Quits School Trustee Race and Olver Campaigns
President Coolidge weighs a United States lead for a world arms conference. Officials expect an initial approach to London Paris Rome and Tokio. Austen Chamberlain signals Britain’s potential participation while plans hinge on league protocol fate and allied reactions.
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Associated Press
Washington
League of Nations
Coolidge
United States
Kellogg
Geneva
London
Paris
Rome
Tokio
Austen Chamberlain
Great Britain
Late Wire Bulletins From Across The Nation
The AP reports in Denver that Professor Henry Houseley died after a short illness at 73, a noted composer and choral director who served as organist at St. John’s Cathedral. Tokyo notes that Uwajima Maru survivors suggest a gale sank the ship with about 100 aboard, many boats wrecked with feared loss of life. New York reports New Jersey and Iowa lifted live poultry embargoes, leaving Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana still affected. Birmingham police hunt five men after the flogging of D J Houston, a truck driver, with 75 lashes. the attack marks a rising wave of similar assaults and prompts renewed solicitor action.
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Associated Press
Denver
Henry Housely
St. John’s Cathedral
Uy Associated
Presa
New York
Department of Farms and Markets
New Jersey
Iowa
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Birmingham
Ala
D. J. Houston
Houston
James G. Davis
Isle of Pines Treaty Ratified by Senate 63 14
The Senate ratified the Isle of Pines treaty with minor reservations by a 63 to 14 vote, relinquishing U S sovereignty claims to Cuba over Isle of Pines. The Lausanne convention was referred to committee, and a special postposed vote made the world court question a December 17 special order. President Coolidge favored Turkish treaty action, but Borah moved to send it back to committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Isle of Pines
Turkey
World Court
United States
Cuba
Coolidge
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Luck Fails Him Lieutenant Osborn Wood
Luck eludes Lieutenant Osborn C. Wood son of General Wood once prospered on Wall Street but his gambling streak broke him. He could not cover his checks and fled from Paris to San Sebastian Spain.
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Osborn C. Wood
General Wood
Wall Street
Paris
San Sebastian
Spain
Senate To Convene As Court Urged For Ferguson
March 13 in Austin the Senate faced a rekindled push to convene as an impeachment court to revisit the 1917 Ferguson conviction. Moore of Cooke and Fairchild introduced the resolution, sending it to committee by viva voce vote. Mrs. Ferguson delayed signing the amnesty bill, which local secretary said would likely be signed the next day.
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Associated Press Austin
James FE. Ferguson
Senate
House
Ferguson
Moore
Cooke and
Fairchild
Viva Voce
Vicante
Wirtz
S. 8
Wood
Cleburne
School Board Fight Developments on Friday
B. Co. D. Bynum withdraws as candidate citing his wife’s father is a teacher. A. N. Olver plans to run for the vacated ticket. Ila Study Clubs and San Jacinito Rent-Teacher Association back six Parent-Teacher Club presidents and endorse Mrs. J. S. Kendrick for trustee. Rumor of another two women and a man forming a ticket. Hold-over trustees issue a statement on the situation.
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B. Co
D. Bynum
Amarillo
B. c. D. Bynum
H. W. Blackburn
W. N. Durham
G. J. Nunn
Bynum
Texas
Nunn
U. N. Olver
Tri-State
Roberts & Olver
Kendrick
Parent- Teacher
Parent-Teacher Club
Amarillo school board race heats up with withdrawals and endorsements
Developments in Amarillo's school board contest unfold as Bynum withdraws citing his father in law's school job, U N Olver steps in to fill the vacancy, and six PTAs plus the holdover trustee back Mrs Kendrick. The fight centers on three trustee seats with an April 4 election date forthcoming.
Wheat Plunges as Drought Ends Market Collapses
Chicago reports a dramatic one day price collapse across grains led by wheat and rye. Prices fell to unprecedented lows as drought relief and overbought conditions sparked heavy selling from long and short traders alike.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Price Highway Bill Shifts Control to Governor in Texas
In Austin on March 13 the House passed the Price highway bill placing highway control with the state to enable federal aid participation. The state would receive about 4.5 million dollars in federal aid annually, conditioned on amended highway regulations. The bill ends county led construction contracts and includes a ban on state employee positions paid by the bill against lawmakers in the 89th Legislature.
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Miriam
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Ferguson
House
Limestone County
Highway Department
Senator Reed Smoot Stricken Ill on Senate Duty
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, veteran Republican leader, was taken ill in the Senate and treated before being sent home. Physicians cited indigestion but noted a breakdown from overwork, with two weeks of rest prescribed, though he aimed to vote on the Warren nomination tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Warren
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
Amarillo and vicinity Saturday fair and colder in the south east portion. North eastern New Mexico also fair Saturday. Temperature readings show daytime highs near 75 to 90 across locales with no major wind or precipitation noted. Livestock warnings are issued for northern portions and eastern New Mexico.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Sham attack on islands to be tested next month
San Diego reports naval strategists and military leaders anticipate joint army navy maneuvers from April 25 to May 1. The exercises will test attack and defense of the Hawaiian Islands with full use of land defenses, aircraft, sea power, and marine corps landing forces. Over 120 naval warships to participate.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Hawaiian Islands
National Defense
Army
Navy
Illinois Woman Wins $1000 for Growing Best Corn
Chicago March 18 A Illinois woman Mrs Elsie M Pauluska of Waverly won $1000 for growing America s best car of corn in 1924 Judges at the National Seed Corn Show awarded first prize to her entry noted as 100 percent perfect A second $1000 was given to W W Montgomery for entering 2410 cars in the event held under an agricultural department association Other state sweepstakes winners include A L Kendrick of Yorktown Texas
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Chicago
America
Elsie M. Pauluska
Waverly
Ill
W. W. Montgomery
Agricultural Department Association
A. L. Kendrick
Yorktown
Texas
President Coolidge presses for Warren attorney general vote
President Coolidge urged Senate leaders to fight hard for the confirmation of Charles B. Warren as attorney general. Despite a 9 to 7 judiciary committee adverse report, the administration pressed for vigorous presentation in open session and noted possible changes as rivals contended over presidential re submission authority.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Charles B. Warren
Judiciary Committee
J. Warren
Borah
Idaho
McMaster
South Dakota
Simple Rites Mark Burial of Bishop Quayle
Bishop Wm A Quayle was buried after simple funeral rites at Baker University where he served as president. Bishops E L Waidort, Hamilton, Meade and Berry sent telegrams. Eulogies were given by Bishop Locke and Bishop Lester Smith among others, as rain fell on the procession.
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Associated Press
Baldwin
Kans
Wm. A. Quayle
Baker University
Quayle
E. L. Waidort
Kansas City
Methodist Episcopal Church
O. EB. Allison
Wilbur Mason
Pittsburg
Claude Is B. Spencer
Central Christian Advocate of
Hamilton
Meade
Berry
Locke
St. Paul
Lester Smith
Board of Bishops
Man Held for Murder Pleads Guilty to Robbery
In Idabel Oklahoma on March 13 a man held by McCurtain county sheriff, believed to be R Gilbert wanted for a traveler Okerson murder in Tonopah Nevada, pleaded guilty to burglary in the county and received a three year sentence in the state penitentiary.
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Idabel
Okla
McCurtain County
R. Gilbert
Tonopah
Nev
Okerson
Nevada Desert
Oklahoma
Crowe takes charge in McClintock death probe
Chicago March 13 Robert B Crowe states attorney assumed personal charge of the investigation into the death of William E McClintock a 21 year old millionaire orphan who died last December of a typhoid fever Dr Charles Faiman president of the National University of Sciences said Shepherd the foster father had taken lectures at the school Faiman claimed three tubes of germs including typhoid bacteria disappeared from the school Shepherd denied he was at the school or knew Faiman Detectives seek former students and graduates to corroborate Faiman story and identify Shepherd The entire state attorney office and detectives work late on the case
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Associated Pro Se
Chicago
Robert B. Crowe
William E. McClintock
Charles 8. Faiman
National University of Sciences
William D. Shepherd
McClintock
Faiman
Shepherd
Dr. Faiman
Farman
Millionaire hotel owner acquitted of conspiracy to defame
CHICAGO March 13 W E Stokes millionaire New York hotel owner and Robert F Lee Chicago negro were acquitted late today of conspiracy to defame Mrs Helen Bilwood Stokes The jury deliberated an hour and five minutes with two ballots Eleven to one for acquittal before the third agreement Only one ballot freed the negro The trial ended with a minor tense scene between Mrs Stokes and Marion L Brophy the private secretary Stokes expressed elation and thanked the jury while Milton D Smith assistant state's attorney blamed the long battle on the effort to prove his young wife belonged to the Everleigh club
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Chicago
W. E. Stokes
New York
Robert F. Lee
Everleigh Club
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Ference
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H. W. Wells
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