New Meet On Arms Backed by Coolidge
President Coolidge told an Associated Press luncheon in New York that with a settled German reparations issue he would favor an international conference to limit armaments and codify international law. He praised the Washington conference and said another meeting could proceed once reparations are resolved, with the United States ready to lead for world peace.
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New York
Coolidge
Associated Press
United States
America
Dawes Commission
Yuma Awaits Ruling on Quarantine Measures
Yuma Arizona April 22 awaiting action on quarantine as two methods are weighed after Arizona closed the state line to east bound traffic due to the foot and mouth outbreak in California. Word from Phoenix indicated the western boundary of the Yuma Indian reservation on California soil may be used as the west line of quarantine.
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Yuma
Ariz
Arizona
Colorado River
California
Phoenix
Foot and Mouth Disease Reaches California County
Los Angeles reports spread of foot and mouth disease to San Bernardino County for the first time. Affected a 1,000 hog herd on a ranch 12 miles west of Colton. Quarantine efforts underway to restrict the outbreak.
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Los Angeles
San Bernardino County
State Board of Agriculture
Colton
Pioneer Terry County ranchman found slain
Tohoka Tex April 22 Dr S H Windham pioneer rancher of Terry county was mysteriously slain last night at his ranch forty miles southwest of here Seven shots from a small calibre gun entered his body and bullet holes in the car indicate he was in the automobile when shot Sheriff Sanford and a party from Taboka were called to the ranch and brought the body here.
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Tohoka
Tex
S. H. Windham
Terry County
Here
Wendham
Sanford
Taboka
Bomb blast shakes Chicago saloon row
A bomb blast attributed to beer runners rocked an apartment building in Chicago on April 22. The explosion damaged a corner saloon run by James Roonan, who said he had been threatened after refusing beer dealings.
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Chicago
James Roonan
Pigeons Aid Balloons In San Antonio Contest
In Fort Sam Houston lofts pigeons prepare for the national elimination balloon races starting from Kelly Field south of San Antonio. Six birds per basket carry messages. radios in baskets plus telegrams from balloonists will relay news to Fort Sam Houston, the San Antonio Aero Association, and The Associated Press in Dallas.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Carlier
United States Signal Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Kelly Field
Civilization
Space
San Antonio Aeronautic Association
Dallas
Bonus Bill Vote Possible Today
Washington April 22. The senate committee postponed its session until tomorrow amid a potential vote on the soldiers bonus. A cash option fight erupted with Sen Copeland backed by Dill Norris and others proposing full cash payments as an alternative to the insurance plan. Senator Sheppard denounced the current bill as a shadow bonus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Walsh
Mass
Finance Committee
Copeland
New York
Dill
Norris
Nebr
Sheppard
Government holds Mexico as rebel region ends
The Mexican embassy reports that with the occupation of southeastern states the rebel movement has ended and government authority is re established over the republic. Federal troops under General Eufemio Martinez landed at Progreso Yucatan and Merida city fell, giving full control of Yucatan.
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Washington
Mexico City
Eufemio Martinez
Progreso
Yucatan
Merida
Woman Awarded Record Damages in Injury Suit
Miss Mildred Muller a former Boston high school teacher won $118 000 in superior court against Coast Counties Gas and Electric company owner of Union Traction Santa Cruz. The award, claimed largest for personal injuries in the United States, cites injuries from a street car collision on July 21 1931 leaving her invalid for life.
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San Francisco
Mildred Muller
Boston
Coast Counties Gas and Electric Company
Union Traction Company of
Santa Cruz
United States
Muller
Finger Print Clues Not Found In Slaying Case
Fort Worth reports a blood stained iron pipe examined by Bertillon expert Barney Finer with no usable prints. In Dalhart Tex a murder case against Mrs Beddingfield draws police focus as Mel Dwight and deputies compare prints from local transients. Investigators pursue robbers or maniacs while guarding suspects and seeking motive and evidence.
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Fort Worth
Barney Finer
Bertillion
M. BE. Heddingfield
D. A. Reeves
Dallam County
Dalhart
S. J. Holt
Holt
Bobbed Haired Bandit Mrs Ceclia Cooney Returns to New York
Mrs Ceclia Cooney known as Brooklyn's bobbed haired bandit and her husband Edward Cooney arrived in New York from Jacksonville where they were arrested. They may be arraigned tonight and indicted by a King's county grand jury. Police doctors will be on hand for the wife who recently gave birth to a child that died.
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New York
Cecilia Cooney
Brooklyn
Edward Cooney
Jacksonville
Fla
King’s County
Farm Work Progressing in All Sectors Says Statistician
Houston reports rapid farm work progress across the state in April per a bi weekly letter from H. H. Schutz statistician for the U S department.
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Houston
Texas
H. H. Schutz
U. SS
Weather forecast fair and warmer tonight likely
Tonight and tomorrow will be generally fair and it will be warmer tonight. The forecast from the government weather bureau notes temperatures near 70 degrees this afternoon with a high earlier this date of 75 degrees last year.
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Government Weather Bureau
Action on Camp Lease Due Today
City commissioners meet at 2 this afternoon to decide fiscal year 1924 25 health board appointments and to act on the county lease of block 40 for the proposed tourists camp. Routine material also to be presented.
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Jeff D. Bartlett
Amarillo School Board Awards Room Additions
After a business session the Amarillo independent school district trustees will award contracts for fourteen additional classrooms to five ward schools. The work, delayed by a time limit hitch, includes two rooms for East Ward, six for San Jacinto, six for McKinley, two for Glenwood and four for North Side wards, to be ready for the fall term.
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Amarillo Independent School
East Ward
San Jacinto
McKinley
Glenwood
North Side
Ruling Links Immigration Exclusion to Colored Races Union
In Tokio on April 22 Hapers editorially declares that U.S. congressional action excluding Japanese invites a union of the colored races. The piece argues the union will form over time and that the American senate must bear responsibility for its consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
Hapers
United States Congress
American Senate
Cow Destroys Draperies During Sunday Dinner
Amarillo cow with a taste for nonfood items devoured draperies on Mrs. S. bh. Fish 1403 Harrison street. The animal also previously chewed an undergarment and clothes pins, with the garment later ruined. The cow appeared healthy after the incident.
Piano tests draw big crowd at Panhandle Music Festival
Contests for children up to 13 filled much of the Municipal Auditorium floor as about 30 young pianists competed in early rounds. Winners in recent violin contests were announced and the Harmony club of Amarillo prepared a comic opera for 3:30 PM.
Fire destroys Abilene garage injuring six cars
A blaze in Abilene Texas today caused about 100000 dollars in losses and destroyed a garage. Six automobiles were burned in the fire.
Lady Policeman Wows Flapper Autoists in New York
Miss Mary Allen, commandant of London's policewomen, arrived to study American methods and temporarily replaces a traffic officer at Lexington Avenue and Forty Second Street. The sight of a uniformed, breeches-clad officer draws admiring glances from motor motorists, who discover she is a woman.
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New York
Lexington Avenue
Forty Second Street
Mary Allen
London
Miss Allen
Whisky graft exposed in Justice Dept liquor disappearances
A Justice Department official testified before the Daugherty investigation committee about lost seized liquor amid alleged petty graft. He said the report failed to show where booze went and noted prior inquiries by Cox and Burns, with Harris directing Cox to examine the matter.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Chatman Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
W. W. Grimes
Justice Department
Stone
Grimes
Cox
Senator Wheeler
W. J. Burns
Harris
Onder
Holland
Hearst Calls Ballard Testimony “Supremely Silly”
In Washington on April 22 William Randolph Hearst telegrammed that H W Ballard of Los Angeles testified before the Senate oil committee that the Teapot Dome leasing proposal was general knowledge at the 1920 Republican National Convention. Hearst dismissed Ballard's testimony as supremely silly in response to Senator Stanfield's inquiry.
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Washington
Stanfield
Oregon
William ‘“Randolph Hearst
H. W. Ballard
Los Angeles
Senate Oil Committee
Three Musketeers in Constabulary Court Again
Ama rio taxi drivers Charles Brannon L C Williams and L Loiston were charged with driving without the indemnity bond required by a recent ordinance. They were arrested yesterday on a similar complaint and Brannon was brought in Sunday on two complaints. The taxi firm carries a test case to the court of criminal appeals at Austin as the trio remains frequent visitors to Judge A I Anderson in police court.
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Terday
Brannon
Court of Criminal Appeals
Fred Davis Enters Texas Senate Race
Fred W. Davis of Austin a former state commissioner of agriculture announced his candidacy for the United States Senate. He will challenge Senator Morris Sheppard and cited the Farm Labor political conference endorsement as confirmed by many friends.
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Austin
Tex
Fred W.davis
United States Senate
Morris Sheppard
Farm Labor Political Conference
Dorothy Dalton to Wed Again in Chicago Today
Dorothy Dalton the motion picture actress and former wife of Lew Cody and Arthur Hammerstein plans to marry today in Chicago. The actor has three prior marriages and will wed in a ceremony likely to attract attention in local and film circles.
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Dorothy Dalton
Chicago
Dorothy Lalton
Lew Cody
Arthur Hammerstein
Amarillo OM declares $50000 dividend at annual meeting
The Amarillo OM company directors met at 10 this morning in the Neely building offices to declare a $50,000 dividend. The firm with a $20000 capitalization held a stockholders meeting this afternoon electing the present board to continued terms. Officers named include M. C. Nobles president F. F. Jones and P. H. Landering vice presidents J. M. Neely secretary treasurer. directors J. W. Crudgington J. M. Parker Albert R. Jones and the officers.
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Amarillo OM Company
Neely
M. C. Nobles
F. F E. Jones
P. H. Landergin
J. M. Neely
J. W. Crudgington
J. M. Parker
Albert R. Jones
Twin Six Oil plans charter and start drilling near Hutchinson county
A group of business men filed for a charter to form the Twin Six Oil company of Amarillo with 360 000 capital. Upon charter approval expected tomorrow the firm will drill just north of the Smith Capers well in Hutchinson county on about 759 acres, in a top Panhandle location near the Carson county field. Directors listed include L B Newby J Ray J N Beasley Fred Bone J J Curry J N Freeman and C M Humphy.
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Twin Six Oil Company
Amarillo
Smith- Capers
Hutchinson County
Panhandle
Carson County
Twin Six Company
L. B. Newby
J. Ray
J. N. Beasley
Fred Bone
J. J. Curry
J. N. Freeman
C. M. Humphys
Man and Woman Die in House Fire in Houston
Houston, April 22 two persons a man and a woman were burned to death when a residence burned. The woman identified as Miss FE M Patterson a nurse was found kneeling near a rear window as though in prayer. The man’s body was found in a front room and investigators were ordered to determine identity and cause.
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Houston
Tex
FE. M. Patterson
Thaw Denounces Lawyer Opposing His Release
Philadelphia April 22. During a luncheon recess in the Harry K. Thaw sanity trial Thaw rushed to the press table and denounced William A Gray who had addressed the jury in opposition to Thaw's release. He calmed and said nerves came from danger of losing the jury if records were introduced.
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Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Wikliam A. Gray
Mr. Gray
Mexican Rebels Rob Two Trains. Engineer Killed
In Vera Cruz on April 21 rebels said to be from Higinio Aguilar’s group robbed two freight trains. One engineer was killed and another engineer plus a fireman were wounded. A small rebel group at Atoyac station near Cordova and its chiefs were captured after a clash with ranchers.
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Vera Cruz
Higinio Aguilar
Atoyac Station
Cordova
Names of candidates in Claude announced
Claude Texas April 22 Following are the names of the county candidates for the following offices subject to action of the Democratic Primary July 26 For county judge E C Cayton For sheriff and tax collector T B Watkins C E O Neal I N Collins J D Woodburn For county and district clerk W F Rob inson Wash Storm Floyd H Wilson S P Mathews For tax assessor J P Miles B Watson J A Kirby John R McNeal J L Clay H H Kight For county treasurer Mrs Lena Tucker
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Claude
Texas
E. C. Cayton
T. B. Watkins
C. E O'Neal
I. N. Collins
J. D. Woodburn
W. F. Robinson
Wash Storm
Floyd H. Wilson
P. Mathews
J. P. Miles
B. Watson
J. A. Kirby
John R. McNeal
J. L. Clay
H. H. Kight
Mra
Lena Tucker
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Globe
M. E. Beddingfield
Jess R. Jenkins
Mel Dwight
Childress
Naming Health Board
School Board
Harmony Club
Alma Jean Rogers
Margaret Love
Joyce Gross
Kermis Dyche
Texline
Virginia Krug
Annabel Allen
Howard Hoffman
Slaton
Milburn Basman
Francis Moore
Hugo Kortschak
Ramon B. Girvin
Little Symphony” Orchestra of
Oberoin
Weber
Schubert
Tschaikowsky
Massenet
Richard Beidel
Girvin
Abilene
Ballard Lilly
Hearst
Rio
Charles Brannon
L. C
Liams and
Loiston
A. I. Anderson
Fred Davis
Local Oil Company
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