The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-07
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.
Or Hasty Pcrusal.

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Sewanee-Rev. DR.. William Porch
er Dubose, since 1908 dean emeritus
of the theological department Of the
University Of the South, died at his
residence here at the age Of 80.
Memphis. bankers ami
planters from all southern states gath.
cred here to attend the war conyen
ton Of the Cotton States Merchants
association, which held sessions Aug.
ust q and %.
Jackson.-The Jackson Trades and
Labor Council plans a mammoth cele-
bration at the West Tennessee fair
grounds on Labor Day, all the proceeds
going to the local chapter of the Red
Cross Society.
Knoxville.-Eight arrests have been
made by members of the provost guard
here in their crusade against selling
whisky to soldiers. Two have been
bound over to the federal grand jury.
Other arrests will follow.
Jacksonville Farm Woman's War
Work" will be a subject for much dis.
cussion at the annual meeting of the
woman's branch of the West Tennes
see farmers institute, which will COLI
vene here Sept. 8, 4 and 5.
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Lexington.-Rev w. A.KGaugh has
resigned the care of the Baptist
church at Louisa, KY, where he has
been pastor for term of years, and
has returned to this section, where he
is doing evangelistic work.
Dyersburg.-Two letters were re-
ceived here last week from Sergt
Jack Todd, who was reported killed in
action July 10, his mother having re.
ceived a telegram on July 81 advising
her of his death. The letters were
dated July %, and conveyed the infor
nation that though injured and in a
hospital, he expected to be in line
soon. This later news was received
here with much joy. Sergt. Todd went
to France with the first contingent Of
VI s. Marines.
Louisville, Ky-Among the 1914 grad
yates of the first army school for chap
iains and approved chaplain candi-f
dates at Camp Zachary Taylor, were
Frank Carl Shirley, Presbyterian, u.
S. A. Knoxville; Roy Hamilton Biser,
Disciples, Nashville; Charles Edgar
Wauford, Baptist (South), Covington;
Noah Wellington Williams A M. E.,
Clarksville Blair Theodore Hunt, Ma
tional Baptist, Memphis. Each was
commissioned lieutenant in the
United States army.
Chattanooga.-Co has arisen
here between officers who have been
active in an effort to intercept liquor
coming into Chattanooga and the of.
ficials Of the terminal station and the
Pullman company. Orders have been
issued by the Pullman company to It's
conductors and other employees not to
permit the wholesale searching of suit
cases belonging to passengers in tran
sit or those whose destination is Chat
tanooga.
Nashville-G Rye on the recon-
mendation of the supreme court has
pardoned R. G.. Rather, convicted in
Shelby county of grand larceny Rath-
er had in his possession property be
longing to another which he had
bought from a third party with TO
knowledge of how the third party had
obtained possession of the property
other than legitimately. This fact was
not established in the trial and Rather
was convicted.
Deputy Auditors Ware and Puryear
returned from Brushy Mountain, where
they checked up the accounts at the
prison. Auditor Anderson and Dep
uty Puryear left for Memphis to audit
the books of the West Tennessee
Normal -Sv
Conductor James e. Shriver added
to the list of dead as result of a
trestle giving way under the engine of
freight train headed for Nashville
from the Old Hickory powder plant
August 18. Shriver is the third vic
tim of the wreck, Engineer N. G. Terry
and Fireman Ernest Smith having
been killed instantly.
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The wreck occurred on the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis railroad
about IL miles from this city, when
the engine. pulling As empty cars, but
taking only one car with it, dropped
through the trestle into creek about so
feet below.
Every industry and mandatory in
Tennessee which is now equipped or
which can be rapidly and easily equip
ped to produce goods, articles and
other essentials Of war, needed by the
United States government, has been
requested to do SO by w 3. Myer, stass
fuel administrator His plan to- speed
up the production of war material IN
the state Is heartily endorsed by the
Tennessee Manufacturers association.
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