Governor Peay Message Delays Treasurers Race In Assembly
Tennessee's 56th General Assembly enters day two as Governor Austin Peay's message awaits delivery. Democrats plan joint nominations for treasurer and comptroller with incumbent Edgar J. Graham under contest and several challengers named. Inauguration for Governor Tony is set for later this month with a Senatehouse committee plan to coordinate.
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Nashville
Torn
Austin Peay
56Th
Tennessee General Assembly
Senate
Howse
Tamaxyywan
Democraats
Majoritie
Citlzeus
Edgar J. Graham
Restriction
Hill McAllister
Hugh Bennett
Weastland
John Nolan
Pavig
James H. Moran
Dresden
Bennett
Gibson County
Tom C. Rye
Nolan
Ysfics
Noran Ia
Coe
House
Pinchot Attacks Political Machine in Pennsylvania
Governor Pinchot condemns the political machine in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh as he delivers a final message to Pennsylvanians. He accuses the Mellon machine and the Mellon-Wilson machine of influencing the Republican nomination and notes alleged primary expenditures and ballot irregularities. He says this disgrace harms the party and faces Senator Tomelock Ware and Senator George in the upcoming elections.
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Harrisburg
Senm
Recleck Wikian
Vare
Giferd Pingho
Peorneytvania
Mellon Michine
Pithhburgh
Mitton Newhine
Swere
Deelavings
Pinchot
Senatomelock Ware
Coorge
McKellar renews push to bar Smith from Senate seat
Senator McKellar of Tennessee argued in the Senate that Frank L. Smith should be excluded from the Senate credentials due to alleged corruption in his campaign funds. He cited evidence from the Senate Campaign Funds Committee and highlighted contributions from Samuel Insull, the traction magnate, as part of the case against Smith.
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Washington
Smith
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Frank L. Smith
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Imnois
Attentin
Samuyci Insull
Act to Aid Confederate Veterans Introduced in Tennessee
Nashville January 4 A pair of pension bills were introduced by Senator J A Albright Somerville to aid Confederate veterans and widows The first would grant pensions to widows regardless of marriage dates to the veterans and the second would classify veterans under 75 as eligible for 26 dollars monthly if they prove service in the Civil War The state pension board would accept veteran affidavits as proof Both measures were advanced in committee and are under consideration.
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Nashville
Acta
J.A. Albright
Somerville
Albright
State Board of Pensions Examiners
Horton
C. Wend
Jessie Turdun
Wilkes
Monper
Pulaksi
Evelyn Miller
J. M. Cox
Carthagey
M. B. DePriest
Murfrees
J. A. Harpole
Manchester
MM. Nolan
Murfreesboro
Mr. Johnson
W. M
Cooper
Dozier
Christman
Senate
A. J. Graves
Knoxville
John W. Gay
Sunrise Island
Lauderdale County
W. R. Miller
J. A. Albright
Board of Pension Examiners
A. Albright
Tennessee
Treasury Ends Half Year With Large Surplus
The treasury reports a surplus of 218,274,037 for the first half of the fiscal year, up from 125,598,300 a year earlier. A new U S postal substation at the state capitol, run by Ernest Morton, aims to process about one thousand letters daily for legislators.
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Washington
Dam
The
Treasury
Hvile
Tenn
Janus
States Postal Service
State Capitol
Ernest Morton
Wants Embezzlers to Get Long Terms
Nashville Tennessee January 4 1926 embezzlement related bank failures are rising and state superintendent of banks S. McConnell urges longer terms for embezzlers. He proposes limiting how much a bank may loan to any one firm or individual noting four hundred seventy one state banks with total resources 277 million dollars and deposits 205 million as of November 22 1926.
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Nashville
Tenn
S. McConnell
Pony
McConnell
Arkansas Tennessee boundary dispute revived
The Supreme Court reopens the Arkansas Tennessee boundary quarrel, issuing an order to both states to state objections to fixing the salary of three boundary commissioners at 7500 dollars each and to explain why either should not pay half of the amount.
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Washington
Arkansas
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Sailor Jack to Serve as Maids on York Dukes Voyage
Blaylets will act as maids to the Duchess of York and two male attendants sail with the Duke aboard the Renown for a tour of New Zealand and Australia. Sailor Jack will manage duties including hairdressing aboard the fleet, a first for the Royal Navy. The voyage follows the Battle of Jutland and includes a Panama Canal transit.
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Duches OF York
Duke and Duchess
New Zealand
Australia
Portamouth
Mingland
Blaylets
Duchess of
Yerie
New
Duke of York
Wooten
Countess of Cavan
John Gilmour
Miralty
Jack
W. R. Eaden
Duke
Jutland
Panama Canal
Suez
Tennessee State Senate Short Session Opens With Oaths
The Tennessee state Senate meets in a brief session to appoint a committee for Governor Austin Peay’s inauguration and confirms new senators Long, Hill, and Barry. Speaker Horton announces appointments, ten bills introduced on first reading, and clerks, sergeants, and pages named.
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State Senate
Nashville
Tenn
WH Johnston
Long, Hill
Jefferson City
F Barry, Sr
Jackson
Ity H. Horton
Austin Peay
R. Bratton
W. F. Barty, Sr
Charles Willett
Senate
Horton
A. J. Graves
Enosville
T. M. Atkins
Tuttrell
5. C. Lewis
Dover
Bratton
Weather outlook for Virginia and Tennessee regions
Virginia sees fair skies tonight and Wednesday with slightly colder conditions in the extreme west, plus strong west and northwest winds. Tennessee reports fair weather tonight and Wednesday with somewhat colder temps. Readings compiled at the U.S. Weather Station by C. L. Bunn with daily 6 p.m. observations.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. L. Bunn
Landis to Meet Players Tomorrow Over Risberg Ghosts
Chicago January fourth reports that Commissioner Landis will host about thirty eight players at 122 South Michigan Avenue tomorrow. Charles Risberg will present the baseball skeletons of ten years ago to his former White Sox teammates and Detroit Tigers. The session may cost organized baseball at least twenty thousand dollars as ex players travel long distances with expenses guaranteed. The affair aims to air charges and questions about the 1917 season as Landis invites the participants to his office.
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Chicago
KK. M. Landis
South Michigan Avenue
Charles A
Risberg
Landis
Estate of James B Duke Worth 89 Million Dollars
The estate of James B Duke a tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist was valued at 89 704 66 dollars at death. In Surrogate Court a petition for first accounting shows distributions for taxes administration expenses legacies and trust funds since his death in 1925 reducing the value to 58 451 778 76 dollars.
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Somerville
N. J
Dan
James B. Duke
George Eastman Returns Home After Pleasant City Visit
Washington reports wide bank refusals to lend on soldiers bonus certificates issued on January 1. Treasury holds 400 million dollars in adjusted service certificate funds and expects banks to accept these certificates as loan security. Some banks already accept the certificates while others favor veterans with existing banking relations. Mellon and Hines urge confidence in the certificates as security despite veteran protests and plans to seek direct loans from the veterans bureau.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Cates
Veteran Bureau
Mellon
Hines
Veterans Bureau
Edward S. Betelheim
Johnson
House Veterans Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Green
Ways and Meats Committee
Eastman Views Kingsport Plant During Stop at Rotherwood Farm
George Eastman, famed Kodak inventor, visited Kingsport for social stays at Rotherwood Farm and inspected the local Ten nessee Eastman Corporation plant. He toured the grounds, hunted quail with companions Dr. Whipnie and George F. Dryden, and planned to return to Rochester after two weeks at Oak Lodge.
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Rotherwood
George Eastman
Eastman Kodak
Osk Lodge
Enfie
N.C
Eastman
Dr. Whipnie
Medical School
University of Rochester
George F. Dryden
Chicago
Bristol
Oak Lodge
Rochester
Kingsport
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Mr. Eastman
Fred Johnson
John B. Dennis
The
British schooner Caiman wrecked in gale with whisky cargo
Special dispatches from Puerto Mexico report the British schooner Caiman from Havana to Belize with a whisky cargo wrecked in a gale off Penta Gorda. The captain and six crew members drowned. Only survivor R. Martin went insane.
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Mexico City
Puerto Mexico
Havana
Belize
British Honduras
Penta Gorda
R. Martin
Mexican Army Dominates Throughout Republic
Mexico City reports the war department declares that the Mexican army dominates the situation across the republic and can promptly repress any movement of a seditious nature anywhere after isolated banditry cases.
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Mexico City
War Department
The
Republic
Confesses to Crime After Being Trapped by Button
Mineola N Y Jan 4 Harold E Webster 26 confessed to murdering his mother in law Mrs Catherine Callaway 45 whose skull was crushed at the home of son in law Dr Bell Bassett Hempstead after six hours of questioning District Attorney Edwards said Webster killed to prevent divorce proceedings. A letter from Webster to his mother was released in which he says he has told everything.
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An Mn
Edwards
Sit Webster
Blanche “Webster
Congress Debates Agricultural and Navy Bills in Washington
Congress meets at noon as the Senate handles an agricultural bill while the House opens general debate on the navy bill. The House naval committee also discusses battleship modernization and related plans.
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Congress
Hankow Quiet After Marine Disturbance
Hankow was quiet today after British marines repelled a large attack by Chinese coolies on the British concession yesterday. American sailors were landed at the request of British authorities but were kept at headquarters and not used in the clash. They later returned to their ship.
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Hankow
CHAPLAIN URGES CHURCH DIVORCE RECOGNITION
Chicago Jan 4 Dr G A Studdert Kennedy chaplain to King George argues churches must uphold Christian monogamy but allow divorce and remarriage in worthy cases He says rehabilitating the family is essential to meet the divorce problem and that the church could recognize remarriage after proving innocence while maintaining church authority
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Chicago
G. A. Studdert-Kennedy
George of
England
Dr. Kennedy
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