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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
8
WAW Enterprise and Royal Oak cooking stoves advertised with limited stock and bold pricing urging quick purchase before depletion. The note emphasizes urgency and attractive discount terms to draw customers.
Madame Edmonde Sempis wife of M. Sempis a Paris businessman died two hours after Great Dane guards at their Annecy lake country house attacked her when she tried to feed them. The attack followed two days of starvation for the dogs. The couple had gone for a drive with guests. the cook and coachman aided her as the dogs ripped at her arms and body until she died.
A band of alleged railroad ticket forgers with coast to coast operations was dismantled by Chicago local passenger bureau and central police. Arrestees include Charlie J. Allardt owner of National ticket office Alex Freeman James Donahue Ed Farnum alias W T Davidson and Maggie Davis King Agnes Davidson. Nearly 4000 dollars worth of tickets dies acids stamps and other materials were seized, indicating extensive and profitable operations.
Cholera reports rise in Cairo Egypt July 27 with 124 cases. Fountains closed amid virulent epidemic. Many natives attacked in streets and die within minutes.
A western Texas flood dump drenches Cameron and surrounding areas with up to 15 inches in four hours. Cars, tracks, and roads are washed away, towns like Big Springs and Weatherford endure severe damage, rivers rise dramatically, and trains halt as embankments fail and buildings risk collapse.
Alvah Dunning recounts tracking a huge Adirondack moose with his father. He follows a dog, shoots the bull in the ear without a visible wound, and the moose dies from brain injury unseen. The 1200 pound moose is buried in snow. its antlers, 12 and 13 points, fetch $20 in Attica.
Canandaigua New York July 27 another severe storm tore through the region Friday night causing extensive damage to crops and property. Edward Chamberlain was killed by a lightning bolt. Canandaigua Lake rose further as reports from various counties describe sprouting wheat and a blight affecting apple trees.
London officials travel by special train to Southampton to convene the privy council on the royal yacht off Cowes Isle of Wight. King Edward signs proclamations fixing the coronation date for August and designates the day a bank holiday. The event marks the first council meeting at such a venue.
World wide interest centers on St Louis in 1903 with three major events before the exposition. Dedication of the fair on April 30, the North American Snegerbund meeting June 17–20, and the International Press Congress in August. The Liberal Arts building remodel enables a vast hall for large gatherings and the pre exposition year is said to rival the exposition itself in importance. The press congress meeting will place St Louis at the heart of global journalism, with wide publicity for the city and fair. Jeffries retains the heavyweight title after stopping Fitzsimmons in the eighth round in San Francisco.
Got Tired and Quit, Dallas, Tex., July 27. The Democratic congressional convention for the Twelfth district, in session at Dublin, adjourned Friday night to meet at Cleburne on September 4. Six thousand seventy-one ballots were cast without a selection.
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