French troops sweep toward Rhine gas franchise granted today
The City Commission granted Ranger Gas a franchise under terms agreed April 13 despite engineers saying the 4 inch main yields 82 percent efficiency. The city may take over the plant at cost if inadequate, with escrow until mains reach Graham. Gas to be in by November 1 1921.
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Ranger Gas Company
Graham
South Bend
City Commission
Lom
Morris
Kayser
Morrison
Fervor of Former Days Seize Waiting Soldiers
Paris reports French troops moving toward the Rhine with 1914 era zeal. One hundred thirty thousand of the class of 1919 are drafted for the Ruhr dash. Occupation armies mobilize under General DeGoutte. Vice Admiral Duvuroux to lead a French naval block unless Britain joins.
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Paris
France
Rhine
Ruhr
DeGoutte
Duvuroux
Supreme Council Issues Ultimatum to Germany Today
London May 3 The Supreme Council met at 11 30 am to finalize the ultimatum to Germany. British leaders expect a German surrender and back Briand of France in his plan for invasion.
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Supreme Council
Germany
London
Briand
France
Yeggs Leave No Trace After Rock Island Safe Blow
Sheriff Saye reports no trace found yet of the yeggs who rifled the Rock Island safe on Sunday night. Nearby towns have been alerted and are watching for suspects.
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Yeggs
Rock Island
John Saye
New Directors to Be Elected at Thursday Chamber Meet
A full membership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the courthouse at 7 45 p m next Thursday. S Boyd Street president announced that during the meeting a new board of directors will be elected and urged every member to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
S. Boyd Street
Attorneys Move to Quash Indictments in Sherman Act Case
Attorneys for two hundred twenty six coal mine operators and officials of the United Mine Workers and Coal Dealers appeared before the Federal Court and filed a motion to quash the indictments charging violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Laws and conspiracy to violate the Sherman Act.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers and Coal Dealers
Federal
Luxurious gambling dens for women found in Paris
Paris police raided a fashionable Paris gambling den run exclusively for women. Forty well dressed women were seated around a baccarat table when the raid occurred in the early hours of the morning.
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Paris
Japan Faces Enemy Propaganda, Says U S Ambassador
Cleveland May 3 Japanese Ambassador Shidehara told the Chamber of Commerce that Japan has suffered deliberate enemy propaganda. He said differences between the United States and Japan must be acknowledged and resolved and that any issues with other states could be similarly examined and corrected.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Japan
United States
Shidehara
Chamber of Commrce
America
Reynolds Presbyterian Orphanage Plans Major Expansion
Reynolds Presbyterian Orphanage at Albany Texas seeks to rebuild after a fire last August with two brick three story dormitories for about 150 children each plus a heating plant laundry and additional structures. The project aims to total at least 150000 dollars with immediate contributions urged.
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Reynolds’ Presbyterian
Albany
Texas
Crude Oil Prices Slashed by Prairie and Sinclair Firms
Mid-Continent and North Texas high grade crude oil dropped from 1.75 to 1.50 per barrel as Prairie Oil and Gas and Sinclair Co announced reductions. The move sets a new low for current price movement, contrasting with last year’s 3.50 level while operators debate if the bottom has been reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Texas
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Sinclair Company
Pennsylvania
Owners and Board Stand Firm in Wage Reduction
New York May 3 The nation wide seamen strike enters its third day as Seamen’s Union representatives meet in Washington with Secretary Davis for mediation talks. Steamship owners resist external mediation and favor settlement among themselves while both sides insist any negotiation must start with a fifteen percent wage reduction. The owners say only a few workers are involved, but the union claims nearly all of the hundred thousand seamen are idle.
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United Press
New York
Seamen’s Union
Washington
Davis
Secretary of Commerce
Oover
Shipping Board
Junior Class Presents Play Friday Evening
The Graham High School Junior Class will stage its annual class play in the school auditorium Friday night May 6 under director Mrs. Lois L Manry. The comedy Tootsies Husband is a three act production with a local setting promising good entertainment.
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Graham High School
Lois L. Manry
Tootsie
State Convention Modern Woodmen in Session
The Modern Woodmen of America meet in Wichita Falls with many delegates. A 2000 member parade and ritualistic ceremony are planned at 5 pm. Tomorrow delegates will be elected to the head camp in St Louis. Bert King, brother of B W King, presides as state head consul.
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Woodmen of America
Wichita Falls
St. Louis
Bert King
B. W. King
New Dancing Academy Opens in Johnston Building
Alamo Dancing Academy opens tonight in the Johnston Building with a benefit for the Baseball Boys. A five piece orchestra is secured and promises perfect order good music and an excellent evening. Dancing every night.
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Alamo Dancing Academy
Johnston Building
Sherman Man Dies After Assault by Negroes
Sherman Texas May 3 John Kelly dies from wounds after being assaulted by a group of negroes near his home last Monday night James Albert a negro boy was arrested after the attack and charged with murder Kelly had no known relatives and had lived in Sherman twenty five years
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Sherman
Texas
John Kelly
James Albert
Kelly
Banking leaders discuss Texas improvements in Austin
Governor Neff and Banking Commissioner Hall led a conference in Austin with representatives from twelve large Texas banks to discuss better banking conditions and improved methods.
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Hioluss
United Press
Austin
Texas
Neff
Hall
Passenger Train Derails On Rock Island Near Bryson
The Rock Island passenger train derailed at Bryson last night delaying arrival to Graham by about an hour. Two passenger coaches and the baggage car and engine tender went off the track with passengers moved to the baggage car for safety. In London the Allied Supreme Council approved a draft message inviting the United States to participate in meetings of the Council Reparations Commission and Allied Ambassadors sources said.
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Rock Island
Allied Council
0. S
Peace Council
Bryson
Graham
United Press London
Eng
Allied Supreme Council
United States
Council
Strikers Lose Million Dollars Says Labor Department
The Labor Department reports the strike lockout costs workers about one million dollars daily in wages lost with about one hundred thousand workers idle awaiting wage-scale settlements. Employers losses are estimated at four times that amount.
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United Pres
Washington, D. C
Labor Department
Japanese Steamer Tokyo Naru Sinks Off Columbia River
Nine men missing and one dead after the Japanese steamer Tokyo Naru sank near the Columbia River mouth. Sixty five survivors were rescued as Buford transporter picked up the crew and passengers after a fire forced seven crew members and five passengers to abandon ship before Buford arrived.
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United Press
Seattle
Wash
Columbia River
Mosquito Bite Causes Death of Temple Man
Temple, May 2 United Press Fred W. Dauwalter a 54 year old Temple resident and custom tailor died after a two week illness attributed to a mosquito bite carrying malarial fever germs. He leaves a widow two daughters and a son in Temple. Interment was here today.
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United Press Temple
Fred W. Dauwalter
Temple
Wilhelm waited and not in vain at Bellevue weather vane tale
Berlin reports the weather vane and mast from Castle Bellevue vanished and reappeared at the Former Kaiser’s castle in Holland. Wilhelm, concerned with wind direction before walks, once installed a yard vane and later requested the Bellevue vane and mast from the Prussian finance ministry, finding satisfaction when the mast arrived at Doorn.
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Berlin
Germany
United Press
Castle Bellevue
Kaiser’s Castle
Holland
Tiergarten
Prussian Finance Ministry
Bellevue
Doorn
Wilhelm
Miss Fatine Dowdle Announces Piano Studio Opening
Miss Fatine Dowdle, Fort Worth trained pianist, completes Ward Belmont course June 3 and opens her piano studio September 1 1921. Directors Lawrence Goodman and James Browne Martin praise her skill and promise capable instruction in piano technique interpretation theory harmony sight playing solfege opera history and musical appreciation.
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Fatine Dowdle
Miss Dowdle
Guy Richardson Pitner
Fort Worth
Ward-Belmont
Nashville
Tennessee
Lawrence Goodman
James Browne Martin
Germans in Coblenz weigh Knox resolution impact
In Coblenz the mood on a possible U S war status ending hinges on fears of French occupation and preference for American troops. Germans praise American forces while youths who avoided the war show resentment toward soldiers and past lovers.
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Coblenz
America
Germany
Amercan
Fraueg
Kiss a Day Keeps Divorce Away Formula
An Illinois minister proposes the line that a kiss a day keeps divorce away though he notes outcomes hinge on who receives the kiss and the surrounding circumstances.
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Illinois
Battleboro
Charles Longs Big Egg From Plymouth Rock Hen
Charles Long, a poultry farmer and postal helper, brought a large barred Plymouth Rock egg to The Leader. It measured 6 1 4 inches around the short way and 8 1 2 inches around the long way and weighed one quarter of a pound. The editor verified the measurements.
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Charles Long
Uncle Sam
Plymouth Rock
Leader
Charles
U. S. Charity Saves Millions in Chinese Famine
United Press reports that famine in northern China threatens tens of millions but is being fought with a large scale American Red Cross relief program. Highway construction in Shantung Shansi and Chili aids distribution, laborers from distressed families are paid in grain, and Peking Union Medical College dietitians guide rations. Harvest expected around June 20, but continued funding is essential to save lives.
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Charles Edward Hogue
United Press Shanghai
By Mail
China
America
Shantung
Shansi
Chili
American Red Cross
Chow
Kwan Toa
Han Tan
Grand Canal
Peking Union Medical College Dietitians
Plan Cooperative Milk Marketing Conference Opens in Chicago
In Chicago on May 3 under United Press, the National Dairy Marketing conference opened. The American Farm Bureau Federation announced every milk producers organization in America was invited. Topics include urban milk marketing, butter and cheese marketing, and the cooperative condensery as a market for skim milk with focus on New Orleans Chicago Detroit and Pittsburgh plans.
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Chicago
Ill
United Press
American Farm Bureau Federation
America
New Orleans
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Counterfeiters Plague Germany Amid Failing Markets
A battered market report notes Germany faces a surge of counterfeit imports and bad merchandise impacting trade. Officials urge vigilance as merchants report rising fraudulent goods flooding postwar markets and eroding consumer confidence.
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NEW Dancing Academy
Johnson
Temple Man
U. S
Richmond
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