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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
2
An explosion aboard the gunnery school ship Courfenn e off Les Salles d Hyeres near Toulon kills six recruits and wounds eighteen as 163 millimeter guns discharge during instruction. Officials cite possible B powder decomposition though some survivors claim overheating from rapid firing.
A load of Jumbo Bananas will reach the city Friday and readers are urged to phone orders immediately. Callender & Co. advertises the stock as extra nice, inviting quick response from customers.
Additional investigation of the William Rhodes case reveals he was confined in the county jail for thirty three months due to intermittent lunacy. At a lucid interval Judge Gordon sent him to the Poor House hoping for recovery and release, but his condition returned after a week. He escaped, was recaptured, and returned to jail. Judge Gordon notes no vacancy for a white man in the state asylum during confinement, preference given to Wormers.
Ashton Mills advertise liberal prices for wheat corn and oats and state they will furnish new packs. The notice is signed by J. B. Ashton and bears a terse 1 line attribution.
Threatening morning weather kept the Maury County Confederate veterans reunion at Sawdust Valley from being fully successful. About 1000 attended with 100 to 200 veterans on the grounds as J. M. Sargent gave the welcome and Capt. Joe H. Fussell delivered the response. Despite showers, ample food and a good time prevailed.
Maury County Farmers' Society votes to form a county agricultural exhibit at the State Fair in September. Proceeds from premiums will be used to enhance county fair premiums next year. President Meroney notes the collective effort, invites farmers to contribute products, and cites upcoming talks by U S Department of Agriculture staff on fruit cantaloupe and truck growing at an August 18 meeting.
The trial of Otey Morrow against Thomas Bates over a $100 penalty for failing to release a satisfied mortgage was heard by Squire Farias. Bates did not appear, but Morrow was awarded the amount, with no expected appeal. This may be the first recovery under the 1907 act requiring mortgage holders to release on written demand.
Maury county farmers are unusually lucky this year with a large portion of the bacon they canned last winter still in smoke houses. Prices show bacon at 13 cents, sides 9 1/2 cents per pound, and shoulders in demand. Hams are readily sold at current prices, while some packers expect even higher bids and wholesale dealers report shortages of sides and shoulders.
The Local Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will meet at four o clock Friday afternoon in the Sunday school room of the First Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Farnish sacks offered at federal prices by Ashton Mills. J B Ash Fon 1%links listed as contact point for bulk orders and inquiries about distribution and pricing.
Hon W L Kinney Democratic nominee for the Senate from Fayette and Haywood county visited Columbia on Wednesday to promote his candidacy for Speaker. He is the sole announced candidate and favorable prospects are noted. Kinney is described as a temperance Democrat with legislative experience and clear qualification for the role.
R A Wilkes Cullooka Tennessee advertises fruit trees vines and plants for description and price. Itemized offerings appear in a small rural classified notice dated January 8.
Auction at 10 30 A M Saturday August 15 1908 offers 30 extra large heavy ble bone yearling colts from the noted H T Band in Columbia Tennessee. Most are fillies ready to work and described as fine growers and gentle draft horses ideal as brood mares. Sale by Stone Porter and White at Palusk Tennessee weather rain or shine.
The venire for the Granbery case to be tried in Circuit Court on August 24th has been drawn by Circuit Clerk A J Nichols. Three hundred men were summoned to form a twelve member jury. Judge Hart of Nashville will preside and leading lawyers from Columbia Nashville and Mt Pleasant are retained on both sides.
Bosco Haywood, a popular student, returned Wednesday to Columbia Military Academy ready to resume school. He left for vacation but became homesick and came back on schedule. He is in good physical condition and expected to contribute to the football team this year.
The West Seventh street baseball team, led by Henry McLemore Ernest McLemore Robert Sparrow Robert Barrow Leonhard Hughes James Wooten Lafayette Hagey, beat West Eighth street boys twice. Morning 9 5 victory and evening score not fully recorded. Eighth street lineup includes William Meade Fry Leo Nichols Minner Gant Prestop Gant and Alex Nichols.
Expert mechanics from every railroad in the United States Canada and Mexico will be in Cincinnati on Aug 18 10 and 20 to attend the sixteenth annual convention of the International Blacksmith' Union. In addition to sessions at the Grand Hotel outings and entertainments have been planned. The entertainment committee consists of Charles Kopenhooter Wm Stanton George Nassar and George Bolan.
In Maury County about 3,151 of 4,000 to 4,500 qualified voters cast ballots. Sheriff Love Webb led with nearly 2,500 votes, while most voters chose district offices. No judicial candidate earned a majority. Judge Bell and Wade together barely surpassed half the total, while 1,800 did not vote for Bell’s opponent.
Baltimore Aug 12 Former Senator Roger Q Mills underwent a forenoon operation deemed successful Despite extreme age and illness there is hope for recovery Mills is 76 years old and the procedure was delicate but successful in improving his condition
Settlement of the costa in the case of CO. J. Smith va. the Nashvile Chattanooga St. Louis Railroad iae.
In Murray Kentucky on August 12 the Ellis night rider case keeps the jury deadlocked as Judge Cook shocks spectators with fierce questioning. Six to eight witnesses testified and several affidavits were filed. Bondsmen Duke Russell and Will McClure surrendered Harding Lovett and Will McClure and were ordered jailed. Indictments for other night riding cases await November term.
Baron von Aerenthal and Sir Charles Hardinge held a lengthy conference at Ischl. They agreed the only viable European stance is to extend sympathetic hope and avoid actions that could hinder efforts to establish a more enlightened regime in the Ottoman Empire.
Perry Taylor’s barn in the Theta area burned Tuesday along with its contents. The blaze started from kitchen sparks. Property loss estimated at about 500 dollars, with insurance noted through Farrell & Liscomb, agents for a local company.
A mass meeting in Birmingham on August 12 protested mine outrages and endorsed the governor’s demand to stop them. Robert Jemison Sr. praised, while ex-Congressman Sidney Bowie attacked strike leaders. Resolutions called for broader mine protection, curbing base meetings, and ample military force. no deportations urged.
An engineer was badly hurt after leaping from his locomotive in what witnesses call a near collision. Authorities report stress and possible a second train sighting, with the injured man hospitalized and denying the accident details.
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