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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
RUSSIA WRITING
HISTORY in WE'D
BLOODY RECORD or ONE DAY.
THIRTY-sX DEATH sENTEN-
cES IMPOSED.

ST. PETERSBURG, Auf. 19.-The
handing down of seven more senten-
ces of death by court-martial was re-
ported today, making the total for
one day, yesterday throughout the
empire thirty-six, and constituting a
sinister record. One sentence was
signed at Kharkov, two at Saratov,
three at Kiev, seven at Warsaw, five
at Wilma, five at Piusk and thirteen at
lodz
Two men sentenced at Saratov
were former sailors attached to the
Black Sea feet, and had been found
guilty of taking the lead in an at
tempt to .pillage an estate The three
men at Kiev were found guilty Of
to murder forester; the
seven Warsaw men were convicted
of robbery accompanied by violence,
and the thirteen men at Lodz we're
for an armed attack on a
railroad train. The dispatches do not
mention the reason for the Karkov
md Piusk sentences.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
BOMB OUrRAGES
ARE REPEATED
AT HOMES OF TWO NON-UNION
MINERS IN BIRMINGHAM
DISTRICT.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 19.-An
attempt was made early today to blow
up the residence of Thos. Duggan, con
tractor in Mine No. 6 of the Tennes-
see Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. at Pratt
City. A heavy stick of dynamite was
thrown on the front porch. The house
was nearly demolished. Two daugh-
ters Of Duggan, Monica and Mary,
aged Is and 20 years, were asleep in
the front room, directly in front of
where the dynamite exploded They
were thrown out into the hall and
both rendered unconscious, but not
seriously injured Twenty minutes
later the home of Anthony Davia, a
negro miner, was dynamited, but no
one was hurt. Two negroes were ar
rested in connection with the dyna-
hitting.
A number of threats were lately
sent Duggan to the effect that if he
did not quit working he would "find
out" Duggan gave out an interview
today that he intended doing some
dynamiting himself, and said that
somebody was going to be hurt" and
that he did not intend to quit work
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
BOTH PRINCIPALS
BADLY WOUNDED
DUEL, PERHAPS TO THE DEATH
FOUGHT AT ROBINSON.
VILE, MISS.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. ia
duel occurred at Robinsonville, Miss
at 5 o'clock tonight, in which both
participants are thought to have been
fatally wounded. H. B. Suber and ].
H, Gilmore, rival merchants, met in
front of the store of the former with
pistols. Suber was shot through the
nipple, but his pistol failing to ex.
plode, he retreated to his store and
Selling shotgun emptied the contents
into Gilmore's back as the latter was
leaving the field. A special train was
at once ordered and the wounded men
conveyed to Memphis hospitals.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
COURT HOUSE
DOME PAINTED
WORK is DONE MOST sATISFAc-
ToRILY AT THE SMALL
COST OF $47.5o.

The work of repainting the dome
OF the court house has attracted a
great deal of interest during the past
few days and there has been much
speculation as to the cost of the
cost of the hazardous job.
The work was necessary, because
the water ran into the dome and fell
on the valuable clock every time 1t
rained and was causing considerable
damage, but the work was not ex-
pensive, as the total cost, including
paint was only $4750. The work was
completed Wednesday and was in
spected during the heavy rain Wed
nesday morning, proving entirely sat
isfactory.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
FULL PAROONS
FOR TWO MEN
GOV. WILSON CARRIES OUT HIS
ANNOUNCED POLICY As TO
NIGHT RIDERS.

FRANKFORT. KY. Aug. 19.-Full
and free pardons viii be granted be
fore trial to any man who kills night
rider while resisting an attack by
marauding bands and no man who
does kill a night rider In his neces-
sary self-defense or in defense Of his
property need fear prosecution Gov.
Wilson today announced this as his
policy in dealing with the night riders.
when he granted pardons TO Walker
Duncan and Riley Harrod, under in
dictment in Shelby county for the
killing of Newton Hazelett, the one
as the principal and the other as an
accessory. The Governor says he
will not allow any man to be put to
the expense and anxiety of a trial
where it is shown beyond any ques-
ton that the man doing the killing
was defending himself or his family
or his property from the attack of
night riders.
Ill in Norton Infirmary in Louisville
and beset by his enemies who are try
ing to send him to the penitentiary,
Duncan asked and promptly received
a pardon from the Governor. Duncan
is i'll and is in a serious condition in
Louisville. He was told that he could
get a pardon for the asking and today
requested the Governor to grant him
a pardon before trial. The pardon
was promptly forthcoming and in is
suing it Gov Wilson went into the
facts in the case and announced what
his future policy will be where night
riders are resisted and killed.
Duncan's lawyers we're divided on
the question of whether or not he
should ask for pardon before trial.
One of his attorneys thought he should
stand trial, confident that he could be
acquitted, but another believed that
the feeling in Shelby county might
cause a conviction. He thought it
best to accept pardon and avoid the
expense and anxiety incident to a
trial The question was left to Dun
can himself and the latter asked for
the. pardon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
MIGHTY CHEERS
FOR JOHNSON
DEMONSTRATION FOR MINNESo.
TA's GOVERNOR LASTS FOR
MORE THAN AN HOUR.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19.-John A
Johnson was renominated for Cover,
Of Minnesota by the Democratic State
Convention this afternoon after one OF
the most notable demonstrations ever
witnessed in political convention.
The roll of counties was called for
nominations and Aitkin county yielded
/ to Ramsey county. Mayor Daniel w.
Lawler of st. Paul took the platform
and at the conclusion of ten words
mentioned the name of John A. John
son. This was the signal for the dem
onstration. Hennepin county tore up
its standard and started a wild march
about the hall. Everybody else
seemed to jim it. The standards were
carried about and some grouped them
selves on the stand about the picture
of Gov. Johnson. Band music added
to the pandemonium and candidates
yelled and cheered for Johnson.
Frank A. Day the Governors secre-
tary Immediately rushed out of the
building to a telephone in order to
get into communication with the Gov
ernor at the Capitol. Minute after
minute sped by waved banners car
ried the picture of the Governor about
the hall and practically duplicated the
demonstration given to Bryan at Den
yer.
Marching through Georgia" and
Cheer, Cheer-the Cans All Here"
were played in rapid succession by
the band and still the crowd yelled.
The galleries, which were well filled,
Joined in the demonstration. After
the demonstration had lasted over an
hour order was restored and Gov.
Johnson was declared the nominee by
acclamatton.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
J. W. SHARP GIVEN
SEVEN YEARS

TRENTON, Tenn, Aug. 19.-The
law suit wherein the state of Ten
nessee was plaintiff and ]. w. Sharp
of Rutherford, was defendant, was
given to the jury, this morning about
1920 O'Clock. On the first ballot the
jury was a unit in finding Sharp
guilty. And it took only a short while
to agree upon the sentence, giving
him seven years in the penitentiary.
This was perhaps the most hotly
contested law suit that has been tried
in Trenton in ten years. Sharp and
others lost money belonging to the
Citizens Bank of Rutherford specu.
lating and were unable to replace it
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
SMITH THOMAS
GETS THE COIN
FIRST ACROSS WIRE WITH SANDY
HAL AND SECOND WITH
MARCIA.

WINCHESTER, Tenn, Aug. 49,
The racing at the Winchester Fail
grounds today resulted as follows
First race, 2:3O trot, purse $500:
Nell Parker, b. m. by Chimes
Wilkes CA. A. Davis ...1 /
Marica, b. m. by Adbine (R
s. Thomas) ..... PHI 2
Lazette, b. m. by Ashland
land Wilkes (Whitehead) 6 2 4 8
Lady Sarah, b. m. by Alto
Leyburn (Gallagher) ....4 2 4
College Girl, oh. m. by Dr.
Hotch (Branch)... .3 3 6
Grey Hound Girl. gr. m. by
Bollercrat (stiles) .......5 6 8 /"
Time, 2:21; 2:2O1a 2:22%; 2:22;
2:22.
Second race, 2:1O pace, purse 5000
Sandy Hal, b. 6. by Sandy
Wilkes (R. S. Thomas) go. 1
Opal Wilson, b. m. by Allie
wood (Stiles) ............. 2 8 2
Annie Leila, b. m. by Billy H.,
(Holland) ..... ........ 3 2 8
Time, 2:2O1a; 2:17A; 2:12%.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
SCHOOL RALLY
AT ATHENAEUM
EDUCATIONAL MEETING ON SAT-
URDAY PROMISES TO Sc
WELL ATTENDED.

Every indication points 70 a mosl
successful school rally al the Athe
naeum grounds here on Saturday
County Superintendent Graham has
mailed out invitations to the leading
educators Of the county. 10 all the
members Of advisory boards, to the
members Of the County Board of Ed
ucation and 10 a large number OF
people. He has also extensively ad-
yertised the meeting by means of
posters and through the press. The
entire public is cordially invited to
attend. The movement is one that
vitality affects every citizen and every
future citizen of the county and the
importance of having a successful
meeting cannot well be overestimated
Two of the best known educators
in the State will be here TO speak and
to assist the County Superintendent at
the rally. Prof P. P. Claxton, Of the
University. of Tennessee, has deliv-
cred an educational address in every
county of Tennessee and is probably
the only educator who has done this
with the possible exception of former
State Superintendent Mynders. The
other speaker, Prof. P. L. Harmed, is
Superintendent Of the City Schools of
GAINESVILLE, and a member of the
State Board of Education. AS the
County Superintendent of Montgomery
county he is known as the father of
the county board system in Tonnes
see, that county being the first to
the plan. County Superin-
tendent Graham will also speak and
there will be recitations and songs.
Basket dinner will be served on the
grounds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
TO BE TOBACCO

HoPKINSVILLE. KY, Aug. 19.-
The political campaign in the Second
congressional district viii be formally
opened by the republicans In the city
next Saturday afternoon with speech
by Hon. E. T. Franks, collector of In
ternal revenue at greensboro. in the
interest Of Taft and Sherman. The
speaking viii take place in the circuit
court room at 1880 p. m.
II is generally conceded that the
speaker will deal at length with the
tobacco troubles in the district and II
is intimated that he viii make this
the paramount issue in bis speech.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
QUlCKLtfOLLOWS
WIFE TO CRAVE
MRS. HACKER KILLS HERSELF
AFTER QUARREL. HUSBAND
ALSO SUICIDES.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Because his
wife killed herself when he threat
ened to leave her, Edward H. Hacker
this afternoon stood over her dead
body in their apartment in the Hague
Court, 400 West one Hundred and
Eighteenth street. and fired three bull
lets into his breast When a doctor
arrived Hacker was dead, lying on the
floor with his arms about the body Of
his wife.
The tragedy was the elimination Of
a series of exciting episodes which
kept the apartment house in state
of panic all day. Hacker is IL years
old and only recently arrived at the
house with his wife, who was ten
years his junior. They had been mar
ried two years. Mrs. Hackers home
was in Louisville. They were mar
ried in St. Louis.
The couple rented romms in the
apartment of Mrs. Louise Weldon, on
the ground floor. Until week ago
they were very happy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hacker had a quarrel yesterday and
last night he left the house in rage,
declaring he would never return. Mrs.
Hacker sat up waiting for him all
night.
Hacker returned to the house at 10
o'clock this morning in highly nerv-
GUS state and renewed the quarrel
Hacker packed a grip, told his wife he
was going away and would never
come back and started for the street.
Mrs. Hacker summoned Mrs. Weldon
and tearfully implored her to bring
her husband back.
Don't let him go away" she beg
ged IF he does 1t will kill me-"
Mrs. Weldon ran to the street and
called to Hacker, who was half way
down the block toward Amsterdam
avenue. She had difficulty getting
him to return. AS they opened the
hall door to the apartment they heard
a shot, and when they ran into the
room occupied by the Hackers, they
found Mrs. Hacker lying on the floor
with a bullet wound in her forhead,
Hacker picked his wife up in his arms
and begged her to speak to him, al
though 1t was apparent she was dead.
go get a DOCTOR" he cried to Mrs.
Weldon.
When Mrs. Weldon left the room
n compliance with Hackers request !
ne locked the door leading to the hall
way.
A few minutes later the frightened
enants and a crowd in the street
heard three shots in the front room.
When a policeman arrived with DR..
Dolphin everything was quiet inside
he Weldon fiat and they had to force
he door open. The policeman found
Hacker dying on the floor beside his
yife's body with his arms about her.
There were threee bullet holes in
lis breast. and the revolver was still
lutched in his right hand.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
Sale of Live Stock

On Thursday, September 10th, 1908,
beginning at 10 a. M, / will sell at
my farm, 21a miles on the Nashville
pike, all live stock, consisting of
mares, colts cattle, sheep and hogs.
Terms All sums over $1,000 credit
of IL months with approved security
Sums under $40, cash
MRS. MARGARET c. BROWN.
R. T. Moore, Auctioneer 21-2t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
WOMAN FALLS AND
BREAKS HER NECK

WOODBURY., Tenn. Aug ia
negro woman, Mamie Dunn. broke
her neck today as she was attempting
to get out OF a buggy Her foot
caught in the buggy and she fell to
the ground, the force Of the fall
breaking her neck. About four years
age her husband Dan Dunn fell dead
from heart failure.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
JAIL SENTENCE AND
FINE FOR RIOTERS

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Aug. 49,
Eight citizens, charged with rioting
in the streets of this city last Friday
night, when the Norfolk county Jail
was stormed In an effort to lynch Hen
ry Smith, a negro, were today fined
800 and costs each, and sent to Jail
for sixty days by Mayor Reed, before
whom they were araigned,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
WEALTHY WOMAN TO
FIGHT GAME LAWS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Mrs.
Kate Hamilton, probably the wealth.
lest WOMAN In the south, was arrested
today on the unique complaint Of keep
ing three hooking birds Gagged con.
trary to the game laws OF the state.
The arrest was made on warrant
sworn out before a local magistrate
by Game Warden W. r. Sims
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
NEGROES ENGAGE
IN CARVING MATCH

Cliff Kincaid and Sam Oden, both
colored, engaged in carving match
upon each others person with the
result that both were somewhat dis
figured when Deputy Sheriff Yokley
interfered and placed them under ar
rest, They submitted and were fined
for assault.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21
COMING AND GOING
AT PRIMM SPRINGS
POPULAR RESORT MADE GAY BY
CARD PARTIES. DANCES AND
OTHER LIKE DIVERSIONS.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PRIAIM Tenn. Aug. 20.-There Is
almost a continual going and coming
to and from the hollow" The hotel
bowling alley and springs are the cen.
tiers OF attraction during the day, and
during the evening the young people
gather at the dance hall and dance
until IL and ~ o'clock. Card playing
is one of the chief means of amuse-
ment at the hotel and there are from
one to four games running all during
the day.
Chas. Thomas is the most accom-
modating gentleman at the resort, as
well as one of the most popular If
the band is a little late in arriving
and the crowd anxious to commence
dancing, "Charley's" band will fur
nish the music until the regular band
arrives.
Among the late arrivals at the hotel
are Mr.. and Mrs. Otey Walker, of
Franklin. Mr.. and Mrs. U. H. Foster
and children, of Columbia; Judge R.
c. Church and Master Robert C. Bar
row, of Columbia; James Kinzer, OF
Water Valley.
Bert Hill, Marvin Fly and Charles
Gates, who have been at the hotel for
several days, left today for Columbia.
John Fleming has been in the hollow
so long that he has gathered around
him more sweethearts than he knows
how to dispose of. 1t is a common
occurrence to see a large party OF
girls making their way for the pic
ture gallery, with John safely an
chored in their midst. The sole OBJ
ject is for each girl to possess a pic
ture of John with the girls grouped
around him.
Mrs. Sue Waldo and son, Master
James, are with Mrs Alice Estes.
Master James Porter is with Mrs.
Mary McFall.
H. A. Parham, of Kedron, arrived
Tuesday and is stopping at Liberty
Hall.
Fl'iot Roberts, of Roberts Bend, is
here.
T. w Harsch, of Memphis and A. c.
Harsch, of Nashville, left here today,
after several weeks stay.
Jno. NJ Burns and family, Of Column
bia, moved out Tuesday.
Mrs. John Johnson and children
moved out Monday.
Cola Gardner and family, of Will
Transport, have moved into one CT the
cottages.
Miss Mary Porter and Mrs. c. B. ,
Dodd and children, who have been at
John Estes for the season, left Tues
day for Nashville.
Mrs. Jennie Akin and family will !
move out Friday Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Akin, of Hampshire, will leave Thurs
day. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Mcbride will
return to Mt Pleasant Thursday. Mr..
and Mrs. John Brooks and daughter,
Miss Mary Books, will leave Friday
for their home at Hampshire. Mr..
and Mrs. John English and children
will leave Friday.
Barnett Hine, Riddle Ragan, Giles
pie Moore and William Fry, compos
ng the new band that was to have
arrived last night from Columbia,
we're shipwrecked at Fly's Store and
lid not arrive until this morning.
There was great disappointment at
heir failure to arrive last night, but
hey were received with open arms |
his morning. II
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Embry left to- /
lay for Columbia, and after a few S
lays will return to their home in 1
Mrs. ]. J. Gray, Jr., left today for a
lockdale. C
Ewing and Charles Roberts, Of
and E. E. McLemore and
oe Britain, of Columbia, are among
he new arrivals. w. D. H.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-21

From Sept until November there
Will be enough hot air turned loose
in these United States by fervid ora.
tors and would.be country saviors to
sail any airship yet conceived by the
mind of man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-20
HEARD ON THE BOURSE.

Pringle-We think the short side OF
wheat unsafe.
.Dick-We look for great deal of ir-
regularity in stocks and continue to
urge caution in making purchases. The
Spectator will do well to wait for
weak spots before buying and to be
content with moderate profits.
Financial Bureau-We do not urge
this as bear market, but a trading
affair, that may continue till the demo-
cratic convention is passed so far as
the active list as a whole is concerned.
Our information strongly suggests
buying on declines on the prospect of
improvement later.
Ware & Leland-It rather looks as
if the selling side in wheat will be
continued but on sharp dips we would
rather favir buying.
White-We may have a little more
decline in wheat today. but the time
has come to favor the long side on soft
spots.
5 Logan-Believe the selling of wheat
on the break yesterday put the market
in shape where buyers will have the
best of it.
Barrell-In view of our recent set
back and the fact that most of the
weaker longs have liquidated, believe
buying of September wheat will again
be in order on any further dips.
Miller-The level of prices is so low
and stock selling so far below real
value that we cannot feel other than
bullish.
Town Topics-The short interest is
larger than it has been but scarcely
large enough to enable the bulls to
bring about anyaring more than a mod
crate rally this morning and in such
event we advise the sale of the leading
active issues, especially Union Pacific.
Reading, st. Paul, Shelter, Copper and
the Steels.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-20
LAKE COUNTY MEN
HAVE BEEN STUNG
CONTINUED from page u.

the company would take such extreme
measures to force a sale George w
Lewis of East Chicago, refused to be
caJoled into the company.
This made him al the more deter.
mined not to be taken in" and so he
steadfastly refused to pay over the
money until finally the news of the
straits the company is in became
known all over the country.
]. T. Hutton said this morning that
he had received a letter from the Of
ficials of the company asking him not
tc pay any attention to the reports
which are being printed in the papers
regarding the condition of the com
pany. Mr.. Hutton was promised that
everything would be Strengthened out
by Wednesday of next week. Eris
Lun received a similar letter
The following clippings from the Chi
cago papers indicates something of the
condition in which the company now
finds itself
Fraud Is Charged
It is charged that the company was
formed solely to enable the defendants
to sell stock in the securities company
with the intention Of defrauding the
stockholders. Outside of the 100000
in railroad bonds it is charged that
the officers of the company have df-
verified over million dollars sub
scribed for stock to their own use
while representing that it was being
applied to increase the surplus of the
Republic company.
The part of the Central Agency
company was a feeder to the other con-
Germs 1T is alleged. Free shares of
stock in the Republic company and
purchasers, it is alleged, were told
they would be appointed members Of
A state advisory board" and given
from fund accumu-
ated through devoting 81 out of the
anee received by it during the year.
t is alleged that not one insurance
policy ever has been sold
Books Shipped to New Jersey.
The principal features of yesterdays
investigation was the admission that
Is late as last Monday the books of
he Mercantile company, stock agent
or the Central Life company, were
hipped to New Jersey for a meeting
md that last Saturday books of the
Central Life company similarly were
hipped to Secretary Lineaweaver in
although they previous
Y had been kept in the Chicago office. |
Further investigation into the fnan- |
fal operations of the Central Life Sc
urities company, the Republic Life
insurance company, sthe Mercantile FL |
ance company, and the half dozen af- /
Hated agency companies may lead to
he case being presented to the fedora, |
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-20

presented to the park by c. G. King
well. The yellow half-b breed wolf dog
is also an attraction that will prompt
many questions as to his origin The
animal in appearance is much like a
dog, but displaying all the character
istics and mannerisms of a wolf 1t is
of yellow color. Joseph Kasper is the
only person who dares venture into the
cage. Beside the cage of the yellow
wolf-dog in another cage is a black
wolf of which Mr.. Kasper has made a
pet. The wolf-dog was presented to
the zoo by Eric Lund who brought it
along from South Dakota when it was a
mere cub.
In separate cages are pigeons, pleas
ants. prairie chickens, squirrels and rab-
bits and in a temporary cage in the
pumping station is a possum. Too
many people that have ever seen a
possum this little pig-like animal will
certainly be a sight.
The bath house is in fine shape this
year and is well taken care of Bath
suits for men and women may be hired
there and those coming supplied with
their own suits will nevertheless be
accorded the privilege of dressing room
free OF charge.