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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
3
Local brief shows residents visiting relatives in Knoxville and Bristol, business travel and social events. Mentions Jacksons meats, Mild health notes, and a fatality on a Southern Railway train. Includes business moves by Wm. J. Gillispie and Dyer purchasing hotel property.
Directory listing multiple city churches with pastors addresses and schedules. Includes Piri Baptist on Main Street, John’s Church on Roan Street, First Methodist on Mill and Roan, Presbyterian on Humboldt, and other congregations with listed service times, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and governance details.
Mrs. Thad A. Cox Mien Nenah Pain ter and Dr. Matthews of Nashville have returned from a plowesut visit to Washington. W. G. Long will move his family from Austin Springs to John Conity soon, which will be good news to our people.
Gov Cox commutes Ben Cole of Unicoi County from life imprisonment to twenty four years. Cole has served seventeen years and with good time off equals a pardon. Convicted of murder, he made a good prison record and received strong endorsements on clemency.
Washington reports bids for Tennessee federal building sites opened at treasury office. John son City had five bids, lowest from George W. Hardin at 6040 for lot 145 by 104 feet. A department representative will inspect all offerings before selection. timeline unclear. Community note reports health trip to Unaka Springs and humorous remarks about bank rates and a shared bunk experience.
S and W Construction will award contracts for about seventy two miles of the South and Western railway next week. Key segments include forty miles between Kingsport and near Erwin Tennessee, ten miles near the Norfolk and Western between St Paul and Guest River Virginia, and forty miles between Marion and Rutherfordton North Carolina. The project promises millions in expenditure and thousands of workers, with bids already received and under review by company officials.
The Southern plans to spend about 850 000 to expand yard capacity in Johnson City. General Manager, Assistant GM Geo BR Loyal, and the Knoxville division superintendent visited the city this week to review the project work and progress.
The report details yard work at Johnson City with the double track extension to Carnegie and a new 50 foot track by the depot in the Love enclosure. Carnegie yards will gain six to eight tracks, extending south of the main line toward the furnace yard lead, changing the terminal to Carnagio and consolidating freight schedules. Engines are being banked at Carnegie in anticipation of the work, marking an immediate effective order. Anaka Knitting Mills buys the old Crandall Harris tobacco factory on Elmo street, plans expansion and new housing for workers as output rises, and over 100 more operatives will be employed once increased capacity comes online. Style and American Dressmaker’s September issue features a standout cover and articles on being stylish, with renewed attention to home sewing guidance. Temple subscriptions offer a 10 cent poster and a $1 yearly rate, with delivery from 2426 East List Street, New York.
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