Mountcastle and Vertrees Fight in National Democratic Committee
The national Democratic Committee seats Mountcastle from Tennessee after a swift vote, with one dissent by Reed of New Hampshire. The session featured sharp exchanges as Bryan pressed Col. Jax. M. Guffey’s seat and Palmer contested, amid bitter exchanges and threats of blows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
R. B. L.mountcaxtie
Tennessee
National Democratic Committee
John J. Vertrees
Ballinger
Kallinger-Pinchot
Mountcastle
Reed
New Harpshire
Vertrees
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
National
McGraw
West Virginia
Mark
New Hampshire
Luke Lea
New Mexico
Renator Owen
Oklahoma
Benator Lea
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Arrayed Against Friends in Party Fight
The report describes a heated dispute where Mr. Bryan faced opposition from Norman E. Mack and Senator William J. Stone amid a party committee turmoil. Palmer, expelled from the committee, vows continued labors for the party while accusing Colonel Guffey of disloyalty and malfeasance with Pennsylvania’s machine. Bryan's attacks on Guffey hint at a long standing feud and unresolved rifts.
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Palmer
Palmer Hunt
Colonel Gulley
Bryan
Ald
Ineludting
Norman E. Mack
William J. Stone
Mismuri
Nebraska
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Palmer Hard
Colonel Guffey
Hrgan
Tia Anmore
Gutfey
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised by Fayetteville Pair
A D McDonsli of Fayetteville North Carolina attests that Dr King’s New Discovery cured his sister and him of frightful coughs and suspected consumption. The testimonial claims the remedy treats coughs bronchial spouts colds hemorrhage la grippe asthma hay fever croup and whooping cough. A trial bottle is offered for free and the full bottle for $1, guaranteed by H C Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
A. D McDonsli
Fayetteville
N.C
H.C. Miller
Jonesboro grocer makes an assignment
Jonesboro Jan 8 Boyd, who has run a general grocery business for about a year, has made an assignment naming J H Anderson as trustee. Debts totals are unknown but are not thought to equal the assets. The business will be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Jan
Boyd
J. H. Anderson
Old Soldier Tortured Ends in Relief at Erie
War veteran A. K. Smith describes years of indigestion constipation and liver trouble but credits Dr. King’s Life Pills for relief. He urges others to try the remedy for stomach liver or kidney issues with only age noted at H. C. Miller’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Smith
Erie
Dr. King
H. C. Miller
E. E. Hoss Jr Resigns Senator Secretaryship
Nashville January report states E. E. Hoss Jr who has served as private secretary to Senator Luke Lea since last March resigns to pursue a business engagement with the senator in Nashville. He will remain a resident of Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Jan
I. J. Hoss, Jr
Luke Lea
Nator Lea
Nashville
Clairvoyant Wanted: Railroader Loses Six Hundred Dollars
Police issued a hundred dollar reward for the arrest of clairvoyant J. H. Phaffin in Knoxville. A railroader reported giving $600 in six one hundred bills to be blessed and sewn into a skin charm, then discovered the money missing before the charm expired. The clairvoyant fled toward Lown, leaving the victim wary of further schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Jan
J. H. Phaffin
Phaftin
Lown
Richeson Confesses to Murder of Avie Linnell
Bowton Jan 6 Clarence V T Richeson former Cambridge Baptist minister confessed to the murder of Avie Linnell music student. He admits sending potassium cyanide disguised as a drug to relieve an alleged embarrassing condition. The signed confession pleads for mercy and offers remorse to the court and district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowton
Clarence V. T. Richtson
Cambridge
Avie Linnell
Richeson
Philip R. Dunbar
Urgerie
Minnhood
Belj
Clarence. T. Richeson
Texas Wonder advertised cure for bladder problems
An old medical advertisement from Texas claims a “Texas Wonder” potion cures irregular kidneys and bladder issues in men and women and regulates bladder nerves in children. It promises a two month supply with mail order treatment and testimonials from Texas and other states, mentioning Dr. BW Hall of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mall
Ceglplar
BW. Hall
Oliver St
Sir Louis
Deaggiate
Zemo Promises Cure for Dandruff and Itchy Scalp
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a penetrating scalp tonic that targets dandruff and scalp itchiness by destroying germ life. It claims Zemo reaches the trouble center, eliminates dandruff, and is endorsed by Johnson Drug Co. and Gregory, a pharmacist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Company
PLL
Gregory
Heiskell and His Policies The Issue
Knoxville voters prepare for a January 20 mayor and four-commission election. Non-partisan slate led by John E. McMillan supports progressive governance and tax value balance. Mayor Heiskell, Democratic nominee, backs retrenchment and vetoes while opposing certain costs in water plant settlements. Campaigns begin with Heinken forces active. Over 700 registered voters in the district. Constipation ad note promotes Chamberlain's tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
John E. McMillan
Third Ward
Third National Bank
G. Heiskell
McMillan
Meinkell
Heiskell
Heinken
Former Carnegie Trust Co Director Files for Insolvency
A former director of the Carnegie Trust Company filed on Saturday reporting total liabilities of 14 680 000 and assets of 475 800. Real estate in Tennessee mortgaged for 20 14x. Liabilities include 4 702 108 secured by Carnegie Trust stock and other corporations, 974 917 unsecured, and 830 792 as bills notes and other securities to be paid by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Trust Co
Tennessee
Carnegie Trust Company
Cummins
Electric Bitters praised in letter from Lewisburg resident
C B Rader of Lewisburg West Virginia writes that Electric Bitters cured his long running stomach trouble and rheumatism after ten years of distress. He says the tonic fit him perfectly and recommends it for dyspepsia indigestion jaundice and kidney poisons. The product is sold at H C Miller's with a guarantee of satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Rader
Lewisburg
W. Va
Mme
H.C. Miller
Leap Year and the Suffragette Proposals in Parody Verse
A playful leap year verse urges women to propose and push for voting rights. It mocks delayed suitors and pretense with bold lines about breaking old precedent and voting on love. The piece highlights gender roles and social expectations in a light, period tone.
Doan's Kidney Pills End Backache Says Sallie Campbell
Johnson City resident Sallie Campbell credits Doan's Kidney Pills from Whitehouse Drug Co with curing her severe backache and kidney trouble. She recalls inability to walk or stand straight, swelling and dizziness, and urges others with backache to try the remedy, available from Foster Milburn Co. at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Sallie Campbell
Clathorne St
Tenn
Whitehouse Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Forest lands bought for White Top reserve expansion
Forestry officials close deals with the Douglass heirs represented by Douglass Robinson for 22 000 acres near White Top mountain Virginia and with Shaefer heirs of Pennsylvania for 97 000 adjacent acres. Inspectors seek Tennessee tracts to extend across the line forming Roan and Unaka reserves.
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Bristol
Douglass Heirs
Douglass Robinson
Roosevelt
White Top Mountain
Virginia
Shaefer
Pennsylvania
White Top
Tennessee Line
Sullivan and
Johnson Counties
Tennessee
Upper Enat ! Tennessee
Roan and
Unaka
A Hopeless Case Involving Gaumpers and Wife Dispute
An old man says he and his wife can agree on nothing except the impossibility of agreeing on the same issue at the same time in New York. The piece cites the Tombighee Clarion and mentions January 8 schedules and the bankruptcy of Wan. J. Cummins as part of the context. The dialogue mocks fractured speech and domestic disagreement.
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Gaumpers
New York
J. Cummins
Vid-Winter Chautauqua Set for Knoxville Week
Knoxville announces a mid winter chautauqua at First Methodist Church from February 19 to 23 1912 under the Most Tennessee Mid-Winter Chautauqua Association. Notables include Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson Rev Newell Dwight Hillis and Ross Crane with Dunbar quartet and Knoxville Oratorio Society. Ticketing offers all thirteen programs for 82 dollars with emphasis on a broad educational entertainment program for East Tennessee.
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Knoxville
E. Omohundro
Clyde B. Emert
Charles J. Parham
Richmond Pearson Hobson
The
Merrimac
Newell Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn
N. Y
F. N. Palmer
C. Humble
United States
Knoxville Oratorio Society
Summer School of the South
Chautauqua Association
East Tennessee
Dr Caldwell's Pepsin Syrup Promises Relief
An OTC advert touts Dr Caldwell's Pepsin Syrup as a cure for constipation indigestion sour stomach and headaches. It claims to aid youth in healthful balance and offers a free sample by mail from Pepsin Syrup Co 119 Caldwell Bridge Monticello Illinois with bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
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C. J. Simon
Dr.Cald
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Brig
Monticello
Sec
Model Consolidated School Established in Harmony
Jonesboro January 7 The Washington county board of education adopts a resolution to establish a model consolidated school at Harmony in the thirteenth district. Several small schools will be merged with a competent teacher corps and an extended curriculum including home economics manual training and scientific agriculture. This marks the county’s first consolidation effort, built on plans by I red B Fra aler and E. S. Depew. School resumes after measles pause.
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Jonesboro
Washington County
Will Not Mix Dates With Big Affairs
Fragmentary OCR text mentions dates and names in unclear form. Reads like a clipping note with partial names and stray phrases, lacking a coherent event or identifiable entities.
Harvey Pressured to Drop Wilson Support
In New York and Danvers, Col. Harvey was urged to withdraw backing for Gov. Wilson after Wilson’s death in Trenton. A friend says Marper’s Weekly removed Harvey from its sponsor list, citing that Ryan’s Virginia visit suggested support for Wilson and Morgan backing Harvey would hurt Wilson. Col. Henry Watterson pushed for decisive action.
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New York
Dan
Wodrow Wilson
Trenton
Col. Harvey
Marper
Gov. Wilson
Wilson
M. Ryan
Virginia
Col
Murvey
Ryan
J. J. Morgan
Har Ber
Mr. Wilson
Henry Watterson
Zemo Soap Ad Promises Skin Cure for Pimples and Dandruff
An old city druggist advertisement by City Drug Company claims Zemo and Zemo Soap will cure pimples blackheads eczema dandruff and other skin or scalp troubles for any person, with one bottle and one cake claimed to cure minor cases. The copy urges readers to purchase from local druggists in Johnson City and across America.
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The
City Drag Co
Zemo
Zoo
Zomo
America
Johson City
City Drug Company
Girls' New Dormitory at Washington College
Bristol Tennessee report notes the girls dormitory in Washington County replaces the fire-destroyed building last spring. The new dormitory, completed and turned over by chancery court order amid a Washington Tusculan college separation suit, represents about 15,000 dollars and will be funded by alumni association efforts to furnish the facility.
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Bristol
Tams
Washington College
Washington County
Tenn
Chancery Court
Washington and
Tusculan
Tennessee Democrats Prepare for State Committee Meeting Ahead of Convention
Tennessee Democrats brace for a pivotal meeting of the state democratic executive committee at the Miswell House on January 14. Leaders seek unity around the national slogan and potential state wide primary while Barton and Williams appointees delay. a seventh member is awaited to form an organized body as Tennessee eyes a major role in the national campaign.
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Tennessee
Democratic
Miswell House
Barton
Williwis
Newell Sanders
Republican Party
Wakel
Vertrees-Mountcastle
Kentucky
Istate Democratic Executive Committee
Vertrees
Williams
Frank Thompson
Nashville Democrat
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William Jennings Bryan
Jax. M. Guffey
Col. Guffey
Mr. Bryan
Mack
A. Mitchell Palmer
E. E. Hoss, JR
Chamberlain
Unaka National Bank
S. C. Williams
MO D. Cox
Adam B. Crouch
James A. Pouder
REV. C. V
James McCarthy
New York Herald
Horace
East Tenn
Porthind
Sullivan
Grand Army
Suirinens
Los Angeles
Chicago
Heta
O. Oly
Toledo
Cheney
Yettler
Cheney & Co
Deine Busta
Hal
AL W. Gleason
Sant
Sen
C.J. Simon, Memphin
Harvey
Gov.wilson
Washington Col
Barton Board
City National Bank
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