Harmony Disturbers Clash Over Tennessee Democracy
The Nashville Democrat accuses leaders allied with Republicans of undermining democratic unity in Tennessee. It claims these figures helped defeat the party previously, boast of supposed victories, and pressure Democrats to accept their dictation, opposing natural, neighborly cooperation and true harmony. Also notes Dr. Frubrey’s Teething Syrup ad claims compliance with food and drug laws and free samples.
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Tennesee
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Horton Committee
Republican State Committee
Teri
Democras
Tennessean
Hooper Organ
Republic
Nashville
Local notices and ads from Gre week paper
Local brief notes from Jonesboro and Kemble Cochran Co. as well as Summers Parrott Hardware Co. feature Majestic Range demonstrations, pennants and store events. Mentions visitors Frank Britt, Henry Jackson, Mrs. Silas Cooper, Mrs. Jesse Bowman, Mrs. Grestoun, Judge A J Tyler, and Allie M. Lippincott with hotel and travel updates. Also promotes Dr Fahrney Teething Syrup and free samples.
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Main Breet
Summers Parrett Hardware Co
Main Street
Mary’s Skirt and a Humorous Street Scene
A lively 19th century style vignette follows Mary, a plump figure in a warm costume, struggling to catch a trolley and omnibus while balancing social courtship and a satirical joke about ill health. It ends with a plug for Dr. King’s New Life Pills at H. C. Mifler’s as a safe remedy.
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Mary
Dr. King
H. C. Mifler
Last Week's Elections Signal Democratic Prospects
The column reviews last week’s state elections and their implications for 1912, noting Kentucky and Ohio as promising for Democrats, with hints about the national contest. It discusses figures like Harmon and Bryan, the role of Taft, and the likelihood of pivotal battles in doubtful states, while mentioning Chamberlain’s Cough Rem for readers.
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Nashville Democrat
Guv
Harmathes
Gavis
Poss
Dix
Wilson
Champ Clark
Missouri
Bryan
Nebraska
Taft
Tiarmen
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
Kentucky
Strawberries in November from Avery patch in Linville City
The Elk Park Vim notes a November harvest from Squire J. L. Hartley in Linville City Avery, with nearly a quart of range strawberries picked from his patch. The editor remarks on the large size of the lot and the pleasure of fresh berries in mountain country.
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Squire J. L. Hartley
Linville City
Avery
Cure All Blood and Skin Ailments Promised by Balm
An advertisement for Kotanic Blood Balm claims to cure blood poisons skin diseases eczema and related conditions. It describes symptoms as impure or diseased blood and touts deep seated healing with a free sample offer and express shipping. The product is marketed by Blood Balm Co Atlanta with local druggists selling it.
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Atlanta
Ward, & Friberg and
Miller's Drug Store
John J Vertrees Seeks Democratic Committee Meeting Receipt
Nashville dispatch notes John J. Vertrees confirms receipt of a notice of meeting from Democratic Committee Chairman Norman Mack but declines further comment. The piece also advertises a tonic claim and mocks party splits, mentioning Governor Taylor supporters and a divorce joke among factions.
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John J. Vertrees
Nashville
National Democratic Committee
Norman Kk. Mack
Senator Taylor's Swing Through Johnson City Area
Senator Robert L. Taylor visited Johnson Ai last Friday, traveled to Chuckey with Hon. A&A, and granted his elder brother Gen. James P. Taylor. He returned to the city, then went to Milligan to see “Little Al,” before heading to Elizabethton for a church benefit lecture. He plans to return to Washington at week’s end.
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Robert L. Taylor
Johnson Ai
Chuckey
A&a. Taylor
James P Taylor
Sulphur Springs High School Praised for Good Work
The Sulphur Springs high school fourteen miles north of the city, led by Principal B C Hicky and assistant W H Blepp, now enrolls 173 students with five teachers. It is regarded as one of the county’s best schools, with ten students in the eleventh grade and nine in the tenth.
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Sulphur Springs High School
Sulphur Springs
B.C. Hicky
W.H. Blepp
Commercial Club Elects Officers At Ryan Street Meeting
The annual election of Commercial Club officers was held at the elb rooms on Ryan street last Monday night after a business session. Committees are shaping plans such as free express delivery to residences within limits, lower fare revisions, and the ability to make reservations on Puritans on all through trains. Officers elected for the coming year include H. D. Gamp as president, R. E. Lockett as vice president, Jas. M. Gaunt as treasurer, and Julian Campbell as secretary.
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Elb
Ryan Street
H. D. Gamp
R. E. Lockett
Jas. M. Gaunt
Julian Campbell
Funeral Held For C. A. Freeman At Oak Hill Cemetery
C A Freeman aged 47 died at his home after years of illness. He is survived by his wife and two children. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 30 p m conducted by Dr Dayton A Dobbs with interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
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C. A. Freeman
Dayton A. Dobbs
Oak Hill
Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt Introduces Turkey Trot
Newport debuts a new form of entertaining the turkey trot dance between courses. Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt originated the variation with the orchestra signaling after a course ends. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are recommended as safe digestion aid for all ages.
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Newport
Orchester
Reginald ©. Vanderbilt
Chamberlain
Election results show sustained strength for Foss and Harmon
Massachusetts Governor Foss wins re election by a reduced majority and Harmon secures Ohio governorship with strong Democratic support. The piece notes Republican resistance and Taft’s weaker national influence, while Ohio local races and Cleveland Cincinnati results are highlighted. Also mentions a pain relief tip using Chamberlains products.
Watauga News Items Reports Residents and Events
Watauga Tenn November 1 notes William Mottern and wife of Sullivan County visiting Turkeytown DOR. Smaatling with parents from Allapass NC at their residence, and William Thompson of Booneford NC visiting family. R Prench of Knoxville sells shoes here, B Kats from Knoxville hauls oak from Samuel Thompson farm. Thermometer read six degrees above zero on Monday morning November 18. Quarterly Johnson City circuit meeting to be held at Methodist church next weekend. Rev John A Garr presiding elder. Rev W Fogleman, previously assigned to Johnson City, preached his first sermon here from Acts 12:8. coach derailment on K and B R R injured all aboard but none killed. A Westmoreland Kan druggist M Moore claims affidavits show Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures chronic ailments. free samples offered by mail from Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello Ill. Available through druggists at 50c and $1.00.
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Watauga
Tenn
William Mottern
Sullivan County
Turkeytown
Dor
Smaatling
Allapass
N.C
William Thompson
Booneford
N. C
Samuel Thompson
R. Prench
McMillan-Slaten Co
Knoxville
W. Fogleman
Johnson City
Morristown
Rebuilding Dormitory At Washington College Tennessee
Washington College in Tennessee reports the girls dormitory destroyed by fire in April is under rebuilding by Stair Bros of Knoxville. supervision by Jax Stair and son, nearing completion for occupancy after Christmas. additional trades by Biddle & Co Johnson City for steam and plumbing and Holston Electric Co for wiring. Alumni committee aims to raise funds to furnish the dormitory. Miss Hunt elected matron, with Thanksgiving program planned in Carnegie building.
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Washington College
Tenn
Stair Bros
Knoxville
Jax. M. Stair
O. Biddle & Co
Johnson City
Holston Electric Co
Dean Mathes
East Tennessee Normal School
Browngog
Remine
Bristol Evening News
Bristol
Donem
Charter Range Co
St Louis
Mixes Hunt
Alabama
Mary Love
Reunion of questions over who could run for congress
In Knoxville on a Saturday the question arose whether Judge G Mo Henderson or Col A L Shipley had the president's permission to run against Sam Sells in the First district. The president met Henderson and Shipley briefly en route to Morristown, while Sells was present but not in the leading role. Gen James Cox, aiming for Sells seat, traveled with the party to Johnson City but misplaced his coat, delaying his appearance and train departure, after which Sam Sells reportedly guided the remainder of the journey through the First district.
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Knoxville
G. Mo. Henderson
W. H. Twit
Congress
Sam BR. Sells
Col
A. L. Shipley
Republican Congressional Committee
First District
Judge Henderson
Col. Shipley
Morristown
Austin
St. Louis
Sells
Monroe
Taft
Jas. B. Cox
Selle
First
Close Saloons of the State in Thirty Days
Nashville Navy 14 C D Johns ex sheriff of Davidson county is arranging cadpaighth to wages of.
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Nashville
Navy
C. D. Johns
Davidson Sotunty
Prominent Speaker Calls for Prohibition Enforcements
A political figure asserts that harmony between independents and regulars is unattainable unless Gov Hooper strengthens enforcement of state prohibition laws. He pledges to go directly to voters and vows to close saloons within thirty days. Also notes October school attendance across Columbus Powell Martha Wilder Science Hill Langston and reports an average attendance near 96 percent with over 1,900 city students under Supt J L Brooks.
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Hooper
Columbus Powell
Martha Wilder
Science Hill
Langston
Doadaf Ies
Esate Es Cere
Supt
J. L. Brooks
Negroes Attending School For Whites in County
In Sneedville on November 1 a disturbance arose over alleged integration at Sycamore school in the eighth district. Neighbors claim twenty or more colored children are being admitted to a free white school, with roots cited in ancestry of free Negroes recognized before the Civil War.
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Sneedville
Sycamore
Antiseptic Barber Shop Advertises Services and Address
A historical 1911 notice lists the Antiseptic Barber Shop and Bathrooms as a white shop with first class workmen near Southern depot, run by W. B. Reynolds. It includes a legal notice in Chancery Court of Johnson City Tennessee regarding a will, with a defendant named Vina Wallace required to appear by December first. Publication is ordered for four consecutive weeks in the local paper. Clerk J. W. Cass and attorney Harkol H. Dyer are named.
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Southern Depot
W. B. Reynolds
Phillips Building
Falofalo Street
Johnson Chiy
Abrier Wallner
Dochanon City
Tonnessee
J. W.cass
Harkiol H. Dyer
Gelleitor
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Henry ©. Jackson
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Normens and Milligan School
Pennant Et Kemble Cochran & Co
Summers-Parrott Hardware Co
Milligan
Kemble-Cochran & Co
Silas Cooper
Jesse Bowman
Grestoun
A. J. Tyler
Summers Parrott Hardware Company
D. Reeves
San Francisco
Cal
Golden Gate
Summere-Parrott Hardware Company
Allie M. Lippincott
Order of Eastern Star
Tennessee
Mountain City
Erwin
Chamberlain's
Junction Ie
Msi
Francis Remedy i Group
Yeager
J. W. Yeager
Beirne
Ark
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Nature
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Democracy
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Fabville Democrat
Senator Taylor
Neck O' the Woods
Commercial Club
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Foss
Massachusetts
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Harmon
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Memphis
M. P. Moore
Deoggtnt
Westmoreland
Kan
M. Moore
Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Ill
Sec
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Spring Street
Johnson City, Tenn
Jo H.C. Whitehead
Standard Home Company
Standard Home CO
Vina Wallace
Wing Wallace
Chancery Court
East Tenn
State Normal School
Milligan College
Kemble-Cochran Co
DR. Fahrney
DRS
Pahkney & Son
Taceasrows, Mo
Southern Commercial School
Chattanooga
Charleston
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Greenwood
Winston-Salem
Wilmington
Salisbury
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King Building
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