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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
2
A fragmented excerpt shows Alfred resisting an admiral in a tense exchange about a chess like dilemma aboard a vessel. The admiral questions the failure to stop a chalet action while Dinzes contemplates the outcome. The exchange reveals a coded power dynamic and personal restraint in a naval setting.
The article traces Easter date calculations from early church councils to 1752 calendar reform, detailing the rule for Easter as the Sunday after the full moon after March 21. It then presents quirky Chinese names for children and slaves, contrasting practical and virtuous names with demeaning labels, as reported by the Cincinnati Bossier?
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a clubman proposing a test of sitting on a silk hat without crushing it and explains a method to do so it depends on a smooth surface and gradual weight. A separate Exchange note touts onions as a cure for dropsy with a patient allegedly restored after multiple physicians giving up.
A humorous note from Louieville Courier Journal quotes a man saying his friend Jinks cannot catch up with his orders because he is not a manufacturer but a married man with five grown daughters.
The fragment references The Feminine and The Wife F with notes about Joan. It hints at discussions about gender in language and a London audience weighing differences between men and women in word use. It presents a dialogic tone on linguistic variation.
Washington report notes Representative Beott of Kansas introduced a bill banning all gambling in futures for grain cotton and other products. The measure also targets any dealing or trading in such futures with heavy penalties for violations. It would not affect immediate use grain or cotton trades and could dismantle major exchanges like the Chicago Board of Trade and New York Cotton.
The Sunbeam Circle of the King's Daughters staged a cantata at the Athenaeum Thursday night. Proceeds, after expenses, will fund the Memphis home project. Local reader note: testimonial from Hon. S. W. Matthews on Dean’s Ointment for eczema remains included in the clipping.
In Hammond Louisiana on December 19, Mrs. Mary Nelson, 45, a respected local woman, was found murdered with a shotgun blast on Happy Wood road. The left side of her face was mutilated, and neighbors joined a bloodhound hunt for a Negro suspect after a quarrel over a fog ownership. Sheriff Ball of Amite leads the chase, with excitement rising among residents.
Washington December 19 Representative John Wealey Gaines of Tennessee denounced a local news story and a $60,000 football rush claim in the House. He defended the integrity of the committee and faced applause after his rebuke as a bill to cover the amount was introduced by Tawney.
Dec 21 London report says the Cunard liner Lusitania, in wireless contact with Fastnet, relayed that Cambrian bound London Philadelphia in mid ocean had shaft failure. Empress of Britain and William Cliff were nearby providing assistance as Cambrian neared mid Atlantic.
United States Senator Stephen R Mallory is reported in a dying condition after a November 20 illness that caused paralysis on his left side. He rallied briefly but has sunk rapidly and is unconscious. Dr Kennedy, his nephew and physician, says the end may come at any time.
Hon. Poster V. Brown of Chattanooga says he would not seek or support a split nominating fight. He favors unity and harmony among Republican factions before any candidate is chosen, and would back whomever the party nominates and can unite the ranks. He cites Tillman Wright and Haggard as possible names but warns no strong man will run without party cohesion.
In Smithville Tennessee on December 20, a Democratic Executive Committee of DeKalb County reports forty seven members have signed a petition calling for a general gubernatorial primary. It is believed the remaining members will sign except two who refused. The count adds to seventy seven counties backing a Tennessee gubernatorial primary.
In Palermo Sicily a large dynamite magazine exploded today triggering a massive fire. The blast caused houses to collapse and a panic among residents as troops and firemen rushed to the scene. Authorities estimate about a thousand people killed in the disaster.
Nationally known Democratic figures should be named as delegates to Denver to unite the party, with Grover Cleveland Alton Parker Richard Olney Franklin MacVeagh Judson Harmon James Guffey George Gray David R Francis John Sharp Williams Don M Dickinson Henry Watterson Edward Carmack William Bryan Clark Howell and others. A united party in convention is needed to influence the platform and candidate and prevent factional divisions.
Thomas McCann set fire to the bedridden wife’s house in Bridgeport Connecticut. his daughter carried her mother to safety as both women were lightly burned and nearly suffocated. McCann surrendered later claiming the house was his and he had a right to burn it.
John M. Owen is a non-resident of Tennessee. He must appear within three days of the next term in Columbia January 1908 to plead, answer, or demur to the complainant's bill or it will be confessed and set for hearing. Copy of order to be published four consecutive weeks in The Columbia Herald.
Land sale in the Maury County Chancery Court at Columbia Tennessee to satisfy a decree from October 1907. On January 18 1908 at noon at the courthouse door the highest bidder will buy three tracts totaling 108 117 and 11 acres with terms cash and sale free from equity of redemption.
Decree under term 1907 directs sale by F C Lea and others on January 15 1908 at noon at the courthouse door Columbia Tennessee of two parcels in Maury County First tract in Mt Pleasant 2500 square feet described with Blue Grass Ave lines Second tract adjoining and 20 feet wide along Broadway as per deed Book 98 vol 4 page 602 in RO MC Possession February 1 1908 Terms credit 6 12 18 months with cash on day of sale and notes with security to secure payment sale free from equity of redemption A N Akin clerk and master posted December 6 187 oat
In the Chancery Court at Columbia Tennessee term 1907 minutes show a land sale to the highest bidder. The tract, about 140 acres, is bounded by specified neighbors and routes with a plat to be filed before sale. Terms require credit of 12 and 18 months and sale free from redemption. notes bear interest.
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