Twenty-five years before the city built Knoxville General Hospital in 1902, it depended largely on the Strong Home Hospital at the corner of Cumberland and State. It had been a private home with eight rooms on the main floor and … Continue reading
The true milestones of progress in a municipality are elemosynary [sic] institutions well founded, well conducted and adding to the real good and well being of the whole community. Beautiful municipal buildings are not to be despised nor are other … Continue reading
Trade Carnival The Committees all Named that Will Control the Project. A List of Men Who Have Plenty of Ability to Run a National Campaign The following is the executive committee appointed to serve for the proposed merchants and manufacturers … Continue reading
Charity Picnic Given by Drummers at Fountain City June 24 There was a large meeting of the Drummers’ Picnic association yesterday which was attended by members of the association, chairmen of sub-committees and about twenty-five ladies representing the Hospital board, … Continue reading
Fake Story. Police Matron Badly Deceived by a Beneficiary Mrs. Miller, the woman who came to the city several weeks ago claiming that she was blind and friendless, confessed to Mrs. Wright, the police-matron, Tuesday, that she had misrepresented facts … Continue reading
Through the City … A meeting of the executive committee of the women’s council will be held in the Y. M. C. A. parlors this morning for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year. The council will probably … Continue reading
In one of our last week’s daily papers appeared the splendid article of Dr. S. R. Miller, which gave to the people of Knoxville the clearest possible conception of “The Ideal Hospital.” In striking contrast to this delightful exhibition of … Continue reading
Soon To Be Incorporated. Ladies of Hospital Board Applied for a Charter Yesterday The ladies of the hospital board have applied for a charter, as was decided to do sometime ago. The chartered organization is to be the “Hospital Building … Continue reading
[Editorial Remark] They may not do it in a year; but if the ladies who are now giving it their attention only persevere, Knoxville will have a hospital. Source: Knoxville Daily Journal and Tribune, May 31, 1896, page 10 … Continue reading
For a Hospital. Further Active Steps Were Taken Yesterday Important Meeting of the Promoting and Building Board Held at Residence of Mrs. S. B. Luttrell It looks very much as though Knoxville is to have the badly neede [sic] city … Continue reading
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