Mexico May Oust British Oil Officials
President Obregon told United Press that El Aguilar Oil Company officials, British subjects, face deportation for meddling in the De la Huerta revolt. He said they supported enemies of Mexico and would be expelled once lawfully proven, while noting no protest from Britain. The local manager denied the charges.
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United Press
Mexico City
el Aguilar Oil Company
de la Huerta
Obregon
Oil
Ku Klux Klan Demonstration Roams Dallas Streets
Dallas crowds fill main avenues as thousands of Ku Klux Klan members in robes march downtown. The event precedes a seven day Karnival at the state fairgrounds to raise funds and features political sessions with state office candidates. Immense throngs cheer as hooded figures pass.
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Allas
Ku Klux Han
Tate Fair Grounds
Tate
Ku Klux Klan
Hundreds Arrested in Chicago War on Grime
Chicago reports a massive crackdown led by State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe with police on a sweep targeting ngsters beer runners saloon keepers and criminals. Hundreds were questioned and more than twenty jailed as authorities moved to curb a Dearborn station mail robbery and other gang activities.
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Chicago
Robert E. Crowe
Dearborn
Special Attorneys Reach Los Angeles
Special prosecutors arriving in Los Angeles plan to file suits to regain government land at Elk Hill Naval Observatory. Owen J. Roberts and Atlee Merenne travel with a large staff amid a push for action as President Coolidge speaks.
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Los Angeles
Elk Hill
Owen J. Roberts
Atlee
Merene
Coolidge
Spe
Girl, 5 guards mother's body for 36 hours after shooting
In Lexington, Pearl Jones, five, kept vigil beside her mother Elizabeth Jones's body for nearly 36 hours after the shooting. Police say L. C. Jenkins, Thomasville chief of police, was arrested amid inconsistent statements and claims the woman died by self-inflicted gunshot.
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Lexington
Elizabeth Jones
Pearl Jones
L. C. Jenkins
Thomasville
Helium Plant Prospects Rise in Amarillo Exploration
The Amarillo helium plant movement gains momentum as hearings on the army and navy appropriation bill suggest feasible extraction from Panhandle gas. Experts claim Panhandle gas with 1 percent helium may beat Fort Worth Petrolia gas on cost, aided by large local supply and potential residue gas markets. The City Board for Development backs helium studies begun in 1921, with field samples expanding to 23 wells and forthcoming bulletins.
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Amarillo
Army
Navy
Panhandle
Fort Worth
City Board
Board of City Development
C. R. Bopp
Bureau of Mines
O. V. Vernon
Washington
Mayfield and Sheppard pledge support for adjusted compensation
Two Texas senators assure the Amarillo American Legion they will back adjusted compensation for former service members. Sen Earle B. Mayfield states he will support the measure, and Sen Morris Sheppard says he is heartily in favor and will act to this end.
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Texas
Amarillo American Legion
American Legion
Earle B. Mayfield
Sen
Morris Sheppard
Prince of Wales Hurt as Horse Falls in Race
The Prince of Wales suffered a slight concussion from a kick during the Arborfield cross country steeplechase at Aldershot, England. He is reportedly in bed and the injuries are believed not serious as England reacts with concern.
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Aldershot
Hampshire
Eng
Arborfield
Prince of Wales
All England
Cotton Carnival Dates Set in Foswell New Mexico
The Chaves County Cotton Carnival will be held October 9 to 11 in Foswell New Mexico. The event is organized by the Chaves County Farm Bureau with help from the Merchants' Association and aims to showcase local agriculture and commerce.
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Foswell
N. M
Chaves County
Wilson’s stubborn independence from party platforms
In 1912 Woodrow Wilson accepted a nomination without binding to party planks. He later rewrote much of 1916 platform as Democratic leader, while two planks—one term limits and Panama Canal toll exemption—were quietly ignored or reassessed as party decisions shifted.
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Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
United States
Panama Canal
Democratic Party
Del
Weather forecast notes cloudy skies and probable snow
The weather report indicates no relief in sight with clouds and likely snowfall today. Temperatures are expected to drop, and the outlook covers a broad region with widespread unsettled conditions.
Tax Payments Boost Federal Coffers Amid Taxpayer Rush
Washington reports a surge of income tax filings as disappointed taxpayers rush returns to internal revenue offices. By midnight over 500 billion dollars are expected in tax gatherers safes or the mails, reflecting anticipated but delayed 25 percent relief.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Coolidge
Probe of Gas Prices Urged on President
Eight state attorneys general urged the federal trade commission to act on gas price concerns. They call for immediate dissolution of Standard Oil decrees and prohibition of price fixing in petroleum. The statement notes a 6 to 7 cent rise from a low point and projects a 1924 rise costing the public over 450 million dollars. The signers include Spillman Nebraska Napier Georgia Hilton Minnesota Elk horn Wisconsin Gibson Iowa Penton Massachusetts Short Oklahoma and Cloff Utah.
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Chicago
Coolidge
Federal Trade Commission
Standard Oil
O. S. Spillman
Nebraska
George M. Napier
Georgia
Clifford L. Hilton
Minnesota
Sherma Elkhorn
Wisconsin
B. J. Gibson
Iowa
J. R. Penton
Massachusetts
George #. Short
Oklahoma
Harvey H. Cloff
Utah
Burned body found near Dooley Ferry highway
An unidentified man with severely burned body parts and a battered skull was found on the Dooley Ferry highway near Texarkana Texas. Police initiated an investigation into the disposal of the body and the motive behind the crime.
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Texarkana
Texas
Dooley Ferry
Here
Train Plunges From Bridge Killing Over Fifty in India
A crowded passenger train derailed from a long river bridge near Bareilly due to a cyclone like wind squall. Over fifty drowned and about as many injured as the train fell into the water. Most fatalities occurred in three submerged carriages.
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Delhi
India
Bareilly
President Coolidge Orders Tax Return Inspection For Oil Probes
President Coolidge ordered the Treasury to revise regulations allowing the senate oil investigating committee to privately inspect the income tax returns of Harry F Sinclair EB L Doheny and Albert B Fall connected to Teapot Dome leases. The Treasury acted on the order by publishing the revised rules to enable the committee to carry out the inspection under the McKellar resolution.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Senate Oil Investigating Committee
Naval Oil Reserve
Treasury Department
Oil Committee
Harry F Sinclair
Teapot Dome
EB. L. Doheny
California
Albert B. Fall
Sinclair-Doheny Oil Companies
Treasury
Mr. Coolidge
McKellar
Committee of the Returns
Representative Asks Roosevelt Quit Post
In Washington on March 15 Representative Stevenson Democrat of South Dakota demanded Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt resign, accusing him of involvement in the oil affair and profiting from Sinclair oil stock. Majority Leader Loneyworth rebutted that Roosevelt stock was sold three months before the Teapot Dome lease.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Representative Stevenson
South Dakota
Denby
Stevenson
Sinclair Oil
Loneyworth
Teapot Dome
First Rainbow and De Molay Banquet Held in Amarillo
The first annual joint banquet of the Rainbow and De Molay orders was held last night at the Amarillo hotel. The program featured Derden's orchestra, an invocation by Robert Kesterson, a welcome by Alma Roach, a response by Erwin Slay, violin solos by Mary Elizabeth Leddard and Ena Schaefer, readings by Albert Reville and Marie Gardner, and additional music by Derden's orchestra.
Forbes and Thompson to be arraigned tomorrow
Chicago March 15 Col Charles R Forbes former director of the United States Veterans Bureau and John W Thompson of Thompson and Black Construction Company Chicago will be arraigned in federal court Monday on four indictments charging conspiracy and bribery in connection with expenditure of vast sums by the bureau during Forbes regime
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Chicago
Charles R. Forbes
United States Veterans Bureau
John W. Thompson
Thompson & Black Construction Company
Bureau
Forbes
Italian warrior poet honored with new title
Rome March 15 King Victor Emmanuel conferred a new title on Gabrielle d An nunzio known as the prince of the snow capped mountain on the recommendation of Mussolini. The honor accompanies ceremonies marking the annexation of Fiume set for tomorrow.
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Rome
Gabrielle d’Annunzio
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Fiume
Surprise witness promised in Daugherty probe
Washington reports a new surprise witness will be introduced early next week by the senate committee as it probes Attorney General Daugherty. The panel questioned three witnesses and expanded testimony on Roxie Stinson and Gaston Means charges involving Jess Smith, Daugherty’s ally.
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United Press
Washington
Roxie Stinson
Senate Committee
Georgia primary to test McAdoo and Underwood strength
The Georgia primary on Wednesday marks the first real test of support for McAdoo and Underwood. McAdoo accuses Republicans in Savannah while Heflin campaigns for Underwood in Atlanta as both camps issue pre election statements.
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Atlanta
Marcel
Georgia
William G. McAdoo
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Mcl Adoo
Savannah
Thomas Heflin
China and Russia Sign Preliminary Diplomatic Agreement
In Pekin on March 15 the preliminary agreement granting China diplomatic relations with Russia was signed and sent to the cabinet for approval. Formal recognition was expected after the cabinet meeting. Signed by Foreign Minister Wang and Russian representative Kara Khan.
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United Press
Pekin
China
Russia
Wang
Kara Khan
France War Aid Approved by U S Bankers Loan
Senator Shipstead charged that the state department approved French war activities by sanctioning a $100 600 000 loan to the Bank of France by J P Morgan and company and other American bankers.
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Washington
Bank of France
J. P. Morgan and Company
State Department
France
Henrik Shipstead
Farmer-Laborite
Minnesota
Denver Police Seek Man in Prank Murder Case
Denver police search for Fred Jansen in connection with a trunk murder case involving a woman found in a trunk in Ogden Utah. The trunk was sent from Denver by a man who used the name Joseph Smith. Police note a strong resemblance between the man who checked the trunk and Jansen.
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Denver Police
Denver
Fred Jansen
Ogden
Utah
Joseph Smith
Jansen Oma Cheek
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el Aguilar
Ezguilar
Dallas
Jan Burns
Fae
Texas Mexican Railway
Laily Globe
Fort Worth Gas
Mayfield and Sheppard
David Lawrence
George FH. Doran Company
Canada
South America
Current News Features, Incorporated
Tory
Committee
Star Company
Rainbow
DE Molay
Thompson
Daily Globe
Daugherty
Ranger
Dempsey-Carpentier
W. J. Burns
Burns
Bureau of Investigation
J. C. Quinby
New York
F. C. Pendleton
Department of Justice
B. C. Baldwin
Tex
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