City Attorney Seeks Action to End Toll Charges on Calls
Kingsport City Attorney T R Bandy writes Utilities Commission asking for clear action from Inter Mountain Telephone Company and threatens chancery court action. Company continues toll on Bristol and Blountville calls though commission ordered toll removal effective August 15 1923. Bandy seeks guidance from D B Thomas on whether to file enjoinment suit to stop further charges and protect citizens.
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Inter-Mountain Telephone Company
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Kingsport
Bristol
Blountville
Bandy
Magic City
D. B. Thomas
The
Utilities Commission
Chancery Court
Inter-Mountain Company
Mr. Bandy
Thomas
Albert Parlett
E. K. Bachman
Tenn
Commission
T. R. Bandy
Tennessee Highway Contracts Awarded in Jefferson County
State Highway Department awarded contracts for 8.6 miles of bituminous macadam road with drainage in Jefferson County under state aid project 123 from Hamblen County line to New Market. Bid by W C Anderson of Harriman Tenn for 1 112 852 92.
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Nashville
State Highway Department
Jefferson County
Hamblen
New Market
W. C. Anderson
Harriman, Tenn
Elephant's unique nose feature noted in anatomy
The text states elephants do not smell with a traditional nose. Instead their olfactory nerves reside in a single nostril located in the mouth roof near the front.
Mangoes Introduced to Jamaica via French Ship 1782
Mangoes reached Jamaica in 1782 from a French ship carrying economic plants bound for Haiti. The vessel was captured by English forces, leading to Jamaica's first introduction of mangoes to the island.
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Jamaica
Haiti
Kingsport Tobacco Warehouse Nearing Completion
Foundation work on the Kingsport Tobacco Warehouse is finished and officials expect completion within sixty days. Farmers in Sullivan County report strong tobacco crops with rising prices in North Carolina markets. The Kingsport Business Men's Club funds experienced growers to advise local farmers on cultivation, cutting, curing, and grading, with instruction available from Tobacco Market leaders President J. E. Miller and Vice-President J. W. Dobyns.
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Kingsport
Sullivan
North Carolina
Sullivan County
Business Men’s Club of
J. E. Miller
J. W. Dobyns
Registrars Busy on Final Registration Day in Kingsport
Kingsport voters crowded the city office to finish general registration. 436 names were added by last night, with 75 women among registrants. Officials warned that unregistered voters lose eligibility for special elections for two years, and those who moved or lacked receipts must re register during supplemental periods.
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Kingsport
W. P. Flora
Flora
Smith sees no change in Prohe workers ranks
W A Smith Tennessee prohibition enforcement director says no changes in enforcement leadership will occur with Coolidge as president. He expects continued strict enforcement of national dry laws, notes improving bootlegger conditions in Tennessee, and predicts overall gains in enforcement nationwide. He cites Coolidge's firm stance and anticipates Haynes and other officials remaining in place.
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Smith
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
W. A. Smith
Tennessee
President Coolidge
President Harding
Coolidge
Harding
Denver
Department
Prohibition Department
Haynes
Major Haynes
Voter Registration Tops Previous High in Kingsport End of 1920
In Kingsport, over 1,500 voting age residents are registered, a peak not seen before, with 9,351 registering in 1920, surpassing the 9,351 recorded two years earlier. The surge reflects heightened civic participation and registration efforts.
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Kingsport
Postpone Scout Meet for Troop No. 8 Friday Next Week
Scout Master Shelton announced Boy Scouts Troop No. 8 will hold its meeting Friday of next week instead of this Friday.
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Boy Scouts
Shelton
Kate Wiggin Dies in London After Major Operation
American author Kate Douglas Wiggin died in London after a serious operation begun on her voyage to England last June. The tale of her career spans pioneer California kindergarten work and novels like The Story of Patsy and Timothy’s Quest.
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Kate Douglas Wiggin
London
Harrow
England
United States
Santa Barbara College
Silver Street
San Francisco
Rocky Mountains
Wiggin
Sarah B. Cooper
California Kindergarten Training School
Patsy
Hollis
Dates for County Fairs Announced in Tennessee
Chattanooga Tenn dates for thirty four fairs across state county and inter county events are announced by Joseph R Curtis secretary of the State Fair Association which manages fairs after the 1923 abolishment of the state board of fair trustees. Several fairs dates remain undetermined and experts expect record displays of agricultural and livestock products this fall.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Joseph R. Curtis
State Fair Association
State Board of Fair Trustees
General Assembly
Southern states warned they may need to import timber
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt warned before the Southern Sash Door and Millwork Manufacturers Association that rapid deforestation in the southern Appalachians and southeastern states could force importation of timber from far western states at high costs. He urged state and local governments to enact fire prevention, sustainable logging laws, and establish large government forests.
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Associated Press
Asheville
N. C
Appalachian
Joseph Hyde Pratt
North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey
Southern Sash, Door and Millwork Manufacturers’ Association
Pratt
Maine
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
California
Montana
Arizona
United States
Great Plains
South
State Fair Dates Across Tennessee and Nearby Regions
A list of county and district fairs with dates across Tennessee and nearby areas. Notable entries include Memphis tri state fair September 19 99 Nashville state fair September 17 22 West Tennessee district fair Jackson September 10 15 East Tennessee division fair Knoxville September 24 29 East Tennessee fair Sweetwater September 14 Appalachian fair Newport October 3 5 Anderson County Clinton September and Bedford County Shelbyville August 22 24 Columbia.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Nashville
West Tennessee
Jackson
East Tennessee
Knoxville
Sweetwater
Newport
Clinton
Bedfort
Shelbyville
Columbia
Thieves Loot $100000 in Diamonds From Two Safes
Thieves bound the night watchman and forced entry to two jewelry firm safes in Los Angeles. They blew the safes open and stole diamonds and other gems worth about $100,000. Police investigate the early morning heist.
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Los Angeles
Train wreck near Lida kills over fifty and injures many
A Vilna to Warsaw train derailed near Lida and plunged into a dam. More than fifty people died and about 100 were injured as rescuers race through swollen waters amid difficult conditions.
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Warsaw
Vilna
Lida
Coal Commission Seeks Domestic Fuel Supply Action
The coal commission warned that a stoppage of anthracite mining would create a public emergency. It urged full cooperation of consumers with soft coal operators and all distribution agencies to aid through executive action by federal and state governments.
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Washington
Coal Commission
Aviator Smith Breaks Cross Continent Flight Record
Hempstead reports Pilot Wesley Smith of the air mail service completed a relay flight from San Francisco to Hempstead in twenty six hours and fourteen minutes setting a continent spanning record for a nonstop cross country journey.
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Smith
Hempstead
Wesley Smith
Air Mail Service
San Francisco
John Lewis Stands Firm on Wages and Contracts
John Lewis president of the United Mine Workers refused to discuss a sympathy strike in soft coal and insisted miners would not work without wage increases. He stated union principles require maintenance of contract obligations.
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Atlantic City
John Lewis
United Mine Workers
Bombing Planes Moved From Mitchell Field to Langley Field
A fleet of bombing planes conducted maneuvers between Virginia and Maine and departed this afternoon from Mitchell Field New York en route to Langley Field Virginia.
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Mitchell Field
N. Y
Virginia
Maine
Langley Field
Bandits Seize Liberty Bonds in Oklahoma Train Robbery
Bandits took twenty thousand dollars in Liberty Bonds during a robbery of a Misspissenger train near Okesa Oklahoma on Monday night. Inspector John Massouri of Kansas and Texas announced the loss at the Postalorder office.
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Kansas City
Okesa
Okla
John Massouri
Kansas
Texas
Postoffice Lsson
German President Supports Reparation Offer and Sovereignty
Berlin reports the German president backs the Cuno government stance on a reparations plan. Chancellor Stres meetings with industrial leaders stressed keeping Germany's sovereignty while fulfilling obligations. The May proposal aims to pay seven and a half billion in gold marks with international loans and a one billion dollar demnity component.
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Berlin
Cuno
Stres
Germany
Emna
Industrial-Commercial Club
Bruard
County and District Fairs Dates Listed for Fall Season
A list of county and district fairs with scheduled dates across Tennessee counties including Columbia, Huntington, Chattanooga, Celina, Cannon, Carter, Dekalb, Dickson, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Hardin, Hawkins, Highman, Morristown Hamblen, Morgan, Putnam, Polk, Robertson, Sumner, Lafollette, Trousdale, Warren, White, Wilson, and Washington. Several other fairs remain to have dates announced.
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Columbia
Huntington
Chattanooga
Celina
Carter County
Dekalb County
Dickson County
Franklin County
Gibson County
Greene County
Hardin County
Hawkins County
Highman County
Melvine
Putnant
Lafollette
Washington County Fair
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Prohibition
Anna G. Paddock
Clarence N. Y
New York State
Paddock
Auburn Theological Seminary
Auburn, N. Y
Clarence
Prima Donna
Late Telegraph News
Bandits
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