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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
5
A blaze in Rochester New York swept through a business block churches and homes causing half a million dollars in damage. Firefighters battled the flames through the night and containment was difficult as smoke gray skies hung over the city. No injuries were immediately reported though several residents were evacuated from nearby properties.
Rochester on April 14 faced a major blaze after a strong gale. A four story factory on Malin Street burned uncontrollably, flames leaped across Gibbs Street and damaged three churches and numerous homes. Fire spread northeast, igniting multiple houses, a lumber yard, and the First Reformed Church. Firefighters could not halt the blaze, as the Jewish temple and St Peter's church were also endangered. Troops were called to patrol the district amid the inferno?
A major fire swept through adjacent neighborhoods near Ber Dr. Max Landsberg’s residence and the Jewish temple, destroying Chris tam Prank’s house and threatening numerous Grove street apartments. German Lutheran church on Grove street and many Grove street homes burned, with Gibbs and Stilleen streets seeing extensive loss. Furniture littered streets as flames spread across a half mile area. police escorted frightened women to ambulances as the blaze raged.
Miss Nora Langhorne of Mirador Virginia, the last of the original Gibson girls, planned to wed Paul Phipps of London. They visited City Hall and obtained a marriage license with documents sworn in City Clerk Scully's office. She is sister to Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson and others, aged twenty one. he is twenty nine with three brothers in English society.
Arch Dennis of Columbia has returned home on a fifteen day furlough from the U S Navy aboard the Wisconsin after a voyage around the world with the fleet. He is visiting his mother Mrs McGahey and is described as a full fledged man of wars man.
A long, dated summary recounts the Passover story from Egypt to the present, noting the Jewish observance of unleavened bread and bitter herbs. It describes the slaying of the firstborn, the blood on doorposts, Moses and Aaron’s departure, and the lasting faith and longing for a homeland that has spurred emigration to Jerusalem.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York reports indigestion torpid liver constipation nervousness and debility. After using Electric Bitters twelve bottles restored health vigor and daily business activity. Infallible for stomach liver kidneys blood and nerves 50c at all drug stores.
United States revenue officers seized a basement butter plant at South Bend Tea Co store, Chicago owners alleged. William Roof, Wales Hanaway, and Fred Steinel were arrested after barricaded doors yielded machinery used to make oleomargarine for large scale sale. The trio, previously charged but not convicted, posted $4,000 bonds each and await trial next Monday.
Augusta Georgia April 8 A U S employee of the Southern railway reports that early Saturday morning at Denmark a negro seized a grip containing $8000 in currency the property of N G Evans of Edgefield S C leaped from the moving train and escaped Railroad men intimate a link to wreckers at Seaboard Air Line nearby three hours earlier.
The CMA Cadets travel to meet the Massey team from Pulaski for a 2 PM Saturday game as CMA chases the prep school title with strong batting and solid defense led by Moore Shack Claggett Foote Palmer and others. The article notes CMA’s improving form and a large crowd expected to cheer the squad.
Washington April 14 Senator McCumber chairman of the pensions committee says an effort will be made before adjournment of the extra session to reduce pension bills. He notes about 8 000 such bills were passed last Congress and about 1 000 this season in the Senate alone. He suggests a possible agreement to cap pension legislation in a single session and keep the total from expanding.
Frank Disberry of Kelliher Minnesota credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with preventing a crippled knee from a terrible cut. The salve is praised as infallible for wounds burns and sores and sold for 25 cents at druggists.
In Dodson near Kansas City Mrs. B. McCrackin wins again against saloon licenses after a county court refusal. She rode through the township collecting remonstrance signatures and exposed forged names on the latest application, vowing there will never be a town saloon while she can travel.
Mrs Judson Harmon wife of Governor Harmon appeals to Ohio women to help craft practicable laws to improve the girls industrial home near Delaware findings cramped quarters and mixing of small and large girls causing harm she urges Columbus and state women to cooperate for welfare improvements after visiting the institution with the governor.
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