Lassiter Named Head of Tacna Arica Plebiscite Commission
President Coolidge selects Major General Willam Lassiter to replace General Pershing as president of the Tacna Arica plebiscite commission. Lassiter will sail from Panama aboard the Cleveland for Arica within days, with Pershing possibly resigning to allow Lassiter’s commissioning. If Pershing’s health improves, he may return and resume command. otherwise Lassiter leads the plebiscitary arrangements.
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Washington
Will'am Lassiter
Department of Panama
John J. Pershing
Arica
United States
Panama
Denver
General Pershing
General Lassiter
Commission
Glenn JT. Jones
Army Medical Corps
South America
Lassister
End of Anthracite Talks Void of Settlement Amid Strike
After fruitless days of wage contract talks the anthracite conference ends with miners and operators agreeing no progress. About 158,000 workers remain on strike for an indefinite period as federal mediation seems unlikely. Governor Pinchot planned to present views to Pennsylvania lawmakers, but no plan to resume talks surfaced. Both sides say any resolution must come from outside mediation.
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New York
Washington
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Grand jury in Osage mystery recessed to Feb 12
Federal grand jury probing the Osage murders recessed until February 12. Edwin K. Brown reports progress as satisfactory after indicting one case. W. K. Hale and John Ramsey, charged in Henry Roan murder, to be arraigned next Saturday. Perjury charge filed against witness Rowe. he was freed. Custody questions of Hale unsettled between state and federal authorities.
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Guthrie
Okla
Jan
Oklahoma
Edwin K. Brown
W. K. Hale
John Ramsey
Henry Roan
Odge
Tren Rowe
Pawhuska
Roy Lewis
Rowe
Hale Lou Oller
Hale
Lewis
George Short
Edwin Dabney
J. Berry King
Brown
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas on Wednesday
Fair and cold conditions persist across Amarillo and West Texas with unsettled parts in New Mexico. Highs are modest amid a high pressure pattern over Idaho and northern Nevada, while the upper Mississippi valley sees lower temperatures and light snow remains over the eastern Rocky Mountains.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Idaho
Vexas
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Lake Region
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Lakegions
Houra
Flood Toll Near 2000 in Nayarit Mexico
Aziz Jan 12 reports two thousand lives lost and thousands homeless after unprecedented floods in Nayarit. He cites 144 inches of rain in three days and $250,000 railroad damage. U.S. Ambassador Kellogg dispatched condolences to Mexico, conveying profound regret and sympathy.
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Nogales
Aziz
State of
Nayarit
Mexico
H. B. Titcomb
Southern Pacific of Mexico Railroad
Titcomb
Southern Pacific of Mexico
Washington
Sheffield
Kellogg
Mayor Behrman of New Orleans Dies
Martin Behrman veteran mayor of New Orleans dies at 62 after long illness. Body moved from Algiers to city hall for public viewing, funeral at 9:30 am tomorrow, high mass at St. Louis Cathedral. Police and city officials guard the proceedings. death blamed on chronic heart muscle degeneration.
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New Orleans
Martin Behrman
Mataire
Algiers
Mississippi River
St. Louis Cathedral
GE Denies It Controls Water Power and Light Industries
General Electric public letter to stockholders responds to Senate pressure and a 1925 federal inquiry. Owen D. Young and Gerard Swope deny monopolistic control of the electrical industry while acknowledging it remains the largest manufacturer. cites census data from 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Electric Company
Rigantic Trust
J. P. Morgan and Company
Owen D. Young
Gerard Swope
Congress
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Tax Unit Under Fire in Senate Inquiry Report
The Senate investigation committee’s first report criticizes the income tax unit of the treasury. It accuses Internal Revenue Commissioner Plair of exceeding authority, bargaining with taxpayers, and delegating too much power to division chiefs. The report highlights improper allowances, questionable refunds, and issues in mine and oil well amortization.
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Washington
Income Tax Unit of
The
Treasury
Senate Investigation Committee
Senate
Couzens
Internal Revenue
Plair
King
Utah
Jones
New Mexico
Watson
Indiana
Ernst
Kentucky
Washington Day Debates and Senate Actions in Brief
The House debated the Italian debt settlement while Donovan testified in the Aluminum hearing. Senate seated Nye as senator from North Dakota, Teller of California nominated to the shipping board. The national council of farmers cooperative marketing associations convened. Senate committee charged improper treasury allowances totaling 210 655 300. An investigation of former Indiana Governor McKay now in prison was ordered. Major General Tassiter chosen to replace General Pershing in Arica upon Pershing's return.
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House
Donovan
Senate
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Phillip
Teller
California
Shipping Board
National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing
Treasury
Pershing
Arica
United States
Amarillo bank elections show slight changes
In Amarillo several banks completed officer and director elections with minor changes. The National Bank of Commerce saw E H Powell resign as cashier to join Buick Cadillac. T F E Durham was re elected president at National Bank of Commerce. New directors included Dr J J Crume. Other banks kept most officers, and American State Bank election not completed. Amarillo Bank and Trust Co delayed its annual election to month end.
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National Bank of Commerce
E. H. Powell
Buick-Cadillac Company
Third
Polk Streets
First National Bank
W. Fuqua
C. J. E. Lowndes
Ford Brandenburg
John Chesnutt
C. W. Carson
H. EB. Fuqua
W. H. Fuqua
M. E. Fuqua
J. JL. Fuqua
American State Bank
C. M. McCullough
T. FE. Durham
J. D. Thompson
C. B. Reeder
W. T. Moore
W. Hardin
J. M. Neely
J. J. Crume
J. R. Wrather
W. O'Brien
Dr. Crume
Amarillo Bank & Trust Co
Tragedy at Johnston Hotel Ferriday Fire Kills Eight
Fire at the Johnston Hotel in Ferriday La collapsed the frame building trapping eight men on the second floor. Nine men were injured from burns or leaps to safety as debris hindered rescue efforts. Coroner Dr M C Reeves identified seven of the dead including Joe Blakeley and Pink Ezell with others named. rescue crews recovered bodies and worked to identify remains amid ruined records.
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Ferriday
Johnston Hotel
van Noy
Merriday
M. C. Reeves
Concordia Parish
Joe Blakeley
Pink Ezell
James
Ashwood
Keene
Birmingham
C. K E. Roberts
B. P.O. E Lodge
Dunkirk
N. J
J. M. McCorkle
Dallas
P. G. Carlyle
Brookhaven
Miss
F. E. Jones
J. H. Kirke
Burns
Lee Berry
J. G. Marvin
Beathiont
Texas
Joe Knapp
Marcus Carmichael
Galveston
R. L. Corbett
B. C. Brown
Trial of Briscoe postponed over jury list legality
San Antonio reports the trial of Mathew Briscoe, accused of black terror, postponed indefinitely after Judge McCrory sustains a motion to quash the special venire. The basis is that the jury wheel used poll tax lists instead of property rolls as required.
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San Antonio
Mathew Briscoe
Aeged
Black Terror
W. W. McCrory
84Th District Court
Briscoe
City renames Wine street to Glenwood after petition
Cumberland council approves ordinance to rename Wine street Glenwood street. Mayor signs measure after nearly all residents on the street petitioned, citing obsolescence and ridicule associated with the old name.
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Cumberland
Mid
C.P
Wine Street
Glenwood Street
MANY TEXANS AT WASHINGTON FOR FARMER COUNCIL
Delegates from nearly all agricultural states attended the fourth annual conference of the National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing associations in Washington. Texans listed include J A Hill of Corpus Christi and the Texas Farm Bureau, Judge L Gough of Amarillo, Dr F A Buechel of A M College, C O Moser of Dallas, L F McKay of Dallas, John Ty Orr of the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton association, M BE Hays of Dallas, and Hi Kays of Dallas.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Daily News
Washington
National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Associations
J A. Hill
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas Cotton Association
Corpus Christi
L. Gough
Texas Wheat Growers Association
Amarillo
F. A. Buechel
A. & M. College
College Station
C. 0. Moser
National Council of Warmers Opens Sessions
The National Council of Warmers begins its sessions in Washington with delegates and officials gathering to discuss policy and program plans for the upcoming year. Key figures include council chairpersons and notable representatives from member organizations. Attendance is expected from regional committees and allied groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council OF
Texas Included in I. C. C. District by Measure Proposed
Washington report on a House bill by Sam Rayburn proposes district based membership for the Interstate Commerce Commission. The plan would create twelve members each tied to a district including district 10 comprising Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Tenure would be seven years with vacancy terms. The president could remove for cause and no more than six members could come from one party.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Daily’News
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Rayburn
South
The
United States
Twe
Death Without Mercy In Mexican Bandit Campaign
Federal troops continue a ruthless extermination campaign against bandits who hijacked the Chimbalajara to Mexico City train and killed about fifty people. The war department reports killings and eight prisoners executed near Quitupan after surround and battle. Troopers pursue remaining marauders and execute confessed accomplices, aiming to deter further robberies.
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Mexico City
Chimbalajara
War Department
Wang
Fiftieth Cavalry
Los Jeyes
Michoagan
Jalisco
Quitupan
Coolidge Urges Tax Enactment Before March 15
President Coolidge calls for nonpartisan Senate action to pass the House revenue bill before March 15. He says a $170 million increase in tax cuts, favored by Senate Democrats, would be unwise economically and risk a party fight delaying prompt action. Senator Simmons says he expects enough support to adopt the larger reduction.
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Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Senate Finance Committee
Democrats
House
Simmons
North Carolina
Stockmen Gather for Phoenix Meet from Every State
Stockmen from every western state converge on Phoenix Arizona for the annual convention of the American National Livestock Association opening tomorrow. The meeting is billed as one of the most important in recent years due to industry challenges. Sam H Cowan Fort Worth Texas a key speaker on the program.
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Phoenix
Ariz
American National Livestock Association
Sam H. Cowan
Fort W Texas
Association
Night riders in Florida threaten Negro residents
TAMWA Fla January 12 county officials order special effort to round up bands of night riders alleged to be instigated by real estate operators to frighten Negro property owners into selling and fleeing Tampa. An aged property holder was warned to leave within 48 hours after a burning cross appeared at his gate. Police placed on guard and told to shoot to kill if attacked.
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Tamwa
Fla
Tampa
R. R. Dobey
Dobey
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Edwin Brown
U. S
Grand Jury
Osage
Will Resumsz
Mex
Tepic
Behrman
Amarillo Bank
Houston
E. B. Wilson
Campbell Overstreet
Wilson
Ralph Laird
Goose Creek
Baytown
A. T. Hamilton
Goose Creek Bank
Hamilton
Farmer Council
Bill
Florida
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