Federal officials seek Florida land venture leaders
Federal officials nationwide tonight sought Jacob Factor a former barber and president of the Florida land venture and two salesmen. Warrants accuse them of using the mails to defraud. Nathan Factor his brother was arrested and is in custody. The firm allegedly owed on unimproved land in Orange County Mississippi portraying it as Orlando suburb property.
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Barber
Florida — Land Venture
Chicago
Florida Land Company
Florida Land Venture
Marek
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Orange County
Mla
Orlando
Fireworks Toll Reported At 111 Dead 1030 Injured
Survey by American Museum of Safety and National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness shows 111 deaths and 1030 injuries from this Fourth of July period across 500 cities in 86 states. Most victims were children with many deaths from clothing ignitions and some poisonings from eating firecrackers. In St Louis the largest casualty count. New York City and Chicago had relatively few, underscoring the impact of restrictions.
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Who
Erese New York
American Museum of Safety
National Committee For the Prevention of
St. Louis
New York City
Chicago
South
Testerman Store Burglary in Rogersville Tenn
W T Testerman Department Store was burglarized early Saturday. About $900000 worth of clothing stolen with entry from the rear bars forced open. Seven men's overcoats several sweaters and six women's coats known missing. Loss estimated at $300 and a $50 reward offered for information leading to capture.
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Rogersville
Tenn
W. T. Testerman
Testerman
Bemberg Plant Nears Finish Ahead of Schedule
Elizabethton Tenn August 29 Representatives of the American Bemberg corporation and their attorneys have gathered to close titles draw deeds and pass abstracts for a large rayon plant acreage. Construction plans are expected soon and the plant may be completed months ahead of schedule with more workers than anticipated to be employed once production begins.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Rayon
Women May Be Members of the Next Legislature
Nashville report notes women may join the Sixty fifth General Assembly to push clean politics welfare work child labor and prison reform. It recalls two women in the prior House Miss Lizzie Lee Miller and Mrs Anne Davis and a previous member Miss Marion Griffin. Women’s clubs consolidate to back measures via spokesmen as campaigns begin.
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Plaas
Nashville
Tenn
House of Representatives
Lizzie Lee Miller
Hardeman County
Anne Davis
Knox County
General Assembly
Marion Griffin
Shelby County
Tennessee
Former Irish Leader Dies in France
Belfast Edward M. Clayton a former assistant inspector general of the Irish constabulary died at St. Jean Despuy France. He was named in a Cork jury list as sharing responsibility for the slaying of Lord Mayor MacCurtain along with English ministers. District Inspector Swanzy also named in the list was later slain in Lisburn where hundreds of Catholic homes were burned in reprisal.
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Belfast
Edward M. Clayton
Irish Constabulary
St. Jean Despuy
France
Fev
Cork
1 MacCurtain
Swanzy
Lisburn
Mistrial in murder case of William D Sheffey
In Maryville Tennessee a mistrial was ordered in the murder case of William D Sheffey after an eleven day trial. The jury, split seven for acquittal and five for conviction, failed to reach a verdict. Judge John Blair discharged the jurors and Sheffey was remanded to London jail. Other charges against him continued.
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William D. Sheffey
Maryville
Tent
William D.sheffey
Luther Wells
Sheffey
John Blair
Blair
London
Ontario Premier comments on temperance act and beer tax
The Ontario premier spoke to a U S congressional committee studying the Ontario temperance act and 4.4 per beer. He said the administration had not been weakened by the amendment, declined to discuss border rum running, and warned that his statement would be used by others. Revenue from beer and soft drink taxation was lower than expected, with no shortage figures given.
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Toronto
Perguson
United States Congress
Ontario
Border Points
Ben N. Spence
Dominion Alliance
Fifty Five Miles Of Wire Used On Eiffel Tower Sign
Paris reports wiring the Eiffel Tower for advertising used more than 20 miles of thick wire and 35 miles of fine wire. The Associated Press notes the project required city consent and a tax showing what the company would pay. The Paris municipality approved a lump sum of 350000 francs about $17000 with the city receiving ten percent.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Hevarsis
Pals
President Coolidge Salutes Son at Camp Devens Visit
President Calvin Coolidge greeted Corporal John Coolidge, his son, during a Camp Devens visit as 1,400 trainees marched in formation. The son, photographed during the salute, approached the president, saluted, and exchanged a brief exchange about how he was getting along before rejoining the group for calisthenics.
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Prost
Weather Indications for Coming Week
The Associated Press reports mostly fair weather across the Ohio Valley and Tennessee with a chance of local thundershowers Monday. Temperatures remain above normal most of the week, with cooler air in Tennessee around Tuesday.
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Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Bulgarian School Marks 50th Anniversary Highlighting Culture
In Gabrovo Bulgaria a 50th anniversary of the first Bulgarian school is celebrated with reverent ceremony. King Boris spoke for about thirty minutes focusing on the event as evidence of the start of Bulgarian culture.
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Gabrovd
Bulgaria
Boris
Prolonged Drouth Threatens Tennessee Crops and Forests
A severe drought dominates Tennessee through May to August, described as the worst in 55 years by forecaster Rosroe Nunn. Cotton remains least harmed while pastures dry and forests decline, with the Cumberland River at a record low and rainfall for March–August at 13.97 inches, 55 percent of normal. Forester R.S. Maddox has 500 patrols ready to fight early fires, warning of a dire forest-fire season unless rains return.
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Associated Prose
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Rosroe. Nunn
United States
Drouth
R.S. Maddox
East Tennessee
Forester
Maddox
Middle
Homer Hancock
Mule Strike Length Predicts Anthracite Tie In
A report in Chicago and Philadelphia notes mule forecasts on the anthracite mine shutdown due Monday. The analysis hinges on whether surface mules show prolonged stoppage, with 10 000 maintenance workers kept on site to prevent flooding and cave-ins. Royal parties discuss a perpetual contract to stabilize wage scales against fuel price shifts.
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Associated Prams Phildelphia
W. W Inglis
Central
Pennsyyvania
Philadelphia
Wet Sweden Proves Soberer Than Prohibition Neighbors
The Ausocrated Presa reports Sweden, between Finland and Norway, is non-prohibition and shows lower liquor use than neighbors. It notes Sweden restricts to four liters per household every two months and restaurant limits, with alcohol per person dropping from 24 to 12 liters annually in Stockholm. Public offences fall from 47 to 19 per thousand, while hospital treatment for drunkards declines from 12 to 3.6 per ten thousand.
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Stockholm
Income taxes show Swedes prospering with big returns
Stockholm reports eighty percent of individual taxpayers and two thirds of major corporations posted higher incomes last year. Largest individual earner was factory owner A M Versteegh at 402,351 dollars, followed by Marcus L Wallenberg and Ivar Kreuger. The Swedish Tobacco Monopoly filed the largest corporate return at 4,462,424 dollars, though down from the previous year. next were Swedish Match and Swedish Liquor Monopoly.
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Stockholm
Sweden
A.M. Versteegh
Marcus L. Wallenberg
Ivar Kreuger
Swedish Match Trust
Swedish Match ‘Corporation
Work to Start on New American School in Berlin
American missionary led school project reports hopeful progress for a new Samokov controlled campus on Sofia outskirts next spring. Robert College removal discussions shift to mount Vitosha site within Bulgarian limits, prompting debate over maintaining international status.
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NEW American School
Berlin
Pr— Ostrander
Samo‘‘ov
Sofia
America
Matt
Robert College
Mount Vitosha
Turkey
Contantinople
Samokov
Markets: Cattle Hogs Sheep and Lambs Steady
Louisville August 29 markets report mostly steady cattle about 300 head closing steady with ranges unchanged hogs 920 to 13.40, eight to thirteen forty, sheep around 200 steady lamb quotations unchanged ewes and wethers 13.75 to 14.00.
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Louisville
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