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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
2
The Comet announces securing J C Lewis as city writer and reporter to cover the city thoroughly for news and business in the printing line. The Knoxville Sentinel provides courtesy cuts for Munsey Memorial church dedication. Panama Canal Culebra Cut closure noted with thanks.
The Board of Education orders public schools closed next Wednesday afternoon and remain shut through the holidays until January. This action ends the school term and extends the break for students.
Deputy marshal Ben Bolton arrests John Burchfield on a pension impersonation charge at Roun Mountain. The prisoner twists free and escapes toward the Roan foothills as Bolton, moved by the scene, is left sobbing when questioned by The Comet.
A longtime observer laments hysteria spread by political preachers in Tennessee targeting Gov. Patterson. He condemns slanderous denunciations as baseless and notes a broader clash between clergy influence and public governance. The letter frames the era of political preaching as an ongoing struggle since early Christianity.
The piece portrays Bishop Hoss harshly accusing Patterson of misuse of executive clemency in a centenary case, labeling his critique as part of a broader political and religious power struggle. It defends Patterson as calm, courageous, and incorruptible amid graft concerns and party attacks.
In the Nashville American, M. Doak lauds the gubernatorial hopeful as free from rings or factions, arguing he leads by principle and has never hidden entanglements. The piece highlights the candidate's public life under constant scrutiny and compares his resilience to an oak weathering storms.
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