Barber sues over alleged "jake" wreck and paralysis claim
Johnson City Tenn March 27 Robert Godsey a barber files a 10000 dollar suit against George and D C Harrell operators of a small wreck alleging Jamada inger caused his partial paralysis. More than 100 people in this section have suffered a strange malady causing partial paralysis.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Jamada
Inger
Robert Godsey
Jake
George
D. C. Harrell
N F Brady Dies In New York At 51
Nicholas F Brady chairman of the board of the New York Edison Company died today in New York at 12 40 p m He was 51 years old.
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N. F. Brady
New York
Nicholas F. Brady
New York Edison Company
Prisoners Mutiny Rips Missouri Penitentiary
Tear gas bombs and clubs drove 750 convicts from the dining hall of the Missouri penitentiary after a second mutiny in as many days. About twenty prisoners were injured in the clash with guards and a company of Missouri National Guardsmen.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
Missouri National
Fogarty Withdraws Suit Over Alienation Case
Fort Worth businessman John S. Fogarty withdrew his 500000 alienation of affection suit against retired heavyweight boxing champion James J. Tun dy. The withdrawal was accepted by Judge Edward M. Yeomans at a superior court hearing in Bridgeport Connecticut.
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Fogarty
Bridgeport
Conn
John S. Fogarty
Fort Worth
Texas
James J
Gene) Tundy
Edward M. Yeomans
Superior Court
Inspectors Fired From Fruit Fly Program
Washington March 27 about 600 inspectors engaged in Mediterranean fruit fly work were dropped from the rolls and the entire field inspection branch of the fruit service was discontinued, the agriculture department announced today.
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Washington
Fruit Service
Agriculture Department
House panel approves padlock bill to curb nuisances
Washington March 27 The House judiciary committee favorably reported the Christopherson bill to authorize service by publication of padlock injunctions on absentee owners of speakeasies and other nuisances, marking the first national law enforcement recommendation to strengthen prohibition laws.
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Washington
National Law Enforcement Commissions
House Judiciary Committee
Christopherson
Diamond robbery in Chicago robs dealer of gems worth 100000
Baltimore diamond salesman Harry Peck reported to police that three men robbed him in a downtown Chicago building lobby. He was forced at gunpoint to surrender two wallets containing diamonds worth about 100000.
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Chicago
Harry Peck
Baltimore
German Cabinet Resigns After Unemployment Insurance Dispute
The Mueller cabinet quit in Berlin after all day talks among party leaders failed to reach accord on unemployment insurance. In office nearly two years, the ministry faced recent strife over the financial program of Finance Minister Dr Paul Moldenhauer.
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Berlin
Mueller
Paul Moldenhauer
Tennessee and Virginia Weather Summary
Mostly cloudy in Tennessee with little temperature change tonight and Friday. Virginia expects fair tonight, increasing clouds Friday, little temperature change, winds from southwest to west or northwest, diminishing Friday. Yesterday's high 42, low 26, with historical figures 80 and 56 a year ago. Rain data noted for prior years and yesterday. Readings at 6:50 p.m. by C. L. Bunn, U. S. Weather Service.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Snow Storm Buries Chicago in 19.1 Inches
Chicago faced the heaviest continuous snowfall in its history with 19.1 inches blanketing the area. Traffic slowed or stopped, schools were dismissed, and drifts and slush clogged streets as 20,000 workers and 250 machines labored to clear rails. Ten deaths were attributed to the storm and damage ran high across the region.
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Chicago
Lakefront
Illinois
Indiana
Lake Shore
Weather Bureau
Young College President Named at Hiram amid Probe
Dr. Kenneth Irving Brown, 33, professor of English at Stephens College Missouri since 1925, becomes president of Hiram College succeeding Dr Minor Lee Bates who resigned. At 33 he is next to youngest U.S. college president, with Robert F Hutchins of Chicago two years senior.
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Kenneth Irving Brown
Stephens College
United States
Minor Lee Bates
Hiram
Senate lobby committee plans probe of wet and dry groups
Senate lobby committee under Caraway will begin an inquiry into wet and dry organizations after completing the Muscle Shoals probe. First witness likely Rep. Tinkham, with rest of hearing expected to cover Anti-Saloon League and the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.
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Senate
Tinkham
Washington
Mar
Senate Lobby Committee
Caraway
Muscle Shoals
W. B Bell
American Cyanamid Company
Congress
Tinkham First
Massachusetts
Anti-Saloon League
Association Against the Prohibition
Federal Council of Churches
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Bell
Huston
Claudius H. Huston
Republican National Committee
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Union Carbide Company
Tennessee Association
New York
Hitch-Hiker Tries to Kill in Virginia
Bloodhounds join a search for a hitchhiker who shot Charles Latham, a New York lodging house proprietor, as his car neared Christiansburg Virginia. Latham, wounded near the heart, is in serious condition at a local hospital after being forced to reenter the vehicle. He said the assailant, who had been driving, fired twice and fled toward Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Christiansburg
Charles Latham
New York
Latham
Knoxville
Tenn
Circle to House New Kingsport Utilities Building
Kingsport Utilities has bought a site on The Circle at Broad and Sullivan streets to build a new two story utility building. Part of the purchased plot will be donated to the city as park space and deed acceptance is already approved. The project aims to align with downtown plans and will front Broad Street with the post office and other proposed buildings nearby.
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Kingsport
Argubrite
Kingsport Utilities
Broad Street
Public Square
Broad and
Sullivan Streets
Post Office
New
Sullivan
John Bain Found Dead On Lawn Of His Kingsport Home
John Bain 66 a retired businessman and Kingsport prominent citizen was found dead on his lawn yesterday afternoon around 4 o clock by his wife. High blood pressure was listed as the cause by the attending physician. Bain had moved to Kingsport 13 years ago and built the Bain Five and Ten store later occupying Broad Street premises now home to the Palace Barber Shop. He was born in Liverpool England and came to the United States 43 years ago. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 30 pm at the First Baptist Church with interment in Gunnings Cemetery. Active and honorary pallbearers are named along with flower bearers in the lengthy roster.
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John Bain
Kingsport
Hillcrest
Mr. Bain
Bain Five and Ten Cent
Palace
Broad Street
Bain
First Presbyterian Church of
Liverpool
England
United States
First Baptist Church
T. R. Johnston
D. Edgar Allen
Lita Grey Chaplin Hints at Reconciliation with Chaplin
Paris edition reports actress Lita Grey Chaplin, ex wife of Charles Chaplin, told a reporter on disembarking the ship that she and Chaplin might reconcile for the sake of their two children. She said the children's bond is strong and could override personal feelings.
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Paris
Chicago Tribune
Lita Grey Chaplin
Aquitania
Charles Chaplin
Ben H Taylor Dies in Johnson City at 41
Ben H. Taylor 41, noted East Tennessee lawyer and son of former Governor A. A. Taylor, died after a pneumonia attack suffered last week in Johnson City. He was a Milligan College and National University graduate, admitted to the bar in 1915, and a partner of Thad A. Cox. Funeral plans were not announced as of today awaiting the return of his brother Robert from California. Surviving are his widow Lelia Ramsey Taylor, three children, his parents, two sisters and six brothers.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Ben H. Taylor
A. A. Taylor
Taylor
East Tennessee
Owas
Milligan College
National University
Washington
Thad A. Cox
Robert
California
Lelia Ramsey Taylor
Horton sympathizes with Taylor in son’s death
Governor Horton wired condolences to former Governor Alfred A. Taylor and Mrs Taylor after their son Ben H. Taylor died in Johnson City from pneumonia. The telegram offered sympathy. Miss Mary Virginia Cox, Horton’s stenographer, traveled to the funeral and had previously served during Taylor’s term.
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Horton
Nashville
Alfred A. Taylor
Ben H. Taylor
Johnson City
Mary Virginia Cox
Taylor
Life of Miss Anne A. Dodd Ends at 106 in Winchester
Miss Anne A. Dodd, famed for saying Don't worry, and have an interest in life, died last night at her niece's Winchester home in her 106th year. Born in Liverpool, England, she had been confined to her room since January.
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Winchester
Mass
Anne A. Dodd
Liverpool
England
Dixie Promised Less Cold Today
Cloudy weather over the cotton belt moderated temperatures as frosts were forestalled in most areas. Some frost appeared in the upper south, but fruit trees were likely undamaged. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for more cloudiness, slightly warmer readings, and showers in parts of the belt. Local minima included Atlanta 35, Asheville 34, Birmingham 38, Montgomery 42.
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Atlanta
Cotton Belt
United States Weather Bureau
C. F. von Hermann
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Public Hearing On Day Law In Recess Until Next Week
Washington March 27 The Hoover law enforcement commission proposals to improve prohibition law administration dominated the House judiciary committee’s executive session. Hearings on repealing the eighteenth amendment paused for a week, with dry and wet advocates set to resume next Wednesday. McBride and other dry witnesses were expected. Yale economist Irving Fisher and Methodist Church official Clarence True Wilson remained as reserve speakers. Proposals include moving prohibition enforcement from the treasury to the justice department and broadening commissioners powers to try minor offenders to ease federal court congestion. The committee is also examining Jones law penalties as they shape new legislation.
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Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
House Judiciary Committee
F. Scott Mcbride
Anti-Saloon League
McBride
Ing Paprs
Irving Fisher
Yale
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals
Methodist Episcopal Church
Law Enforcement Commission
Treasury
Justice Department
House
Senate
United States Commissioners
Amputate Leg in Nashville Train Crossing Accident
Oscar Anderson, 19, was struck by a freight train at a crossing and underwent amputation of his left leg to save his life. Physicians reported some hope for recovery as the injured man returned to the scene after leaving work to fetch an item he had left behind.
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Nashville
Oscar Anderson
Anderson
Ship captain dies aboard President Harding in Plymouth
Captain William Rind of the United States liner President Harding died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage aboard his vessel in Plymouth. He fell ill on the bridge a few hours before arrival. The body will be sent to New York for burial.
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Plymouth
Eng
William Rind
United States
Harding
Rind
New York
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