Golden Arrow tops American mark on sand
Major H O B Segrave, a famed British racer, set a new world automobile speed record at Ocean Speedway Daytona Beach Florida driving the Golden Arrow. He averaged 231.36246 mph over two runs on the sandy course before thousands, with an east wind helping stability.
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T. R. Gill
Associated Press
Ocean Speedway
Daytona Beach
Vla
H. O. B. Segrave
Golden Arrow
Major Segrave
Ray Keech
Philadelphia
J. M. White
Brice Segrave
American Automobile Association
Segrave
Odis Porter
T. E. “Pop
Myers
Warren Haker
Timfer
van Hars- Rens
The
Automobile Association
Mysterious death of unknown American reported at border
An unidentified American man about 50 was buried in a nameless Mexican grave after his body was found by Mexican boys swimming near the international bridge. He wore a light check suit and low black shoes. cause of death was not determined.
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Associated Press
del Rio
Texas
Mexico
International Bridge
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas
An unsettled and colder trend dominates Tuesday across Amarillo and vicinity while western Texas remains generally fair but colder. New Mexico also stays fair and colder. A broad low pressure area centered over Denver drives warmer air from the south and cooler air from the north across the region. The eastward move of the Colorado system brings unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday with varied hourly temperatures and light precipitation totaling .01 inches in the past 24 hours.
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New Mexico
Denver
Colorado
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Pacific Coast
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Iowa
Rocky Mountain
Blimp Crew Is Saved In Fall Near Langley
Norfolk Va March 11 By skillful handling of their crippled blimp the Army TC 10 Lieutenant Colonel J West executive officer at Langley field and two companions from the Nineteenth Airship Company survived an accident that sent the dirigible down into the water near the mouth of Back river about two miles from Langley field. Fast surface boats rushed to the aid of the blimp when it settled on the water and the occupants were found safe. It was believed the gas pressure in the blimp grew low and caused it to become unmanageable.
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Army
J. West
Langley Field
Nineteenth
Airship Company
Back River
Chinese generals reach tentative alliance in China
Reports from Chefoo indicate Gen Liu Chen-Nien and Gen Chang Tsung-Chang have reached an unconfirmed accord aligning Liu with the rebel faction in Shan tung province. The rumor, circulated today, follows the pair's meeting in Chefoo.
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Hong Kong
China
Liu Chen-Nien
Chefoo
Chang Tsung- Chang
Shantung Province
Liu
Moody Signs Requisitions for Amarillo Prisoners
Governor Moody granted three Oklahoma requests and one from Tennessee for men held in this state. Rochelle Goodwin Marcus Baley and Henry Stout are in Amarillo and charged with burglary. Tennessee seeks Jack Powell held at Port Arthur for robbery. Also a 90 day furlough was granted George C White of Nueces County sentenced for prohibition law violation.
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Austin
Moody
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Amarillo
Rochelle Goodwin
Marcus Baley
Henry Stout
Jack Powell
Port Arthur
George C. White
Nueces County
Calles Emerges as Strong Man of Mexican Government
NEA Service from Mexico City reports turmoil as rumors run wild across major cities. The clear fact is that Plutarco Elias Calles is the strong man whom the current federal government must stand or fall with while President Emilio Portes Gil governs from Chapultepec.
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NEA
Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
Emilio Portes Gil
Chapultepec
A Mexican peasant-turned-general and reformer profile
A rugged, midlife military leader of mixed Indian and Mexican descent rose from water carrier to schoolteacher, championed peons, backed Madero in rebellion, enforced prohibition by death penalty in Sonora, and sought German aid in WWI while pursuing pro labor reforms. His wife is deceased and his children are grown.
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Sonora
Guaymas
Madero
Mexico
Texas
Calles Poised to Shape Mexico After Revolution
The article argues Portes Gil is not the focal figure. Secretary of War Calles holds the decisive role. It contemplates three fates for Calles after the revolution ends: leader and master of the Mexican people, exile, or death in a French cemetery alongside Arnulfo Gomez and Francisco Serrano, executed by his orders.
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Portes Gil
Calles
Arnulfo Gomez
Francisco Serrano
Highway bond measure fails again in last fight
Austin March 11 For the second time in four days the Texas House rejected a constitutional amendment authorizing a 175 million dollar road bond issue by 97 to 30, just short of two thirds. The measure was defeated Friday 98 to 37. Sponsors Petsch Fredericksburg and Hubbard New Boston were undecided on another try during the 3 days left in the session.
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Austin
House Tonight
Fred Minor
Petsch
Frederikssburg
Hubbard
New Boston
Moody vetoes two game and fish bills
Governor Moody vetoed two local measures in Austin on March 11. One bill by Rep. J. T. Cox sought to allow killing and possession of fur bearing animals except foxes in Limestone county during open season, with rabbits added, but was rejected as not on the statute books. The Graves bill to amend article 941-A to remove Erath and Hood counties from its provisions was vetoed after Moody noted a prior signed identical measure from the Senate.
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Associated Press
Austin
Moody
Erath
Hood
J. T. Cox
Groesbeck
Limestone County
Rep
W. T. Graves
Stephenville
Brath
Senate
Pampa Rail Offices Petition Up Today
Austin March 11 The railroad commission will consider the petition of the Clinton Oklahoma Western Railroad company of Texas for authority to change the location of its general offices from Wichita Falls to Pampa tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Austin
The
Railroad Commission
Clinton-Oklahoma- Western Railroad Company of Texas
Wichita Falls
Pampa
Milton Sills Gravely Ill in Ossining Sanitarium
Friends of motion picture star Milton Sills report he is gravely ill in a Ossining sanitarium. His actress wife Doris Kenyon is greatly concerned while his whereabouts are kept secret after a reported breakdown.
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United Press
Ossinning
N. Y
Milton Sills
Doris
Kenyon
Auto License Bill Is Refused Four Times in Senate Final Efforts
The Texas Senate voted down four postponement attempts on the house bill to lower automobile license fees. It also rejected a Williamson amendment for a flat $5 fee. The chamber did not reach a final vote, and supporters urged delaying action until the special session to pair the issue with a gasoline tax bill.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate Today
House
Williamson
San Antonio
Fire destroys Fort Worth poultry show exhibits
A fire at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth killed at least one person and injured several others. More than 2,000 prize fowls perished as flames engulfed the poultry, agricultural, and Merchants Exhibit buildings, with the blaze likely starting from a gas burner. W. R. James of Fort Worth was identified as a body, and firefighters searched rubble for additional victims. A dozen or more people sought treatment for burns and blistered hands. The disaster caused about $160,000 in property loss and prompted extended coverage.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
W. R. James
Wilson
Fred Wilson
A. Edwards
G. FE. Wilson
A. Lovelace
Stock Yards Company
J. T. Haas
Wichita
Kansas
Marshall man held on alcohol charge in Potter county
Ed Stalzer of Marshalltown Iowa was arrested for possession and transportation of intoxicants. Deputies found 15 gallons of 190 proof alcohol cached in a pasture near Neusch station east of Amarillo. Two youths aiding the sale were held as witnesses. Stalzer’s Chrysler was seized at St Francis. He is wanted by Marshalltown authorities on a similar charge.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Chas, Bebout
C. T. Vanderpool
Stalzer
Potter County
Neusch Station
Amarillo
Rock Island
St. Francis
Mershalltown
Guatemalan Flier Plans Long Gulf Coast Flight
Major Oscar Morales Lopez of the Guatemalan army announced a 1500 mile flight from Galveston to Guatemala City. The plan includes stops in Mexico City with a March 19 finish, aiming to average about 125 miles per hour on the Gulf coast route via Tampico.
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Galveston
Mar
Oscar Morales Lopez
Mexico City
Guatemala City
Gulf Coast
Tampico
Picturesque Bad Man of Dodge City Dies at 75
Ben Hodges, Dodge City's most notorious survivor of the wild west era, died here yesterday amid lore of being the era’s dread horse thief. Local stories credited him with wicked exploits, though later skeptics questioned the tales about his early criminal life.
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Associated
Prove
Dodge Cty
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Ben Hodges
Dodge City
Ben
McDonald will case settled out of court
Paris Texas March 11 Three years of litigation over the estate of the late William J McDonald 61 retired Paris capitalist ended today with announcement of an agreement whereby Texas university will receive about 1 000 000 for an astronomical observatory and heirs contesting the will are to receive the balance estimated at 370 000 Nephews and cousins of McDonalds had contested the will on the ground that he was of unsound mind when it was made Under the agreement relatives withdrew court action and the will immediately was probated in district court at the exact time the third suit was to have begun Claud Pollard attorney general represented the regents of the university issued a statement saying in round numbers the university would receive about 1 000 000 Details of the division among the relatives were not made public but Morris Fleming Paris one of the executors estimated that the estate s now valued at 1 970 000 Those contesting the will Include ae Lillian Brinton Westchester Mrs A N Rodgers of Dallas Chines McDonald of Paris and Dr William McDonald of Newsome Texas In the will thin quartet together with the children of Mr and Mrs Charles McDonald of Paris were left 15 000 each They will receive more for having contested the will than without contesting it attorneys in the case way but the exact sums have not yet been determined.
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Associated Press
Paris
Texas
William J. McDonald
Texas University
McDonald's
Claud Pollard
Morris Fleming
Ae Lillian Brinton
Westchester
A. .N. Rodgers
Dallas
Chines McDonald
William McDonald
Newsome
Charles McDonald
Hoobler case ready for trial at Wichita Falls
D J Hoobler faces a murder charge in the slaying of Arthur Pendergraft a wealthy Cotton County Oklahoma farmer. A jury selection began with both sides ready for trial in Wichita Falls Texas as Hoobler claimed self defense stating the shooting occurred January 27 after an argument on the Henrietta road. The prosecution seeks qualification for the death penalty. Hoobler sat behind his lawyers showing keen interest and little conversation.
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D. J. Hoobler
Arthur Pendergraft
Cotton County
Okla
Hoobler
Pendergraft
Lake
Wichita
Henrietta Road
Earthquake Felt in El Centro California
A sharp quake lasting about ten seconds was felt in El Centro Imperial Valley tonight with no damage reported. Local authorities recorded preliminary tremor details and advised residents to remain calm as seismic activity continues to be monitored.
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EL Centro
Cal
Imperial Valley
Major Battle Nears Mexico City Front
Government report says troops overtook rebel General Urbalejo near Canitas Zacatecas capturing 155 of his men. Urbalejo escaped with loyalists. Also reports rebel General Simon Aguirre seized in Vera Cruz south with several officers. his brother Jesus M. Aguirre not captured. Simon to face court martial possibly firing squad.
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Urbalejo
Canitas
Zacatecas
Simon Aguirre
Vera Cruz
Jesus M. Aguirre
Simon
Rebels Mobilize Vast Juarez Militia as Torresen Battle Looms
In Juarez and northern states a large government versus revolutionary clash looms near Torresen with control of Coahuila Durango and Chihuahua at stake. Rebel leaders report 800 volunteers in Juarez and plan to raise to 600 more as Captain Pedro Alva arrives from Chihuahua City to lead reinforcements. Federal troops reportedly offer little resistance and are retreating in several sections of Mexico.
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Mexico
Torresen
Coahuila
Burango
P. Elias Calles
Saragoza
San Isadro
San Ignacio
Guadalupe
Pedro Alva
Chihuahua City
Rebels Shift Troops Toward Mazatlan Front
Mexican rebel leaders moving 2000 troops from the western coast to the Torreon Durango front. The contingent, consisting of Mayo and Yaqui warriors, traveled by freight trains from southern Sonora and passed through Lomas as the march continued toward the interior.
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Ariz
Mazatlan
Torreon-Durango
Sonora
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