State Route 1 in Good Condition Detours Noted
State Route No 1 shows mixed conditions with detours. Bristol to Kingsport via Thomas Bridge to Blountville is fair. Blountville to Kingsport via Reedy Creek rough but passable. Other segments: Kingsport to Tate Springs good. Tate Springs to Knoxville good. Knoxville to Loudon line good. Knox county line to Eaton's Cross Roads unimproved. detour at Farragut School via Concord and Lenoir City good. Eaton's Cross Roads to Roane line gravel good. Roane line to Kingston under state construction with gravel or chert and three short passable detours. Kingston to Rockwood under state construction with fair detour via South Harriman. Rockwood to Cumberland line macadam good.
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Bristol
Kingsport
Thomas’ Bridge
Blountville
Reedy Creek
Tate Springs
Knoxville
Loudon County
Knox County
Eaton’s
Farragut School
Concord
Lenoir City
Eaton
Roane County
Kingston
Rockwood
South Harriman
Cumberland County
Financial Returns From Farms Improve in 1924
The 1924 survey of 14 103 owner operated farms by the US Department of Agriculture shows an average cash balance of 1024 and total average return of 1205 on capital of 17260. Net cash receipts include 1012 from crops and 1350 from livestock with 410 cash expenses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Prince Esterhazy Keeps Imperial Horses After Banished Emperor
The late emperor Charles banished, Prince Francis Esterhazy sheltered and fed 90 imperial horses despite family protests. A Be te r h azy manager then explained the plight to Empress Zita in Spain, who approved via decree by Otto. The horses were later sold at auction.
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Budapest
Charles
Francis Esterhazy
Hapsburgs
Beterhazy
Spain
State Bar Examinations Held in Nashville
Nashville and other cities held professional exams with about sixty applicants at the capitol. A soil map of Maury county is completed for farmers. Belle Kinney wins contract to sculpt an allegorical statue for the War Memorial Building with a 20000 fund. A dedication program is planned for September 21 under American Legion auspices.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
State Capitol
Knoxville
Jackson
B. Broadbent
Clarksville
State Board
Capitol
State Geological Survey
Maury County
Wilbur A. Nelson
State Memorial Commission
Belle Kinney
Tennessee
Tom Henderson
Walter Stokes Jr
Jesse N. Overton
American Legion
Physician wins divorce on spyglass evidence
New York vice chancellor in Newark granted divorce to Dr George Blackburne of East Orange after he testified his wife Eva L Blackburne courted car dealer Washington Carton. The court dismissed her cruelty counter suit and gave custody of two children while ordering a new car for the wife. Blackburne said he spied through binoculars and observed a passionate liaison and used coded telephone talk.
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Associated Press
New York
Backes
Newark
George Blackburne
Hawthorne Avenue
East Orange
Eva L. Hawthorne
Washington Carton
Caillaux's Financial Measures Adopted by Senate
Caillaux's financial measures passed the senate 273 to 11 and will become law after publication. They authorize printing six billion more paper francs, bringing total over three months to ten billion. Opposition speakers and Premier Painleve opposed but defended as aiding national peril.
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Paris
M. Caillaux
Senate
Painleve
Old King Jazz Music Stimulant
The Associated Press reports that Old King Jazz enriches and stimulates modern artistic music in Berlin. The piece highlights its impact on composers and listeners and notes its place in contemporary cultural life.
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Berlin
Hindenburg Adds King Title To German Presidency
Berlin June 27 President Von Hindenburg has added the title of king to his role as chief executive of the republic. The move suggests a symbolic monarchy within the existing republic, though the text notes the monarchy is only a titular claim without framing a full return to a hereditary crown.
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Associated Press
Berlin
von 1Indenburg
German Republic
Sharpshooters Honor Nation Head at Leer Festival
At Leer Prussia during the annual sharpshooting festival the retiring Sharpshooters president fired three shots in the head of state tradition. One hit the center on the Kine's disc granting the nation head the title Schoenkoenig. President Von Hindenburg accepted the honor as the last eye was hit.
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Leer
Prussia
Schoenkoenig
von Hindenburg
Emperor William Named Sharpshooter King in 1903
In 1903 William earned the title of sharpshooter king, marking a notable rise in his standing and public recognition as a premier marksman of that era.
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William
Plains of Canada Attract Young Women of England
Emily Pinder a Lees University graduate is in Winnipeg for a year to study Canadian agricultural methods with the aim of promoting a western Canada migration of English farm girls. She says English farm women are eager for an outlet and could finance own farms, aiding western development.
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Plains OF Canada
England
Winnipeg
Man
Emily Pinder
Lees University
Isles
Canada
Dominion
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Thomas
The
Prince
Capitol Notes
Miami
Sryan
University of Tariza
Fla
Mirge E. Merrick
Geo Estate
William +J
Bryan
Caillaux
Cax von Schillings
Metropolitan Opera House
Herr von Schillings
Hindenburg
King
U.S
Strudé Ederle
America
Aderie
Man Shawa
Naint
Anol
Coolidges
Mrs. Coolidge
Swampscott
Frank W. Stearns
O “White Court
White House
Stearns
Red Gables
Mrs. Stearns
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