State Line Splits Bristol into Two States of Law and Life
Bristol Virginia Tennessee lies split by a center street where Virginia and Tennessee laws diverge. The piece notes Jim Crow seating, marriage age, licenses, and gun laws differ across the line while business sits on a shared main street. Historical references to Evan Shelby, Isaac Shelby, and Daniel Boone anchor the tale.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Bristol
Va-Teun
Virginia
Tennessee
Old Dominion
Volunteer State
State Street
Evan Shelby
Isaac Shelby
Kentucky
Alleghenies
King’s Mountain
Commonwealths
Daniel Boone
Jurisdiction Issues Highlight Tennessee Virginia Borderites
A dying young girl found near the state line in East Hill cemetery spurs questions of which state has jurisdiction as surveyors redraw the boundary. The piece notes past cross border tensions between Bristol Tennessee and Bristol Virginia police and the move toward unified action to reduce these conflicts.
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East Hill Cemetery
Tennessee
State Street
Bristol (Tenn
Bristol
Riverbank Divorce: Ada Ebeling Wins in Appleton
In Riverside Appleton Wisconsin Judge John Goodland holds a makeshift riverbank court to grant Ada Ebeling a divorce from William Ebeling. The judge was at Telulah Springs when the parties arrived and the decree was issued after a brief hearing and a default by the defendant.
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Appleton
Wis
John Goodland
Tenth
Wisconsin Judicial Circuit
Ada Ebeling
William Ebeling
Watermelons Save Lives In Desert Rescue
In Needles area a Mojave and Yuma party stranded with dwindling water were saved by an expedition carrying three wagonloads of watermelons. Water could not be brought, so a rider sought Help. the plan cooled by watermelons saved all but one aged chief who died before relief arrived.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Needles
Preaching on Postals Becomes Bangor Novel Sermon Trend
Reverend Seth Russell Downie of Walnut Street Presbyterian Bath Pa spends his vacation at Gettysburg and each week mails a sermon on a postal card to every congregation member. The short sermons have drawn favorable comment.
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Bangor
Seth Russell Downie
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church
Bath
Gettysburg
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el Hispano Americano
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Bushkevitz
E. H. Biernbaum
Hispano Americano
Comunicaciones
Redaccion Tomari Lo Més Importante Para Publicacion. En Politica Este
Directorio Oficial
Territorial
W. H. Andrews
Delegado En el Congreso
George Curry
Gobernador
Nathan Jaffa
Secretario
Wm. J. Mills
Juez Superior
C. W. G. Ward
Condado de Mora
Malaquias Martinez—Miembro del Consejo
H. Biernbaum
Representante
BE. EB. Studley—Representante
José Vibian Fresquez
Juez de Pruebas
Juan Navarro
Hscribano de Condado
Juan B. Martinez
Alguacil
Charles A. Strong
Tesorero Y Collector
Albino Martinez
Precintos
A. San José
Manuel Garcia
J. P
José Trinidad Martinez
A. Golondrinas
Ed F. Jager
J.P. el Llano
Delfino Pacheco
Francisco Lopez
A. Chacon
Juan P. Ortega
Porfirio Pacheco
A. Abuelo
Benigno Trujillo
José A. Garcia
S. A. Cérmen
Jacobo Lobato
Clodéves Vigil
A. Corrillera
Epifanio Martinez
Jas Juan
Blea
S. A. Turquillo
Marino Gonzales
Cesario Gallegos
A. Gascon
José H. Martinez
Aniceto C. Archuleta
A. Roy—Guadalupe Garcia
Wm. A. Brummage
A. ‘Watrous
Hancisco Gonzales
Roosevelt
Underwood & Underwood
N.Y
Africa
White House
Bristol, Va-Tenn
Riverside
Wisconsin
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