24 Outlaw Strike Leaders Arrested in Chicago Raid
Chicago police and federal agents arrested 24 leaders of the switchmen insurgent strike under the Lever food act. Thirty warrants issued. 200 more to come. John Grunau and H E Read ing named among those seized. bonds set at 10000 each for April 24 hearings.
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Railroad
Brotherhood
John Grunau
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
H. E. Reading
United Enginemen’s Association
Mason
C. F. Clyne
Palmer
Washington
R. S. Murphy
Outlaw Yardmen’s Association
Elmer B. Bidwell
Grunau
Railroads demand end to labor trouble with reinstatement ultimatum
The Railroad General Managers Association of New York issues an ultimatum to the Big Four railroad brotherhoods setting a noon Monday deadline for workers to report for duty. Railroads will open their books for 24 hours ending noon Sunday for those who register and are deemed acceptable for reinstatement, while retaining the right to deny return to those who showed violence sedition or other unfitness during the dispute.
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New York
Railroad General Managers’ Association of
U S Short Term Issues Bear Record Interest
Secretary Houston announced two new issues of treasury certificates of indebtedness maturing in three and six months with interest at 5 and 5 1 2 percent respectively. The rates are the highest on government obligations since the Civil War, reflecting changes in the financial program after the Victory loan and railroads returning to private ownership.
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Houston
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Mr. Houston
Allies threaten break with Teutons over disarmament
Paris reports France Great Britain Italy and Belgium will notify Germany of a break in diplomatic ties if immediate complete disarmament under Versailles is not carried out. Allies may renew blockade if an insurgent government refuses recognition. Dispatches note troop concentrations in Pomerania and predict a coup similar to von Kapp movement.
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Germany
Pomerania
von Kapp
Tennessee Republicans Weigh Wood At State Convention
At Chattanooga on April 14 Tennessee Republicans elected eight delegates at large with binding instructions to back Gen. Leonard Wood for the national nomination while Chicago . John W. Overall was chosen for national committeeman. Delegates include Mrs. Marshall Priest, John J. Gore, Jesse M. Littleton, S. F. Murray, Newell Sanders, Rev. J. C. Martin, George F. Trotter, and Daniel Cooper Swab. Electors at large named were Samuel A. Susong and J. W. Parker. Governor candidate selection postponed to August. Littleton or Gore favored.
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Chattanooga
Tennessee
S. F. Murray
Memphis
Newell Sanders
Hamilton County
J. C. Martin
Jackson
George F. Trotter
Knox County
Daniel Cooper Swab
Tazewell
Priest
McCall
Samuel A. Susong
Green County
J. W. Parker
DeKalb County
Gen. Wood
Wood
Jesse M. Littleton
John J. Gore
Cookeville
Damages Sought Over Death of 4-Year-Old At Factory Fence
Ira J. Adams seeks 30000 dollars in a Circuit Court action claiming his son Philip Donald Adams was killed May 25 by a charged fence at Union Dye and Chemical Corp. The suit alleges neglect for children playing near the fence. The term also covers Joe Baker v Clinchfield Portland Cement Co for 11000 dollars weekly for 300 weeks over injuries from lifting a heavy weight and failure to provide workmen's compensation.
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D. A. Vines
Ira J. Adams
Philip Donald Adams
Union Dye and Chemical Corporation
Ira Adams
Union Dye Company
Clinchfield
Sonora Rebels Gain on Carranza Forces Invasion Update
Four towns in Sinaloa fell to Sonora troops as Gen Flores reported at divisional HQ. Choix garrison surrendered after brief resistance and joined the Sonora movement. Washington received Mexico’s request for U S transit of troops to Sonora. no decision yet.
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Carranza
Agua Prieta
Mex
United Press
Sinaloa
Flores
Choix
Onora
Harding Has $75 000 for Campaign Fund
Washington reports Senator Harding of Ohio released a letter answering questions from the Plumb Plan League on campaign financing for the Republican presidential nomination. He said expenditures are unclear but noted an approximate $75 000 planned spend and disclosed only one $2 000 contribution from his brother in law.
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Washington
Plumb Plan League
Harding
Ohio
Ching
Sonora Troops Seize Two Towns In Sinaloa Invasion
From Agua Prieta Sonora April 15 military forces of the new Republic of Sonora crossed into Sinaloa and captured El Fuerza mining camp and San Blass railroad junction amid a push toward Culiacan. More than three thousand Sonora troops, including Yaqui units, are said to have entered Sinaloa.
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Sonora
Michoacan
Morelos
Tamaulipas
Tabasco
Campeche
Jalisco
Carranza
Sinaloa
Mexico
Dieguez
Mexican Republic
Liquor Accusations Against Socialists Stir New York Senate
Albany April 14. Senator Thompson charged that liquor was used in large quantities to influence votes to unseat five socialist assemblymen during debate on Lusk committee bills. He said much liquor was present and carried from the chamber, while Minority Leader Walker demanded specifics Thompson refused to provide.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Thompson
Niagara
Lusk Committee
Assembly
James J. Walker
Kingsport Women Urged to Register for May 8 Bond Vote
The article urges Kingsport women to register by tomorrow to vote in the $125,000 school bond election on May 8. Registration takes place in the city court room under H. O. Bunn and W. P. Flora and targets those who did not register in the last municipal election. Mrs. J. W. Dobyns, PTA president, asks members and other women to register and vote and to mobilize nonmembers.
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Kingsport
H. O. Bunn
W. P
J. W. Dobyns
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Reconstruction Begin On Rotherwood Road In Sullivan County
Sullivan County with the State Highway Commission and the U S Department of Agriculture began rebuilding Rotherwood road yesterday. G P Montgomery of Southern Construction assembled machinery near the Rotherwood bridge for the two mile project part of the Memphis to Bristol highway. The work costs about 50000 dollars for the county portion with 14000 dollars allotted locally.
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Rotherwood Road
Sullivan County
State Highway Commission
U. S. Department of Agriculture
G. P. Montgomery
Southern Construction Company
Rotherwood Bridge
Sullivan Boulevard
Montgomery
River Bridge
Life Sentence for Murder of His Wife
James Whetzel was found guilty of murdering his wife Lillie in Kingsport on October 3 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The jury convicted first degree with mitigating circumstances, considering his drunken state. Whetzel sat unmoved as the verdict was read and refused to speak. relatives plan a possible new trial before Monday. He shot Lillie twice on the second floor of the Kingsport Laundry, allegedly while intoxicated and unconscious, though the state argued malice and a motive related to her divorce suit.
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James Whetzel
Lillie
Kingsport
Bristol
Whetzel
Vines
Prof Gentry to Remain at East Tenn Normal
Prof W L Gentry of the East Tennessee State Normal School rural education department is to remain in his post. The Carson and Newman College board elected him dean, a honor he did not seek. He will continue his work at the normal school and emphasizes improving public school education, especially rural areas.
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Johnson City
W. L. Gentry
Department of Rural Education
East Tennessee State Normal School
Carson and Newman College
Carson and Newman
Normal School
Gentry
Wood In The Lead Declares Croker
Palm Beach April 11 Rich ard Croker spoke on politics during his trial noting he is out of politics He opined Wood leads the field as the strongest Democratic candidate He added Bryan is the strongest Democrat though he may not win Hoover lacks machine support and would need a break to win.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Richard Croker
Wood
Mr. Croker
Tammany
Bryan
Hoover
Kingsport Citizens Discuss Denim Boycott Club
Kingsport residents consider forming an overall club to press cloth price cuts by pledging to wear denims and bunga low aprons. Petitions circulate among local workers with over a hundred signatures claimed, though no one in streets wears denims yet. W A Dorsett of C C and O reports no papers seen locally, while a Johnson City office reportedly sent a petition.
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Kingsport
W. A. Dorsett
Johnson City
Broadway Parade Debuts Overalls by Cheese Club
New York April 16 United Press says overall outfits will appear on Broadway as members of the Cheese Club stage a demonstration against the H C L. Secretary Daniels reports several overall clubs formed by the navy yard employers in Norfolk and Hampton Roads. Senators are said to be considering a senate club.
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New York
United Press
Broadway
Cheese Club
H. C. of
Daniels
Navy Yards
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
United States
Senate
Legion Here for 1 A Day Bonuses at Hammond Post
Members of Hammond Post Kingsport approve the 1 a day bonus for former service men as recommended by the House Ways and Means subcommittee and draft a supporting resolution. They also back six months of compulsory military training for ages 18 to 20 and form a committee to study launching a local baseball team. Social hour features include musical numbers with Jake Herron Charlie Davis and B Symonds.
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Hammond Post
Kingsport
Organization of the American Legion
National Executive Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Broadway Cafe
Legionnaires
National American Legion
Jake Herron
Charlie Davis
Dr. C Brown Cox to preach at Lutheran church
The Rev. Mr. C Brown Cox D D of Marion Virginia will fill the pulpit at Holy Trinity Lutheran during Dr H Grady Davis illness in Greenville after an appendicitis operation Cox will deliver two sermons Sunday and the public is invited to hear him
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C. Brown Cox
D. D
Marion
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
H. Grady Davis
Greenville
Dr. Brown
Weatherbee to Move Family to Florida
J. E. Weatherbee, mill manager of the Kingsport Pulp Corporation, resigns effective May 1. He plans to relocate with his family to Florida, where they own an orange grove, and they have been active in church and civic affairs here.
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J. E. Weatherbee
Kingsport Pulp Corporation
City to wage war on rats next week
Kingsport prepares for a rat extermination drive to begin Monday led by City Health Officer Dr T B Yancey. The plan relies on barium carbonate bought at drug stores with Boy Scouts distributing literature and families urged to apply the method. The week long campaign follows a general cleanup effort, with wagons and trucks supplied to remove rubbish and the PTA set to discuss support at the high school.
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Borgia
Yancey
Boy Scouts
Roy Gaines
Milton Devault
Mack Kelley
Elmer Breeding
Will Williams
Hobart
Shaun
Otis East
Walter Poston
Eugene Armbrister
Bond Cox
Josh Denham
Umbarger Brothers
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Poison Campaign for Rats in Kingsport Explained
Instructions describe making and using three kinds of baits mixed with barium carbonate to control a rat infestation in Kingsport. It outlines bait types, mixing ratios, placement every night, handling, and cautions including keeping animals away and using an emetic antidote.
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Max
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