31 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
1
City schools prepare for Tuesday opening under Superintendent S W Gentry. Pupils must register at 8 30 am at their schools to receive book lists, with regular classes starting Wednesday.
Adirondac Weitske Dairy Maid, a pure bred Holstein owned by Bridgford Holstein Company, Petterson California, becomes the only cow to exceed 1000 pounds butterfat and 30000 pounds milk in three consecutive years. She completed a 31580.9 pound milk year with 1014.47 pounds butterfat, totaling 97826.6 pounds milk and 3186.61 pounds butterfat over three years.
London reports feminist leaders plan to press the Home Secretary for amendments to the Sex Disqualification Removal Act. They argue the act fails to ensure true sex equality beyond juries and limited openings in civil service law, university access, and House of Lords eligibility.
Nashville Tennessee Polk county is described as one of the richest in mineral resources with over 100 minerals found. Copper ore, showcased at the St Louis World’s Fair, is noted as its famous mineral. History covers copper discovery in 1850, the sulphur fumes and later sulphuric acid method, county creation in 1839, seats at Benton and Columbus, early settlements, roads, and Ocoee Academy founded in Benton in 1844.
An Associated Press report notes Asiatic seaweed, once unknown here, now flourishes across the North Sea crowding out native marine vegetation. The invader likely arrived on ship hulls and has spread in the last two decades.
The board of mayor and aldermen passed Ordinance No 158 directing the city recorder to list delinquent street assessments and hand it to the city attorney within ten days. Delinquents total several thousand dollars in arrears three to four years. Payments to City Recorder Black save penalties if paid before September 7. Ordinance No 157 addresses delinquent 1921 property taxes.
Erskine College Opportunity School for South Carolina adult illiterates closes after a period of cooperative support from the college and state education department. Seventy men attended with 7 faculty. many married with large families. The program included duties such as peeling potatoes and sweeping floors, and students learned to read and write.
The article describes Germany's food crisis driven by collapsing currency and ruined distribution networks. It contrasts with Russia's famine, noting that Germans have some money but dealers refuse sale, causing riots, barter, and potato shortages as rainfall and late season worsen supplies.
Kingsport officials await a conference date with Judge E K Bachman Inter Mountain Telephone Company and the Railroad and Public Utilities Commission over a ruling halting toll charges between Kingsport Bristol and Blountville City Attorney T R Bandy to attend as city representative. meeting postponed due to commissioners absence and illness in Birmingham with date to be set for next week.
Berlin reports that Bolshevist Russia has few supporters among major diamond dealers due to cheap defective stones flood. Krestinski, the Bolshevist ambassador, is named as a leading European diamond trader amid rumors of confiscated jewels funding delegates. The term Russian diamonds now signifies inferior stones with yellow tint and poor cuts.
The piece notes high meat prices for average Germans and scarce butter fats while potatoes remain accessible to modest families. It states foodstuffs are available if buyers meet dealer terms and transport is adequate, but distribution is hampered by currency collapse and looming political trouble.
A mob battered thirty Klansmen who fled a hall during an attack on a Klan meeting in Perth Amboy New Jersey. Over a hundred people were injured in last night’s rioting as victims escaped and order was restored.
In New Orleans a five dollar rise per bale occurred in the local cotton market following a government crop report. The August 25 conditions were 54.1 percent of normal with an outlook of about 10,788,000 bales yield.
The Federal Grand Jury indicts Charles A Stoneham part owner of the New York Giants on perjury charges connected to his testimony about funds advanced to the bankrupt brokerage E M Fuller and Company. The indictment also implies his silent partnership in the firm regarding profits.
The United States and Mexico agree to resume full diplomatic relations with recognition of President Obregon. Ambassadors to be restored immediately and all pending claims referred to appointed commissioners for settlement.
J Campbell Cantrill Democratic governor nominee shows improving condition in Louisville his wife reports he was fed solid food for the first time since the operation and doctors expect better health when he recovers.
Harrisburg reports anthracite miners and operators agreed to Pinchot proposals as a basis for continued talks to prevent suspensions. Miners accepted the plan with a 10 per cent wage rise. operators would approve it only with a long term agreement and by dropping union check off demands. Union leaders pressed for check off while urging a broad wage compact and restraint on work orders set to take effect at midnight.
Washington officials will take no action in the coal situation while there is any basis for further talks along Governor Pinchot's plan. The miners and operators are in conference, and the emergency distribution of coal will be kept in abeyance.
One thousand miners in Wilkesbarre and the Valley halted work today in response to a suspension order. Mine Workers says wage scales fail to replace Wyoming issues as union leaders push to negotiate new terms before tonight’s expiry.
Frankfort Kentucky the state tax commission fixed an tentative assessment on whiskey in Kentucky bonded warehouses at 40 per barrel matching last year. Whiskey in warehouses was valued around 17 000 001 last year for about 400 000 barrels.
Mexicali area fishers move live sea bass and large sea animals in tanks across 125 miles of arid desert to be reshipped to markets. Gulf of California waters yield abundant catches with heavy weights for upcoming seasons.
A fragment notes broad coastal fishing activity covering the Pacific Ocean’s west coast, indicating extensive exploitation of various fish and shellfish species and regional impact considerations.
Hamburg reports Russia has shipped 600000 tons of grain so far this year with Germany taking more than two thirds. Prewar exports reached about 8000000 tons and current year totals are estimated between 2500000 and 3000000 tons.
A reflective piece explores shifting worries from present pursuits to long term outcomes. It emphasizes mindful focus on enduring goals and personal growth beyond immediate aims.
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