Kirk claims $85,000. arrested after attempted bank deposit
Ira Kirk, claiming $85,000 from a Fort Worth bank, attempted to deposit a draft in Guaranty State bank and wrote two checks for a ranch and a Dodge roadster. He was jailed after Fort Worth bank staff found no account. sheriff sought more ID and notes a Breckenridge fraud link.
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First National Bank of
C. Marvin McCullough
Fort Worth
Kirk
First National Bank
Central Hotel
Fillmore Street
Cullum Motor Company
Less Whitaker
Breckinridge
Tex
Arizona
Spearman
De Baca County Oil Prospects Report Bright
John Layne, drilling in De Baca County 23 miles north of Fort Sumner, says prospects look good for a new oil field. His well is at 3200 feet as a geologist who predicted Panhandle oil suggests similar structures exist. the company spends 100000 dollars to confirm.
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John Layne
de Baca
Fort Sumner
Amarillo
Panhandle
Layne
Petition backs McNary-Haugen farm relief bill
A monster petition bearing about 60 000 Illinois farmers bankers and business men signatures was presented to President Coolidge and Congress urging enactment of the McNary Haugen farm relief bill.
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Washington
McNary-Haugen
Illinois
Coolidge
Congress
Bill Arnold Dies Pioneer Cattleman of New Mexico
Artesia New Mexico May 19 Uncle Bill Arnold a Panhandle figure and pioneer cattleman died at his Lakewood home last week at age 177 He formerly managed the Turkey Track ranch and had ties to some of the state's largest ranches he was widely known across the Panhandle.
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Bill Arnold
Artesia
N. M
Panhandle
Lakewood
Turkey Track
Lecturer Urges All Girls Adopt Prefix of Mrs
Miss Estelle Scheyer, a German lecturer at Smith College, arrives unmarried but uses the prefix Mrs on travels. She says a German law allows it and that it helps unmarried women in business to be known as Mrs, advocating all young women adopt the title at 21.
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New York
Estelle Scheyer
Germany
Smith College
Deutschland
Man Killed as Plane Crashes into Auto in Galveston
J M Padgett a 24 year old from Fort Worth died when an airplane struck the car carrying him on Galveston’s east beach during a honeymoon trip. Mrs Padgett and three others were slightly injured. body to be shipped to Fort Worth.
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Galveston
Tex
J. M. Padgett
Fort Worth
Japan Plans to Ratify Lausanne Treaty Soon
Tokyo informs AP that the Lausanne Treaty will become effective within a week after Japan ratifies it. Officials denied that France exerted any pressure to block ratification.
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Japan
Associated Press
Tokio
Foreign Office
Associated Press Today
France
Crude prices rise at Humble Oil coastal prices
Humble Oil and Refining Co. said coastal crude prices increased to the level before May 10. On May 10 top prices stood at 2.25 dollars for Burkburnett and Ranger and 2 dollars for Powell and Mexia.
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Houston
Tex
Humble Oil and Refining Company Today
Burkburnett
Ranger
Powell and Mexia
Denver men may open big oil refinery
Denver capitalists seek contracts for 1,000 barrels of oil daily to Amarillo clients. J. D. Wrather, formerly of Amarillo, will arrive to secure deals and initiate construction. If a two year 1,000 barrel daily contract is won, refining work could start within weeks and plant operation within 90 days, employing about 50 workers.
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Denver
Amarillo
J. D .Wrather
Wrather
J. R. Wrather
J. D. Wrather
Long Beach
Cal
Mr. Wrather
California
Reese Allen
Roswell Company Secures 80 Acre Lease Near Amarillo
Roswell Oil Development company has leased 80 acres in the west Texas field near Amarillo near the Barnum well. The Barnum well shows a gas flow at about 2300 feet, estimated over two million feet per day. Company officials call the structure among the best in the southwest and plan heavy summer development.
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Roswell
N. M
Roswell Oil Development Company
West Texas
Amarillo
Southwest
U S and Germany Sign Treaty on Rum Seizure
Washington May 19 A rum treaty similar to the one with Great Britain was signed today by Secretary Hughes and Ambassador Wiedfeldt. The agreement grants the United States the right to extend its rum patrol beyond territorial waters and allows German merchantmen to bring ship liquor into American ports under seal.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Hughes
Wiedfeldt
Man Killed Woman Injured After Corsicana Affray
Corsicana Texas May 19 William Floyd Mays 29 is dead and a woman who identifies as Gene Folly is in critical condition at a local hospital from a shooting scrape at Whitten nearby. J D Deserenes 30 is detained in connection with the affair.
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Corsicana
Tex
William Floyd Mays
Gene Folly
Whitten
J. D. Deserenes
Man Shot to Death in Quarrel Over His Wife
Beaumont Texas May 1 George Lucas 30 was shot and killed at 1 PM Sunday over alleged mistreatment of his wife. Frank Raley painter from Port Arthur surrendered to police and is held in county jail.
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Beaumont
Tex
George Lucas
Frank Raley
Port Arthur
Coolidge Back To Work In Washington After Cold
President Coolidge, recovering from a bronchial cold since mid last week, returned to his Washington office today, resuming official duties.
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Washington
Per Coolidge
Unsettled Weather Forecast With Showers Expected
The weather forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight and tomorrow with a cloudy sky and probable showers. Temperatures varied with an early 83 degree reading, a today low of 66, and a high near 86, similar to a year ago.
Wheeler Charge Held Justified in Senate Review
Senator Sterling Republican of South Dakota says the federal grand jury in Montana was justified in indicting Senator Wheeler Democrat. He limits debate to justification not guilt and urges courts decide the case. Borah counters, promising further review of evidence.
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Washington
Montana
Wheeler
Sterling
South Dakota
Senate
Borah
Minority Report
Senator Sterling
South Dakota Delegation Freed From Johnson Pledge
Sioux Falls May 19 The South Dakota delegation to the Republican national convention is freed from any obligation to vote for Hiram Johnson for the presidential nomination. John Sutherland manager for Johnson's South Dakota campaign says the delegation is uninstructed after receiving a letter from the senator.
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Sioux Falls
8. D
Hiram Johnson
South Dakota
Pierre
John Sutherland
Senator Johnson
Sutherland
Johnson
Methodists Delay War Vote as Three New Bishops Chosen
Springfield May 19 The Methodist Episcopal general conference voted 486 to 376 to elect three bishops instead of five. Action on the church stance toward war was postponed as delegates, dissatisfied with committee recommendations, ordered a special committee to draft a new proposal and report by Friday.
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Springfield
Mass
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Morse Shipyard Burns Built for War in Noank
Noank Connecticut May 19 The ship yard of the Charles W Morse interests built during the war was burned this afternoon. Within an hour five buildings used in ship construction two houses and two hulls on the ways were destroyed. A third hull was on fire at 4 PM and further spread was not anticipated.
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Noank
Conn
Charles W. Morse Interests
Thaw Sanity Hearing Withdrawn After Sanity Verdict
Philadelphia May 18 The motion for a new trial to determine the sanity of Harry K Thaw was formally withdrawn today by counsel for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw s former wife Thaw was recently declared sane by a jury in common pleas court
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Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Common Pleas Court
Heavy Crops in 1924 Seen by Grain Dealers
Optimism for heavy crops in 1924 and fair rail rate adjustments framed the Panhandle Grain Dealers association convention in Amarillo. Speakers Frank Kell and J Cole urged rail line mergers and warned against St Lawrence Great Lakes waterways, while F B Watkins opposed government control of farm products.
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Panhandle Grain Dealers Association
Municipal Auditorium
Frank Kell
Wichita Falls
J. Cole
Amarillo
F. B. Watkins
Cleveland
Ohio
Grain Dealers National Association
Blasdel
R. L. McClellan
Spearman
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes
Kell
Southwest
Cole
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Association
Panhandle
Congress
Watkins
W. H. Fuqua
Three Missing After Eruption of Kilau Disk Volcano
Honolulu reports three unaccounted for after a violent crater explosion at Kilau volcano on Hawaii. The missing are Mollie A. Thomas district nurse with the Board of Health and two unnamed soldiers. Naples notes Mount Vesuvius has shown a mild eruption for several days as a nightly spectacle.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Kilaueau
Island of
Hawaii
Hilo
Mollie A. Thomas
Board of Health
Naples
Vesuvius
Gilvin Seriously Ill In Fort Worth Home
D Gilvin senior partner of Gilvin and Gilvin real estate is critically ill at his home 264 East Highth Street His condition was reported as serious at 2 30 this afternoon A brother W J Gilvin of Fort Worth arrived shortly after noon today.
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D. Gilvin
Gilvin
Inspiration for Longfellow Poem To Be Destroyed
London May 19 The village smithy said to have inspired Longfellow is doomed to disappear. It stood in St Mary Cray a fish village and connected to Eliza Cook the poetess. The spreading chestnut tree long gone. the smithy will be removed to widen a street and serve a utilitarian purpose.
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London
Longfellow
St. Mary Cray
Eliza Cook
Ranch Creek sues over gas contract to share pipe line proceeds
The Ranch Creek Oil and Gas company sues for about 750000 alleging a 1919 contract with Amarillo Oil company and Union Petroleum Pipe Line company. It claims one fourth of all gas proceeds from the Panhandle Pipe Line to Amarillo Gas, Hapgood gas well, and a nearby casing head plant, and says permission to attach a line was denied. Amarillo Oil answers that Ranch Creek’s sole consideration was opposing an application for a franchise and supporting that franchise.
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Ranch Creek Oil & Gas Company
District Court
Ar Suns
Ranch Creek Company
Amarillo Oil Company
Panhandle Pipe Line Company
Amarillo
Amarillo Gas Company
Union Petroleum Company
Union Petroleum Pipe Line Company
Hapgood
M. C. Nobles
Governor General of Korea Fired Upon in Korea
Admiral Baron Saito governor general of Korea was fired on from the Daido river banks near Heijo while on an annual inspection voyage. He was unhurt. Official advices dated Tokio May 19 report the incident occurred in north western Korea.
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Tokio
Baron Saito
Korea
Daido
Heijo
Egg market rises with strong demand in weekly Swift review
The weekly Swift & Company produce review notes a higher egg market than April with strong demand for current and storage use. Poultry receipts are lower and New York live poultry quotations are down three cents.
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Swift & Company
Chicago
Ill
New York
Senate Overrules Coolidge Veto on Soldier Bonus Bill
The senate, in a 59 to 26 vote, overrode President Coolidge's veto of the soldier bonus bill. Republicans 30 for, 27 Democrats and 2 former labor senators for. 17 Republicans and 9 Democrats opposed. The measure provides paid 20 year endowment policies for veterans and cash payments to those with limited service credits, administered by the veterans bureau.
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Associated
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
House
Veterans Bureau
Harding
Congress
Brandegee
Brookhart
Bursum
Cameron
Capper
Cummins
Curtis
Dale
Elkins
Fess
Frazier
Gooding
Hale
Harreld
Howell
Johnson
California
Jones
Ladd
Lenroot
Lodge
McLean
McNary
Norbeck
Norris
Oddie
Shortridge
Spencer
Stanfield
Warren
Willis
Adams
Ashurst
Broussard
Caraway
Copeland
Dill
Ferris
Fletcher
George
Gery
Harris
Heflin
New Mexico
Kendrick
McKellar
Mayfield
Neely
Overman
Pittman
Ralston
Robinson
Sheppard
Simmons
Smith
Trammell
Walsh
Montanna
Wheeler
Minnesota
Shipstead
Ball
Borah
Colt
Edge
Erst
Fernald
Greene
Keyes
McKinley
Moses
Pepper
Phipps
Reed
Pennsylvania
Smott
Sterling
Wadsworth
Weller
Bayard
Bruce
Dial
Edwards
Glass
King
Shields
Swatson
Underwood
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Khiva Temple
Council of Shrine of North America
Kansas City
Geoge W.stapleton
Shrine Headquarters
R. H. Ames
W. A. Askew
C. R. Austin
A. W
Arthur Osgood
W. A. Palmer
R. P. Parcells
Edgar Petty
Ed M. Pittman
Dr. B. M. Puckett
J. Ray
H. V. Robertson
Ross Rogers
G. C. Saunders
J. N. Vernon
A. H. Ware
A. H. Wilborn
Roswell Company
U. S
Morse Shipyard
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