Border battle quiet as Kentucky guards move in
Kentucky militiamen clamber into the wooded mountain zone at Williamson and arrest five men. They report transport of detainees to Pineville and pledge to locate arms and supply bases for mountaineers as border fighting along McCarr Kentucky and Rawl West Virginia shows very little firing this morning.
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Williamson
W. Va
Kentucky
Williamson Fighting
Pineville
McCarr
Rawl
West Virginia Kentucky border hostilities flare again
Senator Sutterland urged Secretary Weeks to publish the Harding proclamation of martial law and dispatch federal troops to the strike area. Captain Brockus says the Merrimack shooting ended with quiet by midnight and a truce largely holding as Kentucky guards arrive, with sporadic shots and a continued patrol along the Tug river.
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Sutterland
West Virginia
Weeks
Harding
Kentucky
Williamson
W. Va
Merrimack
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Deadly ambushes mark worst shooting spree of the year
Reported across Ireland from May 16 1919 an attack wave left Inspector Blake and family slain near Ballyerm Galway. Miss Barrington and Inspector Biggs among others killed. Militants attacked barracks and police posts. several gunners and soldiers were shot. many wounded.
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Submarines Arrive At Pearl Harbor In Two Batches
Five Utcle Sam type submarines arrived at Pearl Harbor recently marking a major insertion to the base fleet. Ten more of the Re type are reported en route, expanding the carrier’s underwater assets at the Pacific outpost.
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Sun Spots May Leave In 48 Hours Says Naval Observatory
Washington officials at the naval observatory report telegraphic interruptions due to sun spots should vanish within 48 hours as spots move away from the earth. The 94 000 by 21 000 mile spot group was nearest earth last night and today, with rotation carrying it away.
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Washington
Naval Observatory
John A. Brashear
Pittsburgh
P. Hi. Peters
Five South Jacksonville residents freed on bond in flogging case
In Jacksonville Florida five well known South Jacksonville citizens including Dr P E Watts were released on 1000 bail each as warrants were issued for sixteen more suspects in the flogging of F E Chambers a Florida East Coast railroad telegraph operator Chambers said he was kidnapped beaten and ordered to leave the area after two attacks May 6 and May 11 A preliminary hearing is set for next Friday as authorities continue the inquiry with warrants issued late this week.
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P. E. Watts
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F. E. Chambers
Florida East Coast Railroad
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Efficiency in a Bird The Arara Cockatoo Cracks Nut
A New Guinea Arara cockatoo uses it beak to saw at a hard nut then fractures the shell with a strong bite. The bird’s technique involves weakening the shell first to access the nut inside.
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New Guinea
Solar sunspot cycle noted near solar meridian
A cyclonic storm on the earth was described as a misread. yesterday's photo at noon showed a large group of sunspots near the solar meridian. Naval observatory officials said such a concentration is not unusual given the eleven year cycle with the peak occurring about four years earlier.
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Week of action on tariffs budgets and peace resolution
Congress aims to finalize the emergency tariff and budget system bills this week while weighing the Knox peace resolution. Senate leadership expects a vote on the half billion naval appropriation and disarmament, with House action on miscellaneous bills and the permanent tariff measure advancing.
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Judge Staples Named Deputy Commissioner for East Tennessee
Nashville May 16 Tax Commissioner Louthan announced the appointment of Judge John W Staples of Harriman as deputy commissioner for East Tennessee.
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East Tennessee
Publication Attacked as Dorsey Book Sparks Impeachment Talk
Atlanta May 16. Prominent Georgians refute Governor Hugh M Dorsey's booklet The Negro in Georgia accusing 135 mistreatment cases. A mass meeting is planned to consider impeaching Dorsey with speakers including Cordele mayor J Gordon Jones and former senator Thomas W Hardwick.
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Samuel L. Olive
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E. R. Searcy
Flint
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Oglethorpe County
Kingsport Fans Ready for First Pro Baseball at Magic City Field
Premier Hara of Japan visits Tokyo gardens where an American observer notes an ice cream tasting with chopsticks. The caption describes a staged informal photograph and the enthusiasm for a historic first professional game in Kingsport at Magic City Field.
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Magic City Field
Premier Hara
Japan
Tokyo
Americans Faced With Full Rome Hotels and High Prices
American tourists in Rome find hotels fully booked as months of demand drive up rates. Scant rooms force travelers to private homes at steep nightly prices, with $5 per person for room and meals on the American plan, up from $2. Currency and souvenirs also cost more. drivers and vendors keep up prewar routines.
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Associated Press
Rome
Cat Adopts Brood Of Small Chicks
In New Bedford on May 16 Nellie an English short haired cat mourns her kittens and becomes foster mother to seven baby chicks. She shelters behind a stove at Mrs. John T. Morey’s tenement, feeds them from the same saucer, and even lets them sleep with her as they settle into their unlikely family.
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New Bedford
Mass
Nellie
John T. Morey
Old Recluse Found Dead In Store In Americus
Americus Georgia May 16 W H Scarborough 70 year old recluse was found dead in his store one mile west of the city at 7 o clock last night with his skull crushed A bloodstained gasoline pump handle lay beside the body Officers investigating robbery as a motive report the cash register held 25 dollars with small sums elsewhere and diamonds said to be in the store are missing
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Americus
W. H. Scarborough
Kingsport Prepares for First Professional Baseball Game
The Magic City anxiously awaits a 5 PM start as Kingsport hosts the State Liners in the first professional game at the new park. Stores close and streets become one way toward the ballpark as locals rally behind a hopeful victory.
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Magic City
Kingsport
Kingport
King Baseball
Government Wins Contention that Value Is Profits
The government won in the supreme court that the increased value of a capital asset must be included in corporate profits for tax purposes. The LaBelle Iron Works case upheld the treasury ruling that ore lands bought in 1904 for 19,000 should be shown at 10,000,000 in 1917 reports, with profits tax due on the difference.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
LaBelle Iron Works
Treasury
Burnett Surrenders in Swain County Murder Case
Asheville reporter J E Babe Burnett, sought for the alleged killing of Prohibition Officer J Holland Rose after a 1920 Swain county raid, surrendered to Swain County sheriff early today and is jailed in Bryson City awaiting trial at the July superior court term.
Young man drowns at Macon pleasure resort
The second drowning of the season occurred at Macon Georgia today. Emil Crute 20 assistant pressman for the Macon Telegraph is the victim.
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Macon
Emil Crute
Macon Telegraph
Carpentier Arrives In New York For Dempsey Bout
European heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier landed in New York from France to train for the international match with Jack Dempsey scheduled for July 2 in Jersey City. He showed excellent condition and confident demeanor.
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Carpentier
Associated Press
New York
Georges Carpentier
France
Jack Dempsey
Jersey City
Supreme Court Rules Prohibition Amendment Valid
The Supreme Court ruled the prohibition amendment valid despite the seven year ratification window and held it went into effect on January 16, 1920. Washington reported the decision on May 16 with emphasis that the measure remains in force.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Supreme Court voids par collection requirement on checks
The Supreme Court ruled that Federal Reserve banks cannot force par collection of checks by member banks. It reversed Georgia courts which had enjoined the Atlanta Fed from enforcing collection through usual channels on checks drawn on several Georgia state banks.
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