Arms embargo on shipments to Cuba made
President Roosevelt proclaimed an arms and munitions embargo on Cuba to keep peace amid disorder. Secretary Hull requested the measure noting unsettled conditions and gun running from Florida. Cuban approval followed, citing Good Neighbor policy. A second item reports Mrs. B E Cole dying of a heart attack near Ennis, Texas, while en route in a new car.
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Roosevelt
Island Republic
Hall
Cuba
Brazil
China
Mexico
Honduras
Nicaragua
Havana
Mendieta
Jefferson Caffery
Florida
Hull
Ennis
Texas
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Ferris
Witt Urges Voters On Governor Plan In Final Speech
Edgar Witt told a Stephenville audience that a candidate’s ambitious program is useless unless the governor can implement it. He spoke as the final address in a 15 speech week in his campaign for governor.
Injunction Denied in Well Squabble in Sherman
In Sherman Texas Randolph Bryant denied without prejudice an injunction sought by John Wrather of Tyler to stop the Railroad Commission from restraining production of a 17 000 barrel well near the Van pool in Van Zandt County Wrather said the large well was prorated to 25 barrels daily and argued a natural fault separated it from the Van pool and that the commission lacked authority until a new field reached 10 000 barrels daily.
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Sherman
Tex
Randolph Bryant
John Wrather
Tyler
Railroad Commission
van Pool
van Zandt County
Wrather
Thaw Hurt Pilot Dies In Air Crash Near Grants
The crash during a forced landing fatally wounded Thurle Ellis of Auburn Maine and critically injured Edward Thaw of Milton Massachusetts nephew of Harry K Thaw. Thaw was flown to Albuquerque with internal injuries. Ellis, 28, was to pilot Thaw to San Diego where he would enter aviation school. They departed Quincy Massachusetts earlier in the week.
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Grants
N. M
Thurle Ellis
Auburn
Edward Thaw
Milton
Mass
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Albuquerque
P. L. Atkins
Sam Taylor
Oso Ridge
Zuni Mountains
Ellis
San Diego
Calif
Quincy
Bertillion Expert Faces seven thousand one hundred eighty seven Suit
Fort Worth authorities sue Barney Finn, former police secretary and bertillion expert, for 7187 alleging he diverted association funds. Finn resigned as secretary and head of the identification bureau after 21 years with the police department. He gained notice for Clyde Barrow fingerprints linked to the Grapevine slayings.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Finn
Clyde Barrow
Grapevine
Tex
Easter
Arkansas County asks protection from feud in Marshall
Governor Futrell said Marshall residents asked for National Guard help to ease the Henley Barnett feud in Searcy County. Civil authorities must request aid first. The feud has spurred about six shooting incidents in two years.
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Little Rock
Ark
Marshall
Searcy County
Deny hike in textile wage urged by NRA adviser
Washington reports NRA economic adviser Leon Henderson found no basis for a general raise in cotton textile code wages. He noted divergences among plants in higher wage brackets and said smoothing these gaps could improve conditions for many workers, though no broad increase is warranted now.
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Washington
NRA
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Olton Mail Carrier Charged With Theft
J W Denis a 58 year old rural mail carrier from Olton faced a theft charge in Lubbock for allegedly taking $2000 from registered mails he handled. The bond was set at $5000 after federal inspectors filed the complaint in Amarillo and agents arrested him in Plainview. The incident involved four packets from Plainview to an Orton bank and spurred two armed men and a red headed woman as suspects.
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Lubbock
J. W. Denis
Olton
Victor H. Lindsey
United States
Bond
Dennis
Plainview
Orton
Texans to Represent U S at Paris Parley
The United States accepted a French invitation to attend the International Union of Local Authorities conference in Lyon, France, in July 1922 under Edouard Herriot. Delegation head is T Semmes Walmsley, mayor of New Orleans, with Frank Higginbotham of Norman Oklahoma, and Walter Nelson Jr. of Austin, Texas.
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Washington
State Department
United States
International Union of Local Authorities
Lyon
France
Edouard Herriot
T. Semmes Walmsley
Orleans
Frank Higginbotham
Norman
Okla
Walter Nelson, Jr
Austin
Tex
Highwayman fires on candidate car near Sapulpa
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful J Oliver Tilly of Muskogee escaped injury when an unidentified man fired pistol shots at his car between Sapulpa and Tulsa. Tilly, alone in transit from Oklahoma City, said a foreigner stepped into the lights and waved a red flag before shooting as he ignored the signal. A windshield and doors were struck. police have no motive.
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Tulsa
Okla
J. Oliver Tilly
Muskogee
Sapulpa
Oklahoma City
Tilly
Allred Cites Record as Texas Attorney General
James V. Allred, a gubernatorial candidate, claimed the attorney general's office won more suits in three years than ever before in Texas history and highlighted a $20,000,000 school fund judgment plus over $7,000,000 collected or saved for the state in under four years.
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Allred
Texas
Roosevelt Divorces Labeled Disgrace to Nation
The Living Church editorially criticizes Roosevelt family divorces as a disgrace to the nation. Rt. Rev. Charles Fiske, bishop of Central New York, denounces splits among Roosevelt children in the widely circulated Protestant Episcopal journal.
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Milwaukerf
U.P
Roosevelt
Charles Fiske
New York
Hunter Flays Tax System in Texas Address
Hunter attacked Allred and Small as he praised audience reaction to his critique of Texas taxes. He argued real estate earning 15 percent of income bears 77 percent of state taxes and urged cutting 100 of 131 departments and forming a governor’s cabinet to streamline government. He condemned large corporations for moving profits elsewhere and urged taxes aligned with income.
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Tenth Avenue
Polk Street
Allred
Small
Hunter
Texas
Hunter calls for tax reform and coordinated law enforcement
In a statewide address Hunter advocates abolishing the state ad valorem tax and replacing it with a blended system taxing higher incomes, natural resources, and luxury goods. He urges closer state police and sheriff cooperation via an identification bureau and a state police broadcasting system while criticizing Allred’s chain store platform.
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Hunter
Texas
Munter
Welburn Case Notes Wedding Ties Amid Trial Revelations
The 31-year-old pastor Welburn, married in Boerne last July, faced insinuations amid a Texas court case. He denied delaying marriage until after a divorce filing and called his fiancée Miss Dorothy Watts the sweetest thing. Watts of Austin and her mother Dr. and Mrs. Watts testified on his character as defense witnesses began.
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Boerne
Texas
Welburn
Dorothy Watts
Austin
John Hill Watts
San Antonio
J. F. Long
George H. Harrington
Miss Watts
Jones outlines AAA benefits and farm relief figures
Marvin Jones contends the AAA program boosted farmer incomes with processing and benefit payments totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. He notes farm foreclosures fell and compares pre and post program produce receipts, asserting processing fees did not unduly hurt farmers and that the reforms helped most American growers.
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Jones
Return to U S Delayed in Extradition Case from Port of Spain
Robert Jones, a Titanic era suspect linked to the murder of Mrs Irene Debolt near Van Horn Texas, faces extradition delays as papers to transfer him from Trinidad arrive late. Jones denies involvement, claiming origins in Toremis Caratia and prior Montreal residence. Canadian and Texas officers plan to attend extradition hearings.
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Trinidad
Robert Jones
Arthur Wilson
Texas
Jones
Air Lomeerow
Nelson
Wilson
Cleveland
Ohio
Irene Debolt
van Horn
Mia
Debolt
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Hin
Toremis
Caratia
Montreal
Rescind Lobby Order For Army Contracts
Washington June 20. Aid for war department automobile contracts will not need to certify they had no lobbyists to solicit business. Harry H. Woodring announced after a Comptroller General opinion urging competition. The War Department later announced Chevrolet Motor Co. won contracts for 1,838 trucks and field ambulances worth over $1,000,000.
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Washington
War Department
Harry H. Woodring
J. R. McGarr
Comptroler Genewal
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Palmer and Hamilton Court Scene Before Execution Delay
Palmer visits Hamilton at Joseph, Missouri, where both condemned men share a grim exchange. Palmer and Hamilton await a possible new trial as attorneys Lewie Jr. and Smither plan to appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals if denied.
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Hamilton
Palmer
Joseph
Raymond
H L, Lewie, Jr
Anderson
Rtobert Smither
Huntsville
Cout
Four men abduct Bovina farmer near Clovis Texas
John Wilson of Bovina Texas was held four hours blindfolded by four captors who forced him into a car and drove panhandle roads before meeting a second vehicle and releasing him near the Hereford Clovis highway west of Black. Officers consider four fugitives including Ed Stanton among suspects.
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Wilson
Wilton Geld
Hereford-Clovig
Black
Sheriff Hall
Clovis
N. M
John Wilson
Stanton
Wilson's and used oe one prearranged point o var Meeting
Wilson's and used o ne prearranged point at a var meeting appears in fragmented text. The readable portions reference a private gathering involving named individuals and a fixed discussion point with unclear context.
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Wilson
Local Public Service Chief Makely Reappointed Amarillo Manager
Mr Makely, initially hired as bookkeeper for City Light & Water in 1917, rose to Amarillo property manager in 1925 and then to chief leadership roles in Southwestern Public Service. He oversaw expansion including a 22,400 kilowatt super power plant in 1927 and held major posts in New Mexico and Louisiana before returning to Amarillo. He remains active civically as Amarillo Chamber of Commerce director and former Community Chest and Boy Scouts leader. His family ties include son Weasley and daughter Louise, both advancing in local education.
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Panhan- Mie
Rant Amarillo
Makely
Roswell
New Mexico
Ile
New Iberia
Gulf Public Service Com Pay
Arlanna
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Public Service Company
Amarillo
Nudists Marry in Unorthodox Civil and Religious Ceremonies
The couple underwent a civil proceeding at the marriage court followed by a second ritual described as religious. Attendants included nudist colony enthusiasts from Roselawn Indiana and Mirror Lake Wisconsin as cameras and reporters covered the event under bright lighting. The groom claimed to be Bishop H Perry Ward of the Liberal Church and declared the ceremony the first orthodox nuclat marriage in America.
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Roselawn
Ind
Mirror Lake
Wis
Cleveryman
H. Perry Ward
America
Nudist wedding shocks crowd at Lost River ceremony
Samuel Wallace Jr and Gowtinck Rose Khubeck eloped in a private nudist ceremony aboard a boat near the Chicago Loop, with six attendants and a minister. A second impromptu ceremony followed as photographers chased the scene and local officials debated indecent exposure laws.
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Hater
Samuel Wallace, Jr
Gowtinck- Rose &Khubeck
Bireeterville
Chicago Loop
County
Bi. Thomas of Canterbury
Wallace
Mit
Mary Belle Anencer
Mra. Spencer
University of Wineis
Greenville
Southwestern University
Palo Duro State Park Opens Amid Texas Park Expansions
The article notes Palo Duro State Park’s grand opening as part of a Texas park expansion wave. It mentions Amarillo Boy and or outlaw horse contests, Stroud's offer, and rodeo events on July 3 at the park grounds. Veterans in COG camps helped prepare, attracting thousands for the holiday opening.
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Dronc
Enm
Rodeo
Palo Dure State Park
Texas
State Park Board
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