Amarillo Straw Vote Report Seethes Over Prohibition Issue
On the eve of a local straw vote in Amarillo the wet and dry factions clash in heated opinions. Clergy, bankers, stockmen and laborers weigh in about enforcement, penalties, and whether the poll reflects public sentiment or liquor interests.
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J. E. Nunn
Dr. Nunn
Herring
C. T. Herring
E. A. Johnston
Wiley Pollard
Dutch Mantell
J. Ray
Will Benton
W. A. McIntosh
George Waddill
George Parr
Plains
Amarillo
Mr. Parr
Panhandle
Dry Law Ballot To Be Furnished Sunday Morning Amarillo vote test
Ballots for the prohibition poll in Amarillo will be furnished News and Globe readers Sunday morning. Only one ballot will be submitted to prevent repeat voting. All ballots must be turned in by 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Amarillo straw vote ties to a nationwide poll by 700 newspapers to gauge national sentiment on prohibition.
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Amarillo
News and Globe
Col Coolidge Improves After Prolonged Illness
Plymouth, VI March 12 Colonel John C Coolidge father of the president shows definite improvement after months of illness. Dr Albert M Cram reported his heart action slower and more normal with a regular pulse and better overall condition. Neighbors and reporters received reassurance as the physician concluded the day with favorable prospects.
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Plymouth
John C. Coolidge
Albert M. Cram
Bridgewater
Coolidge
Baltimore Mother Denies Beating Son to Death
In Towson Maryland Edna May Wright Coursey testified she confessed to police she beat five year old Eldridge to death with a broken stick. She accused husband Ralph T Coursey of flogging the boy starting February 5 and 6 after Eldridge failed to return with nails from their cellar.
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Baltimore
Edna May Wright Coursey
Baltimore County
Towson
Eldridge
Ralph T. Coursey
Coursey
Washington Daily Page Digest of Senate and House Actions
The House debated the White radio bill while the Senate handled the Gooding long and short haul bill. A Senate tariff commission investigation committee was named, and Congress was told of adjournment plans. Army post construction was proposed to the House. Western farm leaders backed changes in their legislative program. Vallance’s travel to Tacna Arica was canceled. Senator Means of Colorado was named chairman of the Senate sub committee on prohibition modification bills.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tariff Commission
Coolidge
Congress
Vallance
State Department
Tacna- Arica
Means
Colorado
Bishop Benjamin F. Lee Dies at Wilberforce
Xenia Ohio March 12 Bishop Benjamin F. Lee longtime leader of Wilberforce University and former AME bishop died at his Wilberforce home He formerly served as editor of the Christian Recorder and was the second president of Wilberforce University.
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B. F. Lee
Xenia
Ohio
Benjamin F. Lee
Wilberforce University
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilberforce
The
Christian Recorder
Supreme Court Hears Argument in Book Trials
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a mandamus writ seeking recognition of contracts valued at about $550,000. The case centers on whether the court should compel lower officials to acknowledge the obligations under the disputed agreements.
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Supreme Court
American Book Company Seeks to Force State Official to Accept Texts
Texas Supreme Court heard a mandamus bid by the American Book Company seeking to compel State Superintendent S. M. N. Marrs to recognize $550,000 contracts for spelling and general science texts. The case centers on Marrs letter about potential suit to cancel the contracts and the February 9 board actions.
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Marrs
Austin
Texas Supreme Court
American Book Company of Cincinnati
S. M. N. Marrs
R. B. Cousins, Jr
Boards of Education
Board of Education
W. A. Keeling
Keeling
Textbook Commission
Cousins
Text Book Commission
Attorney General
Miriam A. Ferguson
H. A. Wroe
British Secretary Calls League Crisis a Disaster
Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign secretary, told reporters in Geneva that the crisis over enlarging the League of Nations council seats has reached disaster proportions. He said Locarno accords have paralyzed the atmosphere.
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Geneva
Austen Chamberlain
League of Nations Council
Armed Churchmen Stay 3 in Mexico After Reading Edict
Three officials of Nayarit moved to close a Catholic church at Jalisquello, prompting a mob to oppose. The mayor, congressman Torres, and Sr. Ortega read the closure order amid armed resistance from church followers. Soldiers were unavailable. the scene ended with injuries and ongoing danger.
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Mexico
Tepic
Nayarit
Mex
Jalisquello
Torres
Sr. Ortega
Panhandle Lumber founder A C Houston dies in Wichita
A C Houston founder and head of the Panhandle Lumber company died at his Wichita home early Friday. He was 67. Survived by a widow five sons a daughter and three brothers. Houston helped build a Panhandle lumber network from 1901 onward and Amarillo mourns his loss as a longtime friend and supporter.
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Moustit
The
Panhandle Lumber Company
Wichita
Kansas
Houston
Panhandle
Canadian
A. C. Houston
Wichita Kans
Guy R
Joe B
Max A
Ted B
George A
Ethel B. Frith
Emporia
Kans
Laura M. Daugherty
Kansas City
J. H. Guthrie
St. Louis
Sam J
Colorado Springs
M. Houston
Florida
Amarillo
Southwest
Crutchfield brain injury drives bank robbery trial tense
The trial of Frank Crutchfield for robbing the First National Bank of White Deer hovers over a family hearsay moment as Mrs J J Crutchfield collapses on the stand after recounting his motor crash induced mental decline. Medical testimony from Dr V E Bruno and Dr Guy F Witt supports unsound mentality, while relatives testify to behavioral changes prior to the crime. The state rests as the defense plans to close its case today and a verdict looms near night.
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J. J. Crutchfield
Frank Crutchfield
First National Bank of
White Deer
Thelma
V. E. Bruno
Pampa
Bruno
Thelma Crutchfield
Guy F. Witt
George Brady
Brady
Frank
Blue Pajamas Key to Bathtub Murder Case
Nesbitt husband admits wearing blue pajamas and burning them after confessing to the murder of Frances Drake Nesbitt in Troy. A guest, Trentiss Brown, placed Nesbitt at the scene while the pajamas were missing from the Nesbitt home. Investigators lacked strong fingerprints as the inquiry continued.
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Nesbitt
Troy
Frances Drake Nesbitt
Jacob Nesbitt
Trentiss Brown
Cordoneva
L Follette To Head Insurgent Republicans In Tariff Inquiry
In Washington on March 12 the youngest senate member La Follette of Wisconsin was chosen to lead insurgent Republicans in the tariff commission inquiry. The committee will, likely chaired by Robinson of Arkansas, scrutinize alleged presidential interference and will hear many witnesses, including ex and current tariff commission members. The panel includes Wadsworth of New York Reed of Pennsylvania and Bruce of Maryland, with one Progressive Republican to be appointed. The inquiry is expected to take several weeks with voluminous records.
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Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Tariff Commission
Commission
Robinson
Arkansas
Coolidge
Norris
Nebraska
Dawes
Wadsworth
New York
Reed
Pennsylvania
Bruce
Maryland
Opinion Divided on Tacna Arica Plebiscite Plan
Washington reports split views on President Coolidge’s plebiscitary Tacna Arica plan as the plebiscite commission meeting in Arica approaches. Officials did not confirm Peru’s demand to postpone voter registration or Lassister’s possible role in enforcing guarantees for Peruvian voters in the contested provinces.
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Washington
Coolidge
Heavy firing resumes at Lan chow near Tiets en line
Tiets en area March 12 reports heavy firing northeast of Lan chow with extensive damage to the railway station and many civilian casualties. Authorities warn of a likely general attack by the Feng Tien army under Marshal Chang Tso Lin against Kuominchun defenders along the Lan river in central government area.
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Tietsen
Lanchow
Chang Tso Lin
Lan River
Amarillo Weather Summary From Fragmented Report
Fragmentary weather notice for Amarillo and vicinity notes fair conditions in Far West Texas and New York East region with unsettled areas. Mentions high pressure over northern Rockies and low pressure off New Jersey coast bringing snow, with cooler temperatures east and warmer in central regions.
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Texas
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain
New Jersey
Mississippi Valley
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John E. Hill
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