Spartanburg Dinner to Honor Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Officials
The Spartanburg chamber plans a major banquet in mid November to welcome Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad officials. Tickets cost 10 a plate with no entry without payment. speakers include M J Caples J Norment Powell Geo Tu Carter and Mark W Potter among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lee
R. H. F. Chapman
Warren DuPre
Glenn
A. E. Beiitish
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
M. J. Caples
J. Norment Powell
Geo. Tu, Carter
Mark W. Potter
New York
Carolina
Clinchfield
Ohio
John B. Cleveland
They Loved Lincoln in the October Delineator
Mabel Potter Daggett describes three women who influenced Lincoln in his youth and career. A blue sunbonnet girl, a cultured Illinois legislator’s ally, and Springfield society belle who crossed his path toward Washington. one he loved, one he tried to win, and one he married.
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Mabel Potter Daggett
Illinois
Springfield
Washington
Steel for the big bridge links Kingsport to Virginia coal fields
Kingsport Tenn October 9 trains arrive from the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railway with steel for a west of town bridge on the line toward Clinch mountain. The C and O track laying crew advances a mile daily. Two bridges near Kingsport will delay opening the line for trade as work continues toward Copper Creek and South Carolina.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Con!ields
Virginia
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Wie Morth Fork
Holston River
Harris
Clinch Mountain Tunnel
S. Walton Instruction Company
Walls Mills
Remarkable Corn Plant Produces Six Ears on One Stalk
Letter from Vineland Tennessee describes a corn specimen grown north of Indian Ridge field with six ears on a single stalk two side shoots and four ears above ground. The author plans to exhibit at a fair as a curiosity and may seed future crops, noting locals Lyle and Mettetal as only potential rivals. The note is signed N A Parrenson.
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Indian Ridge
Lyle
Mettetal
Sullivan County
Johnson City
No Expense Who OPARED In Building The Road Bed
The fragment notes construction activity by the C. C. and O. railroad, mentioning road bed work and a figure or phrase No Expense. Context suggests an article on railway building or funding with emphasis on cost or labor. No clear dates or locations are present.
Tunnel Cost and Route Details for Clinchfield Line
The Knoxville Journal notes the Clinchfield and Ohio railroad will be among the nation’s costly railbeds. Average construction cost per mile listed around 195000 to 200000 dollars with numerous tunnels raising expenses. The longest tunnel under Clinch Mountain measures 6280 feet, nearing track readiness at an estimated 240000 dollars. The line’s grade is steep, with southern and northern sections at one third and one half percent respectively. An extension from Elkhorn to Spartanburg will reach 210 miles and link to coal traffic hubs, enhancing the line’s strategic value.
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Caroling Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
Clinch Mountain
Knoxville
Elkhorn
Kentucky
Uere
Cheapeake and
Oho
Spartanburg
The October American Boy features Halloween art and serials
The October issue includes fall themed artwork on the front cover and continues serials by Houston Tomlinson and Optic. Weir concludes Cirona Life with several short stories such as The Neophyte Deer Trailers One Good Turn Obeying the Captain and The Secret of Success.
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Houston
Tomlinson
Optic
Weir
Cirona
Hungry work to operate through trains by December first
Hunger operations set to resume rail service with trains running by December first. Officials cite weather, crew availability, and maintenance as factors delaying reopening. Passengers urged to monitor schedules as crews complete safety checks and routes reopen.
Trains Begin Service on Moccasin Gap Route to Rotherwood
The Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio rail line opens between Moccasin Gap and Rotherwood Tennessee with first train run last week and operation planned to reach St Paul Virginia and Marion North Carolina as work continues. Completion of the new bridge at Stamnes Wend and tying track are targeted by December 1. The route will connect a wide region and extend toward Johnson City once the section to that city is finished.
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M. M. Leblux
Knoxville
Ton
South Carolina
Thee
C&o
Cxrt
Kings Bort Bridge
Carolina
Clinchfield
Ohio
St. Paul
Rotherwood
Tenn
Moccasin Gil
Stamnes
Wend
Johnson City
Marion
N.C
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New Road
Spartanburg, S.C
Chamber OF Commerce
Carolina, Clinchfield
D.C
South
Carolina, Clinchfield,and Ohio Railroad
Spartanburg Herald
Baye
Lincoln
Joy
Old Virginia
Vineland, Tenn
N. A. Parrenson
The
Knoxville Journal
Banat
Tennessee
Washington County
Hunry
Moccasin Gap
Way
Rotherwood, Tenn
Washington County Fair
East Tenn
Ball Park
J. O. Lewis
Commercial Club
King Building
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