Danville and East Tennessee rail route toward Johnson City rising
The Danville and East Tennessee railroad project gains momentum with Johnson City seen as the best route due to favorable grades and rich undeveloped resources. Local counties pledge cash subsidies while magnetic ore and hardwood forests promise major industrial growth if the line is built.
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Danville
Kant
Johnson City
East Tennessee
Johnson
Carter Counties
America
Johnson County
Carter County
Kentucky political feud ends in duel murder and fatal shooting
A. M. Swope and William Cansine Goodloe, longtime Kentucky Republican leaders, fought at a Lexington post office after a feud over party influence. Swope died from a heart wound after a knife attack. Goodloe died later from intestinal injuries.
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Lextxorox
Republican Party
Kentucky
A. M. Swope
Internal Revenue
William Cansine Goodloe
Republican National Committee
Swope
Colonel Goodloe
Phenix
Tonday
Goodloe
Jorgan
Lexisotox
Stanford
Lexington
Delinquent Taxes Due Notice and Bank Opening Alert
Notices warn all tax delinquents for 1888 to pay by the fourth Monday in November 1889 or face immediate billing and extra costs. Also warnings about not trading Gilliam Stratton property amid a contested will. First National Bank announces Saturday night deposits from 6 to 9 p.m. and certificates bearing interest, with stockholders guaranteeing deposits. Catalog offers on cabinet photographs and life-size portraits.
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Isaac Harr
John Franklin Gilliam
First National Bank
Makiug
Front Nationa Baxx
Real Estate for Sale in City by W G Mathes
For sale improved and unimproved real estate, both business and residence properties of any kind and price in any part of the city. Apply to W G Mathes, Room No 1, Opera House.
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W.G
A. Mathes
Opera House
Local Land Listings Highlight Tipton Lecuat and Chestnut Lots
88 residence lots on Tipton Street priced 175 to 250 dollars each. 88 on Lecuat Street offered between 150 and 800 dollars. 15 lots on Poplar Street priced 175 to 200 dollars. 27 lots on Chestnut Street range from 175 to 800 dollars each.
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Tipton
Lecuat
Poplar
Chestnut
Fine City Lots Offered At Bargain Prices
Large size lots available with terms to suit purchaser. About 1½ acres each, elevated with city views. Limited time offer. Apply for full description and terms. Division Street lot $300 cash. Roan Street plots $500 each. Walnut Street lot $175. Myrtle Street lot $800 cash. Suitable for elegant residences.
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Terma, &c
Division St
Roan Bt
Walnut St
Barain
Myrtle St
Business Lot on Market Street Offered at $1000
A 29 by 7634 foot business lot in the heart of the market center was offered for only a few days at a price of 1000 dollars.
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Richard Smith
Hampton
John G
R. A. Smith
Our Town
Elizabethton Mountaineer
Market St
Heart of Business Center
Residences on Watauga Avenue and East End listed for sale
Elegant eight room frame residence on Watauga avenue offered at 2500 dollars. Good house with large lot in East End listed for 1150 dollars.
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Watauga Avenue
East End
Real estate listings on High Street and Carnegie add ons
Sacred on High St offers 14 lots 50 by 1650 feet for a few days at $1800. East Carnegie presents 8 acres totaling about 70 units for $8,500. A trip in Carnegie addition lists 185,000. An adjoining 8 acre tract near Carnegie Land Co. priced at $75 per acre.
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Sacred
High St
East Carnegie
Carnegie Addition
Carnegie Land Co
Bargains at Wiley McChristian’s No 8 Market Street
A local advertorial invites shoppers to visit No 8 Market Street Wiley McChristian’s store. It promises low prices and a wide stock across multiple lines with a full assortment, urging customers to compare and buy without wandering the city.
W G and J A Mathes Room No 1
Short OCR fragment locating W G and J A Mathes in Room No 1. No further context or actions provided.
Real Estate Bargains In Johnson City Listings
Real estate agents in Johnson City Tennessee present a selection of city and county properties. Listings include farms, 4 to 8 room houses with outbuildings, orchards, wells, and a business lot on Market Street. Prices range from 1,400 to 5,000 plus notes of acres and locations. The firm seeks buyers and offers tours by buggy to show properties and city-building potential.
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Jas
H. Scarborough
Tennessee
Southern Inter-State Bureau
Johnson City
Southern Bureau
Montgomery
Alabama
Watauga Avenue
Heart of City
Holston St
Cherry
Walnut St
Cherry St
Toor
Alory
Railroad Avenue
Intel
Knoxville
Cash Only Bargains Drive Loom Goods Clearance
A seller pushes a cash only sale offering steep cuts on worsted dress goods and cotton plaids. Tycoon Repps Worsted Dress Goods, once 20c, now slashed. Plaids reduced from 7 to 6 1 4. Doe Skins down from 75 to 60 cents. Louisville, Kentucky.
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Tycoon
Louisville, Ky
They Must Go Factory Sale at No 8 Market
A hurried advertisement announces clearance of stock with all wool jeans and various fabrics sold for cash at reduced prices. It promises 80 days of cash sales and urges quick settlement of notes and accounts while offering a wide range of goods and barter options.
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