Poitier Name Change and Polemic Amid 19th Century Debates
The article lists a series of disparate items from Sullivan County including a post office name change from Poitier to Lovedale and an outlandish political panorama. It touches on the Mormon path shows, a young woman Mae's misstep, a Dreyfus court martial, and U.S. military procurement under Secretary Alger. It mentions grocer and political jockeying within the Democratic Party and a forecast of Philippine command debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Poitier
Lovedale
Turbulent debate on military pay and political influence
The article discusses Alger era practices authorizing extra allowances to favored officers in Havana, challenging official pay rules. It notes how Secretary Root may view the legality, and shifts to local voter registration deadlines and a Tennessee court abolition ruling with mixed opinions. It also includes social notes and obituaries from Nashville and Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alger
Cuba
Gen. Brook
Gen. Ludlow
Col. Bliss
Havana
Maj. Davis
Fitz Lue
Leonard Wood
Root
Lawsuit in Chancery Court over Mutual Life policy dispute
In Elizabethton the Chancery Court convened with much interest over the defense answer to a bill by Mutual Life Insurance of New York against Tom Chase. The defense denies the allegations, asserts Chase died as stated, and affidavits are filed. Proceedings proceed to proof and caveat hearing next term unless compromised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Elizabethton
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Tom Chase
Kirkpatrick
Williams Bowman
Chase
Ohia
Knoxville
Milligan
Mutha! Life
Mealth and Beauty and Pe runa praised in advert
A fragmented promotional tract touts Pe runa and Mealth and Beauty for women health. Claims include cures for female weakness, catarrh of pelvic organs, and dramatic weight loss claims by users such as Miss Sixele Peters and Mrs Eliza Wilco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teir
Pe-ru-na Nedleine Co
Columbus
Sixele Peters
Mascoutah
Til
Eliza Wilco
Lion Street
Akron
Mother of Shakespeare Blessed With Great Ancestry
The text honors Shakespeare's mother Mary Arden, noting 16 inherited genius from paternal lines is overstated. It argues mothers shape great men and cites Togerson’s tribute praising mothers who raise sons, while traditional biographers often overlook women’s roles in genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Raintist
Aus
Linn
William Shakespeare
Avon
Elizabeth
Hess
Kgeme
Togersoll
Mary Arden
Mont
Gunius
Ancertura
Stratford
Die Inn
Sollier
England
Shoker Pearo
Korvint
Philadelphia
City Registration Opens In Eight Wards In August
Officials announce ten day registration period from August 1 to August 10 for all city voters. Voters must register in their ward to receive a certificate enabling four year voting rights. Registration offices will operate 8 am to 4 pm at designated ward sites including the Comet Office Building and Law Courthouse Building.
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George W. Stater
A. Grant
Boor
William P. Cooper
William J. Braswell
Tump
J. D. Crowell
Hiram Tercall
First Ward
Comet
Second Ward
Law Courthouse
Third Ward
T. A. Wilson
Shakespeare, Genius, and Legacy in Anglian Thought
Fragmentary notes discuss heredity, class, and genius with Shakespeare as an example. It contrasts noble birth with perceived genius and cites historical views, then shifts to ads for Berry Brothers varnish and Liquid Granite floor finish, praising durability and protection for wood surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noorl
Berry Brothers
Detroit
Mich
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J. Hoon & Co
Lowell
Mase
CY IL Lyle
Dior
Bob Ingersoll
Bristol Tribune
Bristol
Mae
France
Dreyfus
Devil's Island
America
Carter
New Jersey
Grover Oliveland
Col
Bryan
Cleveland
National Democracy
Mr. Cleveland
W. C. Whitney
Philippines
Otisia
Manila
McKinley
Philippine Army
Lawton
Miles
Root Nis
Philippine
Foge
Oty
Nashville
Jackson
McAliater
Caldwell
Wilkes
Inetice Snodgrass
Beard
Tastice Wilkes
Snodgrass
Mimaelf
Tosuratiee Co
F. A. Stratton
Hoan Hill
Mes
Stratton
Wright
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mra
Stratton Ware
Mosdames
Willian
Nut
G.l, Wolford
Gay R. Smith
L. Armbrust
Frank St. John
W. J. Exum
Gertrude
Frankie Mitchell
J. W. Cramley
J. ©. King
Gol. Reeves
Greeneville
Southern Methodist Church
Henry J. Inglesing
Henry J. Taylesing
J. ©. McDonald
Ft. Gibson, Mixs
Edith Taglesing
Knosville
Ingersoll On Shakespeare
Mrs. Chase
Fovnri Waxp,James David Wener
John Hilton
and Tusculum College
Jere Moore
Tusculum
Tenn
Bradfield
Bradefield
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
A.M. Metteyal & Sons
Wilson's Store
Markt St
Carnegie
Railrow
Lebanon
Wau. Giles
Powm
Giles
Johnson City
Tennusage
Ted
Golar
THE
N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
St.touls
Goston
the Palace Livery Stable
W. ©. Snapp
Walid
Unaka Springs
Mountains
Lake
Wwyneste
A. V. Deaderick
Enn
Watauga
Corner Road
King Strilts
Charles M. Taylor
Novor Treabon
Elantorn
Lonnesad
Anil
Witnens
C. D. Clark Fudge
Sail Court
Sail District
A. D
Bristel Telephone Company
Bristol Gas and Hlodtra
Aq Cary
Ankrupt
Witter
Jono
Weaver
Ian
Order OF Novice
Titekkon
Tennensee
Ang
Anid
Comrr
Tm Mall
Paul
Orfer
Renidenes
Clark
Uilga
Isis
Huser
Eine
Allen
Wits
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