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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1886
Page
2
The Comet notes Democratic clashes with Pettibone and Brownlow over Congressional and state races. It reports Republican and Democratic fraud investigations in Cincinnati alleging fabricated tallies, voter mismatches, and calls for accountability, plus death in Pattans and wage raises for railroad workers.
The article notes former President Arthur has not visited his law office for a week at the Mental Site building. A friend said he appeared ill last night but not dangerously sick. He caught a bad cold at winter's start and has head and chest pains. his physician advised him to stay indoors for a while. He plans to resume activity in a day or two.
Petitions were presented for civil service reform and a resolution referred to the Civil Service committee. Mr. Vance planned to address the Senate on the matter. Mr Towen sought unanimous consent to debate his bill on national bank circulation. Mr. Stanford announced the death of colleague Bendtor Milley of Carter. The Senate adjourned.
Fragmentary paragraphs report livestock deaths in a pond, political proceedings, arrivals in New Orleans, obituaries in New York, jail escapes, church appointments, and a bold mail robbery in Tennessee with a suspected ex convict named Eugen Mitchell and a theft of about six hundred dollars.
An old advertisement proclaims Backlon’s Aratee Salve cures bruises sores fever sores tetter chiblain corns and all skin pretensions. It guarantees relief or money refunded at five cents per bottle by J B Hash.
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