Seven Feared Dead After Ferry Collision in Fog
Seven people drowned near Norco after the City of Pittsburgh ferry collided with a motor boat operating as a ferry in dense fog. Victims include Arthur St De 13 Anatol Nicholas 45 Murphy Nicholas 18 Arvin Landeche 21 Ed Johnson and Tim Tomba.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Norco
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
Arthur St. de
Cammile St. de
Walter Bergerson, Jr
Walter Bergerson
Luling
Anatol Nicholas
Taft
Murphy Nicholas
Arvin Landeche
Emile Landeche
Ed Johnson
Tim Tomba
Hahnville
Warships abandon search for planes in New Zealand region
After 24 002 miles of ocean trails warships end search for three aviators from Sydney New South Wales Captain Hood Lieutenant Moncrieff and Captain Knight. No trace of flyers or their aircraft found though land parties continue search near Tararua mountains.
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Associated Press
Wellington
New Zealand
Sydney
Captain Hood
Moncrieff
Knight
Tararua Mountains
Texan Killed on Train Near Victoria
Albert Witton aged 23 of Brownsville died in Victoria when his head extended from a Missouri Pacific freight car and the door closed crushing his skull.
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Associated Press
Victoria, Tex
Albert Witton
Brownsville
Missouri Pacific
Here
Abies Irish Rose Endorsed for Oklahoma City Showing
A message from R D Hutchinson manager of Shrine auditorium in Oklahoma City endorses Abie's Irish Rose. Wilbur C Hawk president of the Tri-State Fair Association received the note praising the company after its Shrine engagement. Officials expect a sell out with tickets on sale at City Drug Store.
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Abie
R. D. Hutchinson
Shrine Auditorium
Oklahoma City
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
The
Fair Association
Train Crashes Into Open Switch Killing Yet Unknown
Two men were fatally injured and a third seriously hurt when a northbound I and G N passenger train No 4 crashed through an open switch. Engineer Sid Crews and fireman O G Bennett stayed at the engine as it toppled, suffering grave burns. Express messenger D E Chambers was injured. Traffic diverted over the Katy to Granger as wrecking crews clear the tracks. The engineer had previously figured in a Baylor university grade crossing crash.
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Taylor
Texas
Sid Crews
O. G. Bennett
D. E. Chambers
Katy
Granger
Baylor University
Eradication of Scabies Reported in Texas Livestock
J. H. Rasco chief inspector notes progress in scabies eradication across 70 Panhandle and southwestern Texas counties. 2,135 inspections. 1,228,026 cattle examined with 29,418 exposed, 40,681 infected, 1,157,927 free. 203 sheep imports permits. 30,944 sheep brought from 20 states. Teamwork credited for gains.
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Texas
J. H. Rasco
Amarillo
Mr. Rasco
Panhandle
Rasco
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bodies of Three Scouts Recovered in Long Island Pond
The bodies of three 12 year old Boy Scouts missing since Saturday were recovered from Wigwam pond in Long Island. They were John Copeland Edward Weisner and Ross Kaufman all from Queens village.
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New York
Wigwam Pond
Long Island
John Copeland
Edward Weisner
Ross Kaufman
Queens Village
Reorganization Possibility for Kansas City Land Bank
W S McLucas chairman of the bondholders protective committee sees a possible reorganization of the Kansas City Joint Stock Land Bank in the January report by land bank receiver William R Compton.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Joint Stock Land Bank
W. S. McLucas
Bondholders’ Protective Committee
William R. Compton
Insurance Men Meet in Amarillo January 20 Convention
General insurance agents from 653 northwest Texas counties gather in Amarillo for Region No. 7 meeting of the Texas Association of Insurance Agents. Principal speaker is M. Campbell Jr. with others including George S. William and D. G. Foreman. Luncheon at the Amarillo hotel. Region 7 covers 49 counties such as Dallam, Potter, Gray, Hale, Hall, Oldham, Armstrong, and Wilbarger.
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Texas
Amarillo
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
George S. William
T. M. Campbell, Jr
Texas Insurance Commission
Tred M. Burton
Galveston
D. G. Foreman
Lipscomb
Hartley
Moore
Hutchinson
Roberts
Hemphill
Oldham
Potter
Carson
Gray
Wheeler
Deaf Smith
Randall
Kent
Armstrong
Donley
Collingsworth
Palmer
Castro
Swisher
Briscoe
Hall
Childress
Bailey
Lamb
Hale
Floyd
Motley
Cottle
Hardeman
Foard
Stonewall
Wilbarger
Wichita
Clay
Gochran
Hockley
Crosby
Dickens
King
Knox
Baylor
Archer
Young
Yoakum
Terry
Lynn
Garza
Salesman crushed to death when coach overturns near Dallas
F Roy Rigrish 35 traveling salesman from Indianapolis dies after a small coach overturns on Scyene road. He is crushed between the vehicle and pavement with a fractured skull. Fellow salesman and driver Harry McNair from Indianapolis suffers minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
F. Roy Rigrish
Indianapolis
Scyene Road
Harry McNair
Goat Raisers Protest Renewal of Rail Rates
The Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas in Ozona voted to protest renewing the Orient railway differential on livestock after January 31. W. H. Hartgrove said last year's differential income was $15,000 and this year the Orient plans to use all such funds to improve shipping facilities.
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San Angelo
Association of Texas
Ozona
Orient Railway
W. H. Hartgrove
Orient
Congress Faces Pressure of Legislation Programs in Senate and House
Washington dispatch notes a six week push by congressional committees creating a heavy agenda. The Senate opens with the McMaster tariff resolution and election investigations while the House moves toward a major annual appropriation bill and public hearings on flood control and irrigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
McMaster Teriff
Campaign Funds Committee
McMaster
Dickinson
Iowa
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
William S. Wilson
Pennsylvania
William S. Ware
Ware
Appropriations Committee
Naval Committee
Wilbur
Irrigation Committee
Elderly Pumper Attacked En Route to Work
W. T. Skelton a 74 year old pumper for the Santa Fe railway was assaulted early Sunday morning near East Third street and three blocks from the Santa Fe station. He was beaten over the head with a gun and had his watch stolen in what police believe was robbery. He walked to his home at 405 Garfield street and may name his assailant once recovered.
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W. T. Skelton
Santa Fe Railway
Well No 15
Fort Worth
East Third Street
Garfield Street
Mr. Skelton
Skelton
Confession Links Father to Child's Death Pact in Kentucky
In Greenup Kentucky Robert Herman Pitts admits to agreeing to murder his 4 year old daughter Mary Magdalene Pitts and blames house keeper Marie Frazier. He swears confession to turn state evidence stating Marie doped him and urged the killing. Frazier denies involvement while authorities cite a head wound matching a poker found at the home.
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Associated Press
Greenup
Robert Herman Pitts
Mary Magdalene Pitts
Marie Frazier
Pitts
John D. Baker
Clark County
Marie
Mary
Robert H. Pitts
Frazier
President Coolidge an honored guest in Havana arrival
President Coolidge lands in Havana aboard the Texas amid a vast Cuban welcome. Ships, cannons, and sirens greet the presidential party as Machado and Cubans pay homage to the visiting head of a foreign nation during the Pan American conference.
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Associated Prensa
Havana
Coolidge
Cuba
Gerardo Machado
Texas
Hig
National Palace
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
Uncle Sam
Memphis
Havana Harbor
Fort Cabanas
Morro Castle
Morro Point
Machado
Pan American Congress Opens in Havana With Presidents Present
Delegations from twenty one Latin American nations gather in Havana for the Pan American conference opening. President Coolidge and party attend as the first session is slated for 10 30 tomorrow at the National Theater in Prado near the Presidential Palace. The program will feature speeches by President Gerardo Machado of Cuba and President Coolidge.
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Associated Press
Havana
Coolidge
National Theater
Prado
Presidential Palace
Latin American student groups rebuke Monroe doctrine in Paris
The Latin American student associations in Paris and Berlin adopt a resolution rejecting the Monroe doctrine as useless and prejudicial to Latin America. They condemn Pan Americanism and denounce the Havana Pan American conference as masking U S imperialist policy. The meeting may end before noon with city tours and an entertainment program including visits to Havana plants and the planting of a Pan American fraternity tree. The first plenary session opens Wednesday morning amid postponement talk to avoid conflicting with President Coolidge's reception.
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Associated Press
Paris
Berlin
Havana
Wage
Mahadoy
Army Planes Join Search for Dorothy Schneider Case
Three army pursuit planes from Selfridge field assisted Michigan and Genesee County authorities in a manhunt for the kidnapper who slain year old Dorothy Schneider. The craft scanned Genesee County for abandoned cars matching the suspect description as officers verify tips and vehicle traces.
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Associated Press
Flint
Mich
Selfridge Field
Dorothy Schneider
Genesee County
Wade Plans West Texas Chamber Meet in Fort Worth
Homer D. Wade of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce arrived in Fort Worth to arrange an executive board meeting on Thursday to set the date for the annual convention. Reports from oil and gas and poultry and dairy divisions will be reviewed, with prior meetings scheduled in San Angelo and Wichita Falls.
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Associated Press
Wort Worth
Homer D. Wade
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
Oil and Gas
Poultry and Dairy
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Texas G O P Leaders Predict Hoover Nomination
Dallas hosts the Texas Republican state executive committee meeting with leaders predicting Herbert Hoover of California will secure the party nomination. Committeemen Creager and Nolte assert support and expect a Hoover endorsement at today's session. The plan includes two state conventions to be held in Dallas and Fort Worth with invitations extended.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Herbert Hoover
California
RB. B. Creager
Brownsville
Republican National
Eugene Nolte
Seguin
Republican State Executive Committee
Hoover
Fort Worth
Creager
Nolte
Frank A. Blankenbeckler
Cisco
Houston Jones
Pharr
Heber Page
Phil E. Baer
Paris
Henry Zweifel
W. E. Talbot
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
F. L. Thomson
San Antonio
J. C. Griswold
Republican Executive Committee
Hoover, Creager and Nolte
Houston Prepares for Demo Party in June
Jess H. Jones will return to Houston within a week to oversee preparations for the Democratic national convention to be held in June. A temporary auditorium to seat 25 000 at Martha Permann square may require wrecking adjacent city-owned houses. Mayor Malcombe says $100 000 has been arranged for construction.
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Houston
Texas
Jess H. Jones
A. D. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Jones
Mr. Simpson
Oscar Malcombe
Martha Permann
Simpson
Selection of Houston for Democratic convention
Norman E. Mack says Houston Texas will keep the South in line and aid Governor Smith. He expects Smith to be nominated and elected and notes the party is more united than since 1912 and 1916. Jesse H. Jones discusses convention arrangements and the building design to host the gathering next June.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Houston
Texas
Smith
Norman E. Mack
Jesse H. Jones
New York
Houson
Jones
Boy Dies After Hunting Accident Near Gilmer
Gilmer Texas January 15 Helen Allen twelve year old son of Watson Allen died after a gun discharged by Byron Amos during a late Saturday quail hunt near Latch. The incident occurred Saturday night and is reported as accidental.
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Gilmer
Texas
Helen Allen
Watson Allen
Byron Amos
Latch
Weather outlook for multiple states this week
Louisiana and East Texas expect cloudy skies and possible rain on Monday and Tuesday with cooler conditions, especially in the north and northeast. Arkansas and Oklahoma forecast similar unsettled pattern with rain and colder conditions, while West Texas shows possible rain in the north and east Tuesday with partial clearing.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
East
Texas
West Texas
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He An
G. S. Williams
Calls Texas Association OF Agents
Henry Horton
Grace Moore
Jellico (Tenn
Metropolitan Opera Co
Miss Moore
First Baptist Church
Jellico
Metropolitan
Santa FE
U.S
President Coolidge
Havena
Pan-American Congress
Wade
G.O.P
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