Four escaped convicts battle officers near Hemlock NC
In a Sunday clash near Hemlock on the C C and O line, four North Carolina convicts escaped from Raleigh State Prison and opened fire on Kingsport officers. Max Reddick was killed, Ed Sneed captured after a jaw injury. two others remained at large in the mountains.
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Max Reddick
Ed Sneed
Kingsport
Hemlock
C., C. and O
Johnson City
John Parrott
Cam A. King
Bernie Hampton
Perry Slaughter
Reddick
Parrott
Raleigh
N. C
Raleigh State Prison
Sneed
Will Malory
John Kelly
Thomas Goodwin
Erwin
Tenn
Fordtown
Goodwin
King, Parrott
Hampton
Slaughter
King
Supervisor Halloway
North Carolina
C., C. and O. Railroad
R. B. Meredith
Sugar crop increases in Negros 1923-24 output rise
Manila. The 1923 24 sugar crop of the five centrals controlled by the Philippine National Bank in Negros is expected to be about 95 000 tons greater than the last crop. D P O'Brien supervising engineer of the Philippine Sugar Centrals Agency notes planters are using fertilizers with excellent results.
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Manila
Centrals
Philippine National Bank
Island of
Negros
D. P. O’brien
Philippi Sugar Centrals Agency
Device removes heat from light for safer motion pictures
A new actinic ray filter using a thin gold film between two glass discs blocks 90 percent of heat from projection light. Installed above the aperture, it automatically drops into place when the projector slows or stops, preventing ignition of inflammable film while still allowing image projection.
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Chicago
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
Society of Visual Education
City of Bucharest Growing Rapidly in Europe
Bucharest expands across plains to house a growing population of about one million with 338000 residents in 1913 including 35000 Austrians and Hungarians and 43000 Jews. The city is described as Europe’s joy with lively streets and a blend of Romany culture and romance.
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Bucharest
Europe
Neihboring
Bohemia
Calle Victoriei
Fifth Avenue
Army
Romania
United States
Balkans
Work on Tobacco Warehouse Is to Be Started Monday Morning
Kingsport business men push ahead with tobacco market plans as stock sales total about $14 000 to $15 000. The Kingsport Tobacco Market Inc charter is being finalized and construction will start after stockholders meet. Plans favored wooden trusses with a two-story brick and concrete warehouse at Main and Island Streets opposite Kingsport Grocery Company. Bud worm control measures will be sent to farmers with expert tobacco crews visiting fields. Sign posts along the Kingsport Bristol and Rogersville routes are funded by the club and participating towns. Financing efforts target $1,500 immediate need and a $2,500 annual income via staged dues.
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Kingsport Tobacco Market, Inc
Kingsport Business Men’s Club
Kingsport
I. M. Fuller
St Ek. Miller
J. E. Miller
Tobacco Committee
J. W. Dobyns
Nashville
Blountville
C. E. Brooks
Allen Dryden
Main
Island Streets
Kingsport Grocery Company
Main Street
Island Street
View
Lee Highway Association
Here
Bristol
Rogersville
S. K. Lindsay
J. Fred Johnson
Lindsay
Fear Not Airplane Crashes Warned by RAF Surgeon
London expert Major H. Greame Anderson of the Royal Air Force argues fear does not cause crashes. He cites nerve exhaustion after early flights as the chief danger, urges ten minute practice, proper meals, back seat safety, and a parachute linked to cabin release to save passengers.
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Associated Press
London
H. Greame Anderson
Royal Air Force
Anderson
Butterflies Show Off Up To Twenty Thousand Eye Spots
Some butterfly species exhibit as many as 20 000 ocelli on their wings, a striking pattern believed to deter predators and aid in signaling. Researchers note variation across species and populations.
Bootlegger's paradise rises along Florida coast
The Chicago News reports a boom in illicit liquor trade along the Florida coast turning poverty stricken islands into wealthy areas. Liquor clearings from Nashua jumped from 37 000 gallons in 1917 to 1 340 000 in 1922 as smugglers move liquor from Havana to Chicago with little interference.
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Chicago
South Atlantic
Chicago News
Florida
Nashua
Daily News
Havana
U S Officers Round Up Suspects In Army Goods Ring
U S marshals and Camp Knox provost marshal officers continue efforts to arrest members of an alleged ring stealing army goods valued up to 50 000. Three civilians and eleven soldiers already jailed. twenty five more under suspicion. Six camps besides Knox including Jefferson Depot and Benjamin Harrison linked to robberies totaling about 350 000.
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Louisville
United States
Camp Knox
Knox
Jefferson Depot
Benjamin Harrison
Maniac thief and robber still at large in Kentucky
Louisville police and county officers hunt a two gun maniac thief blamed for a Sunday night robbery of two men and a young woman. The chief says the suspect, described as a maniac, has allegedly robbed homes in the county recently and a broad search is underway.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Girl and Three Youths Held as Detroit Automobile Bandits
Detroit police hold Peggy ONeil nineteen and three youths in connection with Sundays killing of Lawrence Rickard. The girl confessed driving the bandit car and said she took part in twenty eight hold ups recently, joining the gang in Ohio three years ago.
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Detroit
Peggy O'Neil
Lawrence Rickard
Ohio
Kentucky Governor Orders Probe Of War Material Disposal
Governor Morrow orders a full inspection of how war materials sent to the State Department of Roads and Highways were disposed. Frankfort officials Garrett Boggs and Jones met to discuss the conference and use of staff resources to complete the investigation.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Greene Garrett
State Highway Commission
Joseph Boggs
Henry Jones
Morrow
State Department of Roads and Highways
James
Bank in Shelby closes. examiner takes control in Great Falls
The First State Bank of Shelby, led by president Bill Johnson, closed its doors today. The State Bank Examiner moved to take charge of Stanton Trust and Savings Bank, which had closed Monday, as part of the takeover in Great Falls, Montana.
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Great Falls
Montana
First State Bank of
Shelby
Bill Johnson
State Bank Examiner
Stanton Trust and Savings Bank
Willard Firpo Fight Forecast Crowd Tops Ninety Thousand
New York ticket sales today set the pace for Thursday night attendance in the Willard Firpo bout with forecasts predicting a crowd exceeding 90 060.
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Willard-Firpo
New York
Weather Outlook: Fair, Warmer Tuesday in East
The forecast calls for fair skies on Tuesday and Wednesday with a rise in temperatures, especially in the eastern counties where readings will be warmer on Tuesday. The outlook suggests mild conditions overall.
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East
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