Chinese Restaurant Proprietor Killed in Maryland Slaying
Louis Kwong, proprietor of a Chinese restaurant in Baltimore, was shot and killed by two unidentified Chinese assailants who fled. Six Chinese have been arrested as police race to solve the case amid a broader crackdown in eastern and midwestern cities after a spate of killings, with no definite clue on Kwong's tong affiliation.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Ao Chinese Restaurant
Kwong
Leong
Hip Sing Tong
East
Middle West
William Sheffey Denies Murder Charges in Maryville Trial
William D. Sheffey testified in Blount county court denying he is the midnight marauder blamed for ten years of break ins and killings. He said on Wells’s shooting night he was with his sister Mia Louise Irvin in Knoxville, returning home next morning, while the state notes a letter detailing nocturnal attacks.
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Asanciatos
Maryvile
Tenn
William D. Sheffey
Blount County
Luther Wells
Midnight Marander
Shelley
Wells
Mia
Louise Irvin
Knoxville
Maryville
Yafross
Markets Report From Louisville Irons Aug 26 Cattle Hogs Sheep
MARKETS in The Associated Irons Louisville Aug 26. Cattle two hundred slow range quotations unchanged. Hogs eight hundred, ten cents higher range eight to thirteen twenty five. Sheep six hundred strong. Lambs thirteen twenty five. Ewe and wethers thirteen seventy five to fourteen Sheep unchanged.
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Associated Irons
Louisville
Two Die in Shanghai Riot as Dock Workers Clash With Police
August 26 Shanghai report says two people were killed when police fired on a crowd of dock workers besieging a police station. Workers demanded release of four arrested colleagues. Strong evidence the incident occurred at a police station with labor unrest and fatalities.
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Proax
Shanghai
Elimination of Obey in Episcopal Marriage Sparks Quick Reply
A.P. report notes Bishop Irving Peake Johnson’s opposition to removing the word obey from the marriage rite. Bishop Charles L. Slattery, of Massachusetts, replies from Hancock New Hampshire that the revision aims at simplification and mutuality, arguing that cleaving to love over obedience strengthens the union and suits the era, with hopes for near unanimity at the October New Orleans conference.
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Associated Press
New York
Irving Peake Johnson
Episcopal
Colorado
Charess L. Slattery
Massachusetts
Hancock
N. H
Slattery
Charles L. Slattery
Sobey
Christ
Germany Asked to Open Negotiations on Security Pact
Paris reports a French note to Berlin urging Germany to begin negotiations for a security pact. The note ties any accord to League of Nations membership and the Versailles treaty, insisting the Versailles terms remain intact while arguing German entry into the League is essential for mutual guarantees and European peace.
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Paris
Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
League of National
Hawkins Grainger business men seek Lee Highway solution
Delegations from Hawkins and Grainger counties and Rogersville met to push designating the Lee Highway segment between Kingsport and Knoxville as a national arterial branch. They urged county cooperation, with Hawkins praising Sheriff John Barton and pledging to work toward repairs to keep tourist traffic on the direct route. Officials from Kingsport supported aiding in resolving the dispute for regional benefit.
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Lee Highway
Kingsport
Knoxville
Grainger
Rogersville
Offir
Bape
Highway Department
Hawkins County
John Barton
Barton
Dr. O. &. Hauk
Business Men's Club
A. D. Brockman
William Baller
P. Platt
T. C. Warrick
Business Men’s Club
Presbyterian Church Gains 42931 Members in One Year
The Presbyterian Church of America reports 42931 new communicants raising total to 1573839, with 107697 added on confession of faith and 74398 by certificate. Restorations reach 12249, totaling 1737657 resident and 136202 nonresident members.
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Mudge
Bank Robbers Bind Men and Take $2900 at Heyworth
Bloomington August 26 report says eight robbers bound the town marshal, a traction agent, and another citizen at Heyworth, forced open the Heyworth Bank safe and escaped with $2900 while shots were fired and residents were intimidated.
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Bloomington
Marshall
Traction
Avi
Heyworth
Heyworth ‘Bank
Raulston Accuses Scopes Attorneys of Motives Behind Press Attack
Winchester Tenn Aug 15 Judge John T Raulston charged that Scopes defense lawyers still criticized him to influence the case and tried to displace him on the bench. He asked the lawyers to answer questions in the press about evolution and its impact on religion and biblical inspiration.
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Associated Press
Winchester
Tenn
John T. Raulston
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Raulston
Dayton
di Dant
Stes
Scopes
Austria’s War Chief Dies in Germany
Vienna reports Baron Franz Vor Corrad Hotdart, chief of Austrian forces in the World War, has died today at Württemberg, Germany, amid Allied advances. Observers note his leadership during critical campaigns and his role in coordinating Austro-Hungarian military efforts.
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Trin Awnorls
Vienna
Baron
Franz
Wurttemberg
Germany
Civil Service Plans Open Exam for Agricultural Chief
Washington announces an open competitive examination for the chief of the bureau of agricultural economics after Thomas P. Cooper, Lexington, is named for a temporary post. Cooper will serve pending the examination as Dr. Henry Taylor’s tenure ends. the move follows USDA notice of the department’s new appointee and the Civil Service ruling.
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Washington, D. C
Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department, of Agriculture
Thomas PF. Cooper
Lexington
Jardin
Cooper
College of Agriculture
University of Kentucky
Henry ©. Taylor
Civil Service
Manchurian Bandits Still Hold American Doctor for Ransom
Harbin Manchuria Aug 26 Manchurian bandits holding Dr Harvey J Howard American eye specialist for ransom have evaded Chinese troops surrounding them and taken the prisoner by boat up the Hanchwan river 250 miles from Fuchin according to the Rockefellaw Institute in China.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Harvey J. Howard
Hanchwan River
Fuchin
Rockefellaw Institute
China
Diaz-Garcia Vagrancy Case Highlights Mexico President’s Grandson Tale
Jefferson Market Court heard Leon M Diaz-Garcia, claiming to be grandson of the late Mexican president and a world traveler with Oxford and Harvard credentials, describe a storied career while homeless. He faces a vagrancy charge after being arrested for allegedly borrowing money from J E Johnson and not repaying.
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Leon M. Diaz-Garcia
Jefferson Market Court
McKinley
President Diaz
Mexico
Diaz-Garcia
America
Oxford
London Times
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
J. E John-son
M. C.ecretiry
Himc
McKiniey
Ellingston Girl Sentenced For Mother's Slaying
Dorothy Ellingston, 17, found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of her mother, was sentenced today to a term from one to ten years in the state penal system.
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Ellingston
San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingston
Officers Blamed for Boat Sinking In Mississippi
War Department report on the sinking of the steamer Norman in the Mississippi on January 15 places responsibility on nearly all district officials and employees connected with the boat and its operation. The report notes it cannot yet assign individual blame, but holds the highest officer to the lowest subordinate responsible.
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Associated Plane
Washington
War Department
Norman
Mississippi
Camp Meeting at Ross Camp Ground Dates Set
A camp meeting is planned at Ross Camp Ground on August 30 and 31 with meals on the grounds. Preaching services are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, with G. Ketron preaching the morning hour.
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Danual
Ross Camp
Re ‘G. Ketron
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