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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
3
A local trade dispute triggered a levy against yarn shipments. Officials from the commerce department announced the measure targeting manufacturers and retailers, aiming to curb price swings and stabilize supply.
A Continental-era column discusses Roosevelt possibly seeking a third term, factional Republican dynamics, and potential Democratic counter-campaigns. It notes leaders like Hearst and the Southern Lilly White Republicans, cites Washington and Jefferson precedents, and questions party unity amid pressure from officeholders and reformers.
Justice Marlin Keogh issued a judgment barring the National Phonograph Company from selling or handling phonographs or records in New York. Dealers statewide must account for twenty years of sales, involving an estimated 25 million dollars. The case follows a long courtroom dispute with Edison interests, Watson machines, and the New York Phonograph Company.
In Azoo City Mississippi on July 6 the funeral of Nicky Butterworth was postponed from morning to dusk after nickels were found placed over the dead man’s eyes to keep them closed. The Butterworth family and neighbors searched for clues but found nothing, fueling community outrage over the act.
The State Board of Equalization met in Ashville Tennessee on July and adjourned without action until county reports are complete. Officials plan to review assessments once all counties submit figures for final consideration.
In Jackson Michigan Senator Tillman accuses Senator Dolliver of insults over race remarks and says only a duel could vindicate his honor. A heated lobby confrontation followed and Dolliver departed amid a hostile crowd while Tillman stayed at a nearby lake retreat.
Miss Ethel Bish of Finlay receives twenty thousand dollars from Mrs. Mary M. Kendall of Oswego New York. Three years earlier in Toledo Ohio Mikel Bish saw that Kendall received proper medical attention and Kendall promised a reward.
Governor Patterson names Tillman B. Murray of Bancroft Murray as coal oil inspector in Chattanooga Tennessee today. The move places Murray in charge of regulatory oversight and enforcement duties in the region.
Gov Patterson announces a five member Board of Trustees for the Tennessee State Reformatory. Members named are Judge William M Hart Nashville Judge B D Sell Gallatin H Melville Willian Nashville John H DeWitt Nashville and James Palmer Nashville. The board will locate and provide for the establishment of the reformatory.
In Topeka Kansas to hear final arguments before August first the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and related firms face a potential record fine of 29 000 600. John D Rockefeller defends the trust choice while Kansas harvest fields prompt worker mobilization to save the wheat crop and city merchants pledge clerks to aid farmers during harvest.
Quarterly court met to slow accounts and set appropriations. A petition to allocate 500 for an agricultural exhibit was backed strongly but failed 9 to 8. A afternoon motion to reconsider also failed, while recounts and other appropriations were approved before adjournment.
The Board of Prison Commissioners organized today in Nashville Tennessee with the election of M. M Marshall Sparr s man H. A Morrow scovermey and AL F P Rogers as general manager of the Pettos mines.
Brief sketch reports Rev Walter B Capers returning from Cedar Mountain North Carolina where his father Bishop Elfisen Capers lies critically ill. Capers served in the Civil War with four wounds including battles at Chickamauga and Franklin. He rose to Brigadier General in South Carolina militia and Confederate service before becoming Episcopate leader. If he dies by Oct 14 he would be 70.
Tapachula report says over 1000 men have died in Guatemala in recent months for alleged unfriendliness to the Cabrera administration. Wealthy prisoners are being arrested, stirring fears of a broader crisis between Mexico and Guatemala.
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