Ultimatum to Germans at Spa on disarmament terms
At Spa Belgium on July 8 the Allied German conference pressed Germany to accept the Foch Wilson disarmament plan by tomorrow noon or face possible occupation of the Ruhr. The cabinet met without decision and awaits Reichstag input as private talks with Premier Lloyd George and Millerand continued. The plan demands immediate disarmament surrender of weapons to civilians and abolishing compulsory service with potential Ruhr occupation if the army is not reduced to 150,000 by Oct 1.
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Ruhr
Germany
Berlin
Fehrenbach
Reichstag
Herr Fehrenbach
Prohibition Ticket Could Return in Fall Politics
Chicago July 8 Virgil G Hinshaw chairman of the Prohibition national committee says a prohibition ticket may reappear in the fall campaign He faults both Democratic and Republican national committees for omitting a plank endorsing the 18th amendment saying they failed the standards demanded by the American people across 45 states.
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Chicago
Virgil G. Hinshaw
Prohibition National Committee
Suffragists Dissatisfied With Harding's Statement
National Woman's party headquarters voiced dissatisfaction with the non-committal replies from Senator Harding and Governor Clement after their Vermont conference on whether to call a special session to ratify the suffrage amendment. They deemed the statements as lacking definite assurances.
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Washington
National Woman’s Party
Harding
Gov. Clement
Vermont
England woman wins damages in larceny of a cook case
A housewife in England was awarded damages after counsel called the crime “the gravest of offenses of modern times the larceny of a cook.” The report frames the theft as a severe breach of domestic safety and trust.
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England
A Michigan Philosopher on Whip-poor-will and Mosquitoes
A St Ignace Enterprise quip recalls a Michigan philosopher comparing the night chorus of the whip-poor-will with the nuisance of a million mosquitos, noting the irritant hum in a rustic setting.
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Art
Hermit Trapper
St. Ignace Enterprise
Beets for Pickling Sold at $1.50 a Bushel in Kingsport
Kingsport’s Community Market announces $1.50 per bushel pickling beets from A. B. Powell. Orders taken at the Broad Street market tent and filled the next day. Market operates weekdays except Monday, offering produce at growing cost and well below wholesale prices.
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Kingsport
A. B. Powell
Broad Street
Powell
Homer Rodeheaver Visits Kingsport for Weekend Appearances
Homer A. Rodeheaver famed evangelist singer and composer of Brighten the Corner Where You Are will visit Kingsport, staying with C. F. Lingard at Mead Fibre shops. The visit includes worship at Broad Street Methodist Church and appearances at First Church and central Bible conference events at Central High School.
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Rodeheaver
Mr. Lingard
Homer
Mead Fibre Company
Pulp Village
Bristol
Billy Sunday
Philadelphia
Broad Street Methodist Church
Drst Church
Central High School
Interchurch World Movement revived on modified scale
New York July 8 the general committee of the Interchurch World Movement voted to continue the movement on a greatly modified scale A fifteen member committee was authorized to confer with denominations and plan reorganization A budget not to exceed 75000 was approved to carry on work pending reorganization The action followed a report by Bishop Thomas Nicholson and James M Speers stating the movement is solvent and obligations do not exceed assets
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New York
Interchurch World Movement
Thomas Nicholson
Chicago
Committee of
Evelen
James M. Speers
Executive Committee
Nicholson
County Court Fails to Fix Levy for 1920 in Sullivan County
Sullivan county for the first time the July session adjourned without fixing the 1920 tax levy or scheduling an adjourned meeting leaving the rate unknown until October. Critics say the move could mislead farmers and aid opponents of the Governor’s tax law while supporters plan to publicize the county assessment and set an unofficial levy ahead of October session.
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Sullivan County
Roberts
Sullivan
Friends of
Cox Plans Alabama Hunting Trip This Year
Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio, the Democratic presidential nominee, will spend a week hunting in Alabama during the year in spite of political developments. He told Col. Ed Laslie of Tuskegee in a letter responding to an urgent request. Cox previously hunted on game preserves in Macon county as Laslie's guest.
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Montgomery
Ala
James M. Cox
Ohio
United States
Alabama
Ed Laslie
Tuskegee
San Francisco
Cox
Macon County
Col. Laslie
Gen Wood to Back Harding Coolidge Campaign
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood met with Will Hays in New York committing to an active campaign role for Harding and Coolidge within his duties. He said he was not in politics and joined the talk while awaiting his daughter's boat to sail for French reconstruction work.
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New York
Leonard Wood
Will Hays
Republican National Committee
Hays
Harding
Coolidge
Wood
Great Timber Waste
A report estimates yearly timber industry waste in the United States could yield 40 000 tons of paper 3 000 tons of resin 600 000 gallons of ethyl alcohol and 300 000 gallons of turpentine with potential reuse across products.
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United States
Probe on Palmer campaign funds continues into St Louis
Chicago reports the senate committee plans to resume hearings in St Louis on pre-convention expenditures for Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. Witnesses including E F Goltra and Joseph T Davis are subpoenased amid claims of delegate payments linked to the state convention. Palmer dismisses the probe as unnecessary.
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Chicago
Senate
St. Louis
A. Mitchell Palmer
E. F. Goltra
Joseph T. Davis
Goltra
Reed
San Francisco
Davis
Kenyon
Mr. Palmer
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Georgia
Palmer
Sullivan Street Wider for Traffic Proposed by Merchants
Sullivan street merchants urge the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to narrow the parkways along Sullivan Street from eight feet to five feet. They say the street is a key business artery, crowded with traffic and pedestrians, and the sharp turn at Cherokee Street has caused collisions. Reducing the parkways would widen the street by six feet for safer movement.
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Sullivan Street
Board of Mayor
Broad Street
Cherokee Street
Sullivan
Withdrawal of McAdoo Led Cox to Victory in San Francisco
In San Francisco on July 8 the Irish Mississippi Senator Pat Harrison shifted from backing McAdoo to Cox after McAdoo declined to run. Harrison, once favoring McAdoo, unified Mississippi for Cox and helped rally delegates against the Anti-Saloon League push to defeat Cox. Observers say Harrison’s support for Cox and strategic moves helped prevent McAdoo from reaching a two thirds majority.
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Adoo
McAdoo
Harrison
Mississippi
San Francisco
Gov
Cox
E. H. Moore
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Judge Moore
Harding to Accept Nomination July 22
Marion Ohio July 7 Senator Harding began writing his speech to accept the Republican presidential nomination on July 22 He plans to finish in ten days and see few visitors He works longhand on scratch pad and will later copy to a type writer He values party support over personal interest from rivals and notes Taft family backing The Times Star also pledges support
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Marion
Harding
George Christian
Senator Harding
Johnson
California
Gov
Cox
Culbert Taft
Cincinnati Times-Star
Taft
Times- Star
Littleton Opens Headquarters in Knoxville for GOP Bid
Knoxville July 7 Jesse M Littleton of Chattanooga, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, opened campaign headquarters in Knoxville to direct the drive in East Tennessee with supporters and local managers aiming for a strong August 5 primary. Other Republican hopefuls named are Evans, Peck, Taylor and Eaton.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jesse” M. Littleton
Chattanooga
Fred C. Houk
William S. Davis
Tazewell
Davis
Littleton
East Tennessee
Middle
West Tennessee
Charles R. Evans
T. F. Peck
Etowah
A. A. Taylor
Carter County
John Q. Eaton
Memphis
Revenue Bureau Estimates $325000 Stock Returns Due July 31
Washington reports the bureau of international revenue estimates that $325000 in capital stock returns will be filed on or before July 31. The notice highlights upcoming deadlines and required filings for companies.
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Washington
Bureau of International Revenue
Upshaw Backs Governor Cox In Democratic Victory Hope
Representative Upshaw of Georgia former Anti Saloon League vice president sent Cox a telegram of hearty congratulations on the Ohio governor’s Democratic presidential nomination. He praised Cox’s administrative record and stated the nation can trust him to enforce law including prohibition as a national obligation.
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Atlanta
Upshaw
Georgia
Anti-Saloon League
Cox
Ohio
Mr. Upshaw
Long Memories in Missouri
Mrs Zero Peck at the post office yesterday vividly recounted Alexander Moseleys youth hog stealing episode. The tale seemed fresh to onlookers and nearly led to arrest as an assistant constable was urged to act on the claim.
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Alexander Moseley
Zero Peck
Alexander
Odessa
Junior Order picnic at Gray's Station slated for tomorrow
Golden Link Council No. 166 Junior Order United American Mechanics held their annual picnic at Gray's Station near Fordtown tomorrow. A string band is set to perform and the program includes a sermon by Rev S G Ketron and addresses by Senator J Parks Worley and Dr J H Clifford.
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Golden Link Council
United American Mechanics
Gray’s Station
Fordtown
S. G. Ketron
J. Parks Worley
J. H. Clifford
Progressives back Harding Coolidge ticket in 1912
In Marion Ohio Senator Harding received assurances that Progressive leaders would unite behind the Harding Coolidge ticket. Walter F Brown of Toledo reported that old Roosevelt supporters were backing the nominees after a private dinner endorsing the ticket. Hays of the Republican committee will arrive soon. Harding named two new baby boys as namesakes.
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Marion
Harding
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Ohio
Brown
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Mr. Brown
National Republican Committee
F. A. Leberman
Harrisburg
P. F. Callahan
Bible Conference Opens in Kingsport Next Sunday
Kingsport hosts its first annual Bible conference with a mass meeting at Central High School at 3 PM featuring speakers Dr. Henry Ostrom and Dr. W Leon Tucker and song leader Homer A Rodeheaver. Morning services include church talks by Ostrom Tucker Phillips Clifford.
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Billy
Henry Ostrom
Chicago
W. Leon Tucker
New York
Ostrom
Baptist Church
Tucker
The
Presbyterian Church
E. C. Phillips
J. H. Clifford
Christian Church
William Young
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. B. Phillips
South
United Choirs
Young
Rodeheaver
Phillips
First Baptist Church
Clifford
Kingsport
Director Young
County teachers qualify July 16 17 for exams
Sullivan county teachers whose certificates expired June 30 may re qualify July 16 and 17 in examinations conducted by Supt J C Akard at Holston Institute. Akard says seven month term for rural districts this year and salaries will be increased considerably.
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Sullivan County
Supt
J. C. Akard
Holston Institute
Fire destroys Pulp Village Grocery building
Fire on the building housing Doggett's grocery in Pulp Village gutted the structure around 11 PM Tuesday. Fire department estimated damage between 5000 and 6000 dollars and said contents were almost completely destroyed.
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Doggett’s Grocery
Pulp Village
Cox Is Storm Center In Prohibition Fight
Dayton Ohio July 9 United Press Governor Cox becomes the focus of a growing prohibition enforcement issue as dry factions push for a declaration of current laws while wets counter. Bryan with the Anti Saloon League backing is unclear in plans. The Commoner has not sent a congratulatory message. Cox plans to enforce the Volstead Act while it remains law and says changes require a damp Congress.
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Dayton
United Press
Cox
Bryan
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
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