Mardi Gras Deaths and Injuries Darken New Orleans Festivities
Mardi Gras ends with six dead and about twenty injuries after revelry in New Orleans. Six people die from parade accidents and crashes, while over 150 are jailed for intoxication as King Rex abdicates following the final parade and balls. Notables among the injured include Chandler Inzenberg, a former Orleans Parish district attorney.
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Weather summary for today and tonight
Tonight should be fair and warmer with a high and low range. The temperature today reached 22 and 14 at a year ago values. Hourly readings show gradual rise from morning to afternoon with peaks around 28 degrees noted.
Lincoln's Day Musings and Mussolini Accord Reflections
Arthur Brisbane discusses Lincoln’s influence on children and education, urging portraits and films of Lincoln in schools. He also notes Mussolini’s government’s pact with the pope and Catholic reactions, plus a New York anecdote about Harvey of Queensborough refusing a $200 bribe.
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Coolidge Signs Bill for 15 New Cruisers
President Coolidge signed the naval bill authorizing construction of fifteen cruisers and one aircraft carrier. The measure also seeks an international agreement on neutral rights at sea in wartime, despite a clause tying ship laydown to 1931 funding.
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Three Prospectors Die in Cabin Fire at Narrow Woman Lake
Three prospectors died in a blaze that trapped them in a cabin at Narrow Woman Lake Portage. Four dogs chained to the building also perished. R. Dynes, nearby, heard the dogs but could not reach the victims. Victims named Tony Tyrrell Gougan and Voigt.
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Hoover to Return to Capital After Miami Beach
President elect Hoover will leave Miami Beach Monday or Tuesday and return to Washington for a series of important conferences ahead of his inauguration. The note was released today and mentions forthcoming talks and plans.
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Lindbergh Hanging Up After Telephone Interview Mixup
The New York American reports Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, in Havana, answers a question about his engagement to Miss Morrow instead of flight details. He says he cannot hear and ends the call as a poor connection worsens until he leaves.
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Assassination attempt on Venezuela's President Gomez
A telegraphed report from San Jose de Cucuta says six gunmen fired on President Juan Vicente Gomez near Maracaya Caracas. Gueard escort returned fire and all conspirators were killed. Gomez escaped unharmed.
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Nunn Named President of Welfare Body
Dr. G J Nunn was re elected president of the Amarillo Welfare association at a meeting of the executive board yesterday afternoon at 3 30 o clock The officers include Mrs G B McClelland as vice president Mrs Earl Wyatt as treasurer and Miss Martha Nelson as secretary Joe Laley and his mother Mrs L J Laley returned today from Tulsa
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Hoover Is Elected President In 1928 Electoral Vote
Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis were officially elected president and vice president as the electoral ballots were counted in the U S House. The official vote showed 444 for Hoover and Curtis and 87 for Smith and Robinson, with oath set for March 4. Attorneys E L Klett and F B Brown of Lubbock were in Amarillo on legal business.
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Blake Granted 33 Day Stay and Other Reprieves
Robert Blake, awaiting execution for the Swisher county murder, received a 30 day reprieve from Governor Moody. Governor Moody also granted Bill Smith a three months stay of execution for the Fisher county sheriff murder case.
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Baltic vessels in ice seek aid as Soviet icebreakers ready
About 100 calls for help have been received from ships stuck in Baltic ice. At shipowners request, Soviet ice-breakers at Leningrad are being prepared to begin a relief expedition.
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Air Transport Firm Plans passenger and express line to Amarillo
Texas Air Transport officials led by Tom Hardin and Silliman Evans reported near certainty of a new passenger and express service from Fort Worth to Amarillo and on to San Antonio. The party spoke with Amarillo Airport Commission at the Capitol hotel and outlined plans for a full aero supply store service shop and agency in Amarillo plus possible air mail contracts. Lines are expected to begin soon after April 15 with airport work nearing completion.
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Auto License Cut Favored by Texas Legislature
In Austin the house taxation committee favored a 50 percent auto license fee cut by eight votes to five with two opposing. A 20 percent cut drew five votes. a 35 percent compromise was tentatively agreed. A subcommittee will tabulate county effects. Rep. Walter Peck opposed large cuts. If 50 percent passes the governor would likely veto. A gasoline tax of four or five cents was supported with a quarter of the tax earmarked for public schools.
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Lindy Joins Search for Pan American Amphibian Plane
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh flew to Miami to join in the search for an amphibian plane lost after taking off from Havana bound for Miami. Pan American Airways official R. I. Dunton and pilot Lieut. Steven Calloway were aboard, believed down in the Gulf off Key West.
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Flying Field Inspector Tours Amarillo
H B Pentland of the commerce department tours the English-Bivins field in Amarillo inspecting planes on a regular basis with frequent visits to the city.
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Mexican leaders guarded after bomb threats report
Heavy police guards ring the homes of prominent Mexican figures after bombs threaten public life. A second signed Portes Gil statement blames exalted fanatical Catholics for the attempted assassination. Deportations were ordered for a Swede Italian and a Bolivian consul amid pro Catholic sentiment.
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Graham auto maker Graham-Paige guest at Dallas area luncheon
Robert Graham of the Graham-Paige firm visited Toney Chisum's Graham-Paige distributorship today. He toured, spoke to local and visiting dealers, and discussed aviation’s future and the automaker's focus on autos. He resumed his trip to Kansas City at 1 30 this afternoon.
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Goebel Plans Five Day Nonstop World Flight
Art Goebel who won the Dole flight to Honolulu in 1927 seeks a non stop five day world flight in an Amphibian ship refueled in air. The route starts from Wichita Kansas July crossing Labrador Greenland Iceland Alaska Canada returning to Wichita for about 18 000 miles in roughly 125 hours with Navy carriers on standby.
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Hidalgo County Protesters Pressure Texas Legislature
About 300 Hidalgo county residents arrived in Austin to demand a floor hearing on the Hidalgo election contest against Rep. W. R. Montgomery. They plan a noon rally, a good government dinner, and seek entry to the floor, but House rules reportedly restrict delegations.
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Day in Congress action and commerce proposals
Wednesday in joint sessions the House and Senate cheered electoral vote counting. Senate Commerce weighs selling government ships to Paul W Chapman Inc and PLA Chapman for 16,082,000. immigration origins clause bill on hold. House consent bills listed. Caraway bill on futures sale of cotton and wheat discussed. Wheeler accuses efforts to block Indian affairs probe. House approves 6 million relief bill for storm hit southeastern states.
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