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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
12
Reports from county fields indicate a disappointing potato harvest as digging progresses. Egg storage could lift winter prices, with current quotes steady. Produce prices show mixed figures for eggs, poultry, flour, grain, hides, and miscellaneous commodities as dealers anticipate seasonal shifts.
The Democratic National Convention in Baltimore saw a bitter battle over credentials from South Dakota. The credentials committee unseated Wilson delegates and seated Clark delegates, while plans to nominate candidates and craft a platform moved forward amid debates on the unit rule and internal party factions.
J A Graham, recently promoted to a responsible position with the Pennsylvania O Company, plans to move Monday with his family to Cleveland to establish their home. The Grahams, long valued residents, leave with warm wishes from their many friends. Grace Graham, a bright and popular daughter, has earned praise in Columbia’s commencement days, earning gold medals and honors.
George E. Sylvester chief mine inspector W A Overall district mine inspector and W A Southall assistant state geologist have returned to Nashville after inspecting the mining district around Mt Pleasant last week.
Repairs for implements sold by us include sections knives guards pitman shovels and calf tongues for cultivators and threshers. We stock belts endless and cut steam and tank hose and a full line of lubricating oil and cup grease. Street Martia Vaughan Co.
A 1912 correspondence between Dr. Otey J. Porter of Columbia Tennessee and C G H Burbank of Benton Harbor Michigan recounts Civil War memories. Porter notes beech and whitewood timber near Rutherford Creek and Duck River and Burbank recalls Hood's retreat after Nashville.
A Department of the Interior circular describes Mesa Verde National Park cliff dwellings in southwestern Colorado. About 300 dwellings exist, three largely repaired. Cliff Palace dominates a canyon ledge. The article notes no written records, outlines layout with courts, kivas, towers, and storehouses, and urges reading the circular for plans, accommodations, and protection rules.
Over the past three days more than four dozen dogs died from poison. On Wednesday garbage wagons were sent to College Hill to collect four or five carcasses, and Sheriff Godwin and Dr. Porgey each lost a bird dog. Godwin's dog was found in the jail yard and Dr. Forgey's dog was on the street near the Century Club.
In a letter to the Herald the King's Daughters receive high praise for bringing the Chautauqua to Columbia. The writer notes growing attendance and strong youth engagement, calling the event a moral and intellectual uplift and a hallmark of local civic virtue. A guarantee for another Chautauqua next year is cited as proof of broad public support.
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