Confederate veteran news and Sam Davis film shown
Wartime and Confederate Veterans notes fill this column. Missouri Senator Cockrell’s death is reported with funeral honors and veterans present. Chattanooga screenings of The Life of Sam Davis draw thousands, with Nashville showings and debates on Sam Davis’s spy status. Col Mosby visits Bristol and recounts Civil War adventures.
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Missouri
Sam Davis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Theate
A. PB. Stewart
Hee
Lilian Nicholson Shearan
Nashville
Richmond
Christmas Season Social Notes in Bristol City
Local notices list residents and visitors in Bristol from Jonesboro to Knoxville. Names include Miss Gertrude Williams, Miss Antoinette Dosser, Mrs. W. Ring, and Judge Lindsay, with travel to Knoxville, Charlottesville, and Johnson City for holidays. Schools mentioned include Martha Washington and Agnes Scott. A new daughter is reported at the Gumnar Tellmann home. several locals travel for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Williams
St Rosa Barnard College
Johnson City
Brisol
Antoinette Dosser
Mixx
Gladys King
Martha Washington College
W. Ring
Missy Louise St John
Woman's College At
Baltimore
Mia
Prank
Fe, K. Cox
Garbers
Gumnar Tellmann
E Byrd
Soldiers’ Home
Jonesboro
Col
A. I. Shipley
Duke Mary Gertrude Lyle
Mrs
C. H. Lyle
Exclusive sale of City Shoe Store in hands of J Smith Anderson
J Smith Anderson becomes sole owner after buying B C Smith's interest. Store praised for rapid growth and unchanged policy. Ad highlights quality footwear and varied price range. Local notices mention travelers and visitors to Windsor Hotel and Maryville business, plus Dr King’s New Discovery cough remedy for children and adults.
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J. Smith Anderson
B.C. Smith
Mr. Smith
Roy Cameron
Townsend
Stuart
Nesi
Hotel Windsor
W. BR. Ezell
Knoxville
Windsor
King
Maryville
Carter County
Milburn
Knox
United Brethren Church Service Notice
W B Rowe pastor leads Sunday School and preaching with evening prayers and services. Morning subject Crowded Out and evening Christ Came to Seek and to Save the Lost. Church welcomes all to every service. Wednesday 7:00 pm prayer meeting and 7 pm service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Rowe
C. E
Christ
Wadnsaday
Bar Santater Heraldry Prompt in Lon Ape Echoes
Fragmentary notes describe a small scene in London related to heraldry and a shopfront sign. Names and clear details are missing, but the text gestures at a bar and a figure connected to artistry or publication within a library setting.
Mrs Joe Muse and Minnie Berry Return Home
After a short stay, Mrs. Joe Muse and Miss Minnie Berry have returned to their home at Mountain City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Muse
Minnie Berry
Mountain City
Tennessee River improvements announced by board of army
Washington December 21 The estimates for the Tennessee River as submitted by the board of army on have been announced 750000 for the river from Chattanooga to Riverton and 24000 river ton to the mouth Above Chattanooga 1827000 of which 300000 is for channel work and 500000 for the Caney Creek lock and dam The lower Tennessee estimate is reduced this year because there is now on hand and available from previous appropriations more money than can be used for the present augmented by the 774000 asked gives the lower Tennessee upward of 3000000
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Washington, D. C
Tennessee River
Board of Army
Chattanooga
Riverton
Caney Creek
Lower Tennessee
Tennessee
Paroles Granted for Terre Haute Election Conspirators
Four men convicted in the Terre Haute election conspiracy Maurice Walsh county sealer John Maxielink city inspector Arthur Gillies election clerk and Joseph Strauss liquor salesman now in federal prison at Leavenworth received parole notices They became eligible December 1 and will be released Thursday to reach their homes before Christmas They arrived at the prison last April
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Leavenworth
Kan
Terre Haute
Maurice Walsh
John Maxielink
Arthur Gillies
Joseph Strauss
Eastman Lynching Verdict Declares Negroes Guilty
Eastman Ga December 21 a coroner s jury that investigated the robbery and murder of A M Batchelor a white merchant near here Sunday night found the two lynched negroes Samuel Bland and Willie Stewart guilty of the crime No investigation into the lynching had begun and hundreds visited the site during the day before the bodies were removed and buried Bland and Stewart were said to have confessed while Stevens was not connected with the crime
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman
A. M. Batchellor
Samuel Bland
Willie Stewart
John Stevens
Bland
Stewart
Batchellor
Stevens
Holiday display by Johnson City merchants draws praise
A vibrant display by Johnson City merchants showcases a wide range of holiday goods. The festive scene captivates shoppers, highlighting lively peneny and an attentive, informed public.
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Johnson City
Horse meat to become food in New York City
New York, Dec 21. Sale of horse meat for food will be permitted in New York after Jan 1, the board of health announced. Commissioner Emerson said the health department does not oppose it, noting horses rarely spread disease. Horse meat will be fattened and sold for meat while safeguards will prevent selling horse flesh as beef.
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New York
Board of Health
Emerson
New Life Pills Offer Liver Aid And Health Boost
A warning about liver discomfort leads to Dr King’s New Life Pills promising relief and better digestion. The ad claims blood purification and clearer skin for 25 cents, while noting amplified regional industry in East Tennessee with steel, aluminum, and rail projects expanding, and housing growth in Maryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Third Midwinter Fat Stock Show Planned at University Farm
Plans were laid for the Third Midwinter Fat Stock Show at the University Farm Knoxville during January 24 to 29. The event, now past the experimental stage, aims to encourage Tennessee farmers to display fattening cattle sheep and hogs for winter markets or show purposes. Any crossbreed is eligible. the focus is on grade stock and improving farm youth training in finishing animals. Judges will be competent and independent. entrants should notify the Animal Husbandry Department at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Farm
Knovile
Tennessee
Animal Husbandry Department
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Thoughtful Chia Tale of a Brave Child and a Frightened Cat
A brief anecdote recounts a girl named Allen who stood on a doorstep observing a large black tom cat perched on a fence. Startled, she ran inside, declaring she felt sorry for the cat and had decided to retreat, in a quaint domestic moment from Woman's Home Journal.
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Chia
Allen
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Mary Lucy Epps
Mary Deane Prease
Agnes Scott
Messrs, Ince Bprease
Robt. Mills
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Harris Wofford
John Parsons
University of Tennessee of Knoxville
Martin Scott
Sun District
R. S. McInturff
Union
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Morristown
W. M. Hyder
Jackson
Nelson
Limestone
Orville
T. Mitchell
Morris
J. A. Austin
Lillian ‘Yallach
Reidsville, SN. C
Vieltin
Earl Thomas
Rhealawn
C. Willams
J. G. Woodruw
Muse- Whitlock Printing Co
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co
A. Drinnan
Woodruff
Bristol Telephone Co
A. G. Wetherly
Watauga Avenue
Harry Oatley
M. M. Wearmin
Loftus Murrell
Charlottsville
N. L. Murrell
Perm
J. H. Coulton
Pikeville
W. C. Tate
Banner Elk, N.o
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Asheville
BM. Geiger
John Rowe
United Brethren
Creach
Ss. B. White
Spring Street
Corea
Fatne
T Gays
Conner Bros. Furniture CO
Main St
New York City
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Clinchfield Products Co
Virginia Tron
Goal Co
Aluminum Company of America
Chilhowee
R. A. Wells
Southland
Southern Mills
St. Douglans
Elizabethton Mon Iey
University of Tennessee
Fahrney
Geo. R. White
Frenden and
Vetsrinary Dirvetor
Sat White
Ufacturers
Likerntore
Adams ST
Tena
Guy H. May
Knooxville
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J. B. Shipley Assitant Gon
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Bristol Telepin Co
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Phone the Plumber Co. O. Biddle
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