Elizabethton Home Bombed and Death of John T Moore
A Nashville blast demolishes a home as state historian John T Moore dies in bed at his Nashville residence. Moore, an authority on Andrew Jackson, had contended with eastern historians over New Orleans and left behind several books and magazine contributions. In Elizabethton, a separate explosion damages Mack Elliot’s five room house, believed caused by nitro glycerin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Inhn Trotwood Moore
Bhrarian
Arcivist
Moore
South
Andrew Jackson
Helen Hane
Mary Daniel Moore
New Orleans
America
Elizabethton
Mack Elliot
Bemberg Rayon
Bomb din Nashville strike scene and Elliott family danger
Reported dynamite thrown at Elliott home during a strike at Bemberg and American Glanzstoff plants idled about 5500 workers since April 15. Explosion injured no one. Elliott away with family. Union officials demanded Governor Horton in Elizabethton amid Guardsmen presence. Several brief notices follow from Washington and Nevada about unrelated events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot
Bemberg
Nashville
Tenn
Henry Horton
Elizabethton
William 5. Kelly
United Textile Workers of America
Citizens
Carter County
Moon
Kelley
National Guardsmen
Messag
Mack Elliott
Rayon Workers Union
T. D. Taylor
Eliott
Elliott
Realstives
Bombers Active in Cook County Suburbs
Two bombs damaged a roadhouse in Niles and a dairy plant in Cicero. Three men were arrested in the roadhouse case, including Peter Oszakowski who identified William Curia as a rival. Curia was held to the grand jury on an assault and battery charge stemming from election tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmcadco
Avenue Inn
Niles
Josef Wagner
Cicero
Wagner
Peter Oszakowski
William Curia
Curia
Oszakowski
State proceeds against bribery suspects today
Nashville May 10 AP The state pursues contempt hearings against two men charged with conspiring to hang the second jury in the Walter Liggett murder case. Attorney General Atkinson cites new evidence from Ben Osburn, son of a juror who held out, as Liggett and Creswell face bond issues amid bribery admissions and a mistrial fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Walter Liggett
Turney Cunningham
Richard M. Atkinson
Ben Osburn
Liggett
B. P. Osbarn
Rainey Creswell
Creswell
Osbarn
Osburn
Kester K. Taft
Crossing Accident Claims A Banker in Newport
A grade crossing collision in Newport on May 9 fatally wounds Henry Clay Sanders a local banker coal yard operator and land owner. Sanders was a prominent figure in the district with holdings and business interests nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Auk
Henry Clay Sanders
Daughters Of Confederacy Split Over Lincoln Birthday Observance
In New Orleans on May 10 the United Daughters of the Confederacy debated Lincoln memorial honors. Some members urged discouraging Lincoln birthday observances in southern public schools after a Louisiana school trip to a northern Lincoln event. others argued such censure would alienate parts of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Old South
Louisiana
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln
Daughters of the
Southern Cause
Jefferson Davis Weir
Lincoln
Gettysburg
W. B. Kernan
Miriam L. Green
F. P. Jones
Leesville
Weather outlook with showers and warming trend in the Southeast
Tennessee reports mostly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with likely showers and a slight warm spell in the west. Virginia sees fair weather then increasing clouds, rising temperatures, and Sunday showers with northeast to southwest winds. Yesterday’s high was 71 and low 51, with rain noted on the same date last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
West Portion
Virginia
Congress in Brief Deliberations on Tariffs and Farm Bill
Friday updates show House tariff debate continuing while Senate weighs farm bill amendments. Senate panels hear FCC funding and military bills. House GOP cadences on tariff rules. Thursday shifts to tariff debate with fruit and vegetable farm bill exclusion debated. Midwestern Republicans seek delay on tariff decision amid party rifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
House
Senate
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Bus Driver Blamed For Fatal Ohio Collision
Edward Butler, bus driver, was blamed for a deadly January 22 collision near Bellevue, Ohio between a motor bus and a Lake Shore electric railway train. Twenty people were killed and several injured, per a report to the Interstate Commerce Commission by W. P. Borland of the safety bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lake Shore Electric Railway
Bellevue
Ohio
Edward Butler
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. P. Borland
Bu Treau
Baptist meeting to take up home board problems
The Southern Baptist convention focuses on home mission board reforms after resolving a women’s public speaking issue. It plans a new financial plan and will choose next convention host city from Washington, Richmond, New Orleans, San Antonio, Tampa, Tulsa and St. Louis. Rev. J Frank Norris’ Klan address draws attention amid Memphis controversy. A park permit dispute and proposed reorganizations are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Southern Baptist Convention
Home Mission Board
Washington
Richmond
New Orleans
San Antoio
Tampa
Tulsa
St. Louis
Meyer Watkins Overton
Home Emission Board
Congress in Dissension Over Tariff Debates and Farm Relief
Congress contends with tariff revision and farm relief as Republican groups oppose parts of the bill. Senate moves toward a farm relief vote while party unity frays over amendments. In Chicago E H Simmons defends stock market loans and in New York John J Raskob reappears on the GM finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Chicago
E. H. H. Simmons
New York Stock Exchange
New York
John J. Raskob
General Motors Finance Committee
Gramm to Face Grand Jury on Booze Charges
Key West May 10 A grand jury will hear charges that Walter Gramm and related defendants transported liquor into Florida. Federal investigators allege Gramm owned trunks containing 12 Viavor bottles found by Jacksonsville station employees. The case stems from Michaelson prohibition violations and involves a $9,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramm
Grand Jury
Key West
Fla
Michaelson
Winerg
Washington
Walter Gramm
Chiraro
Jacksonville
Mada
Jacksonviles
Jarkeonville
Tennis Star Helen Wills Presented To Queen Mary
Helen Wills, the California tennis Champion, was presented to Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace on a royal debut day amid crowds. She described the scene as beautiful and thrilling, noting she felt at ease and not nervous. The crowd mobbed the royal procession while police kept order as Wills prepared for travel to the Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Helen
Rough Going for Hoovers Legislation on Capitol Hill
President Hoover faces rough going on Capitol Hill as his legislative program stalls in early stages. Administration officers say they are not discouraged and expect to seek House action to undo Senate approval of the expert deme ture proposal for farm relief while counting on Senate support for a limited tariff revision. The situation draws attention as Senate and House tariff actions closely follow each other, signaling early atmospheric strain between the administration and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
House Tariff Committee
Experts Tackle Reparations Issues In Paris Deliberations
Paris May 16 The heads of reparations expert delegations resumed talks in a calm session contrasted with London nerves after Winston Churchill signaled Britain’s reduced payoff share. Debates shifted from German sums division to a partial agreement among Allies, with Germany’s obligations under the plan discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
Great Britain
Germany
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Also Mentioned on This Page
John T. Moore
Fess
Borah
Davila
Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Las Vegas
Nev
John Gilbert
Ina Claire
Winslow
Ariz
Art Goebel
Tive Brand
Georgia
Marion Talley
Parsons
Kas
Parsons Shamber of Commerce
Harry A. Bryant
Parsons Bank
Cook County
B. FP
U.D.C
Mid Western
Tess
Brookhart
Farm Hill
Helen Wills
the Hague
James L. West
England
Awan TD
Hohenzollern May
Lil
Louis Ferdinand
Lily Damita
Los Angeles
Saya Hie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!