Oklahoma Governor Johnston Faces Political Turmoil
A Oklahoma politics in crisis as Mrs. C. O. Hammond called power behind the throne drives an effort to force a special session to probe Gov. Henry Johnston. Supporters deny impeachment steps while H. Tom Knight warns of fireworks and the public largely ignores the scandal.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Colonel House
Oklahoma
Henry S. Johnston
C. O. Hammond
Johnston
Santa Fe Plans Eight Mile Rail Line Into Dallas
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted the Santa Fe system permission to build eight miles of new lines into West Dallas. The commission said the line should be used only where it clearly improves transportation efficiency and directed railroads to set terms restricting routing to beneficial shipments. Texas supported the Santa Fe petition and opposed attaching usage conditions to the branch.
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Associated Press
Washington
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe System
West
Dallas
Texas
Santa Fe
Commission
Two Mothers Serve Terms in Election Fraud
Chicago October 25 two election officials Tina Wortman and Leona Caine each mother and sentenced to one year for ballot box irregularities will leave for Joliet to begin terms. They served as judge and clerk in the twentieth ward as deputies guarded by sheriffs. County Judge Jarekki noted the mothers’ plight but said leniency would invite politics to steal ballots.
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United Press
Chicago
Joliet
Tina Wortman
Leona Caine
Keapestieslys
Jarecki
Washburn Man J. Cleland Dies at Home
J. Cleland aged 65 died this morning at his home south of Washburn Texas after twenty years in the Panhandle. His widow and son R. J. Cleland survive. Funeral arrangements not perfected. body likely to be sent by Griggs Funeral Parlors to Albion Indiana for burial.
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J. Cleland
Washburn
Texas
Cleland
The
Panhandle
R. J. Cleland
Griggs
Albion
Indiana
Latin Tutor Triggers English Mix-Up in Warsaw Case
Abraham Noz of London tries to teach his Warsaw brother English with a tutor named Mruk. After months Moses learns only Latin and surprises his brother with a misfired greeting. The two brothers now sue the tutor in court over the linguistic stunt.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Abraham Noz
London
Moses Noz
Abraham
Moses
Mruk
Lum Fong’s polar bear claws draw $100 a serving
New York dispatch profiles Lum Fong, a famed Chinatown chef, whose restaurant is the “barometer of Chinatown.” It notes the ornate private dining rooms, elite patrons, and extraordinary dishes with polar bear claws priced at $100 per order.
Chinese guild chef Lum Fong in New York’s Chinatown
Centuries old recipes include South Sea shark and Kwangsi terrapin dishes priced from 10 to 25 dollars per portion. Lum Fong, an 11 year apprentice, is a crack member of the Tai-soo-foo guild and is warmly welcomed on Pell and Mott streets. Not all Chinese are gourmets but Tai-soo-foos are rare in America.
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New York
Lum Fong
Chinatown
Lum
Singapore
Fong
Canton
Pell and Mott
America
Big merger of Piggly Wiggly stores announced
Fort Worth October 25 66 Piggly Wiggly stores join with Piggly Wiggly Bird company of Kansas City and similar chains in Little Rock Omaha Lincoln and 20 other cities Edgar Bird Fort Worth vice president of Bird Grocery Stores Inc Texas says properties valued at about 12 9 million are involved in the merger
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Piggly Wiggly
Piggly Wiggly Bird Company
Kansas City
Little Rock
Omaha
Lincoln
Edgar Bird
Bird Grocery Stores, Inc
Texas
Potash Well No 5 Contract Awarded by Bureau of Mines
The Bureau of Mines awarded the drilling contract for potash well No 5 to the Pennsylvania Drilling Company of Pittsburgh. Location is in Crockett county on the Harrix Brothers ranch, northwest quarter of section 16 in the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe survey.
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Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania Drilling Company of
Pittsburgh
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Survey
Harrix Brothers Ranch
Crockett
West Texas potash test well in Upton county eyed
The plan calls for sinking a well to about 2000 feet in Central West Texas. The next potash test well may be in the McCamey oil field Upton county near wells 4 and 5. Alice agreed to a leading role after originally to be bridesmaid under the prior agreement.
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Ing
McCamey
Upton County
West
Texas
Alice
Turned Down, Bride Weds Another on Same Day
Denver reports a theater wedding scramble when Irene Swim refuses to marry William Jackson after a last minute change. The groom, returning from the licenses bureau, marries Alice Clifford instead in a last minute ceremony.
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Denver
William Jackson
Irene Swim
Irene
Bill
Hill
Alice Clifford
Same Habits Different Pack Report From San Francisco
Jim Dew, released from prison three months ago, laments not finding work due to his criminal appearance. He underwent facial plastic surgery but did not reform his habits, leading to renewed legal trouble. A London clock on display features a handcrafted timepiece playing six tunes on the hour. The eight bell chimes and a gilt box conceal canes, and it was built in Glasgow over two years.
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San Francisco
Jim Dew
Jim
London
Scotland
Robin Adair
Herrin
Glasgow
Episcopal pastor heads to bond sales to fund church
In Laguna Beach California Rev. Percy Wise Clarkson announced he would work to raise money after the mission board refused his requested funds for church upkeep. He plans to become a high pressure bond salesman until the goal is met.
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Laguna Freach
Calif
Episcopal Mission Board
Percy Wise Clarkson
Clarkson
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