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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1925
Page
2
U S Attorney Emory R Buckner expanded operations to curb bootlegging in New York City. He obtained forty warrants to pursue New Year’s rum raids and ordered arrests of six men and two women tied to illicit alcohol networks.
The FTC report on tobacco marketing in the bright tobacco field has been sent to President Coolidge and then to Attorney General Sargent for study. It examines monopoly concerns in purchases and cooperative societies coordinating farmers’ tobacco, with findings on manufacturers and local buyers.
Nashville reports a thriving year with 1925 business showing gains over 1924 by about 2.9 million in gross results and total 1925 receipts near 5.41 million. Postal receipts rose about 10 percent in 1925 with year end totals estimated at 1.596 million, and December activity pegged at 190 thousand. Banks and schools also showed healthy progress as several skyscrapers were developed before year end.
Washington December 29 contracts to be let by the navy bureau of aeronautics for 24 combined scouting bombing torpedo planes based on the latest design. The planes will be used on aircraft carriers Saratoga and Lexington. Each carrier will carry 48 of this type plus fighting planes, with one carrier armed with 120 and the other with 111 of both types. The planes will be capable of 10 to 12 hours scouting endurance.
Port au Prince Haiti report on anti agricultural advances and expenditures totaling 7 845 640 dollars, with a rise over the previous year attributed to debts. Brigadier General John A Russell American commissioner urged improvements and noted the public was shown varied progress, though details are unclear.
A six year old egg, unearthed from the ground, sparked talk at a local station. Residents wondered about its age and origin while no one volunteered to taste it.
Bitter cold disrupted river flow as heavy ice floated downstream from the Indiana side. Ice buildup left boats stranded above and below Louisville with the Ohio River running paralysed and a hydro electric dam at risk. Some vessels moved into the Louisville and Portland Canal while others sought harbors along the Kentucky shore.
Five Miamians were reported missing after a fishing trip near Mimui Fla. The party started on a short outing yesterday afternoon and planned to return before night. Relatives hesitated to search until plans were clear as banks and local residents joined the search efforts. The party included Banks brothers and Dr. Rockefeller, who had moved to the area from Bastan.
The weather bureau reports frost possible as far south as Florida with a killing frost toward extreme northern Florida. Temperatures to stay low tonight except in Virginia and Maryland where it remains cold. Generally fair weather across the South. Wednesday looks warmer in North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Maryland and Virginia. Milder conditions expected with overcast skies in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Florida and Mississippi.
Washington reports there will be no withdrawal of President Cosio from the Tacna Arica arbitration. The White House says the arbitration proceeds as originally planned and that the executive will not consult General Ps in regard to Chilean appeals, as only Chilean personnel may be consulted over the award. Briefs from involved countries will be filed.
Fire destroyed six small stores in Granby trapping occupants on the first floor. Residents escaped via a blocked exit as flames spread through the building. Total damage estimated at 4000 dollars.
A 1924-1925 snapshot shows an average daily automobile death toll of about 168 across 59 cities with New York City at 919 fatalities and Chicago 657. By late 1924 to early 1925, several cities reported declines or rises, with Philadelphia 283 and Detroit 275 noted amid a four week period.
President Coolidge reports business and industrial activity is generally sound with favorable prospects for the immediate future. He notes certain lines may benefit from a more advantageous position, but overall the nation remains focused on business progress.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics today reported preliminary estimates for cotton production by country. Total output reached 25,208,000 bales of 478 pounds, up from 20,000 bales in the prior period.
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