378 Taken Into Order At Public Ceremony
A massive public Klan initiation in Amarillo drew an estimated crowd of 10 000 to 20 000 as about 378 candidates joined Amaro Klan No 141. The event featured robed members, a large fiery cross, guards to maintain order, and hundreds of cars parked around the venue near the Country Club grounds.
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Amaro Klan No. 141
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Keeton
Amarillo
Country Club
Ééremonies
Amarillo Klan
Texas
Grand Dragon of
Panhandle
America
Klan
Ferguson Convention Opens Amid Klan Controversy
San Antonio reports the Democratic State Convention opens with Klan influence in doubt as L. R. Carpenter seeks the chair and the party faces a Likely division. Republicans condemn the Klans role while delegates tally issues including primary reforms prohibition education funds flood control and reclamation.
Injunction shows men are winning says chief
Labor Day speakers in Benton and Philadelphia denounced the recent federal injunction against shopcrafts as an overreach and a violation of constitutional rights. A. W. Kerr, George Mercer, and K. E. Baker urged limits on judicial power while noting the Marion grand jury inquiry was not discussed.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Associated Preve Benton
A. W. Kerr
United Mine Workers’ of America
George Mercer
Miners Organization
Ke, KE. Baker
Retail Clerks Union
Kerr
Miners’ Union
Railroad Organization
Grand Jury
Marion
Herrin
Baker
Herrin Crime Most Brutal On Record In Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Edward J. Brundage spoke to the 23rd Ward Republican Club after returning from Marion where a special grand jury probes the Herrin mine massacre. He condemns the killings of twenty one men who surrendered at the Herrin strip mine as the most brutal crime in state history.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edward J. Brundage
Illinois
Marion
Ill
Herrin
23Rd Ward
Republican Club
Frank Farrington
Ilinois
Six world records smashed by Gotham girl swimmer
Gertrude Ederle, 15, of the Woman's Swimming Association New York, broke six women world records in a 500 metre invitation race at Br Brighton Beach. She beat Helen Wainwright by twenty yards and Hilda James by forty yards, setting records at 300 400 and 500 yards and 400 600 metres with a seven minute 22 15 second finish.
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Associated Press
New York
Gertrude Fderle
Woman's Swimming Association
Brighton Beach
Helen Wainwright
Hilda James
England
Miss Ederle
Claire Galligan
New Rochelle
N. Y
Misa Ethel McGary
Dallas youth dies in hunting accident southwest of Mesquite
Dallas Sept 4 A fatal hunting accident records Dallas county's first fall death as 19 year old Melvin H Cumberland was killed five miles southwest of Mesquite when his shotgun discharged into his abdomen after he dropped the full load of number six shot Cumberland, married, was killed instantly leaving his family.
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Preas Dallas
Dallas County
Melvin H. Cumberland
Mesquite
Cumberland
Lynch Defends Bantam Title With Victory Over Pat Moore
Joe Lynch world bantamweight champion defended his title in Lynch’s Ten Rounds victory over Pat Moore of Memphis in the sunbaked Lined Fitzsimmons arena in Lynch, Michigan City. Moore showed grit overcoming early rounds but Lynch’s rapid right hands and aggression led to a seventh round knockdown and a hard-fought win amid a crowd of 7,000.
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Lynch
Pat Moore
Tingside
Michigan City
Joe Lynch
Memphis
Tenn
Moore
Fitzsimmons
Sto
C. W. K. Briggs
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Bill Brennan
MccCrey
Indiana
Dempsey
Rioting at Lincoln Park Baseball Game Injures Score
Chicago September 4 A riot at a Lincoln Park game left a score of people injured when a wildly thrown ball sparked clashes between Black players and Assyrian picnickers. Police and reserves dispersed the crowd, protecting a Black suspect accused of stabbing several Assyrians.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
Park
Transfer Games In Texas Meet Wichita Falls Rejection
Associated Press reports indignant base ball fans as Fort Worth Dallas Galveston and Houston vote down transferring the Shreveport Wichita Falls series to Wichita Falls. Shreveport cited weak home crowds while both clubs argued the move would save money, but league officials denied permission.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Stj
Tocal
Fort Worth
Dallas
Galveston
Houston
eBaumont
Spudders
Shreveport
Klansmen Attend Amarillo Initiation from New Mexico
Special dispatch reports 50 to 75 Ku Klux Klan members from Roosevelt County New Mexico traveling to Amarillo for a large initiation ceremony. An estimated 75 to 100 more Klan members from Clovis and Curry County joined the event in the same night.
Prominent Wet Leader Dies in Auto Crash
San Rafael, Cal. Sept. 4. Theodore A. Bell, San Francisco attorney and former California congressman, thrice a Democratic governor candidate and noted opponent to certain enactments, was killed in an automobile crash.
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San Rafael
Cal
Theodore A. Bell
San Francisco
California
Randall's Fair Opens Free Admission for Three Days
Randall County Fair in Canyon opens September 4 for three days with free gate admission and free entertainment. Secretary-manager C F Walker reports record booth inquiries from Northwest Texas exhibitors and shows include over forty hog herds for Futurity in Duroc and Poland China breeds. The event features two free ball games daily, large agricultural premiums, and $1000 prize in hog shows amid drought but strong crops and top exhibits expected.
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Canyon
Randall County Fair
C. F. Walker
Texas
Duroc
Fair Grounds
Walker
Randall County
Lightning bolt kills Amarillo citizen in New Mexico
John Kroboth 40 of Amarillo was struck by lightning while fishing in San Miguel County New Mexico. He died on site and his body was returned to Amarillo. He was head butcher at F. & M. Market and had lived in Amarillo about two years. Funeral at Criggs chapel today with burial in La Junta Colorado.
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John Kroboth
Amarillo
New Mexico
Kroboth
San Miguel County
Criggs’ Chapel
la Juanta
Colo
Krobota
Cop Fires Into Car Woman Killed
In Marissa Illinois on September 4 1910 Mrs D C Tuttle wife of a railroad foreman was shot and killed by Town Marshal James Robinson after Tuttle reportedly failed to heed an order. The incident details are incomplete but indicate a fatal policing action with strong names and a specific locality.
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Marissa
D. C. Tuttle
Hliness Central Railroad
James Robinson
Tuttle
Ferguson wires for harmony but upholds principle in Texas democracy
James E B Ferguson telegraphs from Houston to San Antonio with regret at missing the Democratic convention opening while urging strict enforcement of all laws, prohibiting Ku Klux Klan members from office, and calling for a platform condemning the Klan and supporting prohibition. He emphasizes government by the people, not monarchy, and seeks harmony with principle at any price.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
James EB. Ferguson
United States
Frank Davis
Democratic Executive Committee
San Antonio
Ferguson
Ku Klux Klan
Texas Democratic Convention Faces Ku Klux Klan Rift
Delegates from five counties led by Bexar vote to submit resolutions condemning the Ku Klux Klan to the Texas Democratic State Convention in San Antonio. The move signals a pointed denunciation, while a prior proposal condemning bigotry was rejected. Party leaders warn of possible clashes on the convention floor.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Democratic State Committee
Ku Klux Klan
L. R. Carpenter
Af Éer
Marshall Hacks
State Committee
R. E. Seigler
Palestine
Carpenter
Bexar
De mented man jumps from train near Texarkana
In Texarkana Texas on September 4 an unknown young man believed demented leaped from a Kansas City Southern passenger train at Myrtis Lay at 10:30 am and fled into the woods crying Dont let them get me they are coming His ticket read Monroe La to Texarkana indicating a possible misspoken route and leaving authorities seeking clues on his identity and destination
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Texarkana
Texas
Kansas City Southern
Myrtis Lay
Monroe, la
Union Labor Picnic at Palo Duro Draws 500 Strong
About 500 union members attended a Monday picnic at Upchurch plage in Palo Duro canyon. Cars from Amarillo arrived in three groups with a full turnout of local unions. The highlight was a hearty lunch. swimming was limited by a dry hole. R L Hull led arrangements. Clergy and officials spoke about fraternal solidarity and workers' rights.
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Upchurch
Palo Duro Canyon
oMnarillo
Haireus
R. L. Hull
Balsmier
M. M. Lowrey
Jonathan Perkins
Judge Caldwell
Joseph W. Cotten
Machinists’ Union
Doolittle Planes Nonstop Flight to California
Lieutenant J H H Doolittle launches a nonstop flight from Neptune Beach at 10 03 PM aiming for San Diego California. He plans a single stop at Kelly Field in San Antonio before reaching the west coast to arrive in time for dinner tomorrow.
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Jacksonville
Bla
J. HH. Doolittle
Neptune
San Diego
Calif
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Doolittle to Stop at Kelly Field En Route West Coast
Lieutenant James MH Doolittle will land the de Havilland special at Kelly Field tomorrow at six o'clock for a half hour stop on a transcontinental flight from Florida to California. The Kelly Field band will play Home Again Bless as he steps from the plane. He will then continue nonstop to San Diego, aiming to reach the west coast before sunset.
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San . Antonio
Soft Field
James
Doolittle
de Haviland
Florida
California
Palio Beach
Fla
Kelly Field
San Diego
Doolitue
Jacksonville
Mexico
New York
Sabine Pass
Heatinoht
Houston
Atré
San Antonio
Kelly
Theta
An & Mesure
Lewis Defeats Thomas in London Welterweight Bout
In London on September date, former welterweight champion Kid Lewis defeated Thomas in a decisive bout. The match featured Lewis’s timely combinations and strong defense, turning the bout in the later rounds and securing a clear victory.
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London
Lewis
Marcel Poomed
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George Cline
John’ Bergen
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R. B. Creager
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Laura Bell
Boston
Randall's Fair
N. M
Jim
Thomas
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