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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
8
Immigration officials report 4000 Japanese in Mexico ready to cross the border into the United States from camps near Tuxpam along the Manseville extension. Some 800 Japanese laborers have already deserted work camps, accumulating funds to aid an entry into the U.S.
The article recalls Senator Morgan's firm stance on racial boundaries yet notes his support for black interests and aid to individuals in distress. It highlights the respect from the local negro community, the presence of notable schools in Selma, and views on white black relations as a model for the South.
Two men hurry to catch an early train for Fontainebleau where they plan a duel. One asks for a return, the other insists on a single trip. The second declares he always takes his return from the dead man’s pocket.
Wheat rose above $1 at the Board of Trade with a sharp, unexpected surge after a statistician revised a winter crop estimate. September option hit $1.06, December $1.05, as shorts covered amid limited supply and profit-taking later trimmed gains. A Minneapolis expert later stoked another spike with a revised crop forecast, triggering further trading turbulence on the New York Exchange.
In Selma the Morgan funeral featured black teachers arranging negro attendance and a formal role for negroes in the procession. On arrival of the body, the committee stood with white mourners, and a large crowd observed the rites as every black resident paused work for a few minutes to honor the senator.
The Focus quotes three brothers seeking a fitting name for their cattle ranch. Their humorous reply explains Focus did not seem suitable until a fortuitous explanation ties to the place where they raise meat.
Five hundred Germans brought from the old country by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co have begun work in Birmingham ore mines on Red Mountain. They are replacing displaced Black workers, with early workers reporting good wages and conditions and plans for a larger future intake.
ExSenator Carmack argues in Harper's Weekly that the Democratic Party should embrace boldness and honesty, advocate a strict construction of the Constitution, defend state rights, restrain federal power, and oppose militarism. He calls for reducing monopoly, regulating railroads, pursuing prudent public spending, and tariff reform to focus on revenue.
Fire last night destroyed the entire saloon sector of Morenes Arizona. Loss listed at 100000 with twenty seven buildings wiped out and 3000 in insurance. Many saloons opened this morning under canvas as water supply failed and caused total destruction.
A local African hunter reports a crocodile suspended in a tree about ten feet high away from any water. Natives say elephants enter Lake Neam to coax crocodiles, which then torment and bite the elephants legs before the elephant lifts the reptile into the branches.
June 27 reports show general crop prospects improving for coffee corn and tomatoes. Strawberries are blooming for a fourth crop with expectations of a large yield after a late season and first tomatoes shipped earlier in the week.
Charles P. Brewin, 60, a Civil War veteran once respected in Burlington New Jersey, has developed a severe aphasia rendering him ignorant of his parentage and life. He now insists he is Charles Johnson, a tailor, as neighbors and doctors note his altered identity and memory.
A fragment discusses early invented tortures and devices such as the maiden, iron cages, brazen bull, and a 3,000 pound perriere. It traces punishments to rulers and inventors from Elizabethan times, noting deaths tied to their own devices in a historical scrapbook context.
A Columbia reader claims kidney trouble improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes severe edema prior to treatment, notes relief after purchasing at Adams & Martin's drug store, and credits his mother and wife also benefitting from the remedy.
A catalog-like list details ladies silk gloves in long and short styles priced from 6c to 1.25, with range colors. Laces and embroideries describe patterns, nets, embroideries, and trims. Also noted are corset cover embroidery, shirt waist patterns, collars, belts, handbags, and new jet back combs with assorted beauty products.
In Trenton New Jersey 31 Princeton freshmen were expelled after a keg party in a long standing campus custom. A parade formed as kegs were opened with a brewery wagon present. President Wilson informed Dean Fine the activity must stop. the dean then acted after commencement, delivering expulsion notices to the freshmen.
A New York American editorial condemns trial marriages and repeated divorces following Dan R Hanna's third marriage after his second divorce, arguing such patterns threaten Anglo-Saxon family virtue and moral health of society, highlighting public interest in exemplar behavior by prominent figures.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal states it will not doubt that Mr. Maloné and allies were installed by a flagrant election fraud. The paper warns of legal action for damages if doubts remain and signals forthcoming court challenges to the administration.
Rev. B. J. Garrott of Hopkinsville delivered a tactical and sensible address to Russellville’s colored community. He urged peaceful southern progress, virtue, industriousness, and temperance, urging adherence to the Bible and ten commandments and condemning slander and mock respectability. Garrott, a prominent Black leader, is noted for giving such guidance to his people.
A fragmentary reminiscence describes a wary romance spanning a year before marriage. A man stalks his future wife in town, offering help with every burden and avoiding her after drinking. He then changes behavior post marriage, slipping in to avoid her sight and returning home only for supper before resuming town business.
Fragmentary quotation references a person described as gentle and feminine aged ten years more, with questions about belief. The text is incomplete and lacks identifiable names, events, or factual reporting to form a coherent news item.
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