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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
2
In a Nashville American piece the author critiques newspaper sensationalism around the Evelyn Thaw affair. The essay defends press coverage while condemning lurid detail, warns of the wages of sin, and portrays Evelyn Thaw as a tragic figure shaped by poverty and environment.
Indictment in Ohio for obtaining a marriage license through false representation involves the son of the U S vice president. A senator's son eloped and wed in Washington. Andrew D White Jr., linked to Cornell and diplomacy, reportedly killed himself on a California train. A Provident Roosevelt cousin faces New York charges over a wife theft, admitting ownership of a woman’s room furniture. The piece reflects on wealth, status, and the capricious outcomes of youth, with literary asides and medical ads interwoven.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat quotes Judge Fitzgerald discussing a tale of vice and virtue. It contrasts a gilded youth with a motherless girl and a talentless moral dwarf, likening them to Nero, Madame Dubarry, and Evelyn Nesbit.
The Nashville American notes John D. Rockefeller’s vast education philanthropy. It cites $82 million for general education as the largest single gift, plus $1 million for southern education and $10 million for general education, totaling over $44 million in educational work. Rockefeller, age 98, has given Chicago University over $15 million and more than $60 million to education overall, with more potential gifts expected.
A reflective meditation on love letters and the pain of parting. The piece contrasts the pull of cherished handwriting with the urge to discard memories while acknowledging enduring passion and the cycles of renewal. It evokes intimate emotions and cautions against reproach for preserving or destroying keepsakes.
A Nashville Banner summary recalls African American progress with Alfred Smith winning a World’sPaline ribbon in England for cotton, multiple African American professionals in Chicago and New York, and the transfer of Tennessee public instruction duties to Prof. B. R. L. Jones. It notes two new judges, Patterson’s selections for the court of civil appeals, and a Tennessee liquor tax bill moving through Congress amid debate.
Date selections for the Elk convention set for Nashville February 11 May 20 and 21, with total event to be held in Chattanooga.
Sullivan county election officials set Bristol March 8 to vote on abolishing the city charter and reincorporating to end saloons. Knoxville moves to proceed with Pendleton law election during next session. Also reports a Bristol obituary and a theatre notice with cast and reputations.
A Nashville reform gathering hears a speaker claim the jury returned not guilty by reason of insanity amid reports of alcohol influence. The account notes the foreman and judge discussing counsel, then cites a contradiction from Lyle asserting the claim is fals e.
Fragmentary remarks on love and gender roles suggesting love fades as finances take priority. Observes a shift toward opposite camps and mutual fatigue as wealth impacts happiness.
Bristol February 11. Harry E. Kent a young civil engineer vanished January 27 from a South and Western railway camp near Clinchport after receiving his salary. Detectives cannot find a clue and theory grows that he met a tragic end. He left the camp to visit a mountain area about a mile away with a woman, had about $100 on him, and his personal effects remain at the camp.
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