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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1925
Page
2
The Times asks readers to include their full names with correspondence as anonymous submissions will not be printed. On request, names may be withheld from publication.
After a great fire devastates Santa Barbara, residents assess losses and chart reconstruction. The piece praises the city’s resilience and envisions a rebuilt, even finer Pacific coast town guided by ideal plans and stronger civic unity.
Feds warn of large numbers of counterfeit ten and twenty dollar bills in circulation. The article notes the difficulty of distinguishing fake currency from genuine notes and commends bankers for their vigilance in detecting forgeries while urging caution to avoid trouble with Uncle Sam's money.
A philanthropic society reports a boy ran away from home and investigates the causes of discontent. It notes many runaway cases blamed on youthful depravity but stresses parental blame and home friction. Remedial measures are being pursued, with Kingsport cited as having restless youths needing care.
A national appeal drives funds for the Stone Mountain Memorial sculpture. Southern sponsors seek Northern support to distribute metaxial coins as part of a Confederate leaders’ carving project. A New York federal district committee aids nationwide contributions. The Atlanta Journal editor commends the memorial effort.
An American memorial project issues 50 cent souvenir coins sold for one dollar to support a vast monument construction linking Lincoln to Lees. Proceeds go to a memorial fund as work proceeds, with sales in stores and banks across the city. The effort aims for broad distribution and substantial funding.
A collage of short items and witticisms from several papers. Topics include political hints about Dawes, a Georgia senator, a Kentucky truck joke, and playful quotes about family size and etiquette. Miscellany also references education in the Aleutian Islands and humor about fashion, birds, and orange trees.
Western Washington poultry interests join forces with the United States Biological Survey and the State College of Agriculture to attack rats with calcium cyanide. Demonstrations on a poultry farm show 163 dead rats from burrows under cement floors, cutting yearly losses of about $1,000.
Parents identified six Chinese youths kept in a filthy airless sweat shop for six years in a French trial. The case involves Xu Pa-hong, his wife and others charged in a slave pen case where children worked from dawn to midnight under brutal confinement.
Tokyo July 4 The Waseda University Modern Library in Tokyo is expected to be completed before year’s end. Designed by Dr Naito and Dr Sato the steel and concrete five story structure will house 500000 books and include full library facilities with elevator service a student dining hall and book bindery and related offices.
The Blue Book of the British Meteorological Office notes over 100 lightning flashes worldwide at any moment and about 16 million thunderstorms per year. It estimates a single lightning flash releases more energy than all the world's water power stations produce in six months.
Plans to widen Peacock Alley and remove the hat rule end the era of alley foyers. The hotel invests about 1,000,000 to add a row of shopfronts facing Thirty Fourth Street and move the entrance east to align with the main building. Improvements expected by September 14 will restore customs for entering men to remove hats.
Brooklyn Bridge area business rents rise as tenants pay $8,000 to $10,000 yearly for space in the landmark. Chief Engineer Edward A. Byrne reports 51 firms housed under the arches, amid other revenue sources from surface cars and elevated trains. Total annual city receipts approach $307,652.45 with additional stalls near Fulton Market.
Fragmentary notes describe Paderewski engaging with public crowds and addressing listeners at his country place. Mentions of his hotel property and repeated visits by an Egyptian-like figure are referenced in a disjointed manner.
A disrupted parade scene shows officers curbing the crowd as decor details and perfumes mix with restaurant plans. The afternoon atmosphere hovers between caution and commerce as shoppers and vendors contend with limited space and attention.
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