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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
4
Tornado aftermath and severe weather devastate Columbia area. Residents mourn missing and dead while neighbors rally amid power outages and property damage. Officials urge calm and aid as communities assess losses and plan relief.
Under the Cameron board saloons were taxed 220 per annum, eighteen saloons yielding 3,000 in total license. The Youst board cut licenses to 100, a move tied to a campaign pledge. The piece argues for higher licenses to fund deficits, criticizes the depot and Athenaeum debts, and warns of reduced property values in South Columbia. It concludes by noting local tax concerns and a reference to Floyd Hatwell and Dick Dead-BYe in a Pinafore performance.
A Columbia newspaper urges transparent accounting of city and railroad debts guiding sinking funds, property purchases, and delinquent taxes. It cites specific sums, questions misused funds, and calls for public access to financial books while criticizing local governance and urging fiscal restraint.
Maj. W. J. Whitthorne of Columbia has bought lands near Nunnery, Centreville, signaling a new push in local industry. His track record suggests confident, capable investment and a potential boost for the area.
Meophis Texas June 1 The Commercial Appeal prints a report from Kent Oklahoma alleging Hue Booth, nephew of John Wilkes Booth, positively identifies the corpse as John Wilkes Booth. Bates, acting as confidential agent, claims the remains are Booth, kept in secrecy after embalming, with photographs and body marks matching.
Baltimore reports no doubt Booth the Lincoln assassin is buried in Green Mount Cemetery after a June 4 identification by relatives and others familiar with the case. The coffin was opened in Baltimore and the remains brought from Enid Oklahoma where he died as David K. George. No headstone marks the grave.
New York report states Clara Morris identified the body of the Lincoln assassination suspect as George. Morris denies the report.
There is increased activity in Maury County phosphate mines with about 5000 miners at work, including many at Mt Micasant Carter's Creek Southport and Spring Hill. Dozens of cars leave Mt Pleasant daily for markets as prices stay firm and exports rise, signaling a prosperous year.
Mrs Wes Cook, injured in a runaway on the Santese Pike last Thursday, continues to improve. Authorities say she is now believed to be recovering well.
The Athenaeum hall overflowed Tuesday as Prof F M Hotsell led his students in a polished program of solos choruses and quartets. Attendance was so strong that many stood through the show and city readers praise the teacher’s work and the coming year in public schools. A closing burst of the national air My Own United States echoed from hundreds of voices. A related note urges Dr Thomas Electric Oil for croup emergencies.
Grant Brothers offer staples and fancy groceries with fresh produce and seeds. They advertise farm seeds, millet, soybeans, and candy, inviting calls for all kinds of farm seed and noting low prices on chocolate candy.
Joseph Sibarace, claimed sole survivor from Mount Pelee's St Pierre eruption, is exhibited in the United States. He recounts a brutal attack and his confinement in a dungeon during the disaster as fire and ash rained down, later rescued after hours of searching.
W L Wiltebiro and Miss France Emma Brower were issued a marriage license along with Ollie Crawford and Miss Anole Armick as another couple granted licenses in the city records.
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