Texas Democrats Clash Over Harmony Plan In 1904 Turbulence Reference
Texas Democratic meeting in Dallas features Senator Love opposing Moody harmony on prohibition. He critiques Al Smith efforts and defends Woodrow Wilson’s prohibition record, arguing against aligning with liquor interests to prevent party capture. The scene cites Jim Hogg’s 1904 call for turbulence.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Tammany Hall
Thomas B. Love
Jim Hogg
Cone Johnson
Moody
Love
al Smith
Woodrow Wilson
Not Out With Moody on Harmony Platform
Cone Johnson of Tyler, aligned with Texas constitutional Democrats, says he is out with Moody's harmony platform but not with the governor. He denies reports of a break with Moody and says resigning from the highway commission has never been considered. He spoke before Democrats on the eve of a harmony meeting where the governor will speak.
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Moody Dallas
Cone Johnson
Tyler
Texas Constitutional Democrats
Moody
Johnson
Highway Commission
Dem speaker recalls Hogg on harmony and party losses
The speaker cites a 24 year old lesson from James Stephen Hogg at a Houston Democratic convention. He recalls Tamany Hall backing Parker over Bryan to win harmony, while Governor Hogg mocked harmony as a dangerous lull before a bid for honey. The remark hints at ongoing party loss in national campaigns.
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James Stephen Hogg
Houston
Tammay Hall
Harmony
Alton B. Parker
William Jennings Bryan
Hogg
Gatlins
Love
Democratic Party
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Through Saturday
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with Saturday fair conditions. West Texas expected fair, possible frost. New Mexico fair Saturday. A low pressure center over south western Missouri brings light to moderate rain or snow from eastern Texas into northeastern New Mexico. Temperature changes are slight, with yesterday’s highs around the mid 50s and a low near 32. Precipitation for the previous 24 hours totaled .08 inch.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Atlantic
Rocky Mountain
Texas Panhandle
Missouri
Texas
Sisters Die After Walking Into Eel River
Zena Hoover 22 and Esta Hoover 18, sisters of Logansport Indiana, are believed to have walked into the Eel river and died together. Esta’s body was recovered first and then Zena, who autopsies show was two months from motherhood. Their parents and seven siblings survive.
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Ite
Zena
Esta Hoover
Logansport
Indiana
Eel River
Esta
Youngest Wallis Granted New Trial in Nara Visa Robbery
John Wallis was granted a new trial by Judge Carl Hatch in Tucumcari after his two elder brothers Henry and Cuppy were denied motions. The Wallis brothers faced separate outcomes in the Nara Visa First National Bank robbery case, with Henry and Cuppy each sentenced to the minimum 40 years. The 1930s case involved a lone gunman who attacked the bank and the brothers’ alleged conspiracy.
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John Wallis
Henry
Cuppy
Carl Hatch
Tucumcari
Nara
Visa First National Bank
Amarillo
John
S. F. Fose
Howard Mays
O. Ellis
Hatch
Cuppy Wallis
Supreme Court of New Mexico
First National Bank of
Nara Visa
W. H. Fuqua
Dalhart
Ten Escape From Albuquerque Jail
Ten prisoners escaped the county jail in Albuquerque after overpowering jailer Nsero Topez and another guard. Two fugitives were captured. search efforts continue as the remaining eight hide in brush along the railroad right of way.
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United Press
Albuquerque
N. M
Nsero Topez
Oklahoma Mason Dies
James A. Scott longtime state secretary of the Royal Arch Masons died in Muskogee Oklahoma. He was the first man to receive the Knights Templar degree in the old Indian territory.
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Oklahoma
United Press
Muskogee
Okla
James A. Scott
Royal Arch Masons
Scott
Old
Indian Territory
No Move Yet on Hamer Bank Charges
Rankin Texas April 6 The grand jury investigating the January 11 killing of two alleged bank robbers adjourned without acting on charges about a Texas bank reward murder ring. Sheriff Barfield and deputies were cleared of wrongdoing. Captain Frank Hamer testified before the panel before leaving for Austin.
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Associated Press
Rankin
Texas
J. O. Barfield
Frank Hamer
Hamer
Austin
Barfield
Clarence Shannon
Hugh Gillespie
Galloway Calhoun
Upton County
Captain Wright
Rogers
Burns Detective Agency
W. M. Massie
Fort Worth
Texas Bankers Association
Civil War Veteran Burned to Death in Kansas River Fire
Lawrence Kansas April 6 Cornelius Jefferson Richardson eighty five year old Civil War veteran died when his house boat on the Kaw river burned after an oil stove ignited a blaze today.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Cornelius Jefferson Richardson
Kaw River
Weather rounds up snow and sun across Panhandle regions
The Amarillo area enjoyed a warm sunny day after a light rain last night while Perryton reported four inches of snow and .25 inch of rain. Roswell New Mexico saw five to seven inches of snow over Lincoln National forest boosting water supply for summer.
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Amarillo
Perryton
Roswell
N. M
Lincoln National Forest
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Lincoln Forest
Ruidoso Valley
West Texas
Albert B. Fall Leaves for California
Albert B. Fall former secretary of the interior departed El Paso at 6 45 pm on the Sunset Limited bound for Los Angeles. In Miami Thomas A Edison and Harvey Firestone shared plans to spend several days together.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Los Angeles
Miami
Fla
Thomas A. Edison
Harvey Firestone
Plainview Becomes Permanent Home of Panhandle-Plains Dairy Show
Plainview will host the Texas Panhandle-Plains dairy show as permanent site after an exhibitor banquet and association meeting. The second annual spring show is set for about April 1, 1929, with D F Baten directing arrangements and a new slate of officers and directors named. The group invited Eastern New Mexico dairymen to join, pledged support to regional fairs, and outlined added features for 1929 including boys club judging and a bull circles class.
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Plainview
Ware Hotel
D. F. Baten
Lubbock
Oscar Stansell
Fleydada
Maury Hopkins
New Mexico
Panhandle-Plains
Northwest
Texas
American Jersey
Charles Reinken
Board of City Development
Texas Hunter Bags 7-Foot Escaped Lion
Carl Payton of near Rowlett Texas shot and killed a seven foot lion that had escaped from a cage after being shipped by express from Dallas to Independence Missouri. Witnesses including Joe Burkhart saw the animal and alerted Payton who fired a pump shotgun.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Carl Payton
Rowlett
Texas
Express
Dallas Municipal
Independence
Greenville
Joe Burkhart
Payton
Omaha Struggles as Snow Cuts Communication Ties
Severe snowstorm severs telephone and telegraph lines in Ontario and the midwest, leaving Omaha isolated largely by wireless news. Des Moines to Lincoln and toward the Canadian border experience disruption. WDAF and Des Moines stations relay dispatches. Chicago AP feeds Omaha by wireless as rail and power suffer.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ontario
Omaha
Des Moines
Lincoln
Minnesota
South Dakota
Kansas
WDAF
Kansas City Star
WOW
Woodman of the World
Bankers Life
United States Army
Nebraska
Irvington
Bellevue
Sioux City
Charles E. Reed
Colorado
Wyoming
Talia Team Wins Panhandle-Plains Dairy Show Stock Judging
Talia stock judging team wins high honors at the Texas Panhandle Plains Dairy Show in Plainview. Eldon Nichol is high point man, with Jack Linderson of Sudan second and Dennis Wilkins of Talia third. Sudan team places second and Panhandle team third.
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Eldon Nichol
Talia
Plainview
T. K. Marsh
Charles Herring
Dennia Wilkins
Fidton Nichol
Jack Linderson
Sudan
Dennis Wilkins
J. G. Bishop
Artie Lee Hicks
Ledgar Lamb
George P. Grout
Panhandle
New Land Williams
Nelson Ellis
Frank Rorex
Panhandle-Plains
Howard Ferguson
Bob Nichol
Amarillo ISD Trustees Election Opens Across City
Voters in Amarillo go to the polls today to choose four candidates for the Amarillo independent school district board of trustees. The four two year terms will fill seats vacated by outgoing trustees U S Strader J B Coe E L Roberts and J A Bowman. Voting ends at 6 o clock at sixteenth street fire station and other polling places listed by officials.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Independent
Bandits Sought by Four Texas Counties
Four Texas counties Delta Hopkins Hunt and Lamar police hunted a band of robbers after they fled Klondike Della county 25 miles northeast of Greenville firing on officers as they moved a stolen safe from a drugstore into a car. The suspects escaped leaving a new automobile with a Dallas license number.
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Greenville
Delta
Hopkins
Hunt
Lamar
Klondike
Della County
Here
Hooten
Winters
Dallas
Choice Seats for Abraham Lincoln Now Available
Amarillo residents may secure choice seats for the production Abraham Lincoln at the Fair Association office 305 1-2 Polk St. Tickets are popular with many inquiries from nearby cities. The show, a West Texas favorite, drew 1800 paid admissions at Abilene last week with a high class company featuring actors Lee Seward Grent and others.
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Amarillo
Abraham Lincoln
John Drinkwater
Office of the Fair Association
Polk St
Texas
Abilene
Lee
Seward
Grent
Tri
Tragedy as prairie fire costs life in Roger Mills county
Mrs. Perry Underwood and her five year old son died after backfires to guard their home ignited, trapping them as father Mr. Underwood barely escaped. The event occurred near Rankin in Roger Mills county Oklahoma with the family later taken to Elk City hospital.
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Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Perry Underwood
Underwood
Missing 17 Year Old Thelma Donellan Reported Kidnapped
Thelma Donellan 17 has been missing from New Orleans home since last night after attending church. A phone call early today from Thelma to her mother contained only the frightening phrase that anyone who hears it will be killed, offering no location. Police search continues with the girl described as sobbing during the call.
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Associated Preay
New Orleans
Thelma Donellan
John Donellan
Miss Donellan
Oil Operator Sued for Breach of Promise in Tulsa
Miss Lee O Plemmonsy a 35 year old stenographer sues J C Catehall 48 a wealthy oil operator for 200000 claiming he wooed her from 1913 to a month ago promising to marry but never did the deposition shows they lived together part of the time and quarreled Catehall to give deposition as well.
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United Press
Tulsa
Okla
Lee O
Plemmonsy
J. C. Catehall
New Catehall
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Swisher
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Hale
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Hate
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Post
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Heckley
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C. E. Merrill
W. L. Stengel
C. ©. Stinson
Collingsworth
P. C. Bennett
A. B. Davis
Kansas City
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Nichol
Swisher County
C. C. Cunningham
New Mexico State College
R. W. Wilson
Frank R. Phillips
Canyon
Ralla
J. R. King
J. W. Holmes
Joyce Davis
EB. E. Young
Tahoka
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Andrew Cooper
Clifton Janak
Taylor White
Tulia — Charlie Herring
Eldon Nichols
T. J. Marsh
Floydada
Clayson Fuller
Jewell Marrs
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Capt. Williams
Matador
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Houston Patton
Donald Davis
A. J. Spangie
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Charles S. Deneen
Miinola
National Junior League
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