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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
1
Federal postal changes end special delivery stamps after July. Add ten cents postage to ordinary mail and mark with special delivery to treat as such. Officials cite inconvenience and widespread use of stamps as the reason.
The west stand reunion of Confederate veterans will be held in Birmingham Alabama despite Nashville efforts. San Antonio and Birmingham were main contenders with Gen Gordon voting for Birmingham. Col Delia W Apperon of Memphis was elected commander in chief of the Sons of Veterans and Clarence J Owen of Alabama led the Army of Tennessee department.
State Warden Acklen urges farmers and landowners to nominate capable wardens across Tennessee counties. He argues enforcement hinges on public sentiment and wardens with discretion, pointing to terms expiring July 1 1907 and calling for widespread farmer involvement to protect game, fish, and forestry.
The upcoming meeting of the Republican state executive committee will elect a replacement for the late Emereon Etheridge Bell, a Brownlow man. The committee’s balance may become fifteen Sanders and five Brownlow members, shaping the convention’s temporary roll and possible contests. Local fights exist between Brownlow and Alf Taylor factions, notably in Campbell and Washington counties, with La Follette leading a Campbell faction and Jacksboro vs La Follette.
In Chattanooga Tennessee January 1 a Fraidley Frawley dinner drew about ten Democratic leaders from Chattanooga and Hamilton County in a heated roast of Governor Patterson. The group endorsed a slate for election commissioners and heard songs and a Carmack candidacy resolution. Henry Peckery cast the lone negative vote.
Confusion erupts as indictments are refused for owners letting stock roam under a constitutional no fence law. The measure, aimed at restraining livestock while preserving field crops, faces court action and possible appeal to the state supreme court. The piece also explains the origin of the term dark horse with a literary aside.
Tennessee Railroad Commission reports likely, radical increases in taxable value of localized railroad property in East Tennessee after hearings in Knoxville and Chattanooga. Some railroads admitted prior valuations were too low and will not oppose reductions. Commission plans depot and terminal upgrades and carries authority to adjust valuations, with further proofs in Memphis and Jackson.
Governor Patterson returned from Memphis and, upon reaching office, announced the reappointment of R. A. Shiflett to a third term as state chief mine inspector. Shiflett, first appointed in 1890, has lengthy tenure and strong endorsements.
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