Lander Editor Names Padgett of Maury
F. D Lander, editor, lists L. P. Padgett of Maury among staff notes with brief attribution.
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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1902
Page
4
F. D Lander, editor, lists L. P. Padgett of Maury among staff notes with brief attribution.
A historical critique traces the coal strike to a clash of organized capital and labor. It argues that blacklisting, control of wages and hours, and conspiracies by capitalists harmed workers and the public. Labor rises in self defense, exposing the excesses of trusts and the tyranny of wealth over toil.
Incoherent OCR fragment urges action against a government faction. The speaker calls for destroying the “Trast” and pursuing revolution, claiming the people’s ballots cannot achieve it and promising ongoing action for the country’s gow. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or events.
The piece condemns lax enforcement of liquor laws, faulting County Court Clerk Thomas for failing to properly administer oaths and duties for saloon licenses. It argues jurors overstepped roles, relied on hearsay, and calls for resignations and stricter future conduct.
The text states that lawful power rests in enforcing the law and requires the Creek to perform duties as defined. It argues officials cannot add to or subtract from legal requirements and emphasizes that only the law authorizes and bounds action.
The piece analyzes Claude O’Brien as a condemned youth leader and urges strict parental control over children to prevent crime. It argues families should imprison and reform wayward youths early, warns against public houses of correction, and laments parental negligence. It also notes Democratic overconfidence in politics and cites a Treasury counterfeit alert about a 1901 series note.
The Democratic nominee for Governor, Hoo James 1 Prasier, will address Mecry county at 8 o clock in the Columbia Opera House. He is praised as a charming, incorruptible leader with high ideals who will honor the office.
A collage of cynical aphorisms and homely wisdom attributed to Will M Maupin remarks on honesty sacrifice courage and judgment. The boisterous reflections tilt toward practical ethics and social behavior in a dated rhetorical voice.
The Journal notes Liberty satin colors sold with more expected, and a wide stock in 18 inch Venetian Cloth at 50c a yard. It highlights a full range of colors returning after a summer order, plus outings and pink light blues in the millinery department with hats moving quickly.
An engineer argues for better highways by comparing ton mile transport costs across road types. He notes horse power movement costs range from 5.38 to 89 cents per ton per mile, with dry hard earth at 18 cents and good compact gravel at 8.8 cents. He contends investment to bring costs down to 5 cents per mile could save millions and move more goods to markets.
A terse item reports a car lad related incident at Columbia Mercantile Storage Co involving new corn in shock. Details are sparse but indicate a workplace event or mishap affecting stored corn and personnel. Further specifics not provided in the fragment.
Government issues secret press regulations prohibiting publication of any information about official matters unless previously published. Newspapers barred from referencing China, Russian agents, Persia, deportations of political offenders, foreign agitators, strikes, epidemics, police matters, petitions to the Czar, or Tolstoy and scientific intelligence.
Marriage licenses show F. Hurd to Miss Macey L. Jart, Eugene Sparks to Miss Tillie Hanson, as listed in the local civil records.
CueRk and Master Office in Columbia Tennessee issues a non resident notice in the case of Allen Holt et al versus J C Davidson et al. The order requires the defendant to appear within three days of the next December term beginning on the first Monday, plead, demur, or it will be confessed and set for ex parte bearing. A copy of the order will run four weeks in the Columbia Herald. Clerk and Master ALN AKIN and J H Dinning represent the complainants.
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