Saylor Named Chief of Local Police in Kingsport
City Manager Frank L. Cloud announces Robert T. Saylor as police chief with John W. Carter as patrolman and L. Tyler Anderson as traffic officer. They will assume duties at 6:30 am on Monday, August 15, after resignations of Cam King, Sam Light, and George Bradley. Saylor, 42, comes with prior chief experience. Carter, 36, from Scott County, Va., and Anderson, longtime traffic officer, return to service.
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Sam N. Light
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Electric Chair Awaits Condemned Killers at Massachusetts Prison
Explosive events unfold as Sacco and Vanzetti near execution in Charlestown while a dynamite blast damages Picher Oklahoma homes and injures several. Authorities discount radical blame as Chicago police respond to a radical march with tear gas and gunfire.
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Explosion in Picher residents’ district raises radical theory
Police in Picher Oklahoma investigated a late night dynamite magazine explosion that damaged more than twenty homes in a mining town neighborhood. Chief Charles Safford said the blast did not show radical involvement and no injuries were reported. The blast hit the Vantage mining company property, wrecking a derrick transformer house and three nearby houses with roofs damaged on a dozen buildings.
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Vantage Mining Company
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Flood Threat Persists as Mississippi River May Rise
Arkansan towns brace for renewed inundation as Arkansas River flood waters breach levee gaps at Pendleton and Medford. About 100000 acres may flood, but damage to tillable lands remains limited since June floods. Residents who returned to waterlogged homes plan to stay, while Desha and Chicot Counties bear the brunt.
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Plane Crash Halts Honolulu Flight After San Diego Start
In San Diego Aug 100 two lieutenants George Covell and R W Waggen er of the U S N crashed near Point Loma minutes after takeoff from North Island for Oakland. The plane burst into flames, killing at least one airman. Rescue parties and a marine detachment rushed to the scene as flames touched brush and the fire company at Ocean Beach was alerted. The crash site was beyond Fort Rose Reservation. Covell’s body was found, the other aviator was missing as search continued.
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Millions of Pounds Tobacco Activity in Southern Markets
Farmers in the bright leaf belt rush harvest to auction floors across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina border belt. Prices hover near $20 per hundred with strong demand, especially for cigarette tobaccos in South Carolina. Opening SC sales exceed 5,000,000 pounds worth about $1,000,000. curing progress and warehouse deliveries are heavy, causing some floor congestion.
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Associated Press
Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt
Georgia
South Carolina
Palmetto
Governor Fuller Holds Conference With Massachusetts Lawyers
Boston August 10 details show Governor Fuller meeting with living former Massachusetts attorneys general. Judge Sanderson said no decision on delaying Sacco and Vanzetti until tomorrow morning. Defense seeks to send bill of exceptions to the full Supreme Court, while Fuller had not announced a stay decision by noon.
Fuller Meets Lawyers in Mass State House Visit
All but one living former Massachusetts attorneys general visited the State House at eleven o'clock, likely summoned by Governor Fuller to seek their counsel on legal questions tied to last moves of counsel in the Sacco-Vanzetti case. Henry C. Attwill was away on vacation in New Hampshire.
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J. Weston Allen
Herbert Parker
Henry A. Wyman
Thomas B. Boynton
James M. Swift
Sacco-Vanzetti
Henry C. Attwill
New Hampshire
Southern Industries Discussed at Meeting
Charlottesville Aug 10 Group conferences on southern industrialization farm relief and local government continued at the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs. Dr Gus Dyer Vanderbilts presided and led talks on development. Ogden Mills treasury official to address treasury financing and public debt. Dr A R Hatton Northwestern and Dr John M Coulter North Dakota A and C College led discussions on farm relief and governments. Dr Thomas Page expected to discuss what the tariff means to the farmer.
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Washington, D. C
Weather reports for Virginia and Tennessee issued by U S weather station
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with showers possible in southern Virginia and Tennessee. Temperatures hold steady with moderate northeast winds in Virginia and minimal change in Tennessee. Readings recorded at 6 pm by C L Bunn show yesterday's high 84 and low 67, rainfall 4 hours prior. last year’s figures were 93 and 61 with no rainfall noted.
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C. L. Bunn
Judge Delays Word on Sacco Vanzetti Case
Boston August 10 Judge Sanderson of the supreme court said he would decide tomorrow morning if he can send a bill of exceptions to the full bench in his ruling denying a writ of error and a writ of habeas corpus in the Sacco Vanzetti case. The execution of the two men is scheduled after midnight tomorrow. Governor Fuller’s decision on a possible stay remains uncertain.
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Sacco Refuses Sign Habeas Corpus Writ
Nicola Sacco refused to sign a petition for a writ of habeas corpus presented at the State Prison by Alfonso Gagliolo. Vanzetti signed the petition. Sacco denounced the courts, saying they have crucified him. Gagliolo and Musmanno described their exchanges with the men in Italian.
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Vanzetti
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Young Girl Leads Large Chicago Mob Riot
A 16 year old leader Aurora D Angelo guided a mob estimated at 4000 toward the Loop in Chicago. Officials used tear gas and revolver fire to disperse the crowd after clashes with police. Dozens injured or arrested as cars were smashed and windows broken during the protest linked to Sacco and Vanzetti.
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Ashland Auditorium
City Hall
Federal Building
Sacco
Vanzetti
Protests Rally Worldwide as Sacco and Vanzetti Faces Death
Protests from Buenos Aires to Havana target Sacco and Vanzetti on their final day. Bomb damage and threats noted in multiple cities while supporters voice sympathy. Chicago disturbances attributed to a 16 year old protester. Governor Fuller’s delay decision awaited as legal avenues narrow.
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Vanzetti
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Last Hours for Sacco and Vanzetti Amid Governor’s Respite Wait
Boston August 10 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti face what may be their last day as Governor Alvan Fuller weighs a final reprieve while guards, lights and machine guns are assembled around Charlestown Prison. Madeiros, the third condemned slayer, is also scheduled for the chair, with his fate tied to possible last minute legal moves.
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Vanzetti
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