County Grand Jury Reports County Jail Unsafe Conditions
The grand jury adjourned for the term and reported the jail is in dangerous condition with a rotten upper story and should be condemned. The county poor farm is in satisfactory shape, with a listed supply. The workhouse is in good condition but sick convicts are mixed with the healthy. a separate room for the sick is urged. Guardians bonds are solvent. At the poorhouse there are forty one inmates with nine white females, two white males, twelve colored males, and fifteen colored females. Population includes livestock and farming supplies as noted by Foreman R. W. Thomas.
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R. W. Thomas
Jack Chinn Exits Race In Kentucky Democratic Contest
Lancaster Ky June 25 Col Jack Chinn Mercer county withdraws from the race for the Democratic nomination for congress alleging whisky ring tactics influence the district He says whisky democrats back Congressman Helm and anti whisky voters should back Kon Jerre Sullivan of Madison county The contest now narrows to Helm and Sullivan with a bitter struggle ahead
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Lancaster
Jack Chinn
Mercer County
Cot. Cainn
Helm
Kon
Jerre Sullivan
Madison County
Labor leaders given sentence by DC Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell were found guilty of contempt of court for disobeying Justice Gould's injunction in the Buck Stove Range case. Gompers got one year Morrison six months and Mitchell nine months. An appeal to the US Supreme Court will be sought. Beaver Dam Springs Hotel to open July 1 with new furnishings and rates.
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Washington
Samuel Gothpers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Buck’s Stove & Renge
Wright
Gompers
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Justice Gould
Buck Stove & Range Company
United States Supreme Court
Beaver Dam Springs
Alice Estes
Fromm Springs
T. BE Gordon
Sec
S. E. Blackwood Made Friends at Redgath Chautauqua
Bhickwood the superintend ent of the Redgath Chautauqua here during the week just closing, made many friends in Columbia. He is a gentle, tactful worker who listens to those interested in the Chautauqua work. He will be sent again next year if the circuit continues. He heads to Cyn thiana, Ky., for a week.
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Com
Bhickwood
Redgath
Cynthiana
First Load of Wheat Credit Error Corrected in Columbia
The Herald corrects a miscredit to City Mill & Grain Co for the first wheat load in Columbia. Dale of Columbia Mill & Elevator Co. provided the information. The yield was later stated as thirty six bushels per acre, not thirty.
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Columbia
City Mill & Grain Co
Dale
Columbia Mill & Elevator Co
Herald
Nothing Heard From Joe Bowden After Disappearance
Information from Lawrence county notes that nothing has been heard of Joe W. Bowden who disappeared from here last Monday under peculiar circumstances. Officers have watched for clues but received no reward for their vigilance and Mrs Bowden has heard nothing.
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Lawrence County
Joe W. Bowden
Parker to Win in the Committee
Special to The Herald from Convention Hall Baltimore Md June 24 the national democratic committee met Alva Adams led the fight against Parker Bryan did not appear before the committee The committee will likely suggest Parker and the fight will come on the floor of the convention Bryan and Wilson forces are considering making Bryan temporary chairman.
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Herald
Baltimore
Natonal Democratic Committee
Alva Adams
Parker
Bryan
Wilson
Simple funerals favored at pastors meeting
The Pastors Association held a Pleasant morning meeting where Dr. W. T. Haggard spoke on Funerals. Members favored simple funeral ceremonies and discussed next Monday's session led by Rev. L. T. Hastings.
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Pastors Association
W. T. Haggard
L. T. Hastings
Lewisburg Defeats Pottsville 6 to 4 in Local Game
Lewisburg beat Pottsville 6 to 4 on Thursday afternoon in Lewisburg. Batteries for Lewisburg were Braden and Wallace while Pottsville's pitchers were Moore Kelton and Lumacen.
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Lewisburg
Pottsville
Braden
Wallace
Moore
Kelton
Lumacen
Agricultural Demonstration Train to Tour Tennessee in 1912
The agricultural train starts from Nashville on July 1, 1912 and will tour every county, making about 200 stops with exhibit cars on health education fruits soils and crops dairying live stock and poultry. Lecturers will discuss better schools and rural prosperity while farmers tour the cars and hear 45 minute talks.
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Nashville
Department of Agriculture
Schedule Changes on L and N Railroad
The L and N Railroad issues new train times effective Sunday night at five. No 6 Decatur accommodation will depart Nashville earlier at 8:25 pm instead of 8:30. No 5 Decatur accommodation moves to 5:30 pm, 10 minutes sooner. The Nash ville morning departure shifts to 7:30 am from 7:40. Additional trains adjust by five to ten minutes.:
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L. & N. Railroad
Bive
Decatur
Nashville
Nashwire
Parker couple to attend Elks grand lodge session in Portland
Mr and Mrs C A Parker Sr depart for Portland Oregon to represent the local Elks lodge at a five day grand lodge session starting July 8 They travel via Denver Salt Lake City and San Francisco visit Lawrence Parker in Portland plan Seattle Vancouver and Minneapolis then Chicago en route home The trip will take three to four weeks
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C. A. Parker
Portland
Gre
Parker
Elk Lodge
Grand Lodge
Denver
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Splendid Rain Visits County and Brings Early Roasting Ears
A heavy rain began Sunday evening and continued overnight, the best in weeks, benefiting pastures and the corn crop. T N Figuere Jr reports eating roasting ears from his garden for days, Norfleet notes this is the earliest roasting ears he has raised in years, and he plans to be on the streets soon.
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T. N. Figuere, Jr
Hhis Garden
Norfleet
Louisville & Nashville Rail Time Table for Columbia
The Columbia time table lists Main Line North and Southbound trains with arrivals and departures. It covers No. 4 limited, No. 8 Eastern Express, No. 6 Decatur accommodations, No. 90 Columbia accommodation, No. 10 Columbia accommodation, No. 92, and various other departures. North and southbound services include Sheffield and Mt Pleasant accommodations, as well as Fayetteville Branch trains with times for arriving at and departing from Columbia and nearby lines.
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Louieville & Nashville Railroad
Columbia
Eastern
Decatur
Tives
Eattern
Aroua
Sheffield
Mt Pleasant
South Bours
A. m
Mt. Pleassot
SneMeld Sc
Mm. Ww. Co
St L. Ay
Fayetteville Bracch
Installation at Central Church
Installations at Central Presbyterian on U. 8 between Cullocks next Sunday. Services last all day with Rev. J. M. Robinson installed. Rev. Miller Birkett preaches and Mab Willameon furnishes the charge to the congregation. Fee will be served following the services.
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Central Presbyterian
U. 8
J. M. Robinson
Reve Miller Birkett
Mab T Willameon
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Congress
Mitchell
S. E. Blackwood
Ghaltauqua
Joe Bowden
NEW Yorker
Marshal County Boys
The
Commissioner Peck
Wth
T. F. Peck
of Agriculture
Tennessee
Arms Palace
Berkshire
Hampshire
Duroe
Jersey
Elks Lodge
Chas. A. Parker, SR
Norfleet Figuers, JR
Central Church
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