British Ships to Bolster Mediterranean Fleet
Five of Britain's largest cruisers Renown Hood Neptune Achilles and Orion plus four destroyers arrived at Gibraltar after secret sailing from Portland. The move, described as precautionary, aims to reinforce the life line to Malta and the Suez region amid the Italo Ethiopian crisis.
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Gibraltar
Great Britain
Portland
England
Malta
Suez
London
Mediterranean
Imperial Defense Council
Downing Street
Stanley Baldwin
Italy
East Africa
Mussolini
Liquor Bills Sent for Revision and House Adjourns
Gov Allred submits liquor control bills and a Brazos River reclamation plan to the legislature. Senate appointments for confirmation are listed with no confirmation fights. House adjourns after adopting a $100000 session expense bill and a pensions questionnaire plan.
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Austin
U.P
James V. Allred
Senate
Tom Deberry
Bogota
House
Liquor Traffic Committee
Coke Stevenson
Savage hurricane hammers southern England and Ireland
A violent hurricane battering the southern coasts of England and Ireland disrupts 19000 telephone lines and stirs SOS calls along a 500 mile shipping corridor. The Brompton Manor and Mary Kingsley, with crews aboard, report distress as storms drive locomotives on deck and threaten vessels near the Isle of Wight and Bristol Channel.
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London
U.P
England
Ireland
English Channel
Bay of Biscay
Brompton Manor
Bristol Channel
Mary Kingsley
Liverpool
Falmouth
Cardiff
Baltic
Isle of Wight
Followers of Huey Long wrangle among selves in New Orleans
Disaffection among Long followers surfaces as leaders clash over alignment under a martyrdom banner. Gerald L K Smith's push of the share our wealth movement draws concern while a rival faction holds secret meetings to plot an insurgent power grab.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Gerald L. K. Smith
Mooney Quits Pen For Second Time
Tom Mooney left San Quentin Prison in his going out clothes for a second time after 18 years of imprisonment. The State Supreme Court ordered his removal to San Francisco for habeas corpus hearings before Commissioner Albert Shaw in the Hall of Justice, likely keeping him away at least ten weeks, possibly longer.
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San Quentin
Calif
Tom Mooney
San Quentin Prison
State Supreme Court
San Francisco
Albert Shaw
Hall of Justice
Weather Outlook for Amazin and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Wednesday with slight cooling. West Texas partly cloudy and cooler in Panhandle. New Mexico unsettled tonight and Wednesday with a cooler trend. Extreme north central sees temperature swings.
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West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Nelson, Amarillo educator and banker, dies in Floydada
F. Nelson age 68 longtime Panhandle educator banker and county superintendent of schools died at Floydada home after a stroke. Funeral set for 3 pm with burial in Floydada cemetery. Survived by widow and three sons and a daughter plus several relatives in Amarillo and Floydada.
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Floydada
F. ©. Nelson
Panhandle
Nelson
McLean
Amarillo
B. C. Nelson, Jr
Lorraine
Pete Nelson
Dave Standefer
Sudan
J. Verne Nelson
Hollis Rabb
E. P. Nelson
Dave Nelson
Mt. Pleasant
East Texas
Four Out-of-Town Delegations Arrive for Amarillo Tri-State Fair
Four delegations from Hooker Oklahoma Groom Pampa and Borger arrive to share in Amarillo Tri-State Fair amid record crowds. Hooker brings 42 cars and 29 piece band. Groom follows with school children and band. Pampa and Borger bring bands as both oil towns draw attention with festivities and races. livestock and dairy cattle judging proceed as crowds pour in for performances and midway attractions.
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Amarillo
Plains
The
Fair Association
Hooker
Okla
Groom
Pampa
Borger
Oklahoma Panhandle
Guymon
Gerald Hollman
Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Bussard
Winston Savage
F.L. Scott
Arizona College of Agriculture
United States
Beckmann & Gerely
Sadler
Miss Gargus Finds Chickens Roosting on Car Bumper
In Penn Yan New York Miss Fleanor Gargus discovered three of her chickens roosting on the rear bumper of her automobile more than a mile from home. After finishing her errand she returned home to find no birds left on the vehicle.
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Laura Ingalls
New York
Amelia Earhart
Frank Hawks
Associated Press
Penn Yan
N. Y
Little Father Leads Ballot in Manila Presidency Contest
Manuel Quezon led the presidential race in the new commonwealth with a three to one margin. In Manila and 14 provinces Quezon had 26 410 votes, Emilio Aguinaldo 8 156, and Gregorio Aglipay 3 190. Osmena, Quezon’s running mate, trailed with a large vote as results from other districts came in.
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Manila
P. 1
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
New Commonwealth
Quezon
Emilio Aguinaldo
Gregorio Aglipay
Sergio Osmena
Edistrieta
Qimena
Melizza
Nabong
All About the Next War and World Leaders
A concise column discusses anticipated future conflicts and responses from Mussolini and Lloyd George, weighing political stances and potential strategic directions amid evolving international tensions.
Arthur Brisbane's Globe Column on Mussolini Reply
The Globe presents Arthur Brisbane's witty Western column with Mussolini's reply to the League of Nations. The Italian cabinet council report signals his stance: talk and threats as France and England watch.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Ellors
Mussolini
League of Nations
France
England
Wheat price soars to new high records
Wheat prices surged to fresh highs across Chicago Minneapolis and Winnipeg markets on Sept 17 as May delivery reached $1.00 a bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade amid European war talk and drought. Farmers reported truckload prices around $110, with volatility continuing.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Premier Laval
Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Amarillo
Roosevelt breathing spell letter called a publicity stunt
Jouett Shouse of the American Liberty League labeled Roosevelt s breathing spell letter to Roy W. Howard as a publicity stunt from which both sides hoped to gain. He quoted Heywood Broun calling the exchange a daisy chain and warned Roosevelt could lose the election without policy changes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Roy W. Howard
Jouett Shouse
American Liberty League
Heywood Broun
Shouse
Scripps-Howard
Howard
Youth Await Trial On Attack Charge In Westwood
Thomas Alten Tully, 24, son of novelist Jim Tully, remains jailed in Lassen County awaiting trial on statutory charges. A brief hearing set bail at 5,000 dollars cash or 10,900 dollars bond after 16 year old Juanita Sheppard testified about the alleged attack in Westwood on Sunday.
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Westwood
Calif
U.P
Thomas Alten Tully
Jim Tully
Hollywood
Lassen County
Justice of Peace
J. M. Lawson
Juanita Sheppard
Unable To Swear Campbell's Killer
In Miami Oklahoma on September 17 Percy Botd a surviving officer in a clash with the Barrows Parker gang again failed to identify whether the killer of Constable Cal Campbell was Clyde Barrow or Henry Methvin Methvin stands trial for murder after a hung jury last spring with a 10 to 2 vote for acquittal The state seeks the death penalty. New Roofs John Maynard Lhr Co.
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Miami
Okla
Percy Botd
Barrows Parker
Cal Campbell
Clyde Barrow
Henry Methvin
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