In the Gold Rush Legends of Dead Man's Gulch
A verse tale recounts Bill Williams' death and a miner camp legend. The story describes his burial on a hillside, the parson's solemn ceremony, and the later claim that a mining fortune awaited his grave, enriching comrades who mourned him. The piece is framed as a traditional local poem in old West style.
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Dead Man’s Gulch
Bill Williams
Bill
Hillie
Gald
Bill William
Lyir
Comrad
Knoxville and regional visitors noted in local listings
Rev. C. E. Woodyard visits Knoxville on business. R. B. Fields of Greeneville travels here for work. Bondurant of Erwin visits relatives for several days. Dr. G Greener travels to Knoxville for an operation. Mrs. F. J. Brownell and daughters Edith and Ruth spend day in Bristol. Ann Carter returns home from illness in Johnson City. Mrs. R. J. Bridwell and W. Bondurant visit relatives in Mendota Virginia. A. G. Wexler heads to Johnson City for a few days with sister Mrs. G. W. Adams. J. W. Brockman and Elizabeth Brockman return to Marion Virginia after weekend with Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Broekman. Read The Times Want Ad.
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Gordon McGregor Cameron
Kingsport
Tennessee
Charlémont Street
W. H. Bevins
North Carolina
Steve Cameron
Sam P. Martin
First Baptist Church
Washington
New York City
Lincoln P.T. A
Lincoln Parent-Teacher Association
Lincoln ‘School
Ruth Haire
Porter
White
Glen Bruce
P. Platt
J. W. Harrison
Guy Bevington
Eva Jennings
C. M. Gibson
Mary Katherine Koeniger
Francis Kelly
Jackson P.T. A
Jackson Parent-Teacher Association
Singing of America
Ross N. Robinson
Ruth [Ketron
Hines
J. Fred Johnson
Jackson
P.T
Hal Crockett
A. G. Wexler
Johnson City
G. W. Adams
J. W. Brockman
Elizabeth Brockman
Marion, Va
A. D. Broekman
Watungatreet
Tennessee Fire and Tax Sessions and Pardons Report
Tennessee reports a conference of state excise inspectors in Nashville with Gov Peay and Attorney General Thompson to discuss ten percent tobacco tax enforcement. Fire Prevention Week is proclaimed for October 5–10, urging civic participation to cut fire losses. Pardons granted or recommended include Fred Watts and Robert Green with varying terms for petit larceny and bad checks, plus penalties for bone dry law violations.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ospital
Peay
Thompson
Fort
L. Allison, Campbell
F.W. Kuhn
C. Russell
Austin Peay
Rsa
United States
Isernor Peay
Fred Watts
Hamilton County
Robert Green
Davidson County
Supreme Court
Green
Hattie Glenn
Lish Howell
Williamson County
Ernest
Tolbert
Rutherford County
Will Ross
Robert Abbey
Weakley County
Teo
Clare Brown
Overton County
Navy Day Observance Mobilized By Tennessee Leaders
Governor Peay appointed Senter to the West Tennessee division to succeed the late Sid R. Clark. General Harvey H. Hannah of the state railroad and public utilities commission directs Tennessee’s Navy Day mobilization set for October 27. Navy Day aims to inform the public of the navy’s peace and war roles and its commercial and global importance.
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Senter
West Tennessee Division
The
Court
Peay
Sid R. Clark
Harvey H. Hannah
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Tennessee
Hannah
United States
Smwiyena
Japan
Navy
Vatican Newspaper Sparks Debate Over Fascist Press Control
The Osservatore Romano engages in a public polemic with Fascist papers over the use of violence as political weapon. Debates whether the Vatican paper is subject to Italian press regulations or immune due to Holy See extraterritorial status.
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Prees
Rome
Osservatorve Romano
Vatican
Holy See
Mussolini
Obsservatore Romano
Roberto Farinzeci
Fascist Party
Osservatore’ Romano
Osservatore Romano
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Times Society
John J. Burke
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
H. C. Bunn
Wands Street
Cameron-Bogins
Riley Bevins
Georgia Low
P-T. A
Old Kentucky
Frank Keelloyd Hughes
Chickie
Dorothy Mackail
Hobart Bosworth
John Bowers
Gladys Brockwell
Myrtle Stedman
Pathe News
C. E. Woodyard
Knoxville
Fields of
Greeneville
Mr. W
Bondurant of
Erwin, Tenn
G Greener
F. J. Brownell
Edith
Ruth
Bristo
Ann Carter
R. J. Bridwell
Mgr. 5. W. Bondurant
Mendota
Ats
Hollingsworth
Kingsport Drug Co
Ae Capital
J. D. Senter
Court of Appeals
Ernest N. Huston
Toya Neryonies
Iseray Hong
Dexpiondeat
Verekebis
Tanlac
Freedman & Co
Avade
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