Wreck near Bristol Kills Six, Wounds Many
Historic rail disaster report details a head on collision near Bristol involving a passenger vestibule train and a freight engine. Six black passengers died, dozens injured, with rescue efforts led by doctors from the Soldiers' Home and Knoxville hospitals. Investigations cite operator negligence at Carnegie block station and late train timing as causes. Multiple local residents and staff tied to the incident are named in the accounts.
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Carnegie
Knoxville
Bush
Geo, Moore
Enorville
Johnson City
Bristol
Muder
Alexander
Hughes
Weat
Miller
R. Miller
Fox
Greeneville
Watauga Stems and Rail Trouble At Local Line
Watauga reports a freight engine derailment on the main line near a bridge leaving 800 yards of damaged ties and flying debris. Trains cleared after about 12 hours. D T Lovegrove has repaired the track with his crew. Also note residents T T Reese and family visiting Palm Beach for the summer and an Oddfellows ice cream supper at Watauga Academy to fund an orphan's home raising about 28 dollars.
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Watauga
D. T. Lovegrove
T.T. Reese
Claude
Palm Beach
Florida
the Oddfellows
Watauga Academy
M. E. Capps Dies in Wreck West of City
M E Capps, a resident of Erwin, was killed early Tuesday near the city on the Southern railroad when struck by passenger train No. 1 while walking the passing track near the wreck site. Remains were moved to Jonesboro then Hewin for burial. The town notes a second item about nuptials and a local baseball game between the J G Scrubbs and Southern Railway yard crew, highlighted by a five- or six- home run performance by Trappy Markwood and a large turnout reacting to the scene.
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M. E. Capps
Erwin
Jonesboro
Hewin
Southern Railway Yard
Griggy Smith
Willie Thomas
Flrat
J. GC
Goodin
Railroad Boys
Little Howard Harris
Smith
Kelley
Johnson City
Markwood
Tha‘ Jonon
University of Tennessee announces extensive scholarships and programs
The University of Tennessee offers 400 free scholarships for Tennessee students with state partly covering travel expenses and living costs kept moderate. Next session opens September 1, information and catalogues available from President Brown Ayres.
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Tennessee
Travniig
MIT
Brown Ayres
Nonresident Defendants Required to Appear in Johnson City Case
The declaration shows defendants FS Kirkpatrick and D M Howard are nonresidents of Tennessee. Publication ordered for four weeks in the Comet newspaper at Johnson City to summon them to appear before the Law Court judge at the courthouse on the third Monday in April 1907 to defend against Wilfred's claim, with risks of default.
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P. . Kirkpatrick
H. Howard
Tenneanve
St Is
Jan Gardner
Reeves & Cramley
FS. Kirkpatrick
D. M. Howard
Tennessee
Mes
Johnson City
Yucbington County
Pepnersie
Om Manding
B.S. Kirkpatrick
D. of. Howard
Special Assessments for Johnson City Districts 1 2 3
Notice of a meeting by the Johnson City Board of Mayor and Aldermen to levy special assessments for paving sidewalks curbing and sewers in Improvement Districts Nos 1 2 and 3. The meeting occurs August 1907 at 700 p m in the Recorder's office, covering Spring Main Tipton Buffalo Market East and Roan streets within specified districts under Tennessee 1907 Acts.
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Johnson City
Recorder's Office
Spring Street
Syme
Main Street
Tipton Street
Buffalo
Pry
Market Straet
Southern Railway
Loan Street
Roan Street
East Main Street
Roan
Division
East Market Street
Acts of the General Assembly
Toanesee
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