Big gas discovery near Artesia stuns Pecos valley
A Roswell report confirms a commercial gas well east of Artesia across the Pecos River yielding 3 to 5 million cubic feet per day. Drillers halted further work to control the gas while oil-bearing formations lie below. Local businessmen and officials rushed to Artesia to inspect the well and gauge potential oil prospects.
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Pecos Valley
Pecos River
Artesia
Minois Producers Co
Roswell
W. C. Lawrence
Martin Yates Jr
D. Atwood
F. Grant Keyes
Aresia
Carsbad
Shenandoah Makes Good For Arctic Dash
Washington Jan 17 The Shenandoah has made good for the North Pole flight Secretary of the Navy Denby declared after last night’s test showing mooring facilities are adequate even in unusual weather If the ship has provisions and fuel she is safe in her natural element the air Denby believes the vessel will avoid storms like last night’s during the Arctic voyage
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Washington
Shenandoah
North Pole
Denby
Arctic
Berlin school meals program feeds thousands daily
Berlin authorities operated a city kitchen to supply hot soup and rolls to 5,161 hungry children before class. A volunteer network of women expanded the program from 14 to 58 schools, with plans to add ten more as truancy drops and attendance rises.
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Berlin
Anna
Fritz
Lake Arthur Gin Granted Permit to Sell Stock
The Lake Arthur Gin company has been authorized by the state corporation commission to issue and sell £25,000 worth of stock in the corporation.
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Lake Arthur Gin Company
The
State Corporation Commission
American Legion Supper for Ex-Service Men
The American Legion will hold a supper for ex-service men only on Tuesday evening January 22 at 7 30 at the Feakhead Hotel. Price is 15 cents per plate. All members are urged to attend and not forget the time and place. Signed American Legion.
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American Legion
Feakhead
Rain Outlook for Texas Tonight to Friday
Forecasts show East Texas with cloudy skies tonight and rain in the southwest, colder conditions inland and along the coast. West Texas expects mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible rain in the southeast and warmer highs in the Panhandle region.
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East Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Kean to Figure in Investigation Say Senators
Senators in the Mayfield election probe expect focus on the Ku Klux Klan influence behind Mayfield's Texas senate race. They argue Klan funding and ballot irregularities aided Mayfield while Peddy campaigns seek to prove fraud and Oath conflicts. Mayfield, a former Klan member, defends his record and says he resigned before running.
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Kean
Washington
Mayfield
Senate
United States Senate
Earle B. Mayie
Texas
George E. B. Peddy
Peddy
Hiegal
United States
Texas State Senate
State Railroad Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Klan
Houston
Secretary of State
Fall denies Caraway accusation over Teapot Dome lease
In New Orleans on January 17 former Secretary of the Interior Fall vigorously denied Senator Caraway's charges of irregularities in the Teapot Dome lease. He said claims he received money directly or indirectly for the Sinclair lease are absolutely false.
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Nemmy Orleans
Fall
Caraway
Teapot Dome
Sinclair
Real Estaters Gird for Better Living Conditions Talk
Augusta Ga Jan 10 Better living conditions will be a major subject at the national committee meeting of the National Association of Real Estate Boards opening Jan 17. Representatives of 450 boards from the United States and Canada will discuss real estate values rental conditions taxation and city building and rebuilding. L F Eppich of Denver president will outline the program emphasizing data collection education and development through state and national legislation. Charles T Moffett of Minneapolis will present the taxation plan and the Mellon tax idea. A committee led by Ogden A Center of Minneapolis prepared a series of newspaper promotions to be submitted. Other reporters include Frank Ryan E M Chais L L Deland O of Madison Barolomew O Toole William I Shannon H R Tigham I R Hastings and J A Weaver.
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Augusta
Natonal Association of Real Estate Boards
Canada
L. F. Eppich
Denver
National Committee
Charles T. Moffett
Minneapolis
Mellon
Congress
Ogden A. Center
Frank Ryan
Los Angeles
E. M. Cha‘is
Indianapolis
L. L. Delando
Madison Wis
Barolomew O'Toole
Chicago
William I. Shannon
Washington, D. C
H. R. Tiigham
Boston
I. R. Hastings
Omaha
J. A .Weaver
Washington
Mayfield Wins ballot as Peddy seeks injunction
The coalitionists faced an injunction bid after primaries as Mayfield admitted Klan past membership but claimed resignation. Peddy failed to secure ballot access. Mayfield’s recount request followed a 184000 write in count amid disputes over totals and campaign spending.
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Peddy
Mayfields
Mayfield
Tiddy
Hogg Preaches On Sin Wages Death And Gods Gift
Dr. Hogg delivers a sermon at Southern Methodist Church contrasting sin’s fatal wages with the divine gift of eternal life. He usesDaniel Belshazzar imagery, Romans 6 23, and personal anecdotes to warn against moral self reliance and press for faith in Jesus Christ as the basis of true righteousness.
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Southern Methodist Church
Hogg
Daniel
King Belshearer
God
Jesus Christ
Roswell
Argonne Wood
Elrod Loses Case In Insurance Policy Bankruptcy
In a federal case Judge Colin Neblett ruled that two $5,000 life insurance polices owned by bankrupt F P Elrod must have their cash surrender values prorated among creditors because no legal assignment to the beneficiary existed. The ruling affects how the bankruptcy trustee distributes policy values. Snock to El Paso. Guy Smock and Robert Boyce notices follow.
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Elrod
F. P. Elrod
Colin Neblett
Terrible air disaster is averted in New Jersey
The Shenandoah airship, carrying twenty two crew, was torn from its mooring in a seventy mile gale at Lakehurst New Jersey. It fought the storm for nine hours and steered back to its hangar with Captain Anton Hizinen at the helm. Part of the bow was torn away as the ship drifted toward Staten Island with wireless contact maintained through the night.
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Lakehurst
N. J
United States
Anton Hizinen
National rail strike called for England
London January 17 A national railway strike of all engineers and firemen has been called for Sunday night according to an official union announcement.
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London
Baldwin Likely to Fall on Reply Speech From Throne
London Jan 18 Parliament opened in state as King George read the throne speech. With no Commons majority Baldwin faces a hostile house and likely resignation after a staged opposition move. A Labor-Liberal coalition resists passage, signaling another general election in spring or early summer.
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George
House of Commons
Yeomen
House of Lords
Guy Fawkes
James the First
Scotland Yard
Life Guards
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Commons
Cave
Baldwin
Vancil Murder Trial Hinges On Buried Baby Claim
In Fort Worth on January 17, the murder trial of Ralph J. Vancil nears verdict as both sides rest. Vancil denies a written confession, asserting police coercion and stating he buried the infant to save his wife from disgrace rather than kill the baby.
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FT. Worth
Ralph J. Vancil
Vancil
Seventy Mile Gale Ravages Atlantic Coastal Waters
January storm off the New York coast rages at seventy miles per hour with heavy damage. Six people are dead and more than thirty injured as three vessels report distress. Severe weather dominates the area, disrupting maritime activity and prompting official warnings.
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New York
Federals Plan Multifront Offensive in Mexico City
In Mexico City on January 17 General Serrano, minister of war for the Mexican government, announced that a simultaneous attack on all fronts would begin in a few days and that the government would display overwhelming strength.
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Mexico City
General Serrano
Traveling Man Covers Same Route For 58 Years
Lewis Hyman, 76, a veteran traveling salesman from Columbus, has spent 53 years calling on the trade between Mount Vernon and New Lexington, Ohio. He has sold more than $15,000,000 in flour and feed and plans to continue another five years. He attributes his longevity to habit and credits his family history for resilience. In Texas, Uncle Charley Gilson, 89, longtime Waxahachie newspaperman and former Texas House speaker, marked 57 years in Waxahachie since arriving January 1.
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New Lexington
Ohio
Lewis Hyman
Columbus
Mount Vernon
Hyman
Waxahachie
Texas
CR. Gilson
Charley
Quake Prediction Spreads Across Pacific Region
Rome report states Professor Benandi, who claims to have discovered the secret of earthquakes, verified by a Japanese quake, predicting new tremors in the Pacific between January 18 and 20 and on the Asiatic coast around January 29 or 30. The claim says seismic movement will extend to other parts of the globe.
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Rome
Italy
Benandi
Pacific
Asiatic
Fear Cruiser Tacoma aground near Vera Cruz total loss
Washington officials fear the Cruiser Tacoma is a total loss after running aground near Vera Cruz. The ship is reported as virtually on its side and flooded. No information on the crew has been received.
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Washington
Navy Department
Tacoma
Vera Cruz
Collection of Texas ballots to begin soon in Dallas
Dallas Jan 17 collection of ballots for the Peddy Mayfield senatorial election will start tomorrow. Final instructions will be given to collectors this afternoon and work will commence immediately.
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Dallas
Peddy-Mayfield
Aternoon
Local cooperation solves prohibition problems in Pa
Harrisburg report says state police conclude prohibition can only work with strong local cooperation. Major Lynn G. Adams notes criticism from ministers and prohibition groups and urges local authorities to testify in prosecutions and refine methods. He argues enforcement requires shared effort across hundreds of communities and cites police activity alongside other crimes handled with a larger force. C. N. Moore and Rollo Hinkle are mentioned in brief city news.
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Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Lynn G. Adams
Adams
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
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