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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
2
The text portrays political maneuvering in a border city, with claims of electoral success for Cy Lyle as magistrate and critiques of opponents. It references the Georgia legislature, a Tennessee election context, and local civic concerns amid national issues about the Union Pacific and monetary policy.
The article recalls Ben Sims to be executed in Jonesboro the seventeenth for the murder of Walter Galloway, marking him the second hanging in Washington county in about fifty years. It recounts a prior 1847 case of Deakins, a 17 year old enslaved man who killed his master William Deakins, details the brutal motive, capture, public execution, and a grisly posthumous desecration whose full fate remains unknown. Sheriff Price limits the audience for Sims, fearing enclosure size but noting a strong interest in witnessing the event.
An old endorsement touts Mothers Friend as essential during pregnancy and childbirth. It claims the product soothes nerves, relieves headaches and cramps, and supposedly speeds recovery, leaving mothers stronger after confinement and ensuring safety for mother and child.
Ohio repudiates fascism as silver candidates win Nebraska. Large Democratic gains in Pennsylvania Iowa and Massachusetts show growing strength of the people's cause. Regions of democracy renew courage by Tuesday's victories.
New York results show Van Wyck winning mayoral race by 80,000 to 100,000. other states report mixed gains for Republicans and Democrats. Democrats gain 14 seats in some legislatures, Republicans win in New Jersey, Maryland tight, Ohio expected swing, with heavy weather/Mistrust affecting turnout. Overall, incomplete tallies across states indicate a fragmented early landscape in late returns.
The article reports provisional returns in Kentucky showing strong Democratic gains and a likely statewide plurality near 25,000 to 40,000, with Louisville a clean sweep for Democrats. Also mentions Nebraska returns, fusion forces claiming up to 25,000 to 20,000 in favor of fusion, and slow counting delaying precise figures.
Perfect Health urged by Tutt's Liver Pills to keep system in order. Pills regulate bowels and produce a vigorous body. Advertises relief from sick headache malaria biliousness constipation and kindred diseases as an absolute cure.
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