Work of the Tariff Limits Scotch Iron Exports to U S
London dispatch reports British and Irish trade data after the McKinley tariff. Exports to America show mixed shifts with a rise in first quarter 1891 versus 1890, though tinplate and iron sectors face weakness. Scottish and Welsh producers fear long term changes while Lancashire and linen sectors appear less impacted.
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Associated Press
Loxpow
Germany
Great Britain
America
Great Britain and Ireland
Liverpool
Cardiff
Scotland
London
The Mineral Waters of Upper East Tennessee as Health Resorts
An appeal highlighting abundant mineral springs in Upper East Tennessee and their potential to create a thriving sanatorium region. The piece urges investors to develop resorts with hotels and services, arguing such ventures would yield wealth, notoriety, and renewed health for visitors. It envisions a future where the area rivals Saratoga and Cape May as a premier health destination.
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Upper East Tennessee
Saratoga
Cape May
Murderous Desperado Dennis McCarthy Faces Insanity Plea
Louisville crime tale describes Dennis McCarthy, an electric-car motorman, shooting his wife through the heart after alleged flirtations. He claims family insanity and has a history of escapes and violence. The piece also notes Chauncey Depew and Vanderbilt denying opposition to organized labor while defending unions and labor rights.
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Louisyin
Dennis McCarthy
McCarthy
St. Louis
Jis
Louisville
Tim
Loxpoy
Sept
New York Central Railroad
Vanderbilt
Chauncey Depew
New York Central
Depew
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ffigld
Sto
Cranberry excursion notes and mine visit highlights
City editor and Mrs. Rebecca Armstrong of Peru Ind. traveled to Cranberry by the EB & W N railroad. Mrs Armstrong praised the Doe River gorge and the Cranl mines, noting a single day trip limited time for dining and sightseeing. Capt Miller aided their return and the Resmedy Tron erates furnace produced Bessemer pig ore while drills ran from morning till night.
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Rebecca Armstrong
Peru
Ind
Cranberry
Resmedy Tron Erates
The Phone in Johnson City Aims to Save Time and Money
The Bristol News discusses the potential benefits of a telephone system for Johnson City, arguing it could save travel time and costs, and urging local agitation for establishing a full system as progress. Rev. T. B. Russell of Johnson City is noted as visiting and preaching locally.
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Johnson City
Carnegie
T. B. Russell
Bristol Newa
Bound for Washington Elizabethton Seeks Town Company Location
A delegation from Elizabethton travels to Washington to present deeds and press for Co operative Town Company plans. Col C P Toneray and a committee explain the visit signals a real, though not guaranteed, chance for Elizabethton to win the site amid competition from Starr's Mountain and others, with a six month possible delay before any decision.
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Elizabethton
Co-operative Town Company
Starr
Col. C. P. Toneray
Washington City
W. P. Dungan
Dr. Hunter
Alexander
W. R. Emert
Col. Toneray
Washington
Watauga Valley
Earth
Daniel Boone Apologizes for a Prairie Joke in Tale of Dream
A ghostly visitation claims Daniel Boone apologizes to readers of Tue Comet for a practical joke on Judge Patterson. The spirit explains a dream inspired the article, asserts truth in reporting, and departs as dawn breaks, leaving the narrator grateful for rest.
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Boone
Daniel Boone
Greene County
Patterson
Yaya
Abingdon Jailor Visits Doctor in Court Action
John Clark and family from Abingdon Virginia passed through the city to visit Dr. Baker who appears unusually healthy and in good spirits while awaiting further court action. An appeal is set for the fourth Monday in the month in Judge Kelley’s court. Local opinion expects the verdict to stand and a new trial to be denied by the circuit or supreme courts.
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John Clark
Abingdon
Elizabethton
Mr. Clark
Dr. Baker
Kelley
Clark
Circuit
Supreme Courts
Hickey's Hearing Postponed in Local Case
Jamies Hickey's case before E. Osborn for preliminary hearing was postponed until Saturday at 7 PM. The woman's condition will determine if the hearing proceeds, with baility as a possible issue. She remains in critical condition with little change noted all day.
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Jamies Hickey
E. ©. Osborn
Morgan family matriarch Henrietta Morgan dies at 86 in Kentucky
Henrietta Morgan, mother of Confederate General John Morgan and Colonel Calvin C. Morgan, dies at 86 in Lexington Kentucky. Daughter of John W. Hunt, sister of lawyer Francis Keys Hunt, she left a sizable fortune and housed a large antebellum brick home at Second and Mill streets. Her sons served in the Confederate Army. two daughters married generals A P Hill and Basil W Duke, linking the Mor gan family to Dudleys and Breckinridges.
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Laxixday
Kentucky
Henrietta Morgan
John W. Hunt
Francis Keys Hunt
Gal Morgan
John Morgan
Ohio
Calvin C. Morgan
Alabama
Bruce
Bln. Roth
Cincinnati
Lexington Rifles
Anton Pennington
Calvin
Bob Woolley
Hr. Price McGrath
Tom Bowling
Aristides
James B. Beck
John C. Breckinridge
J. C.8
Blackburn
W. C
Ben F. Buckner
J. Stoddard Johnalton
Phenix
Second
Mill Streets
A. P. Hill
Virginia
Basil W. Duke
Auding the Dudleys
Breckinridges
Seates and Warfielda
A Big William on the Fly
A Conkling resident Mr. Starnes hunted squirrels with a shotgun and accidentally rammed a twenty dollar bill into the gun. After firing, fragments of the bill fell at his feet, leaving little trace of the cash. He is described as a poor man, urging readers to subscribe to Tar Coser.
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Conkling
Starnes
William
My. Starnes
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