Collapse of Independent Telephone Firms Hits Investors
The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company notes the collapse of Clarksville Home Telephone Company in Tennessee after a short run, causing losses to bondholders and shareholders. It cites similar failures in Paducah and broader industry risks from promoter driven stock and bond schemes leading to receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarkssville Home Telephone Company
Clarksville
Tennessee
Long Distance Telephone and Telegraph Co
Long Distance Telephone & Telegraph Company
Central Home Company
Paducah
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company, (Inc
Baseball results from yesterday across cities
Results show Shreveport 4 Oklahoma City 2 and Houston 4 Waco 0 with Houston 1 2, Galveston 6 San Antonio 1, and Fort Worth Dallas 3 Fort Worth 1. The records reflect multiple matchups across Texas cities.
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Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Houston
Waco
Galveston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Dallas
Southern League Scores Report From New Orleans and Memphis
In New Orleans the Nashville game is noted with New Orleans scoring once. At Memphis the score shows 5 for Memphis against Atlanta, with Memphis leading or prevailing in that matchup.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Memphis
Atlanta
Baseball scores from yesterday in the league
In St Louis Philadelphia 5 St Louis 2. In Chicago Chicago 1 Washington 0. In Detroit Detroit 7 New York 3.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Sermon Opens Pioneer Victory Over Kansas City
In Minneapolis on August 29, Rev G L Morrill delivered the first sermon opening a professional baseball game. He praised the west for embracing Sunday sports and urged fans to support the Minneapolis club as they fight for the pennant in a 8 to 0 win over Kansas City.
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
G. L. Morril
West
Morrill
Savings Promised On Want Advertisements Cash Sale
An old classified notice urges readers to pay cash for want advertisements to save money and reduce bookkeeping. The fragment hints at discount phrasing and a terse sales claim.
Plain Sailing Classified Ad Appeal from The News-Star
An old advertisement extols the usefulness of The News-Star classified columns offering help wanted and goods listings. It promotes contacting Mr Munnimaker through The News-Star to hire staff or sell items such as a diamond ring, with Cumberland 224 and Home 119 provided as contact lines.
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News-Star
News-Star Munnimakers
Mr. Munnimaker
Munnimaker
Calendar of Sports for the Weher Historical Notes
Calendar items list racing meetings openings and championships across many cities and states including Marblehead Sheepshead Bay Cincinnati Readville Hamline Kalamazoo Chicago Buffalo Detroit Wor ld events Toronto Winnipeg and Providence. Names include Tecumseh Readville Joliet and Joliet era figures.
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Readville
Mass
Hamline
Minn
New York
Buffalo
Kalamazoo
Mich
Chicago
For Sale Crown Orchestral Piano With Attachment
Portable instrument in near new condition offered for sale at 350 dollars. Contact Chester C Heineman in Rayville Louisiana. includes instrument attachment and serviceable as is.
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Chester C. Heineman
Rayville
Five Room House For Sale At North Fourth Corner
For sale or rent a five room house at the corner of North Fourth and Pine streets. Includes bath and electric lights. Apply Cumberland phone 619. 27-6t.
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North Tifth and
Olive Streets
B. C. Dawkins
Allen's
Olive and
Pine
Dr. Cosby
Joe Renwick
North Fourth and
Pine Streets
Bath
Cumberland
Destroy All Stalks Plan Urges Farmers to Cut Cotton Stalks
Continued from page 1, the article names a committee to organize farmers across each community to pledge to cut down and destroy cotton stalks as soon as cotton is harvested, aiming for readiness to cut and burn by October 1.
Notice to Stockholders Cheney Lumber Company Ltd
Notice is given to the stock holders of Cheney Lumber Company Limited that a special meeting will be held at the mill office on Cheniere Brake near Monroe Louisiana on Monday September 20 1909 at 10 o clock a.m. to consider liquidation of its business and to appoint liquidators with authority to carry out the liquidation and settle debts. Charles E Cheney President.
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Monroe, Ila
Cheney Lumber Company, Limited
Cheniere Brake
Monroe
Louisiana
Charles E. Cheney
For Sally For Sale and Farm For Sale Notice
Concrete store in West Monroe offered by EH H Bills. Farm for sale near Trenton on the new model road spans 72 acres fenced with a five room house and barns suitable for dairy poultry or truck farming. Contact EH Bills or S Kaplan Monroe Furniture Co for details. IRA Anderson, Anderson and Keys Barber Shop.
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Sally
West Monroe
EH. H. Bills
Trenton
New Model Road
Bills
S. Kaplan
Monroe Furniture Co
Wanted to Buy Timber for Staves in Shreveport
Public notice seeks buyers of white oak cow oak and overcup timber. Pays by tree or by thousand staves. State exact location and railroad distance. Address P O Box 691 Shreveport Louisiana. 30 1mo. Miscellaneous. 5 Gee.
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P. O
Shreveport
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Ohio
Stewart
iCarksvile Home Company
Clarksville Home Telephone Company
People’s Telephone Company of
Paducah Kentucky
N. D. Smith
Jackson
Barber
Paducah Home Telephone Company
People’s Telephone Company
Barbee
Central Home Telephone Company
Melson County
Texas League
Southern League
Louis
Ton
Detroit
Webb & Steele
Sole Controllers
Monroe, la
Oak Street
Major Bros
Arkansas Ave
South Grand Street
J. H. Trousdale
Crosley
L. D. McLain
South Fifth Street
R. W. McClendon
C. E. Faulk
Washington Street
Olive Street
Frank Guerriero
Plum and
St. John Streets
Jackson Avenue
Lieber Bros
Sv. C. Montgomery
King Charlie Toombs
South
Cc. E. Faulk
DeSiard Street
E. H. Bills
W. A. Johnson
Monroe la
Oliver
Bud Bazsinsky
Vicksburg
Miss
Marblehead
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheepshead
Cincinnati
Egypt
George Mathews
Georgia
Augusta
Virginia
Fort Mimms
Alabama River
Tecumseh
Alexandria
Manassas
Robert McClelland
Michigan
Secretary of the
Interior
Greencastle, Pa
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Iowa
Iowa City
Tommy Murphy
Ad Wolgast
Pittsburg
Toronto
Ont
Warrenton
Montreal Jockey Club
Western Canada
Winnepeg
Wheaton
Providence
Capudine
Pres. Cheney Lumber Co. Ltd
Grand Street Theatre
Columbia Amusement CO
Baton Rough
Frankkie Kane Company
Leo M. Kanton
Alabama
Moving Picture Patents Company of
Ira Anderson
Anderson & Key‘s
Care News- Star
Gee
Ouachita-Monroe Gun and Bicycle Company
Cumberland Phone
Maroney Stable
East
Montgomery
Airdome
Clark Grambling
New Moving Pictures
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