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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
1
An unclear fragment from a New York context hints at a question about a five point something. The legibility is insufficient to determine exact names, dates, or outcomes.
Sunday warns readers that Chicago records its hottest day in 29 years. Ex Gov Hob Paylor plans a summer feature titled The Old Plantation. Rev George E Shaw refuses back pay and works in a tailor shop after salary dispute. Martial law declared in Panama amid rebel reorganizations and fears of attacks on Panama and Colon. Demand for beer rises in Louisville, closing links to nearby towns. Morton grants charter to Reelfoot Lake Oil Gas and Mining Company with $20,000 capital to explore oil gas and more. One Chicago minister who studied army canteen system becomes its advocate with a dissertation titled An Appeal from Phillip Sober to Phillip Drank.
A small cyclone and heavy hail struck three miles from Nashville pike by Dark's Mill Saturday afternoon. Sunday school children and wagon riders were soaked and frightened as a hack with about forty youngsters swerved into a ditch. Mahlon Jennix's buggy toppled, boys flew over a fence, a little boy nearly unconscious but not seriously hurt. J B Ashton reports corn plants along the pike ripped and flattened by the wind and hail.
A promotional voice touts Peruna as the sole cure for female weakness and dyspepsia conditions. It claims many women suffer from catarrh inflaming body linings, draining vitality, and needing Peruna to restore strength and life’s pleasures.
The county court met in quarterly session and rejected a plan to value and purchase local turnpikes by a fiveperson panel. It also elected WB Greenlaw as county attorney and notaries public, adjusted district lines, and appropriated funds for bridges on Sugar Creek and Duck River. An adjournment was set for July as the road issue continues.
Ming Taliths Church is plaintiff in a $15,000 damage suit against Bay Loobriday and others. The case alleges scandalous repartee caused damages. Separately Judge pene Saturday granted a divorce to Mrs Willie Tuck from William Tuck and restored her maiden name.
A county court investigation reports a wide system of magistrates robbing the county through false committals to the work house. Hundreds of cases show costs up to 80 per entry and prisoners not sent to the work house. Several prominent policy justices are implicated, names withheld.
Capt. A. F. Lucas of Beaumont Texas, an oil expert, spent Thursday in the county investigating alleged oil discoveries. He left Friday on the northbound train saying indications look good but only digging will confirm. Lucas is reputed wealthy and has interests in New Decatur Alabama oil discoveries.
Rev F J Tyler of Daily Herald denounces saloons linked to recent killings in Mt Pleasant and Columbia. He decries church members who back whiskey, calls for prohibition and notes voters' church membership discrepancy. He urges Christians to oppose saloons and support a prohibition fight with strong rhetoric about electoral influence.
Will Brown a colored man was arrested on larceny charges after stealing a large quantity of meat from G. W. Nichols. He operated in daytime from the rear of a store, hiding to steal meat and selling portions to merchants. Investigators found three shoulders missing and Brown confessed to the thefts. He is held in county jail, with prior mentions of property in Alabama Row and local warrants.
In San Francisco on Juan 30 two major events marked the day. Maj Gen W R Ter retired and four volunteer line officers muttered out to Geo. went to the ret Hist at noon. He formally transferred command of the Department of California to Geo. B. M. Young.
Aldermen investigated Columbia Water Company after reports of contaminated water from Helm's Branch entering the system. They found intake pipes above and below the branch mouth with a pipe break, prompting health officials to demand repairs. Company officials deny contamination citing a loose valve and say upper intake sources ensure purity. Mayor and City Health Officer vow action.
At the Herbell House a would-be thief broke into rooms of traveling salesman G W Nockols and Webbs Ridley, tossing trousers and a trunk from a window. The next morning Allen Collins was found drunk behind the hotel and jailed. he denies stealing the items.
A small morning fire at 22 College Hill prompted an EMS response. Firefighters controlled the blaze before it caused significant damage. Local officials reported no injuries and are investigating the cause.
A notice from P. Padgett dates routes for Rural Delivery across Maury County including Columbia, Mt. Pleasant, and surrounding areas. It details Route No 1 to No 7 with streets and landmarks and invites residents along these paths to leave mail box orders with local postmasters at Columbia and Mt Pleasant.
Congressman Padgett pushes for rural free delivery in Williamson County with five routes planned. He met the government inspector, traveled fifty miles daily at his own expense, and assured local petitions and eliminations to secure Post Office Department routes. The Franklin Review Appeal lauds his energy, dispatch, and close contact with district needs.
Present indications show a grand Fourth of July celebration by the Retail Clerks and friends at South Side Park. Most city businesses will close, clerks attend, a horse show begins by 3 o'clock, with songs, prizes from Mt Pleasance and Lynnville, and a fireworks finale. A prize ox roast and street events are planned, with ball games and a firework display concluding the day.
The jury in the State of Massey case against Sam Massey for murder in the first degree reported a hung verdict Friday morning. Six jurors favored acquittal while seven favored conviction but could not agree on degree or punishment. Judge Holding set Massey’s bond at 10,000 as the case remains unresolved. Bryant, Jim colored, received three years in the penitentiary in each of two cases for house breaking and larceny stemming from a Mt. Pleasant commissary break-in.
Miss Willie Figuers and Prof Allen win free trips to the Buffalo Exposition in a county teachers contest judged by Messrs Henry Evans and Will Collier. Automatic counting machine used. totals show Miss Figuers 4 50 and Prof Allen 4 128, with prizes awarded to top male and female teachers and a gold prize for the best participant.
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