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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
11
The article reports that Dr Mack, preacher Claude Tidwell, was fatally wounded by a revolver shot during a Union sermon at First Presbyterian. T. Cotham was held by authorities inLouis Ville as investigators pursue motives amid the related case.
Col umbia youths Tidwell and Cotham traveled toward Cincinnati when Tidwell was wounded by a revolver discharge in Louisville. Police suspect an intentional shooting with a possible third man present. Cotham seeks a continuance. case set for September 13. Tidwell, 26, and Cotham, 22, have families in Columbia.
Rev J W Cherry of West Nashville delivered a highly praised sermon at the First Methodist church on Sunday morning. The former local pastor spoke on the parable of the Mustard Seed, illustrating the growth of the Christian spirit in the human soul, after a strong musical program led by Mrs. Chas Sharp.
A health advisory notes recurring coughs and respiratory symptoms among a group connected to GEO ALCORN. Officials urge caution and awareness of potential lung issues.
Claude Tidwell accuses Cotham of deliberately shooting him after a dispute on a street near Londaville. Tidwell’s condition remains precarious at the city hospital as detectives report conflicting statements and differing motives tied to a possible bank robbery plan in Chattanooga.
A note from Sheriff Webb to the Herald editor expresses gratitude for supportive requests to run for the Maury County office and declines to stand, citing loyalty to long standing Democratic principles and friends who support him.
Leonidas Polk Blvouge No 3 and other camps gather in the circuit court room at 11 o clock with many members present. President Godwin opens the meeting and Maj Williamson delivers the opening prayer. Minutes of the last meeting are read and approved. A graves decoration committee is formed for Confederate dead outside Rose Hill Maury County. Delegates and alternates are named for the Clarksville convention on October 13 1909. End of business with adjournment.
Col Nat Jones visits Columbia for the first time in weeks. He has been confined to his room but now looks well and hearty at nearly ninety five. He recalls Columbia when it was a wilderness and speaks of old times with friends.
The record from Columbia Tennessee on September 4 1908 documents Flem Thomas as Maury County trustee declaring the report true and correct to the best of his knowledge sworn before H W Thomas county clerk with official seal and date.
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