Aliens Use Small Boats to Sneak Across Detroit River
Detroit May 21 Hundreds of aliens denied admission move by foot and small boats across the Detroit and Canadian rivers each night. L Prentis in charge of the 11th immigration district warns of bold daylight operations and large ferry activity facilitating entry, with smugglers exploiting lax enforcement and forged documents.
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Roy J. Gibbons
Detroit
Unitedates
Clair Rivers
L. Prentis
United States
Canada
Canaan
Detroit River
Prenlis
Sheboyan
Mich
Port Clinton
Jentis
Cania
Toeir
Haver
Trentis
Amer
Prontis Ini
Justice Department Accused in Wheeler Frame Plot
Associated Press reports the Senate Daugherty committee heard that Justice Department officials sought to frame Senator Wheeler and spirited away Gaston B. Means diaries. Witness W C Dockstein claimed his wife, a DOJ secret agent, identified the Means records after they were secured by ruse.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Daugherty Committee
Department of Justice Hai
Wheeler
Gaston B. Means
W. C. Dockstein
Department of Justice
Means
Slayer of Doctor Eblen Sentenced in Rockwood
Oscar West, 17, was found guilty of second degree murder in circuit court and sentenced to ten years in the state reformatory in Nashville for the March 16 shooting death of Dr W H Eblen. The crime occurred in Buffalo Cox office near Petros after a dispute when Eblen refused to see West. Eblen later died at Knoxville hospital. He had formerly lived in the area and served as a deputy for mining camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Eten
Dr. Eblen
Phy 1
Knoxville
L. & N. Plans Major Expenditure This Year
The L. and N. railway company plans about 5 million dollars in spending this year for track construction and new locomotives and cars. An unusual surplus of coal and freight cars is noted, with extra rolling stock shipped to the lines causing a decrease in freight transportation. The ramping is able to avoid delays in receiving and dispatching freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Anil N. Railway Company
Abbot Obrecht Made Prelate Amid Jubilee in Bardstown
Abbot Edmond Obrecht, head of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemane, was elevated to prelate during a diamond jubilee event marking the abbey’s founding and his fiftieth year as abbot. Pope Pius XI sent the purple hat and a $5,000 purse. High church officials from the United States and France attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bardstown
Edmond Obrecht
Our Lady of Gethsemane
Obra
Pius XI
United
France
Smuggling Rings Thrive Across Detroit River Authorities Say
A historical report notes attempts to curb illegal crossings from abroad, stating the Detroit and St. Clair River areas are serving as hubs for smuggling rings. Officials describe limited patrol effectiveness and a booming contraband alien trade.
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Detroit
St. Clair Rivera
W C Stair Chosen Director for Community Chest Drive
W C Stair was named general chairman of the Community Chest campaign by Major E Helburn. He expects at least 1,000 contributors this year, up from just over 500 last year, and urges every Middleboro resident to donate. Stair plans to organize the effort within a week or two despite storm-related delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Stair
E. Helburn
Stair
Middlebore
Fifth Saturday Meet Weighs Topics at Meldrum
Public invited to a weekend program at Meldrum May 40 31 and June 3. It opens with a Friday evening sermon by George Vanhuis followed by Saturday morning devotions and a series of discussions on topics such as Evils of Modernism and Was the Church Complete Before Pentecost. Speakers include E M Carter S J K Muney J R Lambert J W Vanhuis Rev Akiridges McPherson IL FL Cole E Walton Hey Hinkle Rev Gray J Osborn Jeff Friar Cilis Evans and J P Harrells Wesliella George Vanhuss and Legan Rousey.
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Meldrum
Day & Weig
George Vanhuis
E. M. Carter
S.J. K. Muney
J. R. Lambert
J. W. Vanhuis
Rev. Akiridges
McPherson
IL FL Cole
E. Walton
Hey
Hinkle
Rev. Gray
J. Osborn
Jeff Friar
Cilis Evans
J. P. Harrells
New North
Wesliella George
Vanhuss
Legan Rousey
Market Report Cattle Hog Prices Decline Slightly
Associated Press notes cattle sale at 800 head slow and unchanging with mostly fifteen lower top at 7.70. Hog sale 1,900 head mostly steady and lambs spring 800 head steady with prices 75 dollars for spring lambs and 17 to 87.25 dollars for other offerings.
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Associated Pre
Presbyterians Uphold Creation Story Against Evolution
The Presbyterian Church in the United States declared at its General Assembly in San Antonio on May 21 that it rejects evolution, affirming that Adam and Eve were created body and soul by the immediate acts of Almighty God. The church discredited evolutionary theory in its official position.
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Dy Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Presbyterian Church In
United States
General Assembly
Coal field praised for future by rail officials tour
Knoxville reports officials of the Big Font railway lines and the Janisville & Nashville railway toured Tennessee coal fields from Knoxville to the southern Appalachians on May 18 21, assessing resources and potential. They praised coal quality and expected growth, noting the visit aimed to reveal southern resources and the role of the I and 8 in regional development.
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Knoxviled
Big Font
Knoxville
Janisvile & Nashville Railway
Tennessee
Eastern
Southeastern
Kenticks
Worcester
Biz
Fh & N
Sesion
Central States
Mapother
Oval
Lana
United States
Tay
Te Felisite
Carnegie Library a Pride of Middlesboro Chest Drive
The Carnegie Library, funded by the Community Chest, is a modern, well run institution in Middlesboro offering intellectual recreation self education and wholesome enjoyment. Librarian Mrs T D Arnold notes books and publications purchased this year with chest funds and a full report appears elsewhere in the paper. Every resident should contribute to the Community Chest drive to support this valued library.
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Carnegie Library
Middlesboro
Kentucky
T. D. Arnold
Arnold
Whhich
Mildlerhorn
Ford Loses Bill On Muscle Shoals Leasing In Senate
Associated Press reports in Washington May 21 that a motion to report the Ford Bill authorizing leasing Muscle Shoals failed 10 to 6 in the Senate Agricultural Committee. Indications grew that the Norris government ownership bill might be reported. Also notes an event on May 27 and a theatrical appearance by Mrs J T Alderson.
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Associated Press
Wasilington
Ford
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate
Hazard Field Coal Merger Moves to Form Giant Company
Reports from Hazard Kentucky indicate a merger of the larger number of smaller mines in the Hazard field. Chicago financier Philip Verplank has been pressing for a single large company to secure steady fuel supply and economies of scale. Mines like Maynard and Musnard face potential sale, with bids and receivership affecting operations as a major consolidation unfolds. The John P. Gorman Coal Company of Lexington has acquired the Hazard Elkhorn Coal Company near Whitesburg, signaling expansion linked to the potential merger.
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Associated Press
Hazard
Philip Verplank
Chicago
Eastern Kentucky
Western Kentucky
St. Bernard Goal Company
Chicago Industries
Musnard Coal Company
Henry Fort
Ford
Ken
Kentucky
Anaiou
Masnanl
Sandlick Mine
John P. Gorman Coal Company
Lexington
Hazard-Elkhorn Coat Company
Whitesburg
Ietcher County
Gorman Company
Elk Creek Coal Company
Blachey
Letcher County
Elk Creek
Simmons Tax Reduction Bill Clears House Features Tax Cuts
A conference accord on the Simmons income tax plan provides a 40 percent maximum surtax, a 50 percent cut in normal taxes on incomes under 8,000, and a 25 percent cut for earned income over 10,000. Estate and gift tax provisions rise, while exemptions for small items and certain trades are kept. The measure lowers Treasury reserves by about 100 million, not counting a future 150 million fiscal bill, with other appropriations pending.
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Simmons
T House
Associated Press
Washington
Simmons Democratic
Senate
House
Smoot
Rene Committee
Treasury
Flecal Court
Derbylike spectacle as hailstorm spooks gray horse
Local onlookers witnessed a dramatic derby style rush yesterday when a gray horse hitched to a delivery wagon bolted through a furious hailstorm. The frightened animal tore up Lothbury avenue and Cumberland Avenue before halting on Cumberland as the drenched driver emerged to claim the animal.
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Tefternoon
Lothbury Avenue
Twentieth Street
Cumberland Avenue
Panama arrest of missing Captain Kyle concerns Fort Benning officer
Captain James G. Kyle, commanding officer of Company A, 20th Infantry, Fort Benning, who vanished in February while on leave, has been located in Panama. He was captured at Balboa Heights aboard a steamer and sent back to the United States under guard. His current whereabouts remain unknown and a court martial for absence without leave has not been announced. Kyle, Knoxville, Tennessee native, is the son of Dr. A. G. Kyle and was previously a Lincoln Memorial University student.
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Columbus
James G. Kyle
20Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Panama
Camp Bensing
Kyle
Knoxville
Tenn
Balboa Heights
United States
Granl
Flix
Camp Benning
New Orleans
A. G. Kyle
Rush Yesterday to Pay City Licenses
An eleventh hour rush to pay city licenses was made yesterday at the city hall. Collector Frank Kearns said figures on payment rates are not yet available but indications point to many people having paid.
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Frank Kearns
Miner Becomes Head of Court In Scotland
AYIEE Scotland May 21 Crowds lined the narrow Annbank street for farewells to Jamie Brown on his departure to serve as the head of a court in Edinburgh representing the king. The miner and wife joined a church service after forty years and an illuminated address was read by elders. Jamie Brown missed Sunday school for the first time in 36 years due to a Sabbath disturbance. Mrs Brown hosted a tea, and the couple prepared for new duties and duties as “her grace” in a changing household.
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Associated Press
Ayiee
Scotland
Annbank
Jamie” Brown
General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland
Ealinburgh
Jamie
Robison Urges World War I Veterans to Send Service Data
Hon J M Robison, a congressman, telegrams urging ex servicemen to supply exact names military organizations enlistment and discharge dates and service days to assist in obtaining adjusted compensation under the new law. The telegram notes the act grants veterans extra daily pay for home and overseas service and insurance benefits and directs speedy claims processing for those with fifty dollar claims.
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J. M. Robston
House
Senate
Bobbed Hair Craze Enters San Quentin Prison
San Francisco May 21 The bobbed hair trend has reached San Quentin prison virtually all inmates have their hair cut. An inmate from Oakland Virginia Angate is serving a prison term with her husband. Clara Phillips of Los Angeles and others have bobbed their hair. Louise Peete of Beverly Hills still wears long hair.
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San Francisco
San Quen
Virginia Ang Athe
Oakland
Clara
Louise Peete
Jacob
Dekton
Angeles
Buses Redirected To Eleventh Street After East End Detour
Buses now stop at Eleventh Street due to the East End detour that is nearly impassable for Jayge Haml heney vehicles. Rose HU buses have been doing this for several dig.
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13Th Street
East End
Jayge
Heney
Rose
Eleventh Street
Siverel Dig
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Dr. Ehlen
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Abbey of Our Lady of
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Muscle Shoals
J. T. Alderson
England
Lady Kim Manning
Hazard Field
Axsure City Fuck
Derby Victor
L. M. VA
Lincoln Memorial University
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