17 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
1
Tribute by Columbia Elks marks Flag Day with brief exercises in the club rooms. About forty members attend as the Liberty Bell centerpiece, formed of red roses white slice and blue violets with a evergreen bar and thirteen stars, is assembled by lodge officers. The flag’s history is read along with a tribute led by W.
The Maury County Teachers Institute for Colored teachers began Monday at nine in the Columbia public school building. About thirty to sixty teachers and prospective teachers attended with roughly half enrolled by paying the fee. Lu sinka Collins, elected Conductress, led the devotional. officers chosen include Prof. A B Brown as Chairman Lusinks Glenn as Secretary and Prof. B F Dobbins as Treasurer. Revs. Wallace Berry and Profs. Kelly and James Bell gave strong addresses. The institute runs two weeks, followed by an examination to select teachers for the schools.
The trial of Pete Hardison for the murder of Toney Steele was postponed to the next term due to witness absence. Charley Teat’s forgery case was not pressed after costs were paid, and Walter Green was found not guilty of selling Aquor.
In Knoxville on June 13 the twenty-eighth annual session of the Master Plumbers of Tennessee concluded with officers ejected. President J W Martin of Chattanooga and Vice President L A Adler of Knoxville served, while R O Carlin of Chattanooga and Robert McGinn of Knoxville were chosen delegates to the National Convention. Nashville selected as next meeting location.
The Clarkes were found guilty of murder in the second degree for the Christmas killing of J. D. Johnson of Raly Hill. Walter Clarke wore a bouquet presented by a lady. the younger Clarke appeared composed. Sentences fixed at twenty and ten years in the state penitentiary.
W. P. Russell of Theta told The Herald on Tuesday he did not authorize the Nashville American to claim he was a candidate for the Legislature. He stated he is not a candidate and calls any such report wholly untrue and unauthorized.
Children day will be observed with appropriate exercises at Godwin Chapel on the Santa Fe pike on Sunday at 2 o'clock p.m.
One hundred delegates gathered in Nashville for the Tennessee Sunday School Association opening with Rev A G Dinwiddie leading a devotion and talks by Leon Palmer Miss Minnie Kennedy and T W Carpenter. An extensive exhibit from the Methodist Publishing House draws public attention in the Sunday School room.
Special to The Herald reports Cacey Parley arrested by a U S Marshal at Dunn Lawrence County today on counterfeiting five dollar gold pieces. He was jailed in Nashville and to be sent to Birmingham Ala for trial. The counterfeiting was carried out in Alabama.
Cincinnati June 10 Mrs Lou Barnett sixty five is struck by aBaltimore and Ohio Southwestern passenger train at Sixth Street and Mill Creek and hurled from the tracks. She suffers only a small bruise on the shoulder and refuses hospital care. Several bystanders rush to the scene as police are called. She insists she is not hurt and begins to walk away.
Judge W B Turner chairman of the Public Comfort Committee reports invitations from the Elke and Century Club offering club rooms for delegates. Mine Host Dedman of the Hotel Reth ell also offers parlors and hotel toilets for visitors.
In Naples on June 11 an American, J. A. Silon of San Francisco, died after approaching a sulfur emitting vent on Mount Vesuvius. He was overcome by fumes and died almost instantly, as the volcano showed renewed activity since the earthquake.
Lynchburg Va June 9 Senator John W Daniel who is in a sanitarium here is said to be considerably improved He has lately been up scolding his physicians for not granting permission to leave the sanitarium and be taken to his own home The latest advice is that Senator Daniel is gaining strength as he gradually takes nourishment but it would be a notable surprise if he ever again resumes his legislative duties in Washington
An enthusiastic Board of Trade meeting at the courthouse heard Mayor Biddle pledge city cooperation for civic improvements in Columbia. Sessions covered a better water supply, Glidden tour arrangements, and packing plant site options. Executive and committee reports highlighted progress in county Sunday school organization and local public works.
Senator Smoot reported a bill from the Senate Committee on Claims to pay Southern Pacific Railway 773,647 for expenditures to repair the Colorado River break that could have overflowed the Imperial Valley in 1906. The railroad claimed 1,663,136, and the work followed a request by former President Roosevelt to B. H. Harriman.
Washington June 13 Representative L. L. Padgett of Columbia a member of the Naval Academy Board of Visitors made eight fine addresses to the midshipmen at Annapolis during Jane week.
On June 13 in Como Mississippi officers en route to Mastadon with Elmer Curl and a Black person were overpowered by a mob. The Black man was dragged to Mastodon and fatally harmed. Curl faced public safety charges. Miller, a plantation manager, attempted to arrest Curl for writing an improper letter. Curl was captured in Marion Arkansas after a three day pursuit. authorities aboard an Illinois Central train were attacked when the mob boarded. Miller expected to recover.
Washington June 14 The Interstate Commerce Commission decided in favor of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the Columbia Grocery company v. railroad case. The dispute claimed 31 cents per 100 pounds from New Orleans to Columbia was unreasonable compared with Nashville 16 cents decatur 24 Louisville 16 and Clarksville 17 cents. The ruling considers competing carriers and water carriage and upholds the current rate making system under law as interpreted by the Supreme Court.
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