Culbertson Outlines Policies Ahead of Texas Campaign
Republican gubernatorial nominee J. G. Culbertson endorses the party platform in full in a letter to the Texas Republican State Committee. He calls for tariff protection for raw materials, warns against entangling alliances, urges tax relief via tariff reform, and supports open shop and nonpartisan school controls along with a state budget system.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Conention
J. G. Culbertson
Republican State Committee
Tarif Beers
Culbertson
United States
Europe
England
Carnally
Galveston
Texas City
Cornus Christi
Aran Aas Pass
Velasco
Brazos
Santiago Beaumont
Port Arthur
Mayoe
Echala
Sub crew reaches port after chlorine exposure
The crew of the submarine reached the Philadelphia navy yard tonight after inhaling chlorine fumes during the dive. Official reports note crewmen suffer more than earlier feared. Lieutenant Commander Charles M Cooke Jr. remains aboard the battleship Ohio where a naval court of inquiry is likely.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Charles M CookeIr
Stilphoeva
Ohio
Straw vote hints at local concerns in a soft drink parlor
Ike Moots quotes his suit and suspenders as worn but serviceable while Mr. Lem mie Peters conducted a straw vote in the soft drink parlor yesterday. The remarks reflect a small town mood as residents weigh local issues.
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Ike
Lemmie Peters
Five Bond Proposals Win Big in City Special Election
A $428000 municipal improvement bond package passed by large margins in a special election. The $300000 auditorium library building bond led at 395 to 118, sewer extensions at 472 to 36, incinerator bonds 415 to 88, electric fire alarm system 419 to 88, and sewer disposal plant 452 to ? 164 at court house. Durham praises the turnout as a major forward step for the city.
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Court House
Durham
Court House City Hall
Military inquiry extends into arrest at Houston club
The inquiry into the attempted arrest of G. V. Sanders editor of the Houston Daily Press extended to Houston Saturday noon after examining 10 Houston citizens. Sessions were secret and no publication details released. The court of inquiry’s report goes to the Judge Advocate. evidence will be used in the court martial of the involved officers set to convene in Galveston Tuesday.
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Houston
G. V. Sanders
Houston Daily Press
Houston Country Club
National Guard
Gas From Straw May Power Cars In Future
Gas with explosive capability to drive automobiles is being produced at the Arlington Virginia experimental farm from the destructive distillation of ordinary field straw. Officials say possibilities are not yet fully determined and tests continue to find a suitable unit with low farmer cost.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alington
Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Arlington
Harding denounces abuse in campaign as band serenades
In Marion Ohio on Labor Day Senator Harding denounces candidates who use popu lar appeals that do not serve truth or national dignity. He met with Representative Burke and Daniel Winters to discuss labor support and campaign strategy. Winters says Gompers cannot secure the labor vote for the Democrats and predicts many workers will back Harding.
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Ohio
Harding
William J. Burke
Pennsylvania
Order of
Daniel Winters
Pittsburg
National Window Glass Workers
Coolidge
Winters
Samuel Gompers
Heavyweight Bout May Not Be Staged
Jack Kearns says no Dempsey Miske fight Monday without referee Jim Dougherty. Michigan boxing chairman Bigger bans Dougherty for lack of a Michigan license. Promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons says a conference is planned and a peaceful settlement is likely.
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Benton Harbor
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Billy Miske
Jim Dougherty
Philadelphia
Chairman Bigger
State Boxing Commission
Dougherty
Michigan
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Maniners
Bigger
Avery
Fitzsimmons
Kearns
Miske
Condition of Mac Sweeney Shows Little Change
London reports late Saturday night that Lord Mayor Mac Sweeney remains in critical condition with no definite update. Father Dominick, chaplain to the mayor, keeps watch at his bedside through the night, relieving his brother Sean MacSweeney at the prison.
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Associated Press
London
Mac Sweeney
Dominick
Sean MacSweeney
Roosevelt Cancels Chicago Speech Over Mayor Thompson
Lieutenant Theodore Roosevelt cancels a Hamilton Club engagement in Chicago. He cites the need to avoid commenting on Mayor William Tate Thompson and notes the Republican committee urged him not to influence the state primary. Roosevelt had previously refused a similar invitation when William Lorimer was to attend.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
William Tate Thompson
Republican National Committee
William Lorimer
Lorimer
Tennessee House Defeats Poll Tax Bill in Special Session
In Nashville the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 41 to 34 against a bill requiring women to pay a poll tax. The chamber also refused to expunge its prior ratification of the suffrage amendment from the journal and rejected a motion by suffrage leader K. K. Riddick to declare the previous action illegal.
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Associated Press Nashville
House of Representatives
Tennessee
Riddick
House
Experiences Shared by Sailor on Trapped Hours
Frederice W Whitehead chief machinist mate of the early One SH told at his Brooklyn home of his ship mates’ experiences during the hours they were trapped beneath neat. He had permission to visit his wife in delicate health and was transferred to the destroyer McDonough bound for New York instead of Philadelphia with the rest of the crew.
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Rome
NEW Ork
Frederice W Whitehead
Tho Erly
Brooklyn
Neat
McDonough
New York
Philadelphia
Amarillo Gas Main Celebration Highlights City’s New Supply
Citizens gathered as natural gas entered Amarillo mains amid a staged demonstration. Mayor Lon J Marrs and A S Stirnett spoke on the gas field’s promise, labor, and infrastructure, noting miles of mains and gathering lines. A second demonstration was planned for the next night.
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Amarillo
Ofelock
Lon J D. Marrs
Stirnett
Plains
Cty
Marrs
Mors
Davis Resigns as City Chief of Police for Santa Fe Post
Chief C. M. Davis resigns from the city police to take a position in the Santa Fe special service department under Grant Hale. He served over three years as chief and about fourteen years on the force in total, after prior service in Memphis Tennessee. The city commission will decide his successor at the next regular session, likely Tuesday.
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Special Service Department
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Santa Fe
Davy
Memphis
Tenn
Grant Hale
Mr. Davis
Louisiana AG rules women can vote in presidential election
Speseiated Press reports in New Orleans that the Louisiana attorney general ruled no extra legislation is needed for women’s suffrage in the presidential election. Registration for women starts September 16.
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New Orleans
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Louisiana
Claim Is Approved Against Mexican Government
An Ontario court upholds R Homer Smith as receiver for Mexican Northwest Railway Limited and approves filing a 5 million dollar gold damages claim against the Mexican government for losses during the revolution. The claim follows a 1917 decree and Smith’s appointment in 1914 amid mortgage enforcement actions.
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Justice Middleton
R. Homer Smith
Northes Western Railway, Limited
Dlam
Read
Mexemm
Smith
Ottawa
Washington
Louis Riba
Pause
Texas
Cox attacks Hayes over campaign quotas at Wisconsin speech
Governor James M. Cox charged Will H. Hayes knowingly lied under oath about a Republican quota in Chicago during a senate committee probe. He cited an $8 145 000 quota for 51 cities and said Upham confirms quotas while Harding’s conference was postponed to expose a plot to buy the presidency.
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Milwaukee
James M. Cox
Will H. Hayes
Chicago
Senate Committee
Cox
State Fair Grounds
Wisconsin
Pittsburgh
Hays
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Republican Ways and Means
Finance Committee
United States
Fairgrounds
Republican War Chest
League of Nations
League
Fair Grounds
Milwaukee Athletic Club
City Press Club
Plankington Hall Auditorium
Brother Ellis
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Senate
Fred W. Upham
State Fair
Upham
Kilby Urges Delay of Coal Strike Pending Probe
Governor Kilby telegraphed Alabama United Mine Workers president J B Kennamore urging postponement of the bituminous miners strike ordered for the state. A commission led by Dr George H Denny will investigate miner operator differences while UMW vests immediate strike authority in southern districts under John N Lewis.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
J. B. Kennamore
Alabama
United Ming Workers of America
Governa
George H. Denny
University of Alabama
Mners
John N. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Coal Commission
Mail plane damaged in Wyoming test flight
A government mail airplane from Cheyenne to Salt Lake City was slightly damaged in landing near Spring, Wyoming. All occupants escaped injury in the incident.
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Flane
Phock Spring
Wyo
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Landine
Survivors Of Submarine Rescue Return To Philadelphia
Six sailors arrived at the Philadelphia navy yard aboard the destroyer Biddle after surviving 43 hours entombed in a sunken submarine. They praised Lieutenant Commander Charles M Cooke Jr as the bravest man, urging Secretary Daniels to place him in command, or assign him another ship to follow him.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Ne ‘Troo
Wilem
Daniels
Charles M Cogke, Jr
Pary
Cooke
Eighth Wife Sues McCoy for Divorce in Los Angeles
The eighth wife of boxer Kid McCoy, real name Norman Selby, sues for divorce in Los Angeles. She files alleging cruelty and nonsupport, noting she married him on April 19 after previously known as Dagmar Dahleren.
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Associated Prensa
Los Angeles
Kid McCoy
Norman Selby
Dagmar Dahleren
Rate Increases Granted by Oklahoma Railroads
Oklahoma City on September 4 reports the state corporation commission approved railroads operating in Oklahoma to raise in state rates between points within the state. The increases mirror those recently granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission on interstate traffic.
England Refuses to Free M S Sweeney In Cork Row
London officials outline the British stance on Cork Mayor MacSweeney as protest and violence surround Ireland during wartime. Government says only a self determining scheme supported by legitimate Irish representatives, not separatist groups, will be considered. The note stresses that any plan must keep Ireland united with the United Kingdom and preserve wartime security.
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London
Ronan
Mayor MacSweeney
Cork
Nae
Ireland
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