Rayburn seeks 12 district plan for I C C representation
Texan Congressman Sam Rayburn announced a bill to split the United States into 12 districts with one Interstate Commerce Commission member from each, ensuring regional representation and equal party balance. He aims to hearings soon after holidays and to press for swift passage.
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Daily News
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rayburn
Atlantic
Pacific
Kentucky
Swanson Opens World Court Debate Before Senate
Senator Swanson of Virginia opened the World Court issue in the Senate, signaling a renewed fight over adhesion tied to the League of Nations. He argued the court is part of the League, while Senator Borah led opposition with Republicans and irreconcilables. Swanson' s three hour prepared address drew applause from the galleries as debate paused with no immediate questioning.
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Senate
League of Nations
League
Swanson
Virginia
Harding
Coolidge
Borah
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Swan Son
Colonel Mitchell Suspended Five Years by Army Court Martial
Washington reports reveal Colonel William Mitchell found guilty on all specifications and the general charge by court martial. He is sentenced to suspension from rank, command and duty for five years with forfeiture of pay and allowances, the court noting leniency due to his World War record.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Robert J. Howze
Mitchel
Mitchell
Army General Staff
Navy General Board
Maj
Allen Guillion
Col
Sherman Moreland
Rep. R. Reid
Hainois
Guilion
Disabled Soldier Seeks Annulment After Fake Marriage
A disabled Fort Sam Houston soldier in the base hospital asks the 73rd district court to annul his April marriage claiming he was deceived while intoxicated. The petition alleges the ceremony was staged to rob him of half his compensation with the bride hosting the liquor and taking him to the bride’s home for intoxication before the license and ceremony.
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San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
73Rd District Court
Amarillo Hosts Oil Fraternity Dinner For Pioneers
Pioneer cowmen and oil men of the Plains gathered at the Amarillo Hotel as guests of the Real Estate Board. Over 400 attendees shared in a sunlit frolic while discussions centered on Amarillo and its expanding oil field prospects.
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Plains
Amarillo
League urges complete disarmament solution
Washington December 17. A U S officials say any hope of a complete disarmament solution rests on considering the issue in its entirety with the League of Nations. The invitation to participate in the Geneva Preparatory Commission outlines study of all armament facets including land sea and air forces and standards of measurement amid debate over defense versus aggression.
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Washington
League of Nations
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State Department
Umder
United States
Gibson
Berne
Coolidge
Kellogg
Army
Navy
Man Slays Wife and Neighbor in Arkansas Farmout
Samuel C. McAdams, a former inmate of the state hospital for nervous diseases, killed his wife with a chair and then shot neighbor Joe D. Helton near Pine Bluff. He escaped as sheriffs and bloodhounds hunted him. authorities said he also wounded two boys and killed his hunting dog before fleeing. He had been released from the Little Rock institution about two years prior.
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Ark
Samuel C. McAdams
State Hospital
Joe D. Helton
McAdams
Here
Helton
State Institution
Little Rock
City Marshal Shot in Mount Pleasant Neck Wound
Dec 17 Mount Pleasant reports city marshal Ben Chapman shot in the neck with a flesh wound not considered dangerous. W N Gann the constable was arrested for assault to murder and released on $1,000 bond. Officials declined to state the cause of the trouble.
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Mount Pleasant
Ben Chapman
W. N. Gann
Two Germans Charged in Stresemann Slaying Plot
Berlin dispatch reports Karl Kaltdorff and Werner Lorenz formally charged with plotting the assassination of Foreign Minister Stresemann. Arrested after soliciting an accomplice, they allegedly belonged to a fascist group while prior confinement in insane asylums is noted. One planned to wait in an auto with Lorenz for the hit. A letter pledging to kill Stresemann is cited.
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Berlin
Karl Kaltdorff
Werner Lorenz
Stresemann
Kaltdorff
Lorenz
Pig
Amarillo Airmail Route Marked by National Body
St Joseph chapter of the national aeronautic association announced a plan to mark aerial highways across ten midwest states for commercial and military aviation. The scheme covers 1500 towns and the Chicago Dallas airmail route with St Joseph as division HQ. Routes include army model airways from Mount Clemens to Muskogee and commercial and express routes St Joseph to Kansas City to Fort Worth via Wichita and Tulsa.
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National Aeronautic Association
Middle West
Standard Oil Company
United States Army Model Airways
Mount Clemens
Michigan
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Belleville
Illinois
Kansas City
Weemita
Kan
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Texas
Wichita
Kans
Amarillo
Tulsa
Okla
St. Louis
Japanese Troops Occupy Mukden Report Declares
London reports the Daily Mail says Japanese forces seized Mukden, despite protests by Chang Tso-Lin. A later dispatch notes the city was effectively taken under an order forbidding armed entry and hostilities within six miles of the Japan railway from Chang-Chun to Dalyn, about 500 miles.
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London
Daily Mail
Mukden
Mail
Tokyo
Chang Tso-Lin
The
Japan Railway
Chang-Chun
Dalyn
Col William Mitchell Found Guilty by Court Martial
Col William Mitchell was found guilty yesterday by court martial and shown here swearing before the court just before testifying in his case.
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William Mitchell
Satterwhite To Decide On Call Next Saturday
Austin December 17. Speaker of the House Lee Satterwhite arrived but said no definite decision on calling an extra session until Saturday. He conferred two hours with Attorney General Dan Moody and declined to discuss the meeting. Several representatives visited his quarters afterward. It is thought fewer than 60 legislators favor an extra session.
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House of Representatives
Lee Satterwhite
Dan Moody
Representatives Chamber
Satterwhite
Satterwhite Delivers Signals on Extraordinary Session Hope
Wichita Falls report says Speaker Lee Satterwhite has assurances from ninety-one Texas House members that they will attend if he calls for an extraordinary session. Twenty-six members have not yet replied, according to The Record News.
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Wichita Falls
The
Record News
House
Lee Satterwhite
House of the Texas Legislature
Satter
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
The forecast calls for Friday fair and warmer across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. A high pressure area moving southeastward brings continued cool conditions in the Mississippi valley while rain remains along the Gulf and south Atlantic coasts. A trough of low pressure in the northwest supports fair skies and rising temperatures tonight.
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New Mexico
Pisteau
Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Gulf
South Atlantic
Atlantic
Amarillo
Neste
Toys Campaign Seeks Toys for Children at Christmas
Toys are arriving daily for the fourth annual drive by The News and Post. Battery B repairs the donations while high school girls prepare the dolls. Bring toys and dolls to The News-Post to be relaid and dressed for needy boys and girls at Christmas.
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News and Post
News- Post
News-Post
World Court Fight Opens in Senate as Tax Bill Advances
The world court fight began in the Senate while the House moved quickly on the tax bill. Colonel Mitchell was found guilty with a five year suspension. President Coolidge approved extending rural mall delivery service. Senator Blease of South Carolina called for an investigation into embassy liquor usage.
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House
Mitchell
Coolidge
Blease
South Carolina
Prominent Rock Island Man Charles H Hubbell Dies
Charles Herbert Hubbell born Urbana Ohio October 1858 died at his home 2501 Van Buren Street at 6 80 am Thursday memorial service held at St Andrews Episcopal Church in Amarillo with burial planned in North Adams Massachusetts He served Rock Island Railroad for 40 years rising to general superintendent of telegraph lines and retiring in 1919 honored with a gold medal for 25 years service He was active in church and civic affairs after moving to Amarillo
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Charles
Herbert Hubbell
Rock Island
van Buren Street
W. C
I. N. Swan
Clarendon
RK. N. MacCallum
Fort Worth
Denvyer
North Adams
Mass
Urbana
Ohio
Troy & Maine
Horton
Herrington
Kansas
Mississippi River
Chicago
Topake
Hubbell
Amarillo
Wichita Falls Bids for 1927 West Texas Convention
Wichita Falls, strong contender for the 1927 West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention, arranged a downtown headquarters, reserved rooms at Amarillo Hotel, and selected a Denver yard site for a special train to Amarillo. Officials plan a robust campaign to outpace San Antonio with parades, bands, and mobilized delegates, aiming to attract 100,000 residents and the convention.
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Wichita Falls
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Denver
Bolt
San Antonio
Hubert Harrison
Wichita Malls Chamber of Commerce
Wichita Pally
Sewell's Drug Store
Polk Street
Harrison
Anuhitlo
Wichita Palls
Wichita Valle
Texas
San Ansonio
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