Death Notice of Capt John W Morton Confederate Officer
The article pays tribute to Capt John W Morton a renowned Confederate artillery officer linked to Nathan Bedford Forrest. It notes his loyalty to the Confederacy and lack of boastfulness, praising his bravery and steady service from wartime to peacetime. Surviving Confederates and citizens are advised of the death with regret. Memphis Commercial Appeal lauds him as a magnificent soldier and chivalrous Southern citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Morton
Nathan Nedhard Forrest
Forrest
Morton
Mithe
Croker
Murton
Mortin
Memphis
Tennessee Democrat Cy Lyle Praised in Banner Editorial
The Carter County Banner extols Col Cy Lyle as a loyal Democrat in Tennessee politics. It lauds his long record of party service and suggests future recognition by the incoming administration with public office and financial support, framing him as steadfast in a hostile political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Tennessee
Comet
Cy Lyle
Col. Cy
Carter County
Tennessee political reform calls for feecharging overhaul
The piece critiques Tennessee politics noting Democratic control, factional fighting over senate seats and offices, and a pervasive fee system. It argues officials’ salaries and county fees fund not public needs, citing Shelby County examples of deputies, a crowded asylum, and unpaid jail construction, urging reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Shelby
Senate
Tennessee
Themaelven
Pennesses
Union
Shelby County
Trreo
Cigarette Views From Edison Ford and Others in Florida
In Florida Henry Ford Thomas Edison and John Burroughs discussed cigarettes and opposed smoking. Edison cited a paper wrapper chemical acrolein harming nerves and brain cells. Ford echoed concern, citing employers against smoking and limiting smokers in offices. Grantland Rice and Judge Ben Lindsey argue smoking harms youth in sport and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
John Burroughs
Florida
Mr. Edison
Mr. Ford
Edison
Edihon
Ford
Harvey W. Wiley
Grantland Rice
Harily
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Cigarette Habit Linked to Broader Degradation
A Knoxville Septent article argues judges see tobacco use in boys as a gateway to crime and alcohol. It contends cigarette smoking begins a downward path, aiding other vices, urging ambitious youths to avoid cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidgen
Knoxville
Winter apple picking and storage tips from old orchard guide
The article explains when to pick winter apples by seed color, advising harvest before full color develops, and describes careful handling to avoid bruising. It covers storage methods including cool cellars, ventilated shelves, layered fruit, and maintaining about forty degrees, with caveats on sound fruit and early picking to keep varieties like Wine Sap and Ben Davis into late winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Governor Baxter S suggested for adjutant general
Governor George W. Baxter is proposed for adjutant general under Governor elect T. C. Rye. He is not seeking the post, but friends favor him. Tennessee custom favors cabinet officers from varied regions, with East Tennessee likely to receive the adjutant general while agriculture and education posts go to Middle and West Tennessee respectively. Candidates for agriculture include Col. John M. Thompson and Col. at Fort, with Dr. F. M. McCree. For education, P. L. Harned and R. L. Bynum are contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Baxter
Gueral
T. C. Rye
Baxter
Tennessee
Agriculture
Middle
West Tennessee
East Tennessee
John M. Thompson
Davidson
At Fort
Robertson
F. M. McCree
Obion County
P. L. Harned
Montgomery County
R. L. Bynum
Madison County
Knoxville Sentinel
Enforcing Neutrality Not a Duty of the United States
Washington reports that the British and French notes urging stricter neutrality by Ecuador and Colombia were reviewed by Secretary Bryan and Ambassador Spring Rice as a summary of early developments. Colombia claims its neutrality is solid. no reply was issued to notes. President Wilson says the United States does not assume a duty to enforce neutrality in South America, while Bryan directs ministers in Bogota and Quito to gather facts for potential friction, without engaging Colombian or Ecuadoran authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Commons
Charles Roberts
Great Britain
France
U. S
Ecuador
Colombia
Wilson
Friends of Roads Name Full Ticket for District 6
The regular meeting of Washington county Road Improvement District No. 6 nominated three candidates for Road Commissioners for the December 12 election. W J Barton A R Johnson and J H Smalling pledge to carry out the district law and plan road lays. Johnson City should have one commissioner, two from outlying districts. Citizens urged to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advocates of Good Roads
Washington County
W. J. Barton
A. R. Johnson
J. H. Smalling
Tansey City
Johnson City
Carter County
Tennessee
Tenn
N. T. Williams
W J. Bush
Robi. Peoples
Chas Lawson
John Hughes
Ton
Hopson
Will Jones
D. J. Mine
A. Huffine
Landon Leach
W. C. Carr
Walter Huffine
Ninth District
Pas
A. 8. Miller
M. B. Martin
W.E. Burbage
T. B. Wolfe
Alex Patterswr
RO. Lusk
W. F. Jones
Second Ward
H. Progser
Luke Bay- Jens
FL. DeArmond
J. A. Parsons
Wheat and corn mix as hog feed with cottonseed meal advice
The article compares nutrient costs of wheat and corn, noting wheat at market prices yields less nutrient value than corn. Feeding trials show barley like ratios. a 3.7 to 1 efficiency when mixing equal parts wheat and corn improves pork yield. It recommends five parts wheat to one part cottonseed meal, copperas solution to balance cottonseed effects, and cautions about colic with new wheats. It also suggests wheat as a substitute for corn in horse rations with careful processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
N. Boring Candidate for Road Commissioner
N Boring is a candidate for Road Commissioner under the Improvement District plan of building roads. The election will be held Dec 12. Boring is a practical road builder and vows to ensure good value for every dollar and that roads are sited where they benefit the most citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Boring
Improvemen
Mt Boring
Carter County Celebrates Record Hog and Corn Yields
Charles Treadway of Carter County raised 2,100 bushels of corn from seventeen acres averaging 76 bushels per acre. Staunton Pierce bred the county’s largest hog, weighing 850 pounds, marking a local agricultural milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter County
Charles Treadway
Staunton Pierce
Suge
Mike Hyde on the Alert Promises Prompt Papers
Deputy U S marshal W M Hyder returns from a two day trip to Unicoi County where he summoned 25 witnesses in a damage suit. The article notes Hyder as a capable officer and that in spring he promises to serve papers promptly. It warns of shortages of hay and roughage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Hyder
U. S
Unicoi County
Mr. Hyder
Hay and vetch offer solution to spring forage shortage
Officers of election announce plans for local hay production guidance as clover fails and winter lingers. Advice promotes wheat and inoculated vetch with phosphate, sowing rates. outlines land preparation and crop timing for May hay. Also lists precinct election officers for Road Improvement District No. 6 in Carter and Washington counties, Tennessee, with district details and officials named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3. C. McAmis
University of Tennessee
Tennessee State Egg Laying Contest Opens December 1 1914
Tennessee poultry breeders may enter hens in the state egg laying contest at the Tennessee State Fair Grounds in Nashville. The event runs from December 1, 1914, to November 30, 1915, with no entry fee. Weekly reports will be published in papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Tennessee State Fair Grounds
Nashville
Wheat Versus Corn For Horses And Hogs
Wheat and corn have similar composition. A Tennessee Experiment Station tabulation shows per 100 pounds: corn protein 7.9 percent, carbohydrates 6.7 percent, fat 4.3 percent. wheat protein 11.3 percent.
Important railroad nearing completion breaks through mountains
The article reports an imminent completion of a major rail link from Elihuen City Kentucky to Dante Virginia along the Clinckfield and Olid railroad. It highlights the Big Sandy bridge, thirty four tunnels over thirty five miles, and anticipates final trains running by December 15th, marking a key national transport connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteahwr Wy
Auvinen
Lee
Carolina, Clinckfield and Olid
Elihuen City
Chesapeake and Ohio
Dante
Cumberlands
Santa Claus asks children for Christmas wishes
The Comet invites children to write to Santa with their Christmas requests. Readers are urged to mail letters so Santa receives them in time. The notice presents a playful appeal from the editor to engage readers in sharing wishes for the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Gid Santy
Announcement of candidacy for Road Commissioner in District 6
LN BORING announces candidacy for Road Commissioner in Road Improvement District No 6. He asks for votes and influence at the election on Saturday December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boring
Associated Charities Aids Needy Without Cash Payouts
A Johnson City charity group outlines its charity exchange model, detailing eight hundred people helped in the year and noting no cash disbursements. Mr. Clemens acts as distributing agent taking ten percent of cash donations, while ministers and lay representatives organize gifts, coal, wood, clothing, and services from local businesses and railroad groups. The report includes income details, donations received, and a call to refer only through the Associated Charities for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ Credit Association
Associated Charities
Clemens
Churen
Johnson City
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Pittsburg Lumber Company
Hampton
Tennessee
Laurel Fork Railway Company
Elizabethton
Ham
East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Company
Hice Manufacturing Company
H. W. Lyle Printing Company
Muse-Whitlock Company
S. R. Taylor
Eaply
Dennett
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C.il Lyle
Hooper
Kroxvile
Newport
Congress
General Mittram
Cox
Poepel
Montgomery
Polimcs and Fers
Democratic Party
Charles A. Keffer
University of
United States
Friends OF Roads
N. Broking
Mike Hyde
Officers OF Election
C. A. Willson
Tennessee Experiment Station
Isanta Claus
THE
Society For the Organization OF Charity
Cliurchfield Coal Corporation
Pittsburg Lumber Copany
Faento
Vaid
Child's Welfare Fund
Little, Stanvarne
Iste Lyle
Sonn
Fr. Moore
E. N. Millae Too
Armstrong
Nettle B. Brower
R. F. Beasley
Bari
Boone
Thos
P. Brading-Marshall
Landon Kirkpatrick
Co. Barton
W. J. Lone
R. Bowman
A. Burleson
Hi. M. Burleson
Brooks
J. L. Brooks
J. Vernon
Broyles
C. J. Boyd
Crumley
Crouch
A. B. Cooper
Nellie
Crosby
Ward
Iain A
Oain
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