Banker's Disappearance Baffles Oklahoma Authorities
Oklahoma investigators pursued two Wichita telephone leads as the Doherty case widened. While two empty cartridges were found near Newcastle, officials say they have no proof of foul play. A cryptic note to the family suggested danger, but investigators doubt a murder.
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Burlington
Okla
U.P
H. C. Doherty
Wichita
Kan
Newcastle
Doherty
Dumas
Texas
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Santa Fe
Scotland Yard
Bill Thompson
W. R. McDowell
Thu
Oklahoma
Canadian River
New Action On Basis Of 99000 Illegal Votes
Trial of Gov RB Sterling's suit contesting the Democratic nomination of Miriam Ferguson for Texas governor set for October 3 in district court. Sterling alleges 55000 illegal votes were cast in the August 27 runoff between him and Ferguson.
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Austin
RB. S. Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
W. F. Robertson
Ferguson
Ofice
Gandhi Begins Fast to Protest Election Settlement
Mahatma Gandhi, 90 pounds, started a fast unto death on Wednesday to protest Premier MacDonald's settlement of the Indian communal elections issue. Observers believed an agreement might arise to allow him to end the fast Conscientiously by Friday night.
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Mahatma Gandhi
India
MacDonald
Lottery tickets traced to Senator Davis in federal trial
Government traced a large bundle of alleged lottery tickets to United States Senator James J. Davis amid his federal trial on charges of mailing and interstate commerce violations. An employee of the Railway Express Agency linked a package shipped by Edward L. McMahon of the Loyal Order of Moose to J. J. Davis in Pittsburgh, with Fred W. Jones signing the receipt. The evidence was admitted over defense objections.
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New York
U.P
United States
James J. Davis
Davis
Rail Way Express Agency
Edward L. McMahon
Propagation Department of the Loyal Order of Moose
J. J. Davis
Pittsburgh
Fred W. Jones
Wall Street Cheerful Amid Broad Rise and Gandhi Fast
Arthur Brisbane notes a sharp market rally with four million shorted shares covered and widespread Plus signs. He observes Gandhi’s hunger strike and its possible impact on Indian opinion and British rule, while Wisconsin Governor La Follette loses the primary to Walter Kohler in a notable 40 year mark.
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Wall Street
Truck suit against railroad panel set for today
Hearing of the Galveston truck line companys suit against the railroad commission and other state authorities was scheduled for today before a three judge federal court panel in Houston. The case centers on regulatory actions affecting the truck firms operations and competition.
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Houston
U.P
Galveston Truck Line Corportion
Railroad Commission
Beebe and Barton Set Deep Sea Record at 2200 Feet
In Bermuda, Sept 23, Dr William Beebe and Otis Barton descended 2200 feet beneath the Atlantic surface using the bathysphere. The dive surpassed Beebe’s previous depths and endured under 4800 tons of pressure as they radioed impressions from the seafloor seven miles off Nonsuch Islands.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
William Beebe
New York
Otis Barton
Atlantic
Beebe
Nonsuch Islands
Freedom
Miners Back to Work as Troops Clear Langleyville Streets
In Langleyville Illinois troops used tear gas and smoke bombs to clear a jeering crowd and secure routes for about 200 miners returning to work under a new five dollar wage scale. Pickets and nearby towns provided support as guards patrolled roads into Langleyville.
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Taylorville
Ill
Langleyville
National Guardsmen
Kincaid
New Miners Union
United Mine Workers
Daily Breeze
Faircrowds Continue Fix Program to Aid Show
Indoor attractions at the Tri-State Fair drew crowds despite rain that delayed out-of-town delegates. New Mexico parties planned to arrive Saturday. Amusements were rained out today and the rodeo pageant and Siege of the Argonne postponed. The carnival awaited better weather to open with the full program resuming Saturday. The rodeo starts at 1 PM Saturday, then a Texas Tech versus Texas A&M football game at Butler Field at 3 PM.
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Tri-State Fair
Merchants
New Mexico
the Argonne
Texas Tech
Texas A. & M
Butler Field
World War pageant and Siege of the Argonne postponed
Weather forces postponement of the war pageant and siege at the fair grounds from Friday to Saturday night. The Argonne siege will be shown in full with troops, while the earlier pageant was shortened by removing several scout troops from drill.
Fair Park Opens Dual Attractions For Weekend Crowd
Fair Park and the football field will let fans view both attractions without delay. Rodeo manager Leonard Stroud says championship contests will be finished if possible. The World War Pageant and Siege of Argonne replace races on Saturday night at 8. Sunday features the major auto racing program. President Bill Lampe cites rain but promises entertainment if sun returns.
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Leonard Stroud
Argonne
Bill Lampe
Bolivian Slayings Reported in Chaco Battle
An army communique said Paraguayan troops defeated Bolivians in the Chaco, capturing nearly 100 yards of trenches as casualties reached 72 killed. The clash has lasted about two weeks and marks the first definite toll release. Reports from Manaus said Colombia was mobilizing forces near Leticia over tensions with Peru.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Chaco
Rio DE Janeiro
Manaus
Brazil
Colombia
Putumayo
Leticia
Peru
Three Suspects Quizzed in University Student Slaying
Three suspects were held for investigation in the roadside slaying of Edgar Arledge, a Texas University student, who was shot while seated in a car with Margaret Trull. The latest arrest followed a robber observed by Sheriff White, who said one suspect appeared mentally deranged and had been linked to another burglary.
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Austin
U.P
Edgar Arledge
Texas University
Margaret Trull
Coley C. White
White
Aggies Prepare for Weatherproof Clash With Texas Tech
The Southwest Conference game at Butler Field is set for 3 p m Saturday with 10 463 reserved seats available. Tickets cost 1 10 1 65 and 2 20, all reserved, on sale at City Drug Store until noon Saturday. Aggies Coach Matty Bell brings 26 players to Amarillo to face Coach Pete Cawthorn and the Texas Tech Matadors, weather permitting, with Odell Fowler and Odell Conoley drawing special interest.
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Butler Field
City Drug Store
Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
Matty Bell
College Station
Herring Hotel
Aggies
Pete Cawthorn
Versa
Texas Tech Matadors
Lubbock
Bell
Kleptoe Holmes
Carl
Doc) Sprague
FE. W. Hooker
E. E. McQuillen
A. & M. Association of
Odell (Muggins
Aggie
Paramount Theater Management
Roosevelt Sees Party Lines Broken in Vote
Roosevelt predicts fewer party lines in the upcoming election and praises Hiram Johnson as a progressive ally. He speaks in Sacramento and San Francisco about liberal Republicans and calls for leadership beyond party constraints. A separate domestic tragedy reports Mrs. Irene Etter killing her companion and wounding her husband before suicide.
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Roosevelt
Theater Man In Texas Hit By Bomb Blast
W. E. Paschall, former Paramount executive who recently took over 47 Texas theaters, had his Highland Park home damaged by nitroglycerin early today. The blast shattered windows in his house and an adjoining residence, linked to tensions with theater workers. A Waco theater was bombed Wednesday night, part of a string of such attacks in the state this year.
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Dallas
W. E. Paschall
Paramount Publix Theaters
Texas
Paschall
Highland Park
Waco
Prospects of Early Recovery for Mrs Borah
Boise Idaho Sept 23 prospects of an early recovery of Mrs William E Borah from psittacosis or parrot fever grew as her temperature fell to normal and lung congestion lessened Dr Ralph Park her physician said recovery prospects were good and increasing.
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Boise
Idaho
William .E. Borah
Ralph Park
Amarillo Weather Forecast Mostly Cloudy Then Warmer
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity shows cloudy tonight and Saturday partially cloudy and warmer. West Texas expected mostly cloudy with possible showers in the Rio Grande Valley and warmer in the north portion Saturday. Temperatures range from 54 to 58 today up to 1 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Democrats Gather in Fort Worth to Oppose Ferguson Nomination
Democrats discontented by Mrs Miriam A Ferguson's nomination gathered in Fort Worth for an anti Ferguson mass meeting in Dallas tomorrow The emb priority was to register protest against Fergusonism with discussion to decide if an organized campaign for a specific candidate will be launched led by Cato Sells and other organizers
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Fort Worth
U.P
Miriam A. Ferguson
Dallas
Cato Sells
Mrs Ferguson Named Democratic Nominee at Lubbock
The state Democratic convention in Lubbock on September 13 declared Mrs Ferguson the party nominee. The canvass showed she had about 4,000 more votes than Governor Sterling who sought a court to certify him as the Democratic nominee in the general election. He asked to open ballot boxes in counties with alleged irregularities to substantiate charges. Sterling’s suit was dismissed and a new suit planned, with 1,300 pages of exhibits alleging Mrs Ferguson’s ineligibility due to community property ties to James H. Ferguson, impeached and removed as governor in 1917. she served as governor briefly in 1925 26.
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Guson
Ferguson
Lubbock
Sterling
Secretary of State
James HE. Ferguson
Texas Senate
Sterling vetoes bill during city claim special session
Governor Ross Sterling vetoed a bill during the special session, the first veto in this session. Details extend to a continuation on the action on page 2.
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Sterling
Austin
U.P
Ross
Gandhi Truce Near as Gandhi Eyes End to Fast
In Poona India Gandhi's hunger strike protests the British electoral plan for untouchables may end today. Pandit Malaviya visited Gandhi and said a settlement could allow him to eat again. Gandhi slept well, prayed, and leaders hoped agreement would be reached before nightfall.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
Mahatma
Gandhi
Insull Trusts Bankrupt After Public $300 Million Investment
Chicago news reports that Corporation Securities Company and Insull Utility Investments, two Insull investment trusts with $300 million in public funds, were adjudged bankrupt by Federal Judge Walter C. Lindley. Receivers were appointed and bankruptcy proceedings ordered to seek value for creditors.
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Chicago
Corporation Securities Company
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Insull
Walter C. Lindley
Lindley
Corporation Securities Concern
Back Tax Plan Now City Law
The city commission in special session passed an emergency ordinance to release penalties and interest on delinquent ad valorem taxes for 1931 and earlier until November 30. City taxes paid after November 30 incur standard penalties with no credit for lapsed time, per corporation counsel. Over 3,000 letters were prepared detailing amounts due and savings for early payment.
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Ross D. Rogers
Rey Johnson
Corporation Counsel
Rogers
Jim Bowen
Woman and Four Children Slashed in Los Angeles
A woman and her four children were rushed to Georgia Street police hospital after their wrists were slashed. Mrs Harriet Pulp, 31, told police a male fiend crept into the children’s bedrooms before dawn, cut their wrists, and then attacked her.
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Los Angeles
UPA
Georgia Street
Harriet Pulp
Rain soaks Panhandle and eastern New Mexico plains
Amarillo records 0.65 inch from a slow drizzle with heavier totals up to 1.5 inches at several points. Rain stretches across the Panhandle plains and eastern New Mexico, easing to mist by noon. Roads remain slick but passable as the forecast calls for continued clouds and warmer skies.
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Panhandle Plains
New Mexico
Panhandle Auto Club
Tucumcari
Albuquerque
Endee
Stage Line
Plainview
Lubbock
Raton
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Philadelphia
Irene Etter
Norristown
Earl Etter
Gwendolyn Shinn
Walter T. Brown
Associated Press
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Hiram Johnson
California
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Johnson
State Federation of Labor
Mr. Roosevelt
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Samuel Insull
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Martin
John A. Swanson
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Banta Fe Railroad
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