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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
1
In Washington during August an extended conference occurred between Itannon Migier and Vernon M Pierce, chief engineer of public pens at the department of agriculture. Migier explained details of varied projects and their implications for state agricultural policy.
In Tees Greeneville Tennessee on August 1 a reader notes a copy of The Whig printed at Jonesboro on May 8, 1811. The remark references James K. Polk in that early 19th century context.
Senator Frazier advocates using federal power to aid building and improving rural post roads while preserving state and county control. He plans to introduce a bill next session after consulting the Bureau of Roads and the Department of Agriculture. He notes strong public demand for good roads across the country.
The piece notes Senator Fewier seeking public meetings on road bonds and expert explanations, with limits from the Good Roads Office. It mentions James C. Jones and Thomas D. Arnold as gubernatorial and congressional hopefuls, plus editorials attacking figures like James K. Polk. An advertisement for a July 4 shooting match in Jonesboro appears amid political column notes.
Tennessee editors gather for a Nashville Press Club event with Board of Trade and State Fair support. The lineup includes a barbecue lunch, political addresses, a suffrage appeal, portraits unveiling, and a contest for the brightest Tennessee writer. Special guests include Governor Patterson and supreme court justices.
Jame H. Jones a colored employe in the senate stationery room sits at home in Washington and is thought to be dying. Jones was Jefferson Davis’ bodyguard and valet and is the only person named in the report.
A government employee asserts he knows the location of the Confederate great seal and will die protecting the secret. He swears it was not cast into the James River and offers to reveal its hiding place only to President Davis. He recalls promises made during Richmond evacuation and has refused rewards from Confederate societies. He has served in government service for about twenty years and is well regarded by officials.
The state board of education adopts procedures to locate one white teachers normal school in each of the three grand divisions and one agricultural school for negroes, with deadlines, required donations be certified, and inspections after September 1. It also defers high school teacher exams, allowing county licensing, and considers four year college diplomas in place of exams for 1910.
Maynarisville Tennessee 1908 testimonial from Sheriff Prerno Bailey praising a medicine named Rhett Watho for curing inflammatory rheumatism in his wife after four years of swelling and immobility. The document notes sworn testimony and lists Johnson City Jonesboro and Elizabethton druggists as sellers.
The Little Giant Alfred A. Taylor drew praise for eloquence at a Gainesville chautauqua after a tense intro tied to his Dixie roots. He framed Dixie as a source of unity and honor, rejecting fanaticism and urging mutual respect across parties.
The fragment expresses intense devotion to the Confederate cause and the Union, contrasting despair and ruin with a pledge of loyalty to Dixie. It frames a speaker who values the republic while denouncing misfortune and betrayal.
A thunderstorm struck Thursday night hitting George Warren’s barn near Piney Flats and destroying it. The blaze killed two mules and a horse, consumed hay and grain, and ruined farming machinery including a wheat binder and corn binder. Insurance of 300 dollars on the barn will not cover the loss of the building. Total losses are not yet estimated but expected to be heavy.
The quarterly report from the state pension board shows over one hundred Confederate soldiers removed from pension rolls during the period. The action reflects ongoing adjustments to eligibility and record accuracy as auditors verify service claims.
Beverly Massachusetts August 1 President Taft endured a hot day and spent a restful Sunday at home while local talk focused on political issues amid the summer heat.
Secretary John P. Hickman reports additions to Confederate pension rolls including 186 fourth class pensioners, five first class widows, and 104 second-class widows. Ninety-eight names were stricken by death. six soldiers sent to the home and twelve left the state. East Tennessee applicants named, with towns listed. President Taft vacation notes and census appointment plans across the South outlined.
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