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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
9
The Kingsport Municipal Band performs on the Community Y piazza from 8 to 9 pm starting tonight under director Charles Wiley. Regular Thursday concerts will follow, showcasing new selections and refined harmony for public entertainment in Kingsport Tennessee.
Margaret Parsons, 20, watched from a rowboat as her husband George Gill, 23, and former sweetheart Robert Read fought in shoulder deep water. Read died, Gill was jailed for murder, and Parsons may hold key testimony as investigators note she could be obliged to testify but Louisiana law allows her to refuse.
A letter dated June 5 1921 from Rev Rufus K Boyd to Rock Springs Valley residents urges support for school prizes. He pledges ten dollars for a best sketch on first settlers and five dollars for a domestic art exhibit by local students, to be judged by teachers and possibly read aloud at the annual community fair. He ties the initiative to honoring his departed mother and the home as civilization’s center.
An unnamed correspondent writes that their name must stay secret until the plan’s outcome is known. They request correspondence through trusted friends and a former pastor, offering well wishes to a worthy people.
Dr. W. M. Slipher of Lowell Observatory reports Mars is warmer and has a denser atmosphere than thought, based on last summer’s close approach. He cites Coblenz radio meter findings and compares its heat measurement to the Michelson interferometer’s angular-diameter role, noting canals’ regular radiating lines and polar cap changes as ongoing points of debate.
A scientist explains that the regularity of the canals supports their artificial origin, arguing the features indicate intelligent design rather than natural formation.
In Yago Nayarit Mexico near the Cucaracha mine miners uncover relics said to belong to Spanish padres who once controlled rich gold veins. A well preserved large brown felt hat with broad brim suggests European origin, along with fine blankets and garments. Legends say bars of gold and silver may be buried nearby.
The article describes James G. Blaine and Mark Hanna with emphasis on a stout, powerful build and commanding presence. It notes their stature and physical presence as part of a broader political profile featured on page one.
The passage portrays Senator LaFollette with a pompadour and striking blue-brown eyes, noting his dramatic public speaking and long, forceful filibusters. It traces his name to French Huguenot roots and his Kentucky father Josiah and mother Mary Ferguson, pioneers in Wisconsin, who raised their children amid poverty.
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