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Newspaper

Columbia Herald

Location

Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1912

Page

11

Tennessee Corn Clubs Grow Prize Money and Farms

The river side grounds host a May 21 afternoon match between Century Club and County Officials deputies at Riverside park. Ivy Players drafted, strong lineups listed. Demonstration farms expect 1 to 20 acres each with $3,000 prize pool. J M Dean coordinates county corn club work across eighteen counties with about eight hundred boys enrolled.

Riverside Ivy Anottier Tood Columbia Century Club Faucett Betts McGehee Williamson Secon Dyer Thomas Haynes Granberry Padger Zeltler Looney Dooley Crews Erwin Rigsby Morgan Moore Puryear McFall Farris Burns Richardson Riverside Park J. M. Dean Bureau of Plant Industry Department of Agriculture Washington Middle Tennessee Herald Dean Woodbury Cannon County Wll

Bills to Protect Migratory Birds Move Through Senate and House

The migratory birds protection bills, sponsored by Senator McLean in the Senate and Congressman Weeks in the House, have cleared committee. Advocates warn that insect pests cost the nation billions and urge swift action to curb bird slaughter and protect crops and education funding. A reader testimonial cites Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia.

United States BV. Visart Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana McLean Seenate Committee Union Failore Costa

Twenty Dollar Bill Taken From Gallery Display Case

Between Saturday night and Monday morning a display case at Dainwoods photograph gallery was unlocked and a pocket book containing a twenty dollar Confederate bill was taken. No suspects listed. Local police investigating the theft.

Dainwoods

Caperton Sailed As Naval Commander In Big War Time Career

Capt William B Caperton long serving naval officer profile. Born Tennessee 1871 entered Annapolis 1871 graduated 1875. Commanded vessels from Trenton to Maine and Marietta served on Miantonomah Vesuvius Essex and more. Participated in Queen's Jubilee 1897 Alaska Central America Pacific duty and Spanish War service. Also inspected ordnance and led naval boards before retiring in 1912.

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Hatcher Raises Fine Berries at Local Farm Visit

Charles P. Hatcher, a prominent lawyer and farmer, delivered a box of fine strawberries to The Herald office this morning. The berries were large, well developed, and notably luscious, reflecting a successful season on his farm.

Charles P. Hatcher Herald Office

Origin of colors in Yellowstone Park due to plant life

Publication by the Interior Dept asserts that algae growth at various geyser basin temperatures explains the brilliant colors in Yellowstone. Algae thrive where water cools, with white filaments near heat and orange to emerald hues in cooler flows. Colors in Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone arise mainly from mineral matter and long weathering of rhyolite walls.

Yellowstone National Park Department of the Interior Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone Park Echilla Sverre Grand Canyon Yellowstone Canyon Park

Methodists Ban Tobacco And Reform Conference Actions

The general conference debated governance and unity within the Methodist Episcopal Church. A motion sought inquiry into Bishop Neeley, while a tobacco ban was adopted for all general conference offices. The body also backed continuing missionary work in Roman and Greek Catholic regions despite Edinburgh Ecumenical Conference opposition.

Episcopal New Orleans Union of Methodist Episcopal Churches South Robert Methodist Episcopal Church Edinburg

Flagged Train Incident Prompts Patent Remedy Pitch

An Ohio man tore off his shirt and flagged a passing train while claiming to have averted a wreck using Electric Bitters. He credits the tonic with curing stomach, liver, and kidney troubles after bad health, praising four bottles as transformative. Sold for 50 cents at Woldridge Co.

Ohio Ack Aie H Alston Raleigh N.C Woldridge Co

Windows Smashed by Sympathizers at Nashville Foundry

Sympathizers in Nashville smashed windows at the Jones Hopkins foundry on First Avenue and Monroe Street. Moulders Martin Byrd and Hirsball Babb, once employed by the firm, started a near riot Thursday afternoon and threw rocks at strikebreakers while intoxicated.

Nashville Jones & Hopkins First Avenue Monroe Street Martin Byrd Hirsball Babb

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