Six jurors seek death for Houston Upton in Amberson murder
In Clarendon six jurors favored the death penalty, five recommended life, and one urged twenty years in the State versus Houston Upton. He will be tried for murdering Nell Amberson at the next Randall County district court session after the case was moved there due to local sentiment. Upton laughed and said he was satisfied. lawyers said the sentence will be appealed.
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Clarendon
Houston Upton
Upton
Nell Amberson
Randall County
Upton is Sentenced for Double Floyd County Murder
Houston Upton, 18, received a 99 year penitentiary sentence for the February murder of Gladys Solomon, 15, and Nell Umberson, 13, in Floyd County. The verdict followed a juror out since Thursday afternoon. defense filed a motion for a new trial, which may be treated as a formality.
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Clarendon
Houston Upton
Gladys Solomon
Floyd County
Nell Amberson
Young Upton
Donley County
Upton
Nell Umberson
Umberson
Vera Wilson
Sunset
Floydada
Light Wires Tamper Upset Speaker Stand Audience Greeted
Dr W A Hamidtt of Austin spoke to about 1000 on the elm house lawn on Americanism and Ku Klux Klan themes. Lights at the stand were tampered with forcing him to move closer to the crowd, an incident that drew applause and created a spectacle under moonlight through locust trees.
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W. A. Hamiedtt
D. D
Austin
Elum House
Ku Klux Klan
Major Ferguson Diew Obituary of Civil War Veteran Major Fuguyen
Major Thomas B. Fuguyen, a former U S minister to Norway and Sweden, died in Loston at age 88. Born near Charleston, South Carolina, he served in the Confederate army and later held diplomatic posts after his 1885 appointment by President Cleveland.
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Ferguson Diew
Associated Press Loston
Thomas B. Fuguyen
United States
Eugene OBrien Hurt by Truck in Hollywood Accident
Associated Press reports actor Eugene O'Brien sustained possible skull fracture and internal injuries after a motor truck struck him last night in Los Angeles. He rests easily at a Hollywood hospital as surgeons shave his scalp for treatment.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Eugene O'Brien
Hollywood
O'Brien
Miners Refuse Proposal At Cleveland Conference
The United Mine Workers demand resuming negotiations on any date designated by operators to end the Pennsylvanian anthracite strike. Illinois operators back arbitration only, Harding notes a proposal for current wages and conditions with a two year binding arbitration from next April. Cleveland conference dismissed as not representative of the coal industry, claiming only a fraction of national tonnage was represented.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Scranton Board of Trade
Chicago
Illinois
Illinos
Harding
Jon Oard
Frank Farrington
Il Nois
John Lewis
Miners’ Union
Lewis
Soft coal wage contract may expire next April 1
In Cleveland on August 11, operators and miners held talks on terms of a wage agreement. The joint sub scale committee discussed contract length and possible future negotiations, with past deals set for two years ending March 31. Prospects for arbitration were rejected by miners while union leaders favored a fact finding commission with broad trade powers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
McCormick and Madame Walska Wed in Paris City Hall
Harold F. McCormick of Chicago and Madame Ganna WalskaAlias Mrs Alexander Cochran wed quietly in Paris Passy district city hall. Only five people present including Dudley Field Malone and Mrs Malone witnesses. Ceremony lasted under six minutes with bonds posting waived by French authorities.
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Paris
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Alexander Smith Cochran
Madame Ganna Walska
Passy
Dudley Field Malone
New York
Railroads Accept Proposals From Harding Aimed To End Strike
New York Aug 1 1922 The 148 American railways head council says they will conditionally accept President Harding's plan to end the wide scale strike. A committee led by T Dewitt Cuyler will present the decision to the president at 4 30 pm tomorrow and the exact terms include rehiring strikers as needed to resume normal force and later determining seniority rights through the railroad labor board. The announcement stressed the decision is not public until the president has been informed.
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Associated Press U
New York
Grand Central Terminal
Harding
Association of Railway Executives
Ull
Railroad Labor Board
T. Dewitt Cuyler
Mr. Cuyler
United States
Boat Catcher Fire Near Lake George Village
A motor boat Crusader carrying Governor Miller Adolph S. Ochs publisher of The New York Times Charles J. Peabody and others caught fire on Lake George four miles north of Lake George Village. The boat was promptly decked and all passengers landed with life preservers strapped on.
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Lake George
N. Y
Crusader
Governor Miller
Adolph S. Ochs
New York Times
Charles J. Peabody
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Lake George Village
Striking rail road shopmen in contempt ruling
Memphis Aug 1 Striking railroad shopmen charged with contempt of court for alleged violations of a restraining order were dismissed by United States District Judge W J Ross.
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Memphis
Illinois Central Railroad
W. J. Ross
United States
Desert train strike strands 2500 on Santa Fe routes
In Prescott Arizona and Los Angeles the four railroad brotherhoods strike halts service. Up to 2500 passengers remain stranded on desert routes as trains are stalled or redirected. Mails moving by boat and motor trucks amid embargo on perishable goods. Santa Fe works to clear stalled trains while California routes feel impact.
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Associated Prose
Los Angeles
B'¢ Four Brotherhoods
Prescott
Arizona
Accordmeta. Weed
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Los. Angeles
Southern California
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Dig Four Brotherhoods
Santa. Ee Transporih
Desert Points
Southern Pacific
Sproul
Brotherhood
Bar Association Chooses Davis as President at San Francisco Meet
The American Bar Association closed its convention in San Francisco with a dinner greeting John W. Davis of West Virginia as president. Speakers included Chief Justice Taft and delegates from British, French, and Canadian bars. A late bid favored state prohibition enforcement acts backing the Eighteenth Amendment.
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San Francisco
Cali
American Bar Association
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Great Britain
Taft
Lord Thomas Shaw
M. Hegh Aubepin
J. B. M. Baxter
Cornelius Cole
Centenaria
California
United States Senate
Panhandle Plains C C merges with Junior C C in Amarillo
The Panhandle Plains Chamber of Commerce absorbed the Junior Chamber of Commerce last night at city hall. The transfer of all Junior funds to the Panhandle Plains body was approved with unanimous vote and officers planned a stronger panhandle development effort.
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Panhandle-Plains Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Panhandle-Plain Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle Plains
T. W. Cotten
Je Vo Moore
C. B. Berry
A. &. Stinnett
Panhandle-Plains
Panhandle
Amarillo
Sinnett
Panhandle- Plains
E. C. Thompson
Amariio
Panhandle-Plaine Chamet
Hugh Anphres
Cotten
M. T. O'Neill
Panhandle-Plaing
Bampa
Palo Duro Park Committee
Men Quit Strikes Tie Up Ogden Rail Yards
Salt Lake City August reports that members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen failed to report for work. One member employed by the Southern Pacific at Ogden blocked traffic in Ogden yards and stalled passenger trains and six to nine freighters.
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Ss. PL
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Brotherhood of Loc
Engnerren
Southern Pacific
Ogden
DOJ Agents Join California Search for Santa Fe Bombers
San Bernardino Calif August 11 Agents of the department of justice were added today to the forces of police deputy sheriffs and deputy United States marshals seeking to learn the identity of the persons who hurled herbs on the Santa Fe property early today. The bombs were exploded by chemical action after they had been thrown over the north fence. A telegram from B R Bright reports Needles can temperature 120 degrees and passengers marooned by the By Four strike suffer as most sleep outdoors.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Department of Justice
Police
Depty
United States
Santa Fe
Shay
BR. EK. Bright
Needles
Criticises Walkout By Associated Press
W G Lee, president of the Brotherhood at Railway Trainmen, telegraphed his general chairman and secretary at Los Angeles that the walkout of Santa Fe line members was unauthorized and that the regular dispute settlement procedure should precede any suspension of work. Telegrams were sent to General Chairman Duffy and General Secretary Harecourt in Los Angeles.
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Cleveland
Ohio
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood
Santa Fe Coast Line
Los Angeles
California
Santa Fae
Duffy
Harecourt
Cal
Nominated Governor for Virgin Islands Named
Washington Aug 1 Captain Henry H. Hough U S N was nominated today by President Harding to be governor of the Virgin Islands.
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Washington
Henry H. Hough
Harding
The
Virgin Islands
Two Ship Explosions Kill Ten People
A converted yacht Shirin off Mian beach was destroyed by explosion and fire, with ten dead and two others believed drowned. Separately the steamship Adriadic near New England suffered a coal hatch blast that killed five crew and injured four, none of the passengers. A witness described the blast as thunderous as the captain restored order and resumed voyage.
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Pelos
Mian Beach
Cape Nassau
Adriadic
New England
Associated Press
Adradic
Martin H. Glynn
New York 1
Diugh KR. David
Flexible Tariff Scheme Adopted in Senate Debate
The Senate approved a flexible tariff plan granting the president authority to adjust rates until July 1, 104. It then moved on from the tariff fight to address unfair competitive methods in imports. Lawmakers began considering scientific tariff amendments from Senators Freense iysen and Jones, with party support noted.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Freense Iysen
New Jersey
Jones
New Mexico
Action of Big Four at Washington withheld
WAC Texas Aug 11. Big Four brothers and Katy line switchmen may strike in protest against armed guards and alleged dangerous equipment. A state-wide meeting of brotherhood representatives in Weep Sunday will decide. Sunday action could trigger wider walkouts on other Texas lines after Katy.
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Associated Press
WAC
Texas
Katy
Brotherhoods
Big Four
National Brotherhoods
Labor Walkouts Spark White House Stir Amid Rail Crisis
Associated Press reports hours of tense talks as seven unions plan replies to the president while others prepare a joint declaration. Stone notes walkouts at terminals may paralyze transport. guards cited as reason for strikes not aimed at overthrowing order. Harding plans no aggressive government move, urging safety for workers and property.
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White House
Harding
Stone
King Renominated by Utah for Senate at Democratic Convent
United States Senator William H. King of Utah was renominated at the Democratic state convention in Dry Lake City on the first ballot with a unanimous choice for the November election. His Republican opponent is Ernest B. Barnes, a Salt Lake mining engineer.
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Associated
Daily News promises full Sunday issue with comics and features
The Daily News previews a complete Sunday edition with four color comic pages including Stim Jim and The Kelly Kids, late news pictures, and a magazine section carrying Enter the Flapper by Zoe Beckley in installments. It touts AP sports coverage and panhandle demand, urging readers to reserve copies.
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Daily News
Associated Press
Panhandle
Reliable Associated Press
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San Benardino
BAR Association
Panhandle-Plains C. C
Junior C. C
King
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