Kingsport Recovers From Severe Floods As Storm Eases
Kingsport and surrounding area gradually return to normal after the most disastrous floods since 1900. High water lingered in basements and streets with several stores still submerged. Roads show washouts and backwater on Broad and Market Streets as Reedy Creek and Holsten River fall from record rises.
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Appalachians
Kingsport
J. C. Penney Company
P. K. Hash and
Sterchi Brothers
Atkins
Broad
Market Streets
Sullivan Street
Reedy Creek
Holsten River
Additional Forces To Protect Foreign Lives In Shanghai
Military experts in Shanghai after a congression conference say extra forces are needed to safeguard foreign lives and property in Tianjin and Peking amid a suspected northern collapse.
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Shanghai
Tien Sin
Peking
Bishop Cannon Reported Stricken With Malaria in Transit
May 31 Nashville reports receive radio message from Capetown that Bishop James Cannon Jr returning from Africa aboard the Balmora has malaria fever. The well known Southern Methodist prelate is en route to resume duties in the United States after holding conferences in Africa.
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Nashville
Capetown
Southern
James Canon, Jr
Africa
Balmora
Op Cannon
Ter Southern Methodist Church
Divorce Papers Sent as Vanderbilt Suit Moves
Paris May 30 The papers in the divorce and counter suit filed by Mr and Mrs William Kissam Vanderbilt on April 23 were sent to their lawyers by the court this afternoon prompting reports the divorce may be granted to Mrs Vanderbilt. Official word will not come before Thursday as Vanderbilt did not oppose the suit and it is expected she will receive the decree then.
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Paris
William Kissam Vanderbilt
Vanders ‘Bilt
Lindbergh Told to Return Home by Diplomatic Pressure
Washington May 31 AP Fear that Lindbergh cannot visit all European countries may embarrass diplomacy. Ambassador Houghton urged the New York to Paris flyer to return to the United States promptly. Diplomats pressed for visits to other capitals, but the State Department indicated no objection to the suggestion.
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Washington
Houghton
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
United States
Herrick
Lindbergh
France
Belgium
England
State Department
America
Radio Employed in Flood Relief Near Atchafalaya
Refugees moved from low lands as Atchafalaya basin faced historic Mississippi flood. Under Lt C N Ivy Morgan City coast guard relief fleet used radio equipped boats to monitor bayous to Donaldsville and report emergencies to the mother ship. Boats would rush to scenes, as island waters rose and Morgan City area faced disappearing last land.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Cary
Mississippi
Gulf
C. N. Ivy
Coast Guard
Morgan City
Atchafalaya Basin
Donaldsville
Bayou la Fourche
Unreal Storm Toll Across Three States Leaves Fifteen Dead
A violent storm sweeping Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky killed at least sixteen people and left more than twenty missing. Kentucky suffered ten deaths near Prestonburg and Garrett with many homes washed away by floods while Virginia and Tennessee each reported three fatalities. Debris slides blocked rail lines and highways hampered relief efforts as property damage neared a million dollars with numerous houses destroyed.
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Bristol
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Frestenberg
Garett
Quint
Royalton
Anas Bailey
T. B. Bailey
Willard
Roxana
Chester Fields
Green Callahan
Pers
Eriscole
Gate City
Millie Whitmore
Tobe
Elizabethton
Andy Lewis
Johnson City
Appalachia
Southern Railway
Louisville
Parsons
Prestonberg
Garrett
Assault Case Deepens Turbulence in Coffeyville
A Kansas mob disturbance near Coffeyville escalated as Julia Mooney and Margaret Akers reported three black assailants. Tra Kennedy, once a Wichita auto dealer, and Miss Mooney are jailed in Independence on $20,000 bonds. Kennedy denies presence. authorities say Mooney aided attackers and expect more arrests as the case unfolds.
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Coffeyville
Julia Mooney
Margaret Akers
Independence
Kennedy
Wichita
Miss Mooney
Akers
Miss Akers
Sheriff's Office
Trains Begin Service Bristol to Gate City
Gate City Virginia reports improving conditions after record rain. Bridges washed out on the Southern branch, trains now run between Gate City and Bristol, but service remains impassable to Appalachia. A derailment injured a fireman. several lumber racks washed away. bodies of two Whittemores missing. Glinchport flooded. National Guardsmen patrolled Hillshore jail in Tampa as mob violence erupted. five victims killed with railroad spike maul. funeral plans advance.
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Cate
Alabama City
Gate City
Appalachia
Homer Compton
Southern Railroad
Bristol
Appalachi
Mittie Whittemore
Tobe Whittemore
Virginia Whittemore
Glinchport
Tampa
Fla
Hillshoree
Gol
Sumter Lowrey
D. F. Levins
Virginia Klansmen Rally in Va to Support Evans
In Lynchburg on May 21 approximately 2600 Klansmen and Klanswomen paraded and then heard Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans address about 6000 people at Municipal Athletic Park. The procession protested Senator Carter Glass and chanted calls against him and Al Smith, while Evans asserted the Klan’s enduring strength and warned that Glass must apologize for what was deemed a false statement.
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Lynchburg
Hiram W. Evans
Municipal Athletic Park
Carter Glass
Virginia
al Smith
Pope
Evans
Senator Glass
Dr. Evans
J. R. Buskin
Richmond
Prand Dragon
Ku Jlux Klay
Weather outlook for Virginia and Tennessee shows showers and cooler conditions
Cloudy with showers tonight and likely Wednesday across Virginia and Tennessee with cooler air. Winds shift from gentle to moderate north or northeast. Readings taken at 6 pm indicate yesterday’s high near 80 and rainfall to 6 pm yesterday at 0.96 inches, comparing with last year.
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Virginia
South
West
Tennessee
U. S
C. L. Bunn
Lindbergh Plans Return Voyage From French Ports
London dispatch recounts Charles Lindbergh likely sailing home from a French port after June 4, possibly from Havre or Cherbourg, then flying Paris to London. He describes the fatigue of fame, recalls banquets at the Savoy, and notes royal honors from King George V including the air force cross and orders from France and Belgium.
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London
Buckingham Palace
George
Atlantic
New York
Paris
Lindbergh
Lindy
George V
Downing Street
Baldwin
Gangsters flare up anew in Philadelphia killings
In Philadelphia on a May night, ten men were arrested after a gangland shooting spree left two brothers dead and eight others killed or wounded in two years of underworld violence. Police say the elder Zangha named four hired killers from out of town and that the attackers fired rapid pump gun volleys as victims spilled from a restaurant.
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Philadelphia
OL Wang Warfare
Tast
Fivo
Anthony Zanghe
Joseph Zavelia
Torees
Daneetives
Zangha
Nedile
Cocazza
Underworld
South Mighth Street
Johnny
Bricker
Mickey Duffy
Herrick Speech in France Stirring Public Opinion
U S ambassador Myron Herrick’s Memorial Day remarks at the Suresnes American Cemetery condemn Bolshevism and say Americans will not stand by as Soviet power is spread. Papers highlight his charge that Soviet leaders do not speak for Russian masses and warn against undermining American liberty and institutions.
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Paris
Myron T. Heraick
Suresnes
United States
London
Mafin
Herrick
Banks Seek Court Injunction Over Virginia Tax Battle
Four Richmond banks led by First and Merchants National sue U S District Judge Groner in Norfolk seeking an injunction to halt the Byrd Tax Segregation law collection of the full $1.0 tax on capital stock surplus and undivided profits. The suit names the state auditor treasurer and Richmond city treasurer as defendants and challenges alleged discrimination between bank stock and other debt instruments.
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Norfolk
National Banks of
Richmond
Dudge D. Lawrence Groner
United States District Court
Virginia
First
Merchants National
American National
Central National
Broadway National
State Auditor of Public Accounts
E. W. Wail
The
State Commission
Committee Appointed to Honor Lindbergh Flight
President Coolidge appointed four cabinet members to a committee to prepare national recognition of the New York to Paris flight by Captain Charles A Lindbergh. The May 1, 1927 announcement states the panel will organize events and symbols to honor the historic achievement.
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Washington
Coolidge
New York-to-Paris
Charles A. Lindberzh
Coast Guard liquor seized may be used as evidence
The Supreme Court ruled that liquor seized by the coast guard from rum runners outside the mile limit can be introduced as evidence in trials of the rum runners. The decision, reported in Washington on May 31, clarifies admissibility of captured alcohol in prosecutions under maritime law.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Supreme Court
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National
Virginia Klansmen
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Hindbergh
King George
Europe
Royal Palace
Association of American Correspondents
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Breck
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Cherbourg
Abraham Lincoln
Savoy
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