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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
2
The Tennessee scene marks Malcolm St. Patterson's inauguration as governor with praise for his common man appeal. Separate notes critique Gov. Cox's push for railroad and public service transparency and his call to curb corporate newspaper ownership, citing constitutional and policy concerns.
Morristown Gazette praises Congressman Patterson as governor elect predicting strong leadership, public service, and a forceful influence on state affairs. The editorial compares him to Theodore Roosevelt and Isham G. Harris, foreseeing a bright, progressive tenure.
In Nashville Tennessee on January 16 a new anti dog law proposal by Senator Holladay and Representative Dyer redefines the place of sale as the place of delivery for all within state sales of personal property. The measure targets freight or express deliveries to points inside the state and states the carrier delivery location to the purchaser or their agent as the sale site.
Tennessee the fifty fifth general assembly begins with an emphasis on organization and early policy battles. Gov Patterson will be inaugurated Thursday while the outgoing governor Cox promises a strong anti gambling and anti corporate message and temperance drives gain momentum across both houses.
The state completed a purchase at 812 per acre, paying 850,000 in cash with the remainder by notes. Commissioners Hartford and Rogers approved the resolution, Marshall opposed, and J Otto Kittel represented owner M Kittel. A prison board reshuffle occurred with W H Hartford as chairman and M M Marshall remaining a member.
Poor fire insurance companies notified Commissioner Polk that they have withdrawn from the state. Western Assurance Company of Toronto, British-America Insurance Company of Toronto, Michigan Commercial Insurance Company of Lansing, and Michigan Millers Fire Insurance Company of Lansing ceased operations in the state. A separate note discusses a possible short legislative session with adjournment after about 35 days and a plan to reconvene in September or October. The Nashville American cites a prompt verdict in a Cocke county contested case. Dialogue snippets with Miss Sweetland and a barber exchange humorous lines.
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