Resolutions of Respect and Election Notes in Tennessee
The piece covers local notices in Johnson City including church and lodge communications, calls for voting to elect two aldermen per ward, and urges good candidates. It cites a coal situation advisory from Fuel Administrator Meyer, a magistrates election opinion by S B Miller, and commentary on national Senate debates about vocational rehabilitation and military to civilian authority.
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Tennessee
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Harvey Hannah Seeks Re election to Tennessee Railroad Commission
The Herald Courter notes there is at least one Democratic public official in Tennessee with no opposition for Nomination. Hon Harvey Hannah member of the State Railroad Commission seeks re election and is expected to win in November to succeed himself. The piece discusses the commission’s limited activity amid wartime government control of railroads and possible future changes.
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KELLAR DEBATE ON JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN NINTH DISTRICT
Col T E B Matson of Johnson City Tennessee provides a written legal opinion on the number of Justices of the Peace to be elected for the Ninth Civil District. He notes constitutional provisions and Shannon's Code guidance, concluding three JPs should be elected for the district in August.
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Johnson City
Tennessee
Shannon
Justice of the Peace
Supreme Court
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Justices of the Peace
Caldwell
Elfor
Gen Cates withdraws from U S Senate race in Democratic primary
Gen Charles T. Cates Jr withdraws from the Democratic nomination contest leaving Sen John Shields and Gov Thomas Rye. He cites 1917 primary rules allowing only plurality rather than majority nominations and says his withdrawal is not in any candidate’s interest. The move follows Rye's recent entry and ends expectations of a two person race.
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Tennessee
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Shields
Chattanooga Times
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Charles T. Cates, Jr
United States Senate
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Thomas C. Rye
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Democrata
Greeneville Honor Exedra Memorial on Flag Day
Greeneville Tennessee hosts a granite exedra memorial honoring the State of Franklin founders and Revolutionary patriots. The dedication, on National Flag Day, features an address by Hon. James B. Pranier and reflects Tennessee’s historic heritage and ongoing patriotism.
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United States
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Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Franklin
Tennessee
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Samunl Doak
Morristown
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Thy Lo Commonwealth
East Tennessee
James B. Pranier
Gieenesville
Patriotic Sons of America
Herald Courier
Smallpox Outbreak Reported at Krupp Plant Essen
A neutral observer in The Hague quotes a Times dispatch stating a black smallpox epidemic is rising among Krupp workers at Essen with four or five deaths daily. Vaccination is being forced. The outbreak is blamed on underfeeding and unsanitary conditions.
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Times
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Hague
Germany
Krupp
Essen
Summer term enrollment at East Tennessee Normal rises
The East Tennessee State Normal opened last Tuesday for the summer term and reports an unusually large attendance. Students from nearly every East Tennessee county are arriving, with prospects for a splendid session despite wartime conditions.
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East Tennessee State Normal
East Tennessee
War time spending and business urged to aid victory
Hartley Withers of the Economist warns money spent on unwatched war time items aids the enemy. George W. Wickersham argues that efficient labor and material use are essential, urging business as usual be tempered for the country's sake.
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The
Economist
London
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