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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
3
A Nashville jury awarded Geo Thompson against Nashville Railway and Light one penny but the judge set aside the verdict after finding the jury ignored his charge regarding claims for damages and costs. The case was reset to the next term.
A fragment from a Franco German negotiation report recalls anecdotes about M Hemetx and M von Kiderlin Wachter, the French ambassador Cambon and a Agadir coup, with a dinner joke about Big Brother England and appeals to Italy and Austria in a tense postwar mood.
The article argues that presidents have largely come from the legal profession, with nineteen of twenty six presidents lawyers. It lists states and names, noting Ohio Virginia New York as prolific sources, and contrasts future nominee prospects for Taft Cummins Roosevelt Hughes Wilson Clark Harmon Bryan and Underwood, emphasizing the legal bias in presidential selection.
A late executor paid the highest tribute to the Maury Na lank and Maury County Company for solvency and trust. He employed the services of a local institution to manage his estate long term, leaving material impact on beneficiaries and the public record.
Seattle May 31 Aviator J Clifford Turpin lost control at the Meadows during a night exhibition causing a man and a child to die and fifteen others injured including six women Turpin and partner Phil Pharmalee blamed a pedestrian crossing the track The aeroplane at fifty miles per hour tipped and struck the grandstand, the meet was called off Turpin survived with minor injuries.
Petersburg and Mt Pleasant want a Columbia baseball team to give them a good trimming. Dates will be fixed later with games at Petersburg and Mt Pleasant. A picked team will travel from here at an agreed time.
Sather E. Stockard of Stockard Advertising Agency has returned from New York where he visited the Shirt Garters Company. At Hotel Breslin he witnessed a waiter strike leaving the dining room empty and patrons seeking service at three other places. Stockard notes worsening hotel service as waiters and managers refuse to back down.
Captain Pearson Hobson spoke at Union Memorial Service in Decatur Alabama with about 10 000 attendees. Company E Alabama National Guard led a 1000 strong march to the city cemetery where graves were decorated and a military salute followed the speakers.
The New Mexico state senate cast ballots for a U S senator to replace Albert B Fall. Results were Republicana Fall 16 with other votes for Andrews Pankey Summers Burkhart Martinez Debacea Ferguson and no house ballot yet for a joint ballot tomorrow. In Knoxville Tennessee the Southern Newspapers Publishers Association closed day with a banquet and exposition tour for delegates.
Reports from Redpath chautauquas in Chicago Cedar Rapids and Kansas City say this season will be the biggest ever in the United States. Public interest is phenomenal with ticket sales near capacity before ads. Colleges offer campus use free, Boards of Trade back the movement, and business leaders show strong support, as Redpath runs over 260 chautauquas nationally.
In Columbus the Ohio Republican convention awarded Taft six delegates at large by a 39 to 36 vote. Roosevelt received 34 delegates, Taft 14. the state ticket will be chosen July 2. Roosevelt managers claimed a different outcome would have occurred if voting proceeded as planned.
Hester Grant Giles of the Nester Apartments Sunset Boulevard promotes a women run picture theatre. A model photo play home seating 260 women and children will be erected to show current fashion films weekly. Mrs. Glen estimates the total cost at nearly 20 000 dollars.
The fragment recalls Laz Spencer in Opie Reads stage piece The Starbucks. He entertains a federal judge with a rural anecdote about a man who trades a dog for liquor, then sells an old setter and a bull pup to obtain a pint.
Washington rumors claim a plan to seat new national committeemen to influence the Republican National Committee as it weighs a contest case. If begun, the move targets Penrose of Pennsylvania Crane of Massachusetts London of Illinois Vorys of Ohio and C Duncan of North Carolina all allied with President Taft.
A Utah senator is scheduled to deliver a lecture titled Modern Mormon Kingdom on the night of June 17, addressing religious and political themes. The event will focus on Utah culture, church-state relations, and historical context.
Winifred Ankers, a Brooklyn Hospital and Infants Home kitchen helper, was acquitted of the charge she poisoned nine babies. The court crowd cheered as the verdict was delivered. She remains jailed on two thousand dollars bail as other indictments linger. Ankers’ defense hinged on claims that threats over her baby influenced her alleged offenses.
Washington June 4 The house judiciary committee opens tomorrow an inquiry into the beef trust and other big combinations. Representative Clayton, chairman, aims to reconstruct the Sherman act or enact new legislation to curb monopolies. He calls the Sherman law concrete but says a statute should be provided to make monopolies impossible.
A public notice warns pedestrians about the danger of dropped banana peels. It advises disposing of fruit waste in garbage cans or gutters to prevent slips and injuries on sidewalks.
Blocker & Co. advertise multiple farms and residences for sale in Franklin Tennessee. Listings include 225 acres near a Middle Tennessee Railroad station at 40 per acre, 800 acres at 40 per acre, a small acres farm at 2000, plus handsome main street homes from 2000 to 4000 dollars. Also finances property on the square and several vacant lots with L and N railroad tracts at 60 to 70 per acre.
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