Severe NW storm devastates Ashland area with fatalities
A sudden summer storm sweeping 90 miles from Chisholm Minnesota to Ashland Wisconsin killed four more people and injured many as hail and rain pelted towns. The storm damaged rails roads and farms with Upson village entirely blown down. Names of the dead include Mabel Johnson Albert Anderson Julia Johnson and the Otto Johnson family.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Wis
Iron Range
Minnesota
Chisholm
Wisconsin
Mercury
Lake Superior
Duluth
Hland Junction
Upson
Here
Mabel Johnson
Albert Anderson
Julia Johnson
Otto Johnson
Johnson
Elmer Johnson
Police guard American legation in Switzerland
In Geneva on July 17, Swiss police have stepped up protection for the American Legation in Bern and consulates nationwide after receiving several threatening letters. The mail ties to the Sacco and Vanzetti case, the Italian radicals famed for their controversial Dedham murder verdict and ongoing legal battle.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Berne
Legation
Sacco
Vanzetti
Dedham
Mass
35 Families Flee as Ohio Coal Mine Caves In
Wilkes Barre Pa July 17 A huge mine cave on the Glen Alden coal company workings caused 35 families to flee their homes and other residents to prepare to leave as surface cracks appeared. Two large doubles vanished into a 70 foot deep hole as the settling began during the night and authorities opened a school to shelter refugees.
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Wilkesbarrke
Parsons
Glen Alden Coal Company
Day in Washington Reports on Prohibition Reorganization and Debates
Reorganization of the Philadelphia prohibition area was approved. Secretary Mellon reiterated his opposition to canceling war debts. President Coolidge approved two brigadier generals for the Army Air Corps. Ocean marriage legality drew attention from officials and members of Congress.
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Philadelphia
Mellon
Coolidge
Army Air Corps
Congress
Polk Building Brings 300000 In Amarillo Deal
The Ray Bynum building at Sixth and Polk streets was purchased by R Dean Kirk and Miss Addie Whitcomb for 300000 from J Ray and B C D Bynum. First floor houses White and Kirk dry goods. second floor to become Amarillo's first big department store with elevators and fittings to support a million dollar annual business. White and Kirk, started 1897, are the city’s oldest retailer pair.
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Ray-Bynum
Sixth and
Polk Streets
R. Dean Kirk
Addie Whitcomb
J. Ray
B.C. D. Bynum
White and Kirk
Southwest
Kirk
White and Kirk Company
Amarillo
Panhandle Banks See Deposits Surge Across 25 Cities
Banks in 25 Panhandle towns report deposits rising from 9.89 million on January 1 to 15.22 million on July 13, with many areas doubling. Officials expect deposits to exceed 20 million within a month amid wheat, oil, and cotton booms and an influx of new farmers and business people.
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Panhandle Plains
Claude, Groom
Happy
Miami
Pampa
Perryton
Spearman
White Deer
Panhandle
Heavy grain shipments arrive at Galveston
The July shipments through Galveston totaled 4,452,800 bushels of wheat in the first sixteen days, with grain cars arriving at about 400 per day. Elevators run on night shifts to handle the surge as high quality wheat moves toward foreign ports.
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Galveston
Moody Says Ferguson betrayed supporters trust
NACOGDOCHES July 17 Dan Moody declared Ferguson betrayed his supporters' trust while speaking in Ferguson territory. He argued voters should reject Ferguson as unfit for responsible power, accusing him of using the governor's office to aid himself and his political friends.
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Nacogdoches
Ferguson
Dan Moody
James FE. Ferguson
Ile
Veiled Evangelist Mystery Under Probe After Disappearance
Los Angeles police and district attorneys probe a possible route tied to Aimee Semple McPherson after her May disappearance at Santa Monica beach. Witnesses report sightings post presumed drowning, with travels through Culver City Tucson Agua Prieta and to Douglas Arizona before returning. A veiled woman at Jacumba Hot Springs is being investigated as a potential link.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Santa Monica Beach
Angelus Temple
Grand Jury
Mexico
Douglas
Arizona
Culver City
Tucson
Agua Prieta
Jacumba Hot Springs
San Diego
B. L. Vaughn
State tax cut eyed after revenue rise in Texas
The Associated Press reports in Austin that tax board members will likely cut state taxes as revenue from non ad valorem sources rises by over 3 million dollars and taxable property grows by about 100 million. Governor Ferguson pledged reductions, with figures pending from comptroller Terrell and county assessors. The tax board includes the governor, comptroller, and state treasurer Hatcher, all attending.
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Associated Press
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
8. H. Terrell
Terrell
Gregory Hatcher
Texas
Secretary of State Office
American Legion
Kerrville
Prices Rise While Employment Slips in June
Washington reports wholesale commodity prices edged up again in June while employment in certain manufacturing sectors fell by 4 percent and payroll totals dropped 1 percent, according to the labor department.
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Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department Today
Gas company victory in petition by Vernon
A petition filed in the Forty sixth district court by J S Armstrong seeking an injunction against Upham Gas Company and others was denied by Judge Robert Cole. The plaintiffs filed notice of appeal.
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Associated Pres
At ticus Webb backs Moody in dry question defense
The Anti-Saloon League head Rev Atticus Webb approved Dan Moody’s gubernatorial bid from the drys’ view. Webb defended Moody’s prohibition record, praising his ten years of steadfast, unwavering conviction and noting others supporting Moody may have questionable records.
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Anti-Saloon League
Associated Press
Dallas
Atticus Webb
Anti-Saloon Today
Dan Moody
Webb
Moody
Charge man illegally held in insane asylum
B F Ray as next friend files suit in Criminal District Court Austin asking for writ of habeas corpus to free N T Sharp of Plainview from the state hospital for the insane. Ray alleges Sharp is held against his will and has committed no offense or crime.
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Associated Press
Austin
N. T. Sharp
Plainview
State Hospital
B. F. Ray
J. G. Springer
Ray
Criminal District Court
Dr. Springer
Sharp
Pardoned American Deserter Hinted By Foreign Office
Paris reports indicate Bennet J. Doty an American member of the foreign legion in Syria may receive a pardon well before an eight year sentence imposed by a Damascus court martial. The indication came from officials though not officially confirmed.
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Associated Press
Paris
Foreign Office
Bennet J. Doty
Foreign Legion
Syria
Damascus
Kemp Reveals Big Four Attitude On Texas Bond Review
J A Kemp of Wichita Falls, head of the Texas road district bond validation committee, published a letter from E P Curtis of the Alabama Order of Railway Conductors. The note includes Curtis and other union officials letters to Texas members outlining the Big Four unions' interest in the Texas road bond situation and its political implications.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
J. A. Kemp
E. P. Curtis
Order of
Railway Conductors of
Alabama
Texas
Landslide Buries Train Near Scarajevo Bosnia
Reports from Belgrade claim 80 to 100 people were killed when a landslide buried a railroad train near Scarajevo in Bosnia. rescue workers search wreckage and assess casualties as authorities report a major disaster.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Belgrade
Scarajevo
Bosnia
Galveston Wharf Company Approved to Issue Bonds
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Galveston Wharf Company to issue 1,250,000 dollars of 5.4 percent refunding mortgage bonds to be sold at not less than 96 percent of par. The decision was announced in Washington on July 17.
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Associated Press
Washington
Galveston Wharf Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Two Killed in Car Wreck Near Fairfield
Burlington Iowa July 17 Fred Briggs of Mount Pleasant Iowa and Mrs Walter Steinfeldt of Columbus Georgia were killed when their automobile turned over on Blakely Hill southeast of Fairfield today.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Iowa
Fred Briggs
Mount Pleasant
Walter Steinfeldt
Columbus
Georgia
Blakely Hill
Fairfield
Baylor University and City of Dallas Sued For 150 000
Mrs. Lorraine Stovall files a $150000 suit in Dallas claiming an unnecessary appendectomy at Parkland Hospital by Baylor affiliates. The complaint alleges unsubstantiated diagnosis and that the operation served Baylor students, with a second operation needed to fix the first. Defendants include Baylor University Parkland officials and City of Dallas.
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Baylor University
City of Dallas
iBy
Associated Press
Dallas
WW Shortal
W. C. Foster
City of
Lorraine Stovall
Parkland Hospital
Parkland
Baylor
Shortal
Foster
Preacher Norris Kills Lumberman in Fort Worth Office
Fort Worth July 17 Reverend J Frank Norris the fundamentalist preacher shot and killed D E Chipps 50 in Norris office at First Baptist church Norris surrendered to authorities posted bonds and told district attorney he acted in self defense Eye witness L H Nutt corroborated Norris account Mayor Meacham said Chipps had visited city hall earlier Norris said he intended to avoid trouble and defend himself
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First Baptist Church
Fort Worth
Norris
Associated Press
J. Frank Norris
D. E. Chipps
First Baptist Dhurch
Chipps
Norris’ Church
H. Meacham
Meacham
City Hall
Bond
Bush
Chipp
L. H. Nutt
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Nutt
R. K. Hanger
Litts
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Plains
Ohio
Albert C. Dalton
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Elmer C. Crowley
Shipping Board
General Dalton
Army
POLK
BIG White and Kirk Department Store
Boston
Chelsea
Lawrence F. Quigley
Thomas Quigley
Edward W. Isbester
Walter A. Barden
Edward Forbes
Victor
Vernon
MABE
Joan Ramsey
W. K. Hale
Kemp
RAIL
FT. Worth
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