West Texas Gains on Seminole in Oil Output Report
The Oil and Gas Journal reports the West Texas field increased about 11 000 barrels daily for the week ending March 17 while Seminole fell roughly 4 000. West Texas leads Seminole by about 46 000 barrels daily. US total output up 7 095 barrels. California and Gulf Coast areas show declines and gains respectively.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
West Texas
Seminole
Oil and Gas Journal
United States
Oklahoma
Texas
Gulf Coast
Arkansas
North
Fashion trends swing back to feminine styles in 1928
Chicago reports fashion expert Ralph Moni predicts a shift from masculine dress to revived feminine looks. Long skirts and Gibson Girl hats return, with plumed hats and elaborate decorations making a comeback as curves and frills regain favor for spring.
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International News Service
Chicago
Ralph Moni
Fashion Arts League
Chicago ‘Fashion Authority
Moni
Florenz Ziegfeld
New York
Bridegroom Seeks Writ to Reclaim His Bride
Chicago report says Andrew Pratt, 24, used a writ of habeas corpus to bring back his 18 year old wife Edna V Eastwood from her parents home after their St Patrick Day marriage. Pratt claimed no one can keep a husband from his wife and asked the judge to produce the bride in court.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Andrew Pratt
St. Patrick’s Day
Edna V. Eastwood
Lewis
Morrow Praised as Patriot by U S Bar Chief in Mexico City
Silas H. Strawn, chair of the American Bar Association, calls Dwight W. Morrow the greatest American patriot for aiding U S Mexico diffferences. Morrow met with Luis Morones to discuss oil laws and possible agreement to resolve differences in legislation.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Universal Today
Silas H. Strawn
American Bar Association
Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Mexico
Mexican Bar Association
Strawn
Ramon Prida
Bar Association
Ambassador Morrow
Mr. Strawn
Mr. Morrow
Luis N. Morones
Industry, Commerce and Labor
Senor Morones
Morrow
Pagliacci Carmen in English Debuts for Chicago Audiences
Chicago readers will hear American English librettos of Pagliacci and Carmen, translated for Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick by Charles Henry Meltzer. The revised texts replace formal lines with brisk, modern dialogue in scenes of Nedda’s meeting and Carmen’s baiting of Don Jose, promising clearer understanding and more vivid action for the public.
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International News Service
Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Nedda
Danio
Meltzer
Seville
Mr. Meltzer
Escamillo
Carmen
American Opera Society
Cisco Man Identified by Four Witnesses in Coleman Trial
Brownwood Texas March 20 Four Coleman residents L Leverett J S Westherred L W Burnett and D L Snodgrass identified C W Watson of Cisco as the man who shot and killed Jack McMath on September 30 1926 in Watsons third murder trial The defendant had earlier been tried at Coleman twice with juries unable to reach a verdict on the charge.
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Associated Press
Brownwood
Tex
C. W Watson
Cisco
Jack McMath
Coleman Street
Watson
Coleman
L. Leverett
J. S. Westherred
L. W. Burnett
D. L. Snodgrass
British Women Urge Stop to Marriages Under 18
British women’s groups led by the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship and others press for stopping marriages under 18 and possibly 21. The program calls for family endowments, birth control education, women keeping their surname, and peerages for women. Mrs How Martin argues family endowments are essential to prevent child poverty as salaries lag with marriage.
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International News Service
London
Britain
National Union of Societies For Equal Citizenship
Lady Rhondda
Women’s Freedom League
How Martin
Suffragette Club
Woman to be executed for rancher's murder in Arizona
Eva Dugan to die in Florence on June 1 for the murder of A. J. Mathis an elderly rancher. Judge Gerald Jones imposed the sentence after denying a new trial motion. Dugan once kept house for Mathis and was in prison on auto theft when his body was found buried on the ranch. If carried out she would be the first woman hanged in Arizona for murder.
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United Press
Lucson
Ariz
Eva Dugan
Florence
A. J. Mathis
Gerald Jones
Dorchester House To Be Great Hotel In London
Dorchester House in Park Lane, once the American embassy, will not become the Shakespeare Memorial theater but will be converted by a syndicate into a luxury hotel. The site sold for 7.5 million dollars. the project promises 650 rooms and aims to surpass all existing hotels in luxury and beauty.
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International News Service
London
Dorchester House
Shakespeare Memorial Theater
Europe
Sir George Holford
Park Lane
Whitelaw Reid
Lady Beecham
Son-in-law held in auto bomb blast in Birmingham
Donald Murdock, 35, son-in-law of A. W. Allen of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad, was arrested here after an explosion in Mr. Allen's automobile on Sunday that injured the Steel company official and his wife and demolished the car. Police indicated no grounds were given for the arrest and Murdock claimed innocence. He was jailed on a technical investigation charge after two hours of questioning.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Donald Murdock
A. W. Allen
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
Mr. Allen
Steel Company
Murdock
Rich Oil Lands To Fill Tribal Coffers
Osage Nation in Pawhuska Oklahoma schedules March 28 29 oil lease auctions. Large oil rich tracts go on sale with Uncle Sam’s wards to receive proceeds for the tribal fund. Industry leaders from near and far expected to bid, promising heavy income for the tribe.
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United States
Oklahoma
Uncle Sam
North Pole Airship Italia Completes Test Flight
The dirigible Italia completed a lengthy test flight near Milan, Italy, landing at Baggio airport at 7:15 a.m. after under 22 hours aloft. General Umberto Noble plans a North Pole expedition with the airship carrying 21 crew members and a full load.
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Associated Press
Milan
Italy
Italia
Umberto Noble
North Pole
Baggio
Here
Court fight over odd Wyoming will splits Metcalf estate
Mrs Helen Metcalf and her three children sue in Buffalo Wyoming district court to invalidate the late E D Metcalfs will under claims of undue influence by the American Genetics Association. The will leaves half the 300000 estate to the association with 2500 annual income for the widow and 5000 to 10000 for each child at ages forty, citing his wish not to spend wealth on luxury.
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International News Service
Buffalo
Wyo
Helen Metcalf
E. D. Metcalf
Wyoming
Metcalf
American Genetics Association
Marconi predicts inch pricing for wireless messages
Senatore Guglielmo Marconi says future wireless advances will transform world communication. He cites facsimile transmission and intensified beam systems, with messages possibly charged by square inch. Beams improve speed and reach across Canada, Australia, India, or Africa.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
Senatore Guglielmo Marconi
Senatore Marconi
Canada
Australia
South Africa
India
England- Australia
England
Atlantic
Teacher Slain in Brooklyn Apartment. Negro Held
Mrs Helen Chevalier Kimball a 25 year old school teacher was shot dead in her Brooklyn apartment. Martin Luther Miller a negro janitor was captured in Paterson New Jersey after a struggle with police. He confessed the intent was robbery but fired when she screamed.
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Associated Press
New York
Helen Chevalier Kimball
Brooklyn
Martin Luther Miller
Paterson
New Jersey
Joseph Mosley
Miller
Kimball
William Wallace Kimball
James J. Smith
Kimballs
EU Pteen
Knight Chevalier
New York City
Marriages of Odd Nature on Down Grace
Boulder Colorado March 20 Modern civilization is on the toboggan and is being forced downward by companionate marriage petting parties false education denial of the incarnation of Christ and deplorable practices in high society Profess or Marion E Cady of the Seventh Day Adventist church denounced modernism at the Central Union conference He warned that parents are made the goal by their children and accused ministers and educators of discarding the Bible teaching evolution and undermining standards He predicted Christ will return after a long period of iniquity and warned companionate marriage would erode morality if allowed to spread.
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International News Service
Boulder
Colo
Christ
Marion E. Cady
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Central Union Conference
Professor Cady
Drefeasor Caddy
Regsot Cady
Moses
Israel
Jonah
Shingle and Smoking Cut Britain Candy Demand
In Britain, Shingle trims and smoking reduce candy consumption, prompting Mackintosh to cut prices. Sir Harold Mackintosh notes fashion shifts and dieting curb sweets, with women rationing candy after drinks. He cites hairdressing and stockings reducing candy budgets as competition forces price revisions. White cows in Wales fetch $50 to $75 less due to superstition.
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International News Service
London
Britain
Harold Mackintosh
Mackintosh
Wales
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