Columbia Herald advertising page item
A scanned newspaper masthead fragment from The Columbia Herald notes editors Hastings Robert H Claget t and W De Hastings with Finney W D as points of contact. Subscription rates listed include one year and six months though details are incomplete.
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THE
Columbia Herald
Glue Herald Company, Inc
J. L Finney
W. D
Columbia
Finney
W. D. Hastings
Robert H. Clagett
W. de Hastings
Maury County Court Recalls Six Years of Progressive Leadership
The Maury County quarterly court lauds six years of progressive governance marking toll road elimination, site selection for the Middle Tennessee Experiment Station, generous school funding, and hospital support. It notes efficient administration, no public money misappropriation, and urges a successor to uphold enterprise and patriotism. It also echoes Wilsonian peace principles and calls for united national resolve during wartime.
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Bounty Court
Maury County
County Quarterly Court
Ita
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station
King’s Daughters Hospital
Lye County
Mblie
Hue
Herald
America’s War Aims in Wilson July 4 Address
President Wilson’s Mt Vernon Fourth of July address outlines war aims in four parts. The destruction of arbitrary power that disrupts world peace stands first, with its reduction to impotence if needed. The second aim covers settlements on the basis of free consent for territorial, sovereignty, economic, and political questions.
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Wilson
Germany
Rhine
Berlin
Marmanssall
Mt. Vernon
America
The Herald Expands News Reach With United Press
The Herald defends its shift from local focus to United Press coverage noting faster war and national news, higher costs, and readers’ demand for broader coverage. It claims UP provides more timely, unique beats than rival afternoon papers in Columbia and urges daily comparison of stories.
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United Press
The
Herald
Columbia
America
Farmers Institute to Welcome 2000 Delegates in July
Columbia prepares to host the Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute July 24 25 with potential annual sessions depending on accommodations for hundreds of delegates including both men and women. committees to canvass the city and nearby areas for lodging and facilities.
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Columbia
Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute
Private lodging needed for institute delegates at Columbia
The article urges finding private lodging for male and female delegates attending the institute, noting hotels will be taxed and travelers will pay reasonable rates. It emphasizes hospitality and readiness to accommodate committees while stressing accountability for safety in recent rail wrecks and the need to prevent future tragedies.
Columbia’s Lieut Wooten Breaks Enemy Aircraft Record
The report honors Lieut James Wooten of Columbia Tennessee and his role as an aviation observer in the front lines. He has recently turned 21 and has spent most of his service at the front with a French escadrille. His letters describe artillery directing and engaging German batteries, with pilots on the American Marne front downing machines. The article praises his courage and predicts more coverage of Columbia and Maury county servicemen.
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James Wooten
Columbia, Tenn
Ligut
Cowart
Pache
Columbia
Maury County
John T. Wooten
Pat
Wooten
Bert Ford
Service St
James
Ant
Lieut
Columbia and Maury County
The Nashville Wreck’s Destructive Reminder
A severe two train collision near Nashville underscores life’s fragility and the risk to American soldiers in war. The disaster highlights careless human errors and the heavy toll on passengers, with casualties and blame attributed to those responsible for safety.
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Nashville
Paris
Nashville, Chattanooga
St. Louie
Parl
Lfe
Jess
America
Democratic slate for Maury county 1918 primary
Announcement of Democratic candidates for Maury county 1918 primary for representative in the General Assembly, state senator in the Twentieth district, and magistrate. Names include ET Shaw, Ron Moore, A Hays, William B. Whitaker, and Dr. C Y Clarke. Election set for August 1, 1918.
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General ‘Assembly
Maury County
Legal Party
ET Shaw
Ron. Moore
General Assembly
D&w
Bam A. Hays
William B. Whitaker
DR. C. Y. Clarke
Maury, Lewis
Perry
W. L. Goad
Justice of the Peter
Tennessee
Mrs Hettie McMeen Dies in Cade Texas Home
Death announced of Mrs Hettie McMeen widow of Joe McMeen formerly of Carters Creek Maury County. She died at her Cade Texas home Sunday morning. She is mother of Ab McMeen of Mt Pheasant and longtime Maury County resident friends mourn her passing. Also note on American Red Cross sending women to Italy to aid refugees, run soup kitchens and nurseries.
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Hettie McMeen
Joe Ms Meen
Carter's Creek
This County
McMeen
Cade
Texas
Ab McMeen
Mt. Pheasant
Maury County
Italy
Reid Cross
American
Red Cross
Life of 6000 Citizen Answers Passed in Peace
Mrs. Craig died at 2:20 AM at her Garden Street home at 75. Her long life honored for devotion to country home and church. Daughters Mrs. Ira B. Brown and Miss Callie Craig and son Robert Craig attended the funeral at 3:00 PM tomorrow at Garden and 1st streets. Rose Hill cemetery. Pallbearers named: Ragsdale, Miller, Tucker, Wooten, Harlan, Wilsford. Burial at Rose Hill. Oakes & Nichols conducted.
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Ira B. Brown
Callie Craig
Robert Craig
Garden
Mepsia
Win H. Ragsdale
W. Joe Miller
Bolk
Polk
Aunice Polk
Columbia
Annie May Polk
Nashville
Charles Polk
ShoMeld
Ala
Harry Polk
Henryville
Tenn
Garden Street Presbyterian Church
S. D. Logan
Rose HM
West Point
Mr. Polk
Manuel Edwards
Will Alexander
B. A. Satterfield
R. W. Hight
George Parks
John T. Atkersson
Ookes
Nichols
Wreck Victims Listed From Arkansas and Tennessee
Victims in the wreck include victims from Little Rock and Memphis with extensive burns and likely fatalities. Several others from Dermott Memphis and Port City suffer various injuries from fractures to eye injuries. A number of survivors received dressings and were dismissed while many more were treated at hospitals and infirmaries.
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van Lumpkins
Little Rock
Ark
Has Allen
Kentucky
Ave
Memphis
Lin McKinney
Dermott
Roy Dallas
Red Cross Workers Notice Patched Schedule Change
Red Cross workers are requested to watch The Pally herald for announcements. The work room will operate mornings and Thursday afternoons for sewing until further notice.
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the Red Cross
Pally Herald
Election Notice for Maury County August 1 1918
Voters must be registered and pay 1917 poll tax at least thirty days before the election. The Maury County election on August 1 1918 will choose five Supreme Court justices two from the state at large and five Court of Civil Appeals judges plus county officials and school board members across districts. The commissioners of election M B Allen John M Burns and R 3 Hopkins announce polling hours 9 am to 4 pm at voting precincts.
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Tate
EniTective
Maury County
Angual
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Court of Civil Appeals of
Tennessee
Fifty Chancery Division
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
County Board of Education
Columbia
Spring Hill
Mt. Pleasant
M. B. Allen
John M. Burns
Mrs T S Richardson Not Seriously Injured in Train Wreck
Airs T Stitchardson and her daughter Mildred were on a Norfolk & Carolina North Town line train when it wrecked Tuesday morning. Mrs Richardson reached home safely and sustained a slight burn above her eye, with no serious injuries reported. Her daughter Dorothy had a minor bump on the head.
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T. Stitchardson
Mildred
Dorothy
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