Four Die As Fort Worth & Denver Engine Collision
Fort Worth and Denver freight crashed into a switch engine on a curve north of North Fort Worth. Four trainmen died, two were seriously hurt, and investigation findings are delayed for weeks. Names of the dead include Harry Becamp and Roy Sands. injured include Ira Littrell and Pat Wallace.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Board of Examination
J. E. Kelly
Wichita Falls
Pat J. Wallace
Ira M. Littrell
Texas
Fort Orth
Polytechnic
D. C. Prickett
Bessie Street
J. J. Lloyd
I. M. Littrell
Pat Wallace
Liberty Bell Ringing Historic Broadcast Across Nation
In 1925 Philadelphia marks a broadcast of the Liberty Bell, issuing a ceremonial ring heard nationwide as the city’s mayor announces the event. The program notes the bell’s 91st anniversary and its 174th ring since creation, linking local ceremony to a national audience.
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Philadelphia
America
Liberty Bell
WIP
W. Freeland Kendrick
Record Cold Weather Grips Texas With Snow and Sleet
Texas faced extreme cold as sleet and light snow spread from the plains to the lower Rio Grande valley. Edinburg and the valley reported 15 hours of sleet and record lows, while Houston and Galveston logged 26 degrees with light snow. Amarillo reached 10 degrees as residents witnessed unusual winter conditions across the state.
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Dallas
Lone Star State
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
D ‘Ff
Edinburg
Houston
Galveston
United States Weather Service
Amarillo
San Antonio
Pershing May Quit Tacna Arica Plebeian Commission
Dec 28 report says General John J. Pershing's failing health may force him to surrender his role as president of the Tacna Arica plebiscitary commission and return to the United States by mid January. Army physician Major Glenn I. Jones recommended his return not later than January 15. Colonel Jay J. Morrow also plans to sail home after work delays and storms in the survey area.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Tacna-Arica
Coolidge
Chile
Peru
United States
American Expeditionary Forces
Arica
Glenn I. Jones
Army Medical Corps
Jay J. Morrow
Boundary Commission
President Coolidge
Colonel Morrow
General Pershing
Associated Press
White House
State Department
Col John C Coolidge Reported Not In Serious Condition
Plymouth Vermont December 28 The condition of Colonel John C Coolidge father of the president was reported as not serious early tonight He was in bed with faulty circulation and loss of use of his right leg Dr Albert Cram of Bridgewater his physician saw him in the morning and was preparing for a second visit stating he was not disturbed and saw no reason for fear of any worsening tonight
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Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Seriou
Albert €. Cram
Bridgewater
Zero Wave Breaks as Death Toll Tops Forty-Eight
Chicago dispatch reports the holiday zero wave over the nation was shattered by shifting winds. Cold weather persists in many areas but rebound in temperatures cleared the zero mark, while authorities estimate over forty lives lost and extensive property damage from fires.
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Chicago
Middle West
Mercury
Water rights urged for upper western streams
Daily News Washington reports a Interior Department statement urging all interests in upper reaches of western public land states to secure water rights and promptly appropriate for storage and irrigation and power. The note highlights New Mexico’s role and explains why upper reaches matter for repeat use and streamlined administration.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Daily News
Washington
Interior Department
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Texas
United States
Farmers urged to get continuous market advice
New York dispatch reports P T Cooper of the U S bureau of agricultural economics urged a continuous economic service for farmers at the American farm economic association opening session. The plan would advise when and where to sell what crops to raise and how much to raise, emulating private sector investor and industry services.
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New York
P. T. Cooper
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
American Farm Economic Association
Fraud ring busted in San Antonio operations
SAN ANTONIO December 28 Four men and a woman were arrested for fraudulently obtaining thousands of dollars from merchants of the southeast through operations centered in a San Antonio headquarters. They will be given a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges of using the mails to defraud.
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San Antonio
Ray of Hope for Settlement in Coal Strike
New York Dec 28 A potential breakthrough for a settlement or truce in the Pennsylvania hard coal strike looms as miners and operators prepare for a joint conference tomorrow at the Union League Club behind closed doors. Thirteen delegates will meet after separate informal talks, with business likely to begin Wednesday. The mood appeared less tense despite no formal statements from either side.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
Union Teague Club
Gel
Weather Outlook Promises Cooler Temps and Light Precipitation
The morning forecast notes cool air over the region with temperatures dipping toward Colorado and eastward. Light rain or snow has been reported in the eastern Rocky Mountain area and stretching from eastern Texas westward. Conditions likely to be partly cloudy with a gradual temperature drop through the day.
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Eam
Rockies
Colorado
Hocky Mountain
Texas
Amartha
Magicseeverins
Eveceverecs
Jeciendt
Many U S cities pay homage to Wilson memory
New York on December 28 reports that about five hundred American cities honored Woodrow Wilson on the 69th anniversary of his birth. At the Woodrow Wilson Foundation dinner Harry A. Garfield praised his vision and ideas for international cooperation. Norman H. Davis credited Wilson with laying foundations for a new world order and cited Locarno treaties and league of nations as key to peace efforts.
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New York
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Hotel Astor
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
Wilson
Garfield
Locarno
Davis
League of Nations
Gasoline Fire Burns Woman in Liberal Home Incident
Special to The News Liberal Kansas December 28 Mrs L J Woltman bank employee had a narrow escape when a bucket of gasoline she was using to clean silk in her basement caught fire from friction. She smothered flames with a rug while her husband moved the burning bucket outside. She sustained only minor burns to her arms and no property damage occurred.
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Kans
L. J. Woltman
People's State Bank
Woltman
Mexican National Railway Advances with Tank Cars and Wells
General American Tank Corporation leased 150 tank cars to the Mexican National railways as it builds a pipeline and wells on its property. The Mexican National owns about 1,400 tank cars and has purchased highway equipment from General American.
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New York
General American Tank Corporation
Mexican National Railways
Mexican National Haudwaye
General American Company
Southwest Kansas Highway Officials Association Formed
Seward County commissioners joined representatives from sixteen of nineteen counties to create the Southwest Kansas Highway Officials Association in Dodge City. Aimed at uniform highway construction and maintenance, the group plans meetings in Liberal in February and October. W. H. Shattuck was elected president, B. A. Allen vice president, and C. W. Hickock secretary.
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Kans
Seward
Butler Wood
A. L. Morgan
A. O. Edmonds
Dodge City
Southwest Kansas Highway Officials Association
Liberal
W. H. Shattuk
Clark County
B. A. Allen
Finney County
C. W. Hicock
Grant County
State officials return to work after holidays in Texas
In Austin on December 28, state officials resumed duties while political activity continued. Governor Ferguson did not appear at the state house. her husband met with Texas figures including Bob Stuart and Frank V. Lanham. Hal Moseley visited, and former leaders McGregor, Lea, Ward joined discussions with the former governor amid no call for a special session.
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Austin
Texas
Ferguson
State House
James E.ferguson
Bob Stuart
Stuart
Lee Satterwhite
House of Representatives
Texas Company Resigns General Counsel in Shuffle
New York Dec 28 The resignation of C B Ames as general counsel and director of the Texas Company was accepted by the directors today. W W Bruce was elected a director in his place and Harry Kilen, also associate general counsel, was elected general counsel.
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New York
C. B. Ames
Texas Company
W. W. Bruce
Harry Kilen
Counterfeit Plant Seized as Gang Leader Arrested
New York dispatch reports secret service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police arresting five in an international counterfeiting ring based in Elizabeth New Jersey. Leader Frank Wieland a jeweler turned forger confessed printing the money with a novel photographic method and faces $10,000 bond after pleading guilty.
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New York
Secret Service
Elizabeth
N. J
Canadian Royal Mounted Police
Frank Welgand
Wieland
Canada
Wiegand
Atik
Alea
Ohlo Traction and Light Company
United States
Pleffig
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