Taylor Inaugurated Amid Calls for Ballot Reform
Tennessee welcomes Robert L. Taylor as governor after a six year intermission, with a formal inaugural in the House chamber. The new address urges retrenchment and reform, pledges to protect the ballot, support the Centennial Exposition, and stresses relief from taxes and sheriff’s executions.
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Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
House of Representatives
United States
Fesk
Thompson
Senate
James L. Vance
Viral Presbyterian Church
House
Supreme Court
Peter Turney
J. Turney
Goy
Turney
F Shore
Uusic
Taylor
Gov. Taylor
Tate
Soodgrans
Multiple U S political and crime items in brief
News in brief reports Chicago figures Lyman J Gage and Chas Dawes as Treasury and Comptroller nominees. A train hold up near Berry Alabama is noted along with Havana smallpox fatalities. Kentucky turnpike grants, a Bristol Virginia murder, weight and measure reforms, and grand jury activity in Franklin Kentucky are included. Other items mention Grand Trunk management, a drowning near Paris Kentucky, Andrew Carnegie optimism, a Texas polygamist, Polly Feltner found, Pritchard’s North Carolina win, Senate elections, and a pending arbitration treaty in Congress.
New Smallpox Cure Reported in Mexico
Experiments in Oaxaca show honey diluted in water calming smallpox. Pustules of severe cases fade and fever drops quickly. The discovery emerged from a young girl with the disease who used honey and water secretly. The remedy was later tested on soldiers. Ex Tax Collector Shelley owes $10,571.
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Fragmented Medical Ad From Age-Blurred Columns
An old medical notice touts Dr. T. M. Glilsm and a blood purifier claimed to cure chronic sores wounds catarrh and related ills. The readable text hints at a sensational patent therapy era with dubious credentials and generic health claims.
Mrs Deckard Confesses to Killing Husband in Bed
Susan Deckard of Bristol Tennessee aged forty confessed to fatally striking her husband Joseph Deckard with an ax in Virginia two nights earlier. She said abuse and fear for her life led to the murder while their sleeping child was nearby. She was jailed in Abingdon Virginia with her infant, leaving six other children at home.
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Virginia
Bristol
United States
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Maband
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Peruna ad and multiple late 19th century notices
An advertising piece promotes Peruna as a cure for winter ailments and offers a free book from the Peru na Drug Manufacturing Co of Columbus Ohio. The clippings also report several short notices: a suicide by Samuel F Rankin in Milan Tennessee, a Denver death penalty-era Senate election for Henry M Teller, and a Daughters of the Confederacy meeting in Nashville with leaders named and a Chattanooga gathering planned.
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Henry M. Teller
United States
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Jones Wins Arkansas Senate Seat in Joint Session
In Little Rock the legislature met in joint session to certify yesterday's Senate election results. James K. Jones received 114 votes, J H Sovereign 9, and General Powell Clayton 10, confirming Jones as U S senator. The session also noted Dr Jacob H Gallinger’s appointment as U S senator to succeed himself, and reported a land sale of 8 000 acres tied to a mortgage payoff. Citizens of Fall Branch Tennessee planned a meeting to organize a new telephone line to Blountville. Governor Taylor announced Price Thomas as superintendent of public instruction and E Powell as county inspector in Chattanooga.
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MURS. HAMMIS DEAD and Senate elections in several states
News briefs report the death of Martha A. Harris wife of Senator Huarria in Paris and multiple states reporting United States Senate elections. Proceedings note Harris attacked by grip, Harris and Travia families named, and lawmakers in North and South Carolina, Missouri, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Indiana announcing senate results and appointments.
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Shreveport Engagement of Miss Sneidle to Benton McMillan
Social circle buzzed as Miss Sneidle Foster wed Benton McMillan of Tennessee in Oomelook. Ceremony by Dr. Matthew Van Loar featured Best Man Hugh A. Dinsmore. reception held at the bride's parents’ home before the couple's trip to Washington via Texas Pacific.
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Mins Sneidle
James M. Foster
Benton McMillan
Tennessee
Matthew van Loar
Hugh A. Dinsmore
Arkansas
Tollive Foster
Mrs. McMillin
Man Dies After Nail Injury In Tennessee
Knorville Tenn January 2 R Handy of Newmarket aged sixty eight years died after stepping on a nail years ago that pierced his foot and led to his death today authorities report.
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Jan
Handy
Newmarket
Little Men and Women Need Emulsion for Growth
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the cure for wasting illnesses in young children. It promises nourishment and growth for bones muscles and nerves, noting the product is available from druggists at 50 cents and one dollar with a free booklet.
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