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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1908

Page

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Folly of a State Primary Exposé and West Virginia Forestry Push

The letter condemns a Tennessee primary as impractical and driven by Carmack, Cox, and allies, arguing it would force factional fights in multiple races and undermine party unity. It then reports on West Virginia's forestry effort, noting a university forestry school, a state association, a draft forest law, and vast wooded areas feeding major rivers and commerce.

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Roy Hale gets a twenty years

The jury in Jonesboro convicted Roy Hale of murder in the second degree for the 1900 killing of J. E. Davis. Hale admitted the act but claimed self defense. Davis was shot from behind and Hale fled to Missouri after the event. Hale was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary.

Roy Hale Jonesboro J. E. Davin Hale Davis Missouri United States Army Ft. McPherson Atlanta Johnson City Ite Davia A. J. Moody Ack Hale Clows Place Blountville Lillie Davie Hale Brothers

Tennessee Tax Aggregates Show 1907 Increase Over 1906

Comptroller Dibrell releases state wide tax totals with East Middle and West Tennessee figures. 1907 aggregate reaches 1 471 417 96 up from 1 410 143 74 in 1906 an increase of 61 278 58. East Middle and West areas listed with precise amounts.

Dibrell East Tennessee Middle Tennessee West Tennessee Middle ‘Tenneanee Tennessee East Tennesase Tennesase

Memory of Old Virginia Car Ride and Other Musings

An OCR fragment recalls memory pieces from old Virginia days. A passenger helps an elderly Black man, the scene framed by plantation life and memories of Mistis and kinship on a streetcar journey. The piece shifts to notes on Senator Taylor and Reminiscences of the Ku Klux Klan with Georgia politics and rail commissions.

Haco Virginia Mistis Riaing Hal Salle Corbell Pickett Lippincott's Ku Klux Klan John O. Reed Uncle Remin Oglethorpe County Georgia Reed

Return to candidates and records in political debate

The article comments on political shifting and character attacks around Patterson and Carmack figures, urging voters to focus on the governor and congressional records. It notes the Willard of Johnson City being urged as elector for the state at large and mentions his insurance work and past consideration for Congress.

Patterson Court of Civic Appeals Judge Palmer Memphis Nova-Scmitar Ear 4Th Horace Palmer Court of Civil Appeals Louisville and Nankville Judiciary Palmer Supreme Bench Railroads Tennessee Tom Ana Tennasses Gov Tennesses News-Scimitar Judge Shields Southern Railroad Bhat Gov. Patterson A.B. Nem Bob" Taylor Washington Stoneleigh Court John Hay Taylor Jack Robinson Jack Carmack Frank Duncan B Gooper Mel Doak Newport D. HW Willard Johnson City Hoin Congress Brownlow

Simple Kidney Mix Promises Cure via Home Mixture

A town tale touts a homemade blend of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon Compound Syrup Sardaparilia and water used nightly to cleanse kidneys and ease rheumatism and urinary troubles. Advertisers claim the tonic removes uric acid from blood, with druggists offering ingredients for home mixing and urging plenty of water and no diet changes.

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