Tennessee temperance push seals dry trend with locker club bill
The Tennessee general assembly neared adjournment with a flurry of temperance measures. The senate passed the house’s locker and club bill with a June 1 effective date and other anti liquor provisions, citing Anti-Saloon League leadership and Mayor Crump’s opposition to drug store and clerk restrictions.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Guy
Rye
Senate
House
Temperance
J. D. Mealister
Anti Saloon League
McAlister
W. R. Hamilton
Anti-Saloon League
Siguor
Tenessee
Crump
State Board of Commissioners
J. M. Bracken
E Spokeman
J. Paras
J. L. Pentand
Ville
Niedling
Watauga News Briefs Include Diplomas And Local Visits
The Watauga item lists students Laura Gogper Beulah Cooper Georgia Williams Rhea Holly George Robertson Wiley Blevens and Ad Smith receiving diplomas from Watauga High School Alma Lee Edwards and Anna Belle Reynolds won books as prizes. Glen Minton Martin Boren of Milligan attended closing exercises. Community visits include Wildasin of Glade Springs Acetyline lighting plans and James A Boyd promoting Sterchi Bros. revival at the Methodist church draws crowds and new conversions. A bridge project across the Watauga progresses while local families attend church events and Easter visits.
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Watauga High School
Spale
Glen Minton
Martin Boren
Milligan
Wildasin
Glade Springs
James A. Boyd
Sterchi Bros
Johnson City
Watauga
Marion Humphreys
Sadie Campbell
Straw’ Plains
Frankie McCrary
Washington College
Governor Rye Signs State Day and Other Bills
Governor Rye signs the anti locker club bill with a gold pen and also approves the druggists bill regulating alcohol prescriptions. The Bowers anti capital punishment bill becomes law without his signature. A committee will review the fire marshal department during the recess.
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Nashville
Rye
Relina M. Holman
W. ©.T. U. of Tennessee
Well Known in County Man Found Dead in Knoxville Room
H C Beauchamp veteran newspaper man was found dead in his Knoxville Burr Flats room around 5:30 AM. Strangulation by a leather strap, tied to a transom, suggests suicide. he left no note. Beauchamp, about 50s, had published the Jonesboro Herald and Tribune and the Jonesboro Advance before moving to Knoxville. He worked in advertising and wrote occasional articles for local papers. Relatives in Syracuse were unlocated at news time. body held pending word.
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H. C. Beauchamp
Burr Flats
Walnut Street
Knoxville
Beauchamp
The
B. Mann Undertaking Co
Beauichamp
Syracuse
Tennessee
Walter P. Brownlow
Jonesboro
Exposition Company
8. B. Newman & Co
John R. and
W. D. Williams
Tora
Wheiness
Messrs. Williams
Syra
Pabrey
E Bauchamp
Jinesboro News Notes Medical and Educational Shifts
In Jinesboro reports suggest a marriage and a daughter in New York. Hie Goly correspondent notes Rev J Orr D D newly elected president at Louis a college as it plans enlargement. Dr W S Neigh bors to devote time to Centenary College while Sullins College reportedly in better condition. Rev David Sullins D D founder linked to Holston conference M E church south.
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Bristol
Louisa College
D. D
Pilans
Neighbors
Centenary College
Sullins College
Ietter Con
David Sullins
Holston
M. E. Ehurch
South
iCleveland
Geo. D. Stuart
Tanlac touted as stomach cure in East Tennessee ads
Mr Samuel Seaver of Lafollette reports rapid weight gain and improved health after using Tanlac, saying a single bottle brought relief not found with four doctors. Local promoter Mr G F Willis extols Tanlac for chronic dyspepsia, claiming it restores strength and mood, with ads noting Tanlac at 1.00 per bottle or 5.00 for five.
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Samuel Seavers
LaFollette
Tennyince
Beavers
Tanlac
LaPollette
Mr. Staver
G. F. Willis
East Tennessee
Southern Commercial Congress Praises Greater Nation
A brief note highlights the Southern Commercial Congress with a slogan for a greater nation and a stronger regional voice in national progress.
Sixth Annual Convention of the Southern Commercial Congress
The Sixth Annual Convention of the Southern Commercial Congress will meet in Muskogee Oklahoma April 26 to 30 1915. Prominent national figures including Woodrow Wilson and other federal and state leaders are slated to speak on immigration municipal efficiency and foreign trade. Special railway rates and a Washington to Muskogee train are arranged to boost Southern development and Tennessee representation.
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Southern Commercial Congress
Muskogee
Okla
South
Oklahoma
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Robert L. Williams
George W. Hays
Arkansas
Robert L. Owen
T. P Gore
Duncan U. Pletcher
Florida
William @. McAdoo
Treasury
William B. Wilson
David F. Houston
Agriculture
John Barrett
Pan American Union
Washington, D. C
John Howe Peyton
Nashville, Chattanooga
China
H. &. Blakeslee
Jackson
Miss
Southeastern Association
Mississippi Gaeways
Washington
Knoxvifle
Chattanooga
Memphis
Litte Rock
Tennessee
Pine Forests Pine-Tar-Honey Cough Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey as quick relief for whooping cough loosening mucus soothing throat and lungs and reducing coughing. It targets families with growing children and urges keeping the remedy on hand. Also promotes Dr King s New Life Pills for liver and digestive help with a 25 cent price.
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Bell
Dr. King
Olympian Literary Society Hosts Evening Program in Jonesboro
The Olympian Literary society of Jonesboro presented a de Welt program Friday night. Gen D A Vines of Johnson City and family visited his parents. Various residents and visitors from Knoxville Corbin Eckman Knoxville and Kentucky joined social events and church services across the week.
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Olympian Literary Society of
Tihe Nigh Ethoe
D. A. Vines
Johnson City
J. J. Vines
P.M. Worthing
Enoavillo
G. G. ‘Thomas
Mr. McKinsick
Milligan College
Christian Church
J. N. Bab
Corbin, Ky
Elma Mathes
Knoxville
H. B. Whitten
H. Keen
May
R. C. Thomas
Waller Chambers
Eckman
W. Va
A. T. Doaser
A. S. Deaderick
Adeline
A. H. Doak
Kentucky
Margaret Murray
Lyde Stover Receives 90-Year Florida Sentence
A letter from Clyde Stover, captured by Policeman Rusbrooks for the Gardner brothers murder in Florida last January, reports he was sentenced to 90 years in the Florida penitentiary.
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Johnson City
Clyde Stover
Elizabethton
Rusbrooks
Gardner Brothers
Florida
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Johnson City Man
George B. Clark a builder in Johnson City testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache kidney pain and urinary trouble after a doctor recommended them. He bought the remedy at Miller's Drug Store and urges others with similar symptoms to use Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Johnson City
George BE
Clark
Doan
H. ©. Miller
Dean
Mr. Clark
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Advt
Elkhorn Extension Costs Soars Delays Opening
Big increase in building the Dante Elkhorn City extension of the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio line along the Cumberland mountains prompts a concrete arch spanning the 8000 foot tunnel. Original $8 million appropriation, with prep costs and plant setup surpassing $45,000 delaying traffic opening into early summer. The tunnel’s soft stone prompts extra safety measures as steel framing and concrete fill will shield the tunnel. The railroad connects toward the Midwest and Great Lakes, highlighting coal timber minerals and agriculture rich regions. Daily Thought promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for child coughs and colds.
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Bristol, Tenn
Dante-Elkhorn City
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio
Cumberland Mountains
Virginia
Kentucky
Cumberland Mountain
Tess
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Middle West
Great Lakes
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Fahrney
Suddenifyine
Anaka National Bank
Johnson City, Tenn
Buslicas
Jinesboro
New York
Heachamp
Uate
Cornell
Pendins
Knoxville Journal and
Tribone
MR. Seaver
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Lyde Stover
VII
Carolina
Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Jobe and
Division Streets
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