23 Aug 1924
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1924
Page
1
Candidate Charley G. Danes denounces the Klan as opposed to enfranchised communities and law enforcement. He cites Klan violence in Oklahoma and the Mine Massacre to argue civil order was restored only through constraint and lawful measures.
Kansas farmers view President Coolidge as a hard boiled economizer in government expenditures. Senator Arthur Capper praises Coolidge and Dawes plan, saying economy and sane governance appeal to farmers and workers. He cites rising farm prices and crop prospects as improving sentiment and prosperity under Republican rule.
Middlenboro residents note progress on Exeter Avenue paving from Twenty-seventh Street toward Twenty-third Street. A newly finished section runs along Cumberland Avenue past the Middlenboro Motor Company the Cherd-Cola plant and the Servies Garage. The surface appears nearly complete and the project progresses with hardened preparatory work visible.
Ailsa Althea Sloneman, a University of Oregon student and school nurse, describes moving school houses on flat cars as logging camps relocate. In Bend area forests, when camps shift as timber is cut, entire classrooms ride with the camp to new sites. Water is scarce at several locations, yet children under her care remain clean amid the shifting conditions.
In Frankfort Kentucky the suing fund seeks to recover 25001 from State Auditor Shanks for expenses incurred at a state officials convention in Salt Lake City. The trip was financed by the state and later questioned by Attorney General Daugherty with Kinsell as initiator, Cromwell as secretary of state, and Edward Dishman as state treasurer involved.
Associated Press reports Cincinnati traffic police now use courtesy over harsh language. Safety Director William Tudor urges officers to offer gentle cautions to visitors and handle violations calmly. Citations remain for defiant drivers, while welcoming strangers should be standard practice to earn favorable word of mouth.
Miss Rhea Venner, a graduate of the New England Conservatory, opens a vocal studio in Boston. She will debut for male voice instruction at Wigah Memorial Church tomorrow morning and Pint Baptist Church tomorrow night.
Herman Farris of Clinton Missouri heads the Dry RS ticket for vice president pledging a nationwide Prohibition effort. He laments lack of funds while boasting the big parties run a slush fund. Farris, a 65 year old oil banker and Sunday School superintendent, hopes women will support suffrage and a Prohibition victory.
Pierre Journal publisher and MerreJ mayor John FE Mippie writes a breezy colyum dubbed The Majors Column. It shares city operations updates and official news with opinions on municipal conduct and reforms, aiming for civic engagement without detailing personal achievements.
The Rev. A. B. Reeves, pastor of the First Christian church, reports his father J. P. Reeves died yesterday in Richmond at age 88. The Rev. Reeves and Mrs. Reeves left for Richmond this morning to mourn the loss.
Alfred E. Mummery, a Southwark Borough cleaner, and his wife care for seven on about 13 dollars weekly. They rent a top-floor tenement, scrimp on meals, forge thrift with patches, and rely on church aid and local councils for bones, medicine, and dental care. They avoid pubs and theaters, seek cheap entertainments at Browning settlement, and endure tight budgets amid postwar hardship.
Aug 23 in Marquette Michigan reports a gun battle during a burglary attempt left Police Officer Martin Ford, Patrolman Thomas Thornton, and a suspect dead. A second officer was wounded as they confronted a burglar breaking into a store.
BERNE Aug 23 Scientific observations indicate Swiss glaciers are receding after a decade of halted advance. From 100 observations last year 55 glaciers receded and 25 advanced, compared with 63 of 100 moving forward in 1916. The previous major progression ran 1866 to 1908, but since 1908 most glaciers grew forward until last year when withdrawal began anew.
In Covington last night, Harry Irwin, 32, and Leonard Turner, 45, residents of Andersonville, Ky, along with fourteen month old William Grege of Cincinnati, drowned when their car left the roadway and overturned into a creek. The mother Frank Barton and another occupant escaped.
London Aug 23 Members of the Labor party newly elected to Parliament say the 2000 dollar yearly salary is barely sufficient. They supplement income by weekend speaking engagements lectures and writing Tangaxone articles while entertaining visitors from constituencies to show how their member is getting on on the famous terrace or for lunch.
In London Aug 23 Lord Banbury a longtime Tory figure sparked ire by challenging Lady Astor and others over proposed peeress rights in the House of Lords. Dorothea Rosson and Lord Rantury defend women while noting Parliament’s dignity. Astor declines to comment.
In Dragalevtse Bulgaria on April 23 soldiers of the Bulgarian army were used to build a highway up Mount Vitesha. The project included fountains and shelters along the route. General Lazaroff praised the troops calling their labor a labor of construction not destruction and said the work would earn villagers’ esteem as promoters of peace.
New York reported a phantom 17,000 ton floating cabaret tale off the coast on August 16. The Herald Tribune admitted the reporter behind the hoax was discharged, retracting the story as imagination rather than fact.
WHEELING, W. Va. Aug 23 One hundred fifty miners at the Lincoln coal mines in Lansing four miles distant escaped unharmed when an electric trolley wire fell and short circuited on a rail starting a fire. Seven state mine inspectors and two rescue trucks were rushed to the scene today awaiting word on miners safety.
Cork Ireland Aug 2 The high cost of railway travel in the Brittol Isles prompts American tourists of limited means to compare fares and share tips across Europe. Reports from hotel officials and tourist offices note that second class often suffices for daytime travel and keeps costs down. Teachers students and others travel in second and even third class in many countries, with Italy and Spain showing more discomfort in third class. Since World War I travel patterns shifted with social changes, and many educated travelers now use third class for affordability.
An official note from China urged restraint in banquets and lavish dining, advocating simple dress and modest public appearances. The governor promotes thrift, citing costs over five dollars per person as needless extravagance, in a move to set a frugal tone. Weather outlook from Associated Press predicts late week showers, above normal temperatures early, cooling later, in Washington.
Clarence Darrow pleads before Judge Caverly for mercy in the Leopold and Richard case. The veteran attorney denounces capital punishment as barbaric and warns against inflamed public opinion influencing the court. The crime is described as aimless, with youths condemned and a call for a fair penalty based on reason.
Smyrna reports Americans lead post disaster rebuilding with an agricultural school funded by Mrs John F Kennedy. Turkish exports rise with 3000 tons raisins 16000 tons figs and tobacco better than 1920s. Rug factories run near prewar levels with Moslem weavers. Mouamer Bey reelected mayor. Italians leave Smyrna. Greeks dwindling to 23 awaiting transport.
A historical notice describes issuing trade tickets to spark interest in Middlewboro during the Larvest Festival. Proprieter Charles Tayres of Tinynes bakery heads distributions, tying ticket use to patron purchases and adding expected lively trade at the event.
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