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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
2
The piece mocks McMillin as a veto grandee and compares him to Taylor with adages about gold votes on Memphis bond bills. It cites Shelby County court remedies for bonds, mentions Pawtucket births, and notes Uncle John Helms as Brushy Mountain warden. It also touches on The Washington Post’s prowess and debates in Congress over imperial policy and Miles in Cuba.
Critical commentary targets McKinley over war costs and pension provisions. Senator Gorman predicts ballooning pension rolls to 165 million by 1900, warning of vast army and pension expenditures if troops stay deployed and policies advance. Nashville Banter quips on political fate of “Our Bob” amid partisan wrangling.
An unsigned piece argues the Coinage Committee bill favors money lenders and big interests, calling it a partisan Republican measure. It criticizes gold standard advocates, recalls the Dingley tariff, and warns that failure to address the money question could spur an extra session and political conflict.
The piece examines how Republicans bend toward the gold standard, criticizing activists for masking policy with election talk. It notes fear of silver retirement, warns voters against unknowingly supporting hard money shifts, and points to leadership tactics and Wall Street influence. It also covers Tennessee and Evans Brownlow faction tensions and a Lincoln birthday banquet amid intra party strife.
A jumble of names shows a Knoxville and East Tennessee political gathering with Col. Brownlow and Evans factions, judges and journalists named, plus alleged plans at a custom house banquet. Separate notes report Har rison opposing McKinley expansion and Philippine policy, with reactions from Miller and Judge Woods.
A vintage advertisement proclaims hidden Beauty as a tonic to enhance female health. It claims to strengthen organs, correct menstrual disorders, stop leucorrhea, restore balance, ease headaches and nervousness, and rejuvenate weak women. Priced at $1 per bottle with a free illustrated book from Atlanta based company.
The Regensville Sledgehammer recounts a bizarre incident about Admiral Dewey faulting America’s leadership, then switches to a rural legend from Hancock County. John C. Ferguson found an old overcoat with Bibles inside on a mountainside and learned of a stranger he once helped who wore a similar coat. Holes in the cape suggested bullets, tying to a possible murder connected to a blind tax-man pursuit nearby.
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