Bailey Begins Income Tax Speech in Senate
Washington April 26 Senator J W Bailey opened debate on the Payne tariff bill delivering the first Senate speech on the measure. He focuses on supporting his amendment for an income tax and may continue through the afternoon. Republican insurgents oppose his form arguing it challenges Supreme Court rulings and propose an alternative income tax plan. Bailey resists changes to his wording.
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Washington
J. W. Bailey
Senate
Bailey
Supreme Court
San Antonio Afternoon Papers Consolidate
The Light and the Gazette, two San Antonio afternoon dailies, will consolidate on May 1 under a stock company. Officers will be elected after the deal closes. A. G. Munroe serves as president and manager of the Light, and D. P. Allen as president of the Gazette Publishing Company.
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San Antonio
Tex
The
Light
the Gazette
A. G. Munroe
D. P. Allen
Gazette Publishing Company
Cattle Rate Hearing Nears Close in Texas Suit
In St Louis on April 26 witnesses Haile J W Welch and C F Cotter testified in the Katy's suit to block ICC cattle rate rules from Texas to Northern points. Cotter to be last witness, hearing to close Tuesday. cattlemen express confidence.
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ST. Louis
C . Haile
Katy
J. W. Welch
Colorado Southern
C. F. Cotter
Fort Worth
Denver
Interstate Commerce Commission
Exas
Northern Ponts
Cotter
Senator and Attorney General Roasted in Senate Session
In a heated Senate session both the senator and the attorney general faced sharp questioning and mockery over policy and ethics. Lawmakers pressed for clarity on oversight and potential conflicts while critics argued the exchanges highlighted accountability gaps.
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Senate Today
Appropriations Start a Fight Over San Jacinto Battlefield
In Austin on April 26 a heated Senate debate focused on an amendment to improve the San Jacinto Battlefield. The body adopted a resolution thanking prosecutors jurors and courts involved in the Waters-Pierce case. Davidson and Bailey were roasted as amendments reduced attorneys fees and acknowledged Bailey for highlighting repeal of the anti trust act.
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Austin
Bailey
Senate
Waters-Pierce
Alexander
Appropriations Debate Over San Jacinto Grounds Starts
In Austin on April 26 the Texas House opened wide discussion on the general appropriation bill. An amendment by Standifer to allocate 56 000 for San Jacinto battlefield improvements and maintenance sparked vigorous debate as leaders warned the treasury could be strained. Supporters urged timely care of the sacred site while opponents cautioned limits on state funds.
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Crockett
Treasury
Kennedy
Texas
San Jacinto
Robertson
Travis
Baker of Hood Boswell and Hill in Three Daily Sessions
April 26 report from Austin notes Baker of Hood Boswell and Hill spoke in three daily sessions. Continued details appear on page 3.
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Austin
Baker
Hood, Boswell and Hill Today
Sultan Capitve in His Palace Amid Turkish Mutiny
Constantinople reports the Yildiz Kiosk surrendered to Constitutionalist forces. Niaci Bey now commands the garrison with the Sultan kept inside the palace. Martial law is declared to root out fugitives and tried sedition as a punitive expedition to restore order. Estimates of massacres in Adana reach 25,000 with thousands more slain across Anatolia.
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Adana
Constantinople
Yildiz
Twp
Niaci Bey
Sultan Abdu Hamid
Riffatt
Beirut
Turkey
Texas Man Works for Anti-Option Bill
Hatter W. Summers of Dallas represents the Farmers Union of the Southern states in Washington. He confers with Congressman Scott of Kansas on federal anti option legislation and says the Scott bills will stop gambling in cotton and wheat futures and win Farmers Union support.
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Washington
Hatter W. Summers
Dallas
Farmers Union of
Scott
Kansas
Summers
Farmers Union
Presbyterian College May Be Located at Floydada
Prominent Presbyterians from Dallas Sherman Quanah and Amarillo gather as a commission in Floydada to study a proposal offering a site and buildings for the Panhandle college. The move aims to locate the Presbyterian college in the region and strengthen educational opportunities.
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Presbyterian College
Floydada
Amarillo
Tex
Dallas
Sherman, Quanah
Man Arrested at Richmond Identified, to be Returned
Amarillo Texas April 26 W H Fitzgerald held in Richmond Va on forgery charges here was fully identified today by Potter County Sheriff Hughes from Virginia photos. Fitzgerald will be returned here.
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Marshall
Tex
Mark Hoffman
Alex Cargill
Hoffman
Carzill
Cargill
Harrison County
Amarillo
W. H. Fitzgerald
Richmond
Hughes
Potter County
Virginia
Fitzgerald
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New Orleans
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Mark, Hoffman
Isaac Newton
Isaac
Exchange National Bank
A. J. Nance
J. R. Christal
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