Mob of 10,090 storms Flint jail to lynch Hotelling
A crowd of about ten thousand residents storms the Flint county jail seeking to lynch Adolph Hotelling, the confessed slayer of Dorothy Schneider, until national guardsmen disperse the mob. Hotelling cries in hysterics insisting he does not know what came over him. The Lansing dispatch confirms Hotelling’s confession and the tense sequence unfolds amid Operation.
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Associated Press
Flint, Mich
Adolph Hotelling
Dorothy Schneider
Guardsmen Called to Calm Lynching Mob in Flint
A National Guard company was deployed in Flint Michigan to quell a mob around the county jail seeking to lynch Adolph Hotelling, alleged killer of a 5 year old girl. Officials said Hotelling had been moved, but the crowd doubted and pelted the jail with missiles as police and deputies awaited guardsmen. A civilian car convoy tried to force through an alley and was repelled.
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Associated Press
Flint
Mich
National Guard
Adolph Hotelling
Dorothy Schneider
Noted Owosso Contractor Confesses in Child Slaying Case
Adolph Hotelling, elder of a local Owosso church, confessed to the murder of 5 year old Dorothy Schneider. He identified himself to sheriff’s officials after Archie Bacon aided his escape by removing Hotelling’s car from a mud hole. The knife used and the car tied to the Mt Morris woods scene were recovered. The suspect was taken to Lansing jail.
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Associated Press
Flint Mich
Adolph Hotelling
Owosso
Michigan
Dorothy Schneider
Mt. Morris
Here
Hotelling
Archie Bacon
Mt. Morris Woods
Weather forecast for Amarillo area and New Mexico
Partly cloudy and colder weather described for Amarillo and vicinity with unsettled conditions across much of the country. North Rocky Mountain region shows a cooler trend with high pressure centers over Montana and the northeast, and general cooler temperatures reported yesterday with scattered hourly readings.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Noor
Messesarive
Vest
Personal Plea Fails Before Wichita Jury
Ray mond Hall pleaded for mercy but the Wichita Falls jury sentenced him to life imprisonment under a new statute allowing prosecutors to seek the maximum term on a third felony conviction. The charge: assault to murder.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
Raymond Hall
Opposes Use of Force in All Problems
A statement calls for opposition to the use of force in every problem cited, urging nonviolent solutions and diplomacy as the primary approach to conflict. The message emphasizes restraint and peaceful measures across contexts.
Coolidge Appeals for Peace at Pan American Conference
President Coolidge urged 21 Central and South American delegates to settle disputes with justice and equity at the Pan American conference in Havana. The Cuban theater crowd, largely Spanish speaking, erupted in applause as he and President Machado led a procession through crowded streets.
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New World
Coolidge
Western Hemisphere
White House
Central
United States
Mr. Coolidge
Cuba
National Palace
Machado
Fight for Uninstructed Texas Delegation Promised
Texas Republicans clash over Hoover endorsing vote with T. J. Darling claiming he was steam rolled at the state executive committee. He argues proxies and presence justify an uninstructed delegation while party leaders resist dictating the convention slate. Dallas hosts the May 22 convention for national delegates. Fort Worth plans the August 14 state ticket meeting.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Herbert Hoover
T. J. Darling
Temple
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Hoover
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Charles C. Littleton
London
Creager
C. R. Nelson
Clifton
Eugene Nolte
Seguin
United States
Republican Party
First Incorporated Grain Exchange Is Formed in Amarillo
Amarillo forms its first incorporated grain exchange on Eighth Street with 20 charter members. A.S. Strader presides, F. G. Barefield is VP, J. N. Beasley secretary treasurer, and the exchange will offer Chicago wire reports and laboratory testing for toxin content in wheat.
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First Incorporated Grain Exchange
Amarillo
Medical and Professional
Eighth and Polk Streets
A.S. Strader
F. G. Barefield
J. N. Beasley
Exchange
Chicago
Amarillo Grain Exchange
Fort Worth
Beasley
Trainmen Die From Injuries In Taylor Wreck
In Taylor Texas Jan 16 engineer Sid Crews and fireman O G Bennett died in hospital after a northbound International and Great Northern train wreck in the yards. Expressman E E Chambers expected to recover. Seven of 11 coaches derailed. engine overturned. all three injured were from San Antonio. Crews previously involved in a Baylor student crash at Round Rock last January.
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Texas
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O. G. Bennett
International
Great Northern
E. E. Chambers
San Antonio
Baylor University
Round Rock
Bennett
Shorthorn Steers Break Kansas City Price Record
Good shorthorn steers sold at 18.10 dollars per hundredweight, the highest price for killing cattle in peace time in Kansas City. Seventeen head owned by Glenn Osborn of Piedmont Kansas averaged 1410 pounds.
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United Press
Kansas City
Glenn Osborn
Piedmont
Kan
Woman Fatally Burned in Automobile Fire
Miss Eva Adams 18 of Knobnoster died from burns after a car she rode in overturned and caught fire two miles west of Sedalia Missouri. Fred Stephens of Knobnoster was believed fatally burned in the same crash as the coupe struck a culvert barrier during the same incident occurring last night.
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Eva Adams
Knobnoster
Fred Stephens
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Motion Picture Men In Texas Schedule Regional Meetings
Motion picture theater owners of Texas will hold six regional meetings in the next two weeks. W. E. Ward announces sessions in Lubbock January 17 Abilene January 19 Brownwood January 20 San Antonio January 23 Austin January 24 and Houston January 26.
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Dallas
Tex
Motion Picture Theater Owners of Texas
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Lubbock
Abilene
Brownwood
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
Houston Woman Killed in Auto Crash
Betty Waters, 65, died at a Houston hospital after injuries from a traffic accident. Her niece Naomi Waters suffered bruises and cuts but is expected to recover.
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Houston
Tex
Betty Waters
Naomi Waters
Weather Man Sees Cooler Air Forecast
The U S weather man predicted the first rain or snow of the season overnight with a low near 22 degrees and colder days ahead. Skies were cloudy and it was warm enough for rain so snow depended on a drop in temperature before morning. Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy and colder conditions.
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U. S
Three Bus Route Hearings Conclude in Texas
The Texas railroad commission motor bus division completed three hearings in Cisco on Monday with more hearings planned for Tuesday. Proposals include selling lines from Stamford to Breckenridge and Colorado to Big Spring, and Abilene to San Antonio. Decisions could shorten Eastland to San Antonio by 40 minutes cut fares from 12 to 11 dollars and create direct Abilene to Austin routes. Protests by Harrie and Smith were resolved by counsel in a full agreement.
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J. K. Baker
Coleman
J. Lee Curley
Cisco
Curley
Helms
Hill
L. H. Flewellen
Ranger
W. W. Hair
Abilene
Sparks
Sterling Holloway
Eastland County
Associated Press
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
Motor Bus Division
West Texas
Stamford
Road Commission
Fastland
San Antonio
L. H. Creamer
Austin
Creamer
H. Harris
Applicaton
Brady
D. EB. Smith
No Trace Found Of Missing Girl In Northampton
A day of clue chasing across three states failed to locate Miss Frances St. John Smith a Smith College student who disappeared last Friday State Detective Joseph Daly and college president William Allan Neilson led the search Her father Lt John Smith a New York broker has offered 1000 reward for information Mrs Smith and others reported a peculiar chemical odor in the dormitory room Amherst and Northampton were scoured for any sign of her mystery tied to a Florida departure lead from a Boston shoe salesman arose from a photo of a girl who bought tennis shoes during Christmas vacation
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Associated Press
Northampton
Manzs
Frances St. John Smith
Smith College
Joseph Daly
William Allan Neilson
John Smith
New York
Mrs. Smith
Flor
Moody defends Houston convention choice amid anti prohibition critique
Texas governor Dan Moody issued a long statement defending the decision to send the Democratic National Convention to Houston. He attacked Republican tariff policy and enforcement failures, urged rebuke of anti prohibition charges, praised Houston and Jesse H Jones, and argued the party must advance equal rights without privileges.
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Associated Press
Austin
Houston
Dan Moody
Republican Party
Democratic Party
United States
Texas
Jesse H. Jones
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