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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
10
Henry Wood reports on Paris stage and press ridicule of President Deschanel after a theater gag mocked his tumble. Officials clamp down as jokes spread, with songs and sketches imagining a suggests improprieties and turning pajama attire into national satire.
The record shows 1,092 delegates and 1,092 alternates, with 728 necessary to a choice. No further context provided on event or organization.
Washington reports that Sir Auckland Geddes British ambassador will address the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association annual meeting in Asheville North Carolina. The announcement was made today.
Washington June 26 Accompanied by Mrs Harding Senator Harding the Republican presidential nominee slipped quietly out of Washington to spend the weekend at the country home of Senator Frelinghuysen at Raritan New Jersey He planned to rest and work on his acceptance speech during the trip and golf with Frelinghuysen Kellogg and Hale The first 5 000 000 posters with Harding and Coolidge images arrived and a batch of 15 000 000 campaign buttons followed but street sellers were notably absent due to prior supply arrangements by the national committee
San Francisco is the leading rice center in the United States with New York and New Orleans following in import export trade. California ranks second in production behind Louisiana which grows Blue Rose and Honduras varieties. The California rice yield is estimated at 170000 tons this year, well above wheat and near barley at 500000 tons.
The article advises the public to stay calm and take steps to stay cool. It recommends finding shade, wearing light loose clothing, eating sparingly with fruits and vegetables, bathing in tepid water, and resting in a cool place if exhaustion occurs.
A New York report profiles a high earning foreign-born worker who labors long hours in a dingy home workshop. He earns between 1500 and 1800 dollars weekly and predicts that at retirement doctors and aviators may struggle to buy high priced thermometers.
Born in Prussia, the thermometer maker learned glass blowing as a boy and mastered creating delicate thermometers from glass to mercury-filled backs. He faced poverty until a prominent physician valued his instruments, securing orders after war shortages cut supply from Europe.
New York report says 6200 aliens landed at Ellis Island on Saturday. The crowd gathered as authorities processed arrivals amid lingering questions about immigration and screening procedures.
Immigration officials reported 6,200 prospective Americans reached Ellis Island today, prompting the immediate deployment of 20 more guards. Commissioner Frederick A. Wallin attributed the spike to renewed activity by foreign agents linked to trans Atlantic steamship lines.
Callers are invited to Sharrett and Smiths Jewelry Store to contribute to a Fourth of July program. The advertisement urges readers to help the good cause.
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