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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1903
Page
4
The Columbia Herald warns readers of widespread post office route changes and possible mail discontinuations on the first of the month. Readers must notify the paper of address changes with exact route origins and destinations, signing as the paper is addressed.
Gov Beckham defers intervention as Grand O'Brien and Earl Whitney face execution for the Lexington KY burglary murder of A. B. Chinn. The piece rails against wayward youth and blames parents, urging discipline and warning to society that the street is a school for crime.
The Rural Route notice lists route beginnings from Columbia Maton Broadview Mt Pleasant Hampshire Spring Hill Glendale Calleoka and Williman Toore with routes 1 through 38 outlined. It notes some men never took a vacation and mentions Premier Castro of Venezuela facing ongoing peace talks amid confusion over route establishments.
Prominent preacher Rev Sewell Dwight Hillis denounces wealth and luxury fueling moral decay, while Senator Depew argues fortune protects souls from vice. The debate touches divorce rates among the rich and the temptation of idle life, with Nashville planning a new courthouse and calls for civilian control of public offices.
The text discusses Tennessee adopting its first general game law with a state wide warden system led by Col. Joseph H. Acklen, noting the office is unpaid and requires travel and time. It includes endorsements from the Nashville American and touches on democratic principles amid party dynamics and populist commentary from Chicago Chronicle and Buffalo Times. The excerpt ends with a lyric line about the sea and savings.
A blunt political column attacks the Republican Party and national figures, accusing them of force and protectionist policy while condemning party loyalty to order and law. It cites Goebel, Marcum, and Dietrich, laments fumes of moonshine, and warns Kentuckians of disastrous November consequences.
The address denounces U S actions in Cuba and the Philippines, arguing against subjugation in pursuit of national power. It urges the nation to repair past wrongs, reject barbaric standards, and uphold human freedom while questioning why independence struggles were redirected into imperial policy.
The article laments party feuds and praises Grover Cleveland while critiquing the Tennessee Press Association reorganization and L and N railroad credential policies. It notes the Courier Journal’s quips at Bryan and Cleveland and comments on press access and outings for state reporters. It ends with a grim note about Claude O’Brien awaiting execution and the idea of bypassing heaven.
McKennon Anderson and Foster report a clerical error in last week’s ad for fifty styles of 150 printed Dimities. Only about a dozen styles arrived, though total yards matched. Quality was fine. names and exact styles unavailable. Apology issued and compensation arranged.
The Nashville American quotes Pope Leo on silence not defining altar of worship and rebuke to atheistic doctors. It rails against atheism in medicine and cites Bryan slander of Cleveland. It notes U S trade totals, bank injunctions, Comptroller King rumors, and Erwin as possible successor. Death touches two Tennessee families this week.
A severe storm in Lexington Kentucky damaged the Henry Clay monument with the statue’s bean blown off and a new statue required. Other items note Cincinnati Grand Lodge meeting, Weber's Cincinnati band claiming first prize, Senator McCreary predicting a Democratic victory, the Pope Leo ceremony in Rome, and indictments in Kentucky bribery cases.
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