Colition of Press and Politics in Tennessee Dispatches
The piece laments chronic corruption and misrepresentation in Tennessee newspapers, notes Tennessee tax officials’ salaries including a Davidson county assessor earning 4 000 and a county court allowance of 5 500 yearly, and praises Nashville city officials for street cleaning while lampooning the term literary bureau for papers not corporate controlled. It cites Count Bent de Castellane's clash with Anna Gould's ex-husband and contrasts American attitudes toward violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital County
Davidson County
Nashville Americans
Tennessee
Bent de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Good Times Ahead for County Economy Due to Strong Agriculture
The county’s business and farm sectors show renewed vigor after a recent money squeeze. Traders report heavy livestock activity and large bank deposits while natural resources and agricultural wealth promise strong markets and profitable prices this spring, signaling one of the best years in the county’s history.
Patterson’s first year as governor noted for many reversals
The piece argues Gov. Patterson oversaw more than 300 criminal cases in his first year, reversing court and jury judgments in every case, while also handling other duties. It claims Tennessee Supreme Court judges heard far fewer cases and suggests the governor’s workload affected his primary concerns.
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Tennessee
Supreme Court
Patterson Bit
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Court of Last Resort
Patterson
The Duty of Jurors and the Jury Box Critique
A columnist argues jurors often misinterpret their oath and the law, weakening respect for the courts. He urges jurors to accept the judge's law as given, noting the harm from verdicts that defy the law. The piece cites bias, misunderstandings, and examples from a county case of gaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Criminal Court
Gordod
Jurors disregard judge and verdicts threaten law
The column laments a jury that rejected the judge’s legal instruction and returned a not guilty verdict, arguing it misapplies oaths and harms law enforcement. It urges accountability for jurors, mocks candor in politics, and notes Knoxville drunkenness arrests declining after prohibition-era saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Whisky Organs
Complete recovery attributed to Cuticura remedies
A Louisville Kentucky reader testifies that after years of chronic skin sores and failed treatments, Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills cured his condition within weeks. He recalls his grandson’s baby illness in 1884 and endorses the regimen based on personal and witnessed proof from Louisville and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Cincinnati
M. W. ImRue
Seventh St
La Follette veto disputed by Patterson platform claims
A critical stance questions Gov Patterson's veto of the La Follette bill. It accuses Patterson of misusing the Democratic platform, breaking promises to abolish saloons, and aligning with whiskey interests while ignoring petitions from Campbell county and instructions to representatives.
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Hytor Doulera
Patterson
Fquer
Tennessee
Potter
York
la Follette
Senate
Hhis
Nashville
Lafollette
Col. LaFollette
Choice of Free Cap With Children's Cloaks at Clearance
Selection offers any child up to age ten may choose a cloak on clearance and receive a free cap from millinery. Caps priced 50 cents to two dollars each.
Clearance sale offers for ladies skirts and more
Continuation of close to a hundred ladies ready made skirts offered at deep discounts. colors mainly black with some blues and browns. prices from 3.90 to 7.90 with clearance on wool blanks at 4.25. next Saturday and Monday hats shoes boys clothing heavily discounted as stock is being closed out.
Tennessee Prohibition Battle Sparks Critique of Patterson
A Tennessee press confrontation scrutinizes Governor Patterson and temperance politics. It challenges claims of statewide prohibition progress under his tenure, contending the record shows opposition to the Pendleton bill and accusing his allies of bias toward whiskey interests. It frames the dispute as a battle over truth in political reporting.
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Nashville American
Patterson
Amercan
Tennessee
Pendleton
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