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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
4
The notice lists Batra i Veer and Bix Monthe with a $100 fee for subscription to the Columbia Herald, published in Columbia Tennessee. It indicates mail registration at the Columbia post office as second class matter.
Editor laments deadly railroad crossings at Main, Garden, and High streets. He urges a strict ordinance forcing faster signals and gates with penalties, arrests for violations, and limited gate closure to minutes. He cites Congress debating hazing at West Point and calls for principled patriotism.
A Nashville newspaper columns roil over a proposed Philippine supreme court with life appointments and $20 000 salaries for five judges. Critics accuse Republicans of carpetbagger greed. The edition also attacks Baxter railroad plans, local freight rates, and depots, urging the city to defend residents against railroad power and unsafe crossings.
Community notices urge quick response to the Alkahest Lyceum Course, warning that failure to secure signatures may postpone future programs for years. Subscriptions are to be collected at the Herano office as local interest grows in reforming the bankruptcy law amid business circles.
A reader notes Baxter's Florence to Nashville proposal and Vardag’s railroad contention. Promoters for Columbia and Mt Pleasant may push a separate line. if blocked, renewed effort for a Columbia Milan route rises. Commerce, weather, and politics mix in Columbia as ads and commentary shape public opinion.
Nashville reports a $12,000 note-raising scheme by Thomas T. Hart of Hunter and Hart. Banks hold the altered papers endorsed mainly by Dr. R. A. Young, stepfather of Alex Hunter. Hart admits the charges. no criminal case yet, but liquidation questions rise. Alex Hunter cleared. Hart controlled firm finances and kept the practice for over a year. A raised note from 160 to 750 triggered discovery.
On Monday the 24th day of December a public sale will offer to the highest bidder three mares two horses and two mules. Credit six months with notes bearing interest from one P Paner with approved security.
The Supreme Court sitting in Nashville this week hears cases appealed from Maury County courts. Appeals include Chancery Court matters like Bo Nichols v Loyd Cecil and W J Webster v Jane Whitworth, and Circuit Court actions such as Fleming v Laca Brown and Medicine No v J M Mathews.
A fragmented verse tale promises a painter will craft a sign above a rum shop. The narrator vows masterful, eye catching imagery that will draw many to pause and view the swinging onboard and the sorrowful world beyond. The piece hints at a dramatic, almost eerie vision of the market and its patrons.
A 350 ton steamboat built in Scotland was disassembled and moved in sections to Molendo Peru then ferried by rail along Andes slopes to Lake Titicaca. Sections were reassembled at the lake and the boilers and engines installed at a height of Beery 13,000 feet above sea level.
Xmas goods at nur stores appear attractive with promotional displays. Shoppers browse seasonal items and discounts as decorations and gift ideas draw interest during the holiday period.
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