Bergdoll Slacker Son Not Filed for Burial Treasure Founders
Mrs. Emma Bergdoll testifies before a House committee on Grover Bergdoll’s escape. She says no of the $105000 in gold was buried, that she hid it near Philadelphia two years ago, and that Grover plans to return after the armistice. She adds she sent $10000 to Grover in Germany and estimates his worth at half a million.
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Washington
Associated Press
Treasury
Emma C. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
House
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Bruce Campbell
Bergdoll
John W. Wescott
New Jersey
Grover
Germany
Measure Would Bar Many Desirables Protest I
The Senate and House adopted the conference report on emergency immigration restriction, sending the bill to President Harding for approval. The bill limits aliens admitted to three percent of the 1910 nationals and takes effect 15 days after signing, with further cautions from Rep. Siegel about its unworkable nature and impact on desirable European immigrants.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
House
Harding
Wren
United States
Siegel
New York
Tani Republican
Immigration Committee
Four Enlisted Men Die In Powder Explosion At Fort Sill
Four members of the Seventh Ordnance Depot Detachment at Fort Sill Oklahoma were killed when 500 pounds of condemned gun powder exploded. The dead are Private Luther D. Gee Private James W Talley Private David C Monroe and Royal J Clark. An investigation opened into the blast which was possibly caused by a lighted tobacco flame. The explosion shook buildings and was heard in Lawton three miles away.
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Lawton
Seventh Ordnance Depot
Fort Sill
Okla
Luther D. Gee
Snyder
James W. Talley
Mis
Souri
David C. Monroe
Stelisabeth
N. J
Royal J. Clark
Cedarville
Towa
Harding praised by Sir Auckland Geddes at Rice Institute
Sir Auckland Geddes, British Ambassador to the United States, lauded President Harding and Secretary Hughes for their reparations initiative at a Rice Institute meeting in Houston. He said Britain and Europe welcome the United States at London and Paris conference tables and that the reparations problem is on the high road to settlement.
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Houston
Texas
Rice Intitute
Auckland Geddes
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Harding
Hughes
England
London
Paris
A Vote For School Tax For Amarillo
An exhortation urging Amarillo voters to approve an increased school tax rate to benefit the city’s public schools and the welfare of its children. The piece emphasizes community unity, the link between school quality and growth, and the duty to vote yes for the youth and future of Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Prohibition Official Seeks Legislation to Preserve Beer Controls
Washington May 13 The Prohibition Commissioner told the House Judiciary Committee that enforcement faces a growing challenge from sales of alcohol under pretended medicinal and industrial uses. He urged new legislation to uphold prohibitions, citing Palmer's beer prescription ruling and calls for authority to limit permits and prescriptions. This reflects a push to solidify enforcement powers amid reform-era policy changes.
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Washington
Associated Press
Kramer
House Judiciary Committee
Treasury Department
Palmer
Bureau
19 Of 40 Escaped Convicts Captured
The second day of Texas biggest manhunt ends in a night battle near Willis with four more escapees captured and one shot. Two convicts were killed earlier near Dodge when they fired on a pursuing posse. Twenty one remain free, with posses from Harris, Walker, and Montgomery counties closing in on districts around Huntsville and Spring. George Anderson, the ring leader serving 25 years, remains at large with a long prison record.
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Houston
Associated Press
Texas
Willis
Dodge
Huntsville
Spring
House
Harris
Walker
Montgomery
George Anderson
Anderson
Colorado
Six killed and seven injured in Texas freight wreck
A Texas and Pacific freight train derailed at Hagel Plat siding between Van Horn and Sierra Blanca in Lindspeth County. Six men were killed and seven injured, all reported as noncrew transients on the train. A wrecking crew was dispatched from Sierra Thanes about 10 miles away.
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Dallas
Persoms
Texas and Pacific
Hagle Plat Siding
van Ftorn
Sierra Blanca
Lindspeth County
Texas
Serene
Sierra Thanes
Prominent Cattle Raiser Ed Wilson Found Dead
James Edgar Wilson known as Ra Wilson, 51, cattleman, was found dead by his wife in a rear stable at 1300 Madison Street. A 38 caliber Colt bullet through the heart suggests an almost instantaneous death. coroner’s inquest pending. Wilson planned a visit to his Oklahoma Panhandle ranch and left a widow with five children.
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James Edgar Wilson
Madison Street
Wilson
Panhandle
Oklahome
Clayton
New Mexico
James Edear Wilson
Justice of the Pearl
Ra” Wilson
Missgeurt
Acmariile
Oklahomm
Amarillo
Judge Veale
Mildred
Edgar, Jr
Frank
Julian’ Bivins
Amarillo Gig Sign Board Guides Tourists Through City
A large signboard near Amarillo directs visitors via Childress Directing Court to roads toward the West Coast hotels and eateries. The board, visible for miles, includes directions to coloride roadways, garages, and sampling grounds with a contact line for the Board of City Development. A stolen car description is noted nearby.
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GIG
Amarillo
Childress
Courkets
Chovice
Galt
Poard
Texas
Rain Grants Benefit as South Plains Sees Light Shower
Special to The News from Lubbock Texas reports a light shower this afternoon that will aid crops. Slaton also notes a good rain with general reach across the region.
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Lubbock
Texas
Slaton
West Texas Weekend Weather Sketch
Saturday cloudy with local showers reported across the region. Sunday stays cloudy and warmer in the northern portion, with temperatures easing upward in that area.
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West Texas
North Portion
Humidity Data and Thermometer Readings Noted
Fragmentary report records humidity data and thermometer readings with unclear values and stray labels. Specific details and entities are unreadable, leaving an uncertain snapshot of an environmental observation segment.
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Mother
Sir Auckland Geddes
Sie Blanca
Texas, Texas and Pacific
Pristers Shold Meeting
Associated Presa
Galveston
Texas Allied Printing Trades Council
ED Wilson
UN Diess
Ron Miles
South Plains
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
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