Negroes flee three communities after warnings of large crime ring
Police and district attorney pressed investigations delaying arrests as they sought to break up a big crime ring. Judge Glen L Bruner was jailed pending a felony warrant linked to the Benjamin bank robbery. Burgess alias Burgman and Watson remained in Knox county custody while others including Gugler and Yager faced burglary and theft charges with loot recovered at 723 Bynum Street.
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Glen L. Bruner
Esterday
Gaither
Eld
Benjamin
Bruner
Benjamin, Knox County
George Burgess
Burgman
Dallas
James Watson
Ben- Meee
Knox County
William Gugler
L. O. Gayler
L. W. Yager
A. T
Johnson
Lawrence Gugler
Potter County
Bynum Street
Race Feeling Stirred Since Weatherby Family Slayings
Anti Negro sentiment erupted in multiple eastern Panhandle towns after the Weatherby quadruple murder near Alanreed. Some black residents fled to Oklahoma or were urged to leave, while authorities urged restraint with no arrests. Fred Ross remained jailed on suspicion tied to the pistol used in the killings. Hedley mourns as the Weatherbys are laid to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Frank Weatherby
Alanreed
Weatherby
McLean
Hedley
Wellington
Shamrock
Pierce
Clarendon
Texas
Oklahoma
Fred Ross
Fall and Doheny to Stand Trial Again on Bribery Case
Justice Hitz of the District of Columbia Supreme Court overruled demurrers to bribery indictments against Albert B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny and their son Edward L. Doheny Jr. The previous acquittal in the famed $100,000 little black satchel deal is not final, as the pair must face updated charges over the same facts following the Supreme Court ruling that lease contracts with Doheny's oil company were void and tainted by fraud and corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Justice Hitz
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Interior
California
Edward L. Doheny, Jr
United States Supreme Court
Fall
Doheny
Weather forecast extends to Thursday across regions
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Thursday in the city and vicinity with possible showers in far West Texas and minimal changes in New Mexico temperatures. Highs near the Mississippi valley areas rise while showers are noted in Kansas Illinois and Florida.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Illinois
Florida
Amarillo
Canette Moor
Americans Race to Fly as Licenses Surge Worldwide Air Interest
Washington July 6 the commerce department reports 2059 civilian pilots seeking licenses plus 1579 plane and 1925 air mechanic applications pending or granted. Nearly 5000 total applications trigger a general licensing order due to staff limits. Paris notes rising public interest as Byrd and Levine feature in transatlantic aviation stories and a French aviator vows to walk after meeting Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
America
Commerce Department
W. P. MacCracken, Jr
Aeronautics
Maj. C. M. Young
Paris
Whele
Europe
Charles Levine
Columbia
Brussels
Belgian Congo
Sahara
Byrd
South Pole
Hotel Des Invalides
France
Charles Legendre
Legion Meet At End Texarkana To Host Next Year
Walton D Hood of San Antonio elected department commander of the Texas American Legion and Texarkana chosen convention site for 1928 at the state convention closing session in Houston. Hood urged combat of influences undermining American institutions, denouncing the American Civil Liberties Union as destructive and unpatriotic. Delegates and alternates to the Paris convention were named, with Ethan Allen Simpson of Amarillo named senior vice commander and division commander candidates announced for districts one through seven.
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Associated Press
Houston
Walton D. Hood
San Antonio
Texas American Legion
Texarakana
City Auditorium
Hood
American Civil Liberties Union
Legion
Ethan Allen Simpson
Amarillo
Guy T. Halton
Polk Shelton
Austin
M. B. Harris
Stamford
Ira C. Sraead
Simpson
Rufus Scott
Paris
D. M. Phillips
Port Arthur
Ralph Buell
Mercedes
J. R. Keith
Cleburne
C. R. West
Josh Morris
Texarkana
Arlie Vv.payne
Longview
Gaston
Howard
Allen C. Ater
Dallas
Leo Fox
Joseph M. Goldfarb
Texas City
George C. Ather
Galveston
Fred Fehrenkamp
Moulton
Jack Hawerton
Cuero
Roy Temple
Waco
Charles D. Birkhedd
Temple
Lynn P. Boyd
Bowie
Clyde Haden
Graham
A. L. Montgomery
San Behito
Gayhe W.°’Compere
Edinburg
Troy Simpson
Ballinger
Jimmie Brewster
Breckenridge
Ernest Cox
Corsicana
Elmer Turner
Rockdale
Capt. Fisher Released by Chinese Bandits on Yangtse Vessel
American master Capt. Fisher of the Yangtse river vessel Chi Chuen was freed by the Chinese bandits who seized him last week, according to indirect consular information released by the state department.
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Washington
Fisher
Yangtse River
Chi Chuen
State Department
Texas Oil Company of Mexico to halt operations
The Texas Oil company of Mexico informed the department of industry and commerce it will stop all activities due to a drop in oil production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas OF Mexico
Mexico City
Texas Oil Company of Mexico
Department of Industry and Commerce
Professor Suggests Tear Gas Test on Town
STATE COLLEGE Pa July 6 A Oberlin college chemistry professor Dr Harry N Holmes proposed a tear gas bombardment of a 10000 population city to prove gas warfare humane and effective He argued gas warfare though brutal is less brutal than other fighting and could be tested with minimal risk to life to change public opinion.
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Associated Press
State College
Harry N. Holmes
Oberlin College
Ohio
Institute of Chemistry
American Chemistry Society
Holmes
All Death House Cells Now Full in Huntsville
At Alabama’s state penitentiary Chaplain E. L. Garrett reports all deathhouse cells are occupied. Nine men await execution, including F. M. Snow set to die July 15 and Clifford Franck for wife murder. Other condemned men are Pete McKinney Pete Banks Ed Joslyn with reprieve, and several Houston prisoners.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
State Penitentiary
E. L. Garrett
F. M. Snow
White
Stephenville
Clifford Franck
Houston
Pete McKinney
Richmond
Pete Banks
la Grange
P. L. Jones
Jones
Ella
Goree
Ed Joslyn
Victoria
Pete Chester
Willie Fisher
Moses Chryar
Lawrence Davenport
Chryar
Fire at Napa State Hospital Burns Inmate To Death
Napa California July 6 John H Brown aged 43 perishes after fire destroys the Napa state hospital for the insane can nery. He escaped with others then returned to recover a leather coat and was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napa
Cal
John H. Brown
Napa State Hospital For
Agreement Seen At Geneva In Arms Parley On Cruisers
Britain and the United States neared an accord at the naval armaments conference on total cruiser tonnage. The American limit rose to 400,000 tons while Britain signaled possible reductions from earlier demands. Bridgeman defended cuts as defensive, citing Emden’s World War I raid and the need to protect trade routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wood
United Press
Geneva
Great Britain
United States
W.C. Bridgeman
Bridgeman
Hilary P. Jones
American Commission
Britain
Emden
Technical Commission
Japan backs American cruiser tonnage position at Geneva
Geneva July 6. Japan endorsed the American call for a low cruiser tonnage of 260000 tons and urged adherence to those figures. British officials reacted skeptically as the tri partite conference faced a new angle with Japan’s unexpected support. Admiral Saito hosted a tea to present Japan’s stance to plenipotentiaries including Ishii Bridgeman Cecil Field Gibson Jones and Dulles.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Japan
United States
W. C. Bridgeman
The
Admiralty
Great Britain
Amiral Saito
Viscount Ishii
W. Bridgeman
Lord Cecil
Frederick L. Field
Hugh
Gibson
Eilary P. Jones
D. Dulles
Ada Salo
Kansas City Mexico Orient reorganization signed
Judge John C. Pollock signed the decree approving fees of 1,068,760 for receiver William T. Kemper and attorney Clifford Histed after ten years work. English noteholders may appeal but the plan proceeds. 15,000 shares valued at 62.50 each go to Kemper and Histed with 75,000 yearly fees through Jan 1, 1927.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
John C. Pollock
William T. Kemper
Clifford Histed
Frank M. Swacker
New York
Pollock
Swacker
Kemper
Hill
Histed
Frank M. Campbell
Mr. Swacker
Reorganized Road
Treasury
Kemper-Histed Group
Prominent Oklahoma Woman Drowned in Ohio River
Laverne Caldwell 22 daughter of J H Caldwell dean of history at Oklahoma A and M college Stillwater was drowned in the Ohio river while swimming with a woman companion. She was visiting relatives in Shady Side Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Side
Ohio
Laverne Caldwell
J. H. Caldwell
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
Okla
Ohio River
Caldwell
Whale spectacle halts Munson liner New Orleans voyage
United Press reports Captain W. W. Clark recounts encountering twenty enormous whales, a thousand porpoises, and numerous seabirds off Cape Hatteras after departing New York on June 24. Passengers watched in awe as a whale swam beneath the ship and birds hunted near the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
W. W. Clark
Munson
New Orleans
Miami
Nassau
Cape Hatteras
Mentally Dead Woman Shows Slow Recovery in California
Mrs. Clara Drummond, labeled the mentally dead woman, enters her 96th day of unconsciousness after carbon monoxide poisoning in Fresno. Husband's unwavering hope sustains belief in recovery as doctors nationwide seek data and the full case history is under investigation.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Drummond
Drummond
Better Pastures and Livestock Boosted by Texas Rain
Texas livestock and ranges improve as July rainfall boosts all classes of livestock. Only small western and scattered areas stay dry. Moisture raises fattening prospects, ranges good, stocker cattle scarce, prices climb to multi year highs. Even horses and mules regain price strength.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
H. H. Schultz
Schultz
Lindbergh Plane Moved for Motor Overhaul
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his Spirit of St. Louis were active in New Jersey as the monoplane was removed from a Teterboro hangar to a nearby Wright Aeronautical facility for an air cooled motor overhaul. Lindbergh stayed in seclusion while working on his forthcoming book We.
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United Press
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
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Fiesher
Lester Maitland
Honolulu
Ress
Fall-Doheny
Death House
U. SS
Mexico & Orient
Lindy
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