Cox Works On Aug. 7 Address In Final Stages
Dayton Ohio July 26 Governor Cox made progress on his speech for August 7 accepting the Democratic nomination He planned to send it in installments to his newspaper office and then tighten every word with a blue pencil He met Judge J G Johnson and discussed Coxs nominating bid Senator Pomerene of Ohio planned to review continued campaign expenditure inquiries the next day
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Dayton
Cox
J. G. Johnson
Ohio Supreme Court
San Francisco
Johnson
Springfield
Jimmy
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Pomerene
Ohio
Senate
Appalachian League to Adopt Six-Game Week Schedule
Johnson City Tenn July 25 The Appalachian League will run six games weekly starting Monday Morristown plays three at home Elizabethton covers three in Greeneville will join later Morristown and Elizabethton top the standings Johnson City one game back Greeneville poised to strengthen attendance good for the season with a doubleheader closing Sept 6 Soldiers win 5 4 over Elizabethton in front of 2000 fans and a vociferous crowd
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Johnson City
Tenn
Appalachian League
Morristown
Greeneville
Elizabethton
Dave Taylor
Armistice talks to begin Friday in Grodno region
A Moscow wireless dispatch reports Polish armistice negotiations will start Friday at Barnovitch in Grodno province. Hostilities to cease on opening of talks. Warsaw says the Polish armistice commission has left for meeting Bolshevik commanders without location details. The armistice line follows the Allied line at Spa.
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London
United Press
Barnovitch
Grodno
Moscow
Warsaw
Spa
Search Continues for Trunk Murderer EuGene LeRoy
Chicago authorities press on to find Eu gene LeRoy suspected of shipping a trunk with a nude female body found in New York and returned to Chicago. Police extend searches across mid western towns as LeRoy reportedly traveled from Chicago toward Los Angeles.
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Chicago
United Press
Eugene LeRoy
New York
LeRoy
Los Angeles
Eight New Members for Smith's Auto Club
Judge Smith announced the addition of eight new members to Smith's Automobile Club in the past week. Seven joined last week and one yesterday. Two more applications are pending. New members include B. B. Sullivan Arthur Allen C. R. Crews Carl Murrell James Smart Charles Chandler A. A. Owens and J. M. Parker. The club touts broad membership and nonexclusive entrance. Initiation fees are 8.50 for first degree and 13.50 for second. Judge Smith plans a ladies only bargain day with a reduced fee of 8.49.
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Smith
Automobile Club
B. B. Sullivan
Arthur Allen
C. R. Crews
Carl Murrell
James Smart
Charles Chandler
A. A. Owens
J. M. Parker
Search Started for Eugene Leroy in Detroit Trunk Murder Case
Detroit police press the nationwide search for Eugene Leroy after the mutilated body of his wife was found in a trunk shipped from Detroit to New York. Chicago authorities hold Roy Millen as Leroy. Allen Tatum implicated in motive of jealousy and revenge. A second trunk is sought as investigators identify the victim as Katherine Dixon Leroy formerly Jackson. Police describe Leroy’s age about 23 to 24, height five feet ten and a half inches, weight 145 pounds, with a swarthy complexion and jet black hair.
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Detroit
Mich
Eugene Leroy
New York
Lee Trumbull
Roy Millen
Chicago
Leroy
Allen Tatum
Birmingham
Ala
Tatum
Fifth Yacht Race Called Off Today
The 25 mile Sandy Hook race for the America's Cup was abandoned after four and a half hours in near calm. Resolute led Shamrock IV by two miles when called off, with tomorrow planned if wind permits.
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Sandy Hook
N. Y
Resolute
Windward
Leeward
Defender
Charles Francis Adams, II
William P. Burton
Shamrock IV
Jersey Shore
Villa offers unconditional surrender to Mexican government
General Francisco Villa telegraphed President De La Huerta offering unconditional surrender after capturing Sabinas in Coahuila. The president said surrender would be acceptable if Villa agrees to repair railroads destroyed by his forces.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
de la Huerta
War Ministry
Villa
Sabinas
Coahuila
Chicago Grain Slips Across Cash and Futures Markets
Trading opened with broad declines in cash grain and futures. Oats fell 5 to 10 cents cash, futures down 1 to 3 cents, with wheat moving lower in sympathy.
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Chicago
United Press
Western farmers urged to support Republican ticket
Marion Ohio July 25 Senator Capper of Kansas and Henry Wallace of Des Moines Iowa met with Senator Harding about Western farmers needs. Capper said West farmers realize the Republican ticket must be elected to avoid Democratic control led by the Solid South and machine politics. Capper and Wallace visited Harding and his wife, attended Methodist services, and received congratulatory messages from Gov Lowden and Frank Munsey praising the acceptance speech.
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Marion, O
Harding
Senator Capper
Kansas
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Capper
West
Capepr
Methodist Church
Gov
Lowden
Illinois
Chicago
Frank A. Munsey
New York
Progressive Party
North
Four Boys Arrested on Charge of Gaming
Four boys said to be playing a game described as galloping dominoes alias craps were taken into custody by Officer W P Flora and Kingsport police near a cedar bluff just past the Rotherwood bridge Sunday afternoon. The boys forfeited their bonds.
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W. P. Flora
Kingsport
Cedar Bluff
Rotherwood Bridge
Free Band Concert by Kingsport Band Tonight
The Kingsport Concert Band will perform tonight at 8 in the Circle, with a rain backup in the High School auditorium. A large crowd is expected for a program including The Connecticut March, Mignonette, Beautiful Ohio, Standard Bearer March, Serenade, Cupid Charms, When You Look Into the Heart of a Rose, Smilax and Roses, and National Emblem March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsport
Connecticut
J. Baumann
Ohio
Allen Dryden
H. C. Miller
Grave Ireland Situation Warned by Sir Horace Plunkett
Sir Horace Plunkett argues the Ireland crisis is more grave than in six decades, urging urgency as Belfast riots subside. The debate mirrors England and Ireland press, with Lloyd George and Sir Hamar signaling a split toward negotiation with Sinn Fein or a harsher crackdown with more troops and stricter laws.
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London
Horace Plunkett
Irish Dominion League
Newcastle
Ireland
England
House of Commons
Edward Carson
Belfast
Lloyd George
Sir Hamar
Sinn Fein
Local Girl Killed as Ford Car Somersaults on Blair's Gap Road
Miss Martha Jane Light, 17, of Kingsport, died instantly when the Ford touring car she rode in toppled end over end after the right front wheel broke nine miles from Kingsport. Teo Boyer 20 Sum Light 12 and Pres Harbor sustained minor injuries. Light was seated at the rear left. car landed upside down. her skull crushed. She is survived by nine siblings. mother deceased. home in Highland Park.
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Blair’s Gap Road
Ford
Martha Jane Light
Jim Light
Union Dye Works
Blair’s Gap
Kingsport
Theo Boyer
Sum Light
Pres Harbor
Young Boyer
Miss Light
Highland Park
Clubs Invite Members to Kingsport Warpath Picnic at Rotherwood
On Thursday afternoon August 5 Poultry Club members of Kingsport and Canning and Poultry Club members of Warpath are invited to a picnic at Rotherwood. Members are urged to attend with lunch. games will be played and a good time expected. The outing begins at 3 o clock from the Circle.
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Poultry Club
Kingsport
Canning and Poultry Club
Warpath
Rotherwood
Kingsport Club
Curtis Mann
Ralph Ammons
Margaret Dotson
Vera Morris
Bessie Stitt
Pauline Sams
Velma Barker
Rena Ammons
Opal Snodgrass
Nina Ketron
Walter Hendrix
Lena Price
Howard Barlow
Frances Lee
Forest Dorsey
Elmer Breeding
Robert Shipp
Lena McGill
aPline Kemp
Eugene Armbrister
John Kinzer
Winton Compton
Buster Crum
Josh Denham
Robert Poston
Edwin Bevins
Willard Wexler
Bilis Mallory
Shirley Gustwick
Hortense Bentley
Ethel Adams
Mattie Parker
Emory Blankenbeckler
Lady Ruth Ogle
Opal Mae Palmer
Basil Palmer
Warpath Club
Blanche Jackson
Hazel Wills
Mary Lee Barger
Bessie Perkins
Blanche Smith
Lillie Mae Dickson
Mary Steadman
Maxwell Grills
Brownlow Dickson
Frank Depew
Howard Bradley
Marshall Dickson
Worley Fleener
Law Court Opens Long Session in Kingsport
A Kingport court convened at 10 o’clock yesterday under Judge D A Vines for what may be the longest term yet. Forty six cases on docket. seventeen tried yesterday, several others this morning. Four divorces granted. others continued or undecided. Verdicts favored plaintiff in slander suit Mrs C L Webb vs Bessie Owens. costs awarded. Several civil suits decided or compromised. many divorces on docket. Five cases involve detainer or property disputes. term likely to run until Friday.
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D. A. Vines
Vines
A. D. Wyatt
William Roller
C. L. Webb
Bessie Owens
W. B. Pendleton
W. P. Flors
Flora
Lockett-Reeves
Murphy and Mann
Nellie Ratliff
W. D. Pickens
Miss Ratliff
W. A. Greer
Pendleton
Canada
Edwin Easley
Kingsport Stables
Johnson Begins Fight in Courts Over Mann Act Bail
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson seeks bail pending appeal from Judge Alschuler as federal Judge Carpenter recovers. Johnson, a fugitive for eight years, was jailed in Joliet and awaited a bail ruling after his lawyers failed to secure action by the ailing judge.
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Jack Johnson
Chicago
Alschuler
Circuit Court of
Apeales
Johnson
Joliet
Ill
Kingsport Officers Arrest Ira Lincous Near Roller Station
Ira Lincous andCollins were captured by Kingsport officers W P Flora and Hirman Starnes Sunday morning at the Roller Station near Kingsport after escaping from Gate City jail. Lincous faced multiple minor indictments and resisted briefly before over.
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Ira Lincous
Gate City
Kingsport
W. P. Flora
Hirman Starnes
Lincous
Flora
Worley Ramey
Miss Margaret G. Smith Buried at Bachman Cemetery
After several months of illness Miss Margaret G. Smith died Saturday evening at her nephew Walter Smith’s home on Wanda Avenue. She is survived by her brother Clenton Smith of Indian Springs and many relatives. She belonged to the M. E. Church South at Mountain View Tennessee. Funeral services were held Sunday at the nephew’s home. Interment followed at Bachman Cemetery.
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Margaret G. Smith
Walter Smith
Wanda Avenue
Clenton Smith
Indian Springs
M. E. Church South
Mountain View
Tenn
Woodyard
Bachman Cemetery
Teachers convene at Holston Institute for county program
The Sullivan county teachers institute meets at Bolston Institute through the week. Notables include E M Crouch superintendent of Kingsport schools and Gentry Ina Yoakley Smith Hunt as principal speakers on education geography physical education and home economics. Superintendent Akard outlines plans for next year. attendance is required by law and open to all interested in county education.
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Teachers’ Institute
Sullivan County
Bolston Institute
E. M. Crouch
Kingsport
Gentry
East Tennessee State Normal School
Ina Yoakley
Smith
Normal School
Unofficial Republican State Convention Convenes in Saratoga
An unofficial Republican state convention met at noon in Saratoga Springs New York to select a full state ticket and adopt a platform.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Harding weighs quitting golf as Coolidge takes spotlight
Marion Ohio reports Senator Harding may abandon his favorite recreation of golf. He retired from the spotlight to devote attention to his running mate Governor Coolidge whose nomination ceremonies are underway in Northampton Massachusetts.
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Marion
United Press
Harding
Governor Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Coal strike threatens national industries says Illinois operator head
E C Searles, president of the Illinois Coal Operators Association, warned that industries nationwide will lapse into unconsciousness within ten days due to unauthorized coal miners strikes. Reports indicated the stoppage was spreading.
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Chicago
United Press
E. C. Searles
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Governor Roberts to Speak in Kingsport August 2
Governor A H Roberts of Tennessee will address the public in Kingsport High School auditorium at 8 30 Monday night August 2 after stops in Bristol and Kingsport en route from Blountville where no suitable auditorium exists. He seeks the Democratic gubernatorial nomination against Colonel Crabtree with emphasis on women and farmers attendance. Music is expected. the event marks his first Kingsport appearance.
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Kingsport
Blountville
Roberts
Democratic Party
Colonel Crabtree
Victory Medal delivery open to all eligible veterans
The Victory Medal, awarded by Congress, is ready for delivery to all army service members who served between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918, including those not overseas. Next of kin may apply for deceased service members, with various submission options via recruiting offices or magistrates.
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Philadelphia
Plane crash in Asheville kills man and injures pilot
In Asheville North Carolina a plane owned by a local dealer crashed while leaving a field. Passenger Everett Frady died and pilot Lieut Theodore Whitt suffered multiple injuries. The craft had carried about fifty passengers in eight days with no prior incidents.
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Asheville
N. C
Everett Frady
Theodore Whitt
Frady
Lieut. Whitt
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Smith’s Auto Club
Chicago Grain
Kingsport and War
LAW Court
IRA
Ramey
Miss Smith
Holston Institute
Sullivan County Institute
Crouch
Gov. Roberts
A. H. Roberts
Ten
Nessee
Bristol
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