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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
1
Prof Edgerton arrives in Memphis and prepares a first class preparatory school for Columbia. Plans include remodeled buildings, two curricula, and a military feature starting August 28 with a dedicated staff and on site dormitories and athletic facilities to foster mental moral and physical development.
Rittenberry faced murder charges in the Circuit Court after a neighbor and father in law, Bendaeko n, was killed last November. A special venire of seventy five summoned. eight jurors chosen by noon. case stems from a dispute over stock. Rittenberry had been out on bail.
Fragments of a local note provide unclear details with few identifiable names or locations. The readable portion hints at a possible inquiry or personal message but offers no concrete action, date, or outcome to summarize as a full event.
Aubby Wilkins, W. B. Wooten and ny Frierson launched a new canoe on the river Priday ht. The craft went awry and capsized, leaving the trio soaking and quickly returning home. Bystanders reported the sight as a full action scene with the wet mishap unfolding before them.
The sixteenth annual Colored Public School commencement occurred Thursday and Friday. morning events featured the Kellenian Literary Society in the chapel and Friday promoted graduates, with Friday evening services at St Paul A M E church. Listing Grammar School graduates including Sue Lillian Amos and Blossom May Brown, High School graduates include Bessie Burt Grissom and Allen Claiborn Nicholson. The program included choruses, orations on Regulus and The Character of Fred, a Delta Address by Dr C V Roman, and recessional and benediction. An advertisement for Dean's Ointment ends text.
A special from Nashville Tennessee reports former Governor Robert I. Taylor formally announces his bid for the United States Senate challenging Senator E. W. Carmack in the Democratic primary. The piece also describes a series of local mishaps including a buggy wreck after a horse bolted and two men nearly drowning while fishing near a submerged stump. The events unfold along Cemetery Avenue and Embargo Street as Cooper and friends traveled to Godwin for a fishing trip.
Dr Robbing has received sample copies of the Century Review of Maury county. For four or five months he has worked on it. The review is well bound and printed with first class pictures of Columbia’s business establishments and public buildings. The compilation has been thorough and will be a valuable addition to homes and businesses in Maury county.
A Nashville note from franc V LeMone praises J Hough Guest as a composer and requests his song settings for next season. LeMone cites Nerd a Body Cry and other pieces as well suited to Guest voice, calling the work high class and melodious. Nashville readers and Columbia friends will welcome further laurels for Guest.
Messrs Dobbins Ewing and John W Shelton have purchased the J M Sheppard property along Hampshire and Mt Pleasant pikes. They will rebuild the storehouse and build two cottages facing the pike. Mr T L Cunningham has leased the storehouse to stock groceries once the building is finished. Cunningham is an experienced grocer and expects to meet local demand. The board stand has long enjoyed a large trade.
Advertisement seeks young men aged 15 to 18 to join Uncle Sam as officers. Requires common school education and physical exam, promises pay and mailing of materials about enlistment and promotions. Signed by H. W. Phillips of Touleville Kentucky.
A lifelong and honored member of the local Jewish congregation was severely caned by fellow churchmen Saturday. He endures the punishment with a smile and a look of pride. The event is described with archaic phrasing and concerns a controversial disciplinary act amid community reactions.
The Columbia High School commencement in the Atheneum drew a large crowd as graduates received diplomas. Addresses urged duty and community service, with Miss Minnie Polk and Miss Beane Ashton highlighted for performances, Rev. W Beapers delivering the keynote address, and the program closing with a benediction by Dr I A Wharton.
The Columbia Lodge No. of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows decorated the graves of about 60 departed brothers in Rose Hill cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Chaplain U K Houser led the opening prayer, Past Grand Master Dr. Win A Smith spoke about Odd Fellowship, and a final prayer followed as flowers were placed on the graves. About 150 lodge members attended.
A six week old child with eczema like scalp scales found relief after Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Washing with warm water and combing removed scales and prevented recurrence. Hair grew back thick and healthy. Mrs C W Burges Bridgeport Connecticut confirms in 1898.
A family notice touts Cuticura soap and ointment as instant relief for eczema in babies six years old with thick hair and clean scalp. It claims permanent skin cures, soothing sleep, and economical treatment for disfiguring and burning skin conditions.
New York reports a shift in control of the Equitable Society to a Ryan-led syndicate. Thomas F. Ryan and allies, allied with Metropolitan Railway interests, gain influential sway over major deals and rapid transit plans. Edward Harriman and Henry Frick resign as directors amid speculation on future finance. George Gould pursues rail and cross continental schemes, possibly seeking foreign financing. Trustees, including Morgan O’Brien and George Westinghouse, are named to oversee the Ryan stock with Grover Cleveland also noted as a trustee.
Paris reports the government is willing to sail a torpedo boat to carry Paul Jones’s body from Paris to Havre for delivery to an American squadron. Rendezvous would shift from Cherbourg to Havre as part of the plan amid ongoing naval arrangements.
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