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| View Entry | Mayor & City Council of Nashville v. J. H. Blodan | Davidson | Sabbath Violation |
Charged with keeping his saloon open on a Sunday. |
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| View Entry | Mayor & City Council of Nashville v. Fred Pullman | Davidson | Sabbath Violation |
Charged for keeping saloon open on a Sunday. |
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| View Entry | Mayor & City Council of Nashville v. A. Feustal | Davidson | Sabbath Violation |
Keeping saloon open on Sunday. |
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| View Entry | State v. William Baker | Knox | Sabbath Violation |
Cause of Action: Retailing on Sunday. Judgments only, no other case documents included. |
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| View Entry | State v. Jack Hayes | Davidson | Sabbath Violation |
Hayes played baseball on Sunday - Failure to observe Sabbath |
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| View Entry | Wiliam Ragia v. State | Davidson | Sabbath Violation |
This case revolves around the business practices of William Ragia, a barber, who owned Ragia Barbor shop on Church St. in the City of Nashville. Plaintiff was discovered practicing his trade on Sunday, and was cited. The specific offense was 'keeping a bath room that is open to all others on Sunday'. Barbering, cutting hair, shampooing, and/or holding a bath house on Sunday was a misdemeanor in Tennessee at the time (1886). |
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