rejects claim that the state Republican leader assured all nominees were on the ballot. Forgey explains he only verified Luck’s list covering Governor and Presidential electors, not Beasley. He says Beasley’s name status was not discussed in Fariss’s interview. Columbia Tenn Oct 28 1908.
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Commissioners of Election
J. S. Beasley
Congress
C. A. Forgey
County Election Commission
H. F. Fariss
Mr. Beasley
Forgey
Elections Commission
Fariss
Luck
State
Republican Executive Committee
R. 8
Hopkins
Maury County Election Commission
Beasley
Republican Congressional Executive Committee
Farissi
Chm
Maury Co. Elect. Com
Columbia, Tenn
Butchers for City Abattoir Meets to Study Plan
A city board of mayor and aldermen appointed special committee met with city butchers at the city hall on Wednesday to discuss establishing a public abattoir. Dr P D Biddle will visit Tennessee towns with existing abattoirs to study operations and costs and report back. The move appears widely supported and likely within a few months.
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P. D. Biddle
Tennessee
Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Ceremony List
W F Cayce weds Mary E Feruerson. Calvin Garrett weds Zana Hobby. Joe McCardy weds Maggie Wade. Walter Hill weds Exle Alexander. Barley Beasley weds Leele Fly. Alfred Shury weds Bessie Coler.
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Ueson
Calvin Garrett
Zana Hobby
Joe McCardy
Maggie Wade
Walter Hill
Exle Alexander
Barley Beasley
Leele Fly
Alfred Shury
Bessie Coler
Battle Royal Today as B G A and CM A clash on academy field
Capt Lex Stone predicts a tight battle between Battle Ground Academy and the Cadets this afternoon on the Academy field with luck likely deciding a close score. Both teams match in weight and experience, and Massey official Prof Massey and Mr Godhey will oversee the game. The Academy field and weather are favorable for an engaging outing as crowds seek a new attendance record.
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Lex Stone
Battle Ground Academy
Massey
Massey Training School
Godhey
Vanderbilt
Academy
Complete Walk To The Academy In West End
Work on the West End sidewalk finished Thursday and praised as a credit to the committee and contractor Mr. Moore. The improvement boosts suburban growth and future walks to Columbia's school for boys, despite some property owners not contributing and the contractor facing extra costs. The ten-member committee may cover a $200 shortfall, and plans to extend a walk along Mt Pleasant Pike to the railroad bridge are being discussed, with leading property owners backing the project.
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West End
Moore
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant Pike
Obituary notes from Williamsport and vicinity deaths
Mary Ragsdale daughter of Dr and Mrs L H Ragsdale of Williamsport died after illness. John Byrd died at his South Columbia home after a long illness with consumption. funeral at residence with Rev W B Capers. burial at Rose Hill. Henry Neeley prominent McCains neighbor died. funeral at 3 pm with Rev Ashford. burial at Indian Camp Springs. R H Moore’s remains from Monrovia, California, reached Williamsport. funeral and interment held. honored Confederate scout. Mrs. R H Gordon, sister in law to Judge W O Gordon, died in New York. formerly Miss Eleanora Cunningham of Nashville. Maury County ties noted. Gentry Fox died at Parks Station after typhoid fever. son of M P Fox. survived by wife and three children. 28. funeral at Merton graveyard. Buchanan, J., long-time resident, noted.
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Mary Ragsdale
Mary
L. H. Ragsdale
Williamsport
Lana
John Byrd
South Columbia
W. B. Capers
Rose Hill
Henry Neeley
McCains
Rev
Ashford
Indian Camp Springs
Mr. Neeley
R. H. Moore
Monrovia
California
Moore
R. H. Gordon
W. O. Gordon
New Yorke
Gordon
Eleanora Cunningham
Nashville
Maury County
Gentry Fox
Parks Station
M. P. Fox
Fox & Derryberry
Columbia
Mrton
Satterfield Gun Co Hunting Gear Listing
An advertisement from B. A. SATTERFIELD & CO. runs oct 22 to nov 20 featuring guns, shells, hunting coats and bird hunting gear for hunters. The listing promotes a big lot of hunting equipment and urges readers to buy for their hunting needs.
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B. A. Satterfield & CO
Quarterly Conferences listed for first quarter schedule
Rev. T. A. Kerley announces the first quarter schedule for Quarterly Conferences. Elkton Bee Springs in Elkton October 31 to November 1. Prospect Pleasant Hill in Pleasant Hill November 1 to 2. Delrose Shiloh McBurg in Shiloh November 9. Bethel at Bethel November 14 to 15. Diana Berear November 21 to 22. Olivet Pleasant Valley at Simpsons November 22 to 23. Pulaski November 27 to 29. Pisgah Blooming Grove November 28 to 29. Richland Rehoboth November 29. Chestnut Grove Pleasant Ridge December 5 to 6. Trinity Hebern December 6 to 7. Cullooka Burkes December 12 to 13. Bigbyville Taylors December 19 to 20. Lynnville Elk Valley December 20 to 21. Mooresville Bryants December 27 to 28. South Columbia Mt Olivet at South Columbia January 1. Mount Pleasant January 2 and Columbia January 10 to 11.
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T. A. Kerley
Columbia District
Elkton
Bee Springs
Prospect
Pleasant Hill
Delrose
Shiloh
McBurg
Bethel
Diana
Berear
Olivet
Pleasant Valley
Simpons
Pulaski
Pisgah
Blooming Grove
Richland
Rehoboth
Chestnut Grove
Pleasant , Ridge
Trinity
Hebern
Cullooka
Burkes
Bigbyville
Taylors
Lynnville
Elk Valley
Mooresville
Bryants
South Columbia
Mt. Olivet
Mount Pleasant
Columbia
Stewards to Organize Tonight at First Methodist
Hon J J Dinning chairman of the Board of Stewards calls a meeting of the new Board at the Sunday school room tonight at 7:80 oclock. The gathering aims to organize and set the year’s agenda for church stewardship and activities.
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J. J. Dinning
First Methodist Church
For Sale Fine Farm Near Town
For sale a fine farm located 2 1/2 miles south of town with easy terms. Contact Mrs Mary D Warfield.
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Fine Farm
Mary D. Warfield
Bsoetsr
Crows Bridges
Earning Capacity Urged To Build Savings Beyond Living
A motivational note urges that earning capacity should empower more than mere subsistence. It emphasizes saving money as a key objective, linking earnings to long term financial stability and future security. The statement underscores practical financial discipline as essential to personal growth and prosperity.
Obituary of Columbia man who died after long illness
The Columbia resident died Thursday night at his daughter's home on South Garden Street after a long illness. The funeral was held Saturday at the residence with Dr. George Mack officiating and burial at Roger II. Survived by his wife and two daughters Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. A. H. Abbott of Texas. He previously ran a Betherland bus line and later ran a confectionery business until health halted work.
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Columbia
Will Matthews
South Garden Street
George Mack
Rogerii
Buchanan
Matthews
A. H. Abbott
Texas
Betherland
Boaz to Debate Horton in Nashville Sabbath Debate
Elder W. T. Boaz travels to Nashville for a week long joint debate with a Seventh Day Adventist. The set meeting at Fifth and Fatherland streets begins Monday November 2 at 7 30 p m with nightly two hour sessions for four days. Horton affirms the proposition that the Sabbath of the Decalogue remains binding under the Christian dispensation.
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W. T. Boaz
Nashville
Gospel Advocate
Boaz-Horton
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Fifth and
Fatherland Streets
Horton
Brother Boaz
Elder Horton
Burdock Blood Bitters Cleanses Skin and Blood
Ad touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a blood cleansing tonic that promises clear eyes, clear mind, and clear skin by purging impurities. It emphasizes skin conditions like eruptions and pimples as from impure blood and claims the product offers a natural remedy.
Put Off Train They Enter Suit
P. Stockard and wife sue Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Circuit Court for 2000 dollars claiming damages after being removed from a passenger train at a Alabama siding during a storm for an alleged ticket irregularity. J H Dinning represents plaintiffs. Also noted, papers in a separate case against detective Graham alias Campbell proceed to grand jury. Campbell faces threats to extort evidence and remains out on 1000 bond.
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P. Stockard
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
J. H. Dinning
Ploneant
Granbery
Fire Carnival for Columbia Fire Carnival for Columbia
The Columbia fire department will host what could be the city’s largest carnival, contracting with the Cosmopolitan Shows deemed peerless in the carnival world. The troupe travels with thirty sixty foot cars and a vast trained-animal collection, plus bands and four European artists performing free attractions.
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Columbia
Travel
Ing
Bowling Green
Kye
Europe
Sustains Painful Injuries in Fall Near Bisbyville Pike
Jim Hannah an 82 year old prominent citizen living six miles out on the Bisby ville pike fell Tuesday. He injured his shoulder or collar bone and his condition causes considerable uneasiness among residents.
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Jim Hannah
Bisbyville Pike
Hannahs
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