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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
2
Stacy Helen Lyle aged thirteen years and seven months passed quietly after a brief illness. The bereaved family recalls a bright baby girl who filled their home with joy and lisping laughter. Funeral services were held at the family residence, with neighbors and relatives reflecting on faith, loss, and the mystery of death.
A funeral service Sunday at 2 30 conducted by Rev B Vaught for Baby Bell with Rev Geo D French officiating. The infant laid to rest in the family plot at Ak Hill as floral tributes and kind words express sorrow and love. The child’s passing is mourned as a gentle departure described through lyrical compassion and remembrance.
Last week at Erwin three accidents left Will Bristoe and Richard Justice injured when a scaffold collapsed from a two story building. Carpenter Webb dislocated his hip while repairing an engine at the Erwin shops of the O C Railway.
Memphis reports reveal Secretary of War Jacob McGarvock Dickinson discussed a possible run for U S Senate to replace the incumbent J B Frazier. He said no serious consideration yet but would weigh candidacy if it unified Democratic factions and superseded personal preference.
After days of consideration the legality of forcing soft drink dealers to obtain licenses will be tested in court. Counsel for dealers and state revenue agent James R. Jetton reached an understanding. Austin obtained a six month license to operate a Appling house in Nashville under the temperance law.
The Nashville American commentary questions the constitutionality of appointing state and county election officials by joint assembly vote rather than popular or county court selection. It argues the law violates constitutional guarantees and warns the democracy will shape a more acceptable compromise on a primary law, exposing party accountability.
A compilation of editorials and letters from Nashville Tennessean Murfreesboro News-Banner and Knoxville Journal urging Democrats to confront looming battles. They stress party unity, oppose liquor returns, caution against postwar laws, and favor electing Chancellor Haynes without opposition.
The Av Jd. Shagle murder case in nearby Newport remains unresolved despite a confession by John Cash who aided in disposal of the body. Suspicions point to Spencer, who drowned himself after being named a suspect. Vint Slagle’s trip to Newport for a hidden pot of gold tied to the murder spirals into tragedy as another body is found. Cash faces trial for being a principal in the murder as authorities pursue the truth behind a deadly crime that has gripped East Tennessee.
Bristol Tenn October reports possible movement to obtain a pardon for Ack Hale, sentenced for life for the Lillie Davis murder in East Hill cemetery, March 27, 1907. His brother Roy Hale drew twenty years for a related killing. Both brothers were imprisoned in Nashville and Brushy Mountain as questions surface about the case records.
A man was found guilty of murder in a circumstantial case involving a woman shot dead in her chest. The jury ruled the accused killed her after a jealous suitor affected his appeal. The higher court upheld an erroneous bill of exceptions. The murdered woman died from a mortal bullet wound. the pistol lay beside her. The accused claimed the death was self-inflicted. Redeem your coupons for expired photo coupons valid until November 2.
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