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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
9
Aug 19 Valparaiso Chile reports place 2000 dead and losses up to 260 million, with famine, scarce food and water, ruined railways, and widespread destruction across towns. Fires follow shocks. refugees seek shelter in plazas as authorities scramble relief.
Robert Witherspoon and W T McDonald were detained on Saturday night at Mt Pleasant on abduction for prostitution charges sworn by John Terrell. They were handed to Deputy Harris and returned to Mt Pleasant Sunday by state warrant. The 14 year old girl involved denied wrongdoing and claimed parental permission.
Mt. Pleasant Commercial Club okays a Colt and Stock Show on Aug. 20 with a seven member committee to prepare. A Poultry and Pet Stock Association meeting is set for next Friday with over sixty citizens to join. Local poultry entries have earned many prizes, boosting interest in the poultry business. A 4000 ton sale of 76.5 percent phosphate rock at 4.40 shows a $1 per ton rise, prompting possible new washing plants. A large phosphate land deal in Giles County is expected to close soon.
W T McDonald and Robert Wither spoon of Columbia were bound over for trial next Thursday after arrest in Nashville. Beasle Terrell was returned to her father. Investigators found that the ice cream is not overly clean, shifting from prior suspicions.
A private cable to W R Grace Co from Valparaiso via Lima Peru reports a severe earthquake in Valparaiso with business suspended. Grace buildings there are badly damaged but occupants uninjured. Some reports say parts of the city burned and hundreds buried under collapsed structures.
The writer visits Obion Station and Glass, praising local people such as T. H. Mills and Thomas Jefferson Ticker. He notes clearings, drainage, and fertile lands with twelve barrels of corn per acre potential, compares terrain to Middle Tennessee, and expresses longing for home while offering hopeful religious reflections.
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New York report on August 19 states actor Lew Morrison aged 61 died suddenly Saturday afternoon after stomach disease surgery at St John’s Hospital Yonkers. Born in Kingston Jamaica in 1845 to English parents he served with the Union in the Civil War and began on stage in New Orleans. He later worked with notable stars including Lawrence Barrett Edwin Booth and Tosca Salvini.
Gen Geo W Gordon Democratic nominee for Congress in the Tenth District contests results in First and Fifth Wards after a 5145 to 3828 official vote showing Gordon ahead by 1 627. John W Apperson delays contest in Hardeman and Fayette counties while reserving rights within ninety days to pursue charges. Committee to start a formal investigation immediately with ward election officers present.
A London praise piece contrasts London's vast scale with New York asserting larger travel volumes than London, more building activity, more parks and bridges, and higher health standards. It notes New York's subway passenger load, birth and death rates, immigration pace, and lower crime and unemployment among others.
The notice lists multiple 1906 events across the South and Midwest. Key items include the Annual Conference Young People's Missionary Movement in Ashville North Carolina from June 29 to July 28, the Convention of the Commercial Law League of America in Ashville from July 30 to August 4, and summer schools in Athens Georgia Knoxville Tennessee and Denver Colorado with various dates. Details and contact for J M Shipley Nashville Tennessee provided for complete information.
Paducah reports irregularities at American German Bank after teller Phil J Abbott vanishes. A $7300 shortage was covered by Fidelity & Deposit Company of Baltimore. Abbott, 29, from Hammond Indiana, had left Aug 1 for a trip to Robinson Illinois to see his brother. The bank says no books show discrepancies and an examiner found nothing amiss a month ago. Abbott is being sought by bond agent. rumors of gambling accompany the disappearance.
The Merald announces completion of Magistrate tank printing and offers to fill orders in any quantity with blanks updated to meet the latest law requirements. Customers are urged to call when ready to buy, highlighting time and labor savings.
The Democratic Executive Committee of Maury County will meet at the Court House in Columbia in the Circuit Court Room at 11 o'clock a.m. Monday September 3 1906 to fix time place and manner of holding conventions to nominate candidates for the State Senate and House of Representatives. J H Kannon Chair and James A Smiser Secretary.
An OCR damaged notice from Toledo features a vendor offering one hundred dollars for a cure claim against catarrh. It states Hall's Catarrh Cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials and a price per bottle, urging readers to take Hall's Family Pills.
Wholesale and retail price lists show markets in Col bla with eggs, poultry, butter, feathers, honey, ginseng, hides, flour, grain, bacon, lard, fresh meat, cattle, hogs, and field seeds. Itemized entries include cabbage, potatoes, onions, bananas, oranges, lemons, oats, timothy, bluegrass, and various seeds with per hundred, per bushel, or per box quotes, reflecting local wholesale and store pricing.
Retail prices for sugar and coffee varieties listed. Granulated sugar five dollars per hundredweight, coffee includes Green Coffee selections from Rio and Java with per pound quotes. Roasted Coffee offered in bulk, one and two hundred pound lots with price points. Lard and Cheese prices shown for leaf lard and New York full cream types.
A report states Hon. H. Clay Evans will deliver his opening address in Lawrenceburg Tennessee on September 1. The public is expected to attend, with a large crowd anticipated to hear the distinguished gentleman amid spirited reactions and eager anticipation for news.
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