The Comet carries Tennessee notes and early 1860s politics
A long loading of local notices and political chatter from Tennessee papers. It reports delegates to gubernatorial conventions, claims about pension and salary actions, and regional growth notes for Johnson City, plus remarks on local rail plans, university ties, and political figures such as Patterson Baxter and Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silcort
Obion Democrat
M. P. Caldwell
Pension Offce
Polk County
Baxter
Snodgrass
Procter Land Company Drives Johnson City Growth Push
A Knoxville based Procter Land Company forms to develop Johnson City East Tennessee with factories hotels and homes. John R. Proctor leads a prominent slate of officers and directors and a prospectus claims over 3000 lots with half mile frontages on major roads. Four million dollars in 1890 building activity is projected if momentum continues.
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Johnson City
Wataugs Lumber Company
Biddle
Mel— — Brown
Pennsylvania
Titan
W. B. Whiteside
Wilder
Carnegie Additio
Proctor Land. Company
South
Procter Land Company
Knoxville
Mees Oemer
John R. Procter
Kentucky Geological Survey
Proctor
East Tennessee
Ite
W. E. Gibbins
W. W. Woodruff & Co
Tenn
Will Hart
A.A. PoWelli
Elmonde
T. E. Rossel
Chas Carr
Campbell
W.G. Mathes
Bowman
W. M. Patton
Kirkpatrick
G. H. Berrs
Wade Chas. Mitchell
T. Jobe
Frort Savings, Buiding
Tonem An Association
A. B. Bowman
Pres’t Watauga Bank
John R. Proctor
Frankfort
J.M. Wilson
Proctor Coal Co
Jellico
L. B. Cook
Burnside
W. H. Henderson
H. M. Wilson
Sec’s Savings, Building and Loan Association
W. C. Crozier
Knoxville, Tenn
J. W. Fletcher
Prossetus
Tennessee
Cranberry
Cranberry steel knife tests and a Tennessee convention
A report describes General Wilder testing cranberry steel by shaving nails in his Sheffield office, followed by a Tennessee item on the Prohibition party executive meeting in Nashville. They set June 4 for the gubernatorial nominating convention, plan congressional nominees, and discuss campaign leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Borror
Gen. J. T. Wilder
Sheffield
England
Col. M. Lacy Parker
Warren S. Ficklen, Esq
Real Estate Exchange
Business Houses and Farmland For Sale in Johnson City
Real estate ads push Main Street houses and acreages, including 28 acres city land at 350 per acre and Carnegie Addition lots. Also listed are brick storehouse, 18 room frame dwelling, 15 stall barn, five acres, all priced at 3200 in a short time bargain. A local crime note reports two elderly men shot in Johnson City, with initials H T and H P linked to Hard Times and High Prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Carnegie Addition
Carnegie Land _ Co
Carnegie
IH. P. Fellows
Here is the Shot that Did the Work
A vivid sales pitch proclaims a retail blaze of discounted fabrics and general goods. It boasts low prices on calicos muslins and cottons, tea spoons, pencils, soaps, and ladies wear, claiming the sale as a strike against hard times and high prices with a flourish of early 20th century bravado.
Tennessee Press Association Plans Bristol Meeting
The executive committee met in Nashville to set the next gathering for Bristol on July 23 and to select delegates to the National Association meeting in Boston on June 23 and 24. Delegates include J. Harvey Mathes of Memphis Ledger, C. Ta tum of the Obion Democrat, Jno. W. Childress of the Nashville American, G. H. Baskette of the Nashville Banner, Herman Hassleckant of Jonal Wm, Rule of the penal, and S. Ochs of eri io ounoange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Press Association
Nashville
Bristol
National Association
Boston
J. Harvey Mathes
Memphis Ledger
C. Tatum
The
Obion Democrat
S. Ochs
Wiley M. Christian Ready for Another Shot at High Prices
Wiley M. Christian, identified at No. 8 East Market Street, claims the shot that killed Hard Times and High Prices. He says he is loaded for another shot and expects next week some things that will give High Prices another send off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Market Street
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Representative Wise
Virginia
House of Representatives
Taylor
New York
Brice
Andrew Hon
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West Tennessee
Uncle Josiah
Chattanooga Times
Reed
Czark Wers
House
Idaho
United States Supreme Court
Haxter
Memphis
Josiah Patterson
Lucas Clapp
Jere Baxter
Patterson
Grant University
Gen. Wilder
de. J. FB. Spence
U. S. Grant
Athens
Chattanooga
Dr. Spence
Rice
University
Sac Neae Trans
Ecubreeville
Jonesboro
Yohoson City
Watauga Lumber Company
Nashville Banner
Gleveland and
Dana
Nashville American
Chas. A. Dana
Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland
Mr. Daca
Coinet
Janary
Nashvil_e
Prohibition Party
J. H. Tussell
Maury County
J H. Cannon
Gibson County
D. S. Ezzell
Carroll County
J. W. Smith
McKenzie
H.C. Gardener
T.T. Thompson
H. L. Hayes
Davidson County
Lowed
Johnson
James A. Tate
Milligan
Middle Tennessee
ST. Paul
Xeet Haste Minn
Cresent
Grant
Imen
Battery Park
Asheville
N. C
J. W. Fiercusr
Sec
V. A. B. Bowman
Johnson Orry, Texx
Unicoi
Erwin Cookean
Hunt
Love Property
Erwin
Rock Spring
W. G
J. A. Mathes
Opera House
Love's Addition
Fanna Addition
Myrtle Avenue
Watauga Avenue
Dan
John Smith
Thomas Cash
Peer Chronicle
E. Market St
H. T. and
H. P
H. T
Hoss, Hodge & Co
L. A. Galvin & CO
Evans Block
West Main Street
B. F. Childress & CO
Mountain View Land Company
Wilson & Dean
Watauga
Uuaka
Holelon Arena
Carjl
Citizens Bank
W. C. Smith
Piedmont House
Johnson City, Tenn
J. M. Carr & Sons
W. J. Graham & CO
Johnson City, Tennessee
Ee Gump Bros
Clothiers
Gents’ Furnishers
Beaver & Bieffmeister
Arcoestecort
Enoville
Len
WILEY
Johnson Cj
Hurler
J. Ht. Cox
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