West Tennessee board seat dispute stirs Capitol politics
Nashville report explains a power struggle over the vacancy on the state election board following Judge Stratton’s term. Charles H. King tied to West Tennessee, with others arguing the legislature must elect a successor before the next session. Officials say King’s term ends with the general assembly’s convening and the path to fill the vacancy remains contested.
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Nashville
Capitol
Charles H. King
West Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Judge Young
Jackson
Memphis
Leslie M. Stratton
Stratton
Supreme Court
State Election Board
Acta
King
Jacksonian
Breed
Wool- Ten
Hickerson
Tennessee
General Assembly
Comptroller Woollen
Secretary of State
Sneed
Hheir
Iity
Goa
Cigiles T. Cates, Jr
Diavari
Lea
Crump
Cumberland River
Lehr
M. Stratton
Cates
Sweet
Woolen
House
Senate
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Edison to Make Benzol From Coal Gas
New York report says Thomas A. Edison opened a Johnstown Pennsylvania factory to produce benzol from coal gas using a new process. Benzol yields carbolic acid and aniline dyes and was mostly imported from Germany. Dr Rittman of the federal interior department developed a benzol from petroleum method, and Secretary Lane arranged with a firm to produce benzol by that method.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Johnstown
Germany
Rittman
Federal Interior Department
Lane
Endorsed at Home by Johnson City Real Estate Dealer
C N Brown of 113 Watauga St Johnson City Tennessee praises Doan’s Kidney Pills saying a family member used them and they fulfilled all claims. He notes continued high praise from others and urges readers to buy the same remedy. Published as an advertisement endorsement.
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Johnson City
Doan
C .N. Brown
Watauga St
Tenn
Joan
Mr. Brown
Foster Milburn
Buffalo
Dr Carlock Resigns From Sullins College
Bristol Tenn March 15 following the resignation of Dr W B Neighbors as president of Sullins College the Methodist school here for girls and the election of Dr John Orr to succeed him Dr Ly Ty Hx Carlock vice president and general manager of the school has tendered his resignation effective at the close of the present season. He has been with Sullins three years and his administration was noted for strict business methods and careful financing.
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Carlock
Sullins College
Bristol
Tenn
Salvia College
John ©. Orr
Ly Ty Hx Carlock
Conductor Gains Ten Pounds Devotion Amid War Tales
In Brussels and Knoxville era scenes a conductor named W. P. Morton touts Tanlac gains of ten pounds after two weeks. He praises energy and appetite, credits improved health to medicine sold by Gregory Drug Co. The piece mixes wartime poetry and patriotic verses about Russia France and the Allied cause, ending with H. S. Fish reflections.
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Kaiser
W. P. Morton
Bell Street
Park City
Morton
Knoxville
Knoxville Street Railway & Light
France
Paria Company
Russia
Church Street
Euclid Avenue
Mr. Morton
Tanlac
Kuhlman’s
Tanlae
Taniac
Johnson City
I Gregory Drug Co
Advt
Great Constantinople and War Echoes Through Time
A dramatic meditation on Constantinople as a historic power center linking Europe and Asia, with references to the Turkish role since 1453, the rise of Bolshevik and Germanic alliances, and the suffering of Poland and Belgium in war. It blends antiquity with modern conflict while naming figures like Cecile, Mary Weissman, and Adele Lieville. The piece also interjects an ad for Sloan's Liniment promising quick relief for rheumatic pain.
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Cecile
Berlin
Mary Weissman
Adele Lieville
Louisanna
Sloan
Almont
European War No 25 Amid Polish Fronts and Rumors
The piece chronicles German advances into Poland with seven hundred miles front, Russian counterattacks in the Carpathians, and estimates of casualties and prisoners. It notes potential invasion of England, women training for defense, and claims of Germany's accountability while predicting a prolonged conflict.
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Seems
Warsaw
Poland
von Hindenburg
Rhine
England
Piglund
Germany
Capital punishment abolition gains Senate support in Tennessee
Nashville March 15 The bill to abolish capital punishment advances as House supporters cite a 51 to 44 vote and 18 of 33 Senate members pledging backing. Duke C Bowers predicts a Senate vote within a week after prior efforts failed two years ago amid a broad campaign of education.
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Nashville
Memphis
Senate
Duke C
House
Bowers
Rockefellers Linked by Taste and Life's Simple Path
The story of Misses John D. Rockefeller and the poor country boy begins in school at age one. Drawn together by shared tastes and serious views of life they married after he rose from hardship to business success. They built a life of simple pleasures, family, faith, and service, eschewing society. Continued on Page Four.
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John D. Rockefeller
Barner
Lauri Selman
New England
John Rockefeller
Mfe
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Dr Kings New Discovery Life Pill Advert
An ad advocates Dr Kings New Discovery Life Pill claiming it promotes health by improving digestion and bowel movements. It asserts the pill ensures a full free bowel movement by morning and enhances appetite, urging readers to try it tonight.
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