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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
2
A scrambled report notes intense activity as a figure named Dick Austin allegedly rolls out a large number of bills on the first day of a congressional extra session. The passage mentions Sam Sells and freight shipments, implying rapid legislative actions linked to shipments and freight.
Local residents such as A E Hoss of Bristol J J Brown from Chuckey River and Lee F Miller of Elizabethton were in town yesterday. Carr Bros advertise fertilizer at a lower price. Prof E Nelson Jones and Miss Marion Bowman visited. The state board of education meets in Nashville Saturday. Several professionals including Dr C E Smith and Dr H H Carr with attorney S E Moore were in or traveling to nearby cities. Carr Bros Supt J L Brooks will attend the Nashville meeting. Miss Mae Gregory teaches Burnett school in Baxter’s absence. Miss Bessie Richardson of Rogersville visits Mrs Sells as she recovers.
C H Markwood died Tuesday morning at his son Louis Markwood's home in Denver Col He had moved there with his wife seeking better health but died shortly after arrival The Washington county native married Fannie Piper about forty years ago and lived in Jonesboro He was involved with the Jonesboro Times in 1878 and later served in the mail service before illness and retirement He leaves a widow two sons and a daughter and was well known across the county
Ubattanooga Tenn April 4 Judge Joe V Williams who resigned the practice of county Judge yesterday was unanimously re elected today Squire Baas and most of the magistrates joining in a request that he consent to accept the office and Senator Bow assuring him that no reflection was intended by the action of the court yesterday in regard to the road law
Mrs. Melvin Beckner died after breakfast and arsenic or a deadly drug is suspected. Four guests at her table fell ill after coffee but recovered. Two men who dined later also grew ill, a physician found poison in the coffee mill, and two persons are under suspicion with no arrests yet.
Young men of Johnson City organize a military company under a leading professional, to join state volunteer troops. Adjutant general liaison seeks uniforms equipment and ordnance, with plans to enroll as artillery corps members. Promoters are well known local business and professional men and act with enthusiasm.
A near collision on a single track between a westbound streetcar and an eastbound cow was narrowly avoided when the cow redirected, delaying the car briefly. The piece notes the lack of signals for cattle and parodies transport rules, then reports President Taft urging early action on a Canada reciprocity agreement.
Nashville April 5 legislative recess committee on redistricting introduced bills reflecting its recommendations amid major changes to floater and fraternal districts. Changes affect Cannon, Jackson, Knox, Hamilton counties and several East Tennessee districts. congressional apportionment also reshuffled across multiple districts. The report ends with a note on truth as essential to justice.
Water five to twelve feet deep covered Middlesboro main business district as heavy rains continued. Merchants moved stock to upper floors while the state road and a railway trestle between Middlesboro and the Winona coal mines suffered major damage. Trade on old roads was at a standstill.
Middlesboro reports more than 1 million dollars in damage after a cloud burst. A large portion of the city was flooded, coal mines were submerged, and extensive property loss occurred overnight.
Watauga Tenn April 5 notes Mrs C L Carter and baby return to Bristol after visiting relatives. Mrs J M McIntosh and son Sam return to Bristol. Robi Hughes dies at 43 in Turkeytown. survived by wife and three children. buried at William Mottern cemetery. pastor Roy Gentry and Masons conduct service. Other items include locals working mills, shipments of hickory legs to Bristol, and visiting relatives from Lima Ohio and Straw Plains.
The charter of incorporation for Memorial Hospital has been filed with the county register and sent to Nashville for registration. Promoters plan rapid operation, with the Elmendorff home on Second Avenue in Carnegie selected as the current site and being fitted as a first class hospital and sanitarium.
Springfield March 5. Testimony identifies Clarence Funk general manager of International Harvester as relaying word of a slush fund of 100000 dollars to aid William Lorimer's US Senate seat. Funk details a quick funding push and plans for reimbursement after Lorimer election.
In Cleveland on April 5 a coroner ruled John Ort died of natural causes after his sweetheart Anna Neumeister, 17, killed herself upon learning they were half siblings. Neumeister disappeared Sunday and was later recovered from Lake Erie, identified late Tuesday. The case prompted witnesses as the mother revealed their relation, with Ort last seen leaving the home. J W Cass undertakes repairs on Watauga Avenue as Dr E S Miller’s condition remains unimproved.
Committee members work late into the night editing manuscripts for the High School annual. Some articles reveal unexpected literary talent. The class song is by a graduating student with music by a Johnson City musician. A name for the annual is yet to be chosen. readers are invited to suggest one.
Southern Railway train No 26 known as the Memphis Special was operated as second No 42 due to slides from heavy rains on the Memphis division. It reached Johnson City at 1240 this morning after departing Memphis yesterday morning at 1130. No trouble reported on the other divisions.
Nashville April 5 Decrees in chancery court dismiss the suits brought by Standard Trust Company of New York for the Illinois Central and the Southern Railway against the Tennessee Central Railroad Company. The cases valued near one million dollars were settled by an agreement with each party paying half the costs. The Illinois Central and Southern gave up their lease on the Tennessee Central property and claimed the company owed large sums.
Miss Hannah Krotehvill faced a pistol thrust on Lexington avenue as a highwayman demanded surrender. She jabbed with two hat pins, injuring his arm and sending him fleeing. Bystanders joined the pursuit and captured the weapon.
Judge Sanford of the United States court will hear the habeas corpus case of Foy W. Dulaney this morning in Chattanooga. Dulaney seeks release on grounds he is being tried for an offense not in the extradition papers. If denied, Dulaney faces trial at Jonesboro next Monday under Judge Mo Henderson.
Poem fragment expresses deep longing and regret over a lost beloved. The speaker laments endless striving to forget and contemplates the enduring impact of the person on memory. Repetition and archaic diction evoke Romantic period sensibilities.
Otto Ringling, second youngest of the seven Ringling brothers who controlled major circuses, died suddenly last Friday. A master of detail and grand organizer, he steered the family show empire and sought to acquire the Barnum & Bailey troupe, leaving a legacy of musical talent, vast libraries, and a life devoted to the circus world.
A narrator reflects on babies with affection, recalling a girl baby who acted playfully and cried when unable to land a punch. The speaker jokes about nursing duties and a comical escape, ending with a claim of liking babies, especially this one, because of her mother.
Knoxville reader Mamie of 108 West Main Street recounts poor results from six doctors before a friend urged Cardus. She credits Cardus with restoring mobility after years of illness and urges others to try this vegetable remedy advertised as effective for decades.
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