Two Stores Gut by Fire in Elizabethton
Miles Department Store and Atwood Five and Ten on Elk Avenue burned from an unknown origin around 11 40 last night. Firefighters from Elizabethton Johnson City and Erwin battled the blaze, which gutted both buildings and their stock, with total loss estimated near 350000 though insured. The fire alarm prompted rapid aid and the last flare ups were controlled after 4 00 a m. The cause remained undetermined at dawn.
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Elizabethton
Ytenn
Miles Department Store
Atwood Five
Ter Cent
Elk Avenue
Miles
Johnson City
Bristol
Erwin
Atwood
Ervin
ADD MORE MARINES TO MANAGUA FORCE
Six hundred American marines moved forward to reinforce comrades against rebel general Augusto Sandino in Nicaragua. They landed at Corinto with airplanes and supplies, coordinating under Major General John A. Lejeune and Brigadier General Logan Feland. The plan includes reassuming command and continuing the campaign, with a three-cotored radio-equipped Fokker added to marine armament. Diaz’s brother urged his resignation amid ongoing war implications.
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Nagua
Nicaragua
Augustine
Corinto
Aetajor
John A. Led Tyne
Somaunder
Logan Feland
Louis Mason Gulek
Sandine
Ledun
Waring Organization
Feland
Washington
Senate panel to exclude phone firms from utilities probe
Washington Jan 16 AP Senate interstate commerce committee heard Senator Walsh say the inquiry will cover light and power firms but exclude telephone and telegraph and radio industries. He hopes no federal legislation is needed and that states will handle abuses. hearing adjourned to tomorrow with others seeking to testify.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Interstate Commerce Committed
Senator Walsh
Montana
Walsh
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Joint Commission of National Utilities Associations
AH. G. Wells
Massachusetts Railroad and Utilities Commission
Creeks As Actors In Theatre In Chicago Crime Show
Chicago police unveil an innovative show using creeks as cinema actors and victims in a moving picture theatre. The venue features a stage, screen, and audience observers who judge if shown individuals previously accused of crime harmed them, with later screenings unveiling prior films.
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Chicago
Dollar Day Set by Kingsport Merchants Next Tuesday
Kingsport merchants announce a Dollar Day sale on Tuesday January 24 with anticipated larger scale profits for shoppers. Local businesses are stocking new bargains to attract out of town customers and will publish individual ads in The Times special Dollar Day edition on Sunday January 22 for advance planning.
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Kingsport
Times
Administration Accused In Delaying Tax Bill
Washington reports charges that the administration blocked a 200 million tax cut to favor a provision taxing larger corporations an extra 50 million. Rep Garner of Texas claimed the move would raise corporate taxes and that Secretary Mellon benefited. Senator Simmons of North Carolina planned to side with Democrats against delaying action beyond March 25.
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Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Washington
Senate
House
Garner
Texas
Ways, and Means Committee
Simmones
Senate Finance Committee
Mellon
Uncle Andy
Chamberlin Aims for World Duration Record Flight
Clarence D. Chamberlin lifted off at 12 46 today at Curtiss Field in a third attempt to break the world duration flight record. He is accompanied by Roger Q. Williams.
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Curtiss Field
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Roger Q. Williams
Kidnapper Slayer Searched Across Midwest for Michigan Girl
Flint Michigan January 16 AP Army planes state police and Midwest authorities searched for the man who kidnapped and killed five year old Dorothy Schneider near Flint. A Bay County surgery expert suspected as the killer resembled the suspect. Evidence re examination planned as tips flood the headquarters after the child’s funeral drew crowds to the crime scene.
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Flint
Mich
Michigan State Police
Middlewest
Dorothy Schneider
Here
Oscar Olander
Detroit
Buffalo
Decatur
Indiana
Grand Haven
Fred W. Green
Bay County
River City
Michigan
Houston Faces Heavy Task as 1928 Democratic Host
Houston, once chosen without misgivings to host the 1928 Democratic nominating convention, now faces a challenging task. The city expects a throng of about 30,000 people next June, with four other cities also in the running for the event, though Houston remains one of the smallest.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Lone Star State
Dan L. Moody Cleft
Clem L. Shaver
Missing Smith College Freshman In Massachusetts
Frances St John Smith an 18 year old Smith College freshman daughter of a wealthy New York locker owner disappeared Friday morning wearing a fur trimmed coat orange jersey dress and tan shoes. A large search by college and state authorities yielded no clues. Her father has offered a 1000 reward.
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Northampton
Mass
Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
New York
Dewey Hall
William Allen Neilson
Joseph Daly
Daly
Alice Corbett
Allen
N. Y Sgil
Paradise
Miss Smith
Smith
Coolidge Talk Keyed to Note of Good Will
Havana Cuba January 16 AP President Coolidge opened the fifth Pan American Congress with a speech stressing international confidence and goodwill. He urged western hemisphere nations to work together for freedom and equal rights, framing the Pan American Union as cooperative, not antagonistic, and promising the United States will cooperate while preferring self government over external control.
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Havana
Cuba
Coolidge
Hemisphere
Columbus
League 9 Nations
Congress
Western Hemisphere
United States
Virginia governer Byrd urges new moves in oyster war
Governor Harry F Byrd recommends a Lynch Law with sharp teeth and continued state support to Virginia Military Institute as the 1528 session reconvenes. He also backs consolidating school trustees with boards of supervisors and other reforms amid tensions over the oyster conflict and coastal security in Virginia.
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Virginia
Byrd
State Capitol
Richmond
Virginia Military Institute
Harry Flood Byrd
General Assembly
Barten Commission
Message of Good Will Awaits the Cuban Welcome
President Coolidge arrives in Havana for the Pan American Congress amid a tumultuous welcome. Delegates from Central and South America gather as Cuba hosts the U S leader on a mission of goodwill and mutual cooperation. The Texas brings the president to the capital amid cheers, roses, and festive street scenes.
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Havana
Coolidge
Ame
United States
Cuba
National Theatre
Texas
Keywest
January temperature records in Knoxville reported
The Knoxville weather bureau reported yesterday's high of 70 degrees, marking the warmest January 15 on record except for 1907. Officials noted only 13 of 57 Januarys have exceeded this temperature, with a 72 degree record set in 1907.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville Weather Bureau
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Mobjack Bay
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Republic OF Cuba
Tennessee
U. S
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