War activity in China seen escalating soon
Washington reports authentic sources warn of imminent military struggle for Chinese supremacy as Chang Tso Lin and Feng Yu Hsing mobilize forces with foreign aid. Moscow and Mongolia supply Feng while Japan may back Chang. Coolidge to be kept informed and US naval forces prepared for protection of lives and property.
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Associated Press
Washington
China
Shanghai
Canton
Changsha
Chang Tso Lin
Feng Yu Hsing
Chang
Japan
Feng
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Urga
Mongolia
Peking
Chihli Military Party
Wu Pie Fu
Coolidge
Chinese
Legation Guard
Wilbur
Asiatic Squadron
St Paul Heavyweight Fighter Is Floored for First Time
A NEA Service report mixes a detective story with boxing news. In Portland a snapshot helps police locate Mrs. Harry A. Kirby tied to robberies linked to her husband, while New York’s Gene Tunney stops Tom Gibbons at the Polo Grounds in a 12th-round knockout before 50,000 fans.
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St. Paul
NEA Service
Portland
J. L. Sweetser
Harry A. Kirby
Augusta
Aida Hayward
Winthrop
Saco, Mo
Kirby
Associated Press
New York
Gene Tunney
Tom Gibbons
Minn
Pride
Middle West
Polo Ground
Gibbons
Tunney
Pershing
Franie
Jack Mosey
Court grants injunction halting Cochran county courthouse work
Federal judge James Wilson enjoins Rice Construction Dallas from further work on the Morton courthouse project. The contract is void and warrants issued on the contract are void. bids were not properly advertised. The ruling stops two contracts totaling 195,000 dollars and possible appeals to higher courts may follow. Plaintiffs include Gresham Willis Freeman A S Johnson and others with out-of-state residents among them.
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Cochran County
Morton
James Wilson
Rice Construction Company of
Dallas
Wilson
Sten
Rice Construction
R. C. Johnson
Amarillo
G. EB. Lockhart
Tohoka
W. M. Harris
Ray C. Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
Rice Construction Company
Hockley County
Situation Is Unchanged In Shanghai International Settlement
Shanghai June 6 The situation in the international settlement remains unchanged with no new developments reported. Details are continued on page six.
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Shanghai
German disarmament failure outlined in allied note
London June 5 The allies publish a note handed to Chancellor Luther detailing Germany's disarmament breaches under the Versailles treaty. Key demands include a 100,000 man Reichswehr, abolition of the security police, and destruction of major industrial plants, with annexes outlining defaults and conditions to justify evacuation of the Cologne zone.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Luther
Berlin
Baron d’Abernon
Council of Ambassadors
Cologne
Reichswehr
Krupps
Allied Control Commission
Control Commission
Man acquitted after taking rhubarb from post office
Max Rope, a mail carrier, took nine sticks of rhubarb from a broken package at the post office. Though the fruit was worth 20 cents, he was indicted for theft but acquitted. He lost his job and later faced mortgage and retirement concerns.
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NEA
Kansas City
Max Rope
Secret Service
Rope
Mojica Delights Amarillo Audiences Yet Again
Mexican tenor Don Jose Mojica of the Chicago Civic Open Company charmed Amarillo music lovers at the Municipal Auditorium in a second concert in seven weeks. A feministic crowd filled the stage area after the show, Mojica signed programs and recalled 88 year old Mrs. Jennie C. Rider. The program offered new numbers with brief nostalgic reprises and encores including Curran Nocturne and Waller Her Dream.
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Municipal Auditorium
Don Jose Mojica
Chicago
Mojica
Jennie C. Rider
Tosti
Bemberg
Ronald
Massenet
Curran
Waller
Emil F. Myers
Amarillo
Plainview
Lub
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect Saturday thundershowers with cooler temperatures. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies and likely thundershowers. Panhandle regions stay cooler, while eastern New Mexico remains generally fair with little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Amarillo Yesteray
Freight rate cuts ordered on cotton seed products
Inter State Commerce Commission directs Southwestern railroads to adopt a new freight basis for cotton seed and allied products. The change is expected to cut freight revenues on these commodities by about 20 percent and must be in force by August 20. The order affects much of the rail tonnage from Texas and nearby states. Ernest Hardwick, 18, calling himself young Dale Jones, says he will plead guilty to January bank robbery in Kansas City. He avoids returning to Kansas City, Kansas, where he escaped jail months ago. Mary Musgrove, wife of Dr. E E Musgrove, obtains a divorce in Tulsa and discards her wedding ring in court, citing non-support. The case is uncontested. she testified she married in 1924 from Kansas.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Southwestern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Kansas
City
Ernest Hardwick
Hardsock
Young Dale Jones
Community State Bank
Young Dale
Kansas City
Kans
Associated Prose
Tulsa
Okla
Mary Musgrove
E. E. Musgrove
Luther James Grant
Musgrove
Coolidge Plans Minnesota Trip Despite Heat
President Coolidge moved ahead with his Minnesota journey despite the heat wave gripping Washington and the surrounding territory. He will depart the capital mid afternoon tomorrow and remain away until Wednesday morning.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Minnesota
Capitol
Outlaw War Favored At Geneva Conference
Geneva June 5 The American and French delegations urged immediate framing of a special protocol to ban asphyxiating gas in war. Theo dore E Burton and Paul Boncour led the push for swift signature by nations. Burton pressed for fast action or a Washington conference invitation by President Coolidge, signaling a key step toward broad disarmament.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Theodore E. Burton
Paul Boncour
France
Burton
United States
Washington
Coolidge
Wind Storm Ravages Fargo and Moorhead in Fierce Night
A violent wind storm struck Fargo and Moorhead Minnesota causing heavy damage to store fronts. The Moorehead News Building suffered partial destruction and numerous trees were leveled. Rural areas fear further damage as box cars overturned at Kragnes Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Fargo
N. D
Moorehead News
Moore Head
Minn
Kragness
Thousands Perish From Gas At 1923 Earthquake Depot
Tokyo reports 33,000 deaths attributed to poison gas at an army clothing depot during the 1923 quake and fire. The Seismic Disaster Prevention Commission, with 40 scientists, led by Prof. A Imamura and Dr. Tarozaemon Nakamura, oversees the findings.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Seismic Disaster Prevention Commission
A. Imamura
Tokyo Imperial University
Tarozaemon Nakamura
The
Central Meteorological Observatory
Umbarger Postmaster Named Special to The News
Washington June 5 The post office department announces Clemens Friemel as post master at Umbarger Randall County succeeding Joseph J Friemel who resigned.
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Umbarger
News
Washington
Post Office Department Today
Clemens Friemel
Randall County
Joseph J. Friemel
Weeks Improves After Gall Stone Operation
Boston June 5. Secretary of War John W Weeks continues to show improvement after gallstone surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital last week. Physicians report steady progress and expect further recovery.
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Week
Associated Press
Boston
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts General Hospital
Final Day for New Universities Dictionary Offer
June 13 marks the final day to obtain a revised enlarged New Universities Dictionary at a low price through The News and Post. Readers are urged to save coupons and visit The News-Post Building or order by mail with a small postage add-on.
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News and Post
News-Post
Woodmen of America Headed for Milwaukee
The Modern Woodmen of America quadrennial national convention will open in Milwaukee the week of June 21 and run through the week with about 1200 delegates. Drill competitions judged by nine army officers, Venetian Night on Lake Michigan, and speeches by Wisconsin Governor John J. Blaine are planned for the event.
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Associaced
Milwaukee
Modern
Woodmen of America
Army
Lake Michigan
Juneau Park
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Pioneer Cartoonist Dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia North American cartoonist Walter R. Bradford, who drew for twenty years, died at his home in Philadelphia last night.
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Pioneer
Philadelphia
Warl
Walter R. Bradford
Italy Not In Position To Fund War Debts
In Rome on June 5 the Italian Finance Minister told the Senate that Italy is not in a position to consider funding war debts at the present moment.
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Italy
Associated Press
Rome
de Stefini
Recall of Mayor Blaylock in Dallas Recall Petition
Dallas June 5. Resolutions prepared to circulate for recall of Mayor Louis Blaylock and the city commission. A separate petition seeks recall of police and fire commissioner Louis S Turley citing land deal irregularities tied to Garza Dam and related projects. Also cited are a trash can ad contract and rate increases amid public-interest concerns. The Turley petition follows a prior action demoting Wirth M Wolf and accuses political use of the department. Recall requires 35 percent of votes cast for mayor in last election.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Louis Blaylock
Board of City Commissioners
Louis S. Turley
Garza
Denton County
Dellas
Turley
Wirth M. Wolf
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