Law Enforcement Bills Passed by Tennessee Legislature
Nashville reports landslide passage of three law enforcement measures by both chambers. The nuisance bill cleared 26 5 in the Senate and 79 15 in the House, while the two jug bills drew only two no votes in the Senate. Opposition in the House centered on McFarland Todd clash over including unlawful businesses. both sides claimed strong party support and unity aside from a spirited exchange.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Senate
House
Davidson County
Murphy
Liik
McAllister Sored
McFarland
Todd
Hooper
Rutherford
Wilson
Mr. Todd
Memphis to Build Wading Pool at Overton Park
Memphis plans a Duke C. Bowers wading pool at Overton Park pending cost estimates. The 60 foot diameter concrete pool will range from four inches to one foot in depth. The project follows Mr. Bowers’s Seattle pool donation and mirrors planned Seattle park construction.
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Memphis
Tenn
Duke C. Bowers
Overton Park
Park Commission
Seattle
Bowers
News-Scimitar
Five Hundred Dollars Found in Depot Wash Room
Perry Ralf of Belvidere Jr claims he lost $500 in the Northwestern depot earlier, after seeking a wash, and was so distraught he attempted to drown himself twice. He returned to the Des planes street station and recovered the wad hidden under the wash basin, stating the money is ten years of earnings and will be deposited in the bank tomorrow.
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Belvidere
Perry Ralf
Belvidere Jr
Desplanes Street
Brynman
Northwestern Depot
Ralf
Pankhurst Jolted by Woman Says Boston Visit Sparks Clash
Boston October 17. Mrs Armistes Shant a London slum worker arriving from Liverpool denounces Emmeline Pankhurst as writing a shameful chapter in women's progress. Shant leads British delegates to a national convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union at Brookline and backs peaceful suffragists opposed to militant tactics.
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Boston
Emmeline Pankhurst
Women's Progress
Woman's Christian Tempeance Union
Brooklilne
Pasland
Mrs. Pankhurery
Mrs Tenkhurét
Papers Served On L. & W. In Unusual Suit
The largest bill of complaint ever recorded in the local courts was served on the L. N. through agent BE. N. Penick this morning. Orr and Hood filed the suit alleging failure to deliver cattle.
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BE. N. Penick
Orr and Hood
Arbitration Quells Suit Between Postmaster and Paper
In a public note the Decaturs Daily announces an arbitration by two respected gentlemen to settle a dispute with Postmaster Claud McMillan. The paper retracts an earlier municipal campaign remark and withdraws the proposed suit, thanking the neutral arbiters for a harmonious resolution.
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Claud McMillan
Decaturs
L. & N. Railroad
Nashville Accomodation
Decatur
McMillan
L.&n. Railroad
Decaturs Daily
New Decatur Council
Alleged Crazy Negro Chases From Home With Fence Rail
A fifty year old man described as insane was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Leonard McCulloch and jailed. His wife filed for a warrant at the courthouse alleging he chased her from their home with a fence rail after weeks of suspected mental decline. The incident led to further police action and possible transfer to a facility in Mt. on Alabama.
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Leonard McCulloch
Alabama
Frawley Committee
Duncan W. Peck
Liz
Sa'i
Frederick L. Colwell
Governor Urges Attendance at Mobile Good Roads Meeting
Birmingham dispatch reports the Alabama Good Roads Association sets its seventh annual session in Mobile on November 20 to 22. Governor ONeal plans to issue a proclamation urging Alabama residents to attend and appoint 100 delegates, with exhibits on state aid roads, highway models, and state photographs.
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Mobile
John Craft
Alabam, Good Road
Alabama State Highway Commission
Alabama
Highways Commission
United States
State Highway Commission
J. A. Rountree
O'Neal
Asso-Ctate
Modern Adam Comes Out Fully Clothed
Joseph Knowles, the artist who vanished into the Dead river wilderness to prove a man could live as Adam, emerges two months later in bearskin attire. He claims peak physical condition and cites lack of human company as his main hardship while offering to stake $20,000 in a wager to prove he can repeat the feat.
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Boston
Joseph Knowles
Knowles
Dead River
Adam
Indians Divided Over Armed Self Defense in British India
Calcutta reports show two educational classes clash over gun rights amid Punjab Bengal Assam unrest. Some Indians seek arms though barred from combat roles while others, mainly Europeans and Eurasians, are urged to train and arm themselves for potential crises.
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British India
Bengal
India
Government of India
Bo Whet Wits Bane Paiedoos
Pear Tree in Bloom at Fairview Home
A pear tree in bloom at the Fairview home of M. Groenendyke is described as a Kiefer variety. The blossoms will not mature before Jack frost arrives, indicating an early bloom that likely won’t yield fruit this season.
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Fairview
M. Groenendyke
Kiefer
Jack
Huntsville 10 Probe Alleged Election Frauds
Huntsville reports rapid developments as Nashville detectives operate in the city. Detained officer R L Milligan, a local deputy sheriff, fined 100 dollars for carrying concealed weapons. Investigations reveal over 600 dollars paid to buy votes in the recent city election, with 480 dollars spent for 96 votes at five dollars each. Grand jury continues with high expectations for further disclosures.
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Nashville
Wee
Negroes End Meeting to Pige Cotton Crop at Upland
Delegates of the Negro Friendship Baptist Association at Upland finish the day’s program and vote to adjourn to a nearby cotton field. About 419 members join in the field work led by Rev. H. C. Cada and Rev. T. Sanderfur, gathering about 9 pounds of cotton.
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Camden
Ave
Negro Friendship Baptist Association
Upland
H. C. Cada
Sanderfur
Glynn named New York chief after Sulzer impeachment
Albany reports Governor Sulzer found guilty by the high court on three impeachment articles and cleared on one. Lieutenant Governor Martin H. Glynn will become chief executive, with Robert F. Wagner as lieutenant governor. Secret votes favored sustaining most articles. several charges were not sustained.
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Albany
William Sulzer
High Court
Glynn
Martinh. Glynn
Sulzer
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Efficiency 10 Be Basis for City Salaries
Portland officials adopt a city efficiency system to base promotions and pay increases on monthly and annual performance. Each employee submits monthly duty and work reports, with daily efficiency deficits recorded by bureau heads. A yearly efficiency card plus certified monthly time logs determine permanency and salary steps.
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Portland
Ore
City Commission
Burgau
Oregonian
Shambleer Buys California Theatre
Mrs W M Shamble of Moulton Street buys the Pion Theatre in Los Angeles California and plans a Saturday noon departure stopping at Montgomery and Mobil to visit daughters.
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Shambleer
California
W. M. Shamble
Moulton Street
Pion Theatre
Los Angeles
Gal
Montgomery and
Mobil
Bigger Tonnage of Membership for Y M C A
All aboard trains ready to leave on main line tracks for a drive to increase YMCA membership during the week October 18 to 26. Coaches for all towns listed respond with participation and support to boost totals in the campaign.
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Hne
Bio Wah
Oakdale
Calton
Spencer
Violence
8. C
Death of Wife Drives Man to Take His Own Life
Pratville Alabama October 17 Dr T E Dunlap a prominent dentist shot himself in the heart in his sister's home dying instantly. He had depressed mood since his wife Florence Adair of Uniontown died in a railroad accident last December leaving a young daughter.
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Pratville
Ala
T. E. Dunlap
B L. Hook
Florence Adair
Uniontown
Olshine Brothers Open New Building Tomorrow
The Olshine Brothers move into their Ladies Ready-to-Wear Department today and expect full operation by November 1. They call the Yadie department the style store and offer same prices with credit options. They will stock suits skirts waists and millinery in an executive showroom.
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Olshine Brothers
Yadie
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Erand
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Martin H. Glynn Succeeds
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