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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
1
Park Woodward of the waterworks MBA considers an ozone system to purify Atlanta water. The device extracts ozone from air and injects it into water at high pressure to destroy all pathogenic bacteria and worms. Ozone also oxidizes impurities, precipitates aluminum and sulfur compounds, and is released as a gas before the water enters the mains.
Sterchi Furniture Co invites shoppers to bring a correct solution to a word puzzle featured in their ad. The first to arrive at the store with the solution will receive a finest piece dinner set as a free Christmas gift.
Frank Lowenstein reports on ozone treatment for Atlanta city water to purify 22,000,000 gallons daily once capacity expands. The process, seven years old, began in Paderborn Germany and Paris, producing visibly pure water beyond filtration.
The Southern Railway leases the sixteen mile line from Bull's Gap to Rogersville to the Virginia & Southwestern, to be operated with the Holston Valley road. The transfer becomes effective January 1 with the line linking Mocassin Gap to Persie, Tenn. under a joint connection.
A Bluefield exchange notes guarded reports claiming United States Steel Company purchased the Clinchfield Coal lands. The item mentions circulation in the city on Thursday and cites family ties to Ft. Dupont Delaware.
Washington reports a leading GOP fight over whether Senator Barn Sells will quit the First Tennessee district race after talks at the White House with Taft and the Sanders faction. Delegations from Brownlow Austin and Sanders Evans groups have gathered in Washington recently as the issue unfolds. Remember 8. 8. White offers high and medium grade china at low prices.
The Commercial Appeal reports the state board awarded the West Tennessee normal school site to Creath Lane transfers area in Memphis with plans for a main building, dormitories, residences, and farm facilities. Conditions include street improvements, sewer extension, and county funding of 50000 yearly for ten years, with a January 20, 1910 deadline.
Reports claim a sale of Clinchfield coal land to a steel corporation at 125 dollars per acre. The city has seen rumors of halted work on an extension from Kiser to Clinchfield and speculation that George J. Carter may be divesting holdings. Verification was not possible Friday morning.
Captain J M Wilcox renowned citizen and Civil War veteran died Wednesday night at the national soldiers' home from kidney and bladder disease. He leaves a wife and children Chas R Frank Roy and Mrs T J Williams of Elizabethton. Remains to be taken to Elizabethton for interment. He ran the Wilcox House and hosted Tennessee Republicans for years.
Morton Jewett Cheesman prominent Salt Lake City businessman and public figure dies suddenly at his residence on West Temple and Fourth South. He had been deeply involved in civic educational and social life for over 25 years. The article notes a brief morning episode before his death, with family in attendance.
Before a distinguished audience of surgeons Prof. Thomas Jonnesko demonstrated that operations could be conducted without pain while patients remained conscious. The advance was presented in New York on December 1 highlighting a breakthrough in surgical anesthesia.
Gov Patterson says the board will begin travel around Jan 10 to inspect Middle and East Tennessee election sites. He notes strict stipulations will match those used in Blount County as the plan for other yortials unfolds.
Furniture and linoleum for the Bristol Va courthouse arrive to enhance appearance. The new seats and inlaid linoleum will be installed soon while contractor Theodore Swann finishes installing electric fixtures, aiming for a grand court room like a state supreme setting.
The Kemble Cockrum Company opened a handsome new store in the Burrow building on Main Street. Manager George N. Shepherd from Charlotte, N C, will relocate his family to Johnson City to oversee operations. Visitors crowded the opening during business hours and gifts include books, silver items, and Underwood products.
Large crowds attend the Edisonia Theatre with more women present than in six months. John Meany, Bristol vaudeville manager, now runs the Edisonia and pledges moral, refined entertainment. Notice the big show this week with a full program change on Mondays and Thursdays.
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