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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1898
Page
3
A compact notice listing home care items and local shop offerings. Mentions Allen's Ant i Rust Mra and various local merchants. Includes references to medicines, groceries, coal yards, jewelry, and Christmas shopping in a small town, with several names and places.
Justice Harlan delivers the U S supreme court opinion in Blake et al v McClung appealing from Tennessee. The 1877 statute favored Tennessee creditors over out of state creditors in asset distribution, raising constitutional concerns about trade and commerce privileges for state citizens and hinting at broader implications for creditors in national cases.
The Johnson City paper reports on Burials, new ventures, and civic events. Notices include a revival sermon at Watanga Avenue Presbyterian Church, J. A. Cargille and son expanding for a novelty store, Walter Cargille traveling to New York for stock, and W. P. Harris enlarging his hardwood plant. Merchants face a holiday rush, Tex Comer’s forecast for 1890 prosperity, and a marriage announcement for Fannie Williamson and John Campbell Anderson. Legal cases cover damages verdicts in Tom Davidson v EB T & WNOBR and Whitlow Co. v Goodson Co, with a judge ruling on business ownership and creditor concerns.
The article describes a Carnegie furnace project nearing blast readiness with land clearance and siding work ongoing, plus a United States Court ruling altering bank recovery. It notes quarry plans, commissary completion, and a railway connection. A local machinist Sam Simcox survives a cistern mishap as a vivid aside.
Miss Louisa Estelle Scott given title Vocal Artist by The College of Music Cincinnati. Her mezzo-soprano voice impressed in a Piedmont Hotel recital, range from popular ballads to high emotions, and she draws a growing host of admirers in Johnson City. Audience appreciation reflected the town’s refined culture and musical potential for winter.
Mr Bailey angrily denounces a published story alleging his stance on Congressmen keeping seats after accepting army commissions. He labels the story a lie and singles out the instigator as an infamous liar.
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