Dog Law of 1907 Emphasized in Grand Jury Charge
Judge W. Bruce Turner delivered an exhaustive circuit court charge to the grand jury detailing the dog law of 1907 requiring female dogs to be registered with the circuit court clerk and warning of misdemeanors for noncompliance. The charge also covered liquor suppression, gambling, public morals, jury duties to state, and county fence laws addressing roaming stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bruce Turner
Circuit Court
Turner
Jury Picks Tie Up Liquor Law Enforcement Trial Jury
The grand jury met after new laws aimed at suppressing liquor traffic were enacted by the general assembly. Because jurors were scarce, members were used as a trial jury for the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Ayres Names Committee to Sell Liberty Bonds
E H Ayres Sr president of Spring Hill Bank chairs a countywide effort to canvass locals for liberty loan bonds. At a Columbia banks meeting, each bank formed a committee to promote sales in its area. The Spring Hill panel includes Percy Brown Horace Polk Allen B Campbell W M Jameson John S Odil Ben Rives E H Ayres Jr and R H Ayres Sr making eight members. Enthusiastic committee meetings and Radcliff Chautauqua speakers in Spring Hill boost bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. H. Ayres, Sr
Spring Hill Bank
Liberty Loan
Columbia
Ayres
Spring Hill
Donald Thomas Injured When Pony Fell On Leg
Donald Thomas an eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Otey Thomas had two bones broken in his left leg when his pony fell back on him. The boy suffered much but is reported to be better today.
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Donald Thomas
Otey Thomas
20 000 Leagues Under TM Sea at New Grand Theatre
The Universe Film Manufacturing Company presents a spectacular production billed as the ultimate underwater romance. Featuring jet-sea photography and immersive effects, the film promises a grand adventure beneath the ocean for June 25 with matinee and night showings at the New Grand Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saeed
Earth
Universe Film Manufacturing Company
New Grand Theatre
Enlists in U S Signal Corps Named Officers
W P Jackson receives appointment as first class sergeant in the Signal Corps and will depart Sunday for post assignment. Mr Sacknon has led the Columbia office of Postal Telegraph Co for five years and is to be succeeded by Ray Voss who has two years with the firm. Jackson may be ordered to report to the training camp at Charleston SC with Eastern Department headquarters at Governor's Island NY.
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W. P. Jackson
Signal Corps
Sacknon
Columbia
The
Postal Telegraph Co
Ray Voss
Jackson
Charleston
South Carolina
Eastern
Governor’s Island
New York
Wind toppled roof at old jail during Columbia tornado
A young tornado swept over Columbia between midnight and 1 am, entering from the southwest and striking Main and Sixth streets. It toppled a roof at the Caldwell Bros building and damaged chimneys, tore skylights at the north shop, and ripped a portion from Sam Hardison’s garage. Witnesses described a roaring, blazing appearance as the storm passed, with minor damage elsewhere and heavy rain affecting farmland countywide.
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Columbia
City Hall
Sixth Street
Dr. A
Horsley
W. P. Boyd
Judge BE. B. Erwin
Caldwell Bros
North Main
Central Auto Co
Sam Hardison
Gus Watson
van Vaughan
Riverside
Sale of Jerseys June Twelfth at Blythewood Lawn
R F Moore announced by Hatcher Dodson and Hardison to auction 38 Jersey cattle on Tuesday June 12 on the Blythewood lawn. Hatcher Dodson and Dr S R Hardison hold most lots with 25, 3, and 9 head respectively, featuring strong Tennessee bloodlines and Hood Farm stock including Sophie's T Landseer and Pogis 99th lineage.
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R. F. Moore
Hatcher
Dodson
Hardison
Moore
Blythewood
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Columbia Woman
Mrs James P Baugh of 108 Cemetery Ave Columbia testifies her weak kidneys caused heaviness dizziness and back pain until using Dean's Kidney Pills from H B Adams drug store. She reports immediate relief and full recovery. reaffirmed in 1915. Ad promoting Dean's Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Anc
Columbia
God
Dean
James P. Baugh
Cemetery Ave
H. B. Adams
Baugh
Mra
Foster-Milburn 2Co
Prope Buffalo
Coldest May in seven years brings unusual rainfall
May 1915 in Ashwood records show a mean temperature one degree below the prior month and unusually cold conditions, despite light early rainfall total reaching six tenths inch above normal. The month’s high hit 86 degrees, while lows reached 37 on May 14 and 15. Four and a half inches of rain fell across seven wet days, with south and northwest winds prevailing.
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M Mercury
Jon W. Fleming
Ash
Wood
California Syrup of Figs Ad Pressing Mother Advice
Mothers urged to use California Syrup of Figs for children's constipation claiming rapid relief and harmless action. Advertises 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages and warns against counterfeit products from the California Fig Syrup Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Recruits for Columbia Battery added to roster
The Columbia Battery recruiting for the First Tennessee Regiment of Artillery progresses. A tent at the Court House yard is now led by Second Lieutenant Minter Gant. Eight recruits joined Thursday Jo W Tolley Harry C Williams William Hayes Charles H Franklin J H Pete Chumley Algie B Cherry M E Blocker and S C McKee Major Frierson plans a stronger push next week aiming for about a hundred men. Some prefer voluntary enlistment over the draft plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Right In Style Operetta Invite With Towel Wrap
A dialogue fragment shows a suggestion to attend the opera while one speaker wears a head wrap and towel. The other encourages choosing a fancy towel to appear stylish, implying social perception and costume humor in a casual scene.
Gete It corn remedy touted as quickest fix
An advertisement extols Gete It as the fastest corn cure, claiming it dries instantly after two second application. It stresses ease of use and universal popularity, urging readers to follow tested experience and order by mail from KE. Lawrence & Co. Chicago, with local sale in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Columbia
Woldridge CO
BLACK
O. Smiler Drug CO
Jury Awards 7500 in Death by Electrical Shock Case
A circuit court jury in Murfreesboro awarded 7500 plus costs to J Woods administration in a case alleging Earl Woods died from an electrical shock while working for International Agricultural Corporation. The defense contested the cause of death and moved for a new trial to be heard by Judge Johnn Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Woods
International Agricultural Corporation
J.woods
Johnn
Richardson
Murfreesboro
Turner
Freckle Removal Lotion Ad Promotes Lemon Juice
An advertisement touts a home remedy using lemon juice, three ounces of orchard white, and freckle lotion for a cheap cosmetic result. It claims daily face massage will fade freckles and blemishes for clear, soft white skin and notes the remedy is harmless.
Tenn. Central Railroad Sale Postponed As No Bids Arrive
Special to The Herald Nashville Tennessee June 2 no bids were received for the Tennessee Central railroad today and the sale was again postponed. The tentative attempt to sell will be made in July.
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Herald
Nashville, Tenn
No&e
Tennessee Central Railroad
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B. A. Satterfield & CO
Lawe
Colin
Telre
Loon Mig. Co
South Fifth
Brooklyn
N.Y
E. H. Ayres
Pony
Little Fellow
U. S
Postal Telgraph CO
Main
Sixth ST
Young
Blythewood Lawn
MT. Pleasant Pike
Maury County
Cross
Columbia Battery
FIRST
Tennessee Regiment OF Field Artillery
Minter Gant
Tve
Ciytt
A.C
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