Sun Yat Sen Dies After Long Illness in U S Hospital
Special to The News reports Dr Sun Yat Sen longtime South China leader died this morning in Peking after a cancer of the liver. Surgeons at Rockefeller Hospital said his case hopeless after January 26 operation and ten day prognosis. He survived until now despite relocation to Kuomintang headquarters on February 8 and ongoing rebel activity in Canton Swatow.
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Sun Yat Sen
South China
Sen
Rockefeller Hospital
Sun
The
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Copie’s Party
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Canton
Swatow
Kwangtung
Borglum to carve Washington Lincoln on Black Hills peak
NEA report from Cleveland March 11 outlines Gutzon Borglum designing colossal Washington and Lincoln statues atop Harney’s Peak in the Black Hills near Rapid City South Dakota. The 60 foot taller figures will overlook a 600 foot promontory, funded by subscriptions and souvenir coins at a cost exceeding 1.5 million dollars. Also covered are local Texas abortion and murder case details involving Mrs Fanna Fox and suspects Ida McCord and Jess Ratliff, with statements from District Attorney Lloyd Fletcher and notes on related legal provisions.
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Cleveland
Gutzon Borglum
Black Hills
South Dakota
Washington
Lincoln
Borglum
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Washington Monument
Harney
Fanna Fox
Lloyd Fletcher
Texas
Fox
B. Fox
Dallas
Claude Jr
Thomas Rial Fox
G. R. Stoval
Terrell
Griggs Undertaking Company
Fechet Nomination Confirmed as Mitchell Successor
Associated Press reports in Washington that Lieutenant Colonel James Fechet was confirmed as assistant chief of the army air service with brigadier general rank. Fechet succeeds Brigadier William Mitchell, who will revert to colonel when his term ends next month amid the aircraft controversy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
James Fechet
Army Air Service
Fechet
William Mitchell
Storm Center
Amnesty action delayed again as House nears amnesty
Austin March 11 The House delayed the amnesty action mid session as 11 of 12 Senate calendar stations had passed when order was called for local bills. Tomorrow a second Senate bill day will leave amnesty as only one station removed. Debates arose over a spur track bill granting eminent domain.
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Associated Press
Austin
House
Senate
J. W. McFarlane
Raham
Magnolia declares dividends after officers named
Magnolia Petroleum Company trustees announced a 1 percent stock dividend payable by April 15, another 1 percent cash dividend payable by July 5, and a 1 percent stock dividend payable by October 6 1925. All trustees and officers were re elected at the annual meeting. John Sealy chairs the board, FE R Brown is president, B H Stephens is vice president and general manager.
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Dallas
Magnolia Petroleum Company
W. «. Procter
John Sealy
FE. R. Brown
B. H. Stephens
Sheriff probing death of recluse in Amarillo blaze
Sheriff Wiley Pollard vows to exhaust every angle to determine if W. P. Henderson died accidentally or was foul play in the north Amarillo dugout blaze. Coroner’s verdict withheld, funeral set for 10:30 at Llano Cemetery with pallbearers named. Henderson owned substantial property and life insurance. sister in Sherman arranged burial. town lot deed discussed.
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W. P. Henderson
Wiley Pollard
Pollard
Breckburn Funeral Home
Kp. Jlitchell
Sherman
Hender
Llano
Ausburn
W. J. McGowen
Taylor
Grant Chambers
Hefner
John Decker
Henderson
Amarillo
Mitchell
Blackburn
Mayor A B Cole Charged With Murder In Collision
Brownsville Mayor A B Cole faces murder and drunken driving charges after a fatal crash near Harlingen that injured Mrs H S Burnett. Sheriff Sam Robertson reports Burnett died from a fractured skull sustained when Cole's car and another vehicle collided, the bumper reportedly striking Burnett.
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Brownsville
A. B. Cole
Sam Robertson
H. S. Burnett
Harlingen
Laird measure ends burning of free text books
The House adopted the free conference report on the Laird bill. It allows a five title list for high school texts and shifts the textbook commission meeting to October. It replaces a teacher with a business man on the board and permits publishers to bid without exchange value.
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Associated Treas Austin
Laird
House
Text Book Commission
Senate
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Amarillo and surrounding areas are expected to experience fair skies on Thursday with warmer temperatures. The outlook covers northern parts of Texas and western New Mexico with an unsettled NW portion and warmer conditions later in the day. Hourly readings are incomplete due to OCR-like errors but indicate a rise in afternoon temperatures across the region.
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Amarillo
Yileinity
Texas
Rion
Coasern
New Mexico
Amarilla
Yester
Pepeeeeryey Baer Srey
BRS
Col John Coolidge leaves White House for Vermont
Washington report says Col John Coolidge father of the president departed the White House to return to Plymouth Vermont after attending the inauguration. In Topeka the Senate passed a Japanese exclusion bill prohibiting ownership or leasing of land by Japanese in Kansas before it goes to the governor for signature. In El Paso Dr J C Dysart was convicted of sending obscene literature through the mails tied to advertising a maternity home. He received five years in prison and a $2500 fine.
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Associated Press
Washington
John Coolidge
White House
Plymouth
Vermont
Topeka
Kans
Senate
Kansas
EL Paso
J. C. Dysart
United States Appeals Court
New Orleans
Queen Ann
Hoover sees stable business ahead for summer goal
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Hoover optimistic about continued prosperity with no hint of slump or boom. He says indicators suggest reasonable stability in industry for the coming summer based on confidence. In Newfoundland, the Stella Maria sealing steamer crew was rescued after a crushing ice floe incident as Prospero and another vessel continued searches.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Johns
N. F
Stella Maris
No Substitute for Circulation In Advertising Echo
A dated advertising note extols the value of paid circulation from The Daily News and Evening Post, asserting they deliver better results for display and classified ads. It urges advertisers to contact the paper’s advertising staff to boost revenue, listing a telephone number ending in 83.
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Daily News and Evening Post
News and Post
Amarillo to host 46th Texas Pharmaceutical meeting
Delegates from West Texas Retail Druggists concluded a two day convention in Amarillo with the city named as the next meeting place and the second Tuesday in September set as the date. The session approved Jamaica ginger regulation under Senate Bill 235 and praised local druggists while thanking Amarillo for a successful gathering.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Board of City Development
Wilford Harrison
Wichita Falls
Texas
J. W. Collins
Bruce Spencer
Balls
Ei. Deeley
Waco
Frank Holland
Dallas
Texas Qualified Druggist League
Willford Harrison
Walter Couzens
Fort Worth
Texas P Parmaceutical Association
Receivership Sought For CNN and St Paul Road
New York March 11 Widespread rumors that a receivership for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad had been decided upon as the solution to its finances spread today. The company faces about 48 million dollars in bonds maturing June 1 and its stocks and bonds fell to new lows as investors reacted. H B Byram, president, said there was nothing new in the situation.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Road
Corsicana Banker Captain James Garrtty Dies at 83
Corsicana Texas banker Captain James Garrtty aged 83, longtime president of Corsicana First National Bank, died Wednesday night. A Confederate Army veteran, he was wounded twice and commissioned as captain. He spent 68 years in Texas, 64 of them in Corsicana.
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Associated Press
Corsicana
James Garrtty
Texas
Students Ten Be Suspended For Regent Attack
The University of Texas regents announced suspensions of twenty students tied to the attack on Ni Hall Dormitory on March 2. Punishments range from two weeks to one year amid approval of a $2,000 fine for 209 students over building damage. Foster noted concerns over a legislature appropriation and hoped for Senate action to match university needs.
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Foster
Senate
Atchison Woman Dies After Poisoned Drink Claim
Mrs. Dora Gage of Atchison Kansas died in a Kansas City hospital after saying a man named R M Turner an Atchison real estate dealer gave her a poisoned drink He was held for questioning Turner allegedly held a $9000 life insurance policy on Gage and a mortgage on her home in Atchison Police said she claimed Turner poured the bitter drink from one bottle and later discarded it from a window.
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Kansas City
Dora Gage
Atchison
Kans
R. M. Turner
Gage
Turner
Re hearing for Dr Cook denied by U S court
In New Orleans today March 11 the petition for a re hearing filed by Dr Frederick A Cook was denied by the United States circuit court of appeals He was convicted in the northern district of Texas court of fraud and sentenced to a prison term.
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Cook
U.S. Court
New Orleans
Frederick A. Cook
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Texas
Rotarians Return Home With Galveston Laurels
Amarillo Rotarians return from the District Rotary Convention in Galveston with two honors. Amarillo will host the 1926 district meeting and retain the Lige Cole attendance cup, now a permanent property of the club. Eighteen delegates plus wives attended, led by Dr. R. P. Parcells, with strong support from neighboring cities.
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Rotary
Galveston
R. P. Parcells
Hose
R. Lewis
Ross Phillips
O. V. Vernon
Troy Thompson
Darhart
Johnny McAfes
F. M. Nabors
A. Bi, Jones
R. BE. Spencer
Harry Taylor
Howard
C. J. Thomas
George Hill
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