What Business Mr Edison Tells President Hoover
Arthur Brisbane outlines Edison’s view that government must avoid rival business giants and keep essential services like the post office under public control. The piece surveys Prohibition, rum running, Tarbell’s Civil War questions, and Gandhi’s tax resistance in India, ending with a nod to Governor Roosevelt of New York.
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Mr. Edison
Ida Tarbell
Thomas A. Edison
Hoover
Illinois Manufacturing News
Aid of Hoover Sought in Black Duck Case Probe
Rhode Island Attorney General Oscar L. Heltzen leads state inquiry into coast guard killings of three rum smugglers at Narragansett Bay mouth. He may seek federal help from President Hoover via Senators Metcalf and Hebert, and will request access to the Black Duck vessel CG-290 crew for inquest.
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United Press
Providence
R. 1
Hoover
Oscar L. Heltzen
Rhode
Coast Guard Service
Heltzen
Coast Guard
New London
Double Officer Killing in Gonzales Shocks City
In Gonzales Texas two veteran lawmen died after a nocturnal alley shooting. J S Tate 74 and A R Strickling 45 deputies died from gunshot wounds after conflicting accounts as Strickling identified bank robbers and Tate claimed self defense. Both men were married with families.
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United Press
Gonzales
Tex
J. S. Tate
A. R. Strickling
Strickling
Dilworth
Tate
Lauder Concert Seat Sale Brisk in Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk, president of Tri-State Fair Association, says advance seat sales for Sir Harry Lauder and his troupe are brisk. Seats remain available for reservations in person at City Drug Store No 1 as crowds anticipate a large turnout for the Amarillo engagement.
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Harry Lauder
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair Association
News-Globe
Amarillo
Hawk
Identity of Dwitnesses Revealed in Taylor Case Probe
United Press reports two key witnesses identified in the William Desmond Taylor murder inquiry led by Fred W. Richardson. Thomas H. Cannon confirms Heffner and Sands connections to a narcotics ring, with Sands possibly in Mexico and Heffner's deposition hinting at a female shooter.
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Frank H. Bartholomew
United Press
San Francisco
William Desmond Taylor
Fred W. Richardson
California
Los Angeles
Richardson
Thomas H. Cannon
State Railroad Commission
Heffner
William Nelson
Edward Sandy
Meissner
Sands
Mexico
Folsom Penitentiary
Taylor
Hollywood
MITCHELL TO FILL Fifteen U S District Attorney Vacancies
United States Attorney General Mitchell announced that 15 of 91 U S district attorneys will be filled soon as four year terms expire. He noted 12 replacements had occurred since his tenure began and that one Arkansas attorney wished not to continue. No statement was received from Senator Borah regarding charges of saloon activity in certain districts.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Mitchell
Senator Borah
Arkansas
Glen Cinema manager held after fatal Paisley theater fire
Charles Dorward, manager of the Glen Cinema Theater, was arrested in Paisley Scotland on charges of culpable homicide after a New Year Eve panic left seventy children dead. Investigations show most victims died from asphyxiation or crush injuries, not from fire or gas. Funds pour in for affected families as official inquiries begin.
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United Press
Paisley
Scotland
Charles Dorward
Glen
Glen Cinema
Life
Bath
Federal charges filed against two men here
Frank H. Roddy of Amarillo area and Edward W. Parsley of 600 Adams Street were arrested on New Year’s Eve by Constable Allen S. Johnson and a federal prohibition officer. U S Commissioner Mary K. Harty filed federal counts for possession and transportation of liquor this morning. They are jailed in Potter County. A hotel arrest led to the seizure of one gallon of liquor and an automobile.
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Frank H. Roddy
Amarillo
Edward W. Parsley
Adams Street
Allen S. Johnson
U.S
Mary K. Harty
Potter County
Griggs' Ambulance and Berry's Rug Cleaning Ad
Community service notices mention Griggs' Ambulance contact number 4311 and Berry's Rug Cleaning located at 905 West 10th. Compact local business ads highlight emergency transport and home cleaning services for residents.
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Berry’s
Red and Green Pajamas Startle City Hall
A woman appeared at a water department window to announce a change of residence and deposit a meter, dressed in crimson and green pajamas. City Auditor C H Winterhaler noted this is the third instance of public pajamas. Amarillo authorities likened the scene to a seaside resort, proposing a lakeside promenade near a new dam.
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Water Department
C. H. Winterhaler
Amarillo
Carpenter clings to labor belief amid $35,000 ticket tale
Pat Sullivan, a Kansas City city hall carpenter, clung to the view that profits come from labor after buying a $1 racing ticket tied to Patricia Marian, winner of the New Orleans handicap. He doubted the fortune claimed for the horse and planned to stick with his carpentering despite the New Year sensational reports.
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United Press
Kansas City
Pat Sullivan
City Hall
Sullivan
Patricia Marian
New Orleans
Patricia
Funeral for Grays Today Ends Amarillo Air Tragedy
Funeral rites for Lieut Robert H Gray and Mrs Evelyn Morgan Gray, last of five crash victims, are set at 2 PM at Central Presbyterian Church. Grays buried in Llano Cemetery in a double grave as friends from Amarillo and across the state pay tribute. Surviving relatives include Mr and Mrs Carl Morgan and Mrs Douglas Gray with her daughter Phyllis.
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Robert H. Gray
Evelyn Morgan Gray
Central Presbyterian Church
Amarillo
Gray
Llano
Griggs Chapel
K. R. Thomson
G. L. Yates
Carl Morgan
Douglas Gray
Phyllis
Robert McKenzie Moore, Jr
Thomson
Yates
Moore
Malcolm Moore
Grover C. Jones
Chicago
el Reno
Oklahoma
C. N. Dillon
Ray L. Allison
Groesbeck
Lindy and Anne to K. C. on Inspection May Stop Here
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh depart Lambert Field at 10 03 am for Kansas City on a Transcontinental Air Transport inspection tour. He forecasts major aviation advances and may pause in Amarillo on the way to the coast. current itinerary includes Wichita and Waynoka with possible Amarillo stop tomorrow night.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Kansas City
Lindbergh
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc., Lines
Amarillo
Mre. Lindbergh
Waynoka
Okla
Clovis
N. M
Wichita
Lindy
Anne
K. C
Questionnaire Opens State Efficiency Campaign in Texas
In Austin on January 2, state capitol offices reopened after holidays and distributed questionnaires from Moore Lynn acting state auditor and efficiency expert. The form asks about marital status residence length in Texas current and former employment hours worked weekly and if work is duplicated by others. It invites efficiency suggestions from employees.
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United Press
Austin
Moore Lynn
Lynn
Washington
Texas
One legged Exeter fan treks 200 miles to see Walsall win
A one legged man from Exeter City walked 200 miles over nine days to attend a football match where Walsall defeated his team. The note, credited to United Press, mentions Boxwell Bros. ambulance and two phone numbers for radiator work and contact.
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United Press
Walsall
England
Exeter City
Police Official Shot by Racketeers in Detroit
Inspector Henry J. Garvin head of Detroit police crime squad was shot twice by men in a black sedan. An 11 year old girl Lois Bartlett was struck in the head and arm and said to be dying. Garvin described the attack from his hospital bed as the car passing then firing multiple shots.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Henry J. Garvin
Lois Bartlett
Garvin
Ship Sends Out 05 Plea As California in Distress
The steamer California, battered by gale, lost steering and began taking on water in Bremerton Washington on January 2. With fore and aft holds flooding, she sent an SOS to nearby ships for aid, according to wireless reports to the naval radio station.
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Associated Presse
Bremerton, Waseh
California
Naval
Notre Dame Awarded Erskine Trophy in Grid Rise
Notre Dame was awarded the Erskine Trophy as college football champions. W C McGeehan announced the award, with final votes showing Notre Dame 179, Pittsburgh 41, and Purdue 2.
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United
New Yori
Notre Dame
Erskine
W. C. McGeehan
Albert Russell Erskine
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Four Die Of Alcoholism In New York
United Press report from New York details four fatalities from alcoholism in the metropolitan area during New Year observances. About 80 people were treated at hospitals for overindulgence, hospital cases rising 28 from last year and 41 from two years ago.
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United Press
New York
Special Term January 20 Set for Legislature Convenes
Austin January 2 The date for convening the special session of the legislature was set for January 20 by Senator John W Hornsby of Austin Governor Moody had indicated a meeting around January 15 but Hornsby requested a definite date to plan a reception for returning legislators Moody confirmed January 20 as the session start day
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Associated Press
Austin
Jan
John W. Hernaby
Moody
Hornsby
To Go Slow On Suburb Plan In Amarillo
City manager W N Durham said there are no definite annexation plans for suburbs before the census in April. A Washington dispatch said suburbs should be included in January or February for the census revision. The commission paused last month on annexation, with most potential areas north and east of Amarillo. One eager group is the negro settlement north of the Denver and Rock Island tracks. Durham doubted added population from annexing thickly populated areas.
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W. N. Durham
Washington
Census Bureau
Amarillo
Denver and
Rock Island
Durham
Sawyer urges drastic prohibition bills in Massachusetts
State Representative Roland D. Sawyer of Ware filed two bills to enforce the state prohibition law. One provides a $2,000,000 appropriation for enforcement while the other would make possession of a quart or more of liquor prima facie evidence of intent to sell.
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Associated Press
Boston
Roland D. Sawyer
Ware
Simplicity Marks Funeral of Taft
Charles P. Taft philanthropist publisher and politician died Tuesday night at 56. Services at Christ Church followed Episcopalian rites with city officials and organizations designating honorary pallbearers, reflecting his life of simplicity in Cincinnati.
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Associated Frees
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Christ Church
Episcopalian Church
End of life threat carried out by Diments in Chicago
In Chicago on January 2 Max Diments, once a Syrian immigrant who rose to president of a merchants group, killed himself after absconding with as much as 35,000 dollars from investors. Friends did not prosecute, funded his return, and he died Monday after buying a gun and taking a hotel room under a false name.
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Chicago
Max Diments
Diments
City Installment Dealers Protective Association
Memphis
New Orleans
Dimentz
Real Estate Board Banquet Open to All Amarillo Men
Amarillo business men are invited to the Real Estate Board annual banquet at Amarillo Hotel Friday night. President P. Atwood says the $1.26 cover charge will admit all interested in real estate and city development. Event starts at seven. arrangements are set and many tickets are sold for what is expected to be a large crowd.
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Amarillo
Real Estate Board
P. Atwood
Amarillo Hotel
Ruins of Sodom Believed Found
Archaeologists in Palestine near the Dead Sea report finds they believe may be the fabled city of Sodom. The Pontifical Bible Institute team uncovered ash layered ruins with pottery, vases, flint tools, and a mixed stone brick wall. Father Malloy cautions early classification pending further study.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Sodom
Pontifical Bible Institute of Jerusalem
Jordsn
Dead Sea
Pontificial Biblical Institute
Father Malloy
Gomorrah
Moody Silent on Walls Case in Laredo Talks
In Austin on January 2 Governor Moody, W. Killam, and Hal Brennan discussed the closure of the Mexican Consulate in Laredo and the push to remove District Attorney John A. Walls. Killam and Brennan presented petitions with 1,600 signatures urging Moody to act, but no definite outcome was announced.
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Associated Preesy
Austin
W. Killam
Hal Brennan
Laredo
Moody
John A. Walls
Mexico
Brennan
Killam
Boundary Pact Signed Between United States and Britain
Secretary Stimson and British Ambassador Sir Esme Howard announced a convention between the United States and Great Britain to limit the boundary line between the Philippine Archipelago and the state of North Borneo as of January 2.
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Washington
Stimson
Esme Howard
United Wat
Great Britain
Ippine Archipelago
Stat
North Borneo
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America
Colum
Globe
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Billard
Ida’ M. Tarbell
Ion Miss Tarbell
Carl Schurz
Sumter
Moderation League
Jane Addams
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
India
Britain
Mahatma Gandhi
Roosevelt
Griggs’ Ambulance
Lauder
Edward Sands
Alvarado
Mabel Normand
Mary Miles Minter
Miss Normand
Miss Minter
Globe News
Ore Ad
GRAYS
Boxwell Bros. Ambulance
Taft
Blackburn's Ambulance
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