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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1887

Page

2

Notable young West reunion and legal notes from 1887

The item lists the three youngest members of a group in the west United States as Kexna Pavaskan and Paseo, all near forty. Attorney General Garland denies any candidacy for a vacant supreme bench seat. Mrs James Brown Potter plans rest after London exertion. The Atlanta Asheville and Baltimore Railroad elimination is set for six months, linking Atlanta to Baltimore via Asheville, with completion in five years. Richard K Fox invites John J Sullivan to face Jake Kilrain for $5,000 and the Police Gazette belt. 1,000 dollars already deposited, with Pat Sheedy to cover or cede the title.

West United States Kexna and Pavaksan West Virginia Paseo Florida Asheville N.C Atlanta Baltimore Matkinson T. J Howell New York Ashville Richard K. Fox Police Gantty Clipper Office John J. Sullivan Jake Kilrain Championship of America Police Gazette Kilvain Pat Sheedy

Railroad Deal Signals C and Company Resolve

The piece notes a deal among the C & C with Carolina Midland and Augusta Edgefield Newbery lines and cites Johnson City completion pledges. It also reports the Nashville American’s leadership change and urges unity for the Democratic party and fiscal progress under current management.

Governor Taylor Meets Wideawake Temperance Band at Ryman's Hall

Gov Taylor greeted by Mrs Sims and about thirty six children wearing judge badges reading Wideawake. The Wideawake Temperance Band of Hope sang Battling for the Order and Temperance Girls and Boys. Taylor praised purity and urged schools and bands to teach sobriety. Roy Dr Savage gave encouraging remarks as officials and visitors expressed satisfaction. The group then returned to Melrose for a picnic.

Nashville Hannor Taylor Mra N.B. Sins Sims Wideawake Nob Roy

Three C s Consolidation Nears in Columbia

Reports from Columbia detail ongoing talks between the Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago Railway and the Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad regarding a proposed consolidation. Projections cover timelines for completion from Augusta to Black's and from Camden to Rutherfordton, with rail and grading progress and a plan to run trains into Charleston by early next year.

Johnson City CoLumara 8. C Charleston Cincinnati Chicago Georgia and Carolina Midland News and Courier R.A. Johnson M. C. Buller Midland Road Three O's Columbia Three C's Col. Johnson Senator Butlers The Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company Georgia and Carolina Midland Railroad Company Newbery Clarleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company Georgia and Carolina Midland Company Charleston, Cinnati and Chicago Railroad Company South Carolina Black's Georgia Land Carolina Midland Railroad Company Union County Union, Gaffney City and Rutherfordton Railroad Company Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad Company B. R. Wallace Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Themelves

Washington National Drill Camp Opens with States Represented

In Washington on May 23 1887 more than a thousand tents circle the Washington Monument as troops from Alabama Arkansas Connecticut Colorado Dakota Indiana Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina South Carolina Ohio Rhode Island Texas Tennessee Virginia Washington Territory and the District of Columbia gather for the National Drill. The opening day covers camp naming orders and arrivals ahead of tomorrow’s competitive drills while the event promises many pageants reviews and street parades. The bar at the drill ground has been revoked with temperance drinks only dispensed under the grand stand. President Cleveland plans a ten day vacation with Mrs Cleveland and Col Lamont at Saranac Lake New York, following the drill.

Wasnixarox Washington Monument Alabama Arkansas Colorado Dakota Indiana Ninois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisans Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississipi Missouri Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina South Carolina Ohio Rhode Ieland Texas Tennessee Virginia Washington Territory District of Columbia National Guard Washington Camp R. C Drum Mobile W. C.T.A War Department Cleveland Col. Lamont Saranac Lake

The Waning Mind and the Claims of Hopeful Tonics

An excerpt reviews beliefs about mental vigor and health tonics, praising vitality and clarity while warning readers about exaggerated claims. It mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a valued remedy and notes purported benefits for nerves, memory, digestion, and overall fitness, reflecting period health ad campaigns.

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