Luke Lea and S08 Begin Prison Life Reprieve Sought
Luke Lea and his son Luke Lea Jr., once prominent in Tennessee politics, began serving prison terms in North Carolina after being convicted in a conspiracy to defraud the Central Bank and Trust Company of Asheville. The elder Lea, Convict No. 20508, received a sentence ranging from six to ten years. the younger Lea faced a two to four year term. Both entered the state prison after a lengthy court fight. the elder expressed concern for his son’s welfare and asked clemency for the boy while noting the family’s hardships. The men will serve a probationary period before possible sentence reductions for good behavior.
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Nashville
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Lea
Joas
Shar Leas
Ly BK. Gscinn
Luke Leiat
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Central Bank and Trust Company of
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Eldar Laat
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Weather notes with scattered regional changes
The report notes fair to generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures in parts. It mentions Tennessee and Virginia outcomes, a cooler trend, and a reference to yesterday’s high temperature and rainfall, plus a daily resilience tally of weather readings.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Silverites Fight Over Bill Words
Washington May 11 A heated dispute among silver senators and Treasury officials centered on how the silver bill should be phrased. Some urged direct presidential directive, others favored only authority. A conference loomed as Morgenthau and Senate conferees debated, with Berah and Thomas optimistic about a compromise that could satisfy the silver bloc while avoiding mandatory registrations. The debate touched policy, currency basis, and steps to raise the silver reserve, and continued with no clear resolution.
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Treasury
Tonel
Srcvetary Morgenthau
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White House
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Borah
Kidnap Case Ties to Beverly Hills Millionaire
Los Angeles May 11 Detention of a woman linked to the Getzle kidnapping of William F. Gettle the Beverly Hills millionaire was announced by the sheriff. A blue‑blooded 80 year old, well dressed, was held with six others as investigators probed underworld circles. Ernest E. Noss, attorney for the kidnapped man’s wife, said a contact with the kidnapers had been made.
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Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ernest E. Noss
Sheriff's Office
William F. Getzle
Norris Stensland
Sheriff’s Office
Smee
Ai Wieh
Ernest E. Noon
Rupert B. Turnbull
Monrovia
Cal
Loretta Turnbull
Turnbull
Loretta
Autopsy Ordered in Actress Death in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn an autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death of Virginia Allen Ball, 21, a former Broadway show girl. Her body was found on an operating table in Dr Julius Phillips's office, who lay unconscious from a self-inflicted poison or drug. Police placed homicide charges against the physician as relatives and police describe a troubled disappearance and frantic husband search.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Virginia Allen Ball
Julius Phillips
Thomas Ball
Ball
Dr. Phillips
Oil promoter buried in abject poverty after Oklahoma fraud case
C C Julian, an oil promoter who fled Oklahoma facing fraud charges, was buried today in Shanghai in a beggar's coffin after a life marked by a dramatic decline. Miss Leonard Levy survived a suicide attempt, a dignified church service was held by Rev Emory Luccock, and funds for a US burial were lacking.
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Morris
Harris
Associated Press
Shanghai
C. C. Julian
Shanghei
Leonard Levy
Judian
Sam
Miss Levy
Julia
Alona
Sly Tod
Emory Luccock
Dale Park
Ilh
American Companity Church
Julian
America
Winnipes
Oklahoma
Hearing to end until June 12 on telephone rate case
In Nashville on May 1 a dispute over earnings of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co was before the State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission. The intrastate rate reduction hearing for six cities seeking a 20 percent cut was adjourned to June 22. Witness H M Olmstead claimed the company earned 9.1 percent on its Tennessee investment in 1923, an apparent loss of 720,774 dollars.
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Nashville
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
H. M. Olmsted
New York
Tennessee
Congress passes heavy measures in new bills volley
Washington May 11 Congress pushes major laws as Roosevelt signs sugar control and seeks more. Big items headed to the White House include 2 billion farm loan guarantees 2 billion home loan 950 million civil relief and 859 million loan authority boosts plus tax and naval construction measures and independence bills and crop credit funds.
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Cecil B. Dickson
Washington
Roosevelt Nasush
Big Hills
Nayd
White Houses
Poldolla
Vinson Naval Construction
Bankhead
RPG
Dust storms sweep Midwest and threaten crops
Chicago May 11 Dust storms black blizzards lash parched prairies and plains sweeping into the Midwest. Forecasters warn unsettled conditions and local showers. air travel disrupted and crop worries rise as Kansas Oklahoma and Texas report light rain. At least two deaths linked to the dust storm with one auto crash near Dupravy and a death at Sykeston North Dakota.
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Iowa
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Oklahom
Arkansas
Texas
Chicago Board of Trade
Canada
Wontane
Ohio Valley
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Washington Streets
Loop
Bride found murdered in trunk in Philadelphia
May 11 1920 Philadelphia police seek Jacob Hoge as stepson Joseph Hoge, 21, sits on a trunk holding his stepmother Mary Hoge suspected of slashing. Detectives quote Toreph eldest of five children, who claimed the marriage caused family trouble. The trunk lid was found ajar and the body hidden inside with face and chest cut and a skull wound.
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Joseph
Toreph
Tore
Hoge
Democrats to Name Nominees in Primary Chicago stage frays over Insull case
In Chicago on May 41, Sam Insull refused to acknowledge U S district court jurisdiction and did not plead to bankruptcy act and mail fraud charges. His co defendants pled not guilty while Insull’s arraignment was postponed and bond actions loom as surety firms arrange security.
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Chicago
Sam Ive
Insull
United States District Court
Phillip L. Sullivan
Istanbul
Ilegal
Sullivan
Local Democrats name judicial and attorney general nominees
In the 20th judicial circuit covering Sullivan Hawkins Greene and Hamblen counties the Democratic primary is set tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for circuit court clerk and attorney general with three candidates for judge Shelbourne Ferguson T R Bandy both Kingsport and Charles S Stevens Morristown. For attorney general four candidates D E O Dell J N Hardin John Armstrong and W T Coleman neck and neck. Returns announced tomorrow night by The Kingsport Times with Auto Electric broadcast from 5:00 p.m. Market Street will be blocked for listeners.
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20Th Judicial Circuit
Sullivan
Hawkins
Greene
Hamblen
Shelbourne Ferguson
T. R. Bandy
Kingsport
Charles S. Stevens
Morristown
Ferguson
Chevace
D. BE. O'Dell
Bristol
James N. Hardin
Greeneville
John Armstrong
W.T. Coleman
Kingspert Times
Auto Electric Company
Times
Kyle Huddle
Market Street
Poll Tax Rules for 1984 Circuit Voting Eligibility
The article explains poll tax requirements for the 1922 and 194- era electorate, noting exemptions for those turning 21 after January 10 and before the general election. It outlines registration rules for Kingsport, Bristol, and Greeneville, including recent registrations and eligibility to vote tomorrow if not changing voting wards.
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Kingsport
Bristol
Ard
Greeneville
Kentucky mines reopen as stock passage bill advances
Kentucky relief chiefs face a split over extending the $4.60 coal wage scale amid a Hazard field strike by about 1,650 miners claiming lower prices for coal sold to the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Senate moves to curb stock market abuses, mandating a five member commission, exchange registration, and tighter margins oversight as part of a broader securities act.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
John Guy
Districe 30
United Mine Workers of America
Lexington
Haxard Strice
Nathan Robertson
Washington
Senate
Cime
Banking
Federal Securities Exchange Commission
Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Busy President Roosevelt Finds Time To Play
President Roosevelt still finds time for play amid heavy work. He swims daily at the White House pool with Secret Service officers and sometimes his daughter Anna Dall. Weekends vary. good weather brings time on the Sequoia, bad weather studies stamps and catalogs, with a rule of no business except vital appointments.
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May Li
Roosevelt
Gus Gemerich
Secret Service
Jim
Anna Dall
Sauil
Potomac
Sequoia
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Mount Vernon
Navy Dirigible Macon Heads to Caribbean for War Games
BEGNS FLIGHT MIAMI May 11. headed for the Caribbean the Navy dirigible Macon left today to participate in a second series of war games with the first.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Navy Dirigible
Macon
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