City Authorized to Call Bond Election
Citizens at a mass meeting urged the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to call a bond election for a water works plant on the South Fork of Holston River with an initial 2 9 million gallon daily capacity and future growth to 4 02 million gallons. Estimated cost around 350 thousand dollars with a temporary 500 thousand gallon plant on Borden Mill property planned at 14 thousand dollars. The plan includes cooperation from Borden Mills, a special meeting to act next Tuesday, and ongoing support from local officials and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork
Holston River
H. F. Wideman
Wiedeman and Singleton
Atlanta, Ga
Jast Fall
Citizens’ Welfare Committee
J. C. White
Kingsport
Borden Mille
Bay’s
Borden Milla
Borden MII
Charles F. Lingar
Statenend
A.D. Brockman
Mr. White
Fire Flow Requirements for Kingsport Water System
A historical outline from the Committee on Fire Flow detailing a two million gallon plant plan to achieve 3590 gallons per minute sustained ten hours. It explains storage in a clear well, elevated storage, Bay Mountain reservoir contributions, and how the system balance supports usual usage with a 160 foot head and a 10 inch pipe delivering about 1.5 million gallons per day under proposed conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsport
Racervoir
Bays Mountain
Portras
Irish President Cosgrave Arrives in New York Under Guard
Irish Free State leader William T. Cosgrave steps onto American soil in New York as three thousand police line the march to City Hall. Police eject placard bearing opponents to avert disorder while Mayor Walker prepares to greet the visitor. The scene underscores strong ties with Ireland as officials promise a cordial welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Battery Park
William T. Cosgrave
Bank holdup ends with two bandits killed
Portland bank robbery ends in dramatic gunfire as cashier A. D. Demorest shoots two bandits during a Suburban Mount Scott State Bank raid. The slain are J. R. Benton and Fred Williams. Four lookouts fled in two cars. pursuit continues.
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Portland
Ore
Mount Scott State Bank
A. d. Demorest
J. R. Benton
Fred Williams
Demorest
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Seven Divers Die In Bay Bridge Assembly Accident
Panama City Florida January 20 divers worked to recover seven bodies after a large steel shell used for laying cement at the East Bay bridge sank casting the men to the 55 foot depths. Victims include Bates of St Andrews Turner of Panama City Welsh of Brigading Michigan Hyo valt of Atkin Minnesota Oxdafer and Suiner of Royalton Minnesota and Holden of unknown address. Fellow workers rescued others when the shell toppled into the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Fla
Ldivers
East Bay
H. O. Bates
St. Andrews
B. C G. Turner
Archie ‘Welsh
Brigading
Mich
Andrew Hyovalt
Atkin
Minn
C. ©. Oxdafer
Royalton
Ed Suiner
A. A. Holden
Alfred du Pont
Doors of Senate Close to Frank L Smith of Illinois
The Senate voted 61 to 23 to declare Frank L Smith's seat vacant and 56 to 27 to withhold his oath after three days of debate. The probe found primary campaign funds from Illinois utilities improper, including more than 206000 from Samuel Imlsull and others not all residents, triggering Senate precedent against his membership. Additional donations of over 200000 and expenditures above 450000 were cited, with implications for the next Congress and potential gubernatorial appointments debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Frank L.smith
Sinoia
Illinois
Smith
Samuel Imsull
Chicago
Please
South Carolina
Steck
Iowa
Curtis
Kansas
Jones
Shipstead
Minnesota
Mersher
Reed
Missouri
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Smith waits for counsel as Illinois senator-elect
Frank L. Smith rests at his Dwight home awaiting counsel advice after Reed resolution labeled his credentials tainted. Governor Len Small and other state officers still regard him as senator-elect, unless he resigns to permit a temporary appointment. He defended his position from a long distance call, citing Illinois electing him and seeking seating before any fitness review.
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Chicago
United States Senate
Frank L. Smith
Dwight
Ill
Smith
Len Smail
Minois Commerce Commission
Senate
Reed
Reed Committee
Illinois
Inmates of Reformatory Aid Fire Rescue at Hospital
Booneville Missouri January 20 200 inmates escaped freedom on honor to help four six inmates rescued from a hospital destroyed by fire. Six patients escaped unaided while a 16 year old negro patient Lee Van St James died in the blaze. Officers say honor boys aided in extinguishing the flames and none are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booneville
Missouri State Reformatory
Reformatory Hospital
Lee van St. James
Weather Outlook Virginia and Tennessee Report
Weather bulletin notes Virginia fair with colder trend tonight and Saturday and strong northwest winds easing. Tennessee forecast calls for fair, somewhat colder tonight and Saturday. Data from U S Weather Station Barn show daily highs and past year figures with some unreadable OCR remnants.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
Virginia Solon Opposes Arms as War Preventative
A Virginia state resolution introduced by R Lindsay Gordon Jr argues preparedness means war and disarmament equals justice. It cites US tax spending on postwar prep and urges arbitration between England and the US while endorsing German disarmament, with other measures including repeal of absent voters law and abolition of the inland fisheries commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol
Richmond
House of Delegates
R. Lindsay Gordon
Louisiaana
House of Representatives
Congress
England
United States
Gordon
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
W. A. Parker
Bedford
Senate
Lynhaven Riet
Norfolk
W Beach
John A. Lesner
Lesner
I. Walk Troxton
State Highway Commission
Fear report of Sandino's death might be false
In Managua on January 20 American Marines weighed rumors of rebel General Augustine Sandino's death. From El Chipote the evidence seen was destruction and uncertainty. If alive, Sandino might flee toward Honduras or coast by Cozo river, with Honduras denying rebel concentration. Marines ordered to probe any burial at San Rafael and reports say his wife, a telegraph operator there, moved his body for burial.
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Managua
Augustine Sandino
el Chipote
Sandino
Honduras
Cozo
Caribbean
San Refael
Marine
San Rafael
May Resign His Seat From Pennsylvania Senate
William S. Vare faced reports he would resign his Pennsylvania Senate seat to seek vindication after his temporary rejection. He returned to Philadelphia from Florida and conferred with counsel, neither denying nor confirming the rumor of his resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Senate
Vare
Florida
Two youths jailed for grandmother murder in Iowa
Leonard Cota aged 18 of Altoona Wisconsin and Howard Kramer 19 of Malta Montana began life terms in Dubuque Iowa for killing Cota’s maternal grandmother Mrs Elizabeth McKitrick of Sewling. They bound gagged her robbed the house and fled with over 20000 in cash and securities. They claimed funds were to finance opera training.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Leonard Cota
Altoona
Wis
Howard Kramer
Malta
Montana
Cota
Elizabeth McKitrick
Sewling
St. Louis
Havana Congress Names Committee Heads At Pan American Meet
The Havana Pan American Conference elected Gustavo Guerrero of El Salvador as head of the Committee on Public International Law amid debate on intervention bans. Dr. James Brown Scott became vice chairman of the Committee on Private International Law, with Enrique Olaya named head of the Pan American Union and other posts filled, continuing discussions on treaty codifications from the Rio de Janeiro jurists’ conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Dan
United States
Latin America
Gustavo Guerrera
Rio
Jurists
Rio de Janeiro
Inter
Guerrero
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Charles Evans Hughes
Dwight W. Morrow
Nobel Brandon Judah
James Brown Scott
American Institute of International Law
Pan-American Union
Enrique Olaya
Colombia
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Borden Mills
Committee On
Oregon Bank
Frank. Smith
Specia Committee
Assocated Press
Mosley
Charleston
D. C
William 8. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Navy Yard
Ted Mosely
M. T. Everhart
Pueblo
Colo
Reformatory
R. Lindsay Gordon, Jr
May
Mellon
Chamber of Scommerce
Charlotte
N C
Federal Reserve System
Pan - American Delegates Center Eyes
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