Concord meeting notes and local arrivals in Septembers
Our correspondents record a Concord meeting led by Rev. W A Provine and note Misses Hattie and Mamie Till starting Murfreesboro school. They list visits, illnesses, and community movements including families Johnson Gordon Adkinson Gordon and others, plus medical notices and local preaching plans. Grace section closes with updates from various residents and a Pettis preaching event.
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Ben
Concord
W. A. Provine
Hattie
Mamie Till
Murfreesboro
Pattie Russell
Fannie Godfrey
Missie Beasie Fry
Esa Yancey
Lula
Clarence Fly
Mollie Houser
L. Hofman
Aene Loulie
Bealy
Marion Fly
Miss Irvin
Pillow Gant
Charley Johnson
Joe Church
Mist Lous Rachet
Olin
Ted
Bragg
Educate Your Bowels and Marriage Licenses Noted
Educate Your Bowels claims bowels can be trained like muscles. Cas carets Candy Cathartic advertised at 10 cents each. Marriage licenses listed: Jasper Lackett to Mise Ettle Morris, John A Warf to Annie L Evans, Frank Bell to Sallie Guest, R McKee to Georgia i.
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Cascarets
Jasper Lackett
Mise Ettle Morris
John A. Warf
Annie L. Evans
Frank Bell
Sallie Guest
R. McKee
Georgia i
Phosphate Combine Update Nearing Completion
A Herald interview with Mr. Roal Wright, Tennessee representative for Aryan & Sharp, reports progress on the phosphate company's consolidation. Estimation of the field is advancing and the project should finish within ten days. purchasers remain unnamed. Wright denies Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. involvement, notes he will travel to New York to consult brokers Bryan & Sharp, linked to J Pierpont Morgan rumors.
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Thy Herald
Ro AL Wright
Mr Pleasant Iptarhate
Wright
Mt. Pleasant
Messrs
Aryan & Sharp
New York
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Tennessee
Virginia-Carolina ‘O
Bryan & Sharp
J. Pierpont Morgan
Octopus
Wall Street
City Attorney Smiser elected by quorum vote after misreported result
Report of a Board for Mayor and Aldermen meeting notes James A. Smiser was elected City Attorney. Initial report claimed no majority and no election, but a quorum allowed the majority of the quorum to elect. Acting Mayor Brownlow validated the election, asserting a silent minority should not block business. Also mentions Electric Bitters touted as remedy for various ailments with a testimonial from Phebe Cherley.
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James A. Smiser
Smiser
Recorder
Brownlow
Fire in Pulaski destroys multiple 19th century buildings
A 2 am blaze in Pulaski Tennessee wiped out the Western Union Telegraph office the T Reese warehouse Crockett and Ragsdale tobacco factory and Ragsdale and Bro tombstone plant along First to Second streets. Insurance was minimal with 500 on the warehouse and little on factory stock. Dwellings of Mrs Rufue White and F M Bunch were heat damaged. origin theories include electrical disturbance from telegraph or crossed wires causing a Cumberland Telephone office fire that burned over 1000 phones.
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Pulaski
Tenn
Western Union Telegraph Office
T. Reese & Co
Crockett & Ragsdale
Tombstone and Monument
Ragsdale & Bro
Rufue White
F. M. Bunch
Telegraph
Cumberland
Oxford Shoe Sale Offers Ladies and Children Good Prices
About 200 pairs of ladies fine Oxfords at cost and below cost. 400 pairs ladies van Kid Oxford at Pee se Kote ted eet Seiathala. 6 pairs $2.50 to $3.00. Oxfords in this sale $1.00. 10 pairs ladies’ black and tan $2.00. 6250 Oxforda narrow tops on sale. 160 pairs misses and children black and red slippers at cost.
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van Kid Oxfe
Peese Kote Ted Eet
Seiathala Wa
Patra
Notice to Rural Route Mail Carriers at Columbia Tenn
Mail recipients urged to direct correspondence to Columbia Tennessee Rural Route number for prompt delivery. Public notice warns rural carriers and customers to update addresses. Advertisement touts WOTO-BAC as a cure for tobacco use with claims of rapid weight gain and health benefits. Sterling Remedy Co. list of Chicago or New York addresses.
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Columbia
Tenn
Sterling Remedy CO
Chicago
New York
Pleasant Tilems Mt Pleasant Sermon and Protracted Meeting
Mt Pleasant sept 16 Rev Mr McPhierson preached an excellent sermon last Sunday on He that wins souls is wise. A large congregation attended despite rain. Rev W H Doss did not preach on The Bible but will next Sunday. A song service at the Presbyterian church drew a large crowd and a short program. Rev Doss left for Williamsport to hold a protracted meeting. Mass meeting called at Mt Pleasant Presbyterian church to pay tribute to late President McKinley under Roosevelt proclamation.
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Mt. Pleasant
Mr. McPhierson
Methodist Church
W. H. Doss
Presbyterian Church
Williamsport
Jackson
D. W. Shofner
J.M. Hunter
Buffalo
Roosevelt
Mt Pleasant
McKinley
Mary Collins Sues for Divorce in Chancery Court
In chancery court Mary Collins files for divorce from Will Collins alleging repeated drunken abuse and unmerciful whipping. The bill describes him as a drunkard and very powerful. Proceedings move forward in the venue indicated by the readable OCR text.
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Mary Collins
Will Collins
Giles County Or Magnates Charter Granted
Secretary of State John W. Morton granted a charter to the Tenpes see & Alabama Oil & Mineral Company of Giles county with 2,150,000 capital stock. Incorporators include James T. Oakes Nathaniel Crockett Thomas E Daly BE. E. Estick J. T. Reese Mar Arrowsmith Robt. H. Porter Jr. W
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John W. Morton
Tenpessee & Alabama Oil & Mineral Company
Giles County
James T. Oakes
Nathaniel Crockett
Thomas Edaly
BE. E. Estick
J. T. Reese
Mar
Arrowsmith
Robt. H. Porter, Jr
Additions to the Animal Show at Mundy’s venue
Mundy’s animal show, part of Inquisitives Sanny nights, features a display of young animals described as cute and pretty. The old mother is shown fondling and caring for them, offering an engaging scene at this event. Also references a cure claim for a cold with Grove’s remedies and a refund promise if ineffective.
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Mundy
Reday Bates
Bird Shot For Tiger Ad Warns Against Illness
An old advertisement warns readers that bird shot cannot stop a tiger, meaning disease. It praises Scott's Emulsion as a powerful remedy to halt progression, strengthen the body, soothe lungs, and sustain strength until recovery. A free sample offer is included.
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Shylock
Dr. Pierce
Piero
Coumont Sense
E. Y. Perce
Suitalo
N.Y
Scott
From School Teacher to President Summary
A biography traces a man from local teaching to U.S. presidency. It covers military service in the Union Army, staff work with generals, legal studies, and a political career. Key events include nominations at St Louis 1896 and Philadelphia 1900, his inauguration in 1901, and his assassination in Buffalo in 1901.
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Anu
W. & Keveerane
Mitherford
Iayes
Col
Stontey Ma Lilews
B. Hay George Crook
Winfeld
Emma Goldman Defends Silence Over McKinley Attack
In Chicago on Sept 14 Emma Goldman insisted she would not have alerted police about Czolgosz's plan to shoot President McKinley, arguing against spying and defending a killer's perceived rights. The piece also promotes Grow Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria treatment.
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Chicago
Emma Goldman
President McKinley
Czolgosz
Thad
Mr. McKinley
Wan
Tennessee population by sex and nativity bulletin
Census Bureau bulletin shows Tennessee population of 2 020 616 with 50.5 percent males and 49.5 percent females. Whites 76.2 percent and colored 24.8 percent. foreign-born 0.9 percent. Native born dominates with 2 002 570 natives. foreign-born 17 746. Details list native whites and colored counts, with small foreign subgroups including Chinese Japanese Indians. Columbia population totals given, native born 2 761 males 1 224 females. foreign born 39 males. colored 1 006.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Tennessee
Theoreign
Columbia
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Columbia, Tennessee
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Farmmans Merchant
Bene
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W. P. Ridley James
Andrews R
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J.D. Barrow
J.C Wooten
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J. E. Brownlow
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J. P. Brownlow
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Frierson
OAKES
Watkins
J.P
JNO
W. Friekson, Jr
J. L. Hutton
Janl
Columbia District
Trely
Marcella Falls
Anderson's Creek
Porter's Mt
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Colteoka
Burke
Burke's
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Forest Grove
W. RB
Pueoces
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Boston
Fourth Ave
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Castoria
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