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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1925
Page
1
U S reports cheerful business sentiment with rising carloadings and stronger railroad earnings. Steel demand improves as mills reach 70 to 72 percent capacity, aided by new coke ovens. Auto price cuts trigger openwar fears. labor disputes slow construction and coal output climbs to over ten million tons weekly.
Coblenz August 21. Germanys largest wine exhibition at Coblenz runs until September 13 with a special Wine and German Culture section. The event blends business, science, and culture to promote wine, with vineyards from across the empire represented. Visitors can study wine culture from seed to bottle in a transformed festal hall vault of samples.
The MacMillan arctic expedition has begun a retreat from the arctic regions. They have reached Igloo Handy, Greenland, with planes NA-2 and NA-3. NA-1 has been dismantled and the commander will do no further exploring in this region.
Eva Seidelman of Brooklyn pleaded guilty to stealing a quart of milk from a neighbor to feed her four children. Magistrate Short ordered bail at 50 dollars, and she remained in Bridge Plaza jail after unable to post.
Oxford hosts a steady stream of guests for industrial, educational, and commercial conferences during the long vacation. Conferences fill dorms and dining halls, with conferrees living like undergraduates and aiding college finances while colleges remain active.
More than 18000 readers enrolled in 29 reading courses offered by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Education. Parent teacher associations in many states form study circles and use preschool child care courses prepared by specialists and supplied by the bureau.
Marines assigned to guard the summer White House were found asleep this morning. Charges of neglect of duty were preferred and an investigation ordered. One marine left his post while another slept on duty, among 18 marines keeping constant watch.
Ny-Aalesund and Long Year City in Spitzbergen show a cordial rivalry as Norwegians discuss Kingsbay. Ny-Aalesund boasts the world’s northernmost railway, a short line linking a coal mine to the pier, while graves near Amundsen’s polar route mark a poignant contrast to harsher northern graves and Arctic dangers.
Victor Fremont Lawson publisher and world journalism figure honored at his funeral and burial in Chicago with notable attendees from the nation and press. Associated Press wires were silenced for three minutes in respect.
The Philadelphia Record plans a national memorial committee with Josephus Daniels as potential chairman. Daniels, a Bryan ally and former secretary of the navy, would lead fundraising and erection of a Bryan memorial. The Record urges nationwide support and argues for a nonpartisan, inclusive tribute to the commoner and statesman.
Fred Nichola a Dayton manufacturer confessed to police that he was the blue masked and blue robed phantom who robbed the North Dayton branch of the Dayton Savings Bank and Trust Company on August 14 escaping with 28000 dollars. He said he needed the funds to aid his manufacturing business and the clue was his adopted daughter seen in the bank during the holdup.
London papers report a steady stream of tourist antics by Americans during the season. One man shook hands with the king at Wembley, another followed suit nearby. A tourist in the Lords attempted to remove leather from the Woolsack, paid a police court fine. Language mixups and prohibition-era escapades also draw attention.
Louisville market report shows cattle 800 slow and lower, hogs 1000 down 1c to 8.13, sheep 2425 lower, lambs 31.20 and 20.25, ewes and wethers 13.75, sheep unchanged.
John L Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, accepted an invitation for a conference between the union and coal region citizens at Hazelton, Pennsylvania. The meeting, to be held tomorrow, will be conducted as an open forum with the press and public invited.
Berlin reports German retailers foresee a surge in business via installment sales. A commission is being sent to the United States to study US methods. Prewar stigma against installment buying has faded amid inflation and bans, but merchants fear credit risk without proper customer rating data.
Moscow's population on January 1, 1925 reached 1,811,000, up from 1,772,000 in 1924 and 1,617,000 in 1912. Area rose to 71,250 acres from 43,700. Deaths fell 9.2 per thousand since 1913, marriages doubled, births edged lower. Personal crisis reports dropped from 860 in 1913 to 310.
Arthur D. Bailly Blancherd, United States minister to Haiti since 1914, was found dead in his hotel bedroom in Montreal. Officials state the death resulted from natural causes.
The Associated Press reports the Department of Agriculture announced an increase of 424000 bales in the forthcoming cotton crop. The projected production totals 13000990 bales.
The Garden Club of Allegheny County added 500 to the regular prize list of 3309 for the best painting of flowers or gardens in the 24th International Exhibition of Paintings at Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, running Oct 15 to Dec 6. The jury will meet Sept 25 to award the prize. In another item, doctors in Christ Church hospital New Zealand report finding the heart stomach and liver of a six year old boy on the wrong side. the child is healthy and all organs are normal.
Chicago Police advocate replacing punishment with psychological treatment. The Municipal Court's Psychopathic Laboratory, led by Chief Justice Harry Olsen, argues crime stems from mental disorders and should be treated, not jailed. Since 1910 the lab has explored reducing crime through science, noting vast caseloads in Cook County and a high rate of repeat offenders.
Berlin based psychophysicist Professor Albert Moll defeats Frau Rodloff in a slander case by demonstrating rational explanations for supposed spiritual phenomena. The trial included in courtroom experiments with a drawing compass and a masked judge. the court finds Moll not guilty.
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