Two Republicans offered bribes in Tennessee legislature
Nashville reports two Republican lawmakers were approached at the Maxwell House with bids to vote for the administration candidate for speaker. One man allegedly faced a knock at the door before leaving. another was offered 500 dollars with 2000 more for full loyalty. The incident supposedly occurred in Knoxville resident Mrs. E. A. Wilson's room.
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Nashville
Tennessean
Maxwell House
E. A. Wilson
Knoxville
It's all a Huge Joke Declared Mrs Wilson
Mrs E A Wilson of Knoxville dismisses Tennessee legislature stories as a joke saying talk was all in fun. She lies ahead to Layti to join her husband and son, leads two societies Know Nothing and Show Me, and notes relatives among the Davis boys with local ties.
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Nashville
Jan
Asue
Layti
Hart Receives Gold Watch Gift at Hart and Houston Store
Employees at the Hart and Houston Store presented Mr. E T Hart with a gold watch chain and charm as a Christmas token of esteem. Hart accepted the gift and spoke briefly, showing emotion at the gesture.
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Hart& Houston
E. T. Hart
Back Home Movement Gains Support From Southern Boards
Southern boards of trade rallied for the Back Home Movement. At Altapass North Carolina on January 10 the industrial agents of Southern railroads proposed a $250000 joint appropriation to promote east of Mississippi and south of Ohio Potomac states. A central publicity bureau sponsored by railroads was discussed.
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Boards of Trade
Industrial Department
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio By
Southern Railroads
Altapass
N. C
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
Clinchfield
Chancery Sale of Land in Johnson City Tennessee
In Johnson City Tennessee a chancery sale is ordered by the court in the case City of Johnson City vs HL Appleton et al. On Tuesday January 24 1911 at 10 am the court house door on Spring Street will host a sale of several lots in Carnegie and other additions to satisfy city taxes from 1908 onward. Bids will be by highest offer with six months credit, notes drawing interest from the sale date, good security, and a lien retained as further security. Clerk and Master J W Cass signs the notice.
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Chancery Court
Johnson City
Tennessee
Jobson City
Hl. L. Appleton
Court House
Spring Street
Dverew
Washington County
M. A. Brumley
Carnegie
Lee Calloway
Weae Park
Lee Cannon
Cranad Adition
A.M. Carhart
M. A. Carrington
Walter Cole
M. A. Donaldson
High
Dulaney & Gardner
West End
M. Earnest
J.C. R B. Co
J. W. Cass
Week of Prayer Opens Amid Weather Obstacle
The Week of Prayer began last night with services in all churches despite rain. Attendees filled the meetings, with strong interest shown. June services will continue through the week as ministers alternate each night. County court convenes today at Jonesboro with many Johnson City men in attendance.
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Jonesboro
Johnson City
Democrats in the Saddle as Ohio General Assembly Opens
Columbus Ohio January 2 The seventy ninth Ohio General Assembly opens with Democrats in control of both Senate and House for the first time in twenty years Judson Harmon a Democrat re elected as governor is expected to seek a presidential nomination while a successor to Senator Charles A Dick Republican will be chosen later this year The session begins amid heightened interest in party control and Harmon’s political future.
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Columbus
Ohio
Seventy-Ninth
General Assembly of
Judson Harmon
United States
Charles A Dick
Harmon
Postal Savings Bank Opens for Business in Johnson City
The only postal savings bank in Tennessee begins operations in Johnson City today. The Comet will publish detailed instructions tomorrow, guiding readers on savings. A camel’s bite proved fatal to a Ohloan, underscoring the lesson that even brief droughts demand relief.
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Tennessee
Johnson City
Comet
Night fires in city burnings near Lamont street and Soldiers Home
About 7 o clock last night a residence owned by Thomas Graff on Lamont street caught fire but damage was confined to a closet as firemen arrived promptly. Later another alarm reported a fire near the Soldiers Home north gate, traced to a round house owned by Conrad Dove run as a restaurant.
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Thomas Graff
Lamont Street
Conrad Dove
Tribute to Judge Beard At Paris Meeting
At a Paris bar meeting for the death of Justice W. D. Beard, Judge W. W. Farnbaugh delivered a solemn tribute describing life as a bright eye and hopeful heart, while death comes as a relentless, impartial shore. He quotes biblical echoes and philosophical questions about mortality, lamenting the limits of human wisdom and the illusion of perpetual youth.
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Paris
W. D. Beard
Supreme Court
W. W. Farnbaugh
Court of Civil Appeals
Judge Beard
Tennessee's Fifty Seventh General Assembly Opens in Nashville
The Tennessee assembly convened at noon with the senate organized by regular caucus and the house failing to form a quorum. Nat Baxter Jr. was chosen speaker of the senate, with W D Scruggs as chief clerk, and Lucy Webster engrossing clerk among other officers. the house adjourned to 3 and then to 10 tomorrow.
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Nashville
Fifty Seventh General Assembly of Thestate
Tennessee
Senate
House
Nat Baxter, Jr
Davidson County
W. D. Scruggs
Guv. Patterson
Fayette County
George Crockett
Dickson County
Hunter
Henry County
Lucy Webster
Maury County
Allen $. Mason
Carroll County
Arthur Brode
Shelby County
Charles Handley
County Court in Quarterly Session Elects Officers
The Washington county court met yesterday in quarterly session. KE Hensley was elected chair after a spirited contest, with ballots showing Hensley defeating Carson. D DePew was elected county superintendent of public instruction and Belle was re-elected county attorney.
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Washington
KE. B. Hensley
Esquires Chas
Geo, LLC
Belle
Longmire's Fruit Stand Targeted by Robbers
The Longmire fruit stand was entered Sunday night by a burglar who tried to break in with an axe but abandoned the effort. He left with some fruit and candy while officers pursue the suspects and aim to capture them soon.
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Longmire's Fruit Stand
John Longmire
Bydurelar
Captain Bennett Linked to Bristol Marriage in Coast Tragedy
News from Bristol, Tennessee, reveals Captain Stuart Bennett of New York, drowned near Key West, had former Bristol wife Madaline Hobson Bennett and two Bristol children. Bennett, of English parentage, came to the United States as a boy. his body has been identified among the wreck victims.
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Bristol
fTenn
Stuart Bennett
New York
Key Weat
Pla
Madaline Hobson Bennett
Johnson City Tax Foreclosure Auction January 24 1910
The city of Johnson City will sell at public auction on Tuesday January 24 1910 at the courthouse to satisfy 1908 city taxes and subsequent amounts. Lots listed from Richard Emerson Jacob Jones G W Jones Shields Rogan W A and Sallie Kite Mowry A N Molesworth K McConnell Carneg ie addition and others in Crandall East Carnegie and similar additions, with a six month credit and interest from sale date, a lien retained by the city. This December 22 1910. Clerk and Master.
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Johnson City
Johnson
Ollyva
Nannie Kiew Erwin
Woteloel
Samy
Richard Emerson
Love
Jacob Jones
Crandall
G. W. Jones
Shields & Rogan
Act
W. A
Sallie Kite
Mowry
BK. G Kirkpatrick
Tribute to Judge Beard on Service and Justice
In reverent words the tribute notes Judge Beard as a strong man who died at his post like a soldier. He is praised for a judicial temperament, sound common sense, and merited honors. The speaker recalls his mercy tempered justice and enduring reputation as one of the greatest on the supreme bench.
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Ttch
Beard
Supreme Bench
Washington County Logs Many Populaton Law Reforms
Census driven changes render various county laws in East Tennessee ineffective. Sullivan, Washington, Unicoi, Hawkins, Carter, and Johnson counties lose multiple ordinances on jury commissions, roads, livestock, fences, rail crossings, insurance exemptions, school attendance, and more under the shifting population thresholds.
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Nashville
Supreme Court of
East Tennessee
Sullivan
Board of Jury
Washington
Unicoi
Bedford
Hawkins
Carter
Johnson
Wreck on Miller's Creek Railway Kills Six at Van Lear
Six men riding on the locomotive pilot were killed when a mixed train on Miller's Creek Railway collided with three coal cars near Van Lear Kentucky. The train had broken away on the approach to connect with a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train, and was struck on its return trip.
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Ashland
Miller's Creek
van Lear
Paintsville
Chesapeake and Ohio
Washington County elects Hensley as new county chairman
Attorney Ei B Hensley yesterday won the election as chairman of the Washington County Court. A native of the old North State he has long resided in Johnson City and is a lawyer by profession. The selection is praised as a fit choice to keep the record spotless. A New Proverb. No man is here to his own warm flock Harvard Lampoon.
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Ei. B. Alensley
Washington County
Hensley
Old North State
Johnson City
Harvard Lampoon
Governor Hooper may face defeat as feud grows
Nashville reports rising Democratic opposition after Gov elect Hooper pressed Republicans to back independent Democrat A M Leach for speaker. Democrats hint at delaying the canvass to derail his inauguration, as sentiment widens against his participation in the caucus and control over party alignment.
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Nashville
Elect Hooper
Stahsman
A. M. Leach
Montgomery
Senate
Harriman Population Drops by 381 in Census
Census figures show Harriman Tennessee with 3,061 residents, down 381 from 1900. Murfreesboro increases to 4,471, up 680 from 3,791, as reported by the Census Bureau in Washington.
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Harriman
Washington
Jan
Census Bureau
Tennessee
Murfreesboro
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