Humboldt Welcomes Bob Democratic Candidate at Lyric Theater
Senator Robert L. Taylor spoke to about 1200 at the Lyric theater in Humboldt, introduced by Confederate veteran Col. W. M. McCall. Taylor denied leading a lawless element but claimed he led the same supporters for thirty years, urging loyalty to democracy amid the campaign.
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Humboldt
Robert L. Taylor
Brownsville
Lyric Theater
Col. W. M. McCall
Thomas J. Water
Taylor
Tennessee
Shém
Hobble skirt defense ends assault case in court
New York February 28 hobble skirt presented as evidence in New Jersey avenue court. Mrs Bertha Lang accused Miss Prances Stults of assault after dispute over Langs husband. Stults held up the garment claiming it prevented kicking. Magistrate Gilroy dismissed the case noting the skirt made violent action impossible.
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New York
Get
Yeatenday
Bertha Lang
Miss Prances Stults
New Jersey Avenue Court
Mrs. Lang
Miss Stulz
Judge
Solomon
Gilroy
Twilight of Life Stomach Ailments Linked to Aging
As people age the stomach weakens causing constipation indigestion and gas. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised to soften stools ease digestion and reduce discomfort. Free sample offers are extended from Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello Illinois with bottles sold at 50 cents and $1 through local dealers.
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Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell | Bldg
Monticello
Sec
Vertrees Confident in Taylor Victory Says Democrats Favor Taylor
Nashville Get. M. chairman W. C. Vertrees of the state democratic campaign committee issues a statement expressing utmost confidence in Senator Taylor. He cites county executives, headquarters visitors, and letters from regulars and independents, noting independents drift toward Taylor and predicting a Democratic victory with less than 10 000 independents voting for Hooper.
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Nashville
Get. M
W. C. Vertrees
Democratic Campaign Committee
Ling
Benator Taylor
Major Vertrees
Democrats of
Tennessee
Tecan
Ohia
Independent Judiciary
Kay
Taylor
Tennessean
Hooper
Bod
Patterson
Tillman
Toul
William O. Vertreer
Chin
Dem
Suspected Dynamiters Held in Mexico
Washington reports five men detained in Acapulco on suspicion of dynamiting the Los Angeles Times building. US Consul Letcher, via the American ambassador to Mexico, seeks further details as police examine prisoners matching private detective descriptions of fugitives Evans and Hamburn.
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Washington
State Department
Americcan
Mexico
United States
Marion Leteler M
Taylor predicts 20000 vote majority in Tennessee campaign
Nashville reports Senator Robert Taylor ascribes a 20,000 majority to the Democrats in West Tennessee. He cites large crowds across 48 speeches in a week, predicts gains statewide, with East Tennessee Republican lead capped at about 20,000. Maj. Vertrees concurs on cautious estimates.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Robert L. Taydor
Memphis
Taylor
State Committee
Maj. Vertrees
Independent Campaign
East Tennessee
West Tennessee
Sunday School Built Upon Ruins of Saloon
Rev J H Wallin Sunday school missionary attended a rally on Big Rock Creek. He said the Sunday school edifice is built on the ruins of a saloon and a saloon distillery, showing a moral conversion moment.
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J. H. Wallin
Big Rock Creek
No Taylor Supporters Named on Election Board
Newport Tenn Oct 26 The eleven men commissioners met and appointed officers for the November election Not a single Taylor supporter was named on the slate The board consists of Hooper supporters and a Yeager family member Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin ad follows with claims of cures for malaria constipation and stomach trouble and price in Monticello Illinois per bottle and per dozen
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Newport
Tenn
Taylor
Hooper
Arkansan Captures Audience Tells What Tariff Does
A speaker from Arkansas addresses a public gathering detailing how the tariff impacts local industries. The talk highlights price effects, market access, and potential benefits for manufacturing sectors while urging readers to follow legislative developments.
Senator Davis Lectures in Johnson City on Wealth and Power
Senator Jeff Davis addressed a capacity crowd at the courthouse in Johnson City on Saturday afternoon. He criticized wealth concentration, claimed 52 men own 35 percent of U S wealth and 4 052 others are worth 1 to 10 million dollars, denounced monopolies and Republican policy, and urged party unity amid perceived economic injustice.
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Jet! Davis
Court House
Johnson City
Benator Davis
C. H. Lyle
Davis
Democratic Party
United States
Solomons
Congress
Spocket
Secretary of the Treasury
Residence of E J Pitts Burned on Watauga Avenue
Fire discovered in the kitchen at the residence of E J Pitts on Watauga Avenue. The house suffered heavy damage but most furniture was saved by water and firefighting efforts. Pitts moved his family to M C Curtis’s home while repairs are made. Loss covered by insurance. Fire suspected to have started from a defective fuse in the kitchen stove.
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E. J. Pitts
Watauga Avenue
New Street
John Pitty
Pitts
M.C. Curtis
Tennessee Senate Bid By Shoun Opposes Pfeiffer Critics
A Johnson County letter writer urges support for John B. Shoun in the Tennessee senate race against a rival backed by a recent nomination deal. The piece derides tariff Dems and Republican graft, praises Senator Bob Taylor, and warns of dangerous political tactics and high living costs amid national tariff battles.
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Gettysbore
Shiloh
Arkansas
Tiese
Persimmons
Gentemen
Bob” Taylor
Howe
Tennessee
United States Senate
Mack
Bryan
Bob! Taylor
Aldrich
Tahal
Washington
Theron
Hickey Draws Big Newport Crowd in Pro-Hickey Rally
In Newport on October 31 a crowd of about 1500 from Newport and Cocke County gathered at the courthouse to hear Hon. R. B. Hickey defend his stance on Sen. Robt. L. Taylor's election and to denounce critics. Col. U. H. Lyle spoke of a hopeful race and received loud applause as Confederate veterans and supporters pledged backing for Hickey and Lyle.
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Newport
Hone
Newell Sanders
Cocke County
R. B. Hickey
Hickey
Robt. L. Taylor
Hooper
A. C. Faubian
Hooperites
Mr. Hickey
Capt. Hooper
Migs Huff
Boquet
Bob
Ben Hooper
Indies
Col. Lyte
Brownlow
Col. Lyle
Dr King's New Discovery Praised by Harrodsburg Man
D T Sanders of Harrodsburg Kentucky credits Dr King's New Discovery with ending a long coughing illness that resisted prior cures. The ad extols the remedy for coughs colds lagrippe asthma croup hemorrhages whooping cough and weak lungs. Trial bottles free guaranteed by H C Miller.
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H. C. Miller
Negro voters in Tennessee shift to Taylor support in 1890s rally
In Nashville on October 26, the independant colored republican party of Tennessee rallied over 400 Taylor supporters. Leaders like P. J. Hill urged Negro voters to back Senator Robert L. Taylor for governor, arguing for cross party friendship and an end to automatic Republican loyalty. They pledged to judge records and support candidates favorable to the race.
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Nashville
Republican Party of
Tennessee
Taylor
P. J. Hill
Fama Republican
Tme
Independent Democra
Robert I. Taylor
Independent Colored Republican Party of
A. W. Fite
Hill
Robert L. Taylor
J. Thomas Turner
Washington City
South
Republican Party
Aave
God
Benator Taylor
Atriune
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E J. Pitts
Johnson County
Will
Gol GY Hh
Lyle
Jain
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