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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
1
Feb 2 report notes growing attention to liquor laws in Nashville, as authorities stress enforcement amid public interest and ongoing debates about regulations. The item highlights heightened scrutiny and law actions connected to alcohol regulation in Tennessee.
A historic temperance measure details that indictments need not name the seller, permits within towns where retailing liquor is legal, and grants grand juries authority to present offenses on probable cause without a prosecutor. It also requires judges to charge grand juries on this act.
At a public works meeting in Knoxville on Tuesday, the Board and entire police department voted to enforce all laws. The gathering included board members and police officials signaling strong crackdown on crime and traffic violations.
Tennessee debates a four mile restriction on intoxicating liquor sales near schools as chapter 422 of the 1905 acts is passed, with Senator Bowden steering the measure and only Senator Beliubert dissenting on third reading. Public Works and police leaders in Knoxville pledge strict enforcement, while a Macon Georgia orphanage lauds Electric Bitters as a trusted medicine for health and growth.
A Mississippi prohibitionist, once praised for character, accused a legislator of drink use at a candidate’s headquarters. In a hotel lobby confrontation the prohibitionist drew a pistol but did not fire, later surrendering the weapon. The piece urges enforcing both prohibition and concealed-weapons laws, noting human life outweighs political strife.
Raj Brewster reports to the War Department that the National Home branch miscounts barracks. He states there are seven brick barracks instead of eleven frame structures, noting a Dayton error in the listed numbers.
A fragmented San Francisco style clipping mentions Dayton National Home matters including burials, capacity changes, and external burial permissions. It notes rates, store credit, bath access delays, and a few local personnel updates including postmasters. It also contains an advertisement for Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and a final line about beauty and mindset.
Tennessee’s resources lie in its young men and boys and the state Y M C A aims to expand county work to small towns and rural communities. John R. Boardman will discuss County Work and Its Achievements at the Chattanooga convention with reduced rail rates and a full program available from W. T. Griteward in Nashville.
General Order No issued by Major General John Hugh McDowell commanding the Tennessee division Confederate veterans via Adjutant General John B. Hickman Nashville directs all Confederate Veterans to prepare for a reunion to be held at Mobile and outlines official instructions for the gathering.
The text recalls a long hospital stay and a Knoxville trip by Honolays Students, a storm at Shiloh battlefield destroying over 10,000 trees with about $85,000 needed for cleanup, a moving note about Dr Kings New Discovery saving a man named Lewis Champlin, and reunions of ex-Conseilernate soldiers planning a Mobile visit with tents and hopeful weather in spring.
John Hugh McDowell and John P. Hickman announce plans for a Confederate Veterans gathering with rail and hotel arrangements. The event features excursions by rail or bay, local lodging options, and social activities led by General McDowell and Adjutant Hickman.
Newport Tennessee January 29 Mrs Hester Spencer filed suit in circuit court against Volunteer Life Insurance Company over a policy on Hayden Spencer linked to the Jonesboro murder case with the insurer given twenty days to answer and a body disinterred for examination.
A Cleveland paper reports a recent statement by Richard L Humphrey engineer in charge of structural materials testing at the United States Geological Survey. He offers an interesting prophesy of the immediate future in 1919 from his vantage point in the government testing labs.
The case filed by Mrs. Hester Spencer shows the death claim was not paid, suggesting the dispute will be reconsidered at trial against the insurer. Also, Editor P. Sossman of Cornelia, NC, recovered from a leg injury with Bucklen's Arnica Salve after ineffective salves.
Knoxville plans a fall exposition to showcase Southern Appalachian resources with Appalachian Exposition Company constructing a 160 by 400 foot main building and additional structures. The inaugural exhibit aims to display mountain products alongside Piedmont areas, highlighting regional industry.
Dr J G McBertin preached in Johnson City on Saturday and Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church where preparations are under way for the arrival of a new pastor expected soon.
A renowned authority forecasts a concrete built future with fireproof streets, sidewalks, offices, and homes in Cleveland. He cites huge savings on insurance and public works if rebuilding with concrete, urging a Chicago Cement Show visit as the prophecy nears realization. Dr Fairney's Teething Syrup is also recommended for illnesses.
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