29 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1921
Page
1
Informal talks begin on conference timing with Washington proposing November 11 as a latest date. Britain Japan and Italy discuss schedules while China and France will be consulted. Several exchanges may be needed before unanimous agreement and a preliminary meeting could include dominion premiers this summer.
Washington July 28 The Federal Horticultural Board announced Alabama is released from quarantine for the Mexican bean beetle a major crop pest. The order signed by Secretary Wallace took effect July 23 after scouts showed widespread distribution across 10 000 square miles in Alabama Georgia and Tennessee with additional areas in Kentucky and South Carolina. Officials say continued enforcement would not justify the economic loss.
Jefferson Levy, former congressman and Monticello owner, confirms Monticello near Charlottesville Virginia is for sale due to rising maintenance costs. He would sell to a buyer deemed worthy and has offered the government a 500000 dollar price, valuing the estate at about 1000000 dollars.
At a White House dinner conference, President Harding urged speed on the revenue, shipping board appropriation, and railroad bills ahead of a late August recess. House Ways and Means leaders pledged to have the tax bill ready by August 15, hoping for quick passage amid expected Democratic push. The hour-long talks focused on domestic fiscal measures with little foreign or Senate strategy discussed.
Salvation Army leader in the United States warns of a severe winter industrial impact. In New York City 800 employment applications weekly represent only a fraction of demand as many unregistered job seekers seek aid. Many applicants are outside New York and rely on relief with families facing eviction and hunger.
Warrants for the arrest of Gov Len Small on embezzlement and conspiracy charges were placed with Sheriff Henry Mester of Sangamon county. He informed Gov Smith's counsel Albert Fink that the governor will not need to submit to arrest in Chicago.
The administration plan to fund ten billion dollars of allied debts and interest gained approval from the Senate Finance Committee by a five to? vote. Chairman Penrose’s amendment would cap funding within five years. Negotiations with Republicans and Democrats seek limits on treasury authority, while Mellon argues for postponing interest payments two to three years.
Smith E. Reynolds, U S shipping commissioner for the Port of New Orleans, was formally suspended under civil service rules at COB today on charges of inefficiency and neglect of duty. He has twenty days to answer. The suspension followed an investigation by Assistant Secretary of Commerce C H Huston who arrived in New Orleans to inspect various government departments.
Secretary Hoover released a radio reply from Maxim Gorky at Petrograd saying American relief in Russia must wait for the release of Americans detained by Soviet authorities. The radiogram added that a detailed reply would come from Moscow via the president of the Russian famine relief committee.
Miss Isabelle Stewart, 40, of 135 Wegman Park Way Jersey City, attempted suicide by gas after a broken romance. Henry Knust, owner of the building, found her unconscious and she remains in serious condition. A note cites personal heartbreak and no blame. A bankbook shows nearly $16,000 on her account along with jewelry and a small cash sum.
Acting with President Harding’s approval, Surgeon General Cumming invited state health officers from 13 Southern states to a Washington meeting on August 4 to review reports of a potential pellagra epidemic in the cotton belt. States invited include Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi Georgia Alabama Kentucky Florida North and South Carolina and Virginia.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt addressed Washington Rotarians on the proposed disarmament conference. He argued the United States cannot disarm while other nations remain armed, calling pacifists "muddy-headed idiots" and stressing the conference as a pivotal effort, focusing on limiting disarmament rather than pure disarmament.
Long Beach New Jersey police, led by Chief Treacy, arrested fourteen men and six women for using cars as bath houses and dressing rooms by the surf. Men fined five dollars. women given suspended sentences. The force will ramp up patrols as crowds of around 200000 gathered last Sunday and no drownings occurred.
Led by Senator Overman a North Carolina group met with Secretary Wallace and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt to invite them to address the Southern Tariff Congress in Greensboro on August 15 and 16. The officials reportedly pledged to try to attend. The delegation included C. W. Rob ers Durham Burke Hobgood Henderson George Comer Washington C. E. Hope Statesville W. G. Turner Statesville J. Cowan Wilmington Mayor Norman Y. Chambliss Rocky Mount Chamber secretary.
A deep sea diver arrived in Mountain Lake Virginia and will search the lake for S. L. Felder of Troy New York who drowned after falling overboard Saturday night during a boating trip with friends.
London reports two British cabinet conferences on the Upper Silesia crisis with dominion premiers present. The policy outline by Lord Curzon was discussed and no change in Britain’s stance is expected. Britain hopes France delays troop deployment until the supreme council reviews the situation.
French Premier Briand and British Premier Lloyd George press divergent procedures for resolving Upper Silesia, signaling near deadlock and potential entente strain. Public confidence remains cautious as cabinet talks hint at a shift away from original entente aims.
Washington reports Postmaster General Hays will supply the Civil Service Commission with an additional list of names to appointees in post masterships. He notes current lists are built largely from sources from the Wilson administration but the new names will supplement the existing list.
Georgia lawmakers debate a tag tax for men over thirty to remain single. The bill passed the house 68 to 67, with Lankford proposing penalties ranging from 30 to 500 dollars annually for various statuses. amendments failed to pass.
Canton employers raise mechanics wages by 20 to 50 percent avoiding a threatened general strike of power plant railroad shipyard and factory workers. The victory is described as the greatest labor win in China and guild workers now demand further increases.
Turkish nationals will evacuate the Ismid peninsula due to Greek advances toward Adabazar at the base of the peninsula east of Constantinople between the Sea of Marmora and the Black Sea, per a Constanti nople dispatch.
In Pineville Kentucky yesterday the mountain gunman Jack Gilbert was killed by Chief Lester Roberts after Gilbert reportedly fired at James Bailey. Bailey was wounded in the arm and bystander John Stamper was seriously hurt. Roberts suffered a shattered leg. Stamper’s father arrived to be at his son’s beside as authorities predict no further trouble.
Louisville reports half an inch of rain in Jefferson county breaking a 38 day drought. Temperatures fell from 94 to 70 as rainfall spread across the state with two inches at Maysville and over an inch at Cloverport and High Bridge. The rain likely saved corn and tobacco crops and benefited Meadows and vegetable gardens.
Moorehead Kentucky. C W Cate Tolliver 46 is hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the face and shoulder from a clash with Town Marshal Alfred Fraley in the courthouse yard yesterday. Tolliver joined the Martin Tolliver feud as a boy of 12. He farms nearby. The shooting came after Fraley objected to Tolliver acting as bondsman for arrestees.
Commerce department figures show exports to Europe fell by nearly 1.5 billion dollars in the fiscal year ending June 30, while exports to South America rose by over 30 million. June alone saw a sharp decline in both directions compared with the prior year.
Louisville official blocks 250 cases of Greenbriar whiskey being shipped to New York by truck. Collector Lucas cites leakage to Louisville through illegal channels as the reason for denial and informs President McGowan of the decision.
Washington reports indicate the United States would reject any suggestion for separate talks with invited powers at the conference on limitation of armaments and Far Eastern questions. It was hinted that one nation favored partial parleys.
New York report says Thomas Harrison former assistant general counsel of the Louisville and Nashville railroad died suddenly at his Jamaica Long Island residence. He was a son of the late Judge Thomas Harrison of Logan county Kentucky.
Police Sergeant Harry Kellogg, angered after losing property and fined for contempt, opened fire inside Samuel McDonald's court in Chicago. Kellogg was arrested following the incident.
Louisville reports 130 soldiers killed in France are returned home, with four of those soldiers from Louisville. The arrival ceremony details are not provided in the text.
A craft note shows braiding sweet corn husks into a long strip bound as a washable durable doormat. It can stay natural or be dyed for color.
In a congested city block a resident living above a player piano and under a victrola asks for leniency as he explains he is not a savage, hoping for calmer music and neighborly understanding.
A man exits the kitchen in Richmond as he vents his frustration about his sixth divorce, blaming bad luck and a disliked cook in a clipped, slang filled outburst captured by the Times-Democrat.
Advice on stain removal using kerosene to saturate fabric then wash in warm water. A paste of laundry starch and water is suggested to remove blood stains without a trace. If any stain remains after the first treatment repeated applications are advised.
Statistics show more people are killed or injured by trips and slips than other accidents. The piece argues against scattering orange and banana peels on sidewalks.
Parents of unusually small babies can take comfort as recent figures show tiny infants often grow up robust and of normal proportions. The report notes that early small size does not guarantee long term limitations and highlights healthy development trajectories.
A skeptical voice argues against gravity theory noting personal experience of falling and hitting the ceiling when a bottom drops out. The remark challenges standard physics by appealing to everyday sensation rather than formal evidence.
Raw bones are treated with sulphur dioxide and benzin to remove fat, then boiled under pressure to produce a strong glue.
A comic quip from the Ohio State Journal contends that charm gives a girl an uncanny power to breach traffic regulations with apparent impunity, framing the remark as a humorous observation rather than a crime report.
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