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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1910
Page
1
Citizens of Maury organize a petition drive with professional and business leaders joining patriotic women to present principals. The effort gathers broad community support with widespread signature signing.
The Masry County Court convenes next Monday to handle the county asylum matter criticised by the State Board of Charities and others, and to elect a road commissioner with incumbent J. T. Petty opposing Clay Hight. Petitions circulate to keep Hardy & Edgerton at Columbia Military Academy, backed by 1,600 signatures from business and professional residents.
At the annual meeting in Indianapolis on January 4 the Indiana Anti-Saloon League trustees decided against a statewide prohibition campaign. They will push a joint constitutional amendment via two General Assembly sessions before a public vote and pursue more county actions. Rev. B S Shumaker was re elected State Superintendent.
Judge W. F. Story withdraws from legal practice to seek the senate seat in Warren County. The race for the Sparta district appears wide open with Hon D. M. Meredith also contending for the position.
The first fatality in England from a suffragette disturbance occurred in Leeds. Police constable Alfred Hudson died from injuries after a rioting crowd targeting the Colosseum on Avie.10 during a meeting addressed by Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey.
A Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis freight derailment at Fountain Creek near Columbia left a loaded car toppled and a track torn up. The passenger train, due at 6:30, stood in the yards overnight, with many school children among the travelers.
The High School opened Tuesday for the spring term with the largest enrollment in its history, totaling 160. About twenty former McDowell students joined via Prof. L. B. Duke, along with 15 other new entrants. The school serves city and county pupils and, under Principal W. P. Morton, aims for further growth and increasing county importance.
Washington January 4. Mrs Julia G Scott President General of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution explains post office authorities uncovered thefts at the society office. Money orders checks and mail were taken but the losses are not vast. Former curator Miss Sarah B MacLay is named as responsible but has disappeared and will not be prosecuted.
New York January 4 Two thousand new telephones a day were added to the Bell Interests the American Telephone and Telegraph Company during the year just closed. On December 1 there were about five million telephones in the system with ten million two hundred fifty thousand miles of wire, over half underground. The system’s May 1909 net property was valued at about seven hundred twelve million five hundred thousand dollars and estimated gross earnings for 1909 would exceed ten million dollars.
New York January 4 Dr Frederick A Cook loses Institute of Arts and Science membership in a unanimous council vote Those at home reject his claims as discredited explorer and drop him from the institute first such action in its history
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Colon on the Magdalena and immediately took a train for Panama today, Jan. 3. Bryan’s arrival marks the start of his Panama visit as part of his tour.
A 30 horsepower White Steamer owned by Herman Ruhm turned twice near Mt Pleasant, injuring seven passengers. Driver John Ebberwein and J Owen escaped with minor injuries, while six others sustained serious wounds. Two men, J F Fisher and Ebberwein, were reportedly fatally injured. the crash occurred after a ride drawn from Williams Drug Store and a state toward Goshen's Mill.
Articles of Incorporation filed in Maury County for The McNeel Monument Company. Capital stock set at 12,000 with incorporators A B Davis J O Ewing J Shelby Coffey Frank G Smith and C A Breast. Company authorized to deal in marble monuments cemetery fences and related marble work.
on the first Monday the Maury National Bank processed deposits totaling 271953.11 with checks of 173866.75 and a net gain to deposits of 98086.36. Officers, clerks, and three adding machines worked overtime to handle the thousand dollar counts and the vast volume of business.
The last will of Judah Rosenthal was admitted to probate on Monday in Maury County Court. All property owned at death goes to his two daughters Rebecca and Bertha Rosenthal as executrices without bond. Witnesses were J. OC Voortnes and A N Akin. The daughters appeared before Judge Gordon and were issued letters testamentary.
Washington January 4 expert farmers are invited for positions with the Indian service. Salary listed at 1200 dollars per year. Appointments restricted to agricultural college graduates to manage model demonstration farms on arid and semiarid western reservations under the Indian Commission Valentine designation.
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