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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
6
The Sunday school adopted resolutions in memory of William W Dennis praising his loyalty devotion and faith. They mourn his loss but express hope in reunion and comfort for his widow and children, pledging to publish the resolutions and share them with the family.
A Courier-Journal report notes a Congressional document inserted by Democrats listing trusts formed or fostered by Republican tariff laws. The exhibit estimates about 600 trusts with aggregate capitalization near 6 billion dollars, spanning New Jersey New York Chicago Philadelphia Boston Pacific coast and southern small firms with markups from minor to 1650 percent.
A historical piece features a Confederate soldier song sung to Old Time Religion, praising a veteran from Belmont to Appomattox with refrains “good enough for me” and verses about battles, marches, and glory. The ad promotes PAZO OINTMENT claiming cure for piles with a money-back guarantee and local Columbia Tennessee availability.
Judge Anderson of the Criminal Court today charged the grand jury and delivered a cautionary charge on the credibility of witnesses. The judge stressed careful assessment of testimony, noting a doubtful character can affect credibility and urging vigilance in evaluating evidence before the jury.
A New York World report condemns the assault on a woman by Joseph Kenna a chauffeur of the Seventh Ward saying the brutality and starvation were horrific. Bellevue physicians described extensive injuries as the judge sentenced Kenna to three years in state prison, prompting calls for harsher punishment and broader societal accountability.
The St Louis Republic rails at a presidential candidate tied to forceful rule while Sanctioned sentiments and Carmack allies claim democracy. the South Phoebeorian calls Republicaniam bold for free government as 10 000 men once a rarity now grown common, and the Cleveland Journal mocks the administration's growing fearsome rhetoric.
In a reminiscence from the Exchange, children play hide the handkerchief as Freddie cautions Jack to keep the handkerchief from his father’s kneeling place. The scene evokes "father's kneeling place" as a sacred family memory that time cannot erase.
Southern Railway offers double daily Nashville departures to eastern cities via Chattanooga and Asheville. First train leaves Nashville 9:30 p m reaching Washington 6 42 am and New York 12 43 pm with a Pullman sleeping car Nashville to New York and dining car service east of Salisbury. Second train leaves 2 30 pm with Chattanooga connection arriving Washington 3 50 pm Baltimore 11 35 pm Philadelphia 12 3 am and New York 6 23 am with sleeper and day coaches Salisbury to New York.
An old advertisement pledges a hundred dollar reward for an incurable camp of catarrh, promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co as proprietors in Toledo and cites endorsements from local wholesalers Walding Kinman Marvin. The copy notes price per bottle and availability through druggists.
Exports from the United States to Cuba Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Philippine and Samoan Islands will reach 45 million in the fiscal year ending this month. Capron cites a constituent Levy Brieson with 41 children and various personal details. Henry Ross the census taker notes oddities including a mascot touch with President McKinley and unfilled data awaiting the President and Cortelyou.
An advertisement touts "Myetic Cure" for rheumatism and neuralgia promising immediate relief. It sells through A. Keine druggist in Columbia, urging consumers to retrieve the remedy at once and promising the first dose yields great benefit.
Fragment from an exchange urging wisdom, unity, and love to end slavery war and crime. Mentions Ippresson's heart, light across ages, and a vision where freedom and shared abundance prevail. Also promotes a tobacco cure and a moral exhortation against crushing inner voices.
A ten year old black boy Ed Webb caused trouble by using crude language and stealing small items. Police arrested him but did not pursue due to youth. His father agreed to discipline the boy with a leather strap, delivering a punishment that was said to be memorable.
Arthur Webb was convicted of pocket picking and sentenced to three years. May Burns and Annie Ward were acquitted. three other cases against them may be peed, allowing Webb to serve the term while the women go free.
Nashville veteran John Ruhm’s son Thomas F. Ratm is ordered to relieve Naval Constructor Hobson at Cavite and sail from San Francisco toward Manila. Ruhm, a former district attorney and Republican figure in Tennessee, is noted for his notable family ties.
Fragmentary OCR item shows garbled names and phrases about a Mothers' Congress and an exchange. Readable parts indicate a debate or instruction about attendance and credibility but no clear event, date, or participants.
In the Criminal Court Andrew Wright was fined 850 and costs for carrying a pistol. Will Ware received 4 months in the work house for larceny. Henry Walters and Frierson, both colored, faced larceny and pistol charges with varying costs and sentences. Charley Les got 4 months in the work house for larceny. Andrew Alderson and Will Jackson were fined 850 and costs for carrying pistols. Randy Porter was jailed 6 months in the work house for selling whiskey without a license, plus 830 and coat.
The Man manufacturers Record reports Tennessee phosphate shipments from Pensacola for May reached 13,618 tons.
A quirky backchat unfolds as a keener asks a man about his black-faced aunt eloping with a mysterious partner. The visitor denies knowing details, prompting a playful exchange about the rumored elopement.
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