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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1907

Page

2

Carmack and Patterson politics in East Tennessee

A wide ranging Tennessee weekly notes Carmack’s gubernatorial bid, Patterson’s renomination odds, and local political maneuvers. It covers Knights of Pythias receipts, Greeneville lectures, newspaper surveys, and Tennessee Day at a southern exposition, with reflections on government and press roles.

Patterson Tennessee Tennesnetaee Carmack Tennesees Chattanooga Nova

Washington Gossip on Patterson Marriage and Rail Project

A Washington paper notes Gov. Malcolm Patterson's engagement to Miss Mary Russell Gardner, praising social ties and lineage. It also reports plans by the South & Western railroad to build a hotel atop Bino Ridge near McKinney's Gap, with trains expected to reach by May 1.

Washington Gov. Patterson Goy. Patterson Mary Russell Gardner Congress Malcolm Patterson Inter Misa Gardner National Capital T. N. Jones Columbia Oscar Turner Louisville Congressional Atock South & Weaterb Railroad Bino Ridge McKinney’s Gap Charleston Rocky Mountains South & Western Marion Charlotte Observer

Carmack Lectures in Greeneville Under Meager Proceeds

Senator E. W. Carmack spoke in Greeneville Tennessee amid a small crowd. The Knights of Pythias hosted on a division of proceeds but net earnings favored Carmack with over fifty dollars while the lodge, after expenses, received one dollar sixty seven cents. The result reflects a modest turnout and modest returns for the hosting lodge.

Carmack Greeneville Knights of Pythias Lodge

Winter Tourist Tickets Via Southern Railway

Round trip winter tourist tickets at low rates may be purchased daily until April 30 1908 to winter resorts in Florida Cuba Georgia North and South Carolina Alabama and Texas limited May 30 8 All year tourist tickets are daily to Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Spokane Mexico Hot Springs Ark and all other year resorts Call on Southern Railway agents for tickets and complete information J L Meek D P A

Florida Cuba Georgia Gerolina Alabama Pienaiers Texas Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Spokane Mexico Hot Springs Ark Southern Railway J, L. Meek

Carter plans Bristol to Kingsport railroad line

Bristol Oct 28 report states George L Carter president of the South and Western railway intends building a Bristol to Kingsport railroad about twenty five miles, linking Bristol with a new coal truck line from Taatern Kentucky to the South Atlantic seaboard. Kingsport and Bristol railroad chartered in Tennessee aims completion next year to operate with the South and Western. Carter, in Bristol after New York talks with Ryan, is believed to finance the project. Carter owns nearly a million dollars in property near Kingsport, likely to support the Bristol branch.

Bristol George L. Carter South & Western Railway Kingsport Taatern Kentucky South Atlantic Seaboard Tennessee South & Western Carter New York Ryan Intercate Aitd Itil

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