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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
8
The strongest and best fence is claimed by manufacturers who control the wire markets of the United States, asserting their product leads in durability and value.
The General Assembly elected Carmack U S Senator with Democrats backing him and Republicans mostly for Burkett. Senate vote 20 3 to Carmack with House 70 21 and total 9 24 in favor of Carmack. One Republican member sided with the Democrats.
Prof James E Scobey, educator with long experience, plans to open a private school for boys and girls on January 25 in the Atha Name area. Former president of Mur frooaboro Female College since 1872, he also served six years at South Kentucky College. He will take advanced pupils for college prep, offer board at moderate prices, and will not head a department himself.
Found Friday around 7 am by colored youths near the colored Baptist church, a flour sack contained a fully developed newborn. Post mortem by City Health Officer Porter and County Health Officer Yopkies concludes life ended 10 to 16 hours before discovery, with fatal scalp bruising. Parents unidentified. location suggests the body was placed near the discovery site. Doctors classify the child as an octoroon.
The notice promotes a one year subscription to The Commoner and Weekly Henad for 91 75 in advance, promising local and world news, political instruction, and Democratic principles. It touts Mr Bryan as a engaging speaker and suggests the combination serves as a text book and entertainment.
The old Jackson College at Colette was used then mislaid by the Federal army in the 1860s and now owned by the Mason family. Senator bate introduced a bill seeking a ten thousand dollar appropriation as compensation. If approved, the funds would be used for another school building for boys.
Nashville January 15 Walter B Rainey Circuit Court Clerk faces over 25000 deficiency in accounts. Detectives arrested him Sunday at Terminal Station and took him to Justice Jake Levine. Bond set at 10000 and Bond was quickly executed.
Safety gates to be erected at the South Main and South Garden street railroad crossings arrived last week. Location for installation has not yet been announced.
Southern Railway offers double daily service from Nashville to eastern cities via Chattanooga and Asheville. One train leaves Nashville at 9 30 p m reaching Washington by morning and New York by the afternoon with Pullman sleeping car and dining service east of Salisbury. A second Nashville departure at 3 30 p m runs to Washington and New York, with through sleepers from Chattanooga to Salisbury and Salisbury to New York. Consult a ticket agent for details.
Southern Railway spans 6888 miles with one management system across eight southern states. It reaches principal southern cities with its own lines and features solid equipment, fast schedules, and dining cars. The line offers vestibuled Limited services and observation cars, including Washington and Chattanooga Limited via Lynchburg.
Advertisement describes the latest pattern for Pullman sleeping cars on all through trains with managers and agents listed, including J. M. Cunn and W. A. Torx, in available notes from Washington and Washington district offices.
Fragmentary OCR note from Louisville area mentioning Belnap and a treasury matter. Reads oddly with broken names and places, unclear action or date, likely a local administrative blurb or public notice.
In a heated joint caucus, the twenty sixth ballot decides the contest for librarian with Mrs. Epperson gaining momentum as Lauderdale supporters clash with her camp. Knox representative Murphy flips to Mrs. Epperson after pleas from Miss Anna Bell Bringhurst, clinching the bid amid cheering and dramatic appeals.
A reader declares Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is mislabeled with a peated formula claiming it only contains quinine and tonic. The note argues no cure and no payment, criticizing the product and labeling.
Memphis gears up to entertain Confederate Veterans with a grand display as the state announces plans for a major gathering. Knoxville aims to secure a lounge factory and a table factory, costing $8000 with backing from Elwood and Lud. Warren County unveils phosphate beds on Mountain Creek promising millions of tons of bone and calcium varieties. Meanwhile, groups of African Americans continue leaving Tennessee for San Francisco to sail to Honolulu and work on sugar plantations.
An essay-like note describes a buried man who died during Brooklyn Bridge construction. A hollow support on the New York side contained his bones after he fell from the top, rope rescues failing to retrieve the body, leaving his grave as the structure’s silent tomb. The text also notes army recruiting slang controversy spreading from Chicago stations.
The Herald announces a Phaton contest offering a new Phaston to the recipient of the most votes cast between now and May 1, 1901. Readers are urged to become candidates or recruit friends to vote, with emphasis on early, steady effort and broad local participation.
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