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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
1
Early in the new legislative term, fusionists and regular Democrats failed to seal a peace pact. Attorney T. B. Johnson refused ratification, warning against any compromise with those outside the oath of office. Some predict no legislative session this year, while others linger in talks for a settlement.
Nashville, Jan 5. The legislative deadlock persists with independent democrats and republicans in attendance while regular democrats stay away. After a brief session the house adjourned to 3 PM. If unresolved, Governor-elect Hooper cannot be sworn in and Patterson remains governor. Leaders push for a compromise but no progress is made.
General Dulaney returned from a trip to Kentucky visiting relatives and taking a brief respite.
Intimate friends in Elkins West Virginia report the funeral for Senator Elkins will be held Sunday. The burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery near Halliehurst, a residence connected to the Elkins family. A special train bearing the body and family is expected to arrive Saturday morning.
Winston-Salem Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio By printed five thousand circulars for schoolchildren to gather names and addresses of former Southerners who moved west. Railroads will mail invitations to return home and learn about farming fruit growing and stock raising. Major railroads east of the Mississippi join the plan. Also notes health advice about cough remedies.
The Chattanooga Times cites Democratic fusionists except Tom G. Johnson as admitting the fairness of the regulars’ settlement plan to dismiss contests in the house and senate. It condemns “Boss” Johnson for opposing the deal, portraying him as the driving force behind the fusion campaign and machine control.
An ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment addressing catarrh and blood purification. It claims a physician recommended formula combining dent tonic ingredients with blood purifiers to treat mucous surfaces, and requests testimonials while noting sales through agents.
Ed S Vaught formerly superintendent of schools in Washington County and now a prominent Oklahoma City resident helped secure the permanent capital there. He led efforts to locate the capitol building in the northeastern part of the city after Oklahoma became the new state in 1913.
Edna Rutherford of DotataaBte recounts a stormy bout with illness after rain exposure five years ago. She credits Cardul, a women’s tonic, with relief after four doctors failed to help, claiming it did what others could not and noting its sixty years of claimed success.
The body of five year old Eeith Byrne, who wandered from her home in the Deering district, was found beside a salt lake four miles from her home after a 13 day search highlighting the dangers of the bush in Australia.
A large fire gutted the Braswell Dry Goods store at Main and Market in Johnson City causing an estimated 10 000 to 15 000 in damage. Fire walls and rapid efforts confined the flames to the store while neighboring shops were saved. Interior stock and building were lost as firefighters battled the blaze through the night. other merchants evacuated but escaped serious loss.
A fragment from Nashville Banner notes 16000 engulfed by the quake as debates over quorum and adjournment unfold. It discusses possible contempt notices and habeas corpus if absent members are forced to attend, with hours of uncertainty ahead. The item also cites a Chicago Record Herald quip about music culture and reports unconfirmed earthquake rumors from Tashkent, Semirechensk, Przhevalsk, and Pishpek with fragmented casualty and lake formation mentions.
Judge Holland in the United States district court fined Philadelphia and Reading railway Lehigh Valley Railroad and Bethlehem Steel $40,000 each for unlawful rebating. The government prosecuted alleging demurrage charges on steel company freight cars. Defendants said they would appeal to the Supreme Court.
A passenger train carrying holiday makers from East London derailed near Nathcart in the Cape Colony. Fifteen people were killed and about forty to fifty injured when the train left the rails and tumbled down an embankment at dawn.
Frank Morgen John Edwards and Marlowe Thompson all from Atlanta with John Lawson of Knoxville were arrested in Knoxville charged with holding up William Foster a Clinton farmer for 200 dollars. Police found most of the money spent at Morgan s honeymoon wedding in a house they had occupied. Two suspects confessed. Foster had previously had 100 dollars taken on a prior visit. money recovered. Also notes Westminster Bible class elected officers Miss Lila Taylor president Miss Eva Lyle vice president Miss Jennie McCorkle treasurer Miss Mary Lyle secretary.
Hiram Beebe aged seventy seven is dead after a fight at the home of aged bachelors two miles east of Oregon City Nelson Beebe, eighty, is jailed and badly hurt on a murder charge, claiming he defended himself with a club after his brother with an axe attacked him.
Nashville reports indicate Mrs. Wilson departed for Knoxville last night after causing talk with private conferences with legislators. Her exit follows assertions she would not leave and widespread speculation about politicians involved. The move comes amid a lively scene and many names being mentioned in connection with the turmoil.
Many suffer misnamed stomach and bowel issues mistaking nerves heart kidneys and blood for disease. Try D s Syrup Pepsin to alleviate symptoms. the maker guarantees results and offers a free sample bottle by mail from Pepsin Syrup Co. 119 Caldwell El Monticello, AM. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents and 1.00 a bottle.
Washington notes Congress reconvened after the Christmas recess and the Senate adjourned out of respect for Senator Elkins who died last night. The brief item reflects a solemn opening to the new session.
In Pensacola Mrs. Moran was killed by her husband William Moran a 70 year old stock raiser with a cut throat knife. The elderly couple had a long marriage with no recent quarrels. Moran made a death cry then was arrested after the attack near Morgan's home.
A stockholders meeting of Pioneer Oil and Gas Company was held at the Colonial Hotel. Attendees included George Zoellen, C A Martin, W H Martin, G L Best, and C E Burchfield who were elected directors. The firm operates a well at Tomauba Alabama with strong prospects for oil soon, and a gusher may be expected any day.
Mack Shoun a young man from a prominent county family in Mountain City Tenn died instantly after firing a pistol bullet into his heart while terminally ill with tuberculosis He asked a brother to rest in an adjoining room then shot himself a moment later authorities report the death occurred January 6 in Mountain City Tenn confirming a self inflicted firearm fatality.
The Bristol Ministerial Association, with over twenty members, pledges not to marry eloping couples on Tennessee soil. They condemn the frequent elopements and urge Tennessee lawmakers to ban such marriages, noting a local parson has tied the knot for nearly 4,000 elopers from Virginia and West Virginia.
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