English murderer sentenced to death after four minute trial
The article notes Sam Johnson was condemned to hang in England for murdering Beatrice Martin, in a four minute trial. It contrasts British justice with American crime rates and discusses religious and social commentary from various leaders. It also mentions Franco-Spanish conflict, France’s franc value, New Hampshire solitary confinement, and sacramental wine restrictions.
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England
Sam Johnson
Beatrice Martin
Aked
Dr. Reiland
Dr. Crowder
Rabbi Krass
Kraig
Clarence Mackay's Daughter Defends Cabaret Visits
Ellin Mackay, 21, daughter of Clar ence H Mackay president of the Postal Telegraph, writes in The New Yorker defending the younger set's visits to cabarets. She says the younger generation prefers public cabarets to exclusive dances and that elders misjudge them, citing Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Atherton.
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Associated Press
New York
Ellin Mackay
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Alice Duer Miller
Novist
The
New Yorker
Noted Banker Dies by Own Action in Cambridge
William R. Tower, assistant secretary of the Old Colony Trust of Boston, shot himself in his Cambridge apartment today. Kenneth Perry, a friend, found his body and said Tower suffered from fits of despondency.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
William R. Tower
Old Colony Trust Company of
Boston
Kenneth Perry
Tower
Governor Ferguson Heads to Texas Grid Showdown
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson travels to College Station for the Texas University and Texas A&M football clash as 105 Thanksgiving clemency proclamations are issued, bringing her total pardons to 1,126 since January 20. The trip follows revelations about the highway department as grand juries prepare final reports and a possible special session remains in play.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
College Station
Texas University
Texas A. & M
Travis County Grand Jury
Highway Department
Ferguson
Polk Street Church Crowded for Union Thanksgiving Service
Union Thanksgiving service at Polk Street Methodist drew a large crowd. Dr G L Yates delivered a sermon citing gratitude to God and the "milk of human kindness" as the season's guiding message.
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Polk Street
Yates
Union
Polk Street Methodist Church
G. L. Yates
First Baptist Church
Ministerial Alliance
R. Thomsen
Central Presbyterian Church
J F. W. O'Malley
First Christian Church
T. D. O'Brien
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Coolidge
J. C. Seaman
Protestant Episcopal Church
C. E. Seaman
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
France's ministerial crisis deepens with Herriot decline
Paris reports Herriot refused to form a cabinet and President Doumergue may name Sen Maurice Sarraut to try forming a ministry. The socialist caucus rejected leading a Herriot cabinet, widening the stalemate as fears of a coup rise amid talks of right and fascist danger.
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Proce
Aris
Premer Herriot
Doumergue
Sen
Maurice Sarraut
Radical Socialist Group
Associated Press
Paris
France
Socialist Party
Herriot
Painleve
M. Painleve
Vermillion Wife Denies Involvement In Bank Robbery
Mrs. W. H. Vermillion wife of Claude bank bandit suspect arrived in Amarillo in custody of deputies. She says she knows nothing about the Claude Amarillo robbery and was being held for Claude officers who planned to return her to Claude. The case centers on the First National Bank robbery last Saturday in Claude.
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W. H. Vermillion
Claude-Amarillo
Pampa
Las Vegas
Gibson Well Producing Over 250 Barrels A Day
The Gibson well in Section 62, Pieck 46, Hutchinson county is producing more than 250 barrels of oil daily. It has averaged over twelve and a half barrels per hour since Sunday, at a depth of 2938 feet. The discovery opens a large new oil field with more wells expected in the next days.
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Gibson
Pieck 46
Hutchiinson County
New Wold
Nebraska Notre Dame Tilt Draws 40000 Fans in Listed Game
Lincoln November 26 More than 40000 football fans filled the stands for the opening kickoff of the 11th annual Nebraska Notre Dame gridiron battle. Governors Paulen of Kansas Hammill of Iowa joined Nebraska Governor McMulhen and their spouses as guests. Rain had paused at noon with clearing skies at game time.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
University of Nebraska- Notre Dame
Ben
Paulen
Kansas
John Hammill
Iowa
Adam McMuhen
Nebraska
Colgate Caps Season With Tie Against Brown
Colgate finishes season undefeated after a 14 14 Thanksgiving game with Brown in Providence. Captain Eddie Tryon scored a late touchdown after heavy coverage. Brown’s Jack Keefer suffered a broken rib in the first period.
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Associatea Presa
Providence
R. J
Colgat
Brown
Eddie Tryon
Colgate
Jackson Keefer
Dr Stevenson Chosen for National Orthodontia Course
Dr W B Stevenson leaves for Nashville to take a postgraduate orthodontia course under Dr Merchan. The yearly program invites ten men nationwide and Stevenson, among the youngest in practice, will study for a month.
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W. B. Stevenson
Nashville
Tennessee
Merchan
United States
Stevenson
River Road P T A Plans Box Supper Friday Night
River Road P T A will hold a box supper at 8 o clock Friday night at the River Road school. Proceeds will be used to buy school equipment and a program has been arranged by the pupils. Community members are urged to attend.
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River Road
Parent-Teacher Association
Mud in Prospect for Grid Classic
A light rain began before dawn at College Station Texas threatening Kyle Field for the Texas A&M and Texas University clash. By dawn rain eased and forecasters predicted partly cloudy weather with warmer temperatures as more than 25 000 fans gathered including Governor Miriam Ferguson and attendants. Regular lineups were announced by Coach Stewart of the Longhorns and Bible of the Aggies.
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Associated Press
College Station
Tex
Kyle Field
Texas Agricultual and Mechanical College
Texas University
Miriam Ferguson
Stewart
The
Longhorns
Bible
Aggies
Beating Allegations Surround Crawford Trial
Albermarle New York November 26. Testimony reveals alleged cruelty by Cranford on negro inmates at Stanley county prison with claims of fatal beatings. White convicts testified of brutal lashings while Dr Lentz linked deaths to heat and not beatings. Other accounts described a man dragged behind a truck and dying soon after.
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Associated Press
Albermarle
N. Y
M. C. Crawford
Stanley County
Cranford
Se Ory
Canford
Maneuvering for Teachers Elections Near in Dallas
Dallas Nov 26 Political maneuvering for next year s presidency of the Texas state teachers association and for the meeting place began with the first session of the convention here Three candidates for president to succeed Lee Clark of Gainesville were active El Paso and Houston competed to entertain the convention Three candidates for state superintendent were on the ground Rumblings of a possible UT Interscholastic League change were heard andTalk of a West Texas league led by Texas Technological at Lubbock with some schools seeking withdrawal
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas State Teachers Association
Lee Clark
Gainesville
el Paso
Houston
Bonner Russell
Palestine
J. M. Bledsoe
State Teachers College At
Commerce
Mamie Bastain
University of Texas Interscholastic League
State University
Texas Technological At
Lubbock
Free Bridge Across Red River Between Oklahoman and Texas Advances
Wilbarger county commissioners approved warrants of 25000 to fund the planned bridge linking Oklahoman and Davidson. Federal aid to cover half the cost has been earmarked by Texas and Oklahoma highway departments, pending approval from both states' highway engineers to finalize the purchase of the bridge under construction.
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Red River
Oklaunion
Associated Press
Vernon
Oalaboma
Texas
Wilbarger County
Oklainson
Davidson
Oklahoma
States
Brother and sister reunite after fifty one years
Dr. W. A. Lockett of Amuro Alabama and Mrs. George Marks of Monteut ery Alabama met in Temple Texas during Thanksgiving visiting. They had not seen each other since fifty one years ago when Lockett left Alabama for Texas. They have twelve children in the family and the siblings aged 67 and 64 now reunite.
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W. A. Lockett
Amuro
George Matks
Monteutery
Alabama
Red Grange Sparks Bears in 0–0 Tie with Cardinals
Harold Red Grange starred for the Chicago Bears in a pro debut that ended 0–0 against the Chicago Cardinals. He carried 14 times for most ground, saved a safety threat with a run from his own goal line, and drew a huge crowd before police escorted him postgame.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harold ‘Red’ Grange
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Red Head
Bears
Wheaton
Paddy Driscoll
Grange
Bbars
Northwestern
Red
Cardinal
Cardinal Terriory
Mother Collins Serves Thanksgiving Dinner in Jail
For seventeen years Mrs. Collins has served a Thanksgiving meal to county jail inmates. At San Jacinto Methodist Church she teaches a Bible class and today with church members helped prepare and serve the dinner to twenty three prisoners. She visits Sundays to hold services and lead prisoners in singing and speaking, with conversions reported.
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Mother Collins
Thanksgiving Quiet at White House with Simple Turkey Dinner
Washington Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day was a quiet home day for President Coolidge and his cabinet with government activities suspended. The only public routine was morning services at the First Congregational Church and the turkey drive at the White House. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank W Stearns of Boston. The president's father was ill and John Coolidge stayed at Amherst College until Christmas.
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Associated Press
Washington
President Coolidge
First Congregational Church
White House
Coolidge
Frank W. Stearns
Boston
John Coolidge
Ahmerst College
Amarillo Sandstorm-Mamphhisa Cyclone Title Clash
Northwest Texas championship showdown at Bivin's stadium features Amarillo High School facing Memphis with 500 Memphis fans arriving by special train. Both sides sport yellow and black as the Sandstorms seek a decisive victory after improving form and strong home support.
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Fang
Mora
Bivin
Amarillo
Paul James Gray Mare
Amarillo High School
Memphis
Amarito
Yeluue
Memphis Jans
Switchman Loses Legs in Yard Mishap
W. S. Phillips, 45, a Santa Fe switchman, had both legs amputated after being crushed by cars in the yards at Ninth and Johnson streets. He was thrown across the rails while riding a string of cars. doctors at Northwest Texas hospital said both legs were removed and hope for recovery remains. Phillips lives with a wife and three sons at 1102 Lincoln Street. He had worked for Santa Fe about three years.
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W. S. Phillips
Santa Fe
Nineteenth
Johnson Streets
R. Gist
Northwest Texas Hospital
H. Christian
Phillips
Griggs
Lincoln Street
Kansas Aggies Defeat Iowa State 12 7 in Ames
The Kapr sas Aggies unleashed a strong forward passing attack to beat Iowa State 12 to 7 in Ames. Both teams are now tied for fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Iowa led early until Haskard recovered a blocked kick and sprinted for a late touchdown.
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Associated Preas
Ames
Iowa
Kaprsas Aggies
Iowa State
Haskard
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