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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1925

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Winter Winds Hit Rocky Mountain Region

The Midwest adopts coats and snow shoes as five inches of snow and heavy rains strike the Rocky Mountain area. Helena Montana reports its 29th earthquake since June and the third snowfall of the season while gulf states enjoy warm weather. Chicago and New York feel the first bite of wintry winds.

Chicago New York Helena Montana Associated Prose Midwest South Dakota Wyoming Rocky Mountain Mont Gulf Kentucky

Go Markets By The Associated Prov Louisville

Market news from Louisville reports cattle around two hundred head unchanged hogs about six hundred steady and hogs steady while sheep near one hundred remain unchanged based on local reports from October 7.

Louisville

Ice Cream Supper at Bell Ridge School

An ice cream and lunch supper will be held at Bell Ridge schoolhouse on Saturday October 10 starting at 2 p.m. Proceeds fund a new school room expansion. Officials hope for a large turnout.

Bell Ridge Bell Rides

Nobel Prizes To Award Four Million To 125 Winners

Stockholm reports about 4 000 000 kronor to 125 winners for the Nobel Foundation’s 25th annual prizes. Foundation funds exceed 8 000 000 kronor. prizes this year are 118 165 kronor each. Five regular prizes plus three carryovers from 1924. prizes since 1901-1924 show Germany with 26, France 21, England 14, and America nine.

Pecna Stockholm Nobel Foundation America Sweden Germany France England

Bobbed hair short skirts taboo among Japanese girls

Tokyo reports that geisha girls set fashions with kimono and cavicure, and the new rules enforce traditional dress. A shift toward occidental styles appears, but bobbed hair and short skirts are banned by the geisha authorities after September 1, with all coiffure and attire regulated.

Tokyo

Palmer T S Ousted As President Of Fleet Corporation

The shipping board dismissed Leigh C. Palmer as president of the Fleet Corporation and named Elmer E. Crowley to succeed him. Palmer had been installed in 1924 at President Coolidge's urging, and his removal signals greater board control over Fleet Corporation affairs.

Associated Press Washington Shipping Board White House Leigh C. Palmer Fleet Corporation Janary Coolidge Elmer E. Crowley Boston American Export Ling New York Palmer Crowley Tommorrow Mr. Palmer

Poison suspected in death of Believed girl in Springfield Ohio

Mrs Bertha Strome 49 stepmother of 24 year old Es ta Strome of New Carlisle is held as investigators probe a sudden death. Stomach contents show poison and authorities revisit the death of her first husband George Rock as part of the inquiry.

Associated Preas Springfield Ohio Bertha Strome Esta Strome New Carlisle

Shenandoah Should Be Replaced Says Moffett

Rear Admiral William T. Moffett testified before the president's air board that the Shenandoah airship should be replaced with an airship built in the United States. He urged a design with at least 6,000,000 cubic feet capacity, far larger than the 2,100,000 cubic feet of the wrecked vessel.

Washington William T. Moffett Naval Bureau of Aeronaucigs President's Air Board

Hunt for pilot of lost plane ends futile search

Huntington Pennsylvania October 6 volunteers spent two days combing Stone Mountain near Rock Ridge for missing pilot Charles H. Ames. Sheriff Corbin said dense forest and thick growth blocked progress after reports of a crash near Rock Ridge on Thursday night.

Huntington Stone Mountain Rock Ridge Charles H. Ames W. M. Corbin Ames Carsh

Fluctuating Dollar Basis Considered for Street Car Wages

Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company officials propose a wage basis tied to the fluctuating purchasing power of the dollar and living costs. Dr A A Mitten told the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission that the three city average is unfair to motormen conductors and related workers. A joint employer committee is studying an index based on daily living costs to protect real wages from price swings.

Associated Press Philadelphia Mitten Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company Chicago Cleveland Detroit A. A. Mitten Pennsylvania Public Service Commission Dr. Mitten

Legion Asked to Aid Colonel Mitchell in Court Martial

Rep. Frank Reid calls on the American Legion convention in Omaha to appoint lawyers and witness support for Col. William Mitchell as he faces court martial. The War Department forwards an interrogatory abstract of charges, with final ruling expected after Acting Secretary Davis reviews the material. Reid says the Legion must help defend national welfare.

War Department Mitchell Eli A. Helmiich Eighth Army Corps Axas Aproval Dwight Davis Reid Gol. Mitchell American Legion Legion Frank BR. Reid Congress

Whiskey Move Prompts $100000 Mercer Company Payment

About 100000 dollars will be paid by the Franklin Distillery of Louisville to the Mercer Company for removing 7200 barrels and 8000 cases of whiskey to Louisville. Two carloads are moved daily under heavy guards.

Agsockiad Warrodsburg Mercer Company Pranklin Distillery Company of Louisville

Cone Resigns From The Shipping Board

Hutchinson Cone vice president and general manager of the Fleet Corporation resigned from the shipping board in protest over its removal of Leigh C. Palmer as president. Cone said the board defied President Coolidge by stripping the Fleet Corporation of wide powers and ignoring the president’s wishes.

Palmer Washington Hutchinson Cone Fleet Corporation The Shipping Board Today Leigh C. Palmer Treaxtocined Press Oct Cone Shipping Board Coolidge Tte United States

Labor groups reject Rome wage accord

The General Confederation of Labor, a socialist body, refused to recognize yesterday's accord between the General Confederation of Industry and the Fascist labor unions. The industry group and the Fascist union agreed to deal only with each other on wages and employment. The socialist federation voted that the accord does not affect its members.

Rome General Confederation of Labor General Confederation of ‘Industry Confederation of Fascist Labor Unions Tealy General Confederation of Industry Labor Organization Agread Socialist Labor Organization

Veiled Prophet to Parade in St Louis Festival

The Veiled Prophet returns for his forty e ighth annual appearance October 6 and 7 drawing thousands to the city. He will take part in a street parade the first night and attend a cabaret in his honor the second night where he will crown the Queen of Love and Beauty who will sign as society leader until her successor is chosen next year.

St. Louis

Injuries Fatal In Play Reported In Kentucky School Incident

In Lencaster Kentucky on October 7 Bilsie Preston son of Ed Preston died from accidental injuries at a school. A boy whirled another by the hand and a flying heel struck Preston in the stomach causing the fatal injury.

Lencaster, Ky Bilsie Preston Ed Preston Preston

Senators Dominate Pirates In World Series Opener

Washington defeats Pittsburgh 4 to 1 in the first World Series game as Walter Johnson dominates on the mound. Traynor belts Pittsburgh’s lone run with a fifth inning homer, while Rice Harris and Goslin pace the Senators with timely hitting and eight total safeties.

Associated Press Forbes Field Pittsburgh Washington Ll. Airticht Pirates Walter Johnson Senators Frane Harris Johnson Hassocks Rice Traynor Meadow Morrison Washington Rice S.harris Goslin Judge J. Harris Bluere Peckinpaugh Ruel C. Johnson Pittsburgh Moore Carey Cuyler Barnhart

MacMillan Returns From Arctic Voyage Plans Labrador Quest Next Summer

Donald B. MacMillan emerged from three months in the Arctic and announced a return to Labrador next summer to seek evidence of the Norse route to New England. He sailed Bowdoin into Sydney then planned to join Peary for the final leg toward Wise cased, Maine. The crew described as cheerful and willing, with two men choosing to stay with the voyage to finish the journey.

Sydney N. S Donald B. MacMillan Northland Arctic Labrador New England MacMillan Wisecased Mainé MaacMillan Peary Bowdoin Monhegan Island Maine Wiscasset

$30,000,000 Coal and Iron Merger Near Completion

Nashville Tenn Oct 6 The Chattanooga Gas and Coke company and the Tennessee Consolidated Coal company each sold for 1 250 000 creating a 30 000 000 merger largest in the coal and iron sector in twenty years The Chattanooga Coke and Gas sale must be ratified by stockholders before Oct 20 Other firms J J Gray Foundry Rockdale Bonair company Southern Ferro Alloys with plants at Chattanooga and Cleveland Tenn expected to join making the merger complete The deal orchestrated by William J Cummins vice president and general manager of Bonair after over 12 months of negotiations could spur further industrial development

Associated Press Nashville Tenn Chattanooga Gas and Coke Company Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company Chattanooga Coke and Gas Company J. J. Gray A, Foundry Rockdale Aca Bonair Company Southern Ferro-Alloys Company Chattanooga Cleveland William J. Cummins Banair Company

Suit Filed Against Dean by a Teacher

Mrs. Louisa Potts Ford former instructor at Boston College filed a $40 000 suit against Theodore Lawrence dean alleging she was removed for informing acting president Bishop W F Anderson that certain male teachers were unfit to teach the students.

Boston

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