Quake Damaged Oil Tanks Tied to War Rumors
Washington dispatch reports a 1921 war scare linked not to Japanese mobilization but to massive subterranean oil storage tanks Japan built. An earthquake in 1923 wrecked the tanks releasing seas of oil, fueling navy anxiety amid a broader Mexico crisis and claims commission discussions. J Reuben Clark Jr. figures as a stabilizing legal expert in those matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic William Wise
Washington
Fall-Doheny
Navy Department
United States
Far East
Tokio
Japan
J. Reuben Clark, Jr
Utah
Mormon Church
Coolidge
Mexico
Clark
Salt Lake City
Mexico-American Claims Commission
Reed Smoot
Capitol Hill
Rio Grande
Christmas Spirit Delays Radio Bill Compromise in Congress
Representative Wallace White of Maine, leading the House radio bill, and Senator Dill of Washington, heading the Senate bill, hint at little progress toward a compromise as holidays approach. White says they are filled with the Christmas spirit, signaling that radio remains a point of contention between the chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace White, Jr
Maine
Senator Dill
Washington
Senate
Mr. White
Kendrick Buys Ties for Senate Staff Members
Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming spent the week before recess buying neckties for his 45 to 50 Senate staffers. He selects styles suited to each aide and presents them with care, while giving gold pieces to pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Kendrick
Wyoming
Senate
Kendrick
Pinchot Term Ends as Governor in 1926
Gifford Pinchot's four year governorship ends at midnight December 11, 1926. His wife Cornelia Bryce Pinchot travels from Pennsylvania to Washington for conferences on Capitol Hill. She meets with Senator George W Norris of Nebraska in executive session and politics remain active for the Pinchot family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvaia
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot
Washington
Capitol Hill
Norris
Nebraska
Weather Outlook for New Mexico and Arizona
Denver dispatch notes two day forecast for New Mexico and Arizona with fair skies and little temperature change expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Arizona
Weather Data Snapshot From an Unknown Day
The fragment records high and low temperatures, humidity, precipitation, wind velocity and direction, and a clear day descriptor. Missing values include several digits and words, with some readable items indicating 60s temperature and 0:08 PM as a time reference.
Offer to Slay Pastor Charged in Norris Case
Fort Worth Texas December 28 A fifth encounter between Fort Worth City Manager O E Carr and Marvin Simpson attorney followed Carrs claim that the attorney helped send a man to Mayor Meacham with an offer to kill Rev J Frank Norris Baptist minister facing murder charges Carr said the man was rejected by the mayor who offered to spend the same amount to save the ministers life Simpson attacked Carr then Carr admitted he might withdraw the remark Simpson struck Carr Meacham testified there was no organized effort to press Norris prosecution and said he had paid 18000 for special prosecutors in the case Norris trial set for January 10 in Austin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
O. E. Carr
Marvin Simpson
Carr
H. C. Meacham
J. Frank Norris
Dr. Norris
Simpson
Dayton Moses
Norris
Meacham
Chipps
Austin
Future Clergy Pledge Self Against War
Milwaukee December 28 The National Conference of Theological Students pledged never to fight in any future wars the United States may enter. The action occurred at a joint session with the National Christian Students Conference where about 3 000 delegates from colleges across the United States attended. The students urged higher patriotism through abolition of war and refused to sanction future wars. Other resolutions condemned compulsory military training in colleges and supported the 18th amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
National Conference of Theological Students
United States
National Christian Students Conference
Theological Students
Divinity
Florida Mob Lynches Black Man Over Alleged Insult
In Waldo near Gainesville Florida a mob abducted and killed George Buddington a 55 year old Black man shortly after he was arrested on a charge of attempting to extort money from a white woman. A coroners jury ruled his death was at the hands of unknown men. The incident follows tensions after Buddington allegedly insulted a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Fila
Dee
Waldo
Here
George Buddington
Buddington
Pistol Point
Waldo White
Nogales Herald Fire Damages Office in December Blaze
A fire of unknown origin broke out in the Nogales Herald mailing room early Tuesday night and spread to the paper’s files before being controlled within about thirty minutes. No loss estimate given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales, Ariz
Nogales
Borah Weighs Nicaragua Policy After U S Actions
Senator Borah probes Nicaragua crisis as White House defends policy. U S officials discuss the landing of American forces, a Sacasa protest from Puerto Cabezas, and questions of censorship. Kellogg and Wilbur confer with President Coolidge while Borah delays a decision on congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nicaragua
White House
United States
Kelloge
State Department
Wilbur
Navy
Coolidge
Litttle Central American Republic
Mr. Wilbur
Kellogg
China
Sacasa
Puerto Cabezas
Latimer
Nicaraguan
State
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Colorado River Talks Continue In Closed Session
Delegates from California Arizona and Nevada pressed to finalize estimates of perfected rights available water and acreage for the proposed Colorado river development The meeting in Los Angeles proceeded in executive session amid reports of a possible three way agreement before the California body dissolves January 8 1927
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Charlies II
Squires
Nevada
Arizona
California
Boulder Canyon
Buires
Walsh argues US isolation limits world role at Wilson club
Senator Walsh of Montana contends the United States will take a subordinate part in world betterment due to isolation policy. He notes Europe favors the league for peace, questions if US membership would have helped, and cites President Wilson’s lasting impact and humanitarian aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Walsh
Montana
Louisville
Woodrow Wilson Club
Wilson
League of Nations
Europe
League
America
Birger Surrenders to Arrest for Mayor's Murder
Charles Birger, famed gang leader of southern Illinois, quietly surrendered to two Saline county deputy sheriffs at his Harrisburg home on a warrant accusing him of the murder of Joe Adams, mayor of Weat City in Franklin county. Adams was slain two weeks earlier at his front door by unidentified gunmen. The arrest was followed by transfer to Benton, Franklin county seat, after midnight.
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Harrisburg
Saline County
Charles Birger
Joe Adams
Weat City
Franklin County
Plana
Benton
Adams
Farmington Baker Ralph M. Kiner Dies in Durango
Farmington mourns as Ralph M. Kiner dies at a Durango hospital at 4 a.m. The body will go to Pennsylvania for burial. Mrs. Kiner was with him. The Kiners moved to Farmington a year and a half ago from Ft. Bayard where he baked for the government hospital and bought Farmington bakery.
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Farmington
N. M
Ralph M. Kiner
Durango
Pennsylvania
Fall's Condition Improves at El Paso Home
Former interior secretary A. B. Fall is ill with pneumonia in El Paso Texas. Reports say he spent a quiet day and rested easily with improving condition and no complications seen by doctors at his bedside on Tuesday afternoon.
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EL Paso
Texas
B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Fire destroys Sogorro garage in N M with $12 500 loss
A blaze at 6:30 Tuesday morning leveled the Sogorro N M garage of N Yunker along with stock and autos and an adjacent building across from Hotel Val Verde Lens. The insured loss totals $2,500 with a fire origin unknown. cold weather and frozen plugs hindered firefighting efforts.
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Socorro
N. M
N. Yunker
Hotel Val Verde
Lens
Iowa Mexican Colony Abandoned for Health
Fort Madison confronts the dissolution of a Mexican labor village built near the Santa Fe railroad. Health concerns prompted Santa Fe officials to order abandonment after floods last fall inundated many one room homes. The scattered shanties sit outside Fort Madison as workers relocate to city housing.
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Fort Madison
Ioway Dee
Ilowa
Santa Fe
Washington raid nets suspects in eight gambling dens
Washington police conducted a major raid on eight gambling establishments seizing paraphernalia and arresting fifteen men. Names of about 200 others were taken as witnesses in the incident. Local authorities described the operation as highly sensational.
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Washington
Martial law threat after Georgia flogging attack
Gov Walker warned martial law may be declared if courts fail to curb mob violence in Lyons Georgia after attorney Wimberly E Brown was beaten by masked men. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest disputed Klan ties and offered a reward. A Toombs County grand jury was convened to investigate the July attack on Willie Wilson. Brown had aided prosecutions and was warned to leave the county within ten days.
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Atlanta
Wimberly E. Brown
Lyons
Clifford Walker
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Forrest
Walker
Citiken
Toombs County
R. N. Hardman
Louiseville
Wilson
Brown
Macon
Klan
Denatured Alcohol Predominates Seized Liquor in New York
Prohibition officials report 99 percent of 26 000 liquor samples analyzed last year came from denatured alcohol. Deaths linked to Christmas liquor reach about two dozen, with two women among the deceased. About 93 patients treated for effects of non potable liquor remain in New York hospitals.
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New York
Chester P. Mills
Child's Life Saved By Auto Collision On Way To Hospital
In Uniontown Pennsylvania a three year old girl Betty Coughanour was nearly killed when a turkey bone lodged in her throat. A head on crash occurred as her father sped toward a hospital and the bone was found by physicians after the collision.
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Uniontown
Betty Coughanour
Coughanour
Betty
Laguna Cutoff Road Designated State Route and Bids Opened
New Mexico highway action designates the Laguna to Albuquerque segment as a state road and seeks federal aid inclusion. Bids on eight Gallup to Shiprock projects were opened with several low bidders listed and awaiting federal approval.
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Albuquerque
Highway Commission
Springer
Gallup and
Shiprock Road
Santa FE
State Highway Commission
Laguna
Willis Ford
Sam Agee
Charles Springer
Farmington
Gallup
Cov. Hannett
Mr. Springer
Bureau of Public Boards
State Board of Finance
It Sa
Federal Bureau of Roads
Board of
eepTwee
Secretary of Agriculture
Kenneth Balcomb
Albuquerque Good Roads Association
Charles
Laguna-Los Lunas
Good Roads Association
Bureau of Public Roads
Commission
Ford
Hbalcomb
James A. French
Los Lunes
Koebl
Lupton
Arizona Line
F. Lawrence
Kernallo County
Attempted Safe Robbery At Continental Service Station
Early Tuesday night unknown thieves tried to crack the safe at the Continental Oil service station on Seventh street and Central avenue. Police believe more than two men were involved as the 500 pound safe could not be moved by one, about $200 was in the safe, and entry was made through the toilet area after removing door hinges screws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeges
Continental Oil Company
Seventh Street
Central Avenue
KK. B. Steidley
Steidley
Thomas Hogan
Vanderpool
Donahue
New Mexico
James J. Foley
Albuquerque
Russia and women occupy every vocation in modern view
Paula Steiner, a woman journalist, told the Women's Laccum club in Berlin that modern Russia shows every woman and girl pursuing a vocation and that some may even enlist as soldiers if they wish.
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Berlin
Russia
Paula Steiner
Laccum Club
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Bill
Wallace White
Pinchot
Porecas
Weatier Report
Ft. Worth
Florida
U. 3
East Coast
Colorado River
California Commission
Ben
Elizabeth Forhan
King Ben” Purnell
House of David Fame
Benton Harbor
Mich
Woodrow Wilson Club of
Humanity
Mankind
Birger
Sogorro
Iowa
Lyons Lawer
Wimberly Brown
George W. Orr
Clint
Mountain States Contracting Company
George Orr
Tobin
Salle and Salle
Pueblo
A. W. T. McClure
Ytucumeart
Viaduct
Goetting
Potter
Lago Cruces
Teges
Gange
Continental Station
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