MINE STRIKE SITUATION REACHING A CLIMAR
Significant bridge and highway work near Bristol and Kingsport connects the two cities with fresh concrete. Detours will be needed for weeks as shoulder building and guard rails proceed. Crews report the road should be fully open within about two months, with sections already usable under traffic.
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Bristol
Bristol-to-Kingsport
Blountville
Kingsport
Kngsport
Chestnut Edge
Indian Springs
Chestnut Ridge
W. L. Webster
Amra Grotto to Stage Large Kingsport Ceremonial
The Amra Grotto M. O. V. P. E. R. plans a major secret order ceremony in Kingsport mid September. About 1 000 Alma Grottos from East Tennessee and 150 200 candidates are expected to attend with music from the Amra Grotto Band and Jazz Quintet at the Strand theater. A Knoxville committee led by J W Elmore and fellow officers prepared arrangements. candidates from local and Eastern Tennessee will be initiated.
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Kingsport
Amra Grotto
Knoxville
Alma Grottos
East Tennessee
Mystic Order
Strand Theater
Prophets of
Arma Grotto
Patrol
Amra
Monarch
J. Frank
Fat’ Weaver
John B. Vick
Charles E. Wrinkle
Bruce Kiser
Fields Cash Store
E. E. Henry
I. M. Fuller
Fullers
W. H. Barnes
W. E. Ritter
Marne That Saved France to Supply Big Wheat Crop
Paris reports the Marne battle site will yield a large wheat crop this year. Officials downgraded estimates from 324 million to about 288 million bushels, with rust damage noted and France likely to import nearly as much wheat as last year to meet annual needs.
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Marne
France
Paris
The
Department of the Marne
Eure
Dutch Anderson Believed Seen In Gulf of Mexico
Pensacola reports a small sailing schooner moving southeast in the Gulf of Mexico may carry George Dutch Anderson, sought as a mail robber and killer linked to Gerald Chapman. The Ida Q stolen from Gulfport was sighted 500 miles out by Detroit Wayne. search efforts failed.
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Pensacola
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Gulfport
Miss
George “Dutch” Anderson
Ida Q
W. R. Gaston
New Orleans
Ida J
Anderson
Muncie
Ind
Ben Hance
Chapman
New York
Americans Wed in Bulgaria in Samakov
In Samakov, Bulgaria, Laura Standish of Oak Park near Chicago wed John Stearns, a Harvard graduate and teacher at the American school, after a brief romance that began during her world trip.
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Samakov
Laura Standish
Oak Park
Chicago
John Stearns
Stearns
Harvard
Belgium Debt Deal Faces Possible Reversal in Parliament
Washington officials warned Belgian parliament may derail the debt settlement reached in Washington this week. Senator Borah leads opposition criticizing terms while Belgian press lobbies for cancellation. If France and Italy win similar concessions, debate could threaten the debt commission and the $60 million initial cost already borne by the U.S. government.
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Washington
Wm. E. Borah
Congress
American Congress
Belgium
Borah
France
Italy
American Debt Funding Commission
Debt Commission
Largest Cavalry Boot Made in Doebeln Germany
Doebeln Germany unveils what is claimed to be the world's largest cavalry boot to mark the 600th anniversary of the boot-makers guild Ten cow hides supply the leather for the boot the foot measures 5.9 feet and the shaft 16.4 feet the boot will stay as a permanent exhibit at the town hall.
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Doebeln
Germany
Special Meeting Honoring Victor Lawson by Chicago Council
Chicago officials held a rare special meeting to pay tribute to Victor F. Lawson editor and owner of the Chicago Daily News who died Wednesday night. The council adopted resolutions praising Lawson as a commanding figure in American newspaperdom and his ideals of Americanism.
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Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Lawson
Dever
Man Indicted for Murder Commits Suicide in Hospital
Scotty Allison, jailed on a murder charge in the slaying of his wife Mary Combs Allison, killed himself by leaping from a third story hospital window as officers left the room for a nurse.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Scotty Allison
Mary Combs Allison
Tax Reduction Proposed to President by Wadsworth
Swampscott August 22 Senator Wadsworth Republican of New York urged President Coolidge to press tax reductions and executive department reorganization at the next congress. He predicted a tax bill cutting surtax and income rates would pass before March 15 and urged creation of a new department for education and relief.
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Swampscott
President Coolidge
Wadsworth
New York
Steamer Southland Reported on Fire Near New Orleans
New Orleans August 22 report said the steam er Southland ferryboat from New Orleans to Mandeville on Lake Pontchartrain caught fire early tonight. Rescue boats were sent. early details were scarce. The craft was believed crowded.
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New Orleans
Southland
Mandeville
Lake Pontchartrain
Cuban committee plans Washington statue near Maine Monument
A Cuban committee led by Dr. Oswald D. Guerrero is raising funds to erect a statue of George Washington to be placed a short distance from the Maine Monument, reflecting local commemorations.
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Associated Press
Havana
Oswald D. Guerrero
George Washington
Anthracite Talks Near Climax With Labor Leader Silence
Philadelphia reports indicate John L. Lewis arrived after a two day absence and kept silent on his plans while in Harrisburg talks with union leaders. James A. Gorman, secretary of the anthracite board of conciliation, joined the city shortly after Lewis and would not discuss his mission amid scale negotiations.
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Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Harrisburg
James A. Gorman
Anthracite Board of Conciliation
Lewis
Gorman
Atlantic City
Goodwill Society Promotes Fair Play in BC Schools
Some 32000 children from 430 British Columbia schools join the Goodwill Society, aimed at fostering fair play friendship and fidelity among nations. The society stems from a 1933 San Francisco education conference and is endorsed by the provincial education department and parent teacher associations. Goodwill day is May 18 with certificates for members and names registered at The Hague for posterity.
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British Columbia
Goodwill Society
San Francisco
Department of Education
The
Hague
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Lowell 2. Smith
Eric Nelson
H. Graham
Smith
Nelson
P Air
Ners
Bulgaria
Victor Lawson
City Council
Council
Ism
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Robert, Jr
Roy P. Wilcox
Eau Claire
Bob
United Mine Workers
Anthracite Board
James Gorman
Phil
Adelphia
Cuss
Times
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