Trial verdict uncertain as Cooper Sharp case nears jury decision
Johnson City reports quote Cy Lyle on the Cooper Sharp trial noting that the sale of Dr Glasgow in open court suggests the state recouped its money while the defense profited. Chattanooga Times reflects on ongoing jury deliberations and mixed fortunes for prosecutors and defense. Memphis report adds rumor of Cy Lyle and Charlie Slack starting a Nashville dairy, unconfirmed and reliant on rare cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Lyle
Johnson City
Dr. Glasgow
Cooper-Sharp
Chattanooga Times
Dosser Brothers Department Store to Open in New Building
Dosser brothers announced their new department store will open in ten days. Robert N. Dosser will head the business in Washington county, with a large, well assorted stock to be opened next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. To
Frank Dosser
Dosser Bros
Robert N. Dosser
Washington County
Butler Named District Judge in Oregon Eleventh District
R. R. Butler of Mountain City and Condon Oregon has been appointed judge of Oregon’s Eleventh district and will preside over its courts. Though twenty eight he has been a leading member of the Condon bar and was chosen to deliver Oregon’s electoral vote at Washington.
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R. R. Butler
Mountain City
Condon
Oregon
Butler
Washington
Elkhorn City Southern Railroad Project Advances
Plans call for the Elkhorn City Southern line from Dante, Virginia to Elkhorn City, Kentucky as part of the C. C. O. system. A tunnel 83 500 feet long would pass through Big Randy ridge. Stockholders of the OG C. & O. met in Bristol but no results were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn City Southern Railroad
Dante
Elkhorn City
Pike County
Big Randy Ridge
Bristol
Greek Restaurant Remodeling Underway in O'Boyle Building
The Greek restaurant in the O'Boyle building on the Southern railway is being remodeled. The front is torn out and a glass front will be added on the first floor while the wall above is rebuilt. Interior space will be enlarged by removing a partition.
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O'Boyle
Southern Railway
Chancery Court Convenes For A Day
A brief report notes Chancery Court convened for a day with Chancellor Haynes presiding. Several cases heard, with the Oliver v Oliver suit set for March 9 and other business adjourned to April 9. Skating at the rink is listed for Friday and Saturday all day.
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Chancery Court
Haynes
Oliver Va
Oliver Oliver
March
Vth
Suburban District Schools Close for Season
The Tenth district schools end term with farm duties beginning. Oak Hill Union and Princeton close after a week of exercises and a noon dinner. Miss Ruby Baxter, Union teacher, returns home. Prof. Humphreys lauds her work. Mrs. Virginia Markwood and Miss Gibson oversee Oak Hill closure. Susie Krause and Ralph Miller earn diplomas.
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Oak Hill
Union
Ruby Baxter
Humphreys
County Educational Board
Susie Krause
Ralph Miller
Princeton
I. N. Humphreys
Cleo Miller
Car Drives Into Office at Watauga Electric Plant
A coal car on the Southern Yard struck a siding car, crashing through the office rear wall and damaging electrical supplies. General Manager Smith narrowly escaped with fright as the blast shook the building. no injuries reported though this is the second such incident at the site.
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Watauga Electric Co
Smith
Southern
Pardue Sells Interest in Elizabethton Grocery Co
Commercial Appeal notes H W Pardue sold his stake in Pure Food and Grocery Co in Elizabethton and will focus on his Johnson City business. It mocks a political trailer rumor, mentions spring millinery opening, and hints Cy Lyle and Charlie Slack may start a Nash Ville dairy, with Hart and Houston Store referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Pardue
Pure Food and Grocery Co
Elizabethton
Johnson City
Cy Lyle
Charlie
Nash
Con- Hart
Houston
Concrete plant proposal sparks Commercial Club meeting
A special Commercial Club session chaired by Summers discussed inviting Col. Henry R. Brown and son of Greeneville Tennessee to locate a concrete block plant here. Brown praised roads plans, noted high demand for cement sewer pipe, and a committee was formed to show sites. Plant to be incorporated with $50 000 capital. decision pending after Brown and son visit Greeneville.
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Commercial Club
Summers
Henry R. Brown
R. Brown
Greeneville
Tenn
Summer
Brown
Col. Brown
Chub
Greene
Hawkins
Mast Tennessee Good Roads Association
Greene County Good Roads
Mr. Brown
C. Williams
J. Fred Johnson
C. Williams and
Young
George J. Burbage
East
Tennessee
Comet
Henry Brown
M. L
Laymen's Meeting Great Success at Roan Street Church
The Holston conference Baptist laymen held a three day event at Roan Street and Main Street churches featuring Prof John Henderson lecture on the Laymen's Movement. Attendees included prominent officials bankers and merchants. Actions urged include annual missionary rallies formation of mission and class and tithing church missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Laymen's Association of the
Holston
Roan Street Baptist Church
John T. Henderson
Virginia Institute
Bristol
Southern Baptist Convention
Roan
Main Street
J. W. Stone
Lee F. Miller
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Constitutional Treatment
Fragmentary notes describe catarrh treatment with internal doses of Hall's Catarrh Cure by Fr. Cheney & Co. and claim local failure warrants constitutional therapy. The text references dosage forms and aims to treat systemic symptoms affecting mucous surfaces.
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Hall
Fr. Cheney & Co
The Passing of the Sword Elevates Platform Eloquence
Mr Taylor drew a large audience despite bad weather and kept listeners in a glow of good feeling with ora torical climaxes. Attendees praised his performance as his best and expected the lecture to rank among America’s notable platform orators.
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Alf Taylor
Milligan College Chapel
Mr.Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
America
Railroad magnate inspects C and O line on special train
Mark W. Potter, Cumberland corporation chair, who owns the C O and O railroad and has stock in Searboard Air Line, travels with President George Carter on a special train. They ride from Roanoke to Dante Virginia then Johnson City and onward along the CL C O line.
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Mark W. Potter
The
Cumberland Corporation
Searboard Air Line
New Carolina, Clinchnell & Ohio
Roanoke
George 14 Carter
Dante, Vit
Johnson City
St. John Breaks Ground on New Main Street Block
Dirt was broken this morning on a new two story business house by St. John on Main street. The building will use improved methods and align with the march of progress as the town progresses.
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St. John
Main Street
Bank of Commerce Permanently Located in East Tennessee
After choosing several sites the Bank of Commerce leases space in the Armbrust smith building at Spring and Tipton Brevets now held by Watauga Water Co. The bank will be remodeled with a corner entrance large windows a modern vault and enhanced internal features to attract customers. Rent described as landlord’s graft 10 percent cash and $3.00 a month to own your own home offered by John L. Davis in Davis West Park Addition.
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Bank of Commerce
Armbrust-simith
Spring and
Tipton Brevets
Watauga Water Co
Tipton Street
East Tennessee
Davis West Park Addition
John L. Davis
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Tams Néssoo
Cooper Sharp
Memphis
Charlie Slack
Nashville
Dosser Brothers Department Store
Man
Cleveland
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Sone
Chicago News
Judge
PedigoCe Martin-Williams
Bullock
Bean
Govenor
Hove
Kodak
Kodaks
Amatuer
Wiley & Degroat Main
Peaslee-Gaulbert Co., Incorporated
Louisville
Kentucky
Parrot Hardware Co
H.R. Brown and Son
And
A. A. Taylor
Milligan
Malinda A. Akers
Basham
Cardus
Iadian Fancies Medicine Co ‘Chuttan ‘Tenn
China
S. B
ST. John Business
West Market Street
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