Last of concrete on Bristol to Kingsport highway poured
Detours will be required for several weeks as shoulder building and guard rail work continues. The last foot of concrete was poured marking connected sections, with Blountville section still awaiting settlement before finishing. Both sides expected open by Sept 11, though some portions may remain closed during shoulder work.
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Blountville
Bristol
Kingsport
Kngsport
Chestnut Edge
Indian Springs
Chestnut Ridge
L. Webster
Amra Grotto to Stage Nation Event in Kingsport
Amra Grotto will hold a ceremonial in Kingsport around mid September with up to 200 candidates from East Tennessee. The Strand theater will host the event with a Knox ville Amra Grotto Band and Jazz Quartet providing music. A special Knoxville train will bring Prophets and initiates as organizers expect a large turnout.
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Amra Grotto
Alma Grottos
East Ten
Mystic Order
Strand Theater
Knoxville
Prophets of Base
Tennessee
Arma’! Grotto
Patro
Amrit
J.“W. Elmore
Monarch
J. Frank
Fat” Weaver
J. M. Fuller
Fullers
W. H. Barnes
W. B. Ritter
T. E. Hurst
D. W. Burgin
Marne that saved France to supply big wheat crop
Paris reports the Marne and Eure departments at 80 in crop estimates with 90 million metric hundredweights projected earlier but cut to about 288 million bushels due to rust. France uses around 326 million bushels yearly and may need to import nearly as much as last year to sustain mills and stocks.
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The
Marne
Department of the Marne
Eure
France
Dutch Anderson Believed Sighted in Gulf Pursuit
Reports place the fugitive George Dutch Anderson and companions aboard a 53 foot sailing vessel believed to be the Ida Q sailboat seized from Gulfport. The vessel was sighted fifty to sixty miles out in the Gulf by the Detroit Wayne. Gulfport police chief and Pensacola naval observers say the boat matches the missing craft and speculate Anderson’s gang escaped by sea after the New Orleans co owner Dr. Gaston’s vessel was taken.
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Americans Wed in Bulgaria in The Assechuigd Prom
In Samukov Bulgaria two Americans wed in a short romance. Laura Standish of Oak Park near Chicago married John Stearns a Harvard graduate and teacher at the American School. Their engagement followed a brief courtship during her around the world trip.
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Laura Standish
Oak Park
Chicago
Sumakov
John Stearns
Mr. Stearns
Harvard
Belgium Debt Deal Faces Possible Reversal in Parliament
Washington reports indicate Belgian acceptance of war debt terms may be challenged by Belgian Parliament despite US optimism. Senator Borah leads critics in seeking cancellation and foreshadows possible opposition if France and Italy push similar concessions. Estimated initial Belgium cost sits near 60.6 million dollars with long term interest implications.
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Preng
Washington
Wm. E. Borah
Congress
Belgium
Borah
Rehief
France
Italy
American Debt Funding Commission
Debt Commission
Largest cavalry boot made in Docheln Germany
A giant cavalry boot commemorating the 600th anniversary of the boot makers guild was created using ten cow hides. The boot foot measures 5.9 feet and the shaft 16.4 feet, and it will be displayed permanently at the town hall.
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Docheln
Germany
Sboot-Makers
Special Meeting Honors Victor Lawson Publisher and Citizen
Chicago city council held a first of its kind special meeting to adopt resolutions upon the death of Victor F. Lawson editor and owner of the Chicago Daily News who never held public office. Mayor Dever called Lawson a commanding figure in American newspaperdom and praised his ideals of Americanism.
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Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Lawson
Dever
EndS life in leap from high window
Scotty Allison, indicted yesterday for the murder of his wife Mrs. Mary Combs Allison, killed himself by leaping from a third story hospital window where he was being guarded after self inflicted knife wounds. He jumped as officers left his room to fetch a nurse.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Scotty Allison
Mary Combs Allison
Tax Cuts and Dept. Reorganization Proposed for Coolidge
Senator Wadsworth proposed tax reduction and executive department reorganization to President Coolidge. He said a tax bill cutting surtax and normal income rates would pass before March 15 and urged creation of a department for education and relief.
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Neat
Steamer Southland Reported Near Destruction on Lake Pontchartrain
The steam ship Southland operating as a ferry between New Orleans and Mandeville on Lake Pontchartrain was reported on fire early tonight. Rescue boats were sent, but initial details were scarce and the vessel was believed crowded with passengers.
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New Orleans
Southland
Mandeville
Lake Pontchartrain
Lewis Returns Silent as Union Talks Continue
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, after a two day absence, returned to Philadelphia and spoke little about his whereabouts or actions. James A. Gorman, secretary of the anthracite board of conciliation, arrived soon after, while Mrs. Gorman declined to discuss her mission.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ward
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Harrisburg
James A. Gorman
Anthracite Board of Conciliation
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Autithe
Athlntic City
Cuban committee plans statue of Washington in Havana
A Havana committee led by Dr Oswald de Guerrero, a journalist and politician, raises funds for a statue honoring George Washington. The group plans to place the statue a short distance from the Maine Monument.
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Associated
Havana
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