Linville to Blowing Rock Rail Service Details
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad announces Cable No 7 schedule for May 27 1917 with daily Nos 1 2 3 4 and Nos 7 8 except Sundays Parlor car on Nos 1 and 4 Connection at Shulls Mills with automobile line to Blowing Rock seven miles W Hardin vice president and superintendent coordinates service
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East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad
Colinville Rave Railway Company
Central Standard
Shulls Mills
Blowing Rock
QWO
W. Hardin
Jonhson
Arash
Iigan College
Wanil Watauga Point
Sycamore Shoals
Elizabethton
Valley Porge
Bae
Snell Creek
Mk Park
Linville River Ry
Inneapolis Jet
Ase
Newland
Montezuma
Pineola
Linville
Sentes Siding
Ar. Skulls Mills
Between Ourselves Baseball Games at Home Ground
News and Comment from the Mountain Branch notes upcoming baseball games at the home ground next Monday Labor Day. The item targets veterans and friends, sharing local sports plans and community interest for the holiday.
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Mountain Branch
Barrack Tales of Veterans and Home Front Anecdotes
A hometown war era column notes morale and routine at the Hampton Home. It lists furloughs, new membership applicants, and jokes about shortages, plus obituaries and funeral notices for veterans. It cites the G A R encampment, pension matters, and a bigamy arrest involving a former resident.
Governor Rumors Stir As Tennessee Branches Curate A Vacancy
Home correspondent notes no one besides himself endorses the page, inquiries into the governorship remain murky. Rumors suggest the Governor may resign amid old age and strong health, with the Board backing him until he steps down. Candidates from across Tennessee surface as political interests expect a Dayton meeting on September 10 to fill vacancies, but locals fear an Ohio politician may prevail.
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War Department
Buck
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Tennessee
Foraker
Als
Ohio
Harrison
Watson
Indiana
Martin
Virginia
Anthony
Kansans
Joe Cannon
Ilinois
Sawyer
Wisconsin
Brownlow
Dayton
All of Fame honors William Macauley veteran of many wars
The Comet lauds William Macauley of Co. D as a grand old warrior who helped shape admittance rules for Homes under liberal policy. Born in Ireland during the Big Wind, Macauley will be 85 next Sunday. a former top sergeant and brevet captain who served from 1861 to 1865 with Lincoln era units, he travels, reads, and tells tales to friends while crediting long life to good blood and diet. Dr. Edw. N. Schillinger is transferred to the Dayton Branch hospital by September 1.
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William Macauley
Co. D
Gov. Wheeler
Milwaukee
County Antrim
Ireland
New York
America
Macauley
Lincoln
U.S. S. Int
Texas
Massachusetts
Hampton
Mac
Home Insignia Row Marks Army Policy In War Dept Report
The War Department Inspector reports the Home uses the same insignia for officers and enlisted men as the U S Army a policy now unlawful under Section 125 Act of June 2 1916 The Home’s residents face arrest for wearing army insignia The piece criticizes certain officers for vanity and exclusivity notes a visitation and health concerns Jacob Tenner returns from Pittsburgh and Brooklyn praising the Home A pension act grants $20 monthly to Edward H Norton and locals sign up pensioners will muster next Tuesday
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War Department
Inspector-General’s Department
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Noti Comis
Edward H. Norton
No Pleasure in Furlough as Veteran Returns Home
A veteran boards a trolley toward the Home and rejects the notion of enjoying a three week furlough. He recalls hot Ohio weather with mosquitos, discomfort in Kentucky, and scarce fresh provisions due to conservation. He looks forward to a square meal and a bath at the Soldiers Home.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Exemption Dilemma in Draft Not About Flat Feet
The draft faces a bigger challenge from men who seek exemption on the basis of cold feet rather than flat feet. the difficulty lies in distinguishing genuine grounds from mock claims as the process proceeds.
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Nerest Giade Born
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Carolina Clinchfield
Cincinnati O
Fordtown
Kingsport
Tenn
Waycross
Speara Perry St. Paul
Dante
Elkhorn City
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Huntington
Kenova
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Speers Ferry
St. Paul and
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Unaka Springs
Toccane
Burnsville
Pensacola
Marion
Spartanburg
Unicoi
Chas, T. Mandel
Jonanson City
Soldier's Home
Barrack Tales
Col. Crose
Rainbow Division
France
Jos, Leon
Ienac Huntsinger
Jon J. Whitbeck
A. T. Morgan
Co. E
Blountville
Napoleon Gretsinger
Jeff C. King
C. R. Kite
Henry Levison
Thos. A. Sexston
L. J. Simpson
Reuben Dixson
Fred Rogge
St. Louis
Sam
Phil Christy
Phil
Belgium
Griffith M. Robinson
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Ark. Inf
James W. Manbeck
Co. A
George M. McGrigor
Co. H
John A. Simms
Ohio Inf
Meeker
Col
William Jewar
Reet
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McIntyre
Billy Jewar
G. A. R. Poston
Charles B. Sanford
N. Y
Boston
Meredith
N. H
F Company
Cohoes
Edwin J. Sanborn
Bluefield
Uncle Sam
George [Stillman
Charles C. Sanford
New Jersey
Union Vetern Legion
Columbus
W. Scott Johnson
Alex James
Oliver K. Marshall
Q. M. Corps
Logansh Root
Arkansas
Hampton Home
J. A. Bowles
Richmond
Effie Ruble
Chaplain Ruble
Bowles
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Dayton Hranch Hospital
Post Fund Hotel
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Arlington Pressing Parlor
Earl C. Campbell
W. Main Street
Johnson City
Jacob Tenner
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Messrs Huntsinger and Whitlock
Co. B
St Cloud
Soldiers Colony
Southern Express Company
CY H. Lyle
Soldiers Hemme
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