Virginia Floods Ravage Towns After Days of Rain
Heavy rains cause widespread flooding across Virginia with one death reported in Fredericksburg. Rivanna and Shenandoah rivers surge past records, flooding roads, bridges, crops, and power plants from Charlottesville to Harpers Ferry. Several towns fall into darkness as waterways rise and damage mounts.
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Arsociated
Richmond
Virginia
William Lucas
Fredericksburg
Charlottesville
Rivanna
Southern
Norfolk and Western
Harpers’ Ferry
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Harrisonburg
Amarillo Trade Tour Inspires Lubbock Crowd to Back 1925 Convention
The Amarillo trade excursion party toured through Canyon Happy Tulsa Kress Plainview Hale Center Abernathy and Lubbock on May 12. A large Lubbock delegation joined in with four sleepers and a baggage car, as West Texas music from the State Teachers College band accompanied the group. Curtis Koen lauded Amarillo’s bid for the 1925 West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention, while E. C. Thompson urged regional cooperation to promote civic efforts.
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Lubbock
Amarillo
Brownwood
Canyon
Happy
Tulsa
Kress
Plainview
Hale Center
Abernathy
Libbock
Plains
Special Train De Luxe Carries Amarillo Party
Am arillo party travels on a steel five passenger coach train for a 1924 trade excursion. Officials include C. E. Strain F. F. Fisher J. R. Cullum Lindsay Nunn J. A. Bush conductor H. A. Ochse engineer L. Smith fireman H 15 Woods brake man M. N. Bradford Pullman conductor. Guests include J. F. Anton Gallaher W. E. Goodloe W. H. Carwile C. B. Davis and Santa Fe connection with Rock Island officials aboard.
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Amarillo
Chicago Waals
PARP
Deel E. C. Thompson
Board of City Development
C. E. Strain
F. F. Fisher
J. R. Cullum
Lindsay Nunn
J. A. Bush
H. A. Ochse
L. Smith
Woods
B. J. Wright
M. N. Bradford
Pullman
J. F. Anton
Slaton
Plainview
Lubbock
Post City
Brownwood
Gallaher
W. E. Goodloe
Found Guilty Congressman Langley Convicted in 1921 Case
John W Langley of Kentucky was convicted in Federal Court at Covington on a charge connected with a 1921 incident. The court proceedings concluded with a ruling linking Langley to the case and affirming the judgment.
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John
W. Langley
Kentucky
Covington
Langley found guilty in Kentucky whiskey conspiracy
Congressman John W. Langley of Kentucky and Milton Lipschutz were found guilty by a federal jury in Covington after a three hour forty minute deliberation. Albert S. Slater was mistried. Sentences included fines and prison terms. several co-defendants pleaded guilty and motions for new trials were announced. The case involved illegal removal of 1400 cases of whiskey from the Belle of Anderson distillery in 1921 and conspiracy to aid its transport and sale.
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Associated Press
Covington
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Milton Lipschutz
Philadelphia
Langley
Albert S. Slater
Tater
Cochran
Slater
M. E. Huth
Alliance
Ohio
Walter B. Carey
Canton
Belle of Anderson
Lawrence
Hays
Sam Collins
Huth and Carey
Lipschutz
Salter
Federal Prohibtion Director
River Towns Flooded Again Along Potomac
The Potomac river is returning to its channel after a second flood in five weeks. Maryland and West Virginia towns along the river were inundated again just after recovering from the first deluge. Two deaths were reported. Railroad traffic in the valley was disrupted and dirt roads suffered extensive damage.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Potomac River
Maryland
West Virginia
Pittsburgh Prepared for Second Flood in Five Weeks
Pittsburgh tonight faced a rising danger as the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers converge at 26 feet, four feet above flood stage, with the Weather Bureau forecasting ten o'clock tomorrow morning. The Ohio River was climbing at seven feet per hour as flood warnings spread. Lower district ficuses had already flooded.
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Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Penna
Monongahela
Allegheny
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Memphis Boost for Amarillo in 1925 Convention Fight
Memphis boosters plan a large delegation to Brownwood for the 1925 convention with a Memphis Chamber of Commerce band and honors. Secretary Sager and wife travel to secure reservations while Amarillo favored. two citizens race to Brownwood with a banner On To Brownwood to sway the next convention location.
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Memphis
Geo. A. Sager
Brownwood
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Emma Foxhall
Elbert Kittinger
Frank Fore
Amarillo
Arnold
King
Visitors Begin Arriving for West Texas Chamber Meet
The Brownwood sixth annual West Texas Chamber of Commerce gathering drew a van guard of visitors as preparations were made for several thousand to attend the sessions opening tomorrow morning at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium. Amarillo El Paso and Mineral Wells are bidding to host the 1925 convention.
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Associated
Preas
Brownwood
West
Poincare Accepts Country's Verdict
Paris reports Premier Poincare accepts the country's verdict and will not pursue a mixed majority in the new chamber. He says his mission is ended and he will carry on only until deputies take their seats on June 1.
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Paris
Poincare
Chamber
World Flyers Plan to Leave Attu Wednesday
Three U S army air cruisers encircling the globe plan to hop off Wednesday from Attu Island the western tip of the Aleutian chain to Paramashiro Island in the Kuriles according to word received here.
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Cordova
Alaska
Globe
Attu Island
Aleutian Island
Paramashiro Island
Kuriles
Senate urges ICC to cut farm freight rates
Urged by the farm bloc, the Senate quickly adopted a joint resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to adjust freight rates to aid agriculture. The move seeks cheap transportation for farm products, with battles forecast over McNary Haugen Norris Sinclair and Curtis Aswell bills if current efforts fail.
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Senate
I. C
Associated Press
Washington
Farm Bloc
Senate Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
King
Utah
Congress
Senate Agricultural Committee
Plainview Welcomes Amarillo Trade Tourists on Stopover
Plainview greeted the Amarillo trade excursion party at the Santa Fe station with a three hour visit to the business district. District Judge R C Joiner delivered an address of welcome on behalf of Plainview, praising long cordial ties and pledging continued hospitality. Amarillo officials thanked Plainview and noted preparations for a Brownwood departure to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention, with local entertainment and dining arranged.
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Plainview
Brownwood
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
Fale Theater
Wire Hotel
Tulia Dismisses School to Greet Visiting Evangels
Tulia officials dismiss the school day to welcome an Amarillo trade excursion party and visiting evangelists arriving in town. Students lined the streets as the delegation, led by local leaders, visited the community for a scheduled morning program.
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Tulia
Amarillo
Special 50 Page Daily News on Amarillo Trade Excursion
The Amarillo Daily News issued 46 pages in three sections in a special edition for the May 12 trade excursion. A separate four page morning edition carried late wire and baseball news, with interest in the lost Alaska aviators. Forrest Warren led the Amarillo Globe, J. W. Cheney issued a Southwest Plainsman edition, and Canyon hosted a twelve page Prairie at West Texas State Teachers College about Amarillo hosting the 1925 West Texas Chamber convention.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Daily News
Daily News
Alaska
Amarillo Globe
Forrest Warren
J. W. Cheney
Southwest Plainsman
Canyon
Prairie
West Texas State Teachers’ College
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Auspicious Start To Brownwood Made by Trade Evangels
Amarillo hosts its annual trade excursion with a large delegation at Santa Fe station bidding the trippers farewell. They hope for success in securing the 1924 West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention.
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Amarillo
Santa Fe
West Texas
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity Tuesday
Amarillo and surrounding area expect partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers. The Texas and New Mexico regions show a mixed forecast with unsettled conditions and light precipitation possible in spots.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Resigning pastor Dr H W Virgin to join Chicago church
Dr H W Virgin pastor of First Baptist Amarillo for five years announced resignation at Sunday service to become pastor of North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago. He will stay until July 1. North Shore is a leading church in a luxury residential district. new $250000 building recently completed with social rooms gym baths lyceum auditorium and dining facilities. Virgin, a noted Southern Baptist figure, has pastored in multiple cities and served as YMCA regional commander in France.
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H. Wi"Virgin
First Baptist Church
North Shore Baptist Church of
Chicago
Virgin
Amarite Church
North Shereehuerh
Middlewest
Dr. Virgin
Herbert
University of Chicago
Roanoke
Kansas City
Nevada
Jackson
Tennessee
Entombed Miners Alive After Food Passed Through Drill
Five miners trapped at Empire Zinc Mining near Gilman Colo were watered and fed through a diamond drill hole. Rescue teams reported the men were well and cheerful, with drilling pauses for rock slips delaying progress as officials predicted quick contact.
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Br Associated
Preas
Gilman
Colo
Empire Zinc Mining Company
Standard Oil of Kansas Declares Dividend
Directors of the Standard Oil Company of Kansas announce a dividend of fifty cents per share on capital stock, payable June 16, 19XX. The decision was made at MODOSHA, Kansas.
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Standard
Associated Presa
Modosha
Kans
Standard Oil Company
Kangaa
Steamer Schiewig-Polstein Runs Agground in Goodwin Sands
The Steamer Schiewig-Polstein traveling from Hamburg to Vera Cruz with passengers and freight grounded in Goodwin Island in the North Sea near Kent during a fog last night. She was refloated this afternoon and appeared undamaged as she resumed her voyage.
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Associated Press London
Schiewig-Polstein
Hamburg
Vera Cruz
Goodwin Island
North Sea
County Kent
Equity Actors Vote to Strike on June First
New York May 12 actors affiliated with Equity approve joining the Managers Protective Association insurgent group led by the Shuberts. They serve notice to the Producing Managers Association that equity members in theatres will strike on June 1.
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Equity Company Actors
Associated Preas
New York
Actors Equity Association
Managers Protective Association
Shuberts
Producing Managers Association
Equity
Man Confesses In Girl Murder Case Near Salina
Jay Oklahoma May 12 A man named Bell Stick held for questioning confessed to helping dispose of Ina Thompsons body after alleged murder by Step Cochran and two others. Cochran, a Cherokee Indian, is tracked by a Mayes Delaware county posse led by Sheriff Jess Layton five miles from the crime scene. Three Indians are in custody at Pryor and Salina authorities report a crowded picnic with intoxicated attendees before the girl vanished from her grandparents farm Saturday night.
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Associated Press
Jay
Okla
Bell
Stick
Ina Thompson
Salina
Step Cochran
BE. C. Moore
Mayes
Delaware County
Cochran
Jess Layton
Mayes County
Pryor
Bud Tage
Ted Chicken
Dan Boney
Hamp Williams Outlines Arkansas Governor Run
Hamp Williams of Hot Springs, president of the National Retail Hardware Association, urged Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association members to engage in politics, promote business interests, and enlist more women in civic affairs while announcing his Arkansas governor bid. He plans to base his campaign in Hot Springs and meet supporters in Little Rock later.
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Hamp Williams
Arkansas
Hig
Panhandle Hardware and Implement, Association
Hot Springs
Ark
National Retaill Hardware Association
Ee Ho
Little Rock
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Hacria & Ewing
Nenderson
Lipschutzs Bomd
EL Paso
Mineral Wells
World Flyers
Attu
PAGH
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Oklahoma
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