Cement Ridge in East Tennessee Could Support Major Plants
A Tennessee reader outlines a central cement ledge along the Black Oak Ridge in East Tennessee, arguing it offers high grade rock for cement manufacture. The piece notes a 1800 foot ridge height, a Gleaned sample shows low iron and alumina with corrective potential, and suggests Johnson City could host a future large plant.
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Demopolis
Ala
Tennessee
Johnson City
N. A
Patterson
Vineland
Town
Cement rock prospect noted with high grade ledges across East Tennessee
The report details a vertical cement rock ledge over 1000 feet deep near Jonesboro and Knoxville with surface absence on maps until two miles northwest of Jonesboro. It notes extensive veins west to the Allegheny foothills and suggests a mix of clear limestone and clay for cement, citing Marion County and Chickamauga plants as precedent.
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Jonesboro
Knoxville
Lenoir City
Ooltewa
Eanst ‘Tennessee
Black Oak Ridge
Cumberland Mountain
Alleghany
Marion County
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
Georgia
John H. Caldwell
Jefferson County
Sullivan County
Bristol and Blountville
Beaver Creek
Hawkins County
F. G Phillips
Election bill mischaracterized in senate pledge
An obscure draft titled Senate Bill No. 266 is presented to state senators. The document claims to amend an act but provides little detail or context on its purpose or impact.
Tennessee Governor Warns Against Election Law Reforms
Governor M R Patterson denounces Senate Bill 266 as unjust and dangerous, arguing it enforces partisan control and risks tyranny by oligarchy. He cites county population thresholds and potential racial exclusion to justify veto and recon sideration, urging broader protection of citizen rights. He condemns the act as unequal and harmful to the ballot, contrasting it with historic forces.
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County Commissioners of Election
County Boards of Election Commissioners
Senate
Board of Election Commissioners
Commissioners of Election
Tennessee
Democratic Party
Haywood
Fayette
Woods Wear
Shelby
Shelby County
Lincoln County
Robertson County
Summer County
Williamson County
Sullivan County
Robertson
Sumner
Williamson
Sumner County
House
South
M. R. Patterson
Death of Elizabethton leader Col Toncray shocks town
Elizabethton Tennessee reports Col C P Toncray a prominent citizen dies suddenly in his yard after returning from Knoxville He helped locate the Co operative Town Co in Elizabethton and was a notable Republican leader He leaves four children in Virginia North Carolina and Bristol
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Col. C. P. Toneray
Knoxville
L. C. Harkleroad
Col. Toncray
Abingdon
Co-operative Town Co
Toncray
Upper East Tennessee
Col
Toneray
Tennessee
United States
East
Samuel Tooray
Big Stone Gap
W. D. Hunter
J. N. Stoolbred
Waynesville
N. C
Horace Mrost
Bristol
Mrs Ida Soper Recovers After Dr King’s Discovery
In Big Pond Pennsylvania Mrs Ida Soper describes near fatal illness treated by Dr King’s New Discovery. She reports intense suffering, medical failure, and lasting relief with a cure lasting twelve years. Soper notes the remedy’s wide claims and price details along with testimonial flavor from a Cleveland Leader excerpt.
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Big Pond
Ida Soper
Electric Bitters Advertised Cure All Aches
In Henrietta Pennsylvania the son of H. M. Adams suffered a lurid glow over his face hands and body but seven bottles of Electric Bitters were claimed to cure him. The ad touts Electric Bitters for eruptions blood disorders and rheumatism with a 500 guaranteed offer from Miller.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Miller
Fovaia Byrap Co
Caldwell Ridg
Monticello
Til
All Draggiste
Johnson City Brick Company chartered to build modern plant
The Johnson City Brick Company is chartered under Tennessee law with capital stock of 50 000. Bowman and Son of Paris Texas lead the project with ground secured in the Southwest addition near Geo L Carters residence. E F Bowman oversees erection. plant to manufacture 40 000 bricks daily and operate year round within sixty days employing many workers.
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Johnson City
Tennessee
Bowman & Son
Paris
Texas
Geo. L. Carter
H. Brewer & Co
Tecumseh
Mich
E. F. Bowman
Appalachian Bill Dead in Senate After Substitution
The Appalachian and White Mountain forest reservation bill failed in the senate after Senators Teller, Flint and Dixon warned the bill needed hours to point out its defects. The house had substituted a new bill for the senate measure and no further action was taken.
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Senate
Teller
Flint
Dixon
House
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Virginia
DeVault
Gy D. & Croud
Union Portland Cement Co
Ohio
State Senate
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S.C. Wettins
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D. Cox
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Adam B, Craven
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Pelowbets
Hagerstown
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J. A. Swenson
Watertown
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Buckien
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H.C. Miller
Fabroey
J. A. Summers
Johnson City, Tenn
Sir
Bristol, Tenn
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Huyler’s
Grey-Sprowl Drug Company
Patton Drug Company
Tonghay
Nashville
The
Times Tonight
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McAlister
Neil
Bell
Tem
Robert Bharp
Supreme Court
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A. Puth
Cleveland
Tion
Appalachian Bill
Bank of Commerce
Ion City, Tenne
Washington County
R. Selus
Ron P. Rhea
Hayiard
MILL
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Johnson City, Tennessee
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