Stark Shows Fight in Texas University Tilt
Houston May 20 R J Lutcher Stark of Orange defends his seat on the University of Texas board of regents and stadium drive committee amid moves to force his resignation He says the board will not back down on Governor Neff as university president and urges ex students to support the board.
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Houston
Tex
R. J. Lutcher Stark
Orange
Board of Regents
University of Texas
Stark
The
Houston Chronicle
Neff
City Commission Holds Routine Meeting Today at City Hall
The regular meeting is set for 2 o'clock this afternoon in the commission chamber. City manager Jeff D. Bartlett says only routine business is on the agenda.
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Commission Chamber
Jeff D. Bartlett
Kilauea eruptions continue with milder blasts
Three more explosions occurred in the Kilauea crater last night according to the first report. Guides still block sightseers from approaching the crater due to rock fragments and danger.
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Kilauea
Associated Press
Hilo
T. H
Ada Russell files suit for death claim against Fort Worth Benefit
Ada Russell sues in Potter County district court seeking 4600 dollars as a death claim refund from Fort Worth Mutual Benefit Association tied to the death of Dosia Roberts who held the policy payable to the plaintiff.
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Ada Russell
District Court of
Potter County
Fort Worth Mutual Benefit Association
Dosia Roberts
Benefit Association
Resignation of Hanihara Seen After Cabinet Talk
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Matsui says Ambassador Hanihara may resign as Washington envoy after the immigration clause takes effect. No formal foreign ministry exchanges occurred but Tokyo officials know he intends to leave. In Washington, President Coolidge accepts Cyrus Woods resignation as ambassador to Japan and considers candidates for the post.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Hanihara
Washington Post
Matsui
Foreign Office
United States
Washington
Cyrus E. Woods
Japan
Coolidge
Japanese Minister Cites Resignation Fallout Over Exclusion Law
Tokio on May 20 reports Foreign Minister says Ambassador Woods resigned due to Congress passing Japan exclusion measure. He notes the ambassador retains the deepest sympathy of the Japanese nation and enduring gratitude from them.
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Tokio
Tananacea
Funda Toscou
Woods
Congress
Plans Set for Recess in Daugherty Hearing
Senate Daugherty investigation moves to a temporary recess as the committee orders a partial report and continues hearings without pause. Attorney General Stone to be consulted on continuing pursuit of George Remus financial records amid testimonies about Jess W. Smith's protection payments.
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Washington
Senate
Daugherty
Stone
Wheeler
George Remus
Ohio
British Communists denounce Labour government as faithless
At the annual British Communist party congress in Manchester the delegates condemned the Labour government for faithlessness and treachery to workers. They called the administration a willing tool of capitalist exporters and said its members had shown they were ready to be the King’s shand rag.
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Manchester
England
Communist Party
Insanity verdict in Kirk case commits Spearman man
A county court jury ruled Ira Kirk formerly of Spearman insane after he attempted to deposit a disputed 85 000 draft at Guaranty State Bank and wrote two 1 000 checks. Witnesses testified Kirk claimed 85 000 in Fort Worth and that 50 000 came from an oil company as a personal damage settlement. The mother and sister testified to signs of mental imbalance following an oil field injury. Kirk was ordered committed to a state asylum.
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Ira Kirk
Spearman
Guaranty State Bank
Kirk
Fort Worth
Mary E. Kirk
James Owenby
Breckenridge
U.S. Fliers Reach Japan Through Difficulties
A report from Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith says an around the world flight originating at Yotorofu Island in the Kuriles to Minato, Northern Japan, was completed after an initial fogbound failure. Crowds gather in Kasu Migaura to welcome the Americans as conditions improved.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Pope
Yotorofu Island
Kuriles
Minato
Japan
Lowell H. Smith
Yotorofu
Kasu Migaura
Interstate Commerce orders rate cuts on five commodities
Washington May 20 The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a ten percent reduction in express rates on fruit berries vegetables butter and eggs shipped in carloads This amends a November 10 1923 order that previously reduced express rates on food articles by ten percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Berlin to Approve Dawes Plan Immediately
Berlin reports that the government plans to approve the Dawes committee report on reparations at once without waiting for Reichstag action. The Hamburg correspondent notes this move by the Association of Ship Owners as the plan advances.
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Berlin
DAWES
Hamburg
Deutsche Zeitung
Association of
Dawes Committee
Reichstag
Wheat crops look promising with rains easing drought fears
Farmers report wheat fields are thriving and a few showers could boost yields. Sufficient soil moisture remains to avoid danger from a longer dry spell, according to growers.
Oil man shot in raid at Corsicana Texas
N M Harp 25 was shot during a liquor raid last night at Tuckertown in the Corsicana oil field. His condition is reported critical. One officer fired the shot and two men were arrested.
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Corsicana
Tex
N. M. Harp
Tuckertown
Loftus Found Guilty of Assault with Prohibited Weapon
Georgetown Texas May 20 A jury found Godfrey Wayne Loftus guilty of assault with a prohibited weapon on R W Burleson who was flogged last year near Taylor. Loftus was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
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Loftus
Georgetown
Tex
Godfrey Wayne Loftus
R. W. Burleson
Taylor
Unsettled Weather With Showers and Cooler Conditions
Tonight remains unsettled with probable showers and cooler air. Morning temperature was 52 degrees rising to 70 this afternoon, with last year’s high 78 and low 63. Tomorrow forecast calls for a cloudy day.
Amarillo Real Estate Dealer D. Gilvin Dies At 73
Daniel Gilvin 73 a pioneer Amarillo real estate dealer died at his son Will Gilvin’s home 204 East Eighth Street. Funeral at First Baptist Church with Rev H W Virgin officiating. Survived by four daughters three sons a brother and three sons reside in Amarillo. Amarillo Real Estate board to attend. offices to close for funeral.
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Amarillo
Will D. Gilvin
East Eighth Street
First Baptist Church
H. W. Virgin
Mr. Gilvin
Howard County
Texas
Gilvin and Gilvin
Jennie Gilvin
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Panhandle
W. J. Gilvin
Fort Worth
C.S. Garrison
J. B. Kimbrough
Henrietta
Tex
Minnie Ware
Harold S. Richey
John B. Gilvin
O. K. Gilvin
Tex Rickard Indicted in Dempsey Carpentier Film Case
Newark New Jersey May 20 The Federal grand jury investigating transportation of the Dempsey Carpentier fight films returned indictments against Tex Rickard and six other men.
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Newark
N. J
Federal
Dempsey-Carpentier Fgiht
Tex Rickard
Amarillo Globe Wins Tax Roll Publication Contract
Amarillo Board of Education awarded a one year contract to the Amarillo Globe for publishing the independent school delinquent tax roll. The deal is worth about $2,000 and cited the Globe’s large city circulation as a factor in the award.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo Board of Education
Board of Education
Thaw Served With Bench Warrant In Assault Case
Harry K. Thaw was served with a bench warrant in New York confirming a charge of second degree assault on Frederick Gump Jr of Kansas City dating from 1916.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Philadelphia
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Klan Denies Fund Used For Mayfield Election
Washington May 20 Charges of heavy campaign contributions by the Ku Klux Klan to secure the election of Senator Earles Mayfield in Texas in 1922 were denied as the Klan appeared before the special senate committee investigating the contest. J E McQuinn said Klan books show no expenditures in the primary or election.
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Earles Mayfield
Texas
Senate
Mayfield
George BE. B. Peddy
J. E. McQuinn
W. F. Zumbrunn
William P. McLean
Oue
Peddy
Mayfield Campaign Fund
Up‘shaw
Georgia
J. A. Jett
Spencer
Jett
N. N. Furney
Gas supply decreasing says association head
Cleveland May 20 Declaring that the natural gas supply is decreasing steadily H A Wallace president of the Natural Gas Association of America in his annual address before the nineteenth convention urged the public to a realization of the facts of the situation He said depletion of natural gas reserves has not left insufficient time for prudent management to meet required steps Frank L Pringle Lima advocated a mix of natural and artificial gas noting rising demand and the likelihood that artificial gas will replace or mix with natural gas.
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Cleveland
H. A. Wallace
Natural Gas Association of America
Wallace
Frank L. Pringle
Lima
Pringle
Gasoline Explosion Burns At Craig Oil Refinery
In St Paul a refinery blast ripped through the Craig Oil Refining plant, causing a vapor explosion worth 800000 dollars. Firemen battled flames overnight as 11 large tanks holding gasoline and kerosene risked spreading. Employee Peter Fischbach died from burns. Georges McColl is in critical condition. five others burned.
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St. Paul
Craig Oil Refining Company
Henry Max
Peter Fischbach
Pittsburgh
Craig Company
Bonus share outlined for veteran serviceCredit
Washington reports a method to calculate a veteran's bonus. Days of home service beyond sixty earn 1 per day and overseas service beyond sixty earn 1.25 per day. If adjusted credit is under 60, cash. otherwise an insurance policy.
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Washington
Citizens Address Boys In Schools
Boys in Amarillo participate in Boys Week with talks from J. W. Reid of Canyon and W. H. Fuqua of First National Bank at the Junior and Amarillo high schools. Rotary backs youth leadership as ministers urge fairness and teamwork. Field day events, races and hikes planned Saturday as boys take roles in city activities.
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Panhandle
J. W. Reid
Canyon
Reid
Masters of
Amarillo
W. H. Fuqua
First National Bank
Rotary Club
Stanley W. Hayne
Polk Street Methodist Church
Six Die In Interurban Collision in Roanoke Indiana
Six dead and about twenty injured after two Indiana Service Corporation interurban cars collided late last night in Roanoke. Victims include Jacob Diffenbaugh of Huntington and Welker Erhart, J M House of Ft Wayne, W H Wise of Andrews, Jacob Yorlitz of Chicago, and Mrs Katherine Overly of Huntington. One woman died of shock while searching wreckage for relatives.
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Roanoke
Ind
Indiana Service Corporation
Jacob Diffenbaugh
Huntington
Welker F. Erhart
J. M. House
Ft. Wayne
W. HE. Wise
Andrews
Jacob Yorlitz
Chicago
Katherine Overly
Presbyterian Session Avoids Modernism Controversy
The sixty fourth general assembly of the Presbyterian church of the south in San Antonio Texas declines official action on modernism. A reaffirmation of the faith is recorded while a second issue looms over backing for the Nanking mission school amid charges of modernistic leanings.
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San Antonio
Tex
Presbyterian Church of the South
General Assembly
Mission School
Nanking
China
Foreign Missions Committee
Bonus Bill Triggers Sharp NY Stock Market Drop
New York May 20 news reports a soldier bonus bill passage over the president's veto unleashed heavy selling at the open. Industrial and railroad favorites fell one to three and a half points with U.S. Steel down two and General Electric off eight and a half. Some stocks recovered later in the half hour as rails held firmer and a few issues rose, including U.S. Cast Iron Pipe and Baldwin. Foreign exchange opened lower with American Telephone slipping to 122 on a new stock issue.
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New York
American Lugar Refining
Crucible
Gulf States Steel
Davison Chemical
New York Central
American Woolen
U.S. Industrial Alcohol
Willysee
Baldewin
U. S. Steel
General Electric
Ratis
Dupont
U.S
Baldwin
American Can
New Orleans
Texas
Mexico
Msher Bady
Sears Roebuck
Associated Dry Goods
Woolworth
Machinery starts to administer soldier bonus law
Washington May 20 Government machinery in motion to administer the soldier bonus law enacted yesterday after Congress overrode President Coolidge veto. Over 4,000,000 World War veterans and dependents eligible for cash payments up to 50 dollars in adjusted service credit and paid up life insurance later. The cash payments begin after March 1 next year. insurance policies issued after January 1. Director Hines says veteran bureau ready to handle the work. cabinet met to outline steps and Weeks calls for adding at least 1,000 staff now with more to follow.
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Washington
Senate
House
Weeks
Hhis Department
Revenue bill veto forecast in Washington
Washington May 20 Veto of the revenue bill now pending in conference was forecast at the capitol today in view of indications by administration spokesmen that enactment of the bonus bill passed yesterday would necessitate disapproval of the tax reduction measure by President Coolidge. Secretary Mellon announced his tax reduction plan would be impossible if the bonus was allowed. Coolidge stressed economy in his veto message on the bonus. many inferred the bonus could prevent tax cuts.
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Washington
Capitol
Coolidge
Mellon
Dempsey Adopts Fifty Orphans in Los Angeles
Los Angeles on May 20 reports heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey has adopted fifty children from a local orphanage and started a Dank account for each, creating a large charitable effort to support the youths.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
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