Tennessee Machine and the Ballot Box Call for Reform
A Tennessee Herald editorial denounces a political machine led by Harris and Carmack, condemning violence and urging public revolt via the ballot. It criticizes the governor for inaction after an assassination, demands liquor reform, and praises the Woman's Christian Temperance Union for Carmack's memory and moral leadership.
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Tennessere
Des Unies
Jackson
Polkard Harris
Carmack
Kentucky
Penneyvania
Delaware
Tennessee
Guiding Star
Commonwealth
Murder Rhetoric on Machine Promises Split Saloon Readers
Chronicle of debate over a disputed machine policy, referencing the murder of Carmack as alleged necessity to deliver promised reforms to saloon patrons by the Incoming Legislature. Paper notes the controversial stance and asks whether the plan can succeed without cost to public trust.
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Carmack
Hartaville
Patterson Aide Indicted For Murder In Tennessee
Gov Patterson’s closest friend and top political adviser faces murder charges along with his chief lieutenant for killing a man who exposed the machine’s infamy. The neighbor and bodyguard are also indicted. The piece laments the political price of power and urges faith, courage, and eventual justice.
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Gov. Patterson
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Tennessee
No Bucket Shop Rumor Alarmed Columbia Officials
The Herald warns against a suspected bucket shop in Columbia that would trade in futures and margin stocks. It cites past failed operations in nearby towns, cites officials and citizens harmed by gambling losses, and calls for swift state and county investigation to uphold public morals and enforce the law.
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Columbia
Herald
Balle Peyton
Nashville
McMinnville
Tullahoma
Payetteville
Warren County
Fay- ‘Atteville Aleepa
The Duty of the Press on Carmack Slaying
A national and state editorial consensus denounces Senator Carmack's assassination as cold blooded murder. Most papers defend free press as vital to civilization, praising Carmack as a martyr. Tennessee papers largely condemn the crime, with few exceptions like The Nashville American.
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Senator Carmack
Tennessee
Nashville American
Chattanooga
Country Presse
Country Papers
Commonwealth
Country
Nation
Istate
Carmack
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Womanhood
Jevy
Howard Ward Carmack
Chris- Han Temperance Union
Thanksgiving Bay
Rohan
Lis
Black, Tan, Castor & Brown
Anderson & Foster
Fit & Fine Lore
Thomas
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