Murder Trial of Bishop Youth Opens in Virginia Court
The widow of murdered farmer Enoch Lane testifies as the main witness in Commonwealth versus Bert Bishop, a 14 year old youth, in Scott County circuit court. Prosecution and defense attorneys present opening speeches as the trial proceeds with jurors seated and neighbors called. Dr L B McCreary and Mrs Lane describe the morning of the crime, noting the gun showed a shot from four to five feet away. Completion of the case is not expected before tomorrow.
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Gate City
Commonwealth
Ebert Bishop
Enoch Ingle Lane
Scott County
George M. Warren
S. W. Coleman
Hagan Bond
5. H. Bond
L. B. McCreary
Near Bloomingdale
McCreary
W. D. Ketron
Bristol
Byrd and Noville Receive the Flying Cross
Mayor Walker proposes Cham berlin Acosta and Balchen be inducted into ranks to receive the medal Civilian flyers Byrd and Noville are recipients of the Flying Cross in a wartime honors note.
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Byrd and Noville
Walker
Chamberlin, Acosta and
Balchen
Acosta
Chamberlin
Reserve Officers Corps
Congress
Byrd
Army
Navy
Wilbur
Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded To Byrd and Neville
Two aviators earn the Distinguished Flying Cross for flying the America to New York under adverse conditions. Commander Richard E Byrd Lieutenant George O Neville receive the award at a municipal banquet with other civilian flyers praised but civilians ineligible for the cross.
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New York
Curtis D. Wilbur
Bert Acosta
Bernt Balchen
Byrd
Neville
King Ferdinand of Roumania Dies at Sinaiai
King Ferdinand of Roumania, aged and ill with cancer, died at 2:15 this morning at the Chateau De Pelisher in Sinaiai. Queen Marie and their daughter Queen Marie of Jugoslavia were at his bedside. Former King George of Greece and Elizabeth, another daughter, were among mourners as rumors of death circulated before official confirmation.
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Ferdinand of
Roumania
Chateau de Pelisher
Sinaiai
Bucharest
Marie
Queen Marie
Jugo Slavia
George
Greece
Elizabeth
Ferdinand
Armour Improves After Illness In London
Armour improved condition of J Ogden Armour who had been seriously ill in London, with reports stating his health much better this morning.
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London
J. Ogden Armour
Negro Claims Klan Drove Him Insane
Jacob Hall a black hotel worker from Seabright New Jersey says Ku Klux Klan threats drove him to violence and insanity He was overpowered after a two hour struggle and later returned by relatives to his Virginia home Hall had attempted to intervene in a lynching and was denied admission to New Jersey's state hospital because he was not a legal resident
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New York
The
New York Times Today
Jacob Hall
Seabright
N. J
Smithfield
the Times
Hall
Virginia
State Hospital
New Jersey
Hamilton Defense Seeks to Cast Verdict Aside
In a high court hearing, Hamilton Defense argues to overturn a murder verdict while the defendant presents his account of the killing. The jury previously found a youth guilty of murder and recommended a five year term, with the mother of Collins attending court.
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Hamilton
Collins
Six arrested in Blount County flogging case in Alabama
Six of seven men indicted for the June 26 flogging of Jeff Calloway near Oneonta Alabama were in custody and a seventh arrest expected soon. Indicted for kidnapping and assault and battery, they include Eugene Doss Terrant City L E Clayton Chester Clayton Clifton Clayton Peter Carlisle and Dr L S Finnell Oneonta. Bond set at 5000 per kidnapping count and 500 per assault. none posted. Separate Virginia case: Alfred Red Hamilton found guilty of second degree murder in Scott County. motion to set aside verdict to be heard July 28.
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Alfred Hamilton
Collins
Oneonta
Ala
Jeff Calloway
Charlie McCall
Blount County
Bibb Graves
Calloway
McCall
Eugene Doss
Terrant City
L. E. Clayton
Chester Clayton
Clifton Clayton
Peter Carlisle
L. S. Finnell
Finnell
Grand Jury
Gate City
Alfred “Red” Hamilton
E. P. Carter
Scott County
Hamilton
Bryant Collins
Snowflake
S. H. Bond
Wright S. Cox
H. B. Blackwell
British Airman Postpones Transatlantic Hop
Calshot England July 20 AP British airman Captain F T Courtney postpones his 400 mile hop to Valentina Ireland and Newfoundland after wireless failure in a test flight. Marconi experts to repair the radio while Courtney remains by the Whale during adjustments. The flight to New York will start at dawn tomorrow if weather cooperates and equipment functions.
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Courtney
England
New York
Calshot
F. T. Courtney
Downer
Engineer Little
Marconi
Southampton
Valentina
Ireland
New Foundland
New
Hunger strike in Charlestown prison reaches fourth day
Nicholo Sacco and Bartolomew Vanzetti continue their hunger strike at Charlestown State Prison as they await upcoming execution. An advisory committee reviewing their seven year bid to avoid electric chair nears completion, with a few more witnesses to be heard before summations by the state and condemned men.
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Boston
Nicholo Sacco
Bartolomew Vanzetti
Charlestown State Prison
Alan T. Fuller
South Braintree
Six Held On New Flogging Charge In Florida
In Orlando six men who were acquitted yesterday of kidnapping and assault with intent to murder in the Charles Hicks flogging face another trial on similar charges regarding the flogging of J P Johnson. After 35 minutes, the jury found William Mathews A F Gilliam G F Demerritt George Murdock E F Stevens and W C McCollum not guilty. Irwin Hall, indicted with them, has yet to stand trial for the Hicks case.
Sharkey Dempsey Fight Returns To Be Announced
The Times plans blow by blow coverage of the Sharkey Dempsey bout on Thursday night July 21 at 9 pm local time with preliminary bouts announced. Returns will be megaphoned from Times front window on Market Street and AP wires will flash results nationwide to Kingsport fans and others. Public is invited with ample space outside The Times office while crowds gather to hear the fight returns.
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The
Times
Market Street
Yankee Stadium
New York
Associated Press
Kingsport
Times Office
Son of Carol Proclaims Romanian King as Regency is Formed
Prince Michael son of former Crown Prince Carol was proclaimed king of Roumania this afternoon succeeding his grandfather at four o clock. Born October 25 1921 he was named heir on December 31 1925 after his father renounced rights. A regency council headed by Prince Nicolas age 23 and the Roumanian chief justice was appointed to govern during the transition.
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Bucharest
Michael
Carol
Roumania
Prince Michael
Helen
Greece
Nicolas
Ferdinand
Supreme Court
Cause of Death King Ferdinand Indirectly From Cold
Paris July 20 AP reports the immediate cause of King Ferdinand’s death was congestion of the lungs that developed from a cold seen several days earlier. Havas dispatch from Bucharest notes the illness progressed to the fatal condition.
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Paris
Ferdinand
Havas
Bucharest
Weather Summary for Virginia and Tennessee
Fair tonight in Virginia with increasing clouds and light wind. Tennessee will be partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with possible local thundershowers late Thursday and in the west tonight. Temperatures show little change. Readings from the U S weather station here note 6 pm data with yesterday’s high 86 and rainfall 0.78 inches to 6 pm yesterday.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
Cc. L. Bunn
Ferdinand Ascended Throne and First Year of World War
The article traces King Ferdinand's ascent to the Romanian throne in October 1914 amid World War I tensions. It notes Romania's neutral stance, anti-Hungary and anti-Hohenzollern demonstrations in 1915, and a 1916 Kaiser letter about a special mission, which Ferdinand deferentially referred to his ministers as a constitutional monarch.
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Ferdinand
Associated Press
Roumania
Rumania
Charles
Hungary
Germany
Hohenzollerns
House of Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Bucharest
Romania
Paris Watches Prince Carol After King Ferdinand's Death
Paris learns of King Ferdinand's death and questions the succession as Prince Carol, who renounced his rights long ago, remains in France at Neuilly. Rumors swirl that Prince Michael may become titular ruler, while real power may pass to a regency led by Prince Nicholas, the Patriarch, and Romania's chief justice, amid long illness.
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Paris
Ferdinand
Carol
France
Neuilly
Former Crown Prince Carol plans trip amid funeral travel
Paris July 20 Former Crown Prince Carol of Roumania left Neuilly for a countryside trip then returned to his villa by noon He faced a race to reach Bucharest for his father's funeral and was seen as unlikely to depart for Romania Unless Carol leaves Paris soon he cannot attend the funeral Ion Bratianu and the Romanian legation were not directly coordinating with him
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Paris
Carol of
Associated Press
Cariamain
Carol
Roumanian Legation
Bucharest
Ion Bratiano
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