Explosion in Little Italy Kills at Least Six Near Paper Plant
An explosion at the Joseph Wiell Paper Company plant in Chicago's Little Italy killed at least six people and wounded many others. Police suspect a bomb as part of a long running ward feud, with a torpedo cap found near the scene supporting the theory. The blast shattered windows within a mile and left Italian residents injured in the streets.
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United Press
Chicago
Ill
Little Italy
Joseph Wiell Paper Company
Ninteenth
Hughes
Governor Neff vetoes bills citing too many courts in Texas
Austin March 29 Governor Neff vetoed three more bills from the last session including the Binkley bill to form a new judicial district of Young Clay and Archer counties. He said there are too many courts in Texas and some old ones should be abolished.
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United Press
Austin
Neff
Binkley
Young, Clay
Archer
Texas
Pitched battle wounds two at Ring Bilton Oklahoma
A vigilante committee clashed with bootleggers on Main Street Ring Bilton Oklahoma last night. Roy Reynolds bystander and H E Fox clean-up squad member were wounded. The line, drawn after a removal order, led to gunfire from both sides and halted after Reynolds was shot. Further clashes are anticipated.
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Walted
Ring Bilton
Okla
Roy Reynolds
H. E. Fox
Main Street
Citizens Committee
Gusher Hotel
Reynolds
North Texas fruit crops damaged by severe weather
Dallas reports heavy damage to fruit, berry and tender garden crops from last night’s frost. Dallas County losses exceed $100,000 with fruit men estimating nationwide crop impact unknown.
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North Texas
United Press
Dallas
Dallas County
Graham Refinery Nears Completion in South Bend
Graham Refinery Company, now under construction at South Bend, will begin gasoline production within two days. Kilgore says it will supply Young county filling stations and may expand to Graham when conditions justify it, a boon to the county.
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Graham Refnery Company
South Bend
Kilgore
Graham Refinery
Young County
Graham
Classified columns guide city business and homes
The classified pages of The Grahm Daily Leader serve as an index to city commerce offering real estate for sale rental opportunities and jobs. Readers are urged to use the classifieds to discover housing sales and employment options and act now.
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Graham Daily Leader
Nevada to Use Gas for Prisoner Executions
Governor Boyle signed a bill authorizing lethal gas for executions in Nevada. The law offers doomed inmates a choice between hanging and gas as a method of death.
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Nevada
United Press
Carson City
Nev
Boyle
Pogr Management of Railroads Costs, Lauck Claims
Ill March 29 Jet Lauck a labor economist told the United States Labor Board that inefficient railroad management costs the nation about a billion dollars annually He argued that with efficient management and proper credit labor costs would drop under national shop agreements and accused railroads of using a temporary low mood to erode human standards of industry
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United Press
Ill
Jet Lauck
United States Labor Board
Lauck
Graham Named Best Town in Country by Observers
Residents praise Graham Texas as the liveliest town in the nation for business with booming oil activity. Observers note steady growth, rising buildings, and strong faith in Young County’s future despite national slowdowns.
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Graham
Texas
United States
Young County
Chamber Directors To Meet On Friday Night
The directors of the Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting next Friday night. Secretary Milton Mc Connell says the group will discuss problems affecting the city and form plans to address urban issues during the session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Milton McConnell
Commissioners Set To Consider Young County Jail
The Commissioners Court to discuss a new jail for Young County at the next meeting. Judge Reeves noted the county currently lacks a jail making the issue vital. A strong citizen petition is expected to be presented.
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Young County
Commissioners’ Court
Committee To Probe Soldier Treatment
Washington March 29 The White House announced the appointment of a committee to investigate the treatment of wounded ex service men by the War Bureau and War Board of Vocational Training.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
War Bureau and and War Board of Vocational Training
White House
John Burroughs Dies Aged 83 On Train Near Buffalo
Naturalist John Burroughs dies on a train near Buffalo while returning from California to Poughkeepsie. Born in Roxbury New York he rose from farm work to a Treasury post then led a life of nature writing and friendship with Roosevelt Edison and Ford.
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New York
Gary Crump
John Burroughs
Buffalo
Mr. Burroughs
Poughskeeppsie
Pasadena
California
Dr. Crump
Poughskeepsie
Roxbury
Olive
Ulster County
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington
Bureau of National Banks
Henry Ford
Exhibition Game Planned By Local Graham Team
Manager Carl Van Zant returned from Dallas with equipment for the Graham club and announced several signings. An exhibition game with Mineral Wells is likely within ten days, with South Bend and others also possible. Work on the ball park advances and about 2066 dollars has been raised from local supporters.
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Carl van Zant
Dallas
Graham
van Zant
South Bend
Work Starts On New Rock Island Spur to Power Plant
Construction on the Rock Island spur to the power plant for Goodner Wholesale Grocer and Waples Platter Wholesale Grocer has begun. Grading is done and the line should be finished soon, easing shipments to the two large grocer warehouses.
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Rock Island
Goodner Wholesale Grocer Company
Waples-Platter Wholesale Grocer Company
Munger, Head of Gin Company, Dies in Dallas
S I Munger, Dallas business leader and philanthropist, died at his home from heart trouble at age 65. Founder of the Munger Gin Company, later Continental Gin Company, he served as president at his death. Survived by widow, three sons, and two brothers. Funeral services set for Tuesday.
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Dallas
S. I. Munger
Munger Gin Company
Continental Gin Company
Scholastic Census Underway in Graham District
The Graham Independent School District begins March scholastic census enrollment for next session. Parents must enroll all children ages seven to eighteen, with counts based on September 1. Those born 1903 to 1914 inclusive should be counted. funding depends on full enrollment.
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Texas
Graham Independent
J. T. Rickman
H. B. Cogdell
Graham
Graham baseball club seeks name contest for season ticket
The Graham Texas team in the Texas Oklahoma League invites city residents to submit name ideas for the club to win a season ticket. Entries are due by April 5 with J. J. Gallaher and colleagues judging. Sealed bids for park concessions may also be submitted.
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Graham Baseball Club
J. J. Gallaher
Texas-Oklahoma
Gallaher
Chamber of Commerce
Graham Party
Brown Motor Company Opens for Business
Brown Motor Company on North Elm Street, site of the old Carlton barn, opens with Paul L. Brown and C. I. Kuykendall of Eastland as owners. The outfit holds the Studebaker agency and offers a full stock of truck tires tubes and accessories.
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Brown Motor Company
North Elm Street
Carlton Barn
Paul L. Brown
C. I. Kuykendall
Eastland
Studebaker
District Court Hears Cloud v Watson Oil Lease Suit
Today the District Court occupied with the Cloud versus Watson trial seeking cancellation of an oil and gas lease. A judgment was handed down yesterday in McGee versus Sutherford.
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Cloud Vs. Watson
McGee Vs. Sutherford
Mystery surrounds killing in St. Joseph state road death
Mystery envelops the death of George Brundage a farm hand found shot on a state road yesterday afternoon by passing motorists in St. Joseph Missouri authorities search for clues following the fatal shooting as the case unfolds.
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St. Joseph, Mo
George Brundage
Graham Syndicate Well Increases Flow To 2000 Bels
The Graham Oil Syndicate on the M. K. Graham well increased flow to 2000 barrels per day after drilling one foot deeper in sand. The well has gradually improved and is expected to become one of the best in Young county field.
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Graham Oil Syndicate
M. K. Graham
Graham
Young County
Petrolia Supply Co. Stores Oil Well Equipment in Graham
The Petrolia Supply Company of Wichita Falls is installing a stock of oil well supplies in a new building on North Elm Street. The firm adds to the oil well supply houses in Graham and is prepared to meet Young county field needs.
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Petrolia Supply Company
Wichita Falls
North Elm Street
Graham
Young County
Brownsville Power Manager Electrocuted During Storm Inspection
George Bishop, manager of Brownsville municipal light and power plant, was electrocuted this morning when rain soaked the brim of his hat touching a live wire. He had been inspecting the plant after a storm interruption.
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Brownsville
George Bishop
Denver Rail Sale Confirmed in Federal Court
Denver district court confirms sale of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad to the Western Pacific for five million dollars last November to satisfy the Equitable Trust Company of New York judgment. Judge Robert E. Lewis authorized the confirmation in the proceedings.
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Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Western Pacific Railroad
Equitable Trust Company of New York
Robert E. Lewis
Train crash injures seven near Union Station
Seven people from St Louis suburbs were injured when a Southern railroad passenger train from Louisville sideswiped a St Louis San Francisco suburban service as both trains pulled into Union Station. None of the injuries were considered serious.
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St. Louis
Southern Railroad
Louisville
San Francisco
Union Station
St Louis Men Charged in 1919 World Series Plot
Carl Zork and Ben Franklin of St Louis were indicted in Chicago on charges they helped organize an alleged plot to fix the 1919 World Series. They denied the charges in a joint statement and said they would post a $48,000 bond when they travel to Chicago for trial.
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St. Louis
Carl Zork
Ben Franklin
St. Louisans
Chicago
Sears Board Declines Dividend Amid Slack Business
Chicago March 28 Sears Roebuck and Company through its board of directors today passed the usual quarterly dividend on its common stock attributed to slack business conditions.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Fire destroys six derricks and four rigs at Goose Creek Field
A fire in the Goose Creek field in Houston today burned six derricks and four standard rigs. Loss is estimated at 100000 dollars. The blaze started from friction caused by withdrawal of pipe from Humble Company's new well on the Gaullard lease. One derrick was cut down to halt the spread.
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Houston
Goose Creek
Humble Company
Union Workers Agree to Ten Percent Wage Cut
In St. Joseph Missouri on March 28 about twelve hundred building trades members voted in open session to accept a ten percent wage reduction. The vote followed a period of discussion among union leadership and shop committees.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Building Crafts Union
Sprinters and Schools Lift Track Season to New Heights
United Press reports a record breaking summer for track and field with the Penn Relays Intercollegiates and Nationals giving a minature Olympics feel. French team star Andre may headline a versatile lineup alongside English entrants and first time Naval Academy representation. The national intercollegiate meet proposed by the University of Chicago aims for June with Los Angeles hosting in July to allow athletes to compete before hard training breaks.
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Henry L. Farrel
United Press
New York
Penn
United States Naval Academy
Andre
Lost Angeles
Robert S. Weaver
American Legion Parade Draws Big Crowd In Frisco Carnival
The American Legion held a parade yesterday at 5 pm starting at Plum and Fourth with high school pupils firemen and Frisco shows participants. The Frisco Exposition Shows band led the march around the square ending in front of the Confederate monument where the Star Spangled Banner was played before dispersal.
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American Legion
Plum
Fourth Streets
Fire Department
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Naturalist
Munger
Graham District
District Court
Graham Syndicate
University of Chicago
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