Miss Leneve Found Not Guilty in Crippen Case
London October 2 Jury acquits Ethel Clara Deneve as an accessory after the fact in the Crippen murder of Belle Elmore. The trial highlighted her alleged distress after Mrs Elmore’s disappearance, Crippen’s flight to Canada, and defense claims she was under his influence and unaware of the crime. Dr Crippen faces hanging for the principal murder.
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London
New Batley Criminal Court
Ethel Clara Deneve
Gara
Haldrop Crescent
Crippen
Canada
Mrs. Coppen
Belle Fimore
Miss Leneve
Ablef
Alverstone
Veterans Denounce Hooper Virulent Speech in Cocke County
Cocke county veterans wired Nashville to deny reports of support for Hooper. The signed statement backs comrade A C Faublan as truthful and asserts Cocke soldiers, their families, and descendants back Robert L. Taylor for Tennessee governor. Names James Wood Allen Crooks K R Summer Willis Grey signers from Tennessee and North Carolina units.
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Nashville
Tenn
Confeder and Oldiers
Cocke County
Vielen
Hooper
Anilly
A. Fabian
Pase Lutfi
Hopper
Sperch
Newport
Cooke County
Oet
Panblan
Js. W. Hooper
Texas
H—L
B. W. Hooper
Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
A. C. Faublan
James Wood
Twenty-fifth
Tennessee Regiment
Allen Crooks
Twenty-sixth
K. R. Summer
North Carolina
Willis Grey
Thirty-first
French Aviator Blanchard Killed in Fall During Descent
Paris report states M Blanchard, a French aviator, plunged 100 feet and died instantly while attempting a descent over a field at Ixly Les Molineux. The accident occurred during a flight connected to a visit by J T Jennings to his daughter. Joe Campbell of Watauga were mentioned in coverage.
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Paris
Blanchard
Ixy Les Molineux
Dowrges
Senator Jeff Davis Campaign Tour Through Tennessee
Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas will speak for the regular Hemocratic ticket in Tennessee with appearances planned in Greeneville on Oct 28 and Bristol on Oct 20. Chattanooga speakers Joe Y Williams and J J Lynch back Robert L Taylor for governor and J W Thomas for railroad commissioner at Dayton on Nov 7 and at Loelock.
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Nahville
Tenn
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Tennessee
Toker
Will Hilan
Greeneville
Bristol
Union
Joe Y. Williams
J. J. Lynch
Chattanooga
Robert L. Taylor
Govenor
J. W.thomas
Dayton
Congressman Houston Backs Regular Democratic Ticket
Nashville dated Oct 26 news from Murfreesboro reports Hon W C Houston of Woodbury a congressman in the fifth district passing through the city and stating he would support the regular democratic ticket including Senator Taylor. The move signals Judge Houston siding with the regulars as a notable development. Read the Want Column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Murfreesboro
W.C. Houston
Woodbury
Congress
Mentsonan
Taylor
Judge Houston
Liem
Californian First War Spy Baker Earned US Detective Bureau Chief
The article recounts Lafayette C. Baker as the first chief of the U S government detective bureau, detailing his 1853 California arrival, vigilance committee involvement in San Francisco, and a daring 1861 mission to Richmond to gather Confederate strength. It covers his multiple captures, parole from Jefferson Davis, and eventual attachment to the War Department as secret agent in August 1861.
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California
Government
Lafayette C. Baker
Golden Gate
Panama
San Francisco
New York
East
Pacific
North
Baker
Washington City
General Scott
Army of the United States
Thon
George W. Wright
Richmond
Washington
Virginia
Jefferson Davis
Spottswood House
Davis
Sam
Munson
Knoxville
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
Potomac
Secret Service Department
War Department
La Follette Fully Recovered After Operation Visit
Rochester Minnesota September 23 Senator and Mrs Robert La Follette left Rochester for Madison Wisconsin their home The senator has completely recovered from his recent operation at a hospital here The return follows his treatment and recovery period at the facility
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Rochester
Minn
Robert LaFollete
Madison
Wis
Senator LaPollette
Zinc Mining in Tennessee Opens Low Grade Riches
The Tennessee Geological Survey released a bulletin by Samuel W. Osgood of Knoxville arguing that large scale mining of low grade zinc ore could be profitable. He cites Tennessee deposits, comparable to Ducktown copper, and explains machinery and smelting improvements to cut per ton costs, predicting eventual widespread zinc profitability and future deposits.
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State Geological Survey
Tenneswer
Samuel W. Osgood
Knoxville
Wing
Joplin
Galena
Tennessee
Ducktown
Utal
Salvation Army Special Meetings With Captain Gulliher
Captain DG Coy presides over a Salvation Army week of meetings featuring Captain Baker Gulliher from Bristol Tennessee. Gulliher will share testimony of conversion and prison experiences while outlining Army work in Kentucky and local county history. Drunkenness recovery efforts and lively talks follow, inviting Christians and neighbors to attend.
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DG. Coy
Oteer
Baker Gulliher
Bristol
Tenn
Gulliher
Kentucky
Mrethitt County
Bins
Tt Ik
Johnson City
Galliber
Gallysher
Balvation Army
Ex Gov Candler Dies After Prolonged Illness
Allan Candlar Cand ler, twice governor of Georgia, died at his Atlanta home after an extended illness. He was 76, born in Au mie, Lumpkin County, and a Mercer College graduate of 1859. He taught at Jonesboro before joining the Confederate army in 1861 and rose to colonel.
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Atanta
Allan Caniel Candler
Georgia
Candler
Aumie
Lumpkin Couty
Cantler
Mercer College
Jonesboro
Confederate Army
Vote
Roe
Veracity of Two Newport Citizens Questioned in 1910 Campaign
Newport Tennessee October 24 1910 two letters circulated asserting the honesty of R B Hickey of Cocke County and A Faubian a longtime Newport resident and Confederate veteran both denounced Hooper and his followers as attacking respected neighbors. The signatures include Burrel B Brooks John Shell Floyd Hedrick William Blanchard J E Susong and many others denouncing the Hooperites and praising Faubian and Hickey as truthful and public-spirited citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Tenn
Hooper
J. W. Mopper
Hooperites
Burrel B. Brooks
John Shell
Floyd Hedrick
William Blanchard
J. E B. Susong
Joel Blanchard
William Hurley
Netherton
Jas
B. McDevitt
B.J. Park
FL. Hut
B. M. Click
Lee Bumgarner
D. A.* Brooks
D. H. Brooks
J. ©. Brooks
W. Brooks
W. B. Brooks
Judge Jones Delivers a Blow in Pony Contest
The Comet boosts its Pony Contest with extra prizes and a deadline of December 24. Eligible children may nominate themselves or be nominated, earning up to 5000 votes to start and extra votes with subscriptions. A live Shetland pony is at stake, and readers are urged to spread word and gather subscribers to boost votes.
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Ami
Comet
Local Visitors and Greetings Across Johnson City
Miss Hunt of Johnson City visited the Misses Hawking. Miss Sarah Slemons hosted Miss Emily Miller from Johnson City last week. Mr and Mrs Frank Baker of Johnson City were guests here Sunday. Romeo J Russell returned to Jonesboro after an extended visit in California. Miss Mary Nell Dosser of Johnson City spent Monday with Miss Margaret Slemons. Mrs J E Bachman of Johnson City visited Mrs Virginia Cox at the Columne Monday. Mrs W W Brazewell of Johnson City was guest of Mr and Mrs M E DeVault Sunday. Mrs N U Harris of Johnson City, en route to Knoxville, spent Thursday here with Dersalster and Anita Anderson.
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Miss Hunt
Johnson City
Frank Baker
Romeo J. Russell
Points
California
Jonesboro
Mary Nell Dosser
Margaret Slemons
J. E. Bachman
Virginia Cox
Qolummne
W. W. Brazewell
M.E. DeVault Sanday
N. U. Harris
Knoxville
Dersalster
Anita Anderson
Scented coat mishap shocks Wyoming County gossip
A Johnson City Tennessee student from Pike Seminary High School took a moonlit ride with a village clerk named Mabel. He mistaken a raccoon for a black squirrel, hid the coat to cover the scent, then hurried away promising secrecy. The truth spilled when Mabel spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tenn
Pike Seminary High School
Mabel
Wyoming County
N.Y
Gazette
Local and Personal News Briefs Reach Chattanooga Area
D A Willard is at home for a few days. Tom Dyer has recovered enough from typhoid fever to return to the City Barber Shop. L Ly Love, described as the greatest instance in this section, came up from Chattanooga last week and moved around his aid headquarters. He left yesterday for Irvington Kentucky to try the bluegrass fields. The Cuner follows him daily. Dr T B Russell, active in the Anti-Saloon League, is on a touring speaking circuit in the lower part of the state and spoke in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dyer
Finstier
Chattanooga
Irvngton
T. B. Russell
Bristol
Judge Jones Warns Democrats Against Hooper Bid
Judge Joseph G. Jones in Columbia denounces Hooper as a tool of carpetbaggers and warns Democrats against backing him for governor. He blasts Carmack critics, defends Confederate memory, urges law enforcement and temperance support, and urges unity to win.
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Columbia
Ten
Joseph G. Jones
Drester
Ton W. Hooper
Doves
Fat Carmack
MD Carmack
Carmack
White House
Napier
Senegro
Constable
Judge Jones
Hooper
Sanders
Robert J. Lee
Jones
Democratic Party
Flooper
Congress
Patterson
Tennessee
Wd Carmack
Cenmensee
Maury County
The Boys and Girls Who Want to Win The Comet Pony
A fragment lists numerous named individuals and addresses with mixed fragments and garbled entries. It includes references to Wendell Sully Marilyn Starnes Clarice Walvers Richard Lacy and others, followed by an unrelated testimonial about Chamberlains Tomiach and Liver Tablets noting a pleasant purgative effect and sale by dental or general stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Sully
Marilyn Starnes
Thorold Range
Oro Clarice Walvers
Coe
Richard Lacy
Frederick Boone
Ain Anvil Murr
Maud Valleys
Theltia Honwtoi
Samuel Lh
Wapan Es
Pawl A. Sparks
Susan Patterton
Andrew Martin
Aie Maude Davis
Cratley
Ceee
Edward Kyecoo
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Grippen’s
A. C. Faubian
J.T. Jennings
Joe Campbell
Sen
Houston
Brading- Marshall Lumber Co
Main Street
Loggins, &c
Winchester
Summers-Parrott Hardware Company
Tte C. Baker
Detective Bureau of
United States
Afollette
Stabounds
Ashley
Salvation Army
Hickey
Newport and
Cocke
AR. Faubian
R. B. Hickey
Democratic Committee
J. W. Oliver
Artivala Fine
Mrs. B. Te Gore
Holson Avenue
J. E. Jones
Comets
Herald and Tribune
D. A. Willard
Ben
W. B. Reynolds
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