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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
6
A Northern Layman voices concern over Northern churches moral drift in cities. He contrasts secular urban sociability of pastors with genuine pastoral care. He recalls a pastor who knew his flock’s souls, urged prayer, and resisted money driven schemes, urging ministers to reclaim true spiritual guidance.
Four convicts were killed and two injured when a wall at the Old State prison fell at 1:30 pm. Victims include Roland Allen from Cocke County and Henry Peavine from Wilson County. Guards narrowly escaped as debris crushed prisoners piling bricks beside the wall.
A disaster at the Pacific Glass Works on Fifteenth street injured many as a roof collapsed during a football crowd event. About seventy five people fell through and were burned by fire and hot furnaces. Nine deaths were already reported with fear of more.
Walter O Dow ex City Treasurer was sentenced to five years in the new penitentiary. He will serve five years and two hours plus additional county road labor. Dow pleaded guilty to all indictments after a dramatic forgery confession. A new trial motion and gubernatorial pardon appeal were noted.
The Branham and Hales team from Spring Hill lost to Fayetteville 11 to 0 in a Thursday game at Fayetteville. Bethel College beat the Mooneys of Franklin 11 to 0 in Resecavillin Ky. 6000 spectators watched Vanderbilt defeat the University of Nashville 18 to 5 on Dudley Field.
Last Thursday's Thanksgiving in Columbia saw sunlit skies and brisk air as banks, post office, and most businesses closed. Services of praise were held at First Baptist, First Presbyterian, St. Peter’s, and Booth Columbia Methodist. The King’s Daughters collected fowl, money, and clothing for the needy. Notable dinners followed at several homes and venues, including gatherings honoring anniversaries and honors for couples, with elaborate menus, toasts, and abundant decorations.
Rev J H Dinning formerly of Dinning and Bostick School Mt Pleasant and assigned as pastor to the ME Church South in Lyvcu ma resigns the pastorate to leave the ministry He has gone to Nashville to spend a few days and will probably enter the legal profession His resignation causes regret among church members and townspeople alike noting he was a popular and capable minister
Nasuvince Tex Nov 30 A locomotive incident at Kingston Springs ends with Engineer Currin falling onto his oil can. The spout pierced his side causing a deep wound that may prove fatal. The note adds that while wars in the Philippines and South Africa have ended, taxation persists.
The most beautiful thing in the world is the baby with dimples and joy yet the same baby grows thin and pale. The mother cannot fix the lack of fat from food or mill. The child has been starving for fat for weeks. Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is offered as the fat she can take to save her life.
A fragment urges readers to ask friends about coughs colds sore throats or lung disease including consumption asking if Gore eg in pale German area holds cures for throat and lung ailments regardless of other medicines.
Five men tried to stage a bold hold-up on an Ogden Avenue car at Randolph and Canal streets. They were repelled after a furious battle with the car crew and passengers. Edward J. Wright, president of a South Water street commission house, was robbed of a satchel containing more than $300 in currency and checks. Conductor John Steinbeck lay unconscious, bleeding from multiple wounds as the car interior was wrecked. Police found frightened passengers, with several women fainting, and many others injured.
A New York motorman shouted a taunt at Governor Roosevelt while shaking hands with Lieutenant-Governor Wrangel. He failed to recognize the governor and then apologized, declaring himself the lobster. The governor smiled as the exchange ended.
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