Canadian voices on League of Nations and bold travel notes
A collage of views favors staying out of the League of Nations, urges Canada and the United States to lead a North American alliance, and notes Roosevelt letters and moral heredity claims. It also highlights early aviation costs Paris to Rouen and a lurid tale of Mumtaz Begum with royal manipulation and murder.
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League of Nations
Canada
United States
America
Europe
Weather outlook showers then warm on Monday night
The forecast calls for showers and warmer conditions Monday night with fair weather Tuesday. Monday’s high reached 52 and the low 46, with extremes a year ago at 45 and 27.
Second Vote Scheduled In Germany After First Ballot
Final results show seven candidates failed to win a majority in Germany's presidential election, triggering a second vote set for April 26. Front runners include Karl Jarres and Otto Braun, while voting also notes Communist gains in Halle and minor street clashes amid the turnout of about 69 percent.
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Associated Pro's
Berlin
Germany
Karl Jarres
Otto Braun
Marx
Harnst Thaelmann
Hellpach of
Badne
Democratic Party
Dr. Held
Bavarian People’s Party
Ludendorff
Fascist Party
Communiste
Halle
Dr.Heldt
Campaign volunteers flood Bivins Fisk Harris drive HQ
Men and women from all walks of life visited the Bivins-Fisk-Harris campaign headquarters this morning offering services for the city campaign. Telephone calls poured in with inquiries on how to help elect these men. Campaign manager W. E. Cazzell said he was pleased with the interest, and callers from every section of the city represented at the headquarters.
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Bivins-Fisk-Harris
W. E. Cazzell
Candidates Expected Ten Talk At Community Meet
Candidates for city offices and for the school board are expected to speak at 7 45 p m Monday night before the North Amarillo Civic Club at Second Baptist Church. Rev G H Bryant says all city commission and school board hopefuls will address the gathering.
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North Amarillo
Girl dies after fight with Arkansas forest blaze
Green Arkansas March 30 Miss Laura Longfellow age 19 died here after battling a forest fire. She collapsed from exhaustion and lay in a ravine for hours before being found. If it's pictures you want to see go to the Mission.
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Arkansas Forest
Forest
Ark
Laura Longfellow
Dallas mail carrier and wife found shot to death
Frank A. Anderson, 50, a Dallas mail carrier, and his wife Gertrude, 40, were found shot to death at their home in Dallas. Anderson lay in bed with a bullet wound. Gertrude was on the floor holding a pistol. Family said she recently suffered a nervous breakdown.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Frank A. Anderson
Gertrude
Anderson
Amarillo to Albuquerque Postal Highway Extended West
Ben F. Lowman announces a westward extension of the Postal Highway from Amarillo to Albuquerque reducing distance to 319 miles via Tucumcari and Moriarty. The plan, backed by New Mexico funding, aims to boost tourism through a shorter toll-free route and a meeting is set for April 16 at Tucumcari.
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Amarillo
Albuquerque
N. M
Ben F. Lowman
Postal Highway Association
Oklahoma City
New Mexico
Glen Rio
Tucumcari
Santa Rosa
Moriarty
Wife Desertion Charge Against O B Lawrence
O B Lawrence is held in Potter County jail on wife desertion charges. Officers say further charges may be made. The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hotel is famous for food. Southern Syncopators play a dance at Poly Garden at 8 39 tonight.
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O. B. Lawrence
Potter County
Amarillo Hotel
Poly Garden
Year s Best Fish Story Tom Cat Steals Gold Fish
Amarillo reports a claimed prize fishing tale as Tom cat John is accused of stealing gold fish from the White Kitchen and delivering them to the Crystal cafe. Eyewitness Bill Salyer and policeman Ed McDonald corroborate sightings as the bowl empties and the cat allegedly moves fish to the Crystal cafe.
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Tom Cat
James Christakis
Crystal Cafe
John
White
White Kitchen
Polk Street
Taylor
Bill Salyer
Mr. Christakis
Ed McDonald
Shot fired in fun ends in death at Texas dance
In Groesbeck Texas Brock Cayton 25 a farmer died after a shot fired from a back gallery during a dance. Two men were arrested by City Marshal Burton and Limestone county Sheriff Whit Popejoy after statements that one asked to borrow the pistol to shoot at the ceiling. The shot went through a closed door ending Cayton's life. A third man arrested Sunday was freed after a complete alibi.
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Associated Press
Groesbeck
Tex
Brock Cayton
Kirk
Limestone County
M., Burton
Whit Popejoy
Dayton Hone
Cayton
Mitchell Assigned to Fort Sam Houston Service
Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, former assistant chief of the army air service, will be assigned on April 26 as air service officer of the eighth corps area with headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Chif
Army Air Service
Eighth Corps
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Amarillo Plans 200 Delegates to Regional Convention
Amarillo delegation of 200 to Went Texas Chamber of Commerce convention travels by parade through Fort Worth and Dallas on May 4. After visits, boosters head to Mineral Wells to campaign for the 1926 convention of the regional development body. Letters are sent to former travelers urging attendance and to bring back the 1926 meeting.
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Texas Chamber of Commerce
Mineral Wells
Col
In O. Thompson
Amarillo
Wort Worth
Pallas
Brownwood
Negro confesses attack on Slaton woman
Dan Henderson, a 20 year old African American man, was arrested in Slaton and confessed to attacking Mrs. R L Henry at her home Saturday night while her husband was away. Authorities said several hundred men searched Lubbock county Sunday for the suspect. The incident occurred at Mrs Henry's residence connected with American Warehouse Company merchandise storage.
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Associated Pressed
Ort Worth
Dan Henderson
Slaton
R. L. Henry Beer
Lubbock County
Wheat Sinks as May Delivery Drops to $1.44
Wheat prices plunged as May delivery fell to as low as 1.44 dollars, down about 12 cents, amid heavy selling to curb losses. The session closed volatile with May around 1.46 to 1.47 and July near 1.56 dollars.
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Chicago
Panhandle Mists Drift Across Region
Mist settled across the Panhandle this morning with light precipitation totaling about 0.04 inch by 10:30. Sun battled the clouds in the afternoon as forecasters predicted showers and warmer spells, then fair weather Tuesday. Rail lines reported heavy mists from Tucumcari to Sayre and Texline to Childress.
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Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Esterday
Tala
Rock Island Railroad
Tucumcart
Sayre
Denver
Texline
Childrese
Santa Fe
Vaulclain Party Binds Shake on Alcohol Use Pact
Philadelphia reports a signed one year Volstead pact among Samuel M. Vauclain Baldwin Locomotive Works president and other officials with a $10000 forfeit for Vauclain and $1 for others. The agreement dated May 19, 1924, seeks abstinence from alcohol within the United States and outlines penalties and charity contributions for violations.
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Philadelphia
Samuel M. Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Ats. Goble
St. Louis
R.A. Hoy
Houston
Tex
W. A. Garrett Baldwin
Benevides
United States
Morris R. Bockius
W. A. Garrett
Goble
R. A. Hoy
Anne Vauclain
Riley Cheatham
Independence
East Texas Receives Widespread Rainfall Across Regions
Rain fell from Texarkana to Shreveport and west of Dallas with amounts from trace to over an inch. Dallas reported .19 inch last night while Shreveport tallied 1.10 inches. Counties including Ellis and neighboring blackland areas saw light to heavy showers with notable moisture in Bonham Mount Vernon Paris Mount Pleasant Honeygrove Sulphur Springs Clarksville and Texarkana.
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Bonham
Mount Vernon
Paris
Mount Pleasant
Honeygrove
Sulphur Springs
Clarksville
Texarkana
Houston
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W. J. Bryan
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Florida
AA Bux Wazir
Nautch
Mumtaz Begum
Mumtaz
Indore
Troy
Helen
Alla Bux Wazir
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Jarres
Bivins-Fisk-Harris Drive
Tomcat
Sid Cleghorn
Mr. Cleghorn
Limestone County Farmer
Mitchell
Fort Worth
Negro
American Warehouse Company
Vauclain
Baldwin
Bermuda
The
Shamrock
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Chamber of Commerce
Texas Theater
J. H. Jackson
William Porter
Matt Lewis
the Panhandle
East Texas
Real Sport
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