Tornadoes strike Kansas Oklahoma and Texas killing and injuring many
Tornadoes and heavy rains swept Kansas Oklahoma and Texas causing loss of life and widespread damage. Seven killed and scores injured at Shawnee Oklahoma two killed at Noble Oklahoma a Kansas boy died in Goffs lightning. Destruction hit Crisfield Kansas and Yukon Pocahontas mine disaster in Bluefield West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Shawnee
Okla
Noble
Goffs
Crisfield
Kans
Santa Fe
Jealousy Drives Casper Teacher to Kill Sweetheart
Casper, Wyoming on March 28. Lee Mortimer, 23, a Casper business college instructor and brother of the college president, shot Norma Ford, 20, as they walked on a business street. He then shot himself in the temple, dying about an hour later. Friends say a recent quarrel had been settled. jealousy is suspected.
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Associated Press
Casper
Wyo
Lee Mortimer
William Mortimer
Casper Business College
Norma Ford
Casper Business
Mortimer
Miss Ford
Missford
Father Acquitted Of Murder Of 15 Year Old Emma
Thompson Dickson 58 was acquitted tonight of killing his 15 year old daughter Emma last September in the rear of their Bricksboro home. The jury deliberated two hours with a single ballot. The defendant denied the charges on the stand saying I did not kill my child.
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Ly Associated
Bridgeton
N. 3
Thompson Dickson
Emma
Bricksboro
Benjamin Dickson
J. Roy Oliver
McAdoo Heads to Phoenix for Two Speeches
William G. McAdoo, a Democratic presidential nomination candidate, left Los Angeles for Phoenix on March 28 to deliver two speeches there the next day. The McAdoo party will then motor to Tucson and return to Los Angeles by Monday.
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McAdoo
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Calif
William G. McAdoo
Aria
Tucson
Sunday News Preview Promises Eight Page Magazine Section
Amarillo readers anticipate Sunday News featuring AP and INS dis patches. An eight page magazine section and four page colored comic section will run with full page comics including Bringing Up Father Polly and Her Pals Just Kids Happy Hooli gan Out Our Way Salesman Sam y Freckles and His Friends. A good oil review covers development in the Pecos Valley and Panhandle readers will find the Pecos Valley oil field review authoritative and useful.
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Polly
Sam Y
Freckles
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Panhandle
Peros Valley
Visit to Amarillo oil field marks Skeptic's Day excursion
About 700 visitors toured Amarillo's oil field on Skeptic's Day, viewing derricks, tanks, and the Texas No. 1 Burnett well amid wind and oil-slick grounds. The caravan grew to over 400 people in 107 cars, with Panhandle hosts welcoming travelers and pledging oil field cooperation.
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Amarillo Oil Field
Amarillo
Areudits
Texas
Lee Field
Texas No. 1
Burnett
Holmes, McIlroy and McGee Smith
Panhandle
Claude
Clarendon
Sid O'Keefe
Punch
Judge O'Keefe
J. N. Riggs
King Oil
Man Charged for Threat Against Ford's Children
Detroit March 28 Vaclav Simek, accused of extorting 1,050,000 from Edsel B Ford president of Ford Motor Company under threats to harm Ford's wife and children was held for trial on extortion. Bail set at 5,000.
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Detroit
Mich
Vaclav Simek
Edsel
B. Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Recorder’s Court
Wood labeled trouble maker by Jones in Philippines speech
Representative Marvin Jones of Texas criticizes Leonard Wood’s administration in the Philippines, saying it hindered Filipino self-government and made Wood a storm center. He cites Wood’s Cuba record and cites a Wilson letter about Wood’s WWI command with critical notes.
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Associated Press
Washngton
Leonard Wood
Philippines
House
Representative Jones
Texas
General Wood
Mr. Jones
Woodrow Wilson
Wood
France
William Wrigley Quits Banks of Senator Johnson
William Wrigley Jr confirms he withdraws support from Hiram Johnsons presidential campaign. He cites personal friendship yet disagreement with some policies and says he will not actively back Coolidge until after nomination. He notes he contributed little, and Johnson never asked for money.
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William Wrigley
Senator Johnson
Los Angeles
Calif
Hiram Johnson
William Wrigley, Jr
Johnson
Hiram
Cal
Coolidge
New French Cabinet Formed Ends Ministerial Crisis
Paris March 28 The French ministerial crisis ended with a new cabinet led by Raymond Poincare replacing the government that resigned after a no confidence vote. The lineup includes LeFebre Duprey as Justice Minister, Justin De Selves as Interior, Francois Marsal as Finance, Maginot as War, LeTrocquer as Public Works, Loucheur as Commerce, Vincent as Hygiene and Labor, Henry De Jouvenal Education, Jean Fabry as Colonies, Bokanow as Navy, Capus as Agriculture, and Luis Marin as Devastated Region. Poincare kept two former colleagues and named ten newcomers to pursue firm foreign policy, law and order, and internal economy.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Raymond Poincare
Millerand
M. Poincare
LeFebre Duprey
Justin de Selves
M. Francois Marsal
M. Maginot
M. LeTrocquer
M. Loucheur
Daniel Vincent
Henry de Jouvenal
Jean Fabry
Ruhr
Poincare
France
Huerta Reported Safe in Mexico Cafe Radio Orders
Adolpho De La Huerta, Mexican rebel leader, was last reported atop Frontera Mexico. The report notes radio orders sent by an agent, Ose Rementéria, in connection with Huerta. Details are fragmentary and confirm only the safety claim.
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Huerta
Houston
Adolpho de la Huerta
Frontera
Mexico
oJse Rementéria
Sinclair Case Presented to Grand Jury Sequel in Oil Controversy
Washington March 28 The senate contempt charge against Harry F Sinclair was presented to the district of Columbia grand jury and a dispute between Senators Walsh and Spencer marked the day in the oil matter. Geologist F W Sardeson testified that Teapot Dome's oil supply seemed to exceed 100 million barrels, far above the 26 million estimated by experts, as several witnesses were called and the grand jury adjourned until Monday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Harry F. Sinclair
District of Columbia
Sinclair
Atlee Pomerene
Owen J. Roberta
Oil Committee
H. Foster Bain
Bureau of Mines
Walsh
Spencer
John Walsh
Weather Forecast for West Texas and Nearby Regions
A fair forecast across West Texas and eastern New Mexico for Saturday. Mild to cool in the east with colder conditions expected later. Temperature trends by hours in Amarillo and surrounding areas noted with general guidance on daytime highs and overnight lows.
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Marinlo
Texas
New Maexico
Amarillo
Tornado Kills Seven in Shawnee Oklahoma
A tornado struck Shawnee Oklahoma injuring scores and killing seven. The storm demolished Jefferson grade school and damaged 150 to 206 homes, with relief efforts underway as civic groups assist the injured. The dead include W S Dix Mrs John Payton an unidentified man about 60 two girls aged 14 and 16 Collins baby Ellison and an elderly woman.
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Shawnee Shawnee
Okla
Jefferson
W. S. Dix
John Payton
Collins
Ellison
Dix
Four Injured As Tornado Ravages Vernon Texas
Four persons were injured and heavy property loss occurred in Vernon Wilbarger county as a tornado struck the city. Meager reports say 28 or more residences were blown over or unroofed. The storm hit Vernon, about 60 miles northwest of Wichita Falls, Texas, this afternoon.
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Vernon
Wichita Falls
Texas
Wilbarger County
Here
Kansas Tornadoes Leave Destruction in Southeast
Tornadoes in southeastern Kansas cause heavy damage with many buildings wrecked in Crissfield, 60 miles southwest of Wichita. A schoolboy is injured, livestock killed near Attica, and several farm buildings damaged. Minor damage reported near Bik Falls.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kans
Crissfield
Here
Attica
Bik Falls
Storm at San Angelo
A windstorm with hail and rain swept the area this afternoon causing minor damage. The Fort Chadbourne telephone office in Coke county was blown from its foundation, while wire communication was restored in some sections.
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San Angelo San Angelo
Tex
Fort Chadbourne
Coke County
Million Dollar Relief Bill For New Mexico Favored
The House agriculture committee reported favorably a bill establishing a one million dollar fund for loans to farmers in drought stricken New Mexico. Loans up to ten dollars an acre would cover seed feed and other producing expenses. A similar Oklahoma bill is expected to be recommended next week.
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Washington
House Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Daugherty Resigns Office Amid Senate Probe
Harry M. Daugherty resigns as attorney general amid Senate investigations and presidential pressure. Coolidge accepts resignation, cites inability to rely on him for disinterested advice. Daugherty leaves Justice Department, heads to Atlantic City, plans to return next week. Potential successors discussed include Stone, Groesbeek, Kenyon, and Hughes, with emphasis on legal knowledge and administrative ability.
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Harry M. Daugherty
Senate Investigating Committee
Coolidge
Washington
Harding
Senate
Mr. Daugherty
Daugherty
Golely
President Coolidge
Arthur ¥. Rugg
Massachusettes Supreme Judicial Court
Harlan F. Stone
Columbia University School of Law
Alexander J. Groesbeek
Michigan
William 8. Kenyon
Iowa
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth District
Hughes
Probe May Continue in Limited Scope
The Daugherty investigating committee weighs ending its inquiry into the justice department after Attorney General Daugherty's resignation or carrying on in a limited form. Some want to close after clearing testimony. Senator Wheeler argues to proceed fully to expose alleged rot around Washington.
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Washington
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Wheeler
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