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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1925
Page
2
The Agenciated Press reports a shift in October climate with wind storms rain and cold weather dominating. Below freezing temps hit parkie and mountain states and heavy snows in Minnesota trigger three train deaths.
John Miller of Fort Worth, inventor of a saddle tree used in the cattle industry, died of acute indigestion in Dallas at age 81. A Mississippi native, he served in the Civil War.
Bootleggers raid the Jersey coast outside state jurisdiction smuggling short lobsters to resorts and beyond. The illegal catch reduces average lobster weight from five pounds to one and nets fishers meager daily earnings amid icy seas.
Indian Springs Tennessee reports strong interest in the upcoming magistrate election for Sullivan County Seventh Civil District. Candidates James N Bowery and James N Coffman, Republican and Democrat, each well known, compete after the resignation of E S Rodgers to become county truancy officer. The district is the closest politically in the county, promising a nip and tuck contest.
Los Angeles high schools bar athletes from more than two hours of daily afternoon practice. No student may try out for more than one major sport per semester. Board of Education cites distraction from study and bans post-season contests for sectional titles and college freshman teams. Only two practice games allowed before the regular season.
A Japanese explorer M Inouye reports discovery of more than ten coral islands in the South Seas valued at about 200 million yen. The group lies about 350 sea miles off Mindanao, Philippines, and will be charted after a technical survey by the Japan Geographical Society. The largest island is about fifteen miles in circumference and the islands are uninhabited.
Geneva reports suggest the next League of Nations session could be held in Madrid if the wives of Council members decide on Madrid. The Belgian Council member’s wife wants to attend, prompting the Spanish Ambassador to laugh and agree.
A statistician reports Osaka Central post office processed 4 172 829 crossword replies between June 25 and August 31, nearly half of all mail in that period. The peak day reached 223 237 replies on July 2, and the total would stretch from Tokyo to Kyoto if laid end to end.
Dr. B. S. Bailey, for six years head of field work for the Georgia Baptist convention in Atlanta, died at his home after a prolonged illness of acute heart disease. He previously led churches in Girard Alabama and Clayton Alabama.
Officials of the prohibition forces on the gulf coasts anticipate a visit from General L C Andrews general prohibition director while en route south. In Mobile Biloxi he will confer with Capt S R Edmonds base commander Coast Guard Service at Biloxi Collector A R Noble and Assistant Collector Louis Be Ourtie with headquarters at Biloxi and other prohibition officials.
Amsterdam hosts a public sale from November 17 to 20 of a one of a kind art collection belonging to Signor Camillo Sastiglioni. Notable works include Correggio The Marriage of St Catharini Tintoretto Portrait of a Venetian Nobleman Rubens The Fall of Phaeton and pieces by Van Dyck Titian and Franz Hals. Signor Cat Siglo, an Italian banker long based in Vienna.
The Permanent Court of International Justice will meet in private session on October 22 to consider the Mosul question involving minority rights. Beyond Britain and Turkey, other nations may request to be heard as public sessions begin the following day.
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