Naval forces from four nations gather in Shanghai amid rising tensions
Reports say United States Japan Great Britain and France are assembling patrol ships at Shanghai to protect nationals and trade as Chinese factions clash nearby. Diplomatic missions warn warlike actions cannot pause in the harbor and foreign ships may cordon the city if Chekiang forces move on Shanghai.
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United States
Japan
Great Britain
France
Asiatic
Shanghai
China
Orces Gov
Pekang Foreign Office
Peking
Coroner's Inquest Opens After Herrin Riot Deaths
Herrin officials prepare for the coroner's inquest into six men killed in the Saturday shooting. Armed factions the Ku Klux Klan and anti Klansmen fear a volatile verdict as Sheriff Galligan faces calls to resign. Ministers accuse officials and the Klan openly, while some ministers admit Klan membership. The inquest starts tomorrow at Herrin city hall with police guarding against bloodshed.
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Herrin
Williamson County
Smith Garage
Delos Duty
J. H. “Bud” Allison
Green Dunning
Ministers Association of
Sam Stearns
Marion
George Galligan
Stearns
Galligan
Len Small
Green
Rev. Green
Ku Klux Klan
Burkett Elected Permanent Secretary of Democratic Convention
Secretary State Senator Joe Burkett of Eastland County was elected permanent secretary of the Democratic Convention in session at Austin. Burkett had been a candidate for Governor of Texas in the first Democratic Primary.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey
United States
Austin
Bailey
Capitol
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Joe Burkett
Eastland
Senator Bailey
James KE. Ferguson
Orange
Jefferson
Liberty
Hardin
Dallas
O. B. Colquitt
Davidson
Waco
Democratic Party
Democratic Party of Texas
Invisible Empire
Ku Kins Klan
Eastland County
Burkett
Texas
World Birdmen Reach Hawkes Bay Newfoundland
American world fliers Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith and Lieutenant Erik Nelson landed at Hawkes Bay Newfoundland after a five hour forty five minute flight from Ice Tickle Labrador. They were met by rough seas and fog but tied up to buoys and prepared for the next leg to Picton Harbor Nova Scotia with destroyer Charles Ausburne standing by.
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Lowell H. Smith
Erik Nelson
Hawkes Bay
Labrador
Belle Isle Straits
New Foundland
Smith
Nelson
Picton Harbor
Nova Scotia
Charles Ausburne
Bank at Clovis Fails to Open on Tuesday
Special to the News from Clovis New Mexico reports the First National Bank failed to open, with national examiners now handling its affairs. A businessman, H Williams, died from injuries after a car accident linked to a hawk, and city affairs face audits and potential resignations as officials discuss a shake up in the city administration.
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N. Mex
First National Bank
First ‘National Bank
National Bank Examiners
Willams Ki
H. Williams
Guardsmen Fired On In Ambush Near Cambria Mine
Oklahoma national guardsmen on duty at Cambria in Latimer County were fired on by a motor car crew and by riflemen hidden in a corn field. The guards returned fire, wounding no one, and the attackers reportedly escaped. The Kali Ina coal mine began operations today with non union miners after a July raid by union miners and a small force of non union workers.
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Associated Press
Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma National
Markham
Cambria
Plainview Fire Truck Runs Wild Damaging Fence
Plainview September 2 one of the town’s fire trucks ran off a high grade in the south part of town jumped a bar ditch and tore through a roadside fence. The driver avoided a collision with a car and seven firemen were swept into a water filled ditch with only minor injuries. A second truck arrived to battle a house fire and prevent extensive damage.
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Plainview
Clothing of attorney found at San Antonio
Clothing including a suit hat and shoes identified as the property of J. F. Carl a San Antonio attorney was found piled in a heap at the Take Austin Dam authorities and friends in San Antonio were notified Carl has not been located in his home city and had not registered in Austin since a Sunday visit
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Associated Press
Austin
J. F. Carl
San Antonio
Take Austin
Carl
Kivett Indicted in Salt Lake City Murder Case
Salt Lake City reports Roy Kivett charged with first degree murder after fatally wounding Harry Bowles of Littleton Colorado during a card game. Kivett alleges self defense and plans to plead later this week.
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Kivett
Preas
Salt Lake City
Roy Kivett
Harry Bowles
Littleton
Colo
Ater
Postmaster at Lubbock Named Office to Move
John L. Vaughan appointed acting postmaster at Lubbock Texas. The Lubbock post office will move November 17 to a building owned by Jesse E Hodges on Avenue 6 between Broadway and Eleventh Street under a ten year lease.
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Bascom N
Timmons Daily News
Washington
Post Office Department
John L. Vaughan
Lubbock
Texas
Jesse E. Hodges
Avenue 6
Broadway
Eleventh Street
Davis Prepares to Invade West for Democracy
Chicago reports Democratic presidential nominee John W. Davis arriving to brief Western leaders after a West Virginia Ohio and Indiana swing. He plans an Omaha speech September six on agricultural issues with Illinois Iowa and Nebraska officials and attorneys among his early West contact.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John W. Davis
Democratic Party
West
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Middle West
Omaha
Davis
George Brennan
Illinois
Clarence S. Darrow
Edwin T. Meredith
Clyde Herring
Towa
Madge O'Neil
Iowa
la Follette
Herring
Woodrow Wilson
Winant Leads in New Hampshire Governor Race
Captain John G. Winant of Concord held a 1 880 vote lead over Manchester Mayor Frank Knox for the Republican nomination as unofficial returns from 292 of 294 districts in New Hampshire totaled Winant 14 880 Knox 12 000 with no winner declared.
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N. H
Catain
John G. Winant
Concord
Frank Knox
New Hampshire
Winant
Knox
Gilvin elected deputy head of Kiwanis clubs
John B. Gilvin of Amarillo was elected lieutenant governor of the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis district at Lawton Oklahoma. Austin was chosen as the 1926 convention city. Other Amarillo participants included J. B. Coe Toney Chisum J. R. Cullum and Gilvin. Julian Bobo of Wichita Falls was elected district governor.
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Amarillo
Kiwanis Clubs
Lawton
Okla
Gilvin
Austin
Julian Bobo
Wichita Falls
Amarillo Club
J. B. Coe
Toney Chisum
J. R. Cullum
Dawes Plans Milwaukee Campaign Address on Sep Fifteenth
Charles G. Dawes announced after a conference with Republican National Committee officials that his next campaign address will be delivered September 15 in Milwaukee. The announcement ties Dawes to the party's nationwide effort as the Republican vice presidential nominee speaks before voters in Wisconsin.
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Associated Prena
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Republican National Committee
Milwaukee
West Texas' Only Magazine: The Western Weekly
The Western Weekly is an eight page section in the Sunday News, West Texas’ only weekly magazine. It features a trapper story, a dual personality girl feature, dairy industry notes from Stamford, motherhood glorification by a physician, Governor Baxter and his prison collie, plus a Sunday school lesson and other regular items. Demand for The Sunday News has been high. orders for the issue including the Western Weekly are encouraged.
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Big Sunday News
West Texas
West Texans
Stamford
America
Baxter
Maine
Im A. Cowhand
Warner
Park
Golden State Limited HoldUp Frustrated Near Meade
A tip to Chicago Rock Island officials thwarted a holdup of the Golden State Limited at Meade Kansas. Deputy sheriffs boarded at Fowler and fought off three masked men. two deputies were wounded, one bandit captured, others fled. An automobile sped away as shooting began. Train left Chicago at 620 pm Monday.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Golden State Limited
Meade
Kan
Fowler
Rock Island Lines
Truck Line Owner Admits Staging of Big Robbery Alone
Oklahoma City motor company owner James C. Harris admitted he single handedly staged a mail robbery at the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Station nearly a year ago. A pouch containing 12060 dollars was taken and later traced to Harris who said he threw the money from a mail truck into his own car. The funds were destined for the Oklahoma National Bank at Chickasha Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
James C. Harris
Chicago, Rock Island and
Felt Hat Day Arrives As Straw Hats Fade This Saturday
Amarillo readers are warned the autumn Felt Hat Day on September 6 signals the start of the season when straw hats must be shed. The News and Post notes the nationwide pattern, with fall displays by local merchants and preparations for the cool weather fashion shift.
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Chateau Thierry
Maggie
Amarillo
America
News and Post
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