Senate oil committee expands probe into Fall telegrams
United Press reports the Senate oil committee in Washington on March 11 examined a new batch of telegrams linking Albert B. Fall to other figures in the oil scandal. The messages between Fall and associates during his New Mexico foray are to be read into the record. The subpoenas covered Fall communications with Harry F. Sinclair J W Zevely H M Blackmer and Robert Stewart. John Major testified about a Atlantic City trip with McLean and Dueckstein as McLean had earlier claimed a 109000 loan.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Oil Committee
Albert B. Fall
Fall
New Mexico
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
J. W. Zevely
Sinclair
H. M. Blackmer
Midwest Refining Company
Robert Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
John Major
E. B. McLean
Walsh
Major
Atlantic City
McLean
W. C. Dueckstein
Interior
Albert BR
Sinclair and Doheny
Rebels cross border but are forced back into Mexico
Ranger Capt. Frank Hamer reports two border incursions into Texas within two weeks. Forty Mexican rebels crossed near Ysleta in El Paso County and were compelled to retreat before any thefts occurred. Earlier a band crossed near Langtry in Val Verde County, entered Langtry, bought supplies, and returned to raid an American ranch and kidnap three laborers.
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Austin
Tex
Frank Hamer
Paso
International Line
Ysleta
el Paso
Rio Grande
Texas
Langtry
Valverde County
Mexico
Pipeline prospects dim for Amarillo in latest reports
Amarillo faces discouraging pipeline news as Panhandle appears likelier to secure the route from oil fields. Survey crews work on three paths toward White Deer and Kings Mill, but Globe reporters admit no solid information.
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Amarillo
Panhandie
Kings Mill
Globe
Coolidge Urges Immediate 26 Percent Tax Reduction
President Coolidge sent a message to Congress urging immediate adoption of a resolution cutting taxes on 1923 incomes by 26 percent for this year. House and Senate leaders doubted passage due to opposition from Democrats and some Republicans.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Amarillo Man to Speak at Tulia Baptist Church
Amarillo resident A A Graham will address Tulia Baptist Church next Sunday morning and afternoon as part of his work to organize a Boy Scout movement in Tulia. He travels from Amarillo to promote the initiative and recruit local support.
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Amarillo
Tulia Baptist Church
Tulia
Tex
A.A. Graham
Baptist Church
Forest of the Boy Scout Movement
Graham
Washington Braces as Capital Endures Snow Storm
Washington March 11 Vashon was blanketed under sheets of slush and snow. The capital faced the worst storm of the season with heavy snowfall and drifting conditions early today as the weather began to ease later.
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Fional Capital
Washington
Vashon
Less Rigid Liquor Laws Favored in Radio Poll
Complete tabulation shows 34 185 in favor of modifying the Volstead act and 12 488 opposing. All sections of the United States and Canada voted, with Edgewater Beach hotel radio station officials announcing a nationwide majority for modification.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Edgewater Beach
Barrier Up Against Ford Shoals Offer in Congress
Washington reports government ownership advocates block the Muscle Shoals bill as Norris pushes a public ownership plan to counter Ford. The House passed a 196 year lease to Ford, while Senate referral remains uncertain amid Norris opposition and nitrate production debate.
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United Press
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Henry Ford
Norris
Ford
House
McKenzie
Senate
Agricultural Committee
Fair Bond Salesmen Near Goal For Tri State Fair Bonds
The Tri State Fair bond drive advances toward the 73000 goal as committees push ahead. New committee members include R I Emmett J W Crudgington and Col Ernest Thompson who will meet married men Wednesday. Fifteen new committees join the effort while many teams have yet to file reports at headquarters.
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Exide Battery Station
International Harvester Co
R. I. Emmett
J. W. Crudgington
Col. Ernest Thompson
Vihlman Urges House Action on Expulsion Threat
Washington March 11 Representative Vihlman Maryland faced possible expulsion as he called for the house to clear his name or remove him. He urged an investigation and opposed sending the issue to the attorney general, saying the house should exonerate him from vague charges amid cheers from colleagues.
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Washington
House
Vihlman
Maryland
Chicago
Judiciary Committee
Sewage Disposal Plant Planned for Abilene
Abilene Texas on March 11 plans construction of a sewage disposal plant as a priority city improvement. The proposed plant is recommended by the city health commissioner and will receive early consideration from the city fathers.
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Abilene, Tex
Abilene
Wellington to Organize Lions Club In Texas
Plans are under way to form a lions club in Wellington. Fred Story editor of the Clarendon News and Homer Mulkey of Clarendon will initiate the project in the near future.
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Wellington
Tex
Lions Club
Fred Story
The
Clarendon News
Homer Mulkey
Clarendon
Lenroot resigns as public lands chair in Teapot Dome inquiry
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin resigns as chairman of the senate public lands committee investigating the naval oil reserve scandal. He cites failing health and inability to continue work on the panel. Senator Ladd of North Dakota would be next in line to lead the committee. The Teapot Dome probe faces obstruction and may be forced to close amid political pressure and questions about witnesses and evidence.
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Washington
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate Public Lands Committee
Naval Oil Reserve
Southern Pines
N. C
Ladd
North Dakota
Suceed Learoot
Weather Outlook Keeps Texas in Cold Grip
Government forecast warns of unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with likely rain or snow. Warmer temperatures not expected tonight, as the cold wave persists across much of Texas.
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Texas
Workers Still Seeking Bodies at Utah Mine Blast Site
Rescue crews toil in Castlegate Utah clearing the underground passage of Utah Fuel company Mine No 2 after an explosion trapped 172 men on Saturday. Seventy seven bodies lie in the Knights of Pythias hall as officials expect to recover the rest today.
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United Press
Castlegate
Utah
Utah Fuel Company
Knights of Pythias
Knutson Denies Terrible Error in Statutory Charge
Rep Harold Knutson Republican Minnesota declares he is the innocent victim of a terrible mistake after arrest on a statutory charge with I A M Hall a government clerk. The pair were held in Arlington county jail overnight and released on bail. Trial date set for March 17.
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Washington
Harold Wnutson
Minnesota
IA M. Hall
Arlington
Knutson
Hill
Arlington County
Personal life of Woodrow Wilson in rumor and reality
The column argues little is known about Wilson's private life and that misrepresentations stem from partisan politics. It notes the press and secret service kept constant watch on the president and explains rumors of assassinations arose from fragile, quickly spreading reports.
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Wilson
Secret Service
United States
American Slain by Mexican Federals Report Reaches Governor
A Texan in Parral reports FE. C. Stephens an American and employee of the American Smelting and Refining company was slain by Mexican federal troops near Parral on March 9. The message asks Governor Neff to urge action to protect Americans in Mexico.
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Austin
Tex
FE. C. Stephens
American Smelting and Refining Company
Parral
Mexico
Stephens
Neff
Farmers' Sale Day in Amarillo Impresses Despite Cold Weather
About a hundred farmers gathered in the municipal auditorium for Amarillo's first Farmers' Sale Day. The event drew attendees from Hereford and featured tool exhibits by students of West Texas State Teachers College. Attendees benefited from practical farming guidance and opportunities for businessfolk and farmers to交流.
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Amarillo
Rock Island
Hereford
West Texas State Teachers’ College
The
Canyon College
New Navy Secretary Takes Path to Washington
Washington reports a new secretary of the navy en route for a conference with President Coolidge. Possible candidates named include Gov. Joseph Dixon of Montana and Curtis Dwight Wilbur chief justice of the California supreme court, with Wilbur an U S Naval Academy graduate.
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Washington
Coolidge
Joseph Dixon
Montana
Curtis Dwight Wilbur
California Supreme Court
Wilbur
United States Naval Academy
Mutiny in Free State Army Spreads Across Barracks
Dublin reports the mutiny in the Free State has become general with officers and men deserting big barracks in Tipperary and County Wereford. Rifles and ammunition disappeared as disruptions grow and Minister McGrath resigns in protest of the army reorganization plan.
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Dublin
Free State
Tipperary
County Wereford
Commerce and Industry
McGrath
Kansas City Contractor Buys Ranch Property
Brownsville Texas March 11 Approximately five thousand dollars per acre was paid last week by B L Hoffman a wealthy Kansas City contractor for the Pomeroy ranch home two miles west of Velasco. Practically all of the place is planted to citrus trees. Mr Pomeroy came to the valley fifteen years ago and purchases the land for about eight five per acre. For the first four years his citrus groves returned little revenue.
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Brownsville
Tex
B.L. Hoffman
Kansas City
Pomeroy
Velasco
Wheeler County Sees Banner Year for Crops
Len Wheeler reports a banner year with 4500 bale cotton ginned and reed crops in hand. Ground in good shape and plenty of winter more to break, suggesting more land prepared for crops this year than before.
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Wheeler
Len
Mary
Wheeler County
Secret 1921 Mexican plot ties to oil leases
Washington reports reveal telegraphs of a 1921 secret conference before government oil leases were issued. Daugherty committee hears tales of gun running and recruitment for a California revolution, aiming to prove DOJ involvement and possible orders to violate neutrality laws.
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Washington
California
Daugherty
Southwest
Brookhart
Wheeler
Texas
Daugherty Committee
Department of Justice
Mexico
de la Huerta
Cantu
Ofl
Lower
Justice Department
United States
Brookhart seeks broader power for Daugherty inquiry
Senator Brookhart urged expanding the Daugherty investigating committee powers to travel nationwide, issue subpoenas, and take testimony. He introduced a resolution allowing deputizing a committee member to interview witnesses, possibly at the Mexican border, about reports Washington issued orders to block Justice Department agents in gun running to revolutionists.
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Washington
Brookhart
Senate
Daugherty Investigating Committee
United States
Department of Justice
Revolutionista
Train Derailment in Vermont Kills One, Wounds Over Twenty
At Purlington Vermont the Boston Montreal express derailed between Boston and Waterbury. One man died and more than a score were injured as five cars left the tracks. A relief train ferried the injured to a hospital. two sleepers and three day coaches plunged into a swamp. Initial reports had listed ten dead.
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Purlington
Boston-Montreal Express
Central Vermont Railway
Boston
Waterbury
Costa Rica Hit by Two New Severe Earthquakes
Washington report says two strong earthquakes struck Costa Rica today and were ongoing when the cable arrived. Residents were urged to evacuate homes and move to open areas for safety as aftershocks continued.
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Costa Rica
Washington
Professor Johnson Makes Tulsa High School Appointment
Professor Johnson of Canyon has been elected by the trustees to a position in Tulsa high school. The appointment follows the resignation of Miss Laura Street due to illness at home.
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Tulsa, Tex
Professor Johnson
Canyon
Tulsa High School
Laura Street
Buy a Fair Bond now and help Amarillo grow
A brief public notice urges residents to purchase a fair bond to fund development in Amarillo, emphasizing community growth and municipal improvements through the financing measure. The call to action highlights the bond as a straightforward civic investment.
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Amarillo
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