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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
8
New patterns in bowls and fruit saucers ice teas tumblers goblets mo lasses jugs vinegaretts tea sets salts and peppers offered. Six tumblers for 15 cents six goblets for 25 cents and glass fruit saucers priced at 20 cents per set.
Our Furniture Department presents rare bargains in bedroom suits in oak and Mahogany parlor suits and dressers. Reed rockers chiffoniers dressing tables and dining chairs join china closets kitchen safes and tables with 6 3 flat cane bottom chairs offered for as low as 2.00 or 3.00.
Willemstad reports that on Saturday June 7 Venezuelan forces attacked La Guayra near Caracas. Government shelling from forts and the Mirand a warship followed amid panic and store closures. About 400 revolutionaries halted traffic, destroyed a bridge, cut cables, and threatened a siege. A Dutch warship and the German cruiser Falke left Curacao for Io Guaira.
Washington June 17 President Palma of Cuba told President Roosevelt he believes the proposed Cuban sugar rebate would be very objectionable and expensive, and nearly impossible to implement in distribution.
In Mina near Martin, Mississippi, Mrs. Wentrop shot five of her children to death in an outhouse and burned the shelter afterward. she fled. A separate note cites a Treasury Bureau monograph noting Alaska’s production of fish, fur, and gold totaling about 150 million dollars since U S purchase, with a purchase price of 7.2 million.
Barre VI June 17 A cloud burst caused washouts on the Central Vermont line near Middlesex. A freight train with locomotive and 12 cars struck a ditch, destroying bridges as the Winooski river rose. Five railroad men including conductor, engineer, fireman, and two brakemen died.
Kansas City slater Bernhard Steinert, 40, died after a midnight assault on the sidewalk near Fourteenth Street and Grand Avenue. Barber Dulin Chrisman and a woman were arrested. Chrisman claimed self defense saying Steinert accosted the woman. Philippine civil government bill advances in the House with a special order window June 19 to 26 and five days of rebates and night sessions.
Henry Hamilton of Quincey Illinois was missing since Friday and found dead on an island five miles below the city. Coroner's inquiry says he was struck by lightning. Laurae Ole y aged 12 of Centralia Illinois died of lockjaw from a fall from a horse. She was the daughter of R Oakley of Clinton and lived here with her grandfather.
Thomas Disbrow, of Richmond Hill, Long Island, father of Louis Disbrow who vanished after the Good Ground tragedy, says he knows of no reason why his son would end his life. He notes the description of the Brooklyn Bridge jumper matches in some regards but he cannot confirm. He fears his son’s mind may have been unsettled by the notoriety of the Good Ground case.
Vice Chancellor Emery ruled to make permanent a temporary injunction secured a week prior by Miriam Berger of Sullivan County. The order bars United States Steel Corp from retiring 20 million dollars of preferred stock and issuing 250 million dollars in bonds. BR Lindaburg, counsel for US Steel, gave notice of appeal.
In West Virginia and Pennsylvania, strikers return to work at the Wier Top and Tag River mines amid mounting tension. Union leaders claim partial success in halting fire bosses and team drivers, while incidents near Duryea and Pittston report nonfatal gunfire and conflicting accounts. Nearly 100 five-boxes in Lackawanna mines refuse inspections, threatening gas buildup and explosions. a $1,000 reward is posted for the assailant who shot Robinson in Olyphant.
Several hundred more strikers returned to work in Flat Top and Tug River coal fields in Bramwell West Virginia on Monday. About half the prior strikers have returned, while the remainder are described as desperate. Armed marchers from Simmons headed toward Yoephontas with plans to halt all work, raising fears that troops may be needed amid expected serious trouble.
The quiet ceremony took place at St George's chapel Albemarle street Monday. Rutherford Stuyvesant of New York, brother of Mrs Henry White, wife of the United States embassy secretary, and the Comtesse De Wessemer were married with United States Ambassador Choate and embassy staff present.
A small collection of humorous exchanges and quips from Boston Herald Philadelphia Times and Chicago Tribune, including a girl’s silent restraint during a quarrel a remark about a man on railway tracks and a joke about a clerical mustache prompting a potential church movement. The items reflect light newspaper humor and social observation from historic sources.
Julie Opp, American actress, was granted a divorce on grounds of desertion and misconduct by her husband Robert Lorraine, an actor. The case was not defended. A second brief notes bidding for Boers with Peru urging emigration to South Africa.
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