17 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1926
Page
1
Plymouth Vi March 17 Colonel John Coolidge remains very weak and unable to take nourishment. A bulletin from Dr. Albert M. Cram reports his heart is fair and his temperature and respiration near normal, he is very comfortable when undisturbed. No new developments are anticipated in the next 24 hours.
L. Martin Poe, described as the first Negro woman lawyer in Virginia, was admitted to the Newport News bar by Judge T. J. Barham after passing the state bar exam last December. Born in Newport News and a graduate of Howard University, she intends to practice in this city, joining a small group of colored women lawyers in the United States.
In Abingdon Virginia on May 12 a fast closing phase began as testimony wrapped up in the ouster case against Washington County Sheriff John Or. Litton. Judge John M. Hart presiding, three main charges were pressed, including alleged drunkenness on duty and improper seizure of liquor. A verdict was anticipated today amid a crowded courthouse and ongoing witness testimony.
Ashes is to be withdrawn from the London stage and nothing has been heard from Washington in this connection. The note signals a change in plans as officials await further guidance.
In Chicago Colonel Charles R Forbes and John W Thompson consider federal probation after the Supreme Court refused to review their 2 year prison terms and $10,000 fines for conspiring to defraud the government. Forbes, frail after a stroke, and Thompson, hospitalized, hope to avert Leavenworth with a health based plea.
Athinta Ga March 27. Augustus Lukeman completed the master model for the central group of the Stone Mountain Memorial. Plaster casts are being made. One case will be shown at the Philadelphia exposition, another sent to Stone Mountain operations. Work at the mountain will expand after director approval. Sugar markets noted unchanged in New York.
Philadelphia reports coroner Dr. Clark B. Stull testified that the dismembered body of Anna May Dietrich died from compression. The chiropractor David L. Marshall stands trial for murder as defense counsel Abraham Wernick cross examined without altering the medical conclusion.
Plymouth Vermont May 17 A country doctor Albert M Cram who serves four townships tends Colonel John G Coolidge at his Green Mountain home. Daily bulletins on the colonels heart illness are signed by Dr Cram who travels to Poxton and Boston for diagnosis while the president's physician joins in care. Beulah the doctor’s mare replaces the auto in deep snows.
New York reports attorney statements detailing charges against 27 druggists and distillery agents in a conspiracy. Prescriptions were forged or stolen and resold to druggists to supply customers with liquor without proper authorization.
The prosecution sought to rebut claims that Socialist deputy Matteotti died of a pulmonary hemorrhage rather than murder. Amerigo Dumini and four co-defendants faced testimony denying involvement in the kidnapping while the family sought indemnity. A Bologna reporter was assaulted after reporting on current events in Chieti.
Five cages packed with Paris styles departed from New York for Atlanta in an air fashion flight. The 800 mile trip was planned to take about nine hours with half hour stops at Langley Field and Fayetteville. Captain Roscoe Turner piloted the plane for the New York department store charter.
Fair tonight in Virginia with increasing cloudiness Thursday and rain likely in the west. Winds to be southeast and south, gentle to moderate. Tennessee mostly cloudy with possible rain tonight and Thursday, temperatures rising across central portions.
London circles debate Germany and Poland seats at the League of Nations amid uneasy forecasts for Geneva. Press in Madrid and Stockholm dampen optimism while Berlin accepts Locarno pact terms as not to blame. Rio papers hint at boycott talk. Rome denies Italy backing. Silver prices in New York rise.
Esther Atz was jailed in Fairfront Minnesota on a first degree murder charge in connection with the December death of her five year old son Raymond. Authorities planned to exhume her two year old daughter who died last May. Sheriff Carver said an University of Minnesota analysis found poison in Raymond's stomach and will guide the case.
Today in Washington the Independent notes a bill remains before the senate while Senators King and Norris oppose the trade commission. The House committee continues discussion of farm relief measures as bills are studied by the treasury and naval committees.
In Washington a Capitol floor dispute arose as Rep. Treadway moved to strike from the Congressional Record a sermon by Rev. Joseph Richard Sizac used during a discussion on Sunday observance in the District of Columbia. Rep. Tilson urged adherence to a gentlemen’s agreement to keep the record uncluttered, joking about St Patrick’s Day.
Geneva March 17 The League of Nations adjourned the question of Germanys election to the league until the September session after Brazils repudiation of a permanent council seat for Germany absent Brazil was granted one. Afranio Mello Franca said Brasils veto was irrevocable amid high tensión in the assembly hall and Britains Austen Chamberlain spoke on the matter.
New York report details Charles Greenhaus once dubbed the boy wizard on Wall Street in 1914. He, with five others, was arrested over a Florida real estate scheme tied to Griffin Development and Construction. Bail set at 5000 for Greenhaus and the president, with four salesmen at 2500 each, in a fraud by mail case. Greenhaus, 28, faces prior oil stock trial. Griffin bought Florida plots for 15 to 20 dollars, sold with payments but titles failed and funds misused.
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