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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
2
A fragment from the Knoxville era recounts the Republican gubernatorial race and alleged voter manipulation. It criticizes bolting Democrats, names several political figures, and questions the fairness of Greene County elections and the election commission’s integrity.
Lieutenant R Nelson Campbell stationed at Fort Dupont Delaware resigns with effect around January 1. He plans to visit his father in the city this fall then move to Salt Lake City Utah to practice law and settle his wife’s estate. A remedy advertisement for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea is included.
Nashville August reports deny reductions in independent ticket totals and project up to 40,000 votes. Analysts argue Patterson could still win re election, while others claim the faction aims to eliminate him regardless of consequences including possible Republican gains and shifts in the 1912 presidential lineup.
The last work of the current Supreme Court in Nashville Tennessee included denying a rehearing in Landis versus Cumberland Telephone Co and reelecting KR D Marshall as marshal while denying Ben Carr the position of messenger. Carr’s defeat drew political attention as independents May Vetress and others opposed his reappointment. Unresolved cases will be carried over and reargued next term.
Well known newspaperman and veteran, S Peters, died yesterday at his Omaha home aged 63. He rode with General Sheridan on the Winchester ride and served as Washington correspondent for the Ohio State Journal during the Hayes administration. His last work was with the Omaha Bee.
The Appalachian Industrial School at Penland North Carolina seeks a permanent siding from the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railway to unload coal and materials for construction and equipment. The project envisions a main building, workshops, dormitories, and 145 acres used for practical farming, fruit culture, and related sciences.
A discharged city dock employee named Gallagher shot at Mayor Gaynor on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at Hoboken. The mayor was wounded in the neck but conscious, with doctors hopeful after surgery. Gallagher, identified as a former dock worker, was captured and held without bail.
At Ignacio California, a head on collision between a passenger train and a work train killed eleven and injured about twenty. Three bodies remain in wreckage. Most victims were California residents. conductor George Maherty is accused of violating telegraphic orders to stay in Ignacio yards, prompting the crash. One identified fatality is J W Banks of Rockford Illinois.
New York report says Mayor Gaynor remains out of danger after bullet fragments, doctors noting no immediate surgery. Police guard James Gallagher who shot him, with a medical bulletin confirming continued improvement and no operation required.
Secretary of State issued a charter to the Melachucky Tobacco Company in Washington County with a capital of 4000 dollars. Incorporators include W. C. Nelson W. P. Smiths Charles Campbell J.T. Arnold and Thad A. Cox.
Nashville August 9. The anti machine state democratic executive committee is called to meet at noon August 18 at its Maxwell House headquarters. The secretary T B Johnson cites the importance of the gathering, as the gubernatorial campaign decisions will be made and put into effect within ten weeks before the November election.
The Holston Association of Baptists marks its 125th anniversary with a gathering at Roan Street church August 14 to 18. Officers include A. R. Brown moderator and R. M. May assistant moderator. Roy T. Brown clerk. B. D. Akard treasurer. Annual sermon by Rev. J. A. Davis. The first meeting in 1788 had seven churches. now forty six belong. Elder E. V. Spicer of Texas visits. evangelist Boler praised and a Munsey Memorial preachings upcoming.
The Comet hosts a sectional prize rivalry among Limestone, Garber's, Jonesboro, Milligan, Bluff City, Telford, and Johnson City. Prizes, more lavish than any regional promo, spark widespread interest within a fifty mile radius. Withdrawals at Telford and Jonesboro spark talk of community competition and ardent campaign tactics.
Election returns from Washington County show independent nominees holding a substantial majority over Democrats across several county and state offices. Key races include County Court Clerk and Chancellor, with independents leading by significant margins and only a few Democratic or Republican figures listed alongside.
Bristol, Aug. 10. William J. Bare of Bluff City, ex contractor and former Bristol fire chief, visited Bristol Monday. He leads the Island Park movement, as a park on the Holston river near Bluff City is being prepared with a bath house and several launch motors installed at the summer resort.
FP F Bradshaw a prominent lumber dealer in the area was seriously injured last Monday evening at Unicoi. He stepped from a shoving car to a lumber platform, lost balance, and fell onto the track fracturing the skull above the right eye. Dr. W J Matthews attended and he was taken to his Holston avenue home.
Yesterday afternoon a delivery wagon horse ran away on Buffalo street striking Evans Hill Grocery and crashing into Damon Curtis' soft drink shop. The horse injured in the accident had the horse's head through the window and severed arteries, but was treated and expected to recover in a few days.
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