Registration Books Open Three Days in Kingsport
Registration books will be open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in Kingsport for a three day period from 9 a m to 9 p m at the city court room on Commerce Street. Democrats and Republicans may register. Those who did not register in August or last year or who moved must register now to vote in the Democratic primary on April 12. Applies to all voters in the Eleventh civil district. People outside city limits should not miss this. W P Flora will be registrar with one assistant.
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Kingsport
Commerce Street
Crats
W. P. Flora
Trade in rubber leaves sold as tea shocks Ceylon
Colombo reports reveal rubber leaves mixed with tea in shipments to Egypt, exposing a growing smuggling trade. Analysts found 50 percent coarse tea and 50 percent rubber leaves, processed by pounding and dyeing. A Colombo store held 4,000 pounds of prepared rubber leaves as authorities probe the illegal trade.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Egypt
Criminal Investigation Department
Young Girl Found Guilty of Murder in Robbery
Katherine Malm, 19, was found guilty of murdering Edward Lehman, a watchman, during a robbery in Chicago. The jury fixed her punishment at life imprisonment. The verdict came after a lengthy trial with detailed testimony and evidence presented by prosecutors and defense counsel.
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Katherine Malm
Chicago
Edward Lehman
The Race for Congress: Sells Declines to Enter
Johnson City March 17 Sam R Sells declines to run in the First Congressional District race amid factional tensions. He cites loyalty to core beliefs and thanks supporters while dismissing rumors of resignation moves. He notes meetings with W H Butler Coolidge campaign staff and says rumors were expected in a charged campaign.
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Johnson City
Sam R. Sells
Greeneville
First
Sells
Mr. Sells
Coolidge
Tennessee
Reece
W. H. Butler
C. H. Huston
Washington
Grave charges of blackmail by Mr Daugherty
Washington's debate over the prize fight film conspiracy continues as Attorney General Daugherty faces grave blackmail accusations. G O Holdridge testified of a quoted remark by Jap Muma about taking a large cut if the scheme succeeded, while cross examination weakens the claim of Daugherty's direct involvement.
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Washington
Daugherty
Senate
Holdridge
Department of Justice
Jap Muma
Muma
Jess W. Smith
Sve
Bills Pass Senate On Veterans Bonus Plan Vote
The House debated a two thirds majority for a veterans bonus bill offering up to twenty year endowment life insurance and cash payments. It would pay veterans not entitled to more than 50 dollars in adjusted compensation, with service credit calculated at one dollar per day for home service and one dollar twenty five per day for overseas duty, excluding the first sixty days.
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Washington
Officials profited in Sinclair Doheny oil stock trades
Washington D C. Attorney General Daugherty Senators Curtis of Kansas and Elkins of West Virginia plus C Bascom Slemp then secretary to President Coolidge faced disclosures of oil stock dealings as naval reserve leases neared. Slemp and Rouse Koontz Ryan and others were named with profits ranging from hundreds to six figures.
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Daugherty
Curtis
Kansas
Elkins
West Virginia
C. Bascom Slemp
Coolidge
Sinclair’ Doheny
Slemp
House
A.B. Rouse
Kentucky
Wells Koontz
Thomas J. Ryan
New ‘York
Senate Oil Committee
Louis F. Bond
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Sinclair Consolidated
Rouse
Pan-American Petroleum
Koontz
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