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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
1
Attorney general Jeff McCain of Davidson county accused the grand jury and the courts of siding with law violators and of being practically responsible for enforcement gaps under the prohibition statute. He claimed the judiciary was in league with violators, prompting calls for reform and stricter enforcement measures.
The Nashville Banner and American joins the Chattanooga Times in demanding McCain prove his charges beyond doubt or acknowledge himself as a standal monger. The public resents attacks on judges and insists on accountability for those who level such criticisms, urging restraint until bench remarks are substantiated.
Jonesboro Tennessee February 11 Foy W Dulaney former clerk of Washington county circuit court was arrested on new warrants charging embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds. The warrants followed Judge Tyler denying a motion by the county mututal bond attorneys for a special grand jury consideration.
The piece attacks McCarn for indicting enforcement of prohibition laws and calls the public to challenge him with impartial review. It mentions Dulaney’s bond, grand jury members, and praise for Electric Bitters in aiding orphans at Macon, Georgia, with notes on its health benefits and broad use.
A Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station summary urges liming acidic soils to boost alfalfa and clover yields, noting lime corrects sour soil, enhances mechanical soil conditions, and increases crop production. It compares ground limestone favorably to burnt lime, recommends two tons per acre, and highlights long lasting effects.
A man in the city realized his wife had accompanied him and, to avoid ridicule, stepped down to send for her by any coming conveyance. With no vehicles in that direction, he had to reverse course, fetch his wife, and return in their wagon.
The first district Republican committee met in Greeneville Tennessee and set a primary date with voters likely backing Congressman Walter P Brownlow for another term despite challenger efforts. Several members resigned for government or private reasons and were replaced by proxies as resolutions were passed to hold the primary on April 2 if the court upholds the primary law. otherwise it stays March 19.
Nashville Feb 11 A H Tipton of Elizabethton state fire marshal resigns from the state democratic conference committee saying he has not time to devote to the work. Also mentions the value of personal use of the article to form an opinion. An ad note promotes Well's Syrup Pepsin as a stomach remedy with a free sample offer.
Washington report describes Dr Knapp’s Southern Railway led tour reaching thousands of farmers across southern states. Land and industry agent M W Richards states policy to aid rural development and urges towns and country people to unite to keep the south as a premier farm region.
Fragmentary dispatch details ground limestone recommendations and a rural development theme. It references personal vows near Moon Rogersville, a patient recounting relief from illness credited to Dr King’s New Discovery, and remarks on obstacles to southern development. The text preserves scattered names, places, and proposals from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper fragment.
A historical note argues that careful cultivation of a compact area yields better results than sprawling farming. It warns that abundant obstructions exist to obtaining reliable farming information and profit guidance, and that unsuccessful southern farmers should be uncommon.
The Bristol News notes Prof W R Price a famed hypnotist from upper East Tennessee now faces multiple civil suits as his wealth grows since leaving the area. An Los Angeles Express account describes Price as a Long Beach promoter entangled in selling ventures, with ongoing legal troubles likely to continue.
Missouri Democrats believe New York Mayor Gaynor could lead in 1912. A letter invites him to a Springfield dinner on April 16, marking the 167th birth anniversary.
Mary Jane Helm of Long Beach sues the National Gold Dredging Company in superior court to recover 1411.66 for 2000 shares, alleging false representations that Price owned 11 miles of the American river bed worth 0,000 a mile and 1.5 miles of the Sacramento river bed. A related criminal case against Price in Judge Willis' court is pending, with Missouri Democrats eyeing a 1912 national leader.
When Editor J. P. Sossman of Cornelius North Carolina bruised his leg a bad sore followed. Salves and ointments failed until Bucklen's Arnica salve cured it thoroughly. It is praised for ulcers boils burns cuts pimples eczema and piles and sold at H. C. Millers.
The state board of education selects Harriman and Black site on Woodbury Pike east of Tennessee College for the new normal school. Eighty acres donated and the board buys twenty acres for 5000 dollars. The decision follows arranging funding and land transfer.
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