Rivals Face Federals in Sonora Clash Near Pulpito Pass
A 12,000 strong federal force led by General Juan Andrew Almazan moved from Casa Grandes toward Sonora for a decisive attack on rebel forces at the western end of Pulpito Pass near the Chihuahua-Sonora boundary. The pass was said mined with 500 pounds of nitro glycerine as rebels fled.
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United Press
Juarez
Mexico
Juan Andrew Almazan
Casa Grandes
Sonora
Almazan
Pulpito Pass
Chihuahua-Sonora
Mexico City
Masiaca
San Blas
Calles
Don
Sinaloa-Sonora
Resolution Opens Session Fight Over Colquitt Nomination
A Texas special session opens with Rep. Barnett urging Senators Sheppard and Connally to oppose former Gov O B Colquitt for the railroad mediation board. Colquitt is opposed for not being a Democrat and for a Democrat holding the seat under the non partisan board system. Colquitt led the Hoovercrats in the last election. The vote will follow organization steps.
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United Press
Austin
Morris Sheppard
Tom Connally
O. B. Colquitt
Railroad Mediation Board
Colquitt
Hoovercrats
Texas
German debt reparations talks delayed again in Paris
The reparations conference in Paris was postponed forenoon with experts meeting briefly then adjourning until tomorrow. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht and Dr. Alfred Voesler arrived in Paris after Berlin consultations and joined American delegates Owen D. Young Thomas Lamont and Thomas N. Perkins at the Hotel George V.
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Associated Press
Paris
Hjalmar Schacht
Alfred Voesler
Germany
Berlin
Owen D. Young
Thomas Lamont
Thomas N. Perkins
Hotel George V
Artist Grieves Over Divorce Ends His Life
Despondency over his wife’s divorce is believed to have driven artist Robert Dunlop to commit suicide in a Greenwich Village apartment yesterday. The report notes his despair followed an announced divorce and cites neighboring witnesses who heard a gunshot.
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Associated Press
New York
Robert Dunlop
Greenwich Village
City Plans Open Meeting For Chamber of Commerce Ties
Amarillo city commission backs an open meeting at the auditorium Thursday to organize a chamber of commerce. They propose chamber directors be appointed to B C D vacancies to boost public involvement and joint financing of board activities.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Board of City Development
Chamber
Ernest Thompson
Chamber of Com
Hick Towns Find Champion for Allied Arts Extension
United Press reports Ruth Hanna McCormick announces an Allied Arts Extension to bring culture to small towns and curb phony Broadway influence. The National Community Foundation sponsors, with Lorado Taft, Winthrow Ames, and the Crawfords named to oversee sculpture drama and fine arts.
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Washington
Allied Arts Extension
Main Street
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
National Community Foundation
Allied Arts
McCormick
Edward W. Bok
S. Parkes Cadman
Simeon D. Fess
Otto M. Kahn
George W. Norris
Charles M. Schwab
New York
Winthrow Ames
Andrew Wright Crawford
Smuggling Declines Across Detroit River Border
Detroit officials report a sharp drop in liquor smuggling with about 500 cases of whiskey and 2000 cases of beer crossing the Detroit river daily, the least in years.
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Detroit
United States
Detroit River
Rats Blamed for Chireno High School Fire
NACOGDOCHES April 22 Rats are believed to have started a fire that destroyed Chireno High School a $12 000 building east of here The blaze consumed all records the library and equipment Arrangements were made to use the town churches for the rest of the term
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Nacogdoches
Chireno
Voters name commissioner as Amarillo holds election
Citizens cast ballots under city charter rules to honor Lester Stone in a race for Commissioner No. 2. Stone trails by 50 votes of a three candidate field, with J. H. Harris declining to oppose him and denying any organized bid. Early noon tallies from five precincts show varied results as voters flock to polls and plans form for Stone to be sworn in at the next commission meeting.
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Amarillo
Lester Stone
Stone
J. H. Harris
Mr. Stone
Harris
Globe
Sixteenth Street
San Jacinto
Courthouse
Central Fire Station
Wilson School
Fourteen Arrests Made by Sheriff Force
Sheriff Bill Thompson and deputies reported fourteen arrests over the weekend for disturbances of the peace and related offenses as part of ongoing law enforcement efforts.
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Bill Thompson
Blame Placid Keefer in San Diego Air Crash
San Diego officials blamed Lieut. Howard Keefer for a mid air collision that killed six, including Keefer. The army pilot was accused of stunting and violating air traffic rules while pursuing a Maddux Airlines liner that had departed for Phoenix. Ground observers said Keefer mis judged distance and struck the liner’s wing.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Howard Keefer
Maddux Airlines, Inc
Phoenix
Ariz
Keefer
Supreme Court Orders Sinclair Jail Term for Senate Refusal
The Supreme Court ruled that Harry F. Sinclair must serve three months in jail for refusing to answer questions before the Senate Teapot Dome committee unless he is pardoned. The decision was announced in Washington on April 22.
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Associated Pree
Washington
Supreme Court
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
United States Ready for Maximum Concessions on Armaments
Ambassador Hugh S. Gibson told the Geneva preparatory disarmament assembly that the United States seeks maximum concessions in land armaments and drastic naval reductions. He urged discarding word limitation and pursuing serious reductions, noting naval needs are relative to other nations. Lord Casterdon, the British delegate, said he could agree with the general principle though he cannot comment on specifics.
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United Press
Geneva
United States
Hugh S. Gibson
Associated Press
GENEV
Lord Casterdun
Hugh
Gibson
Fire damages Cosden refinery in Big Spring
A fire starting from engine damage destroyed much of the Cosden and Company refinery in Big Spring. Loss is put at about 50 000 dollars. Boxwell Bros. Ambulance reported to the scene.
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Associated Press
Big Spring
Cosden and Company, Inc
Charge Conspiracy In River Bridge Case
In Sherman Texas April 22 a petition charges a conspiracy among highway officials attorney generals and other state officials of Texas and Oklahoma. The Red River Bridge Company which operates a toll bridge between Durant Oklahoma and Denison Texas seeks an ancillary receiver in federal court. A similar petition was filed at Muskogee Oklahoma earlier and receivers J R Handy and C R Boswell were named in Oklahoma eastern district.
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Associated Press
Sherman
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
United States District Court
Red River Bridge Company
Durant
Okla
Denison
Washington, D. C
War Department
Muskogee
Federal Court
Eastern District of Oklahoma
J. R. Handy
C. R. Boswell
Comny
Amarillo Claims Six Gingko Trees Versus New York
Gilbert Swan notes New York has one Gingko tree at City Hall Park guarded at night to deter souvenir damage. Temple Robinson says Amarillo has two Gingko trees in each of three new parks Sanborn East Amarillo and North Amarillo. The sacred tree of Japan appears in both cities with Amarillo asserting six trees overall.
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New York
Gilbert Swan
City Hall Park
Temple Robinson
New Parks
Sanborn
East Amarillo
North Amarillo
Japan
Six Die As Mule-Driven Car Collides With Train
Steubenville reports six killed and two mortally wounded after a car driven by Alonsio Di Carlo, 84, sideswiped another vehicle, plunged down a 100 foot embankment, and was hit by a Pennsylvania train. Victims include Di Carlo, his wife Rosie 34, sister Mary Bress 16, and Di Carlo children Gina 10 Constance 8 and Junior 7. Two more children Triesta 14 and Angelo 12 were near death.
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Alonsio di Carlo
Steubenville Baker
William Vail
Steubenville
Pennsylvania
di Carlo
Rosie
Mary Bress
Gina
Constance
Junior
Triesta
Angelo
Coast Guard Rushes to Aid Rudderless Freighter in 60 Mile Gale
Two coast guard cutters struggled through high winds and heavy seas with snow as they raced to assist the freighter Westhika, 45 men aboard, amid a fierce 60 mile gale between Georges Shoals and Cape Sable. The vessel was believed not in immediate danger, but aid was requested as the storm showed no signs of easing.
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Associated
Boston
Coast Guard
Westhika
Georges Shoals
Cape Sable
Texas and Pacific Accedes Demands
Texas and Pacific Railway officials said trainmen’s requests on crew assignments in freight service have been granted. The announcement follows conferences held last week with the trainmen’s organizations and a Hoover emergency board.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Hoover
San Jacinto Day Observed In Local Schools and Banks
Special exercises in several schools and bank closings marked San Jacinto Day, observed for the Texas independence anniversary from Mexico. The event notes April 21 as the historical date, with Berry's Rug Cleaning at 905 W 10th listed in the item.
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San Jacinto
Texas
Mexico
Berry
Hoover Warns of National Crime Rise at AP Luncheon
President Hoover, addressing the Associated Press luncheon in New York, warned that life and property are more unsafe in the United States than in any civilized nation. He called for urgent national action, saying respect for law is fading and enforcement must be strict.
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New York
Associated Press
Hoover
United States
Congress schedules farm bill actions and Hoover opposition
Monday House to finish general farm bill debate and Senate to take up farm relief. Senate Agriculture panel at 10 a m. to review Hoover’s debenture plan stance. House Ways and Means Republicans resume revision bill talks. Sunday Hoover statements on opposing debenture plan sent to Senate Agriculture committee with Treasury Agriculture and Commerce department notes.
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Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hoover
House Ways and Means Committee
Treasury, Agriculture and Commerce Departments
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