Oil Scandal Ties McAdoo Underwood to Senate Inquiry
Telegrams submitted to the Senate oil committee disclose Oscar Underwood and Francis H. McAdoo in connections with oil lease probes. The messages show McLean seeking McAdoo's advice on topics related to the inquiry and reveal efforts to shield Fall from questioning over a $100,000 loan. John K. Major advised leasing a wire to access the White House.
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Washington
Oscar Underwood
William G. McAdoo
Senate Oil Committee
Underwood
A. Mitchell Palmer
BE. B. Mclean
Walsh
McLean
Albert B. Fall
McAdoo
Lenafter
John K. Major
Major
Palm Beach
White House
Girl recaptured after slaying Frison matron
Indianapolis February 27 Gladys Ellis 21 was recaptured while rushing to meet her lover after escaping from the women's prison She confessed planning the break for weeks and said she struck Matron Miss Louise Richards with a heavy keys bundle during a struggle and fled The matron died later learning of her crime from papers.
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Indianapolis
Lad
Gladys Ellis
Louise Richards
Miss Richards
Mystic Klan Crosses Into Rival Klan Factions
Atlanta witnesses the Knights of the Mystic Klan emerge as a rival to the Ku Klux Klan after a 200 delegate meeting from thirteen states. E Y Clarke had called the gathering to condemn former leader William Joseph Simmons as tensions rise within the movement. In Houston Imperial Wizard H W Evans toured Klansmen chapters with his entourage while declining comment on the new order.
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Atlanta
Knights of the Mystic Klan
Ku Klux Klan
E. Y. Clarke
Klan
William Joseph Simmons
Evans
Organization
Houston
Tex
H. W. Evans
Imperial Palace
Secret Order
Thal
Duchess of Genoa Duchess Maria Isabella Dies
Rome report says Maria Isabella duchess of Genoa died in the night from broncho pneumonia.
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Duchess OF
Geno
Rome
Maria Isabella, Duches
Genoa
Five Die From Poison Sausage in Sterling
Sterling Colorado February 27 a total of five have died from eating poison sausage and physicians fear one more will die eight others taken ill have passed the crisis and hope remains for their recovery three members of the Notario family are dead and Mrs Notario is expected to die one person from each of two neighboring families has succumbed
Amarillo Masons Award Temple Contract to Local Firm
The Masonic Temple project in Amarillo awards the contract for the structure to Fred Bone Construction for 111,947 dollars. Excavation starts soon as interior finish financing is arranged, with plumbing and heating let to W. H. Hayman. The three story brick building will span 860 by 140 feet with a basement and reinforced concrete floors.
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Fred Bone Construction Company
Amarillo
W. H. Hayman Plumbing and Heating Company
Masonic Temple Association
H. A. Nobles
Nobles
Fred Bone
West Texas
Oil prospects thrill Amarillo business men
Four Amarillo businessmen toured Panhandle oil fields and the Texas company tank site. They heard oil slosh near the top of the drilling area and saw Texas No. 1 dripping oil as a 65,000-barrel tank neared completion. They returned convinced the Panhandle fields may become among the richest in the United States.
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Amarillo
C. J
H. W. Blackburn
G. T. Oliver
J. Ray
Texas Company
Texas No. 1
Panhandle
United States
Teacher Discharged Triggers Student Strike Threat
Mound Valley Kansas February 27. Threats of a full high school walkout arose after Mrs Blendie Harpending was dismissed by the school board last night. Her classes refused to meet today.
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Mound Valley
Kan
Blendie Harpending
Queen Mary Reported Indisposed With Cold
London bulletin from Buckingham Palace says Queen Mary is indisposed and suffering from a cold. The illness is described as a routine ailment with no additional details about her condition.
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Queen Mary
London
Buckingham Palace
One Man Dead Many Hurt As Wall Collapse in Dallas
A six story Dallas building front wall collapsed in the business district injuring many and killing laborer G. Dawson at the top of the structure. Pedestrians and workers were struck by debris as ambulances rushed victims to hospitals. The cave-in followed a hoisting machine on the roof.
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AD Wall Falls
Dallas
Trafic
Sneed Shot to Defend Self in Barry Assault Case
John Beal Sneed's attorneys argue the cattleman shot in self defense after being accused of assaulting E. D. Barry with intent to murder. Prosecution claims Barry did not draw his gun and Sneed fired without provocation. Trial to go before jury later today. Barry's similar trial to follow.
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Benjamin, Tex
John Beal Sneed
E. D. Barry
Barry
Sneed
Franc Drops Sharply in Paris Market
Paris February 27 Terranc experiences a sudden slump in the currency market dropping from 34 centimes per dollar to 23.8 amid rapid price movement and trading activity.
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Paris
Terranc
Amarillo Braces For Unsettled Weather Including Rain and Snow
The forecast warns of unsettled conditions across the state with possible rain or snow for tomorrow. Freezing weather remains in North and West Texas with temperatures at the freezing point, and readings reach as far south as San Antonio.
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Amarillo
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Mercury
San Antonio
Daugherty to issue statement on cabinet status today
Washington, Reb. 27. A statement on Attorney General Daugherty's status as a cabinet member will be issued late today. Daugherty said the content and timing remain undecided and that talks with Coolidge and advisers aim to fix his withdrawal date and method from public life. He seeks a delay pending Senate committee review under the Wheeler resolution.
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Washington
Daugherty
White House
Senate Committee
Wheeler
Kiwanis Indorsees Fair Financing Plan In Abilene
At noon the Kiwanis club unanimously endorsed the Tri-State Fair financing plan. Judge Charles Combs Abilene mayor spoke to the group with a brief talk titled Howdy.
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Kiwanis Club
Tri-State
Charles Combs
Abilene
Howdy
Desperadoes Escape From Texas Prison Pen
Twenty seven Mexican prisoners escaped last night by sawing a hole in the bull pen floor and tunneling out. By noon today six had been recaptured or cornered near Houston. Police, posse members, and bloodhounds search for the rest as an investigation into how tools were smuggled into the pen proceeds.
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Houston
Tex
Peggy Joyce's former husband Fages charge in mail sale case
Phil Hopkins of Houston Texas, former husband of Peggy Hopkins Joyce, was jailed in Atlanta on charges of misusing the mails related to stock sales in his Texas oil companies. Hopkins denied the accusations.
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Atlanta
Phil Hopkins
Houston
Texas
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Hopkins
Japanese Leader Matsuda Dies in Okitsu
Prince Matsuka, senior statesman and advisor to two emperors and the Prince Regent, died suddenly in Okitsu today. The veteran leader, living in Tokio, was one of the two eldest figures in Japan.
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Tokio
Matsuka
Japan
Okitsu
Daniels Friends Plan Conference to Boost Daniels
Raleigh Feb 27 Friends of Josephus Daniels moved to hold a supporters conference tonight to formally launch a presidential boom for the former secretary of the navy. Plans for a state Democratic committee endorsement failed as Senator Frank Winston did not present the expected resolution while Gov. Morrison and Senator Simmons back the McAdoo effort. Judge Winston works to raise Daniels support.
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Raleigh
N. C
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
State Democratic Committee
Daniels
Frank Winston
Cameron Morrison
Simmons
McAdoo
Judge Winston
Farm Prospects Brighten in Santa Fe Southwest
Topeka Kans Feb 27 Prospects for farming in the Santa Fe Southwest are brighter than since World War I with land values likely rising. The Earth Santa Fe railroad paper reports 1924 crops look well and Oklahoma banker cites a turn for better and safer farming. Wheat and livestock conditions in multiple states are favorable with spring crops progressing well in warm regions and little sign of despair seen two years ago.
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Topeka
Kans
Santa Fe
Southwest
Santa Fe Railroad
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Arkansas Valley
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Ilinois
Texas
Louisiana
Salt River Valley
Arizona
California
Panhandle Real Estate Outlook Promises Growth
Real estate leaders foresee rapid Panhandle growth as farming prospects attract national attention. A National Association of Realtors survey predicts a new immigration movement into the Panhandle and rapid settlement within a few years.
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National Association of Realtors
Panhandle
The
National Association
Fuqua Returns From Trip to Washington and East
Mr and Mrs W H Fuqua return to Amarillo after a busy Washington New York and eastern city tour. He declined to be quoted beyond noting a very satisfactory trip and says it was productive.
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Fuqua
Washington
W. H. Fuqua
New York
Calder in critical condition at St Anthony's hospital
A Calder, Rock Island conductor, is seriously ill in St Anthony's hospital after about six months of hospitalization. He has lived in Amarillo fifteen years, is a widower, and is fifty years old. His three children reside in Fort Worth. His home is 210 North Fillmore Street.
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A. Calder
Rock Island
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Mr. Calder
Amarillo
Fort Worth
North Fillmore Street
Wheat Pool Planned by Manitoba Farmers
Winnipeg reports the united farmers of Manitoba have decided to establish a wheat pool to handle Manitoba's 1924 crop. The move aims to coordinate marketing and stabilize prices for producers across the province.
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Winnipeg
Man
United Farmers of Manitoba
Manitoba
Secret Meeting Pinpoints Teapot Dome Cash Source
United Press reports Lenroot and Smoot met with Albert B. Fall at his apartment Christmas week to press him on the origin of the $100,000 used for ranch improvements. Fall allegedly said he borrowed the money, and Smoot partly recalls Fall naming Edward B. McLean as a source. The disclosure aligns with Walsh’s charge of delaying inquiry.
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Washington
Lenroot
Teapot Dome
Senator Smoot
Albert B. Fall
Fal
Walsh
Montana
Smoot
Fall
United Press Today
Lemoot
Edward B. McLean
McLean
Purge Cabinet or Quit Reed Advises Coolidge
Hannibal Missouri February 27. Senator James A Reed urged President Coolidge to purge the cabinet or resign. He accused bribery spanning Fall and McAdoo’s influence, claiming McAdoo marketed influence to the movies. Reed begins a statewide campaign visiting many towns.
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Reed
Coolidge
Hannibal
James A Reed
Washington
Doheny
McAdoo
Wilson
Weed
Four Missouri Constitutional Amendments Pass
Kansas City Missouri Feb 27 Only four of the twenty one amendments to the state constitution submitted to voters yesterday won passage according to a tally today. The successful amendments include provisions to simplify indictments provide for an additional soldier bonus allow opening of ballot boxes for criminal prosecution and permit issuance of bonds by Kansas City.
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Kansas, City
Missouri
Kansas City
Kingston North Carolina remembers Mingo Cobbie age claimed
Mingo Cobbie known locally as a long time coroner of Lenoir county and Baptist church sexton died after the war era. An old sighting claimed he was 115 years old. He recalled a waterlogged basement entrance remark noting the church was built that way as a Baptist church.
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Kingston
N. C
Mingo Cobbie
Darkey
Lenoir County
Hea
Cobb
Veterans Hospital Planned Near San Fernando Site Chosen
San Fernando Calif construction of a 500 bed tuberculosis hospital for veteran war patients will start soon. Volney Craig a local rancher whose land was offered and accepted as the site announced the plan and government approval.
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Hospital For Veterans
San Fernando
Cal
Volney Craig
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Kiwanians Indorse Fair
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Unted Press
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