Edison Funeral Draws World of Brass to West Orange
Arthur Brisbane reports Thomas A. Edison lies in state as friends and industry leaders gather at his West Orange home. Samuel Insull Owen D. Young Gerard Swope Charles Schwab Henry Ford Edsel Ford Harvey Firestone and President Hoover connect with Edison’s legacy of central power and the incandescent bulb. The scene recalls Edison’s 1873 telegraphy fame and the $100,000 Western Union payoff, all spent on scientific exploration.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Gerard Swope
General Electric
Charles M. Schwab
Insull
London
America
Schwab
New Jersey
YorkXs Edison Company
Os Ford
Ee Sloan
Newwil
Detroit
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Harvey Firestone
Hoover
Laval
Herbert Hoover
Western Union
Japan Moves Toward Manchuria Settlement at Geneva
Alfred Sze accepted the League council plan for Manchuria settlement while Kenkichi Yoshizawa hesitated. Japan agrees to withdraw troops from outside the railway zone if China ceases anti Japanese agitation and aims to finish within three weeks, though no firm promise on November 16 is made.
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Geneva
U.P
Alfred Sze
China
League Council
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Japan
Tokyo
League of Nations Council
Manchuria
Flash Signal Warns Autoists Of Bad Lights
Amarillo motorcycle patrolman R C Moore uses a cardboard card with wires over his headlight to flash a red fix lights message. The device signals defective lights at night, reducing the need to stop motorists and allowing safer traffic flow.
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R. C. Moore
Amarillo
Moore
Capone conviction delayed as defense argues verdict
Chicago Oct 23 AP The sentence of Al Capone for defrauding the government of 215000 in income tax was postponed to 10 am tomorrow by Federal Judge James K Wilkerson after hours of defense arguments that the verdict was insufficiently drawn. Capone appeared pale and fidgeted, with his right finger bandaged, as attorneys clashed over the indictment and the income tax charges.
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Chicago
al Capone
James K. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Capone
Michael Ahern
Srm
Jacob Grossman
United States District Attorney
Albert Fink
Ahern
Grossman
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
The Amarillo area is fair tonight and Saturday with partly cloudy skies later. Temperature extremes recorded today range from 49 to 72 degrees.
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Amarillo
Texas
Mexico
Berry's Rug Cleaning Ad
Ykriggs ambulance. Phone 4311. Berry's rug cleaning at 905 West 10th offers professional cleaning services.
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Ykriggs Ambulance
Berry
Griggs Ambulance
Soviet Backing Reported for Chinese Forces in Manchuria
A report from Harbin and Chatunghsien says Soviet Russia backs Chinese troops loyal to Gen. Chang Hsueh-Liang in Heilungkiang and Manchuria. Several Chinese generals oppose Chang, while anti Chang governments gain support with Japanese backing. Also a prison riot near Chaotung reported with guards killed and inmates escaping.
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Russia
China
Harbin
Manchuria
Heilungkiang
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chang
Mukden
Chatunghsien
Chest chiefs press drive as community seeks funds
Community Chest contributions near 30 000 as Amarillo leaders push for 65 000. D B Foy cites Wichita Falls success while Fred DeCoster urges deeper citizen and business support. Donors may direct gifts to specific welfare groups or the general fund under a new allocation plan.
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Community Chest
American Legion
D. B. Foy
Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Fred DeCoster
Chest
Building Contractor Kills Wife and Stranger in Reno
William Condradt, a local contractor, shot and killed his wife Joyce Condradt and Fern Morley, a recent Idaho arrival, at the Condradt home in Reno. Police say Condradt claimed he found them together. Joyce Condradt had filed for divorce a week earlier.
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Reno
William Condradt
Fern Morley
Idaho
Joyce Conradt
Conradt
Morley
Highway Work Nears Normal On Amarillo Project
Road crews and a near full trucking force resume paving on Highway No. 5 north of Amarillo near the Canadian River. Striking truckers who want higher wages remain in camp as contractors say 91 cents per load yields about $10 daily for eight to ten hour days.
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Highway No. 5
Amarillo
Canadian River
Lee Baker
Earl W. Baker Construction Company
Mr. Baker
Lindberghs Try to Reach Home by Nightfall
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh depart Rock Springs Wyoming at 6 12 AM MST en route to New York after a tour of the orient cut short by the death of Mrs Lindberghs father Senator Dwight W Morrow They hope to see their 15 month old son Charles A Lindbergh Jr and note he was beginning to walk when they left home
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Charles A. Lindbergh
Victoria
B. C
New York
Orient
Contractor killed as auto strikes truck near Edgewood
On a highway near Edgewood this morning an auto collided with a gravel contractor’s truck. C. H. Herndon, 36, of Dallas, died from a broken neck and fractured skull. Four other persons were injured in the crash.
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Dallas
Tex
Edgewood
C. H. Herndon
Laval Visits Unknown Soldier Tomb in Washington
Premier Laval bowed at Arlington Cemetery to lay a wreath for France and met Vice President Curtis and Chief Justice Hughes. He planned talks with President Hoover on easing world burdens and a possible meeting with Senator Borah, with no formal agenda set.
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Washington
Laval
Hoover
Arlington Cemetery
France
Capitol
Curtis
Hughes
Stimson
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
British troops fly to Cyprus amid Greek union unrest
British troops about 200 were rushed from Egypt to Cyprus to quell riots over union with Greece. They were to reach Nicosia as mobs, organized by Cyprus council members, stoned police and burned the government house, which was destroyed. Police used batons and then fired. casualties were not disclosed.
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London
U.P
Egypt
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Greece
Nicosia
Turkey
Colonial Office
Cyprus Council
Mystery Flight Hinted From Oakland Aviator
Ruth Nichols of Rye New York the society aviator prepared for a journey described as a never before attempted flight by a woman She would not reveal plans beyond stating the trip will not be over water and rumors of a Hawaiian Islands flight are unfounded
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Ruth Nichols
Rye
N. Y
Boundary Dispute Triggers Ranger Occupation near Texarkana
Texas rangers and game wardens posted no trespassing signs on Red River land 20 miles northwest of Texarkana in a long standing boundary dispute with Arkansas. Rangers Burton and Hightower joined by warden Hugh Ashford prepared to establish quarters, signaling a prolonged stand. Representative R. M. Hubbard traveled toward Little Rock as Governor Sterling sought a resolution.
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Texarkana
Tex
U.P
Texas Rangers
Texas
Arkansas
Red River
Attoney
Hal Norwood
M. Burton
L. W. Hightower
Hugh Ashford
Bowie County
Ranger Burton
R. M. Hubbard
Little Rock
Sterling
Still Totting Wood and Water on Texas Frontier
An 83 year old Amarillo woman recalls frontier life in the Panhandle. She and her husband built a home and raised children while toiling for basic needs, often hauling wood and water for meals. Now widowed, she lives near the old lake with meager supplies and poor health, enduring another harsh winter.
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Texas Plains
Panhandle
Texas
Amarillo
Old Lake
Cowboy slain by policeman at New York rodeo crowd
New York dispatch reports Owen Crosby of Carlsbad New Mexico died after an argument with Patrolman John Quigley over a 15 cent taxi bill. Crosby struck the officer, two cowboys aided him, the officer fired and Crosby died. Joe Rock of Fort Worth Tex questioned by police. Crosby and Rock had traveled from Amarillo toward Chicago for a Madison Square Garden rodeo.
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New York
Owen Crosby
Carlsbad
N. M
John Quigsey
Quigley
Crosby
Joe Rock
Fort Worth
Tex
Madison Square Garden
Amarillo
Rock
Chicago
Cotton Rate Slashes Extended in State
Extension of cotton rate reductions to additional territory was authorized to help railroads meet motor truck competition. Reduced rates apply immediately in Brownfield Lamesa Levelland Littlefield Lubbock Slayton Floydada Crosbyton Plainview Turley Quitaque Quanah Acme Childress Estelline. Further reductions take effect Monday for Big Spring Snyder Helmeth Little Sweetwater and Chillicothe.
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Austin
Brownfield
Lamesa
Levelland
Littlefield
Lubbock
Slayton
Floydada
Crosbyton
Plainview
Turley
Quitaque
Quanah
Acme
Childress
Estelline
Big Spring
Snyder
Helmleigh
Sweetwater
Chillicothe
Laval to Speak in Front of White House on Movie Mikes
Mlle Josette Laval of France visited Washington and agreed to film talkies and hold a formal press conference at the White House. She toured the presidential residence as the guest of President and Mrs Hoover, greeted by a glamorous audience and shown the pink suite overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Mlle. Laval
Washington
Mlle
Josette Laval
France
White House
Judd Wife Evades Officers In Phoenix Trunk Murder Case
Mrs Winnie Ruth Judd eludes hundreds of peace officers across several states after her husband Dr William C Judd pleads with her to surrender. Bodies of Agnes Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson were found dismembered in trunks at a Southern Pacific station after being shipped from Phoenix. Judd brothers B J McKinnell predicts she may still be alive, calling her a clever woman with no nerves.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Winnie Ruth Judd
Phoenix
Ariz
William C. Judd
Santa Monica
Judd
Agnes Leroi
Hedvig Samuelson
Southern Pacific
B. J. McKinnell
University of Southern California
Capone Aims for Two Syllables in Name Pronunciation
Chicago Oct 23 A Capone insists his name be pronounced with two syllables as Capone rather than Caponay Despite this government prosecutors and his own attorney Albert Fink often use a rhyming form The confusion includes Michael Ahern who also wavered between pronunciations during the income tax trial.
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Chicago
Capone
Caponay
Alphonse Capone
Brown
Ross
Philips
Snorky
Costa
Scarface
Albert Fink
Michael Ahern
Gangsters
Fink
Morrow Will Filed in Hackenback Probate
The will of the late Senator Dwight Whitney Morrow was filed for probate in Hackenback New Jersey listing the residuary estate to his widow and mentioning specific bequests of 800000 dollars.
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Morrow
Hackenback, N. J
Dwight Whitney Morrow
Pep Squad and Band Meet Yannigans Panthers at Butler Field
The Amarillo Yannigans face the Panhandle Panthers at 4 pm under the supervision of the First Baptist Church Young Men's Class. Proceeds support the Community Chest and the class charity fund. Pep squad and band perform as in Sandie battles.
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Butler Field
Amarillo Yannigans
Panhandle Panthers
First Baptist Church
Panhandle
Yannigans
Smugglers Abandon Ten Chinese Aliens Near Miami
Ten starving Chinese aliens were rescued from an uninhabited island 35 miles south of the Everglades after being abandoned by smugglers. They paid 200 to 400 dollars for Cuba to Miami transport, suffered bites and thirst, and were jailed after being found by fishermen and immigration officers who tracked them to the shore.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Everglades
Cuba
U. S. Immigration Border Patrol
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King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Globe
Brisbane
Samuel Insull
Gang Lord
Hoodlum
Chest Chiefs
Lindys
Hero’s
George Clark
Commonwealth
DR. Judd
Panthers
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