Senatorship In Flux As Legislators Read the Tea Leaves
Nashville nov 23 after lengthy debate the legislative situation remains undetermined with no fixed alignment in sight. two years from now the senator race will dominate the action as democrats watch luke lea and lea watches his foes while speakers and comptroller candidates vie for influence. and governor elect rye stays neutral, avoiding entanglements as power brokers scheme for the senate and house leadership.
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Nashville
Tex
Luke Lea
Jontiers
Hu Anderson
Madison County
A. L. Todd
Montgomery
Tor
Senate
House
Porter Dunlap
Eiiched
L. D. Hill
White County
T. C. Rye
Democratic maneuvers press for party unity in Tennessee
Senator Luke Lea signals a hands off stance toward nominations while backing a state primary law to modernize the process. Governor Rye’s administration faces pressure from factions amid a looming legislative session as T C Rye visits Nashville with R M Gates to survey state affairs and plan his inauguration message.
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Luke Lea
Ute
Rye
Lea
Hlect
T. C. Rye
Nashville
R. M. Gates
Washington
Wen
Johnson City High School Opens Free Child Clinic
The improvement league at Johnson City High School establishes a free clinic in the new building. The board has given a commodious room and will furnish it. Expenditure of 300 to 500 dollars for fitting it up. All city doctors and dentists offer free services for families unable to pay.
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Improvement League
Johnson City
Board of
Educat ‘Ien W
Agnes Carter Dies at 102 in Bristol County
Mrs Agnes Carter died at her daughter’s home in Arcadia at age 102. She spent her entire life in the county and was mother of Raoch Carter of Childress. Funeral arrangements not yet listed.
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Agnes Carter
Bristol
Tenn
Arcadia
Raoch Carter
Childress
Successful Men A Peerage In A Kipling Story
A fragment asserts Rudyard Kipling’s Mr Curtin story drew praise for a character named She per as Curtin blocked a reference to scandal. The piece notes Curtin’s fierce resolve to push a publication through hardship, turning its fortunes from dire to thriving with editorial effort, business sense, and enterprise.
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Rudyard Kipling
Curtin
Curtis
Hipling
Curt Ae
Milion
Enterpri
Toro
Otto
fEGGMAN IN CROGSVILE STAMPS AND CASH ROBBERY
William Bailey aged 66 is arrested after post office break in at night. Nitro charge wrecked the safe and $1,500 in stamps plus $178 in cash stolen. A thicket near the former camp contains the missing stamps and most of the money. Officers expect Bailey to confess after further questioning. Halley, from Morristown, is identified as the suspect in the broader investigation.
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CrossVibe
Pern
William Batley
Tatler
Crackaman
Wind- 2Y
Hamby
Bailey
Hallsyn
Halley
Morristown
Wing
Garrison 18 Reluctant To Testify On Defense Plans
Washington November 24 War department officials say they have no new information on the state of the nation s defenses beyond what is public and will not volunteer details to Congress Secretary Garrison wrote Representative A P Gardner that he cannot be the first witness and that officers should not offer information or views to the committee He notes he will fully answer any committee requests but will not volunteer testimony or nominate others to testify.
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Washington
War Department
Secrary
Congress
Tatil Wihe
Cherokee notes and community chatter from 1912
Local notes report Ralph Boring visiting Edward Wal tens and Beefy Hart resigning after a confrontation in the inspector's office. Sermon by Rev Phelps praises the Union. Miss Mary Carson visited family. several local residents listed with ages. Democratic gains noted. Thanksgiving date cited. longtime residents and community events mentioned. Kenneth Fine’s engagement and post office future teased.
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Hart
Henry Jackson
Phelps
Mary Carson
Walter Huffine
W. ‘Thorndure
Death of Alfred B. Smalling at 64 in Watauga
Alfred B. Smalling died at his home Monday at 2 a m aged 64 years after years of ill health. He leaves a widow and six children. Funeral at 11 a m Tuesday led by Rev W S Fogleman and burial in the family cemetery. Community offers sympathy. Also notes of bridge work at Watauga river and various local movements.
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Alfred B. Smalling
W. S. Fogleman
John Bell
Burnside
Ernest Bell
Watauga River
Dungan Ford
Claude
Calvin McFall
Knoxville
Wolfe Cemetery
Mia
Dudley
Chattanooga
Bln
Edwards
Ernest R. Kaupp
Bristol
Southern Railway
J. H. Harmon
Whitesburg
B. N. Edwards
Atending
Anti Sea Democrats Plan Thanksgiving Day Meeting
Nashville reports a postponed conference of anti sea Democrats set for Thursday with hopes that key figures including Senator Rye will attend. The group aims to press a unified stance on the Len de Rye agitation as party factions align before the anticipated address.
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Nashville
Thay Ayo
Full
House
Rye
Alles
Traiper
Les
Benator Tadd
Oy, Hye
Lea Tondore
Peralsten
Hermitage
Depositions Begin Over Worley Revenue Account Case
In Bristol Tennessee depositions opened in a chancery suit by Comptroller Woollen seeking more than seven thousand dollars Worley allegedly did not account for during his tenure as state revenue agent in East Tennessee. Samuel M. Vance of Bristol Gas and Electric testified about a 250 dollar voucher to Worley dated July 2 1912 and about overall back tax settlements with Knoxville and Bristol plants under common ownership.
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Bristol, Tenn
Woollen
J. Parks Worley
East Tennessee
C. A. Brown
Blountville
Harry H. Shelton
Bristol
Worley
Marr & Burrow
Johnson City
Samuel M. Vance
Bristol Gas and Electric Company
Vance
State Revenue Agent
Knoxville Gan Company
Knoxville
Cox
Bottomless Hole Sinks Pond Near Choat Farm in Tennessee
South Pittsburg residents report a large pond on the Choat farm vanished leaving a deep hole two miles from the river. No cause given, though some blame river underflow and years of erosion. Hunters fear further land subsidence while quail and duck hunting continues nearby as officials plan further investigation.
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Pittsburg
Tenn
Wis
Tennessee
Yan
Sinc
Hicks Almanac Ready For Home And Office Use
The Rev Srl R Hicks Almanac is now available and grows more popular each year. A fixed necessity in homes, shops, and commercial establishments across the continent, it covers astronomy storms weather and earthquakes. This issue is the best yet, mailed for 35 cents. Word and Works offers a year of the magazine with the almanac for one dollar from 3401 Franklin Ave St Louis MO.
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Srl R. Hicks
Hicks
Word and Works
Jis
Publishing Company
Franklin Aya
St. Louis
Prizes Offered for Girls’ Canning Club Efforts
Prize offers aim to boost girls participation in canning club work. Readers to kept daily production records noting pounds of vegetables gathered per tenth acre, costs, carting, and profits. Tennessee manufacturers associate promote businesslike methods, encouraging accurate reporting and steady effort.
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Seth
Dheeladon
Tennonier Manufactoers
Farm Life Association Offers Prizes For Members
The article notes a large Farm Life association with over four hundred members. It mentions rewards for participation including beds, ranges, dining chairs and tables, kitchen cabinets, woolen blankets, candy boxes, perfumes, and more. Donations from firms will be announced later.
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Farm Ife
Usch
Hese
Mrs J B Vance Dies After Prolonged Illness in City
Mrs J B Vance died at her home after weeks of uraemic poisoning following gall bladder surgery in Philadelphia. She lived in Jobson City nine to ten years, active in Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church, leaving a husband and five children. Funeral at Riahga Avenue church Tuesday at 1 pm, burial in Oak PTL cemetery.
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J. B. Vance
Gall
Philadelphia
Christian Fortitude. Mrs. Vance Had Ben A Resident of Jobson City
Watauga Avenue
Fire Destroys Stonewall Jackson Institute Buildings
Abingdon Virginia November 25 fire destroyed the main building and chapel of Stonewall Jackson Institute and endangered adjacent property including Martha Washington College. Low water and a northeast wind hampered efforts as Bristol fire units were dispatched by 3 15 am with volunteers from Bristol Tennessee to reach the scene around 4 am. sixty students were moved to Martha Washington College for safety. Secretary Stuart Towe announces candidacy for assistant clerk of the senate in Nashville.
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Stonewall Jackson Institute
Patterson
Institute
Bristol Fire Department
Stonewall Jackson
McCue
Martha Washington College
Martha
Bristol
Kellar
Pike Roads
Bristol, Va
Bristol, Tenn
Towe
Senate
Nashville
Stuart Towe
Democratic ‘State Executive Committee
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville Democrat
The
Tennessean
Tennestean
Monroe County
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