Teen shoots teacher at West Side school in Tennessee
John Smith, a 14 year old son of Dr C L Smith, shot Prof J P Gray in the corridor of West Side school yesterday morning. Gray was dressed and resting easily. Smith was arrested after fleeing to his sister’s home and is to appear before Esq W C Pierce for preliminary actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
C. 4. Smith
J. P. Gray
West Side
Young Smith
Prof. Gray
Smith
Miss Gaunt
Matthews
Kennedy
Weatherby
Smalling
Esq
W. C. Pierce
Betrothal In Vine Covered Church A Major Social Event
Miss Marion Louise Friberg and Mr Eilert Haynes Miller wed in the Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church before a select audience of Johnson City society. The ceremony featured lavish floral decorations, a violin solo, and a large reception at the bride's home on Unaka Avenue. Guests included families from Helena Arkansas Lafayette Indiana and local notables as well as gifts ranging from sterling silver to cash. The couple departed amid rice and best wishes, heading for a southern honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Louise Friberg
Eilert Haynes Miller
Watauga Avenue
Slorace
Frank
Will Miller
Will John ‘Son
Will
Rants Miller
Will Johnson
Horace Miller
Mary
Mable Gildersleeve
Charlie Biddle
Ward Friberg
Amy Ward
Emily Miller
Friberg
Dobbs
Unaka Avenue
Mesdames Allen Harris
Amzi Goith
G. H. Friberg
Helena
Ark
Louise Taylor
Lafayette
Ind
W. J. Miller
Maury Gildersleeve
Dra
Charles Biddle
Wat Miller
Kathleen Gaunt
Alice
Eva Carr
Mesdames Rice
Taylor
Miller
Waller Officiates Jonesboro Couple’s Morristown Marriage
Knoxville February 9 Rev C B Waller pastor of Dead eick avenue Baptist church returned from Morristown where he officiated at the marriage of William B Berry and Miss Olivine Reed both of Jonesboro The principals are close friends of the minister and dinner was served at the Virginia Hotel after the ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
C. B. Waller
D. D
Deaderick Avenue Baptist Church
Morristown
Wm. B. Berry
Olivine Reed
Jonesboro
Waller
Pension bills raise Tennessee soldiers and widows to $100
Nashville Feb 9 By pension bills passed in the house several thousand pensioners gain substantial increases. The fourth class soldier pensioners now drawing $60 will receive $100 a year and widow pensioners formerly at $60 to $72 will also reach $100 annually. The state pension office reports 4,288 soldiers and 2,318 women pensioners affected by the new law. The lowest pension becomes $100 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
State Pension Board
Harmon invites Taft to stay at governor’s residence
Columbus reports Governor Harmon asks President Taft to be his guest during the president’s stop at the corn show tomorrow. Harmon hopes Taft will headquarters at the governor’s residence but Taft declines due to limited time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
Taft
Columbus
Ohio
Yalt
Twi
Gatlin Appointed Engineer On W and S W
Knoxville Feb 8 T H Gatlin engineer maintenance of way for the Southern Railway has been named engineer maintenance of way for the Virginia and Southwestern Railway appointment urged by D W Lum and G R Loyall Also notice on Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup and hoarseness sold by dealers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Knoxville
T. H. Gatlin
Southern Railway Company
Virginia & Southwestern Railway Company
D. W. Lum
Washington
G. R. Loyall
Virginia _& Southwestern Railway company
Barron Walter Marriage Quietly Solemnized on Cherokee
Deaderick Barron and Viola Estella Walter were married Sunday at 11 30 AM at the Walter home on Cherokee. Rev J B Chase performed the ceremony. The couple will reside on Cherokee. A dinner followed the ceremony. The notice also promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy for persistent coughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaderick Barron
Viola Estella Walter
J. N. Walter
J. B. Chase
New Salem Baptist Church
Barron
Jesse Barron
L. N. Walter
Cherokee,Herald and Tribune
Bald eagle steals seven lambs from Georgia farm
Rome Georgia February reports B P Chapman living across the county line in Walker County killed a large bald eagle seven feet spread. The bird had robbed the pasture of seven lambs. Chapman suspected an employee and watched as the eagle swooped down and carried off a lamb one morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
B. P. Chapman
Walker
Chapman
City Board of Education Reaches Two-Year Normal School Plan
The city to move high school instruction to the State Normal School for two years. Costs drop from 4500 to 4000 dollars annually. Normal School facilities will offer modern high school courses, including manual training, domestic science, agriculture, and commercial studies. Streetcar line, water, and track work announced with opening expected by November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Education
State Board of Education
City Boards of Education
State Board
State Normal
Science Hill
Foy W. Dulaney Case on Trial Opens in Court
After jurors are chosen in the State v Foy W. Dulaney the prosecution seeks to remove a juror tied to the case work and the defendant denies involvement. Proceedings resume this morning as both sides press their positions. Also a product note promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion constipation and biliousness with a claim of improved digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foy W. Dulaney
Hale
Dulaney
Chamberlain
Jobe Catches Kissling Bride In Runaway Wedding
Alf Jobe a Pullman conductor from Bristol to Harrisonburg married Stella Kissling of Grotto Virginia last night at 11 o clock in Bristol. Rev J Randall Parrish officiated. The couple eloped bringing the bride from Virginia to Bristol on No 1 and sailed on No 27 for their Southern honeymoon. Jobe is the son of Eva Taylor Jobe of Sycamore Shoals and the marriage surprises his friends in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Jobe
Pullman
Bristol
Harrisonburg
Stella Kissling
Grotto
J. Randall Parrish
Jobe Eo
Virginia
N.W
Jobe
Eva Taylor Jobe
Sycamore Shoals
Twain Roosevelt critique pulled from auction list
New York February 8 The sale of Mark Twain manuscripts at auction failed to include the Roosevelt critique as advertised and the estate withdrew it. The 125 page A Double Barreled Detective Story manuscript sold for 790 dollars and Adams Diary pages brought 180 dollars. Total realized for the sale was 2750 dollars. The withdrawn piece described Roosevelt as a showy charlatan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel L. Clemens
Marl Twain
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Adams
Roosevelt
Brownlow Memorial Committee Formed for Walter Brownlow
R C Hunter proposes a nonpartisan committee to raise funds for a monument to late Congressman Walter P Brownlow. The plan designates Unaka National Bank Johnson City TN for contributions, with several named committee members across Tennessee counties, and urges immediate organization and statewide participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congressional District
Walter P. Brownlow
National Soldiers’ Home
Tennessee
Col. Brownlow
Pieryele Ot
Colonel Brownlow
Unaka National Bank
Johnson City
Tenn
Brownlow Memorial
C. Williams
F. P. Britton
Cooper
Washington County
Hal H. Haynes
John I. Cox
Sullivan County
BE. C. Alexander
W. P. Dungan
Carter County
J. F. Toney
A. R. Brown
Unicoi
E. E. Butler
J. R. H. Smith
Johnson County
Geo. A. Smith
Gail Armstrong
Hawkins County
Hugh Gouchenour
Henry Brown
Greene County
George McHenderson
Grainger County
Z. D. Massey
M.C
Sevier County
W. O. Mims
B. W. Hooper
Cocke
Daniel C. Schwab
Claiborne County
Prof Gray Not Doing Well Despite Bullet Found
Prof J T Gray lay unwell with a bullet under his shoulder blade near the liver, deemed more serious than first believed but not to be removed as it has done its damage. Savannah reports O H Markham of Chicago elected president of the Ocean Steamship Company and the Central of Georgia railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Gray
Savannah
O. H. Markham
Chicago
Ocean Steamship Company
Central of Georgia Railway
PARDON BUSINESS IS RATHER DULL
Nashville report on Gov Hoopers pardon book finds no ink stained sheets. Private Secretary Taylor says no pardon applications have reached the new governor. Appeals are halted in the ante room with secretary handling cases. A petitioner once pardoned by Gov Turney killed a man and was imprisoned for manslaughter. papers returned to the Advisory Board of Pardons for further consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Hooper
Taylor
Peter Turney
Advisory Board of Pardons
Sneedville Names New Postmaster in Hancock County
Washington March 9 Jesse K Drinnon has been appointed postmaster at Sneedville Hancock county replacing L C Jarvis who was removed. The action reflects standard federal appointments in rural communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Meb
Jesse K. Drinnon
Sneedville
Hancock County
L. CG. Jarvis
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Pontamice St Jomses City
Watauga Ave
DR. Waller
Barron-Walter
Georgia
City Board
and State Board
Mark Twain
Brownlow
Etter
James E. Pepper
M. R. Miller & CO
Bristol, Va
Emory
Glade Spring
Emory and Henry College
Chas. F. McKinney
Hice Mig Co
Johnson City, Tennessee
W.L. Cash
Feather Beds General Merchandise
Chesure
South Carolina
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