Woman named head at Dallas bolting WCTU chapter
In Dallas on October 24 a bolting faction of the Texas WCTU formed a new state organization with Mrs. Claude J. Carter of San Antonio as president. The group denounced partisan use of the WCTU name and elected officers including Mrs. Carter as president, Mrs. Bloodworth as vice president, Mrs. Peters as corresponding secretary, Mrs. Goff as recording secretary, and Mrs. Clark as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
State Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Houston
Claude J. Carter
San Antonio
G. W. Jones
Rowena Phylan
Carter
Fourteenth District
J. T. Bloodworth
Fort Worth
J. S. Peters
Emma Goff
W. C Clark
Robstown
Claude de van Watts
Austin
Ferguson
Zationt
Bulgaria ready to defend land with arms in Neuilly pledge
Sofia reports Bulgaria will repel invasions by force using a few thousand regulars and volunteers aiding defenses. Refugee flows overwhelm Red Cross as Greeks reportedly penetrate seven miles into Bulgarian territory. Petrieh near Denarhis sar faces bombardment, while Tugosiavia's capital Pedhede shows friendly sentiment toward Bulgan officials.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Ministry of National Defense
Macedonia
Red Cross
Petrieh
Denarhissar
Dashee
Tugosiavia
Personalities Restored 10 in Charges Hurled
Austin October 24 James E Ferguson former governor and Dan Moody attorney general led a heated highway controversy exchange. Ferguson pressed questions about the American Road Company escrowed 436000 and Moody denied any pact claiming funds were returned to Texas under court jurisdiction. Burkett defended current topping costs and urged Moody to present findings to the commission to avert litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
James E. Ferguson
Dan Moody
Ferguson
American Road Company
Moody
Texas
Jim Ferguson
Burkett
Joe Burkett
Highway Commission
Hoffman Construction Company
Bankhead
Sweetwater
Managing editors of major papers meet in Dallas
Texas editors convene in Dallas to plan a statewide system for election returns for next year’s gubernatorial race. A dinner and meetings follow with A L Perkins of Galveston Tribune presiding. Attending are Kent Cooper, Edgar Cutter, Paul Cowles, and Ray Baumgardner, AP. Cooper to attend a Monday luncheon hosted by Dallas News and Dallas Times Herald.
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Dallas
Texas
A. L. Perkins
Galveston Tribune
Kent Cooper
New York
Associated Press
Edgar T. Cutter
Chicago
Paul Cowles
San Francisco
Ray Baumgardner
Mr. Cooper
Dallas News
The
Dallas Times-Herald
Houston Man Shot to Death by Ex Husband in Downtown
Dorothy Henderson, 32, held on murder charges after a shooting in a Houston downtown barber shop area left M. M. Gregg, 38, dead. Frank Hale and W. M. Cowden were wounded as Henderson fired multiple shots from a concealed pistol. She said Gregg had caused their divorce after leaving her for a manicurist.
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Houston
Mirs
Dorothy Henderson
M. M. Gregg
Frank Hale
W. M. Cowden
Gregg
Henderson
Galveston
Communist agitators seek to win American Negroes to revolution
Washington reports communist agitators aim to recruit American Negroes into a revolutionary movement. The American Federation of Labor warns Negro workers to resist manipulation by the congress in Chicago. The manifesto seeks world racial alliance and abolition of racial separation, organized by a national committee with local action groups.
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Washington
American Negro Labor Congress
Chicago
Russia
America
Congress
Lovett-Ford Whitman
Third Inter
Ale
Egro
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Jon F Tn
Mr. Green
North America
Purofee
Independent Socialist Party
Rakosi
Mathias Rakosi
Hungary
International Labor Defense Council
International Committee For
Brokerage Firm Suspended for Insolvency
NEW YORK Oct 24 The brokerage firm of W A MacDonald and Company was suspended from the consolidated stock exchange today for insolvency.
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New York
W. A. MacDonald and Company
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Denver courtland dines death linked to film trio
A Denver attorney Courtland St Dines was shot on New Year’s Day 1924 while entertaining film stars Mabel Normand and Edna Purvance. Reports say Normand’s chauffeur was tried and acquitted. Dines planned to marry Helen Gibson, another Denver social figure.
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Denver
Colo
Courtland St
Tyson S&s. Dines
Weather forecast overview from the Texas and surrounding states
A fragmented weather note describes a Sunday with partly cloudy to colder conditions and freezing temperatures in parts of Texas. It mentions a trough of low pressure affecting New Mexico, the Lake region, and northern Mississippi with cooler air spreading southeast and rain in several plains and Rocky Mountain states.
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Texas
South
Panhandis
New
Forthwest
Porihern
Rocky Moumtata
Pinas
New Mexico
Lake
Amarilo Pester
Military court panel to try Army colonel named
Seven members of the military court assigned to try Colonel William Mitch ell, the army hell cat, are pictured. General Summerall heads the court as president and commander of the Second Corps Area at Governors Island, with others including Maj. Gen. Robert L. Howze in Columbus, Ohio. Maj. Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Baltimore. Maj. Gen. W. S. Graves in Chicago. Maj. Gen. Benjamin A. Poore in Omaha. Brig. Gen. Edward L. King at Fort Leavenworth. and Brig. Gen. Frank McCoy at Fort Sam Houston Texas.
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William Mitchell
Summerall
Governor’s Island
N. Y
Robert L. Howze
Columbus
Ohio
Douglas McArthur
Baltimore
W. S. Graves
Chicago
Benjamin A. Poore
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Edward L. King
Army Service School
Ft. Leavenworth
Kans
Frank BR. McCoy
Third Infantry Brigade
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Clapp Urges West Texas Rise as Horace Greely’s Admonition
Edwin J. Clapp, development writer for Hearst publications, told 178 Amarillo business leaders at the Amarillo Hotel that Greely’s “Go West” motto still applies. He praised West Texas growth, noting he and Mrs. Clapp will farm this year aiming for 100 bales of cotton, and invited by Hereford after their visit. The luncheon followed by a field drive to inspect oil fields showcased local prospects.
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Greely
Edwin J. Clapp
Horace Greely
West
West Texas
Hearst Publications
Amarillo Hotel
Three Die in Clash with New York Bootleggers
In New York on October 14 police say a basement shootout with about fifteen bootleggers left three dead. A fourth man died later in hospital from a brain injury. John Maglioretti, accused co-owner of the house, was arrested. Victims identified as Michael Orra of Yonkers and others from Manhattan.
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New York
John Magliorretti
Horseide
Michael Orra
Yon'eers
Neenso Behiamames
Manthatta
Mra Lillian Duke Dies In New York Studio
Mrs Lillian Duke once divorced from magnate James B Duke died tonight in her music studio on West Eighty Ninth Street after being unconscious since October 92 following two cerebral hemorrhages.
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Mra
Lillian Duke
New York
Duke
Mussolini speaks to thousands during Italian tour
Mantatu Italy October 24 Mussolini addressed a crowd in the public square amid ceremonies conferring honorary citizenship. He declared I am the dictator and faced a shouted question from the crowd denying the claim, praising three years of fascist rule through a staged show of support.
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Mantatu
Italy
Chaine
Mussolind
Storm warnings on Texas coast ordered after weather bulletin
New Orleans Oct 24 The local weather bureau issued a storm warning for the Texas coast from Port Arthur to Freeport at 8:30 p m Tonight. Moderate disturbances over far south Texas will move northeast with winds shifting to northerly and increasing to strong.
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New Orleans
Texas
Port Arthur
Freeport
Kellogg Pact Aims To Replace Taft Treaty
Secretary Kol expects negotiations with Pan America to produce a replacement for the Taft agreement within the next few days in Washington.
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Kellogg
Washington
Kol
Pan America
Negro slain at Polk Street servant's house
Dave Brown a 28 year old janitor at First Baptist Church was shot dead in a servant's house behind 1606 Polk Street around midnight. Officers say Brown, Jack Jordan and Jack Snider were gambling when a quarrel occurred. Snider fled and was sought by authorities. An inquest was held by Judge C G Landis.
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Dave Brown
Polk Street
Brown
Jack Jordan
Jack Snider
C. G. Landis
First Baptist Church
Air Pilot Killed in Plane Collision Off Oceanside
Lieut. Edgar L. Adams of the A. S. Navy was killed and two other men injured when two planes from North Island Naval Air Station collided off Oceanside, 45 miles north of San Diego. Lieut. Stevens and chief machinist's mate J. Mills sustained minor injuries.
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San Diego
Edgar L. Adams
A. S. Navy
Battle Fleet
North Island Naval Air Station
Oceanside
Here
Lieut
Stevens
J. Mills
Air Mail Head Resigns in Omaha
Carl F. P. Egge resigns as air mail service superintendent and A. C. Isler named general superintendent of the Omaha division of the railway mail service to replace him. announcement made today in Omaha Nebraska on October 24.
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Air Mail
Omaha
Neb
Carl FP. Egge
Air Mail Service
A. C. Isler
Railway Mail Service
More Home Control Through Parental Action
President Coolidge urged American youth rely on home authority rather than state power. Speaking at the YMCA convention he called the home the nation’s cornerstone and warned many youths suffer from broken parental guidance. He praised YMCA missionary work and noted strong ties between the United States and Canada fostering harmony.
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Coolidge
Washington
Young Men's Christian Association of
Unitedates
Canada
U. S A
United States
Itoreste
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