Cubs Here to Battle Sandies in Amarillo
Cubs arrive in Amarillo for a planned 2 30 pm game against the Golden Sandstorms. Secretary Ley leads the visitors from the special car and is among those received at Harvey House before heading to the Elks club. Managers Kilifer and Douglass announced the Cubs lineup with Blake on the mound against Suther for the Sandstorm.
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Amarillo
Cubs
Ley
Harvey House
Elks Club
Blake
Suther
Maco” Dowler
Killifer
Douglass
Chicago Golden Cubs
Sandstorm
Grigsby
E. Vaught
Adams
Nicklaus
Grantham
Holman
Grimes
Gibson If Friverg
Whittington
Heathcote
Eeee Eee Boyles
Miller Lf
Scuebeness Senbley
Hartnett c
Curtis ¢ Blake
Eee
Lupher Q
Hiram Johnson Vows Victory Over Coolidge
Chicago April 4. Senator Hiram Johnson Republican presidential hopeful predicts a sweeping house cleaning in November and the ouster of the present administration. He says the primary campaign has just begun and cites South Dakota as the only state with a clear Coolidge Johnson contrast.
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Chicago
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Coolidge
South Dakota
Dallas Man May Pay $200 for Game of Golf
Earl Clark a caddy seeks $200 in a Dallas court claiming a golf ball struck him in the eye socket during a game three months earlier. The suit names W. H. Frances local attorney and golf enthusiast as the responsible party for the injury.
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Dallas
Tex
W. H. Frances
Earl Clark
Frances
Festival Preparations Advance in Canyon Texas
Canyon Texas April 4 The Music Festival set for April 17 18 and 19 progresses satisfactorily under Wallace R Clark head of music. A 70 voice chorus works well with a 30 piece orchestra. Soloists Helen Parsons Pierre contralto Ada V Clark soprano and J J Powell tenor are advancing well with their parts.
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Canyon
Tex
Wallace R. Clark
Départment of Music
Helen Parsons Pierre
Ada V. Clark
J. J. Powell
Germany steps to curb lavish spending abroad by millionaires
Berlin reports drastic measures to curb lavish expenditures by German elites abroad. Passports and extensions will cost 125 dollars, visas suspended for two days, and more hurdles prepared to deter nouveau riche from French and Italian resorts.
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Berlin
Germany
Two Mexican Girls Held in Carlsbad Robbery Case
In Carlsbad New Mexico on April 4 two young Mexican girls were held on charges of robbing the Loving post office. Authorities say they entered the office at noon while the postmaster was away and took letters containing money orders.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Loving
Woman slays her sweetheart and plays phonograph
Mrs Beulah Hannan described how she shot her two month romance partner Harry Kolsted 25 then played records for two hours to conceal the crime after a gin party quarrel. She said Kolsted threatened to end the relationship and she fired as he tried to leave.
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Chicago
Beulah Hannan
Harry Kolsted
Ground deeded for Amarillo hotel in Panhandle proposal
Panhandle officials report deeded land to Sol C. T. Herring of Amarillo for a large three story hotel to back the oil boom town. Herring would build a hotel matching his Amarillo project, though he would not confirm details.
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Globe
Panhandle
Amarillo
Sol. C. T. Herring
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Hotel
Four Penn freshmen jailed as riot erupts after sophomore dinner
Philadelphia April 4 four University of Pennsylvania freshmen are jailed after a street fight between hundreds of students and city police. Scores of students and six policemen are badly battered as first year men trying to break up a sophomore dinner sparked the clash. Police waded into the hotel mass with clubs. after an hour the riot subsided.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Storms Postpone Start of American Around-the-World Flight
In Sitka Alaska storms delayed the start of the second leg of the around the world air flight. Maj Frederick Martin the flight commander ordered the postponement and another attempt will be made tomorrow as pilots were out early hoping to begin.
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Seattle
Sitka
Alaska
Frederick Martin
Gomper Stricken Before Speech at New York Meeting
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, collapsed while about to speak in New York. He was unable to talk and sank into his chair but recovered quickly and remained at the table as a secretary delivered his remarks.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gomper
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Robert Lansing
William R. Crane Dies by Self Inflicted Shot in Toledo
William R. Crane, noted educator and writer, killed himself at his Toledo home last night after sending his wife to another part of the house. The health report cites possible illness as a cause.
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Toledo
William R. Crane
Girl 19 Found Dead In Lodging House
Vera Varshall aged 19 was found dead in her Houston room after a gas jet was left open. An empty bottle and a glass partly filled with poison were found on the table, suggesting poisoning as the cause.
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Houston
Tex
Vera Varshall
Weeks Submits All Aircraft Case Records to Senate Panel
Secretary of War Weeks transmitted all records in aircraft cases to the Daugherty committee amid a $42,000,000 stake. Capt. Volandt will guard the files as hearings are planned in Washington Court House Ohio to probe the Bank of Jesse Smith heirs and M S Daugherty.
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Weeks
Washington
Senate
Daugherty Investigating Committee
W. F. Volandt
Finnance
The
Air Service
Volandt
War Department
Brookhart
Washington Courthouse
M. S. Daugherty
Ohio
Jesse Smith
Mal Daugherty
Washinon
Posse Sifts Hills for Slayer of Waldmans in Ohio
Posse members comb the hills around Pomeroy for the man who shot and killed Mr. and Mrs. Waldman and wounded Mrs. Waldman. Authorities name Ralph Waller as the prime suspect, the brother-in-law of the younger Mrs. Waldman.
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Pomeroy, O
Pomeroy
A. Waldman
Barbara Waldman
Waldman
Ralph Waller
Judiciary Body Reports Stone Favorable for Attorney General
Washington April senate judiciary committee orders favorably reports the nomination of Harlan F. Stone of New York to be attorney general without a record vote.
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Washington
Harlan F. Stone
New York
Senate Judiciary Committee
Weekend Weather Outlook With Cloudy Skies
A forecast warns of a cloudy night and Saturday with local showers and colder temperatures. High today reached 60, low 37, compared with last year’s 55 and 39.
Storm leaves Dallas area in wreckage and deaths
A violent cyclone struck towns near Dallas causing one death and thirteen injuries. Farmer J R Jacobs of Renner died when hurled against a tree. Hundreds were left homeless as farmhouses and a Lawler schoolhouse were destroyed. Ambulances, relief parties, and supplies moved to Richardson Lewisville Carrollton Renner Elmo and surrounding communities.
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Dallas
Tex
Richardson
Lewisville
Carrollton
Lawler
Renner
Elmo
J. R. Jacobs
Experts at Work on Report Translation
Paris reports progress on translating the experts' draft into French to preserve nuances. Louis Barthou will summon colleagues to receive the report once identical, with publication expected soon after submission to the reparations commission.
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Paris
Louis Barthou
Reparations Commission
Williams electrocuted for storekeeper slaying in Texas
Booker T. Williams was executed by electric chair at Huntaville penitentiary five weeks after a mob attempted to lynch him. He had confessed to fatally injuring Andy Sulser, a storekeeper at a lumber camp, during a February incident in Lufkin.
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Huntaville
Tex
Booker T. Williams
Williams
Lufkin
Andy Sulser
Rise and Fall of Jesse Smith Told by Roxie Sim
Roxie Sim on former wife of Jesse Smith and key witness in the Daugherty inquiry describes their bond and his ties to Harry Daugherty. She recounts his nervous state after a Chicago convention and hints at political pressure over liquor withdrawals. The interview ends with her recalling their complex friendship and trust.
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Julian Street
United Press
Washington
Roxie Simon
Jesse Smith
Star Witness
Daugherty
South Dakota
Memphis
Tenn
Ohio
Roxie
Jess Smith
Washington Courthouse
Jess
Chicago
Harry Daugherty
Harding
Harry
Mal Daugherty
True Story of Woodrow Wilson Containing a Disability Crisis
A 1924 account recalls the days after Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke when he could not discharge duties. It covers cabinet actions, questions on presidential disability, and the fear that the vice president might assume power, noting 25 cabinet meetings and medical updates as Wilson slowly improved.
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Mr. Wilson
Senate
Congress
Thos. R. Marshall
Wilson
Amarillo Wins 1926 Rotary Convention Hosting Fight
Wichita Falls Texas April 4 Rotarians in final session chose Amarillo to host the 1926 convention after a contentious bid. F M Bralley of Denton and Harry Rogers of San Antonio led for district governor as Galveston Amarillo and Austin vied for next meeting site. A crippled children care and education measure failed to pass amid debate by Luther Stark and Frank Brown. Rogers emerged as late candidate for governor.
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Wichita Falls
Rotary
Amarillo
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Volliers
F. M. Bralley
Denton
Harry Rogers
Anonio
Austin
Luther Stark
Orange
Frank Brown
Houston
Rogers
City to decorate for McAdoo visit in Amarillo
Plan to adorn all main streets and business blocks with flags for William Gibbs McAdoo as he visits Amarillo on April 9. Local Democrats expect large Panhandle delegations and approve a city wide decoration effort led by W A Palmer. A band will play, and the Rock Island train will be held for 30 minutes to extend the visit.
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William Gibbs McAdoo
Amarillo
W. A. Palmer
McAdoo
Palmer
America
Panhandle
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Rock Island
Mr. McAdoo
Man Kills Wife and Man Then Surrenders
In Pikesville Kentucky on April 4 Eli Adkins shot and killed his wife Mrs Eli Adkins and Charles Habeeb after claiming he found them in a compromising position. Adkins surrendered to police and confessed. Three children of the couple witnessed the killing.
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Pikesville, Ky
Eli Adkins
Charles Habeeb
Adkins
Habeeb
Steamer Admiral Rodman Run Aground on Alaska Coast
The Pacific Steamship line steamship Admiral Rodman ran ashore at Point Calvert Alaska today per radio reports received in San Francisco. The steamer Queen has been dispatched to assist. The vessel operates from Seattle calling at Alaskan ports.
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San Francisco
Admiral Rodman
Pacific Steamship Company
Admiral Line
Point Calvert
Alaska
Queen
Seattle
Poincare Wins Confidence Over Pension Bill in Parliament
Paris April 4 deputies affirmed Premier Poincare new government with a 327 to 201 confidence vote on the proposed pensions bill. The previous ministry resigned after an adverse vote on a similar measure last week.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
$50 000 Payoff to Pardon Forged Letter Emerges in Inquiry
A forged letter stating a $50 000 payoff to secure a federal prison sentence commutation surfaced in the Senate Harrmann investigation. The document allegedly linked Elias H. Mortimer to Charles Vincenti and a 1921 pardon scheme tied to Charles R. Forbes era corruption, with Mrs Mortimer confirming the signature.
Two Texans summoned by Walsh's committee
Washington April 4 A half dozen new witnesses tapped by the Walsh led national investigating agency will testify before the Teapot Dome committee next week. Subpoenas issued for F W Ballard Los Angeles a former Hamon ally Jack Smith Paris Tex who spoke with Hamon after the last Republican election and J F Baughan Harlingen Tex Hamon friend.
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Washington
New
National Investigating Agency
Thomas J. Walsh
Teapot Dome Committee
Walsh
Hamon
J. F. Baughan
Harlingen
Tex
Burns alleges Votaw halted dope probe at Atlanta
William J. Burns head of the FBI testified before the Daugherty committee that he was blocked from pursuing higherups in the dope traffic at Atlanta penitentiary. He said an agent claimed Superintendent Wotan Harding’s brother-in-law ordered the inquiry stopped and that his superiors would not allow an appeal.
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Washington
William J. Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Senate
Daugherty Committee
Atlanta
Wotan
Harding
Burna
Ballard claims Hamon planned to swing convention for Wood
H W Ballard testified before the senate oil inquiry in Washington that Jake Hamon hoped to steer the last Republican national convention to Maj Gen Leonard Wood for president. Ballard says Hamon expected the interior secretary post as a reward and that they were longtime friends.
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Los Angeles
H. W. Ballard
Senate
Washington
Jake Hamon
Leonard Wood
Ballard
Hamon
Large Donations Support Tri-State Fair Bond Fund
First National Bank and Col. C. T. Herring each subscribed 2500 dollars to the Tri-State Fair bond fund. Bank subscription was arranged by W. H. Fuqua. Col. Herring, former first president of the Tri-State fair association, backs the effort.
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Tri-State Fair Bond Fund
First National Bank
Col.c. T. Herring
W. H. Fuqua
Colonel Herring
Tri- State Fair Association
Watchman Burned to Death in Atlanta Garage Fire
In Atlanta on April 4 a watchman named Jesse Brown died in a garage fire at the Atlanta Auto Club. The blaze destroyed twenty five automobiles and caused extensive damage to the facility in the early hours.
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Watchman
Atlanta, Ga
Jesse Brown
Watchmen
Boxene
Atlanta Auto Club
Wealthy Spaniard Laureno Fierreos Dies by Suicide
Mexico City April 4. Laureno Fierreos Spanish millionaire killed himself at Veracruz due to financial reverses blamed on the revolution.
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Mexico
City
Laureno Fierreos
Vera Cruz
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Ganyon
Col
C. T. Herring
Gompers
W. R. Crane
Self
Bank of Mal Daugherty
Judiciary Body
Lansing
By David Lawrence
George H. Doran Company
Canada
South America
Current News Features, Inc
Cary T. Grayson
Tumuity
Tumulty
Grayson
Baltimore
Elias H. Mortimore
Charles Vincenti
Elias H. Mortimer
Mortimer
Vincenti
Wheeler
Department of Justice
E .H. Mortimer
Burns
Votaw
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