Hogg's Texas Politics Amid 1892 Campaign Echoes
In 1892 James Stephen Hogg courted a Central Texas crowd in McGregor while reshaping state politics His push for the Texas Railroad Commission drew on Reagan and Chilton resignations and foreshadowed later campaigns The piece surveys Hogg as a defining but polarizing figure in Texas politics through foes Clark Nugent and the 1892 election dynamics.
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James Stephen Hogg
Central Texas
McGregor
Hogg
Confederacy
Texas Railroad Commission
U. S
John H. Reagan
Senate
Railroad Commission
Reagan
Horace Chilton
Jacob Coxey
Texas
Coxey
Washington
Southern Pacific
George Clark
Clark
Farmers’ Alliance
Tom Nugent
Griffin
Lord
Glee Club
James
Nugent
A. J. Houston
Sam
U. S. Senate
W. Lee O’daniel
Joe Bailey
Farmer Jim Ferguson
Bailey
Farmer Jim
Dr. Rainey
O’daniel
Old Cow Town Prepares for Turner Herd Sale Auction
Fort Worth watchers anticipate the three day sale of Jack Turner’s Silver Crest Hereford herd with more than 700 head to be dispersed nationwide. Top bull Real Silver Domino 44th could fetch over 50000 as breeders expect record prices. Turner also resigns as Silver Crest manager to lead the American Hereford Cattle Association as secretary.
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David Rasco
News
Fort Worth
Old Cow Town
Jack Turner
Silver Crest
Silver Creek
Foundation
Turner
Ellison
Stetson
American Hereford Cattle Association
Marks Fur Showing Tuesday Second Floor
Marks Fur announces a showing event on Tuesday on the second floor with White and Kirk listed for participation.
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White & Kirk
Bargain Dollar Day Buys In June Fashion and Gifts
Amarillo merchants join a one day sale to combat rising costs with emphasis on vacation attire and June brides gifts. Danny shoppers are urged to check the Sunday News Globe ads and spend to save against inflation.
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Amarillo
Sunday News Globe
Blind boy found malnourished after mother’s death
A two year old blind boy was found in a basement trash pile and in critical condition due to malnutrition and exposure. Police discovered the boy after neighbors heard crying and found the foster mother dead in an upstairs room.
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Seattle
Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanetz Arrive in Paris
Opera star Lily Pons and conductor Andre Kostelanetz arrived in Paris today from New York. The pair, French-born Pons and American conductor Kostelanetz, travel for engagements and performances in the French capital.
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Lily
Andre
Paris
Lily Pons
Andre Kostelanetz
New York
Russians to trim Red Army to 4.5 million long term
A high Allied source says Russia now has 6,000,000 under arms and will reduce to a long-range strength of 4,500,000. He notes over 10,000,000 troops have been released from service in 10 months and conscript ages cut from 55 to 29. The Red Army totals 4.5 million with 1.5 million in air force navy and NKVD. Atomic development is now the top Russian priority.
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Mernberg
Germany
Russia
Red Army
N.K.V.D
Soviet Union
Senator George warns Army and Navy bungled draft
Washington June 2 Senator George of Georgia says the Army and Navy bungled by trying to keep both draft and voluntary recruitment. He may back extension of the draft through May 15 next year with pay raises to boost voluntary enlistment and supports bipartisan moves toward a combined draft extension and pay hikes. Gurney Barkley Hill and others foresee Senate approval of the plan. current extension runs to July 1 with 18 and 19 year olds exempted if draft expires.
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Washington
George
Georgia
Army
Navy
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Senator Hill
Alabama
Gurney
South Dakota
House
Atom Control Battle Looms
Washington June 2 Congress debates atomic energy control Civilian versus military authority Senate backed a civilian five member full time commission House military members plan to push a War Department backed bill creating a nine member part time commission Adapting to the Senate action Speaker Sparks of Alabama said he will oppose the military plan.
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Washington
House
Senate
War Department
Sparkman
Alabama
Russia Lies Turks Shout
Istanbul June 2 Anatolia Turkish news agency said the Soviet radio lied in reporting Turkish municipal elections. The agency published a text criticizing Moscow radio for what it called false exaggerated news about Turkey and claimed Turkey enjoys freedom rather than fear.
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Istanbul
Anatolia
Turkey
Moscow Radio
Gold Shipment Vanishes During 700 Mile Flight
A routine 700 mile flight from Monrovia Liberia to Accra British West Africa carried an undisclosed amount of gold and silver. Within 12 hours a search was started by air and by sea.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Accra
British West Africa
Flying Treasure Ship Given Up for Los
The Army abandons the search for the treasure laden air transport missing since December 4 1945 over the Africa Gold Coast with 17 aboard near Liberia. Officials say the jungle may have swallowed the wreckage and no trace remains.
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Los Washington
Dr. Livingston
Africa Gold Coast
Liberia
Gold Coast
CIO Leaders Urge Support for June 15 Strike Across Ships
CIO maritime chiefs criticize President Truman and urge foreign workers to label U S armed forces ships as scale ships. They warn Britain France and Russia may refuse to load such ships. The group plans talks in Moscow June 16-18 and seeks maximum strike support if negotiations fail.
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Washington
CIO
Truman
U. S
Joseph Curran
Harry Bridges
World Federation of Trade Unions
WFTU
Paris
Britain
France
Russia
Curran
Bridges
FTU
Moscow
Bodies to Return Home for Military Burial in U S
Nearly 250000 American war dead will be brought back from foreign graves for burial with military honors on home soil. American Legion leader Mancel Talcott outlines a nationwide evacuation and return plan coordinated by Legion headquarters and 14640 posts.
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U. S
Indianapolis
United States
Mancel Talcott
American Legion
Talcott
Legion
Waukegan, I1
Legion Headquarters
Atomic Bomb Secrets Told
The London Daily Express reported from Washington that the Hiroshima bomb weighed four tons and required a Superfortress for transport. It claimed improvements include plutonium as the explosive and a four ton weight due to a long detonating mechanism, with implications for long range rocket delivery.
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London
The
London Daily Express
Hiroshima
America
Washington
United States
Spain Gets Nod in UN Report on Diplomatic Break
United Nations Security Council delegates reacted favorably to a subcommittee's call for a world wide break of diplomatic relations with Franco Spain unless the regime withdraws by September. Some delegates questioned the idea of asking the General Assembly for a universal diplomatic quarantine of Franco Spain as a main subcommittee recommendation. The council plans to act on the report at Thursday session.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Spain
General Assembly
Poland
Franco
Borger Man Scott McCarty Named District 9 Commander
Scott McCarty of Borger was elected District 9 commander at the VFW encampment in Amarillo. He succeeds E. R. Bruce of Amarillo after three years in command as membership across the district reached 2,726. Attendance totaled 125 with officers including Arthur Todd and Clint Eaton.
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Scott McCarty
Borger
VFW
District 9
Veterans of Foreign Wars
McCarty
E. R. Bruce
Amarillo
Carpenters Hall
Odd Fellows
Amarillo College
Canyon
John B. Golding
Iliary
Camp Kiwanis
Pampa
Dalhart
Hereford
Tulsa
Spearman
Wellington
Childress
Memphis
Arthur Todd
Clinto Eaton
Tom Humphries
Strike Prolonged Lumber Strike Shrinks Amos Globe Paper
The ongoing strike by loggers in British Columbia reduces paper supply for the Amario Globe News. Through the week the paper size will shrink and content will include classifieds by Tuesday and ads by midweek. A strike break is expected today as authorities set a deadline for terms.
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British Columbia
Amarillo Globe News
Paris Parties Split as MRP Tops Communists in France Vote
French leftists suffered a setback as the center MRP ousted the Communists to become the leading party with 160 seats in the continental assembly of 522. Communist seats totaled 145 with Socialists 115 and PRL 59. Corsica produced no MRP seats.
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Paris
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
France
Interior Ministry
Corsica
Liberal Republicans
PRL
Republican Rally
Radical Socialists
Georges Bidault
General DeGaulle
Socialists
VFW Commander Flags Housing Program Slowdown
Joseph M. Stack the VFW commander says the veterans housing program has bogged down and questions how much material is used in non housing projects John D Small says two thirds of building materials go to new housing and repairs while one third goes to other construction Stack cites a test check in Oregon indicating up to percent of materials divert to non housing channels A Veterans Advisory Council report warns of a looming labor shortage unless material and labor are directed to housing and 2 7 million homes could be built in two years with proper channeling
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Washington
Joseph M. Stack
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John D. Small
Stack
Oregon
Louis E. Starr
Veterans Advisory Council
Veterans’ Organizations
Wilson Wyatt
Italians vote in monumental plebiscite amid heavy turnout
In Rome and across Italy, Catholics nuns priests and women join a massive turnout for the monarchy vs republic plebiscite. King Umberto had not voted by 6 pm and officials warn the ballot count will remain secret with final results due after June 7.
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Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Umberto
Vittorio Emmanuele
Ministry of the Interior
Eastern Plains Receives Late Rain Across Panhandle
A late rain blanketed the eastern Panhandle from a trace to about an inch, raising hopes for row crops and slightly aiding wheat heads. Heaviest totals fell in eastern counties, with 0.9 inches near Spearman and Perryton, while areas around Amarillo and Guymon saw lighter totals. No moisture arrived south or west of Amarillo.
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Panhandle
Wheeler County
North Plains
Spearman-Perryton
Dumas-Dalhart-Clayton
Guymon
Pampa
Canadian
Waynoka
Okla
Gage
Shamrock
Clarendon
Amarillo
Amarillo Banks Closed for Pan Handle Bankers Meet
Amarillo banks will close today as the Amarillo Clearing House Association hosts members of the Panhandle Bankers Association for its forty first annual convention.
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Amarillo Clearing House Association
Amarillo Bankers
Panhandle Bankers Association
Iran and Azerbaijan Province reach autonomy talks agreement
The Exchange Telegraph Agency quoted Swiss radio tonight that the Central Government of Iran and Azerbaijan Province separatists have reached an agreement in negotiations over the province's self proclaimed autonomy.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Swiss Radio Tonight
Iran
Azerbaijan
Floods Claim Lives of Two in Philadelphia Area
Two people died as rivers and streams swollen by 20 hours of rain overwhelmed banks and flooded homes. A 10 year old Boy Scout perished while rescue efforts saved 33 Scouts stranded on an island in the Perkiomen. An unidentified man was seen in the Schuylkill River on a Philadelphia bridge.
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Philadelphia
Schuylkill Valley
Perkiomen
Schuylkill River
Amarillo School Board Set for Tonight Meeting
Amarillo school board will hold a monthly session at 7 30 o clock tonight in the superintendent Charles M office awaiting routine business items and community input.
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Amarillo
Supt
Chas. M
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