Postmaster Row Fuels Elizabethton Turbulence Amid War Talk
Elizabethton law and politics provoke a clash over Crawford Alexander as postmaster while Taft contemplates moves after insurgent threats. Rumors of a naval demonstration near Sycamore Shoals unfold as tensions mount in Carter County. Local petitions defend Alexander, with citizens urging due process and fair play. Jacob Carr visits. Mrs Neth erland to return from Florida. Baracca Class plans a one day event.
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Elizabethton
Taft
Crawford Alexander
Teddy R. Roosevelt
Alexander
Washington
Texas
Spitfire
Sycamore Shoals
Sammule
Districts likely to stay the same in state races
Nashville March 15. The joint legislative redistricting committee will probably recommend no changes to congressional and state legislative districts. East Tennessee may see some shifts in judicial circuits to relieve court congestion. Shelby county seeks inclusion in the tenth district, a plan favored by Hardeman, Tipton and Fayette counties but not expected to pass. The committee meets again next Monday. The good roads committee is drafting a county bond act permitting county bonds up to ten percent of taxable value, with taxes to fund a sinking fund. A panel will study selling the current gubernatorial mansion and possibly converting it to a capitol annex, or building a new annex on Capitol grounds, with members including Governor Hooper and Speakers Baxter and Leach.
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Joint
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West Tenessee
East Tennessee
Tennessee
Shelby County
Hardeman
Tipton
Fayette Counties
Joint Legislative Committee On Good Road Laws
Joint Legislative
Capitol
Hooper
Baxter
Leach
Senate
House
Taxation of Notes and proposed reforms
The joint legislative committee on revenue and assessment bills will push important changes in state assessment laws. Key proposal exempts purchase money notes and deeds of trust notes from taxation and imposes a mortgage tax of fifteen cents on the property value. Senators Holladay and others work on appropriation and inheritance tax bills. Dobbs spoke to students at Martha Weilder school yesterday morning.
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Holladay
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Martha Weilder
Dr. Dobbs
Workmen Buried After Building Collapse in Greeneville
Greeneville court term postponed as Coca Cola case extends schedule. Judge E T Sanford announced in Chattanooga that the Greeneville term, moved from last Monday in March, will start the first week in April due to the Coca Cola trial occupying at least two weeks.
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Federal
E. T. Sanford
Greeneville
Greenesville
Mystery Surrounds Edith Melcher Murder Trial
Albany on March 15 witnesses, many women, are summoned to testify today on the mental unsoundness of Edith Melcher, charged with murdering her young son. The defense insists on the attendance of Howard Kirk, Melcher’s close friend, whose art embroidery exhibits clutter the counsel desk, fueling public curiosity.
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Albany
N. Y
Edith Melcher
Howard Kirk
State Legislators Visit Washington for Redistricting Work
State Senators Cox Holladay and Turner arrived in Washington on March 15. Cox pursues state debt refunding while Holladay and Turner, on the redistricting committee, collect census data for possible state congressional redistricting after the last Congress failed to pass reapportionment.
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Washington
John J. Cox
O. K. Holladay
C. M. Turner
Cox
Holladay
Turner
Howse Challenges Major Stahlman in Nashville Mayoral Race
Nashville reports Mayor Hillary Howse issues a challenge to Major K B Stahlman to run for mayor next October, calling Stahlman the opposition leader. Stahlman hints he may consider the proposal in September if the mayor holds his position.
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Nashville
Hillary Howse
Maj
K. B. Stallman
Nex
Major Stahlman
Howse
M G R Club entertains with Five Hundred and prizes
Society notes recount the M G R Club gathering at Mrs Haynes Miller’s home with seven tables of Five Hundred. Mrs Archer wins a prize after a cut for the prize. Mil ler’s return from her orchid tour is marked by the event. A salad course and sweets were served.
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M. G. R. Club
Haynes Miller
Archer
Collapse at Nashville mill kills several workers
In Nashville on March 15, fifteen to twenty men toiled to tear down a building wall when walls exploded inward. Ambulances, a patrol wagon, and volunteers including Mayor Howse aided firemen in rescue efforts as debris hampered the operation. By 2 PM, fifteen men were recovered with four dead, including Ralph McCollum, son of a known musician.
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J. 11. Falls & Company
Ralph
Shipping Warnings Blank Atlantic Coast Storm Sextet
Stormy weather prevails along the Atlantic coast with shipping warnings posted from East Port Maine to Cape Hatteras. A jet stream moves eastward from the Great Lakes as colder weather is forecast nationwide east of the Mississippi within 36 hours, with cold wave warnings in northern states.
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Atlantic
East Port
Maine
Cape Fhatwras
Great Lake Region
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Horthers
Leather Kelly Signs With Johnson City Team
Knoxville standout Leather Kelly signs with the Johnson City baseball team in the old Southern league and will report in April. A top Knoxville pitcher, Kelly’s past seasons include strong showings in the Southern and South Atlantic leagues as he joins a bigger league roster.
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Johnson City
Knoxville
Souther
South Atlantic
Timker
Flote
President to seek general arbitration treaty with Britain
Washington on March 15. When Congress convenes next December the president may submit a treaty with Great Britain for general and unlimited arbitration of all disputes between the two nations, fulfilling a campaign promise.
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Washington
Confess
Great
Meyers Bribery Reveal Shocks Senate in 1899
Washington March 15 Henry L Meyers Montana elected senator sworn in April 4 recounted a bribery attempt in 1899. He testified as to receiving ten 1000 dollar bills to support W A Clark, and witnessed two other legislators accept the bribe. The money was later turned over to the state school fund after no claims appeared. Meyers noted the episode as a dramatic early senate encounter.
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Henry L. Meyers
Montana
Tom Barter
Senate
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National Capital
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
W. A. Clark
Clark
House
Legislative Chamber
Meyer
Unite States Senate
Conductor Reassigned to Rogersville Branch Line
Captain Bruce Cartright of the Southern railway is assigned to the Rogersville branch run. He has served as a passenger train conductor on the Knoxville to Bristol main line in recent days, replacing Conductor Hugh Murray who moves to the Bristol to Chattanooga main line.
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Southern Railway
Knoxville
Bristol
Rogersville
Southern
Hugh Murray
Chattanooga
Morristown
Street car runs after birthday party at Munsey Memorial
Circle Five arranged special street car service after the birthday party tonight at Munsey Memorial church. Be sure to attend.
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Munsey Memorial Church
Circle Five
PUBLIC LIBRARY NEEDS REMODELING AND NEW BOOKS
The Johnson City Public Library Board met last Saturday to plan general improvements including an annual house cleaning. The aim is to make rooms more attractive for patrons. Miss Blake donated eleven volumes of modern fiction. New books will be added as funds allow. E D Galloway, a West Virginia lumber dealer, visited the city yesterday.
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Johnson City
Bryom Executed at Sunrise for Brutal Murder
Nashville march 15 Napper Byrom a white man convicted of murdering his wife and mother of twelve children was hanged at the state prison at sunrise. Delegation including attorneys and relatives urged commutation to life, but Gov Hooper declined after reviewing the case and testimonies. The execution ends a long dispute over insanity claims and abuse.
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Napper Byi
State
Byrom
Denth House
Hooper
Byrout
Voti
Fries
Elevator fall at fur house kills two girls and a man
In St Paul Minnesota on March 15 two girls and a man were killed and several others injured when an elevator at Gordon Ferguson wholesale fur house plunged four floors. The operator Mason Johnson said the doors closed after passengers alighted on the fourth floor and the elevator began slipping. The latch failed, the counterweight dropped, and wreckage trapped victims at the shaft bottom.
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St. Paul, Mian
F Gordon & Ferguson
Mason Johnson
Carper Jones
Moody Leads Prayer Meeting At City Christian Church
Rev Ernest Moody pastor of the United Brethren church conducted the prayer meeting last night at the Christian church. He gave an interesting and instructive talk on religious topics during the evening. He is considered one of the brightest young preachers in the city with a bright future.
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Ernest Moody
United Brethren Church
Christian Church
State Department asks release of Blaze and Converse
Washington reports the state department asked Mexico to free Americans Blaze and Converse held at Juarez. Officials said evidence shows the men were arrested on American soil. Judge Price of Bristol was in town transacting business. Prof. Gilbreath, after a visit to Chattancoca, is due back tomorrow.
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State Department
Blaze
Converse
Juarez
Mexico
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Bristol
Gilbreath
Chattancoca
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