Bell County Quota Seen Over 500000 in Road Bond Plan
Lexington July 7 Bell County is allotted about 54080 dollars from a statewide road bond issue. Kentucky Good Roads Association and Greater Kentucky Committee push a straight forward campaign claiming the bond will fund primary roads without raising taxes. They say many counties with unfinished mileage will receive larger shares while advanced counties have smaller allotments to finish remaining work.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Kentucky Good Roads Association
Greater Kentucky Committee
Greater Kentucky
Old Commonwealth
Bell County
No Plans Made For a New Middlesboro Commissioner
Middlesboro officials say a third city commissioner will be formed by agreement among Mayor J. H. Keene and Commissioner J. E. Evans. They note no rush to fill the vacancy left by C. E. Cooke, with deadlock possible if they cannot agree on future actions.
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Middlesboro
J. H. Keene
J. E. Evans
C. EK. Cooke
Shiners’ Still Outfit Destroyed in Norton Raid
Norton Virginia July 7 Sheriff Pat Kennedy and deputies destroyed a large double still outfit near the high knob. The plant included two large stills a quantity of meal several gallons of whiskey and beer. Officers interrupted two men cooking dinner and, hungry themselves, were offered a hearty meal before seizing the site.
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Shiners
Two Convicted Under White Cap Statute
Nashville Tenn July 7 The Supreme Court held Saturday that Will Jackson and Flourney White must serve an intermediate sentence of three to twenty one years in the state penitentiary after conviction under the White Cap statute for entering a conspiracy to take a life. They circulated a petition threatening to drive W. H. Hayes from the community unless he left.
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Nashville, Tenn
Will Jackson
Germans Learn Light Walls Save Gas Say Officials
In Dresden Germany lighter wall colors replace the sombre hues as public education emphasizes that light tones reduce gas and electricity costs. The Associated Press reports the shift reflects efficiency goals rather than style.
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Associated Press
Dresden
Germany
School to Study Crime Organized in Angeles
Associated Press reports the Southern California Academy of Criminology announced by Chief Vollimer. The body aims to compile community views on crime causes and prevention methods with members from courts, universities, and law enforcement.
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Associated Press
Angeles
Calif
Southern Californiaa Academy of Criminology
Volive August Vollimer
Chett Vollweec
B.C. Moore
University of California, Southern Branch
Waterworl
Appellate Court
Jmages
Erime
Climlian
Snel
Industrial Workers of the World
Communis
Shiners Purchase Sugar by the Ton
United States marshal Robert Bicker notes sugar and molasses prices drive moonshine production in South Carolina's Dark Corner. Higher costs for staple goods boost profits for manufacturers who buy sugar in bulk to distill illicit spirits.
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Shiners
Associated Proms
Colembiag S. Cy
Robert Bicker
United States
South Carolina
Sigar and Piolasses
Kirksey
Fewer Lynchings Reported in First Half of 1924
Tuskegee Institute records show 1924 six month lynching total at five, with Negro victims making up one fifth. The decline from 1923 reflects the lowest first half since 1921, 1922, or 1923, while Florida and Georgia each report two incidents and South Carolina one.
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Department of Records and Research
Tuskegee Institute
United States
Floridan
Georgia
South Carolina
Southard Residence Destroyed by Fire
The Brook Southard home on Twenty-fifth Street burned to ashes in the early hours, with the six room cottage nearly consumed. Firemen arrived as most household goods were saved. The property belonged to J. G. Fitzpatrick and losses were partially insured.
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Brook Southard
Twenty-fifth Street
J. G. Fitzpatrick
Lone Mountain Merchants Plan Big New Store at Tazewell
Fate and Bob Payne two leading East Tennessee merchants at Lone Mountain have begun a large steel and brick structure in Tazewell ten miles away. The foundation is poured and the 100 by 100 foot building will sit on the railroad so shipments come in by carload lots.
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Tazewell
Fate
Bob” Payne
East Tennessee
Lone Mountain
Tenn
Knoxvillian Honored at Publishers Meet
Wiley Le Horgan, managing editor of the Knoxville Sentinel, was elected to the directorate of the Southern Newspaper Publishers association at the convention in Asheville. Arthur G. Newmyer of the New Orleans Item was elected president. An Inland Press Association invitation to a joint session at Westhaven Springs was extended.
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Asheville
N. C
Wiley le Horgan
Knoxville Sentinel
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Arthur G. Newmyer
New Orleans Item
Inland Prees Association
Westhallen
Springs
Six West Virginia Mines to Open Today Under MEDIATION
Six of the Kenawha coal field mines will resume production today under a mediation agreement not recognizing unions. Twenty six companies reopened forty five mines after a pre March agreement, with day rates slightly above 1917 levels, per Secretary Kennedy of the coal operators association.
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Associated Pres
Charleston
West Va
Twen
Kenawha
Field
LNT
D. C. Kenenedy
Coal Operators Association
Mareh
Kennedy
Sugreement Y
Young Coolidge Near Death Last Night
Washington dispatch reports Calvin Coolidge Jr. remained near death after surgery for blood poisoning. Doctors described his stamina as marvelous though the patient showed brief improvement then grew worse. President and Mrs. Coolidge stayed at his hospital bedside and visited the White House for a luncheon.
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Calvin Coolidge, Jr
Washington
Baring Insane Sentenced to Matteawan Asylum
Baring, deemed insane after examination by alienists, was committed to Matteawan Asylum for the Insane. The record notes she was found lacking by the court and declared insane during the proceedings.
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Insane
Matteawan
Associated Press
Whith Plains
Baring
Matteawan Asylum
Haring
Coroner Sees Drowning in Uncertain Death Case
Coroner leans to drowning as cause of death for two men found in Hear Tse Creek and Ohio River vicinity. Bodies recovered above river mouth and twenty five miles apart. identification pending with no suspects.
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Associated Press
Hear Tse
Contractors to Repair West End Street After Report
City commissioners accepted the engineers report on West End Street conditions. Humbard Construction will redo the street to meet the panel findings, with work to start soon. Churches protested Sunday baseball at the city athletic park, filing formal resolutions against the practice as not in the city’s best interests. Mayor Keeney said it would be wise to determine the legal status of the issue.
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West End
Humbard Construction Company
Corps of Engineers
City Commission
Horry
City Athletic Park
First Baptist Church
Middlesboro Baptist Church
First M. Church
The
Christian Church
A. Keeney
London mansions now apartments in upscale districts
London owners convert large houses south of Hyde Park and in Mayfair areas Eaton Square and Grosvenor Square into small apartments. Shortage of servants and aging house stock drive the scheme, preserving outward appearance.
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Associated Press
London
Hyde Park
Mayfair
Eaton Square
Grosvenor Square
Jones Eulogized by Tazewell Speakers on Fourth
W yam L. Jones a candidate for publican nomination for congress and head of Lincoln Memorial University extension department was a Fourth of July speaker in IWELL Teno. Dr W L Stooksbury praised him recalling his student days and Jones criticized Congressman Darrell Reece while outlining a platform including a survey of mine streams and forests of East Tennessee.
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Darrell Reece
East Pennessee
Injunction Granted Against Mine Workers in Tennessee Case
Judge John J. Gore in federal court granted a temporary injunction on the supplemental bill of the Armoriva Coal Co against the United Mine Workers of America. The suit seeks to bar interference with the companys business and to remove 36 defendants from company houses near Crawfant in Fentress County near the mines.
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Nashville
Bill of Coal Company
United Mine Workers of Armoriva
John J. Gore
Ams
Crawfant
Fentress
University of Kentucky Creates Zoological Laboratory
The University of Kentucky announces a field zoological laboratory in Breathitt County to open to students in 1925. It will be located near Quicksand and Troublesome Creeks and aims to study the region’s historic and prehistoric lore.
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Leeringsun
Breathitt County
University of Kentucky
Quicksand
Kentucky
Steve White Fortune Myth Ends as Heir Claim Dismissed
Local attorney John Howard details exhaustive probe into Steve White’s claim to a French Joinville estate. Documents show Gustave Salomez died in 1915 and no proof links Steve to the Canadian or Salomez fortune. Consular letters confirm lack of estate existence and clarify the supposed half brother narrative.
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Steve White
Gustave Salomez
France
Toronto
John Howard
Fortune
Steve
Montreal
Lille
Howard
Tille
Ohn Howard
Esquire
Henri Salomez
Salomez Brothers
Rue Cugnot
Roubaix
Flora Salomez
Rue Des Cloutiers
Joinville
Vaute-Marine
John Salomez
Mary Street
Louisville
Emile Salomez
Amiens
Maitre Bayard
Paul Chapin Squire
Monsieur le Consul
Emile
Salomez
Rue du Puvis
Chavannes No. 9
Henri Joseph Latomez
Virgine Josephine Stingler
A. Bayart
Paris
Haw
Jin
Courier-Journal
J. N. Nuckols
Louinville
John Salom
Gustave Satomez
Satomez
Gustave
Atlanta Journal appeals for funds for Georgia delegates
Atlanta July 7 The Atlanta Journal requests loyal Georgia Democrats to help raise two thousand dollars for financial aid to Georgia delegation members facing large hotel and travel bills from the Democratic convention in New York. The appeal notes indignant protests against anti McAdoo efforts to wear out the delegates and mentions J S Cohen heading the Durant Publishing firm in New York.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
New York City
J. S. Cohen
Duurnad Publishing Company
Naw
New York
Sald
Tenancy Problem Unique in Japan
A University of Prague resident faces a Japan related tenancy dispute. Dr Svoboda refuses to surrender his flat while law and police cannot force eviction. Water supply blocked and street door locked nightly. court sanctions unclear and diplomatic delays hinder resolution. The Japanese offer a boarding house placement at his expense, which he declines.
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Prose
Haa
Svahoda
University
Hell
Powder Explosion Kills Norton Driver Williams
A powder blast near the Northside Filling Station fatally injures Williams, driver for the se highway forces, as a powder wagon explodes en route to Norton Hospital. The incident damages nearby homes with blown-out windows and property losses.
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Norton
Williams
Norton Hospital
Duke of Argel Joins Labor on Castle Belfry Project
In Inverary Scotland, the Duke of Argel, Keeper of the Great Seal, works with a striet trade union crew to erect a castle belfry. The scene shows the duke rolling up his sleeves, wearing a kilt and grey shirt, directing laborers as he takes orders from foremen.
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Inverary
Scotlawl
Viverary
Duke of
Argel
Akes
Scotland
Boggs Reappointed State Road Engineer
Boggs is reappointed as State Road Engineer by a regional meeting. Chathy was not a candidate but offered to continue services. W. E. Uinty to become maintenance engineer and Be N. Tell takes the construction role.
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Boggs
Middlesboro
Wetl
Chathy
W. EL Uinty
Hasette County
N. Tell
Harnessing Colorado River Could Power Nation
The article asserts that if the Colorado River were harnessed it could generate electrical energy sufficient to meet the country's current demand, implying enormous potential power from the river.
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Colorado
Delegates Released from Pledges at Democratic Convention
New York July 7 delegates at the Democratic national convention vote to release all delegates from pledges and instructions. The move retains two thirds and unit rules while McAdoo supporters seek a compromise with Governor Smith and other minority candidates. Ballots show McAdoo and Smith trading slight gains as the convention reconvenes seeking a path to nomination.
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York
Smith
McAdoo
Willi
New York
William Gills McAroo
Carter Glass
Davis
Issouri
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Sered McAdoo
Glass
Owens
Missis
Dleaiack
McAlloo
Ilen
Davia
Underwood
Ralston
Robinson
Ritchie
Walsh
Saulabary
Ferris
Bryan
Gerant
Ropevelt
West Virginia
Whitman College enrollment grows from sixty-two to five hundred
In Walla Walla Whitman College marks Dr. Stephens L. Penrose’s thirtieth anniversary as president. Attendance rose from sixty two students at his start to about five hundred today. The long serving leader, a graduate of Willamette, has guided the school through three decades.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Stephens. L. Penrosy
Whitman College
Penrone
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Willon- Law
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Tazewell Spekners
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Zoological Laboratory
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Japan
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