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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
12
A business promises efficient service courteous treatment and absolute safety for funds deposited with sn. It touts strong growth and invites more business by offering a 3 percent return on idle money.
Washington June 14 Subpoenas for several prominent men to testify in the Lorimer investigation have been issued A special officer from the senate sergeant at arms is en route to Chicago to serve them The eight member committee maintains secrecy Names mentioned include Lee O Neill Browne Edward Hines Edward Tilden and Clarence Funk Lorimer reappeared in the senate today after returning from Chicago for a direct senate election vote debate
Sheriff Claude Godwin, who had been ill for several days, is reported well again and back at his office in the courthouse. The note confirms his return to official duties and presence at the courthouse.
Louisville & Nashville Railrose timetable lists arrivals and departures for main line north and south bound trains at Columbia. Includes No 4 Limited 1:34 am arrival 1:37 am departure, No 8 Eastern Express 6:20 am arrival 6:30 am departure, No 6 Decatur accommodation 1:20 am arrival 4:30 pm departure, plus Columbia and Sheffield branch accommodations and Mt Pleasant stops with respective times. North and south bound sections cover local and express services, with specific times for each train and station.
Washington June 15 Congressman L P Padgett head of the house naval affairs committee advocates a one battleship a year policy to curb navy expenses. He notes ships cost about 13 million each with a million yearly maintenance and 954 sailors and 60 officers per ship. He opposes laying off ships to reallocate crews and dismisses Japanese war scare as unfounded. Four dreadnaughts remain authorized. Padgett, a devoted naval student, rejects broader fleet expansion.
Workmen finish the Hampshire Bank building with the aim to complete by the first of next month. Officials hope the bank will open for business not later than August 1.
The Maury County teachers summer institute, in session since June 5, reports a steady attendance around 100 with peaks above. Examinations in spelling Tennessee history and physiology began Wednesday under Prof. Graham and will close Friday. Averages and passing marks determine certification from Supt. Graham.
Washington June 15 Representative J W Byrne Tennessee introduced a concurrent resolution directing Mr Wickersham to act against officers of the American Tobacco Co and its subsidiaries. Attorney Wickersham refused to disclose criminal actions, saying public interest forbids revealing defendants in the American department of justice. The measure targets the twenty mile Tobacco Co and related companies recently prosecuted by the department.
Brownlow Thomas was shot in the left thigh during a dispute over chickens in Lafollette Tennessee. The thigh bone was shattered and his limb was amputated the next morning. Jacob Strause surrendered to authorities and faces a hearing soon. Strause is a coal miner with a peaceful reputation.
Washington June 15 A silver wedding anniversary is planned next month for the Tafts with a grand silver service donated by the Senate. Members pledged support and sent rush orders to jewelers for the costly gift to mark their fiftieth anniversary.
Market notes report old wheat at eighty cents a bushel with new crop at 76 cents, signaling a brief lull before threshers boost supply. Irish potatoes quoted at $3.00 per bag as scarce stock persists. wholesale produce and various commodities prices listed for sheep, hides, ginseng, feathers, beeswax, eggs, butter, flour and grain, meats, wool, and seeds with multiple regional quotations.
A record breaking crowd filled Ditle Theatre all day to see the Panama Canal picture. Even the former visitors who came to view the Tale of Two Cities weeks earlier were outnumbered.
The freight forces of the Louisville and Nashville and Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroads will close at 2 p m on Saturdays starting this weekend. A skeletal night crew will handle carloads and certain freights after 2 p m. The closure applies to the street office staff for most Saturdays during the summer months to grant a half holiday.
John Gilliam, while plowing on the old Jacob Root place near Leftwich, uncovered an old rusty skillet containing ninety one silver half dollars buried many years ago. The coins bore very old dates, suggesting burial about a half century ago by hermit Jacob Root. The land now belongs to Will Rateliffe.
The Michelin Twins captivate crowds at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island New York performing daily this summer after a lively season in Atlantic City and Southern travels. Locals remember the duo as the friendliest visitors to the famed amusement center drawing thousands of international visitors.
Fourteen applications by western and southwestern railroads sought higher passenger rates for shorter hauls than long hauls. The Interstate Commerce Commission denied eleven and granted three. Minor Central gained permission to charge high rates where state regulation or direct routes kept fares low. Louisiana & Arkansas Mallway was allowed a lower rate for the longer Shreveport to Stamps leg. Memphis Bureau case against St Louis and San Francisco lines ordered to eject a rate increase by August 1 on plate gram from Missouri points.
Fidel W. T. Boaz of Columbia will lead the revival meeting at the Thrstian church on Cathers Creek, set for the fourth Sunday in August.
Columbia Lodge of Hillsboro observed the 124th anniversary of the flag's adoption. Exalted Ruler Charles A. Parker I presided. Hon. W. C. Whitthorne delivered the principal address. Hall decorated in red white and blue. members wore flags in their button holes. Next year a public service may be held, likely at the opera house.
In Cleveland on June 11, efforts to arbitrate key points of the garment workers strike collapsed. Ten independent manufacturers joined the manufacturers' association, but unions demanded a complete settlement. Strikers expect a large monetary settlement from the intermediating party, with negotiations continuing in New York.
The Norwegian steamer fin raid sails for Ceiba Honduras with several cases of rifles bayonets and ammunition as part of a general cargo for the Honduran government. Ashbel Hubbard denies the arms are for revolutionaries in Central America. About 11 000 rifles are of a cheap field repair type favored by Latin American rebels.
A report from New York dated June 14 states the steamship Berlin returned from the Mediterranean with steerage passengers afflicted by cholera. Four days after leaving port, several travelers contracted the disease and died within about thirty hours. This marks another cholera case among incoming steamships.
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