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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
6
Ambiguous local political note from Memphis pays tribute to an unnamed figure, referencing a city of thousands and a memory likely tied to Carmack amid mixed civic sentiment. The fragment preserves a formal homage with limited readable details.
The Jefferson Wheeler service in Memphis honors late Senator Edward Ward Carmack with Mayor Malone presiding. John Sharp Williams, Mississippi senator-elect, delivers a keynote tribute amid a large crowd from Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi. The program includes hymns prayers and multiple addresses honoring Carmack's public service and close ties with Williams.
On Saturday December 5 at my Lowell Mill road farm I will auction 4 head of mules 8 mares 4 milch cows 1 rode rosy Helfers hogs sheep and farming implements with 12 months time on us ate over ten dollars Mrs Julia Wilson now 20 deed
Odell Pylant twenty six year old concrete workman fell forty five feet from false work on the Sparkman street bridge in Nashville this morning and was instantly killed his neck broken. He lived at Bethpage Tennessee.
R A Wilkes of Cullooka Tennessee advertises fruit trees vines and plants with pricing details. The notice appears to offer descriptions and price lists for assorted fruit stock.
President Fry acting under Carmack Memorial Association resolution names Executive Committee James A. Smiser Jonas T. Amis W A Dale James A Sloan George E McKennon Joe Parks Alex Orr and two women Mrs Lemuel P Padgett Mrs T N Figuers. He also appoints a broad Advisory Committee across ten districts listing members including B N Woolard Cam McKay L H Ayers W F Scott W E Ballanfant John Mathews Thomas J Enath Thomas Webster Williams Looney J W Howard J H Dinning Joe P Brownlow Newt B Vaughn English Akin.
Judge Holding in the Circuit Court directs the grand jury to investigate reports of a bucket shop in Columbia. He defines bucket shops, warns of their evils, cites Tennessee law on futures gambling, and reads from Judge Catron’s opinion on gambling’s harms, urging exhaustive inquiry and witness summons.
Official returns received from ninety five counties in Tennessee show William Jennings Bryan lead Taft with 134 876 to 119 528 and a Bryan plurality of 15 348 Patterson leads Tillman by 20 088 and Avent leads Richardson by 32 195 in the counties reporting. Polk county has not yet submitted its official returns.
Greer won the senator district with a certified official majority of 582 out of 4590 total votes. He secured 56 percent to 44 percent for his opponent, with Perry County showing a near three to one advantage in his favor. The district’s official tally is listed below.
An Vermont buyer, N. H. Brown of Pittsfeld, endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills saying they remove kinks from stomach liver and bowels without fuss. The Gro. 8 Alcorn’s drug store offers them at 25 cents with a guarantee of satisfaction.
In Obion County Night riders have operated for six months with many lawless acts culminating in the murder of Capt. Quentin Rankin. A man in Push was whipped severely by riders of unknown name, apparently for talking about the group. Lake County reports gun purchases and vows to avenge any attack on peaceful messengers to Obion County.
Regular exercise keeps the body healthy but excess causes stiffness. Sloan's Liniment is praised for penetrating to the bone, reducing congestion and inflammation, and aiding muscles, sprains, cuts, bruises, and cramps. An engineer on the Southern Road from Chattanooga to Memphis commends its relief for arm soreness.
The McDowell second team beat C H 8 second team 4 to 2 in a Thursday afternoon high school game. After a 0 0 first half, C H 8 recovered a fumble for a 4 to 0 lead, then McDowell punted over their own goal in the final minute and a safetyish run by C H 8 narrowed the gap to 4 2. Time halves 15 minutes. Umpire Kincade Referee Thompson Time keeper McClain.
Urges use of Hexamethylenetetramine as a key ingredient in Foley's Kidney Remedy. Describes it as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine and recommends taking the remedy at first signs of irregularities to avoid serious maladies. GEO 8. ALCORN
Government meteorological area reports quakes felt Nov 16 17 across Isthmus of Tehuantepec Yucatan Campeche regions. In Quintana Roo area former Yucatan, buildings collapsed in several villages. Tecox suffered severe shocks with extensive damage and unknown wave data.
A tribute memorial at the Culleoka Methodist Church honors Edward Ward Carmack. Speakers include George T. Hughes and James A. Smiser, with Ned Carmack visiting scenes from his father’s boyhood and local families sharing grief. The service drew crowds, many standing, as testimonies emphasized Carmack’s early education and public life.
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