Merger Planned to Control Muscle Shoals Power
Southern Power and Light Company announced steps toward forming a merger to control the power situation near Muscle Shoals. The plan would shift assets to Electric Power Light Corporation with current stockholders receiving a full preferred share and half a common share for each original share.
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United Press
New York
Muscle Shoals
Southern Power & Light C c
Electric Power Light Corporation
Cardinal Hayes Arrives in Texas for Official Visit
Cardinal Patrick Hayes of New York, the United States Catholic Church’s ranking prelate, arrived in Dallas from Oklahoma City for an official Texas visit. He will visit Fort Worth and other cities during the trip.
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United Press
Dallas
Cardinal Patrick Hayes
New York
Catholic Church of the
United States
Texas
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Pedro Cano Executed Amid Innocence Claim
Pedro Cano was shot to death in the state penitentiary after being convicted of murder in the 2-year-old case involving June St. Clair. He protested his innocence as he faced execution today in Salt Lake City.
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Walled Press
Salt Lake City
Pedro Cano
June St. Clair
State Penitentiary
Cano
Two School Teams Play Match Game On Bon ti Grounds
The Greer and Boyd school teams met on the Bonhi High School grounds in a baseball game won 9 to 6 by Green. Pat Jackson and Ethemore Adams aided Green, while Ray Deering lately with the Chicago White Sox pitched several innings and struck out seven.
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Bonti
Greer and Boyd School
Green
Pat Jackson
Ethemore Adams
Ray Deering
Chicago White Sox
French move may mean settlement of interallied debts
Paris May 15 The French cabinet named Aristide Briand and Joseph Callaux to study a possible solution to the interallied debt problem. The move is seen as a serious effort by France to settle debts to the United States and Britain.
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United Press
Paris
Foreien
Aristide Briand
Finance
Joseph Callaux
France
United States
Great Britain
Pinchot OKs Bill on First Degree Murder Sentences
Governor Pinchot approves a bill specifying first degree murder sentences as electrocution or life imprisonment. The measure, reported by United Press from Harrisburg, was given final approval on May 15.
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Pinchot
United Press
Harrisburg
Yorkshire News Reports Illness of Geo G Shaw
The Yorkshire News reports that George Bernard Shaw is confined to his home due to illness. The nature of the illness is not stated.
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Yorkshire News
Geo. G. Shaw
United Press
London
The
George Bernard Shaw
Liberal Party Leader Shot Dead in Havana
Havana report says Representative Joseph Cans, leader of the liberal party, was killed last night after leaving his office by three men who escaped. In a related incident, Congressman Manuel Alonzo was killed two years ago after a political disagreement.
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United Press
Havana
Joseph Cans
Liberal Party
Manuel Alonzo
Private marks on cars aid identification and theft recovery
An article urges automobile owners to place private, unique marks on cars in obscure spots to identify vehicles if stolen. It argues serial numbers can be altered by thieves and stresses owners should know these marks and report them to aid police and deter crime.
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First National Bank
Building Spirit in Bonham Noted as Town Improves Homes
The Bonham improvement spirit is seen in several housing projects. Emma Thompson repaints and papers her entire house, Effie Hackley plans a new West Fifth Street home, and the Spivy residence on East Ninth Street nears completion with materials on site. Additional updates include remodeling at Ernest Hickfang’s South Side home and repapering at N A Jarred’s West Eleventh Street interior. The Nevill North Main Street home nears completion, and a new Ku Klux Klan hall over the Cities Service Garage nears occupancy in about two weeks.
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Emma Thompson
Effie Hackley
West Fifth Street
Wasson
East Ninth Street
Ernest Hickfang
Reid Spivy
Fannie Johnson
East Eighth Street
N. A. Jarred
Ms Name
West Eleventh Street
B. F. Blakeney
D. J. F. Nevill
North Main Street
Ku Klux Klan
Cities
Ex Grand Dragon Stephenson and Aides Face Murder Trial
In Indianapolis on May 15 D C Stephenson former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan and aides Til Koenck and Earl Gentry plead not guilty to murder charges in the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. Indictments were upheld after a motion to quash was denied.
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United Press
Indianapolis
D .C. Stephenson
Ku Klur Klan
Til Koenck
Earl Gentry
Harpy
Madge Oberholtzer
Criminal Court
Bulgarian Raid Wounds Peasant in Frontier Village
London dispatches report thirty Bulgarian soldiers raided Ornachevitz on the Serbian frontier setting several houses ablaze and wounding a peasant. The incident causes grave concern in allied capitals with risk of severed relations between Bulgaria and Serbia.
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United Press
London
Ornachevitz
Belgrade
Bulgaria
Serbia
Dirigible Los Angeles Leaves With 32 Notable Passengers
The United States naval dirigible Los Angeles departed Lakehurst this morning with 32 aboard including many prominent citizens and 28 officers for a six hour flight over Philadelphia and nearby towns in the region.
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Dirigible
United Press
United States Naval
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Counter Move 15 Planned by Rif Chief After Bout Rabat
May 15 report states Ab Del Krim the belligerent Rif chieftain concentrates forces with Chechouan tribesmen for a counter offensive against the French. French forces press the retreating Rifians with machine guns in close pursuit. Trade in Berham and be satisfied.
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Riff Chief
Rabat
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