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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1907

Page

2

Comet editor and Ov PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

The paper from Johneounty Tennessee reports Roosevelt seeking unanimous consent for the presidency. Local notes include Captain John W. Morton seeking reelection as state secretary, and various political rumors about Governor Patterson, Haynes, and Boren. Crowded with noisy headlines, the item also mentions court actions, appointments at Brushy Mountain, and a key right of way ruling favoring the South and Western in Yancey County.

Brushy Mountain A. B. Rippey Obion County Frank George St. John Patterson John I. Cox Tennessee Nanhville South & Western Peebles Superior Court Yancey County Johnson City Southern Ve South and Western Southern Johnson City West Virginia Deepwater Railway Chesapeake and Ohio South Western Ones J. Norment Powell South and Western Railway Hadgine and Watkins Burnesville

Brownlow faction reshaped as Tennessee politics shift

Chattanooga Times reports Brownlow replaced on national committee by Hale with Sanders as patronage dispenser. Austin may press discipline as party lines tighten. Bristol rumor ties Baron to chancellor post while Evans factions push storekeepers and customs jobs. Jonesboro to vote on good roads at October meeting.

Brownlow Chattanootta Times National Committee Hale Sanders K. W. Austin Gleagow Scotland Austin Tennessee Chattanooga Times Bristol Bristol Herald-Courier Chattanooga H. Clay Evans Newell Bandera Evans Keugers T. B. Stapp Evana Washington County Jonesboro

State plans 1000000 dollar land to fund public schools

State Superintendent Jones discussed recovering about 10 000 acres from the old Mississippi river bed. Proceeds would fund a permanent school fund for all state children with legislation to carry out the plan. Estimated land value could reach near one million dollars once the decision in the Mancia Pulp case is settled.

Jonos Vogon Mississippa Jones Mancia

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