Mrs Woodrow Wilson Buried Beside Her Parents in Rome
Mrs Woodrow Wilson wife of the president was laid to rest at Myrtle Hill cemetery Rome following a church service at First Presbyterian. Mourners filled the city as the president and party returned to Washington the same day. Washington officials and relatives attended a solemn procession through rain to the grave where the president wept openly. The burial site overlooks Rome from Myrtle Hill and stark with surrounding memorials and distant river views.
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Woodrow Wilson
Myrtle Hill
Washington
Edward T. Brown
Robert M. Hoyte
Wade
Hoyte
Nathan Hoyte
B. P. Axson
Savannah
Randolph Axson
Edward
Brown, Jr
Frank G. Gebreath
Atlanta
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Axson
Wilson
Edward 8. Axson
Grayson
Tumulty
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Wii
Memphis
DeSoto
North Georgia
Etowah
Oostanaula
Coosa
Ore
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Mise
Ellen Louise Anson
New York Art League
Wilton
John Hopkins
Stockton. Axton
Princeton
Dean Edward Elliott
Wison
Prospect
White House
Death of Mrs. Wilson darkens White House mood
The nation absorbs sorrow as Mrs. Woodrow Wilson dies at age 50 after a long illness. Cabinet, congress, and diplomatic corps mourn. Senate adjourns, House adopts resolution, and funeral plans begin with burial likely at Rome Georgia or Princeton New Jersey.
Gasoline Storage Outfit At Summers-Parritt Hardware
The Summers-Parritt Hardware Co. dealers for Ford and Buick autos announce a new gasoline storage system on Ashe Street. The unit seals fuel from air and water, delivering clean gasoline via automatic pump to cars, with a red cabinet marked GAS CLANT. Also mentions a wheat price payment offer for farmers and Model 31 Company.
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Ashe Street
Boone Marker Dedication Honors Daniel Boone Tree Monument
About 400 admirers gathered seven miles north of Johnson City for the formal dedication of the Boone tree marker on the Daniel Boone trail. The beech tree, carved by Boone, leans at fifteen degrees with a granite marker noting Daniel Boone Trail, 1769, and a marble tablet. The event featured prayers by Prof. Burleson and addresses by Sidney G. Gilbreath and Miss Mary Temple.
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Daniel Boone
Hoone Tree
Johnson City
D. &Burleson
The
Normal
Sidney G. Gilbreath
D. Boone
Boone
Nelson Gray
Gray
Alfred Crouch
Crouch
Bruins
B. Munsey Slack
John Sevier
Sells Seeks Roosevelt Backing in 1914 Gubernatorial District Nomination
In a 1914 letter to voters in the First Congressional District, SAM R. SELLS endorses Republican principles and announces he will not canvass the district. He notes Roosevelt era policy appeals and urges continued support for his record. A Roosevelt Delegated Convention is set for August 29 1914 in Jonesboro Tennessee to nominate a candidate for Congress with county delegations listed.
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Washington
Firat
Roosevelt
East
Sam R. Sells
First Congressional Distret
Jonesboro
Cnll
Uue
First
Court House
Tenn
Tennesse
Vention
Theodore Roosevelt
Carter
Cliaborne
Cocke
Grainger
Greene
Hancock
Hawkins
Johnson
Sevier
Sullivan
Untoolidy
Government land project underway in Tennessee
J Harry Swann works for the United States government in the office of Dr A A Lyon Land Commissioner at the State Capitol. He oversees mapping of land along the East Tennessee North Carolina border and Appalachian area with many acres entered and abandoned by multiple parties. Typewriters are used to prepare copies of all land grants in the Tennessee land office.
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J. Harry Swann
United States
A. A. Lyon
State Capitol
East Tennessee
North Carolina Line
Mr. Swan J
Appalachian Chain
Tennessee
Nashville Banner
Rescue work by Maine amid Gibraltar standoff
Washington reports Maine with 18 crewmen aboard is in service, ready for rescue tasks if needed as Americans remain detained at Gibraltar. Tennessee carrying gold heads to northern Europe by next Saturday, with North Carolina due to arrive about the same time.
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Maine
Washington
Gibraltar
Tennessee
North Carolina
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Westand
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Moon Railway Mall
United, States
Model 31 Company
Andrew Carnegie
Pate Yada
Hadihe Ee Gee
Carnegie
Maka National Bank
Piongge
H.N. Moore
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