Nashville Union and American, Oct. 11, 1874: page one reported the fall race meeting's close and an address by ex-president Johnson
The Sunday paper's page one carried a fall meeting report and a story on an address by ex-president Johnson.
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Union and American of Sunday, Oct. 11, 1874, printed on page one a report headed "The Fall Meeting," according to the page held by the Library of Congress. Its deck described the last day of the Blood Horse Association races, listed Vanderbilt, Arizona and Astral as the winners and called the week "a Successful Week."
The same page carried a story whose deck said "The Ex-President Addresses the Citizens of Nashville." A sub-deck said Johnson talked about state and national questions, referred to the Grangers, spoke of convict labor and reviewed Gov. Brown's Waverly speech.
Credit: Nashville Union and American, Oct. 11, 1874, p. 1, Chronicling America, Library of Congress.
Source: Nashville Union and American, Oct. 11, 1874, p. 1, https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033699/1874-10-11/ed-1/?sp=1