Plains Rail Line Sought Regardless of Routing
West Texas and the Plains country pledged to build a Fort Worth to Plains railroad. A 400 delegate Fort Worth meeting unanimously supported funding. W. M. Massie was named to lead, with an executive board to be appointed and committees formed to advance the project.
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Studh
West Texas
Plains Country
Fort Worth
Plains
W. M.iassie
Er of Commerce
Shannon
Massie
W. M. Massie
Panhandle Weather Report From Amarillo Shadowed By Sleet
Railway officials report similar conditions across the Panhandle as Amarillo last night. A light sleet fell from Texline to Amarillo after yesterday afternoon storm onset, with negligible amounts east of Clarendon and north of Amarillo. Oklahoma saw no meaningful snowfall. At 1 am the thermometer read 34 degrees, with a strengthening wind forecast to push temperatures lower. No significant rain recorded across the region.
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Amarillo
Texline
Clarendon
Rock Island
Oklahoma
Bonus Measure Advocates Pass Back to Harding
Washington March 18 The soldiers bonus muddle moves again as Representative Mondell Wyoming Republican House leader says he will confer with President Harding after his Florida trip to seek the president's view on the compromise bill with a bank loan provision in lieu of a cash bonus and whether to bring it up Monday under suspension of the rules. A prior conference of Speaker Gillett with 27 Republican leaders focused on parliamentary procedure.
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Washington
Harding
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Republican House
Florida
White House
House
Mondell
Mondeay
Gillett
Harding Will Not Confer On Bonus Question Yet
On board President Hardings train March 18 President Harding does not plan to receive Representative Mondell and other House leaders for a conference on the soldiers bonus question until Monday it was stated tonight.
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Associated Press
Harding
Representative Mondell
House
Income tax receipts reach 28 million in March deposits
Washington March 18 preliminary reports show 28 million dollars of March 16 income and profits tax installments on deposit in Federal Reserve Banks. Officials caution that final quarter totals require more time and districts to report.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Mellon
Harding's Face Tanned by Life Outdoors on Vacation
President Harding completed a Florida golf vacation day before returning to Washington with Mrs Harding. He played a foursome with W R Kennan Jr Dr William Moffatt and Robert Murray losing one up on the eighteenth. Officials expect House bonus action and coal strike to dominate early agenda.
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Robert Murray
St. Augustine
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One Cent Fare for Confederates Held
Memphis dispatch reports railroad officials confirm a cent a mile rate for United Confederate Veterans traveling to the Richmond reunion. The rate applies to veterans and dependents with them and other Confederate members. all other attendees pay half fare.
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Tenn
United Confederate Veterans
Richmond
Better Garden Tips From Luther Burbank in Daily News
Read Luther Burbank's better garden stories in the Daily News and learn scientific methods to improve your vegetables and flowers at home. The renowned agronomist shares practical tips from a lifetime of plant study, with one story featured in today’s edition.
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Burkbank
Daily News
The
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Manslaughter Verdict Found in Vaught Case
Special to The News Tucumcari March 18 A jury returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter after 40 hours of deliberation in the case of Bill Vaught charged with killing Thad Cobb during the last roundup Cobb allegedly shot twice at the Elk Hotel where he met Mrs Fred Simmons to seek reconciliation Vaught pleads self defense Cobb was a business partner of Fred Simmons in the Amarillo country
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Tucumcari
Bill Vaught
Thad Cobb
Cobb
Vaught
Greeks Release Ship Seized From Italians
Rome report says Greece released the steamship Abbazia after protests from Italy. A Greek war vessel had seized it for alleged contraband bound for Turkish nationalists. Greek foreign minister expressed regret and admitted Greece was wrong to stop and search.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Smokestack Hidden Under Wash Pot Discovered
Tyler, March 18. After an all day search at Floyd Pope's farm about 15 miles east of Tyler a deputy sheriff overturned a wash boiler revealing a smokestack from an underground still. Investigators found a subterranean chamber sixteen feet square housing a complete distilling outfit.
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Associated Press
Tyler
Floyd Pope
Pope
Fatty Arbuckle Jury Still Not Selected
San Francisco March 18 The closing of the first week in the third trial of a manslaughter charge against Roscoe C Fatty Arbuckle found court and civil counsel still busy with jury selection The regular jury was sworn in Thursday but the selection of two alternates required examining many other talesmen and exhausted the panel called for interrogation.
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San Francisco
Roscoe C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Runaway Amarillo girl elopes with lover after leaving home
Patrolman Goodnight spots an enclosed car and finds a letter from Anna P describing her plan to marry Sam, leave Amarillo for Oklahoma, and plead for her parents to forgive her. The fast-moving curtains-d car vanished, with no identification of the girl.
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Oklahoma
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Amarillo News
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Mamma
Mabel
Anna
Steer Stampede Grips New York Waterfront
New York March 18 Two city bluecoats saved children during a steer stampede headed for the abattoir. Patrolman McLaughlin carried three youngsters to safety as steerage passengers scattered and a steer was killed by a mounted officer. Auto trucks and stock-yard staff corralled the herd in a vacant lot. three animals died and two suffered broken legs.
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Associated Press
New York
William McLaughlin
Baltic
Carty
Lackawanna Ferry
Stock Yard
Amarillo Bank Deposits Show Great Increase
After rains and snowmelt, Amarillo banks report rising resources deposits and loans as of March 10, with total resources at $11.53 million, deposits $8.72 million, and loans $6.97 million. Compared to December 31, resources rose about $1.6 million in ten weeks led by First National and Amarillo National.
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Amarillo
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City National
Natinal Bank of Commerce
Amarillo Bank and Trust Company
Yanks Leave Rhine to How Dry I Am Tune
As a band played How Dry I Am, a train carrying 1,100 American Rhine army members departed for the homeland. Sixty four German brides accompany their husbands to the United States. American forces on the Rhine now number under 40,000.
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Associated Press
Coplenz
United States
Rhine
Railroads Allowed to Discontinue Receipts
Austin March 18 The railroads of Texas are no longer required to issue receipts for passenger tickets sold and for freight received to be transported, Assistant Attorney General T L Beau champ announced today.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
T. L. Beauchamp
Millionaire Youth Yet Pines In Jail
Detroit, Mich March 18 John Duvall Dodge youthful millionaire pleaded guilty Thursday to exceeding the speed limits and gave up his bid to avoid a five day sentence. His lawyers failed to obtain a writ of habeas corpus due to a faulty petition. Dodge decided to serve his term which ends Monday morning. He was to appear in Kalamazoo Tuesday to face a charge of negligently transporting and possessing MOR.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
John Duvall Dodge
Chas. J. Bartlett
House of Correction
Dodge
Kalamazoo
Mor
Cox Faces Trial In Houston For Mail Fraud Charge
Seymour Cox, oil promoter with ventures running into millions, faces trial in Houston Texas on charges of using the mails illegally. Cox and his family have drawn international attention for their aviation ventures.
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Seymour Cox
Houston
Tex
Cox
Fire destroys Drumm Seed and Floral giant hot house
Fire at the Drumm Seed and Floral Company hot house in Riverside three miles northeast of Fort Worth burned the structure to the ground with an estimated loss of 25,000 dollars. Water was unavailable and firemen watched. Nearby a second fire caused by wet matches in a trash pile damaged several acres but was slight.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Drumm Seed and Floral Company
Riverside
Here
Texas Supreme Court May Consider All Points in Appeal
The Texas Supreme Court may review entire civil appeal, not just the points in the writ, ruling in Vielland versus Nimitz of Tom Green County. The court holds it has jurisdiction over all points and facts from the case start, beyond the single issue sought for writ of error or reversal.
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Associated Press
Austin
Supreme Court of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Vielland Vs. Nimitz
Tom Green County
Governor backs unemployed ex-service men day in Texas
Governor Neff voiced strong support for the American Legion movement to set aside March 20 as unemployed ex service men day. He urged Texans to aid local posts in connecting jobless veterans with open positions and opportunities.
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Associated Press
Austin
Govenor Neff
American Legion
Texas
Sheriff Finds Moonshine in Car on Dallas Avenue
Land Leads to COOPER March 18. Sheriff Wilhite notes red sand on a car in the black sand district and uncovers eight gallons of white corn. The car owner is held in $1,000 bond for transporting and selling moonshine.
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Dallas Avenue
Black
Wilhite
Neff to Present Booth in Dallas Visit
Governor Neff travels to Dallas to introduce Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army during an afternoon speech. He says the trip is solely to present the renowned Salvation Army leader and will return the same night.
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Neff
Booth
Austin
Dallas
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Daily News Announces New Current Events Textbook
The Daily News will publish every Sunday a simple language article on current events for students. Teachers can use it as a classroom textbook and parents should encourage its use. The current piece covers British government troubles and the Soldier's bonus.
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Amarillo
The
Daily News
Walkout Looms As UMW Plans April Miners Strike
New York March 18 Six hundred thousand union miners in the anthracite and bituminous fields threaten to quit on April 1 unless a wage agreement is reached. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, says evacuation plans are under way with pullman crews, engineers, firemen and watchmen kept at posts to prevent flooding. About 1,000 anthracite and 3,000 bituminous miners would stay on duty for safety. Final withdrawal orders to be issued from Cleveland or Chicago if no contract is reached by April 1.
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Associated Press
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
the Union
Cleveland
Chiscago
Investigations Probe Alleged Wool Duty Fraud Plot
Investigations into an alleged wool duty fraud plot proceed in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. U S consulates there conduct inquiries independently of New York procedures as officials seek details on a $275 000 claim.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
United States
Montevedeo
New York
Insurance scheme violates Texas laws says official
Deputy Insurance Commissioner John M. Scott Lofay advised a Houston insurance agency that a plan where a bank and an insurance agent or company would have policyholders deposit money to pay reminist in the bank breaches state insurance laws.
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Associated Press
Austin
John M. Scott Lofay
Houston
Italian government wins first confidence vote
In Rome on March 18 the government led by Premier Fac'a secured a first confidence vote in the chamber of deputies, winning 275 to 89.
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Associated Press
Rome
Strike Ended in South Africa by United Mine Union
The 60 day mine strike ends at midnight after union workers' leadership disavowed any revived revolutionary movement. Mine Workers' Union representing 21,000 opposed a ballot and urged restraint to keep workers employed. Premier Smuts urged employers to retain staff, praising Afrikander support and noting volunteers for national service without pay.
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South Africa
Johannsburg
Anight
Workers’ Federation
Mine Workers’ Union
Revolutionary Movement
Smutz
Grose
Smuts
General strike proclaimed through Italy amid dock labor tensions
Rome March 18 A general strike was proclaimed today across the Italian Kingdom in solidarity with Naples port workers who began a 24 hour action this morning. The stoppage followed refusals to hire non union workers on the docks with no disorders reported but potential impact on trade feared.
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Associated Press
Rome
Naples
Nat
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