Turbulent Sullivan County races heat toward polls
Voters in Sullivan County and the first congressional district face election day amid a flurry of campaigns. Candidates for judge, sheriff, attorney general, and other offices campaigned across the region while争争 and mudslinging mark some contests. Notable participants include W D Lyon Joe A Caldwell John L Ford B Carrol Reece Joel N Pierce O B Lovette and multiple party contenders with races spanning general and party primaries across the district.
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Sullivan County
First Congressional
First Congregational
W. D. Lyon
Joe A
John H. Caldwell
Lyon
Joe J. Thoman
John L Ford
B. Carrol Reece
Joel N. Pierce
Congress
O. B. Lovette
Kingsport
Twentieth Judicial Sirenit
H. T. Cambell
G. St. St. John
Twentieth Judicial Circuit
W. UT. Coleman
Oscar L. McMahan
Joe A. Galdwell
W. DB. Lyon
Shevil
John L. Ford
Joe J. Thomas
R. E. Clark
Joan E. Dail
J. E. D'all
J. B. Angerson
Times offices close to visitors for election results
The Times announces that its editorial and business offices will close to visitors Thursday night to avoid disruption during election work. Returns will be announced as quickly as possible and the public is invited to view results outside the office. callers are asked to refrain from seeking admittance.
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Times
President Coolidge Heads to Plymouth Vermont for Visit
President Coolidge leaves White Pine camp to visit Plymouth Vermont with Mrs Coolidge aboard a special train. Major Coupal and the White House party accompany him while Secretary Sargent will join at Ludlow. Stearns remains at White Pine camp with Mrs Stearns joining tomorrow.
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Plymouth
Stearns
Camp
Paul Smith
N. Y
Vermont
Coolidge
Green Mountain
Calvin
Col
John C. Coolidge
White Pine Camp
White House
White Pine
Bootleggers War Ties Two Deaths in Los Angeles Lobby Shootout
In Los Angeles on August 4 two men died in a suspected bootleggers conflict. D Munson was killed in a hotel lobby while another man, Harry Moran, died hours later. Three assailants entered the lobby with about twenty guests present and fled after stealing Munson’s body to a nearby location.
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Los Angeles
Calif
D. Munson
Harry Moran
Munson
Train Parts Amid Bridge Derailed Near Auburn
Auburn Maine Aug 4 One passenger and a mail clerk were injured when the Bar Harbor Express from Washington and New York derailed east of the local Maine Central station. All nine cars left the rails but stayed upright except a baggage and mail car and a baggage car that toppled 25 feet into an embankment. Mail Clerk H W Foote of Canton sustained a broken nose and Mrs Pearl Mitchell of Harrington Maine had injuries to one leg. The others rode a special train to continue their journey. The crash is blamed on a broken brake rigging.
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Auburn
Maine
Bar Harbor
Washington
New York
Maine Central Railroad
H.W. Foote
Can- Lon
Pearl Mitchell
Harrington
Baron Takes First Food Since Arrest Saturday Night
Baron Michael Royce Garrett, ex Russian nobleman held in Miami on manslaughter charges in his wife’s death, eats for the first time since arrest. Police say they will not press the charge while friends pay hospital expenses. baroness’s funeral set at Coral Gables Congregational Church. woman’s club covering cremation costs in Orlando.
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Miami
Fla
Michael Royce-Garrett
Florida
Royce Garrett
Royce-Garrett
Focal
Russia
Poyarty
Coral Gables Congregational Church
Woman’s Club of
Coral Gables
Orlando
Serious disorders erupt in Odessa over church transfer
Moscow dispatch reports clashes in Odessa as crowds attacked six priests at Alexiev church amid a fight between supporters of the late Patriarch Tikhon and the Living Church over church possession. Militia intervened. five priests were badly mauled and a girl was seriously injured. Trials follow related cases.
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Moscow
Pravda
Odessa
New Living
Red Church
Alexiev
Tikhon
Living Church
Election clerks cited for court contempt in Chicago
County Judge Jarecki sentenced four precinct judges and election clerks to six months in jail for contempt of court over false returns certified at the April primary. Some 161 persons, mostly precinct judges and clerks, have been indicted by a special grand jury over frauds at the primary in Cook County.
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Chicago
Jarecki
New Arsenal Planned After Naval Inquiry Recommendations
The naval court of inquiry into the Lake Denmark NJ depot disaster on July 10 urges a new naval ammunition depot for the Pacific Coast and a similar arsenal for the East Gulf regions. It also recommends repairing Lake Denmark to store small explosives safely. Acting Secretary Robinson approved the findings. The explosion caused 23 deaths and 52 injuries, with two Marines missing. Lightning was deemed the sole cause.
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Washington
Naval
Pacific Coast
East Coast
Gulf
Congress
Naval Court of Inquiry
Lake Denmark
N. J
Robinson
Lightning
Marine Corps
Bootleggers Wanted After Church Murders in Kentucky
Morgantown Kentucky authorities seek members of an altered bootlegging gang linked to the revival service massacre at a Barry school house. Rev W A Moss and Mrs Jerome Johnson were killed. a third person wounded. Three youths captured, two more hunted as posses close in on the gang and names such as Cha Wilson Fred Wilson Lemmens Phelps and Cliff Wilson surface in the investigation.
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Morgantown
W. A. Moss
Jerome Johnson
Barry
Here
Cha Wilson
Fred Wilson
Lemmens Phelps
Taylor
Cliff Wilson
Jo Dewvese
Wilson
Weather notes for Virginia and Tennessee
In Virginia expect mostly fair conditions tonight and Thursday with little temperature change and light west winds. In Tennessee scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday with little temperature change.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Insull Questions Put To Senate Campaign Fund Probe
Chicago August 4 A Senate committee inquiry into campaign funds faced a fresh challenge as Samuel Insull refused to reveal contributions beyond those for senatorial campaigns. Insull through counsel disputed the committee’s authority and offered a prepared statement, then answered questions only with a list of expenditures shown on a memorandum.
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Samuel Insull
Illinois
Chicago
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Insull
Senate
Reed
Charles V. Barrett
Robert E. Crowe
Homer K. Galpin
Amswer
Roy O. West
Senator Deneen
Tasull
Barrett
Cochran Denies Issuing Statement On GM Stock
New York August 4 Thomas Cochran a Morgan partner bound for Europe on the Olympic radioed Morgan that he did not issue any statement predicting a 100 point rise in General Motors stock. He said he spoke of earnings management and prospects and authorized no forecast of future prices. The purported interview had sent GM to a record intraday high above 214 after trading around 189 1 2 earlier in the week. After the denial GM shares fell back to around 207 as the market cooled.
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New York
Thomas Cochran
J. P. Morgan & Company
Europe
Morgan
General Motors
Cochran
Seker
Financial
Wall Street
Mart Clerg
Investigation of the McPherson Case Dead
Los Angeles officials report the grand jury took no action in the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case. They directed District Attorney Alm Keyes to pursue a “secret and efficient” investigation of all phases as more conclusive evidence is sought.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Protrict
Alm Keyes
Police follow up Donaldson clues in hotel slaying case
Inquiry proceeds into a long distance call from a hotel guest to an unidentified state contact claiming interference is ended and a million dollars can be cleaned up. Police link the slaying of Bert Donaldson to a gang seeking to begin operations, as eight suspects, including George Morris, are held and solicitor general John Boykin vows to pursue the case.
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Atlanta
Bert Donaldson
Donaldson
Jack Wilson
George Morris
HH. L
C. K. Hughes
Red” Tosh
Donald Taylor
Poincare Plans Great Internal Loan to Stabilize Franc
Premier Poincare told the finance committee that once conditions permit likely by late September the government will launch a major internal loan to consolidate debts and stabilize the franc.
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Poincare
Paris
Poinesre
Chamber of Deputies
Two Quakes Recorded at Fordham University Seismograph
Two earthquakes suspected to originate about 9,600 miles away were logged on Fordham University seismograph late last night and today, indicating distant tremors detected in New York.
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New York
Fordham University
Congressmen and Senators Lead in Renomination Races
In early unofficial returns from four western and two southern states, incumbent GOP and Democratic figures led in renomination contests. Missouri and Oklahoma show heavier ballots. Kansas and West Virginia report limited interest. In Missouri Senator Williams leads the Republican contest. Curtis leads in Kansas. Harreld dominates in Oklahoma. Governor Paulen is virtually unopposed in Kansas. Oklahoma Democratic senatorial race widens for Dinner Thomas over J C Walton. West Virginia returns give substantial leads to five Republican and one Democratic congressmen. District results show Deal leading in Virginia House races. Evans and Leavitt win Montana contests.
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Kansas City
United States
National Congress
Missouri
Oklahoma
Montana
Kansas
West Virginia
Mssouri
Ku Klux Klan
Williams
George H.williams
Charles Curtis
J. W. Harreld
Harry D. Hawes
St. Louis
Ben S. Paulen
Dlnner Thomas
Ben Tweety
Jack” Walton
Henry S. Johnson
Virginia
Joseph T. Deal
John M. Evans
Scott Leavitt
Mellon Against Debt Discussion
Rome August 4 Mellon, the American correspondent in Rome, said the war debt settlement discussions are past and deplorable. He denied any official mission, stating his visit is purely personal, and dismissed rumors of probing conditions or being ordered by President Coolidge to limit questions.
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Rome
Andrew W. Mellon
France
Europe
Callidge
Election Bulletins At Kingsport Times On Thursday
Complete returns from Sullivan county congressional district Tennessee state primaries including gubernatorial primary will be posted as received. Market street in front of The Times offices will be roped off from six oclock Thursday evening for public access to returns. Returns secured by telephone for Sullivan county districts and by Associated Press service for state and other states. Megaphone announcements and big bulletin boards will display results.
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Sullivan County
Tennessee
Kingsport
Tim
The
Times
Associated Press
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