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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1905
Page
3
Promoter Northrup announced bold plans that fizzled quickly as the venture collapsed. The episode exposed overambitious ambitions and weak backing, ending with refunds and few lasting commitments.
Local items note Capt. M H Gateman and Miss Elsie Hickman visiting, Os ti** ers fresh from Norfolk at Fred Weems, and Miss Jesse Lusk burned by coal oil. Carnegie Hotel plans fail after Northrop and Spence conflict, with mercantile holdings threatened. Daughters of the Confederacy meet, Ada Bartram engagement announced, and sewer project planned for Holston and Watauga streets. Also coverage of entertainment by Howe Moving Picture Co and a Memphis reporter’s visit.
Our annual January sale is on with larger reductions on closeout lines and a wider assortment of new spring goods chosen months ago. Gains prices make these items more extensive and attractively priced for early sewers, inviting all to attend and find everything as represented.
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