Parker name linked to Morehouse mob case
A Morehouse Parish open investigation into hooded band activities and the Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards slayings heard for the first time the name of Governor John M. Parker. Witnesses identified a Met Rouge citizen charged with anti Klan actions and noted three Met Rouge residents were instructed to leave town. Mayor R L Dade, a former Klansman, affirmed the Captain Skipworth Parker link when asked.
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Morehouse
Bastrop
Ku Klux Klan
Morehouse Parish
Met Rouge
Watt Daniel
Thomas Richards
John M. Parker
Skipworth
Wilson Thanks Democrats For Their Telegram
Former president Woodrow Wilson expresses pleasure at a Jackson Day dinner tele gram from Northwest Texas supporters pledging allegiance to policies of Wilson, Jackson, and Jefferson. The note was drafted by J L Nunn and R H Nichols and signed by the committee. The account also covers Ku Klux Klan testimony about its influence in Met Rouge, with details on membership, past incidents, and a court recess following witnesses.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Asd
Jnne Jean Way
The
Daily News
Mr. Wilson
J. L. Nunn
R. H. Nichols
Washington, D. C
Texas
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
British plan for funding of debt hangs fire
Washington January 11 American and British debt commissioners spent two hours discussing Great Britain’s one billion dollar debt to the United States but did not reach terms. Chairman Mellon and others expect an agreement before January 16 when the British depart for home. Discussions centered on payment methods and Britain’s finances while noting the settlement’s size and potential impact as a guide for Allied debt relations. The annual amount Britain can pay will largely determine the terms.
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Washington
Great Britain
Mellon
Amercan Commission
America
Creat Britian
Censors Bar Arbuckle Films In National Review
New York January 11 The national committee for better films and the national board of review of motion pictures announced they would no longer approve any screen production publicly identified with Rosco C Fatty Arbuckle.
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Arbuckle Films
New York
National Committee For Better Films
National Board of Review of
Yotion Pictures
Rosco C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Burnett Dismisses Press Attention From Riverside Kidnapping Case
In Shreveport T. J. Burnett, under treatment for pleurisy in a sanitarium, says he is not worried by newspaper coverage of his alleged role in the watt Daniel and Thomas Richards kidnapping and murder at Met Rouge. Doctors report his condition improving.
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Shreveport
T. J. Burnett
Burnett
Watt Daniel
Thomas Richards
Met Rouge
Bastrop
Dallas Rooming House Fire Sparks Rescue Effort
Dallas report says two motorcycle officers found a burning rooming house and alerted occupants including children two women and fifteen men. They led people to safety as flames tore through the first floor to the second story and burned a hole in the roof.
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Dallas
Pay Your Poll Taxes in Amarillo Election Year
Amarillo voters are reminded to pay city and county poll taxes by midnight January 31 to qualify for the upcoming municipal election. A mayor and two commissioners will be chosen, with a water bond likely on the 1923 ballot. Both taxes must be paid to vote.
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Amarillo
German Ambassador protests Ruhr invasion to United States
Dr Otto Wiedfeldt German Ambassador called at the state department to deliver a formal protest against France occupying the Ruhr noting it breaches the Versailles treaty. The German note says Germany will not meet violence with violence or withdraw from the treaty and warns that any local disturbance would be met with coercive measures. Germany criticizes France as acting against a peaceful nation and discusses reparations, moratoriums and potential separate arrangements with Britain while denying treaty rights of the other allies. The U S says there is no recall plan for Roland Boyden and indicates troop withdrawals reflect avoidance of complications with French operations.
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Roland W. Boyden
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Italy
Belgium
Great Britain
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Clemencély
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Serosa
Krenek
Kince
Rawen
Rence
Rum Run Coup Roars Through New Jersey Shore
Thousands of liquor cases landed from three steamers and 19 schooners off Ambrose Channel lightship. Bootleggers move by fast boats to harbors and docks while trucks and cars rush to deliver to coastal towns. A Dry Navy response, led by Lexington, pursues smugglers as the chase spreads along Sandy Hook with armed escorts and rapid unloading.
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New Jersey
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Lexington
Sandy Hook
Ithey
Margaret
U S Troopers Reluctant to Leave Rhine Valley
Coblenz reports deep regret as 1200 soldiers of the Eighth United States Infantry prepare to depart the de castled Rhine area. Withdrawal confirmation comes from official channels via Paris and Associated Press, marking the end of American presence on European soil for now.
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Europe
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Poultry Show Opens in Wichita Falls With 1200 Birds
The seventh annual North Texas Poultry Association show opened in Wichita Falls on January 11 with more than 1200 birds entered.
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Wichita Falls
North Texas Poultry Association
French Troops Take Over Ruhr Plants In Essen
German Ruhr region falls under French troops led by General Degoutte with Essen as the occupied hub housing 690000 residents. Proclamation says Franco Belgian forces aid Allied engineers in securing reparations coal while German laws remain in force. Berlin says official actions pending assessment of French occupation plans.
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Essen
Germany
Ruhr
Degoutte
Allied Engineer Commission
Arsene Lupin of Wichita Falls Sought by Police
Wichita Falls police and hundreds of officers across Texas and Oklahoma search for Toussaint alias Arsene Lupin after his dramatic escape from a death cell. Grand jury probes the escape while deputies connected to former sheriff Smith reappear and jail staff face scrutiny amid the manhunt.
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Wichita Falls
Jani Toussaint
Wichita
Texas
Oklahoma
Grand Jury
Thirteenth District
Toussaint
Tous- Saint
Fred Smith
Smith
Murphy
Arsene Lupin Ligon
Divorce and Marriage News Feature Preview
Sunday magazine previews major topics on divorce and marriage laws. It notes agitation for standardized laws and a proposed twentieth amendment on marriage and divorcee while inviting readers to read the feature in the pink section of Sunday's News.
British Cabinet weighs watchful waiting policy
London reports the British cabinet at its meeting discussed the French and Belgian troop movements into the Ruhr valley and the impact on reparations and deliveries from Germany. The stance keeps Rhine forces in place for now while awaiting Italian government reaction and Franco Belgian actions.
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Rhine
Laat
Marsdlont
Italy
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