Bridge Collapse Kills Four on Big Sandy Span
Four men went missing and were feared drowned when the Midland Atlantic Bridge center span over the Big Sandy at Catlettsburg collapsed amid high water. Ten escaped, three workers remained hospitalized in critical condition, and others were injured. Names include Paul Carter Al Campbell Bud Gorman Burt Slack Lander Eiders John Swah and Fy Baward Dobst.
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Huntington
Big Sandy River
Catlettsburg
Big Sandy
Paul Carter
al Campbell
Bud Gorman
Burt Slack
Lander Eiders
Slachys
John Swah
Carnegie
fy _ Baward Dobst
Columbus
Oho
Ferguson Grants Further Pardons in Texas Governor Issue
Governor Ferguson announced seven additional pardons on Wednesday expanding clemency actions. The pardons were granted in Austin as part of the year end mercy measures.
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Ferguson
Austin
Christiaas
Mirjani
Val ‘Ferguson
Prohibition Chief Reinstated After Acquittal
Col. Ned M. Green acquitted in San Francisco of embezzling confiscated liquor and ordered reinstated as prohibition administrator there. Lincoln C. Andrews, head of enforcement, confirmed immediate reinstatement after learning of the court decision.
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Washington
Ned M. Green
San Francisco
Lincoln C. Andrews
Prohibition Enforcement Service
Green
Andrews
Winter Vegetable Shipments Climb Across the Railway
Up to this morning 146 carloads of winter vegetables had been shipped from here by freight on the I G N railway to markets nationwide. Twelve more cars left Redo last night. Six of the shipments so far are broccoli with more on the way. spinach beets carrots cabbage broccoli and tomatoes are included. Clear weather should boost winter truck shipments from now on.
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I. G.N
United States
Redo
Brownsville Fog Delays Pan-American Flight Plan
Brownsville on December 22 reports dense fog over Laguna Madre delaying the Pan-American flight planes anchored overnight. Major H A Dargue, the flight commander, stated the aircraft would not be moved to open water until the fog lifts and no break was seen by 11 30 a m. Crews inspected tuned airplanes while awaiting orders to tow to open water from Padre Island Hotel area.
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Brownsville
Gulf
Mexico
Laguna‘ Madre
H. “A. Dargue
Duncan Field
Dargue
Killam Home After Eye Treatment Returns
O. W. Killam comes home after four weeks in Dallas for eye treatment. He has not fully recovered but is improving and hopes to resume duties soon, improving at home while awaiting stronger recuperation.
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O. W. Killam
Dallay
Mr. Killam
Fragmentary Local Note Offers Sparse Read
A damaged OCR fragment provides minimal readable text about a local matter with unclear names and context, offering only scattered phrases and no definite event or outcome.
Campaign graft charges dropped in multiple states
A Senate committee report states that alleged irregularities in senatorial campaigns in Oregon Missouri and Washington were not substantiated. The document notes no improprieties were initiated and clears the involved parties.
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Washington
Oregon
Missouri
Senate
Pennsylvania
Twelve Texas appeal cases dismissed by Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday dismissed twelve appeals mostly from Port Arthur and earlier reversed and dismissed five related cases. Several appellants seeking pardons before Governor Miriam A. Ferguson had appeals withdrawn, including Otto G. Nara and Homer Pieming, with others like Troy Taylor and Francisco Camarillo noted among cases affected.
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Appolate
Port Arthur
A. Thibodeaux
Jim McMonsour
Miriam A. Ferguson
Otto
G. Nara
Texas University
Fayette County
John “Ross
Travis
Homer Pieming
Gelslespie
Annie Fleming
Troy Taylor
Cottle
Francisco Camarillo
Taylor
Comney
Welling
Pershing Orderly Escapes Hanging Cited in Commutation
Montgomery dispatch reports Governor Brandon commuting the death sentence of John Umble, a war veteran and former orderly to General Pershing, from death to life imprisonment. Umble had been slated to hang December 28 for first degree murder tied to his 1920 wife killing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pair Apprehended As Store Bandits in Texas
San Angelo Texas December 22 Jack Carroll wounded in the leg and Davis captured after an attempted hold up at the A J Gordon store. Gordon fired at the pair as they fled. Carroll was arrested later in a vacant house while Davis was tracked along a road between Big Lake and Best Tuesday afternoon.
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San Angelo
Texas
Jack Carroll
J. Gordon
Aia
Iptore
Gordon
Big Markemanshipey
Carroll
Davis
Big. Lake
Best
Fort Worth Merchant Leader Dies in Campagne
An elderly Fort Worth merchant and leader of the local Jewish community died at his home today after a battle with double pneumonia. The deceased was noted for his long service in civic affairs and his role in organizing relief efforts for Poles during the wartime campaigns.
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Fort
Woweh
G. Gilbert
Fort Worth
Campale
Ielands Freedom. Pouigenanant Oe Maaiuie a nny mn long may
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a land or title related topic with unclear names and dates. Readable facts are extremely limited. no event, person, or organization is clearly identifiable for a reliable summary.
Mellon Political Loan Tale Heard
Senate debate cites a charge that Secretary Mellon lent five million dollars to the Republican national committee for the 1920 Harding campaign. Senator Hoflin of Alabama alleges Mellon did not deny the accusation and repeats the claim on the floor.
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Washington
Mellon
Republican National Committee
Harding
Senate
Hoflin
Alabama
Bandits Lock Up Trio Steal Cash at Olympic Auditorium
Three masked men robbed the Olympic auditorium escaping with 8500 dollars. Police formed a ring around the district but could not locate the robbers.
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Los Angels
Olympic Auditorium
Federal Raiders Close Broadway Nightlife After Raids
Federal agents raided seven New York clubs and restaurants early today, serving temporary injunctions to seal 58 venues as part of a crackdown to prevent holiday wet parties. Liquor confiscations filled a police station as undercover operatives and federal officials noted Broadway’s past month of late hours.
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New. York
Broadway
Federal
Emory’ R. Buckner
Ayho
New
York
Texas Guipan
Idlés
Do Nave
Lon
New Cotton Use Probe Demanded
Washington December 22 the secretary of commerce was urged to conduct an exhaustive investigation to uncover new uses for cotton. The push came in a resolution introduced by Representative McDuffie a Democrat from Alabama.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Representative. McDuffle
Democrat
Alabama
Flooded Rivers Threaten Old South Regions
Flood waters from continuous rain deluged Kentucky Arkansas and Virginia with many homes flooded and several drownings including A. El Howard and Hal Geering. The Kentucky River overflowed driftwood washed away houses and left communities under rising waters with five feet reported in some areas.
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Louisville
Kyi
Kentucky
Virginia
Rivera
Theae
Olite Springs
Arkansas
Thei
Émpantona
A. el Howard
Aind
Hal « Geering
Attenmg
Ayapran
Bank Robber Scatters Cash Fearing Jail in Iowa
James Hairston of Texas admits hiding part of $7,000 stolen in an Odell Texas bank heist. He claims two companions escaped through Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska while three men, Clyde Stratton J Huffmann and Hilfeton, were arrested in Nebraska City with nearly $4,000. Hairston is jailed in Clarinda awaiting extradition talks as Texas officers head here.
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Clarinda
Iowa
James Hairston
Texas
Hairston
Odell
Nebraska City
Nobr
Clyde A. Stratton
Coin
Town
J. Huffmann
Wichita
Kansas
Hilfeton
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Beatrice
Nebr
Coln
Stratton
Hoe
Leap From Train Kills Passenger at Kasota
An unidentified man about 37 leaped from a window of speeding trains near Kasota on the Fort Worth and Denver line. He died later in an Amarillo hospital. No motive given, witnesses report he stood up, kicked window flags out and jumped as the train moved about 60 miles per hour.
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Amarillo
Texas
Fort, Worth
Denver
Kasota
Claude
Five Children Die Of Gas Asphyxiation In Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT Conn Dec 22 Five children of Mr and Mrs Albert C Ayre were found dead by gas asphyxiation tonight while the mother recuperates but the father is still alive police believe the mother passed away during the night and a sleeve brushed a gas range causing a leak no gas jets or stoves were found open the case remains under investigation
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Bridgeport
Conn
Albert C. Ayre
Atula
Fox Range
Florida Liquor Trust Smashed in High-Profile Bust
West Palm Beach Fla Dec 22 One of the most extensive liquor conspiracies in Florida history has been smashed Federal prohibition headquarters announced Sheriff Joe D Knight of Indian River County and fourteen others were under arrest Charges include operating running vessels with large quantities of whiskey seized in the Lake Worth area near Lake Worth City and county authorities said the operation involved underground trafficking networks.
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West Palm Bach
Fla
Florida
Joe D. Knight
Indian River County
Hiachic
Ningrum
Lake
Worth Waters
Worth
Brownsville Voters Approve $600000 Drainage Bond
In Brownsville Texas on Tuesday voters in SE Jardin water Improvement District approved a $600,000 bond issue to finance South Texas drainage. The project will drain about 90 000 acres and work is set to begin by January 10.
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Brownsville
Texas
South Texas
SE Jardin Water Improvement District
Texas Nightingale to Broadcast Concert in San Antonio
Mme Josephine Lucchese of San Antonio will headline a December 29 radio concert on WOAT San Antonio dedicated to Southwest Texas and Texas. Laredo’s Dorothy Elizabeth Borchers will accompany and sing, tying San Antonio and Laredo audiences to the event.
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Texas
Mme
Josephine Lucchese
San Antonio
The
Alamo
WOAT
Laredo
Josephine Lucchonc
WOATL
Baseball Scandal Rumors End With Denials From Cobb Spe
The piece reports on charges surrounding fixing in a major league context during 1919, with Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker denying involvement and Commissioner Landis detailing the inquiry. Hubert Leonard and a Detroit pitcher are discussed as part of the contested outcome and testimony.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Hubert
XZ Leonard
Ona
Detroit
Landis
Leonard
Laredo Chamber Plans Local Membership Drive for Race Track
Business leaders at a Laredo Chamber gathering outlined a plan to raise under 100 local memberships to back the Laredo Downs race track project in Nuevo. Roy K. Mims chaired the event with ex Governor Haskell of Oklahoma as principal speaker discussing the tourist economy and potential revenue from a new track.
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Laredo
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Roy K. Mims
Haskell
Oklahoma
United States
California
Canada
Laredo Shoppers Bring Trade From Surrounding Towns
Christmas shoppers in Laredo stream through streets in automobiles bearing Webb Encinal Cataring Cotulla Roesser Aguilares Miranda City Olston Brunt Hebbronville Zapata Canyon Rio Grande City Nuevo Laredo Lampaos Rodriguez Sabinas Bustamante and other names. Merchants report a strong Christmas trade as people travel from surrounding towns to shop in the city.
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Laredo
Shope Ping
Pearing
Zapata
Banghavio
Rio ‘Grande City
Nuevo
Lampaos
Rodriguez
Sabinas
Bustamante
Mexico
Busle Noaa
Alle
Eoriberk
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Grifes
Ielands
Chaplin
Liza Grey Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin, Jr
Httle
Sidney Bart
Federal Raiders
Miorida
Florida Liquor Trust Smashed
Nm Seu
Dad
Dorothy Borchers
John “ Ohiéate
the Laredo. Downs
Teak
Tex Rickard
Wilbur P
Allen
Hal. Brennan
Stoke
Laveander
Charen Doutz
Fort. Worth
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