Governor Taylor Weighs Senate Bid Amid Health and Finance Strain
Tennessee Governor Taylor addresses an interview in the Sun, denying plans to run against Senator Turley and outlining reasons he may not seek the Senate. He cites fatigue from politics, a desire to lecture, and financial sacrifices from refusing a lucrative lecturing contract. He notes Turley’s appointment, his own resignation, and examines possibilities if Turley does not run. A Bristol dispatch then reports a farmer uncovering a 1760s brass kettle linked to Daniel Boone near Bluff City.
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Turley
Bate
Nashville
Tenn
Taylor
The
Sun
Joe Babb
United States
TFT
Mr. Bate
Talways
Benator Turley
Senate
Tennessee
Futura
Tate Spring
Mr. Hannah
United States ‘Senate
Bob Ingersoll
Pblic
Iam
Bato
Senator Turley
Bristol
M. Smith
Bluff Guy
Daniel Boone
Ed Scalf
Benjamin Webb
Banff City
Boone
E Sboro Items Chronicle of local deaths and accidents
Little Raymond McPherson an eightyearold boy died of diphtheria after brief illness. J Smiths fouryearold son burned himself fatally in hot water. Shelby Shipley ex died aged over sixty. Local notices praise pine tar and honey cough remedy with claims of healing powers.
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Bristol Times
Jonesboro
Little Raymond
James McPherson
Paul
H. Smith
Confederate Veterans Reunion Sparks Loyalties in Nashville
A late reunion speech by Governor Bob Taylor pleases northern papers by affirming the South’s loyalty and the end of the Civil War. A Florida reader shares a note on Chamberlain’s Pain Balm aiding chest pain and pneumonia prevention. An editor cites Dr. Talmage sermon heading “Job’s Aching Tooth” with a pithy line about escaping with the skin of teeth.
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Confederate Veterans
Nashville
Bob Taylor
Seression
Atlanta Constitution
J. W. Baggett
Oak Grove
Fla
Hartaville
Chamberlain
Ward & Friberg
Dr. Talmage
Job
Old Paducah resident touts Pine Tar Honey as cure all
Good Old Granny Metwalf, 87, of 1005 South Fifth Street, Paducah, says Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey is the beat grip cough lung and bronchial remedy, with druggists selling it. An exchange editorial notes cereal crop figures mean farmers may delay selling wheat. another reprint discusses promising Argentine crops and India's good planting. Pain has no show with Dr Miles Pain Pills.
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Phelps
Belfast
Dr. Miles
der. Miles
DR. Miles Medical CO
Eikhart, Ind
Dr Bell
de. Bell
Dr. Bell
Metcalf
Southerined Mencine Company
Mountain Perk
Granny Metwalf
South Fifth Street
Paducah
India
James E. Perrell
Blount House
W. Va
Chamberlain
Hie
Ward & Friberg’s
Bucklen's Arnica Gel Promises Quick Healing
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Gel as the best remedy for cats bruises minor sores and skin eruptions. It claims the product cures or provides a refund if not satisfied and lists McFarland & Co as the seller with a price of 25 cents per box.
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Bucklen
McFarland & Co
Taylor defends latest act of clemency in Parera case
Gov. Taylor rejects criticism from Judge Cooper and Attorney General Patterson. He says he acted after careful consideration and public petition, defending his use of pardoning power, commuting Parera from death to life imprisonment due to perceived mental limitations and corroborating testimony. He asserts supporters and citizens endorse his decision and rebukes hostile critics. Included is a communication to “his people” explaining motives and process.
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Eneral
J'atterson
Memphis
Nashville
Gov
Taylor
Cooper
Patterson
Tennessee
Dovrenos
Gov. Taylor
Pareron
Parera
Capitol
Montedonico
Amall Fry
Critician
Parora
Wheat and silver parting ways sparks political debate
A long excerpt argues that wheat and silver have historically risen and fallen together but now diverge due to silver demonetization and global crop shortages. It claims the split supports democratic aims and that restoring silver as money would realign prices. The piece also notes Vassar and Bristol issues, hinting at broader political maneuvering.
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Lowell
Mass
Ouur
Magnstrand
Hore
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Alain
Ochoacean
Broadway
New York City
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Atte
Moushty Paine
the Sun
Tommy Sai
Uncle John
Tommy
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Tap
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Esboro
Shelby T. Shipley
Johnson
N. G. Taylor
Miles
Johnson City and Vicinity
Hope Bros
Knoxville, Tenn
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Goldbug
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Australia
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Cine
Yuna Wren
Hrathior Thayne
Mitchella
Bowes
S. Miller, Jr. SD
W. J. Miller, M.D
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Physicians and Surgeons
Roans
Opera Hayac Huilding
Intoap
HB Miller
King Street
Miller
Roan Street
Robt
Burrow
Johnson City
Washington, Sullivan, Carter Johnson
Unicoi
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Market Street
Thad. A. Cox
Attorne
Solciter
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Mirket Street
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J. Kirkpatrick
Williams
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Willams & Bowman
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