Sub scription Prive entered in Johnson City notice
A second class matter notice records a subscription prive entry at Johnson City Tennessee filed with the postal service.
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Fomotioe
Johnson Cfty
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1893
Page
4
Delinquent tax woes and subscription woes in Comer notices
Subscribers warned weekly Comer will mail to former daily subscribers unless they opt out. Items mock finance, prices, and local politics, noting a bank closure in Ashland and a violent end of A. S. Arnold after drink, gambling, and marriage troubles.
Valedictory announces suspension of daily Comet paper
The Comet announces it will suspend the daily edition due to sustained losses while the weekly Comet will continue on Thursdays with improvements. It cites financial strain, the desire to focus on a garden and blackberry patches, and credits loyal advertisers C. K. Lide and Beaver & Bummers for public-spirited support.
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Beat
Times
Beaver & Bummers
Exclaiming
Veni
Vidi
Vici
Ddaily
Gomer
Victoria sinks as ironclads trade seamanship for peril
A Philadelphia Times analysis laments English ships recent disasters since side armor adoption. It cites the Victoria capsize alongside the Camperdown and other losses, blaming poor seamanship, questioned bulkhead theory, and arguing water‑tight compartments offer real protection. It notes Captain Rourke’s prior reprimand and predicts a court martial to assign blame.
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Iron Duke
Serpent
Victoria
Howe
Camperdown
Rourke
Admiralty
Livia
Royal George
Blaeeky
Mediterranean
Guna
Philadelphia Times
End of the Daily Comer in Johnson City News
Multiple papers report the Johnson City Daily Comer suspends its daily edition and shifts to a weekly publication amid financial pressures. The weekly Comer continues, with local outlets noting the change and wishing success to publisher Brother Lyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Herald & Tribune
Bristol News
Brother Lyle
Comer
News
Daily Comer
Chattanooga News
Watterson Retirement Sparks Editorial Irony in St Louis
The St Louis Republic reports Colonel Henry Watterson’s announced retirement from politics and speeches. An editorial in the Courier Journal frames it as a proclamation, praising his honesty and warning against deserting reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watterson
St. Louis Republic
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Kentuckian
Wattergon
Indefinite Vacation Earned After Party Drudgery
A Chattanooga Times item notes a figure who has endured long party labor and received an untold share of spoils. He has earned his indefinite vacation in a manly, unmistakable manner, with payment in copper and clear terms, marking a distinct end to the grind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinn
Desertion and Estate News From The District
Reported figures reveal post office actions in the district awaiting a minor event described as a drop. Soldiers and seekers are being described as besieged and being burned. Essary and Condon are cited for the truth behind a desertion. Edwin Booth’s will was filed yesterday, leaving most of his estate, valued over half a million, to his daughter.
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Tom Beseigers
Essary
Condon
Edwin Booth
Hoe
Hia
Washinavon County Earned Greater Treasury Support
Washinavon county did more for easury than any county in East Tennessee, and he will not forget it in the distribution of patronage.
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Washinavon County
East Tennessee
Elizabethton Ad Advertises Bill Nye Fourth of July
Elizabethton neighbors advertise a Fourth of July attraction featuring Bill Nye. Some residents may question Nye's appearance claiming he will not be Nye there.
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Elizabethton
Bill Nye
Nye
Governor veto blocks Sunday newspaper tax in Allegheny
Pennsylvania Governor Parrisoy vetoes the bill renewing the Sunday law in Allegheny County that imposes a 25 tax for publishing a newspaper on Sunday. Secretary Canaiste moves to suppress opium and Chinese smuggling into the United States in Puget Sound district. President orders removals of court and customs officers implicated in frauds. more dismissals and prosecutions to follow.
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Gov. Parrisoy
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Canaiste
United States
Pugee Sound
Deputy Collector Candidate Endorsed in East Tennessee
Jonxson Crry backs C M Taylor of W L Taylor & Bro for Deputy Collector under Mr Essary. A strong Democrat, Taylor earns broad county support with a clean endorsement. Wishing Charley success against McKinney Martin.
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Jonxson Crry
Essary
C. M. Taylor
W. L. Taylor & Bro
Charley
East Tennessee
Besary
Consuls Abroad Reassigned Under State Department Pressure
Due to intense pressure on the Department of State, about one third of U S consuls overseas have been replaced. The service comprises roughly 800 consuls, yet many posts offer low pay deterring qualified applicants. Only around 250 posts pay at least 1500 dollars yearly, with Assistant Secretary Quincy having altered eighty three by June 1.
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Department of State
United States
Quincy
Pension roll purge nears as audit drops claimants
The pension examination under Baum's 1890 act will remove many men from the roll. Applicants at various agencies will learn they have been dropped when checks fail to arrive. Officials deny fraud by those dropped, noting changes stem from the select committee review, not new misconduct.
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Wes
Baum
Hint Iison
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