Turbulent Senate Confirmations Stir Tennessee Press
The Montgomery's Vindicator hints the senate may block postmaster appointments at Bristol Elizabethton and Jonesboro while Sammy and Bill Taft push for continuation. The Nashville Tennessean and American travels to Chattanooga to cite a city official about the lid being tight. Hooper’s capitol city activity noted as the paper critiques restraint.
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Montgomery
Sells
Senate
Bristol
Elizabethton
Jonesboro
Sammy
Bill
Taft
Nashville Tennessean
American Hit
Chattanooga
Nashville
Hooper
Capitol City
Spartanburg to Host 1911 South Atlantic Music Festival
Spartanburg offers a five concert South Atlantic States Music Festival for 1911 costing ten thousand dollars with world renowned artists. Lillian Nordica Scotti Alice Neilson Damiasco and the New York Symphony provide star draws. tickets for all five concerts are six dollars, averaging about 1.20 per concert. A 200-voice festival chorus enhances the program and special visitor accommodations are arranged. festival inquiries will be answered promptly.
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Spartanburg
Mme
Lillian Nordica
Signor
Antonio Scotti
Alice Neilson
New York Symphony Quartette
Florence Hinckle
Christine Miller
Albert Quesnel
Arthur Middleton
Walter Damiasco
New York Symphony Orchestra
New York
Chicago
Charter Granted for New Electric Road in Tennessee
A state charter was issued to the Elizabethton Milligan and Johnson Lily Electric Railroad Company of Carter County with capital of 25000. Incorporators include W G Payne James H Smith A B Brannon W G C Burchfield J Indes and J G Burchfield. The line will run from Johnson City to Milligan College in Washington County and from there via Oak Grove to Elizabethton.
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Nashville
Elizabethton
Milligan and
Johnson Lily Electric Railroad Company
Carter County
W. G. Payne
James H. Smith
A. B. Brannon
W. GC. Burchfield
J. Indes
J. G. Burchfield
Mal
Jonson City
Milligan College
Warter County
Oak Grove
Stack Case May 31 Be Compromised
The trial of Richard I. Stack of Kalamazoo Mich on the charge of kidnapping his boy Ming Stack from the home of his former wife's relatives in St Louis was postponed until this afternoon Attorneys for the plaintiff and defense conferred before court opened and it was publicly stated that a possible compromise might be reached Stack was to appear April 8 to show cause why a writ of cor pus should not be tied to compel him to surrender the boy to the mother In Nashville Tenn the former wife Orin Atlen Black Burbank appeared for the mother
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St Louis
Mare
Richard I. Stack
Kacamba
Mich
Ming Stack
Stick
Mim
Orin Atlen-Black- Burbank
Nashville
Teri
Greeneville Court Postponed A Month
Knoxville March 28 It has been announced that the term of United States district and circuit court in Greeneville beginning April 3 has been postponed until Monday May This is the second postponement due to the United States versus large quantity of coca cola case Jesse S Smith was a prominent visitor in the city yesterday.
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Knoxville
United States District and Circuit Court
Greeneville
J. T. Sanford
United States
Railways’ Southern Development Efforts Praised
The Railway World editorial lauds U.S. railroad work to develop southern territories. It credits Southern Railway President Finley for fueling southern confidence and notes nine thousand delegates at the Southern Commercial Congress in Atlanta applauded the region’s future prospects. It argues railroads’ educational work spur prosperity and values such public-benefit initiatives.
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Philadelphia
Railway World
United States
Southern Railway
Southern Commercial Congress
Atlanta
South
Kidney Pills Promoted for Backache and Urinary ills
Johnson City man endorses Doan's Kidney Pills from Whitehouse Drug Co after relief from dull backache and irregular kidney secretions. He first recommended the remedy in 1903 and now reaffirms it. Down's Kidney Pills advertised nationwide by Foxtor-Milburn Co. Text urges buyers to remember the name Down's.
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Down
Johnson City
H.C. Beasley, Jr
Myrtle Avenue
Tenn
Dean
Whitehouse Drug Co
Doan
Foxtor-Milburn Co
Huffalo
New York
United States
Mayor and Aldermen Hold Quiet Council Meeting
The board of mayor and aldermen met last night in a calm session. No talk of the controversial questions or the commission form of city government occurred. Routine matters were the focus of the meeting.
Bristol Citizens Bank Placed Under Receiver
Bristol Citizens Bank in Bristol Tennessee was placed in the hands of a receiver today after an application by R. L. Blevins and others. E. K. Bachman was named receiver and has assumed control. Approximately 50000 dollars deposited in another Bristol bank by a Baltimore syndicate to fund a proposed merger with Bank of Bristol was attached by J. H. Mejeu, a Citizens stockholder and director.
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Bristol
Citizens Bank
Tenn
R. L. Blevins
E. K. Bachman
Bank of Bristol
Baltimore
Tthe
J. H. Me Jue
Senator Houk Responds to Nashville Criticism in Hooper Folk Case
John C. Houk Republican senator from Knox County speaks in Nashville denying claims about the Hooper Folk incident. He defends actions around the legislative refunding committee trip to Chicago and New York, asserting his opposition to Democratic substitution on the state funding board and denying press-driven interference. He notes supporters and critics as the row centers on governance and party loyalty.
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Nashville
John C. Houk
Knox County
Senator Houk
Legislative
Chicago
New York
United States
John Baxter
Knoxville
Tennessee
Baxter
New York City
Hermitage Hotel
State Funding Board
Hooper
Dibrell
Taylor
Blake
Legislative Committee
Folk
National Republican Party
Southern Railway Extends Georgia Line With New Passing Tracks
Georgia section reports extensive improvements on the Atlanta to Macon line by the Southern Railway. About twenty miles of passing tracks to be laid to create lop sidings every five miles, enabling four-train capacity and near-double track efficiency. Also notes bridge strengthening and enhanced freight and passenger handling for through service between Florida and the West.
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Atlanta
March
Macon
Southern Railway
Tne
Peesheet
Southern
Florida
West
Ubis
Tts
Ube
Southern Railway Company
Sunday closing of postoffices spreads nationally
Detroit began the push for Sunday postal closings aided by the board of trade and churches. Cities like Lawrence, Schenectady, Lincoln, and Toledo followed after proving minimal inconvenience. A Toledo test showed Sunday calls dropped from 590 to 45, with 98 percent of Sunday callers being churchgoers. Johnson City stores already halt Sunday sales, aligning with the rest of the plan. Mra Netherland and sons returned from a winter in Eustis Florida.
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Detroit
Michigan
Board of Trade
Post Office Department
Johnson City
Lawrence
Mass
Schenectady
N. Y
Arena
Educational meeting unites Johnson City teachers
An enthusiastic session at Science Hill drew almost all white teachers, with Mise Tempsle Baxter absent sick. Superintendent books and Prof. Brooks urged diligence in attendance and student promotions as term end nears. Attendees voted to attend the East Tennessee Teachers Association meeting in Knoxville on Thursday, April 12, and consider hosting the next Fort Tennessee Teachers Association in Johnson City. Prof. Gilbreath praised local schools and outlined how the normal school could aid city education, noting the East Tennessee Normal president is an experienced schoolman and former Vanderbilt professor.
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Science Hill
Mise Tempsle Baxter
Baouks
Brooks
East Tennessee ‘Teachers’ Association
Knoxville
Fort ‘Tennessee
Teachers’ Association
Johnson City
Gilureaih
Ewat Tennemec
Gilbreath
The
East Tennessee Normal
Vanderbilt, University
Chattanooga
Ptereets
Lorimer Election Fund Spotlighted by Kohlsaat Testimony
Chicago Record Herald publisher Kohlsaat told the UK Senate investigating committee that $100 000 was needed to elect William Lorimer to the U S Senate but he refused to reveal the source. Senator Button challenged the ethics of concealing information and the committee moved to an executive session before Kohlsaat was told he must answer.
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Chicago Record
Herald
Lorimer
Springfield
Marek
M. Me Kohlsaat
Chicago Record-Herald
UK Senate
Willian Lorimer
United States Senate
Benator Button
Kohlsaat
Governor Hooper's Proposed State Reforms and Appointments
Governor Hooper sends a legislative message urging a ban on lawmakers practicing law before state bodies, a permanent audit system for state institutions, salary-based boards, pollution lawsuits funding, new jails, abolition of the fee system, bond refunding, a reformatory for colored children, education board salary rules, and bolstered geologic and immigration funding to shift immigration toward the South and Tennessee.
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Hooper
State Board of Charities
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Tennessee
Cardul touted for female troubles in old testimonial
A historic testimonial from Mary Proemany claims Cardul relieved long standing womanly ailments. The ad asserts Cardul is gentle, herbal, and safe for headaches and backaches linked to female troubles, encouraging readers not to fear trying the remedy.
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Pant Liew
Mary Proemany
Thie Place
Yua
Cardul
House Patronage Debate Opens in Washington
Washington March 29 The ways and means committee has not decided on house patronage and has not yet reached the subject The caucus will meet Saturday to fix the method of distributing patronage when it elects four principal officers of the house The rules adoption is a priority and the rules committee reported a guiding set of principles It is unclear what topic will be addressed first likely early election of the clerk sergeant at arms door keeper and postmaster with minor patronage questions to follow.
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Washington
Animesos
House
Ways and Means
Refused to pose for negro man at Chicago art class
Chicago March 29 The race question arose at the Art Institute when a white model refused to pose with a Negro student in the room. After discussion with fellow students the Black artist left the classroom to ease the disruption.
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Chicago
Art Institute
West Side School Welcomes Rev Stivers Visitor
Rev L B Stivers visited West Side school yesterday. D M Scerry is in the city and likely to stay until the baseball season opens.
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L. B. Stivers
West Side
D. M. Scerry
Ex Mayor Johnson Takes Turn for Worse
Cleveland March 28 Tom L Jobson former mayor Johnson takes a turn for worse after relapsing ten days ago and sitting up in an easy chair Gentlemen attending say he passed a restless night and day and received many visitors but updates from those at the bedside are not encouraging
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Cleveland, O
Tom L. Jobson
Johnson
Thhose
Epworth League Delegates Arrive Friday for Convention
Delegates to the Epworth League convention will arrive Friday afternoon at the inst My E church for the opening sermon at 7 40 Friday evening. Rev RB Stansell of the University of Challancoza will speak and a social half hour will follow. Bishop Quayle’s lecture Saturday evening and his sermon Sunday morning draw many visitors. No admission will be charged during the convention. Constantinople reports the shooting of Cyril Von Schusting, a German instructor, by an Albanian soldier on the parade ground as an act of vengeance.
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Epworth League
RB. Stansell
University of Challancoza
Asocial
Bishop Quayle
Constantinople
Cyr. von Schusting
Sinckness
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Eutis
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