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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1927
Page
1
Nashville reports show lawmakers debating amendments to a tobacco measure while a broader upheaval unfolds. Scopes case attorneys say rehearing unlikely as dismissal not entered, and Governor Peay predicted the act would remain inactive, with potential vetoes if a repeal moves forward.
Nashville Tenn Jan 27 The Scopes defense team expresses dissatisfaction with the ruling on the evolution statute Though the state supreme court upheld the statute it left the case in abeyance and a full bench may be needed for clarifying arguments Defense leaders Malone and Darrow warn that teachers and officials could face confusion without a definitive determination and hint at seeking another case to settle the matter
Tennessee Supreme Court heard the election contest case Barham v Dennison from the August judicial race in the twelfth circuit. Dennison, Republican from Lexington, leads Barham, Democrat incumbent, by a requested recount amid alleged fraud and irregularities. Chancellor Tom C. Kye presides as the case seeks to set aside Dennison’s victory.
Washington reports a federal program funding new post offices or buildings in over 200 cities. Tennessee entries include Kingsport a new federal building costing 83,000 with five year rollout and Memphis area additions across sites. Knoxville, Cleveland and Jackson also listed with 55, 70, and 70 thousand dollar site additions respectively.
Chinese mobs attacked foreign and Christian institutions in Foochow, injuring American and British women and targeting churches and schools. Hospitals, residences, and orphanages were plundered as violence spread from student-led demonstrations, with Christians fleeing the city.
The Midwest endures heavy snow and severe cold with readings eight to ten below zero rising to 22 above in Chicago. A new Manitoba born cold wave threatens deeper freezes while New York and New England expect warmer temperatures. Six deaths linked to the cold reported in New York with one each in Boston and Philadelphia.
Mexico City reports federal forces under General Ferreira defeated rebels at Paredon and nearby locales, killing 27 rebels and two officers. A Durango dispatch notes Gurrola Barraza and associates fought since Saturday with 300 rebels against 250 soldiers. Barraza was killed at San Bartolo. Isabel and Toribio Guerrero surrendered with their men, and government plans to arm peasants in affected states are reported.
Witnesses in the J Frank Norris murder trial describe Dexter E Chipps as violent and dangerous when drinking. They say Chipps was polite when sober, and testifying detectives and businessmen recount incidents at the Fort Worth club where quarrels arose after he drank. The defense seeks to frame Chipps as a danger only while intoxicated.
General Daniel Mena, head of the Liberal expeditionary forces in Nicaragua, said no outside interests support the Liberals and rejected claims Mexico aids them. He noted the red Liberal flag is traditional, while conservatives use green, and said hostilities wait for President Sacasa’s word amid a neutral-zone effort with U.S. orders and transcripts.
Today in Washington the Senate resumes discussion on the Lausanne treaty while Congress convenes at noon. The House debates the army supply bill as leaders seek quick action on key measures.
Fragments report cloudy skies in Tennessee with rain in the western and extreme eastern portions tonight and Tuesday. Virginia shows cloudiness and warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday with rain Tuesday and colder by Wednesday. Readings taken at 6 p.m. with high yesterday 0 and last year 48. low yesterday 22 and last year 00.
A man registered as G. E. B. Stalkuon, furniture dealer of Sheffield Alabama, believed to be L. L. Smallwood, is held in Omaha after a Tennessee bank scam. Police notified Memphis detectives who said he should be held. Smallwood faces charges of defrauding a Tennessee Valley bank of $5,006 and dealers of $4,000, with postal charges pending.
Washington on January 17 the Supreme Court upheld the senate s power to compel Mai S Daugherty of Ohio to comply with a 1924 summons in the Daugherty investigation This marked the first ruling on congressional committees authority to compel witnesses The dispute involved figures like Harry F Sinclair and related contempt proceedings in Washington.
In Lyons Georgia a grand jury probe into the December flogging of attorney Wimberly Brown was postponed indefinitely because Mrs A B Bradley wife of the solicitor general remains seriously injured from a Saturday auto crash. Judge Hardeman said proceedings hinge on the solicitor’s return. a special Toombs superior court term had been convened to pursue the inquiry.
Two Brooklyn painters Meyer Smith and Rubin ta er were arrested after a bomb exploded near the Italian consulate offices and two other East 22nd Street buildings. Police say a confession cites hatred of Premier Mussolini’s labor policy as the motive.
Nashville reports lawmakers anxious for the introduction of a general appropriation act as finance officials finalize a tobacco levy bill. Provisions include 10 percent tobacco tax, funds for rural schools, university building amortization, and toll bridge construction. A billiards licensing measure and an armed robber death-penalty study proceed with hearings and committee reports.
Detroit January 17 The history of the birth of the horseless carriage and the battle between pioneer builders for a dominant place in its manufacture is prepared for insertion in the record of the government tax suit against former Ford Motor Company stockholders. George P Selden of Rochester figured as a key figure in 1895 when he secured a patent on a road engine and rights to the carriage and its motor, with royalties to Selden or his later association. Litigation lasted eight years until a federal court ruled Ford did not infringe on Selden interests. The narrative will enter the tax suit record as evidence affecting Ford stock valuation, in a bid by the government to recover $30,000,000 in additional income taxes for 1919.
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