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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
2
Today a $10.00 gold piece and other premiums are offered during the big removal sale. The display gold has a cashed coupon for today and the offer ends at 9 PM if not claimed. The sale has attracted strong interest with 20 percent off for cash and promises prompt engraving.
Cotham Brothers announce the marriage of Ward Deian Luther Ward of Cumberland Telephone Co to Florence Dean in Fayetteville. A 6 pm dinner hosted by Mrs. W. A. Cathey followed, with guests including Miss Mattie Lou Seton and Mrs. Clarence Evans. Other notices cover weddings at Bawdust Valley, a linen shower for Miss Kate Sowell, Lambert Neelley’s marriage, and a Santa Fe dinner at Mrs. A. W. Cabler’s. Further items include Grace Graham’s football team dinner, the Caperton debut, quiet Porter-Wolff nuptials in Margaret, and multiple local obituaries, receptions, and society events with names, places, and dates.
J P Hood again defends a charge of selling liquor in county court today. The session is not in session this morning and details of the case remain limited as proceedings proceed.
An unusual number of indictments were submitted in Judge McKnight's division. Hood faces trial on a quereas violation as the circuit court delays. Briscoe Davis and Kinkade posted bonds and costs. Other names include Winkade Stone Hood Leftwich and more with various charges. several defendants not yet apprehended and thus unnamed by clerk.
Nashville Tenn February 7 editors urged to safeguard life as in Maine New York and New Jersey. Birmingham News editor Frank T F Glass urged editors to back justice swift punishment for killers, speaking after personal tragedy. Southern papers represented condemned gunmen and deterring murder.
Dispatches from western cities report labor unions passing resolutions condemning the Mo Namara brothers and urging the full beauty of the law. Death penalty is requested by several unions including those in Quincy Illinois, Duluth Minnesota, Grand Junction Colorado, Colorado Springs, Hancock Michigan, Minden Missouri, and Atchison Kansas.
The Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute reports in favor of strong law enforcement and temperance laws, opposing open saloons. It endorses Commissioner of Agriculture Peck and Gov Hooper for appointing him, and recommends Good Roads legislation amid some opposition to temperance planks.
Dee T A Bowling of Jeffersontown Kentucky is charged with murder after a fatal face scratch during a October fight with W Le Lindell. Lindell died Monday from food poisoning following events at Bowling's residence when Lindell allegedly stubbed a toe and spilled milk on a dress, triggering confrontation.
Recent sales of Jerseys by 8 P Dodson, noted Jersey cattle man, list Lord M No 9548 sold to W J Galbreath in Lawrenceburg Tennessee Ida's Fern Lad No 91549 sold to Howard H Hall of Lee Tennessee Foxy Fancy No 262171 sold to J Ashbaush of Gaines Tennessee Subscribe for The Herald.
Reported movements of Gen Bernardo Reyes as he evades Texas Rangers and Mexican Rurales near Roma and Brownsville. Indictment speculation continues on Reyes plan to reach the Gulf or sail to Europe, with officials noting possible border crossing and coastward aims.
Telegram reports the steamer City of Savannah sinks near Strice's Landing about thirty miles above Cairo on the Mississippi. The vessel, carrying cotton seed and cotton, sank in water about ten feet deep. No lives were lost, says I T Rhea, president of the St Louis and Tennessee River Packet Company. The wreck will be raised. the ship was about 600 tons and formerly used on the Cumberland.
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