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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
11
Washington reports authorize that Frank Hitchcock will retire as assistant postmaster general to personally run Taft's delegation drive. The move signals Cortelyou's effective ouster from presidential consideration, while hedge against party splits looms in Florida with a double delegation contest.
Washington February 7 The omnibus civil war claims bill totaling 315 545 is set for house discussion after court of claims review. About 400 individual claims are included with Tennessee leading at 79 736, while Alabama and others total 21 604 and 11 573 respectively. A motion to lay the bill aside with a favorable report was adopted as debate paused until Monday.
Local notice urges recognition of kidney warning signs such as dark urine sediment and frequent pain. Doan's Kidney Pills praised by K Cherry of Ninth Street Columbia for relief of kidney trouble and backaches, with a dealer network and price details.
In the House debate on the Indian appropriation bill, Mr. Smith of Arizona opposed funds for non-reservation pupil transports, proposing to limit aid to in-state pupils. He argued educating Indians should serve non-Indian citizens, while Olmstead of Pennsylvania defended Carlisle School achievements. The amendment failed on a viva voce vote.
Special to The Herald. Night riders between thirty five and fifty strong and armed raided Hugh C Lawrence and Wash Tucker farms near Adams Florida. They destroyed 20000 pounds of tobacco and beat a Black man named Marlow. Lawrence and his son Bradly were wounded. Mrs Lawrence narrowly escaped being shot. Raiders captured an enslaved man and beat him. Neither Lawrence nor Tucker belonged to the association. In St Augustine Florida the Republican convention split into two factions with police ejecting unruly delegates while both sides named National Convention delegates. The Administration faction backed Roosevelt and Taft as sick candidate and urged support for President policies.
Washington February 6 A large temperance meeting is planned at the First Presbyterian Church John Marshall Place to press Congress for a prohibition measure in the District of Columbia. Tennessee figures Nathan Hale presides with senators and representatives slated to speak Hobson and Hull are highlighted as key younger backers from Tennessee with notable Spanish American War service.
Paris reports Senor Franco and his family arriving in Bordeaux with Spanish troops, expressing hope for Portugal’s recovery under a new government. He says he will withdraw from politics and awaits fair judgment. El Diario notes alleged security tied to Carlos’s policies, with about 30,000 dollars remaining after advances are repaid. Epoca cites a farewell embrace at Villa Vicosa and widespread Franco supporter defections.
Washington reports the appointment of George K. Smith Jr a white Democrat to the Indianola Mississippi post office a move linked to the Minnie Cox controversy of 1908 with President Roosevelt rebuking patrons who rejected a Black postmaster and closing the office for a year prior to the new appointee's start.
The Nashville American reports that the Democratic State Committee is likely to call delegated primaries in every county instead of a general gubernatorial primary. Committee members visiting Nashville push the delegated primary, which most assume will be chosen at the February 20 meeting, though details remain undisclosed.
The Warren County Farmers Union met February 1 in McMinnville with a large dinner. They discussed establishing a union warehouse and cooperative telephone system, and adopted resolutions pledging to oppose intoxicants in the county, back temperance candidates, and aid in prosecuting bootleggers and moonshiners.
Frankfort February 6 The ballot for United States Senator pressed in joint session of the Legislature again showed no election. The tally listed Beckham 60 Bradley 69 Blackburn 3 McCreary 2 Allen 2 Watterson 1 John M Atherton 1 and no decisive result.
An old advertisement claims deafness arises from an inflamed Eustachian tube and that only constitutional remedies cure it. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hals Catarrh Care and urges sending for free circulars from F J Cheney Toledo Ohio. It also promotes Hall's Family Pile for constipation.
Capt. Wm. M. Forrest son of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest died today in Memphis after paralysis. He was a levee and railroad contractor, well known in St Louis where he often kept headquarters in recent years. His second wife Mrs. Forrest was visiting when the telegram arrived.
County Criminal Court met Monday with two cases set for trial but both continued. State v City Marshal Morgan raid on Grant McFallon home reset for Feb 21. Sunday raid of five men charged with gaming denied by defendants who say they planned to shoot craps. property owned by Horace Rainey. trial set for Wednesday.
Nashville Tenn February Governor Patterson announced Judge R D Bell of Gallatin to the supreme bench vacancy created by Judge John N Wilkes death Attorney General Robert L Peck of Bells district named to succeed Bell as circuit judge and General W M Brandon of Dover named to succeed Peck as attorney general
By virtue of a 1907 chancery execution in the case J M Hodge MXtr et al vs Cordelia Exell et al, the Maury County Sheriff will sell at the courthouse door in Columbia on March 2 1908 cash to the highest bidder an eighth undivided interest in a tract of about 137 acres in the old 20th now 2nd Civil district, bounded by W C Gordon east and other named lands including the estate of W E B Green, J H Murphey and others.
The Boston Times praises J Hamilton Sedberry of Maury County as a new Southern author whose first novel Under the Flag of the Cross will issue February 10 from C M Clark Publishing Boston It compares him to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and notes the plot's daring originality despite not being a detective story.
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