Government Plans to Meet Goal Strike Intensifies
London reports say government moved to recruit volunteer workers and safety units to handle a planned general strike next Tuesday involving about two million workers. The Triple Alliance faces opposition from rank and file unions demanding ballots, with meetings between Lloyd George and labor delegates yielding proposals but preserving focus on mine pumping resumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triple Alliance
Lloyd George
Associated Press
London
England
Scotland
Wales
Triple Alliance Executive Board
Glasgow
Liverpool
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Labor
Triple Atlance
Railway and Transport Workers
Chambers of commerce plan meeting with Hoover in Atlantic City
James Z. George announces a national state chambers gathering at Atlantic City on April 26 to coordinate with Secretary Hoover and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The Texas Chamber of Commerce leader says Hoover will welcome state groups in efforts to normalize economic and industrial conditions and expand domestic and foreign commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas -Texas
James Z. George
State Chamber of Commerce
National Society of Commercial Secretaries
State Chambers of Commerce
Atlantic City
N. J
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
George
Texas Chamber of Commerce
State Chambers
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Cherokees Claim 14 Million Acres as Nation Intervenes
The Cherokee Nation filed a petition in the U S Supreme Court seeking permission to intervene in the Red River oil lands case claiming 14 000 000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma including Tulsa and Oklahoma City oil fields based on a government patent issued by President Van Buren and certified by the interior department. Oklahoma officials questioned the nation’s legal status but suggested descendants might support the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Burkburnett
Supreme Court
van Buren
Interior Department
Red River
John M. Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Cherokee Nation
Freeling
United States Supreme Court
Maternity Bill Seen Likely to Pass by Next Congress
Cleveland April 9 The National League of Women Voters predicts passage of the Sheppard-Towner maternity and infancy bill by the next Congress after an executive session. Mrs Maud Park Diston, league chairman, reported an interview with President Harding. The league convention opens here Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland
National League of Women Voters
Maud Park Diston
League
Harding
Disabled Soldiers Voter Service Plan Endorsed in Washington
Washington April 9 The National Disabled Soldiers League approved the Dawes committee recommendations for an organization to aid disabled soldiers in voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
The
National Disabled Soldiers League Today
Charles Dawes
Organization of Voters Service
Governor Roberts suffrage certification upheld by court
The Tennessee supreme court sustained the legality of Governor Roberts certification of the state legislature ratification of the woman suffrage amendment to the federal state department. The court affirmed Chief Justice Lansden's writs authorizing the governor to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nashville
Tennessee Supreme Court
Roberts
Federal State Department
Lansden
Greek forces suffer reverses in Anatolia mood weighs on Athens
Troops in Athens report Greek reverses in Anatolia and Turkish Nationalist casualties causing low mood. Official word is sparse and may hide full truth while army and navy officials stay mute. no alarm is seen among Greeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Athens
Anatolia
Weighty murder verdict in Newton County Georgia
Covington Ga April 9 The Newton county superior court jury found John Williams guilty of murdering a Negro farm hand to conceal peonage conditions on his plantation. The verdict carries life imprisonment under Georgia law. Judge Atcheson pronounced the verdict as the sentence of the court. A motion for a new trial was filed. Williams’s family showed emotion as the verdict was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Covington
Newton County Superior Court
John Williams
Georgia
Atcheson
Farm labor is now plentiful in the United States
The Department of Agriculture reported a markedly easier farm labor situation. April 1 crop estimates show supply at 95.2 percent of normal with demand at 7.5 percent above, yielding a supply demand ratio of 108.8. The South has labor supply exceeding demand despite lower wages, while Western states report notably reduced wages and ample labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
South
Aviator Transferred from Barron Field to Miller Field
Fort Worth dispatch reports Lieutenant W G Moore, commander of Barron Field, transferred today to Miller Field Staten Island New York. He came here from Kelly Field San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
W. G Moore
Barron Field
Miller Field
Staten Island
New York
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Shrine Directors elect Crowell president at Dallas meet
Frank H. Crowell of Arrarat Temple Kansas City Mo was elected president of the Shrine Directors Association of North America. Kansas City was chosen as the next convention city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Frank H. Crowell
Arrarat Temple
Kansas City
Shrine Directors Association of North America
Change of venue for Dallas postal clerk killer trial set for May
Abilene Texas April 9 District Attorney Cunningham announced that Albert Rowan will face trial for the Dallas postal clerk killing connected to the substation robbery. The case will move to the term starting April 18 and is scheduled for the third week, around May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Abilene
Texas
Cunningham
Albert Rowan
Dallas
Laredo National Bank statement figures and officers in Texas
The document lists loans and discounts 2 237 764 75 United States bonds 235 000 00 other bonds and securities 2 212 46 stock in Federal Reserve 12 000 00 cash and exchange 614 340 28 total 3 174 775 66 with officers J K Beretta president B M Alexander vice president Sam W Brown cashier M W Brennan assistant cashier A L Vidaurri assistant cashier JR F Pasnacht assistant cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richter
Laredo
Our Nation
Aiug
C. Richter
I. Alexander
Stetson
Mallory & Alexander’s
Manhattan
Broadway
Eagles
Wilson Bros., Regata
Laredo Optical Company
Flores Avenue
H. Hoover
Chambers OF Commerce
Industry TO
Williams
SEC
Laredo National Bank
Hedo, Texa
J. K. Beretta
B. M. Alexander
Sam W. Brown
M. W. Brennan
Asst
A. L. Vidaurri
Cashier JR
F Pasnacht
Ase
T. Cashier
Lorain
A. Deutz & Brother
L. Daiches Jeweler & Optician
Jos. Netzer
Queen Candy CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!