Lloyd George defends administration at Coalition Liberals meeting
Former Prime Minister Lloyd George tells Leeds Coalition Liberals the party banner was raised against coalition by Conservatives and urges the public to decide whether party or nation comes first. He defends his record and war leadership and claims honesty in peace efforts. Curzon to stay foreign secretary as Britain eyes an immediate general election.
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Lord Curzon Will
Associated Press
Leeds
Eng
Lloyd George
London
Lord Curzon
Great Britain
Interstate Commerce OKs Reorganization of Railways in Texas
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the reorganization plan for the International and Great Northern railroad in Texas. The new corporation may issue 44.15 million dollars in stock and bonds to cover annual interest charges of 2.199 million dollars. It will acquire the Austin Dam suburban railroad and the Galveston Houston Henderson road, with solvency expected from earnings.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thenternational and
Great Northern Railroad
Texas
Austin Dam
Galveston- Houston-Henderson Road
Mayfield admits Klan past under oath in ballot case
Mayfield testifies he briefly joined the Ku Klux Klan in Austin and resigned before entering the Senate race. He says he attended Klan meetings in Dallas Gainesville Longview and Aransas Pass and denies pressuring Mike McNamara to falsely swear. The trial center is whether to keep his name off the ballot.
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Associated Press
Corsicana
Texas
Earls B. Mayfield
United States
Austin
Senate
McNamara
Mayfield
Luther Nickels
Ku Klux Klan
Dallas
Klarg
Motion to Stay Hearing in Mayfield Injunction Case Filed
David B. Trammell attorney for Mayfield asks Texas Supreme Court to pause Corsicana district court hearing until appeal from temporary junction is decided. He also seeks advancement of the Supreme Court hearing amid alleged conflicting jurisdiction. Austin Oct 21.
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Austin
Texas
Supreme Court
Corsicana District Court
Mayfield
David B. Trammell
Trammell
Houston oilman Neils Esperson Dies in Chicago
Neils Esperson a 60 year old Houston millionaire and oil man died in a Chicago hotel from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a Texas development pioneer and a large shareholder in Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Mrs Esperson planned to take the body to Houston tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Neils Esperson
Houston
Texas
Esperson
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Alvin M. Owsley to visit Denton before Legion command
Denton Post of the American Legion plans a reception for Alvin M. Owsley, new commander, as he arrives next week to visit his parents before returning to Indianapolis to assume command, with a band to greet him.
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Associated Press
Denton
Texas
The
American Legion
Alvin M. Owsley
Indianapolis
Legion
New World’s Record Gliding Flight
New Haven England October 21 G R Olley flew a Fokker biplane with a passenger achieving a new world record for gliding staying aloft forty nine minutes at Itford Hill.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Eng
Itford Hill
G. R. Olley
Fokker
Indictments in Ellis County Killings Name Two Defendants
Mrs Eloise McCaleb of Sardis and H B Freeman of Midlothian were indicted by the Ellis county grand jury on charges arising from the deaths of their spouses.
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Waxahachie
Texas
Eloise McCaleb
Sardis
Ellis County
Grand Jury
H. B. Freeman
Midlothian
National American Legion Auxiliary picks treasurer for second term
New Orleans reports Miss Yzetta McCoy of Indianapolis named national treasurer for a second term at the Legion Auxiliary convention. National committee women include Mrs. E. C. Murray of Houston. Delegates depart on trains after the fourth annual American Legion convention. General Pershing left for San Antonio.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
National American Legion Auxiliary
Yzetta McCoy
Indianapolis
National Committee
E. C. Murray
Houston
Texas
American Legion
John J. Pershing
San Antonio
Texas Objects to Federal Permission in Red River Case
Texas filed in the supreme court a brief objecting to the federal government’s request to submit new evidence about changes in the Red River bed. The changes are claimed to have occurred since testimony in the Oklahoma Texas boundary dispute was taken and Texas argues such information would be cumulative of existing record testimony.
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Associated Press
Washington
State of
Texas
Supreme Court
Red River
Oklahoma
Lasker Calls Dry Shipping Ruling a Great Blow
A. Dasker chairman of the United States Shipping Board told Attorney General Daugherty at a Chicago banquet that the ruling requiring ships entering American waters to be dry is the greatest blow to the American merchant marine. He urged allowing foreign ships to come in wet and suggested emigrants want wine and beer.
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Associated Press
Chicago
A. Dasker
United States Shipping Board
Daugherty
Possible Steamship Transfers to Foreign Registry Examined
New York Oct 21 steamship officials weigh whether several American lines would shift passenger vessels to foreign registry if courts rule the prohibition law applies to American but not to alien ships no decision has been reached
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New York
Turkish Governor Promises Calm in Eastern Thrace
Constantinople reports Rafet Pasha the new military governor of eastern Thrace assures allied generals the Kemalist gendarmerie and army will commit no excesses upon taking over the province. He pledges efforts to preserve order.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Eastern
Thrace
Rafet Pasha
Predicted Extra Session to Open After Election
Representative Campbell of Kansas predicts a special session will convene about November 20 after a White House conference with President Harding. He says appropriation bills and other legislation would be completed before the 67th Congress ends March 4, and the call would be issued after the election.
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Associated Preag
Washington
Congress
Representative Campbell
Kansas
Harding
Campbell
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