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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1896
Page
2
The piece catalogs factional maneuvers around McKinley's presidential prospects, Reed and Proctor disputes, and Tillman versus Hobson on silver policy. It notes Broad views on graduation to the Chicago convention, and closes with Rev. Davidson’s birthday sermon on December doors and knocking.
Georgia politics, the 1906 race, and national figures are in focus as McKinley era revolts and silver debates shape Republican gains. Ex presidents and diplomats plan Cuba moves while senators clash over tariffs and the Sherman act. An unveiling ceremony for Gen Hancock’s statue in Washington caps the week.
A fragmentary advertisement extols Dr King s New Discovery as an ideal panacea for colds and burns claiming relief without doctors or prescriptions. It mentions a minister of the Mutualist Episcopal Church and notes a trial offered free at McFarland Cote.
A letter from A B Bonatas invites East Tennessee farmers to the Knoxville convention on May 19 and 20. It notes reduced rail and boat rates for delegates from the Southern Railway and Marietta and North Georgia lines and urges broad county representation and prepared talks on farming. It also advertises low-price clothing in a separate insert.
George Gale president of the American Exchange Bank of New York and key financier behind the 1878 clearing house certificate scheme died at his Englewood New Jersey home from paralysia. An unrelated cost remedy for elderly digestion, Electric Hiltues, is advertised with mis-spellings and questionable claims in the same column.
The notice includes a real estate sale listing by Chancery Court of Johnson City with details of a mortgage judgment and amounts due. It also promotes travel discounts for the United Confederate Veterans annual reunion in Richmond, Virginia, with Southern Railway ticket information and agent contacts across multiple cities.
The Southern railway announces July 5 to 7 ticket sales at one first class round trip rate for the International Christian Endeavor Convention in Washington D C. Return by July 2 is required with continuous passage allowed both ways. Scenic route via Knoxville, Sevierville, and Asheville labeled The Land of the Sky. For schedules and rules contact any company agent in Chattanooga or nearby offices.
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