Troops Homeward Bound From Rhine Duty
EHRENBREITSTEIN Jan 24 The last American forces on the Rhine are homeward bound. The Eighth Infantry entrained at Coblenz in two sections at 4 pm and will sail on the St Miliel from Antwerp tomorrow afternoon. High Allied officials saluted the unit as the 156th French infantry guard of honor played both nations' anthems.
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Ehrenbreitstein
Rhine
Fhrenbreitstein
Antwerp
St. Miliel
United States
Eighth Infantry Regiment
Coblenz
Grosse Graverse
Vanner
Bill to Nullify Text Book Award in Third Reading
The Texas House moved to third reading a bill by Representative Pope to halt recent textbook awards and keep current texts in public schools until December 1, 1925. Efforts to suspend the rules failed for lack of a four-fifths majority. In Washington, President Harding may return to the desk tomorrow if weather permits, says White House physician Brigadier General Lawsr after his illness with grippe.
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Bill
Associated Press
Austin
House
Pope
Corpus Christi
Washington
Harding
Lawsr
White House
Dollar Day Deals Planned Across Amarillo Friday
Friday will feature Dollar Day bargains in Amarillo with ads from multiple firms. Read notices from The Ladies Store The Marion Shop The Regent City Light Water Co E D Green Northern Harris Grocery Adamsy Dry Goods Co Ben Smith Moore Postono Paums Grocery Celeste Hat Shop Panhandle Hardware Co Jarretts Fashion Shop The Booterie United One Cent to One Dollar Store Rubins Toggery and Federal Bakery.
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Amarillo
Dollar Day
Ladies Store
Marion Shop
Regent
City Light & Water Co
E. D. Green
Norbhern Harris Grocery
Adamsy Dry Goods Co
Ben Smith
Moore-Postono
Paum’s Grocery
Celeste Hat Shop
Panhandle Hardware Co
State Offices in New Mexico Probe Battle Rages
Special to The News Santa Fe New Mexico January 24 Democratic minority fights to save House joint resolutions calling for investigations of state officials and institutions. Senate amendments aim to deadlock the inquiry by packing with Republicans and pushing the probe to span only the fiscal year. The power to appoint Senate committee members is challenged as the Democratic majority resists shifting control.
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Santa FE
N. M
Senate
House
Phillips
Wright
Ayres
Eccasional
Replcan
Zinn
Senate Committee
Senate Committee On Committees
Fifteen Die as Berlin Public Building Collapses
Fifteen people were killed and many more injured when part of a Berlin building used by Berliner Tageblatt collapsed. Investigators attributed the disaster to the main roof being overloaded with sand and concrete for an addition.
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Berlin
Berliner Tageblatt
Paradise Ranch: A Hillside Home of Color and Mystery
In a sunlit western landscape the narrator describes a grand ranch with vast yellow plains, cottonwoods, and a vast hall lined with handwoven Indian rugs. The irregular house opens into a vast room with doors, high ceilings, and artful rugs, plus a Mona Lisa and a spring scene, evoking home and memory before continuing on page two.
Open Port Law Repeal Reported Unfavorable by Joint Committee
A joint Texas Senate House committee vote favored retaining the open port statute, reporting unfavorably Burkett's repeal bill 3–2 in the Senate and 13–3 in the House after a lengthy joint hearing. Several lawmakers urged investigation of open port activities during the recent railroad strike, with debate lasting six hours and appearances by labor and railroad representatives.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
House
Burkett
Bledsoe
Lewis and Holbrook
Bowers
Fairchild
Representative Bird
Parl
Dallas
Holbrook
Galveston
W.S. Crawford
Beckville
George Slater
Temple
Texas Federation of Labor
Slater
C. L. Kingsley
San Antonio
C. F. Goodrich
Fort Worth
E. L. Walter
Louis England
E. B. Perkins
Df .Dallis
Cotton Belt Railroad
Perkins
W. M. Whitenton
Denison
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Lines
C. C. Huff
Katy
Huff
Time Limit Extended in New Text Book Ruling
Austin January text book debate centers on amendments to extend use of current texts. Pope bills seek to restrict purchase to existing copies and curb funding for new books. House debates set to save over a million dollars on geographies while approving anti trust enforcement and tax measures.
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Austin
Texas
Pope
Dallas
House
Bryant
Memphis
Satterwhite
Carson
Culp
Temple
Allison Mayfield Buried At Sherman Funeral Service
Funeral services for Allison Mayfield, chairman of the state railroad commission, were held this afternoon conducted by Dr. T. A. Wharton. The burial followed at West Hill Cemetery after services at the home of the wife’s parents Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Chapman Sr. Out of town officials from Austin, former associates, and friends attended. Floral offerings and telegrams of condolence were many.
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Sherman
Tex
Allison Mayfield
State Railroad Commission
T. A. Wharton
First Presbyterian Church
R. A. Chapman
Weat Hill Cemetery
Austin
Carrie Hare
Au We Qrence Bk
Gilmore
Railroad
E. R. McLaish
Commission
Jeff W. Hassell
Oil and Gas Division
Frank Andrews
Houston
H. H. Sevier Austin
C. L. Guringer
W. R. Smith
W. EB. Fitzgerald
San Angelo
J. C. Fangham
Mason Williams
Li. H. Cecil
A. R. Atkinson
Dallas
To Abolish Dry Office in Texas
Austin January 24. Immediate abolishment of the office of assistant prohibition director of Texas. Baswett R. Miles of Luling now held the post. Frank Cole acting prohibition director announced the action after Washington advice. The move cited economy as the reason.
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Austin
Texas
Prohibition
Baswett R. Miles
Luling
Frank Cole
Washington
Arkansas Lawmaker Drops Dead During House Debate
State Representative Leroy Lee of Dardanelle Arkansas, chairman of the House judiciary committee, collapsed and died during a House debate. Doctors said apoplexy caused the death in Little Rock this afternoon.
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Little Rock
Ark
Leroy Lee
Dardanelle
House
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Val of Paradise begins in The News editorial page
The News prints the new novel Val of Paradise by Vingie BE Roe with a generous installment each day on the editorial page. Readers are invited to start today and follow the serial throughout its run.
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Paradise
Val of Paradise
Vingie BE. Roe
Skipworth murder case widens field with new suspect
In Waco on Jan 24 J P Williams and son Gilbert identified Joe Miller as the man seen with Naomi Boucher the night Graay Skipworth was killed at Lovers Leap. Miller’s whereabouts remain unknown as Ivory Clay’s habeas corpus hearing continues after a brief adjournment.
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Waco
Texas
J. P. Williams
Gilbert Williams
Joe Miller
Boucher
Naomi Boucher
Graay Skipworth
Lovers’ Leap
Ivory Clay
Miller
Williams
Sen
Miss Boucher
Cameron Park
Fresh Regiment Leaves Antwerp for Ruhr Valley
A fresh regiment at full war strength left Antwerp today to reinforce the Belgians in the Ruhr. The men were loudly cheered as they departed. A strong detachment of railroad men has also been sent to the Ruhr.
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Brussels
Antwerp
Ruhr
Paris and Ruhr Unrest Prompt Five Detachments Sent
France reports five detachments of railroad workers, 750 men each, sent to the Ruhr for a limited instructional period amid partial German rail strikes. Ruhr unions call a general strike as occupation forces tighten grip, halting trains. Berlin orders denial of telephone, French seize exchanges. Meat up 60 percent, fats and milk scarce. Canal workers refuse to operate dams and coal barges for France. Large troop movements observed in the occupied region.
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Paris
Ministry of War
Ruhr
Germany
Mayence
Matina
Dusseldorf
Leppe and Rhine
Berlin
France
Railroad workers mobilized for service in occupied Germany
Order received at Toulouse mobilizes the Seventh field section of railroad workers for duty in the Ruhr district. One hundred men were sent to Bordeaux for equipment, and 200 more of the twentieth section departed for Paris toward the occupied zone.
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Toulouse
France
Germany
Bordeaux
Ruhr
Paris
Jewels Stolen During Local Auction Closing Scene
At Pinklea's auction a tray of 23 diamonds valued around 7500 dollars was stolen as the sale closed. The tray disappeared about 10:36 pm after last being seen 40 minutes earlier. Police recovered the tray nearby with stones missing. insurer reportedly covers the loss.
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Pinklea’s
Fire destroys Revels Garage and nearby grocery
A blaze last night on Third Street between Filmore and Taylor destroyed Revels Garage and a small grocery store. Origin undetermined, fire reported around 4 30 p m. Local investigators and firefighters cordoned area as smoke rose from the gutted structures.
Louisiana Guardsmen prepare to quit scene of Bastrop mob trial
In Bastrop Louisiana the National Guardsmen on duty for the hooded men probe hearings that may indict witnesses as the trial nears completion. A key witness, Leon L Jones, is absent. martial law looms if witnesses are threatened. The session resumes at 9 AM with H H Riordan and T J Jett Burnett among others testifying about the Watt Daniel and T F Richard kidnapping case.
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Louisiana National Guardsmen
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Geneva
Parker
Ku Klux Klan
Toombs
Mer Rouge
Leon L. Jones
Moselle
Watt Daniel
T. F. Richard
Lake la Fourche
H. H. Riordan
Monroe
Southern Carbon Company
Mr. Riordan
Harold Teegerstrom
Spyker
Tegeerstrom
T. J. Jett Burnett
The
Carbon Company
Richard
Nett
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Arkansas
Skipworth
Jones
Louisiana
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Daniel
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University of Mississippi
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