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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1925

Page

7

Wealthy realtor implicated in murder in Florida case

Miami authorities hold John Goebel, Frank Goebel and W. B. Manley in a death case involving Mrs. H. B. Hunt 22 who died after reportedly being forced to drink from a bottle. Hunt, once Miss May Bryant of Lexington Kentucky, had been jailed by detectives Goebel hired to recover a diamond ring.

Associated Press Miami John Goebel Daytona Frank Goebel W. B. Manley H. B. Hunt John Hunt Lexington May Bryant

Wild Leopard in Paris Park Eludes Hunters

A wild leopard from Abyssinia is hidden in the Boulogne park in Paris where police and keepers hunt through the 2000 acre area as crowds picnicked today. The beast escaped from a cage window and an all day search failed with warnings to stay out of park areas tonight.

Paris Boulogne Abyssinia Zoological Garden

Southern Champ to Enter In National Singles Tournament

Ed Pfeiffer, winner of the southern singles championship, will compete in the national singles tournament at Forest Hills New York beginning September 14. He is among the 2 200 pupils enrolled in public school No 96 in New York City. Nearly all the children were born in this country.

Louisville Ed Pfeiffer Forest Hills N. Y New York City

Wexler Cleared of Murder in Circuit Court

The jury in the P. M. Wexler case, a former Sullivan County deputy sheriff, found him not guilty of murdering 12 year old Lee Short near Fordtown. Wexler testified the shooting was accidental during a disturbance arrest attempt after stopping a wagon carrying boys and men from an entertainment. The trial, held in Blountville, spanned two days with testimony ending yesterday morning.

P. M. Wexler Sullivan County Lee Short Fordtown Adj Blountville Wexler O. B. Lovette Dodson Ferguson Blevins Worley McAmus

Landis to Probe Rumors on Players

Kennesaw Mountain Landis, baseball's high commissioner, announced in Chattanooga that charges of two Nashville Southern Association players being approached in New Orleans to be disloyal will be investigated.

Chattanooga Tenn Kennesaw Mountain Landis Nashville Southern Association New Orleans

Cardinal Vannutelli Celebrates jubilee at 89

Rome Aug 16 Cardinal Vincent Vannutelli the venerable dean of the Sacred College today celebrated his ecclesiastical jubilee He is eighty nine years old and despite the mid August heat appeared in good health and vigor

Rome Vincent Vannutelli The Sacred College

Lovette Enters Republican Primary Against Reece

Greeneville Tennessee attorney general O B Lovette announces he will seek the Republican nomination for Congress in Tennessee's First District opposing Carroll Reece. Lovette, known as Bird Lovette, has served seven years as district attorney general and held prior roles in Greene County courts.

Lovette Reece First District Greeneville Tenn O. B. Lovette Carroll Reece Congress Tennessee Bird” Lovette Tme Chancery Court Greene County

City Aldermen OK Bond Sales and Health Ordinances

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved selling 250000 dollars in high school bonds to Caldwell and Company of Nashville and 20000 dollars in Public Improvement bonds to the same firm. Three other bids were received. Three health ordinances were passed on first reading restricting meat sales without inspections, setting dairy butter fat at 3.5 percent with penalties, and requiring permits for dairy product sellers at three dollars per year.

Caldwell and Company Nashville Kingsport City Food and Dairy Inspector

MacMillan Abandons Polar Expeditions

Washington reports the MacMillan polar expedition has abandoned plans to finish explorations this year due to the approaching Arctic winter and freezing bays. Officials say substantial exploration remains to be done.

MacMillan Associated Press Washington Macmillan Polar Expedition

Prominent Editor Explains Work of Associated Press

Salisbury editor James F. Hurley outlines the AP as a mutual organization serving 1,200 papers. He explains AP’s cooperative network, factual reporting, and its role in informing citizens and supporting democracy with reliable news.

Associated Press Salisbury N. C James F. Hurley Salisbury Post Post Salisbury Rotary Club Alaska Argentina Philippines Porto Rico A. P

President Coolidge to Return Home From Plymouth Visit

President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge will leave Plymouth Vermont tomorrow to head to North Hampton Massachusetts to visit Mrs Grace Roodhue. After an overnight there they continue to Swampscott arriving at the summer White House likely Friday afternoon. Dayton teachers spent 3517 dollars on professional training via the extension department of the Dayton teachers club in the past year.

Plymouth President Coolidge Dayton Ohio Dayton Teachers Club Dayton Teachers

Use for dead letter money proposed by Wisconsin resident

A Tomahawk Wisconsin resident urged the Post Office to use unclaimed dead letter funds for a personal bank draft. The letter cites thousands of dollars in dead letters and asks for assistance, noting rheumatic disability and a plea for help. The note requests a bank draft within ten days and expresses gratitude.

Washington Tomahawk Wisconsin Post Office Department United States Treasury New Today

Prohibition Officials Confer on Kentucky Staffing

Sam Collins Kentucky prohibition director, slated for federal administrator posts in Kentucky and Tennessee under the Andrews plan, met Tuesday with Senator Richard P. Ernst of Kentucky to discuss staffing his assistant team. P Green Miller, Tennessee and Kentucky city agents chief, attended and may receive a position under the reorganization but not the same post.

Washington Sam Collins Prohibition Kentucky Tennessee Richard P. Ernst P. Green Milleer

Butler Funeral Held Yesterday for Newland Butler

Funeral services for Newland Butler age 22 were held at Old Liberty church yesterday afternoon conducted by Rev Melear. Interment followed in the cemetery. He died from intestinal complications after months of illness and leaves a wife and baby, several brothers and sisters, and many friends.

Newland Butler W. E. Butler Rotherwood Old Liberty Rev Melear Mr. Butler

Allocation From Current Harbors For Ohio River Works

Washington Aug 19 allocation from the current river and harbors funds of a million and a quarter dollars for lock and dam work in the Louisville district of the Ohio river was announced by the chief of the army engineers.

Washington Louisville Ohio River The Army Engineers

Belgium Debt Settlement Approved by President Coolidge

The United States and Belgium reach a 62 year repayment plan with 171 million borrowed pre armistice and 246 million post armistice, all with reduced interest. Belgium gains favored status while Germany payments are not diverted to Belgium. President Coolidge expressed approval as the debt commission announced the terms.

Washington Coolidge Cable Belgium Germany United States American Debt Commission American Commission Wilson United States Commission Debt Commission Silent Plymouth Associated Press Mellon Senator Smoot Utah

Epitaph of Benjamin Franklin Found in Private Collection

The original epitaph Benjamin Franklin authored was discovered in Chicago after a century of search. Historians identified the inscription in a private collection, restoring a long lost historical artifact.

Franklin Chicago Benjamin Franklin

Markets Louisville cattle hogs and sheep report

Louisville markets report cattle fifteen hundred unchanged hogs nine hundred unsure sheep fifteen hundred unchanged.

Louisville

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