Doheny Declares Loan to Fall In Senate Probe
Washington January 25 Both A B Fall and Edward L Doheny must submit conclusive evidence to the senate committee that Doheny’s testimony about loaning 100000 to Fall is accurate Fall’s physician testified Fall has a malady that could cause death at any moment Doheny said he expected to make 100 million dollars from oil leases with the loan certainty and confidence.
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Washington
A. B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Senate
Doheny
Fall
Mellon Replies To Couzens On Tax Policy
Secretary Mellon sharpens reply to Senator Couzens denying use of confidential treasury records and arguing high estate taxes push capital from business. He says business bears risk while government gets large gains and questions who would risk wealth under such terms.
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Washington
Couzens
Michigan
Melon
Georgia Woman Sentenced to Be Executed
Mrs Ida Hughes of Atlanta is sentenced to die on March fourteenth for murdering her mother in law Mrs H C Hughes. She claimed self defense during a search of a trunk for possessions, with a search warrant deemed illegal. Frank Hughes admitted he was sorry his mother was killed but supported his wife.
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Atlanta
Ida Hughes
Dallas County Death Row Case Headlines Condemnation
The appellate court orders a mandate to the Dallas County sheriff in the Blaine Dyer case. Dyer has been condemned to death for the murder of C. Gibson. Fort Worth reports a forthcoming series on Texas oil, with Isaac Marcosson planning to base his research there.
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Dallas
Dallas County
Appelate
Blaine Dyer
C. Gibson
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Isaac F. Marqcosson
Marcosson
California
Lone Star State
Arvin Blames Pierson After Year Prison Sentence
Dallas January 25 John Arvin, jailed for one year, calls the name Pierson a big jinx. Pierson, first assistant district attorney, led the raid after a still was found in Arvin's home. Pierson handled the investigation, presented the case to the grand jury, and prosecuted, securing the sentence.
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Dallas
Tex
John Arvin
Pierson
G. G. Pierson
Arvin
Law on poll tax collections outlined by county official
County School Superintendent C C Hill sent a directive to district clerks in Chaves county detailing poll tax collection rules. The letter, also shared with state educational auditor Owens, orders posting yearly liable lists by February 1, collecting $2 from able bodied persons aged 21 to 60, including women, reporting by April 16, retaining ten percent, and extra pay for lists. It instructs turning over collected funds to the County Treasurer and forwarding nonpayers to the District Attorney.
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C. C. Hil
Chaves County
Hill
Owens
Air
Mr. Hill
Cox Fault for Fraud in Old Dealings
In Houston on January 25 officials testified that S. E. J. Cox bore blame for alleged fraud tied to the merger of eleven master companies into the Blue Bird O.1 company and the sale of stock. Cox wrote the stock letters and a letter for Dr. Cook was used as an example in the trial.
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Houston
Texas
Blue Bird O.1
S. E. J. Cox
Cox
Leters
Cook
Wil Store Granted Unaccompanied Prison Ride to Huntsville
Honey Grove Texas January 25 1910 The word of Wil Store who lived north of here had never been doubt ed. He asked to go unaccompanied to Huntsville state penitentiary to serve a one year sentence for making whiskey and vowed not to escape. Stone had court order to begin serving as soon as possible.
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Honey Grove
Tex
Wil
Huntsville State Penitentiary
Stone
East and West Texas Weather Update Tonight Through Saturday
East Texas faces a cold night with frost after a fair day and a milder Saturday. West Texas also cools tonight with fair skies and a mild Saturday, cooler in the north.
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East Texas
Weathtvest
West Texas
John St. John Hare Returns From Carlsbad and Clovis
John St. John Hare has returned from a multi day business trip to Carlsbad and Clovis where he handled the interests of the Pigsly Wiggly company.
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John R. St. John
Carlsbad
Clovis
Annual meet of Chaves County Farm Bureau note
The Chaves County Farm Bureau closed its annual meeting this afternoon while the poultry show remains available tomorrow at the old Walters building now Brown's Garage First and Main. R C Reid led a key soil fertility rotation talk recommending alfalfa with cotton then sweet clover and oats and four years of sheep pasturing. J R Thomas spoke to orchard soil care. C N Moore of Dexter was reelected president Ernest Nelson East Grand Plains vice president Claude Simpson reelected secretary Arthur Stevens treasurer. This afternoon covered the cotton marketing committee report.
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Chaves County Farm Bureau
Roswell
Walters
Brown
Main Street
R. C. Reid
Farm Bureau
Reid
J. R. Thomas
C. N. Moore
Dexter
Bureau
Ernest Nelson
East Grand Plains
Claude Simpson
Arthur Stevens
Committee On
Senator Buys Pearls Valued At 600000
Senator Perry of Rhode Island, or his wife, purchased a six hundred thousand dollar string of black pearls once owned by the late Czarina of Russia. It was described as the most perfect string of black pearls in the world. The purchase was arranged through a Russian nobleman linked to Rasputin’s era.
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Washington
Czarina
Russia
Perry
Rhode Island
Rasputin
Removal of Bodies Cited as Cause of Untidy Cemeteries
In Dallas on January 24 Professor J A Yarborough head of SMU psychology says American cemeteries in France are unkept because bodies are shipped home. He notes soldiers prefer graves remain in fields where they died and three Belleau Wood beautification plans were halted by orders to ship remains. Also reports Donald L Sullivan, 24, died after months of illness. body to be shipped to Shelbyville Tennessee for burial.
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Dallas
Tex
France
America
England
J. A., Yarborough
Southern Methodist University
Yarborough
Belleau Woods
Troes
Donald L. Sullivan
Tenad L. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Shelbyville Tenn
Tilton’s
Stelbyville
Last Hogg revival service concludes in Roswell
Tonight at 7 15 Rev W B Hogg preaches his final revival sermon in Roswell at the Methodist church. He has already spoken to high school students business men and officials today and urged listeners to open the door of the heart to Christ. Tonight’s gathering is billed as the best service of the revival with a 4 o'clock businessmen’s meeting at Zink's.
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W. B. Hogg
el Paso
Roswell
Christ
Jesus
Hell
Zink’s
Texas rail rule urged to ban removing shoes on trains
A letter to the Texas railroad commission urges a rule prohibiting passengers on trains from removing their shoes. The writer says he was compelled to endure such behavior on a recent trip after a fellow passenger removed shoes.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
Texas
10000 Young Men in Training Camps Plans for 1924
The War Department outlines summer military training camps for 40000 students aged 17 to 24 in corps areas, opening August 1. The program follows the Plattsburg model and Theodore Roosevelt’s Americanization approach, offering a thirty-day outdoor course with four instruction groups and government funding.
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Washington
War Department
Plattsburg
Money raised to finish Buffalo Roswell oil test well
Progress in raising 4800 dollars to complete the Buffalo Roswell oil company test well across the Pecos River, east of the city, continues briskly. Roswell aims to secure 4800 dollars matched by Buffalo New York, enabling depth to 4000 feet test, with 2800 feet already drilled and favorable conditions. An acreage plan offers 480 acres near the site, sold in one acre units at ten dollars each.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo-Roswell
Marland Oil sells stock block to J P Morgan Co
New York January 25 President Marland of the Marland Oil company announced the sale of three hundred thousand shares of stock to J P Morgan Co and an option for three hundred thirty five thousand additional shares. A substantial cash consideration was given for the option.
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New York
Marland
Marland Oil Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Red Names Leninograd as Petrograd's New Title
Jan 25 report: Petrograd renamed Leninograd to honor the late Soviet leader as crowds of peasants file in to pay homage, delaying the funeral from Saturday to Sunday. Also Jan 23 Victoria Texas notes the United States first legal electrocution, Charles Prechte witnessing the inmate Vellmer die after a faulty switch caused a tense moment before death, with minor chair upgrades mentioned.
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Moscow
Petrograd
Leninograd
Victoria
Tex
United States
Charles Prechte
Vellmer
Buffalo
New York
Prechtel
Huntsville State Penitentiary
Star Touring Car Bought By Cleto Torres
Cleto Torres has just purchased a Star touring car from D S Motor Co of this city.
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Cleto- Torres
Roswell Booster Touches 1925 Sign In 34 Year Fight
Judge Granville A Richardson, Roswell's first attorney and longtime public servant, touched the button lighting the 20,000 in 1925 sign. He arrived in Roswell 34 years ago on a buckboard from Lincoln, later serving as mayor and district judge. He has consistently championed the city and its growth, keeping faith as Roswell expanded from a few shacks to a bustling community in the Pecos valley.
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Roswell
Six Mile Hill
Lincoln
Pecos
New Mexico
Law School
University of Michigan
Magic Valley
The
Granville A. Richardson
United Mine Workers Demand Repeal of Syndicalism Laws
In Indianapolis on January 25 the United Mine Workers unanimously adopted a resolution calling for immediate repeal of syndicalism laws in several states. The convention said these laws are used to intimidate the progressive element of the working class.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Rose Tire Pump Ad in Roswell Auto Ad
A vintage ad promotes the Rose Tire Pump as highly satisfactory for inflating tires of any size. The message asks readers if their car has a Rose Tire Pump, attributed to ROSWELL AUTO and Sealab Advertizement.
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Roswell Auto
Roswell Unveils Giant Electric Sign And Community Message
Roswell celebrated its new broadcasting sign with a 60 foot electric display that lights up nightly. Judge G A Richardson spoke for the city as Frank Schram led the Roswell Advertising Club event highlighting teamwork and civic responsibility to turn the sign into a rallying slogan for growth and progress.
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Roswell
G. A Richardson
Beter
Frank Schram
Noswell Advertising Club
G. A. Richardson
H. M. Dow
Chamber of Commerce
Dow
United Effort
Robert Kellahin
Rotary Club
George Fletcher
Kiwanis Club
Murdock
Roswell Advertising Club
Dusty shop keeper earns fortune on Biddle street
On Biddle Street in St. Louis Jafferson Wall ran a dusty little shop for 56 years from age 12, never raised rents, sold at cost for 15 years, yet kept a fortune of $600,000 hidden. He died quietly with his simple routine intact.
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ST. Louis
Biddle Street
Jafferson Wall
Ead
Wall
Fort Sumner visitor blends business with leisure
From Ft. Sumner, R M Edwards visits his home, spending several days on a combined business and pleasure trip. He plans to return soon, enjoying the varied activities of the stay.
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R M. Edwards
Ft. Sumner
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