Clinchdale estate tour highlights Senator Shields property
The Tennesses Woman's Press and Authors' Club toured Clinchdale the Shields estate near Tate Spring. The feature describes the 106 year old Bean grant land on Old Emigrant road with Stand inn and fort remains. Generals Jackson and Copeland are linked to the site as visitors and legends. The article praises the southern architecture, gardens, and mahogany interiors of the Clinchdale home in Grainger County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K Shields
Tate Spring
John Jarnigan
Grainger County
Tennessee
Thomas Nelson Page
Senator Shields
Clinchdale
East Tennessee
Bean Grant
William English
Andrew Jackson
New York
Washington
South Carolina
Bean Station
Fedral
Shields Home
Jackson
Ion
Copeland
Shields Estate
Bean
Swann Family Visits Johnson City and Local Notes
Carter County brief notes report Mr and Mrs W A Swann and two children visiting Johnson City over Sunday. W E Hunter attends locally on business while Miss Mary J Hardin visits from Johnson City. Dec Marshall of the Journal matrimonial bureau is in town a day or so. John B Peonix of Brad ing and Marshall stays with relatives. Hay crop outlook short urges planting rate corn or millet. Judge Harmon on speed law enforcement promises 80 day grace. speed ordinance pushed with several fines already paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Swann
Johnson City
W. E. Hunter
Mary J. Hardin
Our City
Dec” Marshall
Jorm al Matrimonial Bureau
John B. Peonix
Brading
Marshall
Farmore
Harmon
Up-to-Date Defense of Cy Ide Sparks Legal Satire
The piece mocks legal loopholes and technicalities in a court case involving Cy Ide as voiced by counsel J W Foley. It parodies courtroom rhetoric, quoting authorities and dramatizing objections to indictments desks chairs and jurisdiction while praising constitutional privileges and fair justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy 5
Criminal Court of
Apponly
Okia
J. W. Foley
Cy N. Ide
Crook
Bragg
Shyster
Petti Fogg
Snagg
D. Lay
Terr Fuge
C. N. Ide
G. N. Ide
Wedding of Miss Louise Thomas and Taylor Whittaker in Jonesboro
The First Presbyterian church in Jonesboro hosted the wedding of Miss Louise Thomas and Mr. Taylor Whittaker of Abingdon Virginia. The ceremony featured ring exchange, a large floral decoration, organ music by Mrs. Geiger, and attendants including Mrs. Waller Chambers and Miss Florence Hacker. The couple plans a honeymoon on the Atlantic coast and in the Adirondacks before settling in Abingdon Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Tean
Lous ‘Thomas
Taylor Whittaker
Abineden
First Presbyterian Church
Yortor
Waller Chambers
Eckman
W. Va
Florence Hacker
Ida Cox
Mary Sue Thomas
Grace Thomas
George Warren
Bristol
Walter P. Shipley
Clyde Whittaker
Ralph Chambers
Mary Whittaker
Morristown
Anna Katherine Laird
Bwullaant
Mrs. Chambers
Miss Hacker
Ape Jessamine
Mrs. Whittaker
Atlantic Coast
Adirondacks
Abingdon
Witty Verses and Pithy Phrases From Judge Don Breganzer
A collection of quips and maxims attributed to Judge Don Breganzer. The lines offer cautions on judgment, perception, and social conduct, with playful wordplay about victory, vanity, and harmonious mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Dyke
Don Breganzer
Tom Rye Backed by Benton County Republican Citizen
The Republican Citizen endorses Tom Rye for governor, praising him as a clean, honest native of Benton County born near Camden. The paper argues Rye will govern for the people's welfare and contrasts him with party bosses, recalling Rye’s boyhood rodeo in Camden as a figurative sign of taking on the Democratic donkey in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Citizen
Tom Rye
Benton County
Rye
Camden
Caimden
Professor James N. Erwin Leaves Langston School
Professor James N. Erwin, eight year Langston fish school principal, resigns to become president of Jarvis Christian Institute in Hawkins Texas. His departure will occur in about two months. He is regarded as a leading colored educator in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy N. Tie
Cy N. Ide
Texas
J. N. Erwin
Langston Fish School
Erwin
Jarvis Christian Institute
Hawkins
Tex
Hopkins Fractures Leg After Horse Kick Between Elk Park and Cranberry
Avery Vim reports Thomas W. Hopkins of Cranberry fractured his leg when a horse kicked him between Elk Park and Cranberry last week. Recovery hoped for soon. Also noted are visits by B E L and Mack Holler of Vilas with a cargo of sleep and Holler selling wool, plus W S Triplette of Bamboo in town on business with stone pipe specimens shaped like a negro baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Thos. W. Hopkins
Cranberry
Elk Park
BE. L
Mack Holler
Vilas
Robert Keen Killed by Coal Train in Local Tragedy
Robert Keen, about thirty five and single, was killed Wednesday night by a OC. & O. coal train near here. Theories vary from sleep-induced accident to foul play. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Jonas Keen of the eighth district. Funeral and burial occurred Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Keen
Keen
Jonas Keen
Eighteen Confederate Veterans Earn University Diplomas at Athens
At the University of Georgia commencement in Athens on June 17 eighteen Confederate veterans received diplomas, having left the school fifty years earlier to volunteer in the Civil War. Several veterans attended to receive their diplomas alongside the class of 1914, and Miss Mary Dorothy Lyndon of Athens became the first woman to earn a Master of Arts degree from the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
University of Georgia
Mary Dorothy Lyndon
Field Plowed Before Candidate Reaches Campaign Ledger
In a rural exchange the worker finishes plowing a field and asks the farmer about ownership. The farmer says he is the rival candidate and the field will be ready before the candidate returns to town. The scene underscores campaign activity in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Louisville Courier-Journal
Local notes and event roundup from Johnson City paper
Mrs. B El Morthien and Miss Jennie Goss visit Johnson City this week. Claud Flughes and Hughes Bros Co. take a business trip to Johnson City last week. 43 attend Methodist Sunday school and 29 attend Christian church. Mrs R M Owens class wins banner. The Heb C church Newland family mourns death of Litle daughter shot last week. Globe announces big semi annual sale starting Monday June 16 with bargain offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meo
B. el Morthien
Henry
Jennie Goss
Jonson City
Ethel
Claud
Willura Flughes
Iughes Bros. and Co
Johnson City
Methyist
Christian Church
R. M. Owens
Uitle
Heb. C Church
Newland
Chueh
The
Globe
Appalachian League to Disband in 1924
Knoxville Tenn June 17 A message from President E B Fisher Morristown announces the disbanding of the Appalachian league The league began the year with a reduced effort Bristol and Johnson City failed to field teams The organization included Knoxville Morristown Harriman Tenn and Middlesboro Ky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
E. B. Pisher
Morristown
Appalachian League
Bristol
Johnson City
Lean Innoxville
Marlintown
Harriman
Middlesboro
Stevenson ashes to be placed beside husband on Mount Vaca
Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson will have her ashes taken to Samoa for burial beside her husband on Mount Vaca. The Los Angeles Times notes the tomb will bear a final stanza from Stevenson's verse and access will be by a rough mountain path. Mrs Stevenson died in Santa Barbara and leaves children Mrs Strong and Lloyd Osbourne to escort the ashes to Samos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mount Vaca
Samoa
Los Angeles’ Times
Stevenson
Mra. Stevenson
Santa Barbara
Mrs. Strong
Lloyd Osbourne
Samos
San Francisco
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder ailments
Advertisement for Texas Wonder claims to treat kidney and bladder issues in men women and children. It promises a two month treatment for one dollar and offers mail delivery with testimonials from Texas and other states. Dr J W Hall 2020 Oliver St St Louis Mo listed as supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Wonder
Texas
J. W. Hall
Oliver St
Lewis, Mo
Mystery Names Spark Humorous Moniker List Across City
A quirky string of colorful nicknames circulates around a suburban landlord near a cemetery who labels his house with a string of odd names including Angry Lou and Comfortable Lamb. The playful monikers, among others like Dirty Parlor and Bloody Bones, highlight local humor and neighborhood intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Lou
Some People and Their Charitable Deed Paradox
A reflection on people who perform small acts of charity to appear generous and hide their coldhearted, stingy nature. The piece critiques moral scoring through lifetimes of favors and the fear of public judgment.
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Lyle
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Fenured
Danson City
Essea
Senator J. KR. Shields
Joby K. Shields
Tennesses Woman's Press
Carter County News
J.w.foley
Blow
Buncombe
Pim Hedde
High Court
Dud Jr
Joes
Evidenee of Self-Defense
Corpus
Delleth
Tullis Watt
Tellus Watt
Saya
Myrtle Cothrum
Russellville
Ala
Cardus
Prof
James N. Erw
Henry Ford
Send
Sonteary
Poe
Sire Ae Panda
Gheta
Ars
Brading-Marshall Lumber Co
Boone, N.C
Watauga News
Robert Keen Kille
RY At. & O, Tpradn
Hostetter
City Fish Co
Buffalo Street
Appalachian Leagu
Bristol Telephone Co
Bristol, Tennessee
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