South and Southwest railroad boom reported in 34 new firms
The Manufacturers' Record notes 34 railroad enterprises organized since January across the south and southwest. Texas leads in projects with several lines planned, including Panhandle routes, while Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and others show activity. Several major lines near completion are cited, with caution on pledges and financing amid a market downturn.
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South
Southwest
Texas
North Carolina
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Virginian Railway
Carolina
Clinchfield
Ohio
Attenton
Panhandle
Plano Estacado
Mississippi
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
Florida East Coast
Florida
Sitle
Knoxville, Sevierville
Eastern
Norfolk and Southern
Asheville
East Tennessee
Cement Reinforced Products of Vineland and The Cement Age
Editor notes the Cement Age and its wide uses, addressing Vineland’s Commercial Club through The Comet. The column promises entertaining discourse on cement products and their applications as a civic, industrial topic.
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Comet
Cement Plant Proposal Near Johnson City Promoted
N A Patterson advocates a stand pipe cement plant near Johnson City to supply cheap cement via Watauga river, leveraging local rock, coal access, and electric power. He urges the Commercial Club to locate capitalists to invest and enable immediate action for city benefits and low production costs. Near Death to Big Pond report describes Mrs. Ida Soper's recovery from severe lung illness using Dr King’s New Discovery with testimonials and medical uses.
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Watauga
Brown
Black Oak Ridge
Rock
Jctty
Johnson City
Watauga River
N. A. Patterson
Big Pond
Ida Soper
H. U. Miller
Seventy Second Birthday Observed by Parties in New York
Democrats and Republicans joined in New York on March 19 to honor the seventy second birthday anniversary of the late Grover Cleveland. Tributes in poem song and speech were offered with Edward M. Shepard as host. Mayor McClellan spoke and Judge George Gray and Senator Root praised Cleveland though Gov. Hughes failed to appear until the meeting adjourned.
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Grover Cleveland
Taft
Hughes
Fuller
H.R. Brown
McClellan
New York
Ai Cobawor
Cleveland
Gréeneville
Carmegie Hall
City of
Guv. Hughes
Senator Root
Gray
Delaware
East
Tennessee
Puller
Richard Olney
Woodrow Wilson
Andrew Carnegie
Lyman Abbott
Stead
McCiel
Pacific
Greene
Brown
Cleveland Memorial
Johnson City
Plant
Richard Watson
Gilder
New York Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
Land
College of the Clythe
New York City
George Gray
Root
Gov. Hughes
Prohibition Laws To Be Tested In Courts In Coming Months
The Nashville Banner reports liquor interests will seek injunctions to block state wide prohibition laws. They plan to file suit by July 1 seeking to restrain enforcement, challenging the manufacturers law in federal courts if needed.
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New York Bar
Nashvile Banner
Amee
Dickens on the 1896 race for President
Campaign note predicts William E. Curtis as likely opponent as Dickinson is urged for the presidency. The item frames a political forecast with named figures and a call to support Dickinson for the national ticket.
Dickenson Named One Of Nation's Leading Men For President
Nashville March 19 Judge Jacob McGavock Dickenson secretary of war is predicted by Washington correspondent William E Curtis to have Taft administration backing for president in eight years Curtis calls Dickenson a leading national figure and visits his Nashville home to gather material for a biographical sketch Also mentions health ad about Burdock Blood Bitters and deep breathing for a corn from unrelated text.
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Jacob McGavock Dickenson
William E. Curtis
Washington
Curtis
Dickenson
Taft
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Tare L. Earnest
Apaw B. Caoven
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J. E. Crouch Bookseller and Stationer
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Hagerstown
East Main Street
Zinreic
H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Eczema
A. ©. Miller
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
TA. Swenson
Watertown
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H.C. Miller's
WM. E. Curtis
Men of the Nation
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Armbrust-Smith Building
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Guy Se Eal ‘ Jackson
T. V. McCown
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HA. Seeckler
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Joni P. Rhea
Chas. T. Hayward
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