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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
2
An old column blends medical quackery praising Hood’s Sarsaparilla for dyspepsia with local political notices. It urges support for candidates in the August election, mentions polling tax disputes and accusations of voter intimidation, and ends with a threatening dynamite note sent to a Democratic election official.
A newspaper note lists candidates for railroad commissioner supreme court chancery court of appeals and county and circuit posts including J N McKenzy of Wilson Jons K Sarena of Grainger W K McAdsren of Davidson Jonx Wirxrs of Giles and others. It also cites editorial opinions about party swaps and upcoming races plus social items from Johnson City including Harmon and Keefauver appearances and local gossip.
Senator Carmack of Tennessee praised democracy while warning against rigid loyalty to the Republican party. He urged Republicans to align with principles over names, arguing expansion and trust policies clash with Lincoln era ideals and calling for support of a party that best embodies core liberty values. He invoked Abraham Lincoln era loyalties and urged New England Republicans to reconsider allegiance.
The Chattanooga News reports that Hounter Carmack, a young southern Democrat, wins praise in New England for opposing colonialism and drawing Eastern Republicans, ex-Senators, and party founders into a rare cross‑partisan appeal. He draws support from both Democrats and Republicans as eastern Republicans show unity in opposing current policy.
Washington county Tennessee election officials appoint citizens to open and hold an election on August 7 1902 for five supreme court judges three chancery appeal judges one chancery division judge one circuit and attorney general for the First Judicial circuit and county district officials. The list names district officers clerks and judges with prompt post election reporting required by noon Monday.
The article lists district election officers and judges for multiple districts. Names include M McAmin Henry Wolfe M Jackson ticketsman W Bowman David Caruthers Calvin Bow Tan John Fatherson Joe Keefanger A A Hylton Clyde Grouch D P Depew Gentry Hodges W M Fulkerson Frank Hulse TD W Mitchell Mahlon Cox James Domphreye John Wilcox John Kizer HW Carder H Bhorfey W Fenguson Robt A McWalker Geo K Moblar J Aikin W P Colley A M Stuart Sam Haws Geo Keener John Carson Perry Sellers Renderson Campbell Aly Bacon M B Vance Hugh Campbell Sevier Martin Robi White Samuel Barklay Frank McCrary Leslie Nelson O M Rolls Searle Gillespie Will Garrison Searle Gillespie and Will Garrison clerks
Seaboard Air Line buys the South & Western railroad a new company forming to build two or more lines It owns the Ohio River and Charleston railway and plans to extend from Southwest Virginia coal fields to Lincolnton N Y linking with Seaboard The route would be about 274 miles now potentially 428 with northerly extension financed by Union Trust Co Promoters say it will be the shortest Virginia coal field to Atlantic coast route with possible connection to Detroit Southern at Trenton Ohio.
In a Knoxville telephone message to Private Secretary Gleon Gov. McMillin said reports he might call an extra session of the legislature are erroneous He stated he had not given the question consideration Nashville American
The fragment notes a bottle signature reading Coyote on every bottle of Owens Pink Mixture described as the baby’s friend from birth and claimed to be available at all druggists.
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