Two Cases of Strange Paralysis and Sheriff Succession Turmoil
In Elizabethton Tennessee on March 10 AP reports Sheriff J M Moreland of Carter County submitted resignation to Circuit Judge D A Vines who named John Townsend to the office pending a county court decision Thursday to choose a new sheriff. The move followed Moreland’s earlier resignation claim deemed by him as trickery. The grand jury was convened to weigh evidence against pickets at the Berberg and Glanzstoff mills amid a textile strike led by the United Textile Workers.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
J. M. Mooreland
Carter County
D. A. Vines
John Townsend
Moreland
American Glantstonf Yayon Mills
United Textile Workers of America
Paul Fuller
American Federation of Labor
United Textile Workers
W. C. O’brien
J. M. Moreland
O’brien
Ben Allen
Bemberg and
Glanzstoff Mills
J M Cooper Pioneer Merchant Dies at 48
J M Cooper a Kingsport pioneer citizen and prominent merchant died at his home on upper Broad street at 7 15 p m after two months illness He was 48 years six months and twenty five days old Funeral services will be held at First Baptist church at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon Rev J B Craft of Gate City will officiate Interment will follow at the city cemetery
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J. M. Cooper
Kingsport
Upper Broad Street
First Baptist Church
J. B. Craft
Gate City
Cooper
Women Invade Dry Law Controversy in Hearings
Washington reports prominent women from across the nation will testify as the House Judiciary Committee resumes hearings on repealing or amending the Eighteenth Amendment. About a dozen national women’s clubs, totaling 12 million members, will be represented in a three minute speech chain led by Mrs. Peabody. Included are messages from Mrs. Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edison urging retention of dry laws. The coverage notes opposition from wets and details about the Cooper family obituary and Kingsport merchant life and pallbearers for the funeral.
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Washington
Mar
House Judiciary Committee
Foreign Mission Board
Henry Ford
Henry W. Peabody
Boston
Women’s National Committee For Law Enforcement
Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Peabody
Hoover to Speak at Scout Banquet Tonight
President Hoover will attend and address the Boy Scout banquet, a decision seen as aligning with Taft’s unexpressed wishes. White House note says the event is not social, reflecting Taft’s interest in youth and worthwhile activities, and likely would not be postponed due to his death.
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Washington
Mar
William Howard Taft
Hoover
White House
Mr. Taft
Taft to Lie in State at Capitol and Arlington Burial
Taft's body lies at his home as the nation prepares to honor the former president and chief justice. Flags fly at half staff as Congress adjourns. A state lying in state will occur beneath the Capitol rotunda followed by funeral at All Souls Unitarian Church and interment at Arlington. A caisson convoy will transport the body with escort by the Supreme Court and pallbearers from the armed services.
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White House
Congress
Taft
Capitol
All Souls’ Unitarian Church
Arlington National Cemetery
Supreme Court
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Fate of $100 bonus now in hands state supreme court
In Nashville on March 10 AP reports the fate of a $100 bonus for each legislator rests with the state supreme court after Mrs. Austin Peay, widow of the former governor, challenged the payment. Attorneys argued quickly over constitutional issues and previous similar bonuses. The court’s next opinion session is March 15.
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State Supreme Court
Nashville
Austin Peay
James B. Newman
Newman
Supreme Court
Weather Outlook For Tennessee and Virginia
FENNESSEE Increasing cloudiness followed by showers late Tuesday or Wednesday, then warmer to near colder Tuesday afternoon night. VIRGINIA Fair and warmer tonight then cloudy Tuesday, possible showers in west portion, slightly warmer east, moderate southerly winds. Readings note temperatures yesterday and one year ago, no rain on both dates.
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Fennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
French Demands at Naval Conference Face Britain and US
Delegates at St James Palace clash over France seeking a security guarantee in exchange for trimming its navy to 724000 tons in five years. Britain and France push for mutual aid while the US resists entanglement, with Briand seeking a pact backed by Britain’s navy and League of Nations assurances.
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Jondon
America
France
St. James Palace
M. Briand
Pat M. Briand
MacDonald
Stimson
Morrow
Robinson
Britain
Great Britain
United States
Briand
League of Nations
Funeral rites for Justice Edward Sanford held in Knoxville
Justice Edward Terry Sanford lay to rest in Knoxville after a late today funeral service. A Supreme Court delegation led by Chief Justice Hughes attended the rites with Justices McReynolds Butler and Stone. Speculation swirls over a successor as Hoover weighs candidates.
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Tennessee
Edward Terry Sanford
Supreme Court
William Howard Taft
Washington
Knoxville
Charles Evans Hughes
McReynolds
Butler
Stone
Justice Sanford
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Fisher
Sanford
Hoover
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Mitchell
Borah
Idaho
William S. Kenyon
Circuit Court
Iowa
Calvin Coolidge
Hughes
Aee
Funeral for Justice Sanford Returns Home to Tennessee
A Washington to Knoxville train carried the body of Justice Edward Terry Sanford back to Tennessee. Mrs Sanford and Rep Fisher of Tennessee served as a funeral party, with Greenwood Cemetery to receive the casket after a brief service at St Johns Episcopal Church. Chief Justice Hughes and Justices McReynolds Butler and Stone served as honorary pallbearers alongside Tennessee jurists and friends.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Washington
Edward Terry Sanford
Tennessee
Supreme ,Court
Sanford
Fisher
Greenwood Cemetery
Walter C. Whitaker
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Hughes
McReynolds
Butler
Stone
Supreme Court
Byrd Expedition Returns to Dunedin After Antarctic Mission
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the Antarctic expedition arrive in Dunedin New Zealand after more than a year of scientific exploration. Byrd names Marie Byrd Land in honor of his wife as the voyage sparkles with public celebration and a brief remark on his South Pole flight.
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Dunedin
N. Z
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Marie Byrd Land
Byrd
South Pole
North Pole
Poles
Floyd Bennett
Bernt Balchen
Ashley McKinley
Harold I. June
Little America
Spitzbergen
France
New York
Eleanor Bolling
Paralysis mystery hits three East Tennessee counties
Johnson City reports 96 cases of a strange paralysis across Washington Carter and Unicoi counties with 68 in Washington. Victims, all adult males except one wife, suffer cold onset numbness in lower limbs followed by pain and rapid mobility loss. Cause unknown. possible liquor link investigated. contagiousness unproven.
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Carter
Washington
Unicoi
Depts
Johnson City
East Tennessee
Washington County
S. S. Moody
W. W. King
Carter County
Moody
King
Elizabethton
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Exeter
H. E. Cooper
Gene Cooper
D. A. Ayers
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Benham
A. B. Doss
Cincinnati
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Cooper Brothers Department Store
Five Points
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J. E. Barnes
H. T. Obershain
D. A. Pyle
C. C. White
D. W. Black
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R. R. Bridwell
U. S. Capitol
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England
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New York City
United States Naval Academy
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