Sullivan County Assessments Jump 200 Percent for 1920
Lower end of Sullivan County sees provisional assessments up by about three times the prior value, triggering a possible 200 percent rise in property taxes unless the State Equalization Board approves the figures. County officials, witnesses, and local district delegates prepare for a 2 PM Sunday convention at Broad Street Methodist Church in Kingsport with speakers including Hamlet, Clifford, Crouch, Geiger, Johnson, and Hendricks.
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Sullivan County
State Equalization Board
State Board of Equalization
Mr. Caldswell
W. D. Neil
John M. Pres
Broad Street Methodist
Kingsport
J. M. Hamlet
J. H. Clifford
E. M Crouch
E. M. Geiger
J. Fred Johnson
Hendricks
H. C. Bunn
Still Has Money He Spent While a Boy
Kingsport physician Dr J P Bailey owns a well preserved collection of 1863 Federal fractional currency or shin plasters. The set includes every issue from three cent notes to 50 cent ones.
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J. P. Bailey
Kingsport
Cate's To Begin Selling Showker Stock Sept 30
The Huffaker Cates Company operating as Cate's in Kingsport announced the sale of S L Showker stock it purchased. The stock will be offered September 30 at wholesale prices as part of the store's opening promotions. Showker will work with Cate's for two months before returning to his home in Syria.
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Huffaker-Cates Company
Kingsport
Cate’s
S. L. Showker
Showker
Syria
Tom Dixon Forfeits Bond After Court Absence
Tom Dixon, arrested near Kingsport on July 6 for illegally distilling whiskey, forfeited a $500 bond in Greeneville after failing to appear in Federal Court. He reportedly fled the state and also has a $1,000 bond set for next week in Blountville Circuit Court.
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Tom Dixon
Kingsport
Flora
Greeneville
Dixon
Blountville
City Paves Circle North of Broad Street
With Wanda street paving finished on Wednesday the city’s street crew moves to the concrete circle north of Broad street and plans to finish Holston street next. Brozd street will extend to Ravine road then Boone street will be completed Sullivan street between Clay and river to begin in October.
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Wanda Street
Broad Street
Holston Street
Wuth Brozd Street
Ravine Road
Boone Street
Sullivan Street
Clay
IV Er
Fiume Crisis Deepens As D Annunzio Vows To Die
Rome Sept 19 Italian premier Nitti urged calm as Gabriele d Annunzio defied the government by declaring he would defend Fiume to death. Citizens wear Fiume or Death placards as Admiral Casanova struggles to restore order while Fiume displays flags and celebrates the stormy stand.
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United Press
Rome
Gabriele D’annunzio
Fimue
Nitti
Chamber of Deputies
Fiume
Italy
d’Annunzio
Casanova
Prepare for First Meeting of League of Nations
Acting for the League of Nations H. B. Butler of England arrives to direct preparations for the International Labor conference opening October 29 in Washington. More than 1,000 delegates from league member countries and neutrals expected. Germany and Austria may send delegates though not invited.
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United Press
Washington
League of Nations
H. B. Butler
England
League
Germany
Austria
Mandel Dies at 64 in Johnson City
Charles T. Mandel general passenger agent of the C C and O Railway died Wednesday afternoon at his Johnson City home aged 64. He had lived in the city since 1909. Survived by his widow and one daughter. Body taken to Steubenville Ohio for burial.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Charles T. Mandel
C. C. & O. Railway
Steubenville
Japan Hesitates on Shantung Return Statement
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan will not commit to restoring Shantung to China despite Washington hints. The foreign minister, cited to the diplomatic council, signals cautious approach and no firm declaration at this time.
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Tokio
Japan
Shantung
China
Washington
Can Municipality Square A Circle In Court Fight
Kingsport Pulp Corp. general manager J H Thickens appeals an $8.50 speeding fine from City Court to Circuit Court claiming the city cannot square a circle. Patrolman Moody testified Thickens drove around Broad Street circle faster than six miles per hour, and Judge Smith imposed the fine.
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J. H. Thickens
Kingsport Pulp Corporation
Smith
Thickens
Moody
Broad Street
Kingsport real estate grow as Joe Strauss urges building
Bristol investor Joe Strauss tells Kingsport property owners to build now to maximize profits. He owns six Broad and Main street stores and recently bought two Broad Street lots for a new seven story building, praising Kingsport's investment potential and rising values in both land and improved property.
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Broad
Main Streets
Broad Street
Strauss
Kingsport
Bulgarians Plead for Mitigation of Terms
Paris reporters note the Bulgarian Premier Theodor off urging moderation after receiving the peace treaty from the French foreign office. Bulgaria has 25 days to reply as representatives of the allied nations and ten journalists observe.
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United Press
Paris
Theodoroff
Community Fair at Warpath Tuesday
Warpath School near Kingsport will hold its community fair next Tuesday with field sports and school children’s games. Residents may enter exhibits and win blue ribbons, with later entries for the central Blountville fair on Sept 27 offering monetary prizes for horses cattle hogs and other exhibits. Refreshments will be served and families invited to make a picnic of the day.
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Warpath School
Kingsport
Blountville
Warpath
New City Manager to Take Office in Kingsport
Herbert L. Kidd named Kingsport city manager and will assume duties next Monday. He succeeds William R. Ponder of Knoxville and comes from five years as assistant city engineer in Knoxville. Mrs. Kidd will accompany him and they plan to reside temporarily at the Roller Club.
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Herbert L. Kidd
Kingsport
Mr. Kidd
William R. Ponder
Board of Commerce
Knoxville
Kidd
Witness list for Trimble murder trial in Blountville
Fifty witnesses from Kingsport are summoned to testify for the State in the Jasper Trimble murder case at Blountville next Tuesday. The trial for Trimble, charged with first degree murder in the June 26 Memorial Church killing of Officer J. M. Carmack, is set to run two days.
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Memorial
Old Kingsport
Jasper
Trimble
M.D. Stallard
L. J. Oswald
Kingsport
Blountville
President Wilson Tours West Coast Stops and Speaks on Peace Treaty
The President's train reached Santa Barbara with large crowds greeting him en route to San Diego where he planned to speak. In Oakland he urged skepticism toward treaty details and described the peace pact as serving peoples and future generations while proposing world wide labor standards.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
San Diego
Los Angeles
Oakland
Wilson
Aurelia H. Reinhardt
Mills College of Oakland
Texas tidal wave toll mounts to 350 to 425 dead
Corpus Christi reports 350 to 425 lives lost from Sunday’s tidal wave and hurricane. Property damage tops 20 million dollars while ongoing rains hinder relief as about 3,000 families are left homeless.
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Texas
Corpus Christi
Tex
Wilson Holds War of Words in Noisy San Francisco Speech
President Wilson addressed a crowded Civic Auditorium in San Francisco amid loud interruptions from an uproarious audience. He defended the League of Nations as a product of long thoughtful work not tied to Versailles politics and urged voters to decide the treaty issue.
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San Francisco
Calif
Civic Auditorium
Wilson
League of Nations
Republicans Ready for Vote on League Covenant Debate
Washington reports Republican leaders prepared for the first voting test on the German peace treaty and the League covenant. Senator Johnson of California was urged to return for debate on equalizing British and American voting power, with plans to vote on amendments by week’s end.
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Washington
Johnson
California
Great Britain
United States
Borah
Idaho
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol
League
Hitchcock
Nebraska
New York City
Moses
Epublican
New Hampshire
Steel Workers Stand Firm Against Delayed Strike
Washington reports head of steel workers John Fitzpatrick says no delay for the strike and a Gompers statement due Monday. A Pittsburgh letter to President Wilson lists reasons against postponement, cites suppression of meetings and arrests, and outlines demands for eight hour day wage standards collective bargaining and other union rights.
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John Fitzpatrick
The
Steel
Pittsburgh
Steel Workers’ National
Wilson
McKeesport
Brackenridge
Hammond
Ind
Foch Seeks Body of Son Killed in War
Paris reports Marshal Foch has asked the Belgian government to search for the body of his son who was killed in August 1914 during the war in the Belgian Ardennes. He has not publicly named his son, and only a few are aware of the loss.
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Foch
Paris
Marshal Foch
Belgian Ardennes
Authorities seize 700 cases of eggs in Tennessee
Seven hundred cases of eggs owned by H. C. Carbaugh were seized by federal authorities from a cold storage house in Chattanooga. United States District Attorney Kennerly ordered their release after bond was furnished. Eggs may be sold to retailers or consumers at not more than 46 cents per dozen.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
H. C. Carbaugh
United States
Kennerly
Prosecution Case Ready Against German Emperor
London reports Attorney General Sir Gordon Hewart has completed the case for prosecuting the German Emperor. Trial venue not yet decided.
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London
Gordon Hewart
The
Mirror
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