Prohibition Debate Matures into 1930 Outlook
Spokesmen for dry and anti prohibition groups enter the ongoing Washington debate. F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League calls recent discussions hopeful noting officials, including President Hoover, sidestep enforcement. Henry Curran says the issue will reemerge as a national consideration with states free to tailor laws.
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Washington
Jan
F. Scott McBride
Te Anti- Saloon League
Enforcement Administration
Hoover
Association Against
Henry H. Curran
United States
McBride
Curran
League
Illinois Association For Criminal Justice
Lull in bitter exchange between Borah and Hoover
A lull appeared in the sharp exchange between Senator Borah Idaho and President Hoover after Borah denounced government enforcement personnel. A reported reply from Hoover to Borah could not be confirmed at the White House.
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Borah
Republican
Idaho
Hoover
White House
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Virginia
Cloudy with rain tonight and Thursday. Warmest in the east, cooler in the west. Winds shift from southeast to south and southwest as colder air moves in Thursday. Virginia sees possible rain tonight and Thursday with warmer tonight and cooler Thursday afternoon.
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Tennessie
Virginia
Rivera Quits as Spain's Dictator Amid Volatile Next Steps
Paris dispatch reports Lieutenant General Primo de Rivera de Estella and dictator of Spain tendered resignations to King Alfonso. The king promised a response within three days, while analysts debate whether this signals abdication or a call for military reform.
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Paris
Primo de Rivera
de Estella
Hendaye
Spanish Frontier
Alfonso
Rumors Swirl Over Spanish Leadership Shakeup
Rumors in YRID claim General Primo de Rivera and his cabinet plan resignations and a royal transition to a new government structure. Alfonso XIII reportedly presided over the cabinet at the royal palace but offered no confirmation.
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Alfonso Hi
Four Killed by Train at Gulfport Bath Street Crossing
Four people in Gulfport Mass were killed when their car was struck by a fast train at the Bath street crossing on the ile and Nashville tracks. Two others were seriously injured including Arthur D. Ludwig and his niece Miss Habel Thompson. The wrecked auto hung on telegraph wires as pieces flew from the collision.
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Gulfport
Mass
Joseph P. Namee
Corinne Namee
Mary McNamee
Ineg Duckworth
Arthur D. Ludwig
Habel Thompson
Bath Street
Gulfover
Ile
Nashville
Mass Funeral Planned for 72 Child Victims in Paisley Fire
Paisley Scotland January reports say 72 children aged 5 to 14 died in a theatre blaze panic. City council to provide a single grave for all victims as families identify the remains and mourn these tragic losses.
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Paisley
Scotland
Kengsport Youth Shot to Death in Hunting Accident
Roland Hicks 12 stepson of J F Richards an employee of Tennessee Eastman Company was accidentally killed near Morrison Chapel while hunting. Strong and Homer Ray companions were held after officers investigated and an inquest was scheduled for morning. Strong discharged a shot into the boy’s head in a hunting accident. (Continued on page three)
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J. F. Richards
Tennessee Eastman Corpo
Chapel
Strong
Hicks
Homer Bay
Morrison Chapel
Mr. Richards
Borden Mill
Young Strong
Ray
Paul Thompson
W. R. Barton
J. E. Upchurch
R. T. Saylor
Thompson
Progress and Prosperity for 1930 Official Forecast
Washington forecasts continued progress and prosperity for 1930 from the cabinet members of finance commerce and agriculture. Mellon Lamont and others praise sound finances lower credit rates and brighter farming outlook backed by a federal board with 500 million dollars. Aviation progress is highlighted with 16 million miles flown in 1929 and 85 thousand passengers.
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Washington
Finance, Commerce
Mellon
Lamont
Department of Agriculture
Eral
Clarence M. Young
United States
State Officials Assume Offices in Tennessee
J O Davis of Shelbyville and State Senator Alex H Gray of Brownsville were sworn in as chief of the new state highway patrol and secretary of the advisory board of pardons. Governor Horton approved the appointments. Davis, a World War veteran and former editor, is 35 and will oversee pardon and parole investigations and prisoner records.
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J. O. Davis
Shelbyville
Alex H. Gray
Brownsville
Davis
State Highway Patrol
Gray
Advisory Board of Pardons
Horton
Charles M. McCabe
Finance
R. H. Lyle
McCabe
Williamson County News
Franklin
Pistol Not Toy Ends in Tragic Death of Two Girls
In Clarksville Tennessee Catherine Poole seven and her sister Dorothy nine were in a Fredonia store when Dorothy mistook a loaded .32 caliber pistol for a toy. Dorothy picked up the gun and looked into the barrel. it discharged, killing Catherine instantly.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Catherine Poole
Dorothy
Fredonia
Here
Capital Welcomes 1930 With White House Reception
Washington starts the year with formal New Year ceremonies. President Hoover and the First Lady greet thousands at the White House during the official reception. Cabinet, Supreme Court, judiciary, House, Senate, and Army Navy officers attend. Diplomats later join Stimson at a Pan American Union breakfast.
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White House
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Judiciary
House
Senate
Army
Navy
Stimson
Pan-American Union
Hurley
Adams
Wilbur
Hyde
Davis
Brown
Mitchell
Taft Family Half Brother Dies Aged 86
The Taft family reports the death of the Chief Justice Taft’s half brother aged 86. He had longstanding ties to the Taft lineage and resided in Ohio, with tributes forthcoming from relatives and local officials.
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Taft
Wettest town in Idaho enters New Year sobered by verdicts
Mullan Idaho, population about 3000, wakes to a town without elected officials after federal convictions for operating a wide open liquor town. Sheriff Weniger gets two years and a 1000 dollar fine, Mayor Harwood 18 months and 1000 dollars, others prison terms up to 15 months. Trustees receive 10 to 15 months.
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Mullan
Idaho
Couer D'Alene
R. F E. Weniger
Arthur Harwood
Charles Bloom
F. C. Welsh
H. Murphy
Coeur D’alene
Kingsport Sees 1929 as Peak for Business Growth
The year 1929 marks Kingsport’s greatest business expansion with new buildings and stores. The Tennessee Eastman Corporation advances a seven-building cellulose acetate complex expected to start February 1, boosting wages and local employment.
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Kingsport
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Mead Fibre Company
Blue Ritge Glass Corporation
Kingsport Foundry and Manufacturing Company
Rex Tex
Eastman
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