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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
2
Amid campaign chatter and local voting notes the Third Ward backs Exum while Johnson City leans GOP in noses and Democrats in votes. Washington reports show Brownlow improving as Tennessee politics trend Democratic in both Senate and House. Editorial quips question honesty and public spending grows with billion-dollar Congresses.
In a call from Haskten Dyan, readers are urged to honor Civil War memory and celebrate liberty by placing a simple stone at Sycamore Shoals. The piece contrasts grand monuments in Boston and Washington with a modest local tribute, arguing for a durable marker crafted from nearby stone.
Local election notes Exum wins mayoral post by three votes while Galloway stands as alderman elect. Sitton, Weiler, Miller, and Biddle elected in their wards as Republicans secure six seats to two for Democrats. Board may pick W. G. Mathes as recorder.
The Umbreville Iron Company Limited takes over the furnace project with Mr. Guy B. Johnson as manager. Work accelerates as labor and capital push toward a permanent, fully operating plant with new water lines, store building, and fencing in progress.
Engine 2 arrives from Kimbre ville for furnace service under Joe D. Collette. Southern Railway adds three sidings and a third rail to move ore cars from Narrow Gauge to the furnace area, crossing near Biddle Ellaworth mill and Carnegie yards. Embreville builds a Narrow Gauge line from Roan Mountain to mines, overhauls its engine, and will erect foremen cottages on 2nd avenue. Elmendorf house to be a furnace workers boarding house. Railroads seek cooperative info from towns for a joint industrial publication to attract investment and settlers, requesting town descriptions and demographics.
The document outlines county portraits with population and transport details, inducements for immigrants, land descriptions with acreage and prices, and contact notes for industrial agents. It also reports a Puerto Rico disturbance inquiry and a rat control anecdote praising Rat Cheese with a request for twelve boxes by express.
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