Union chiefs warn Harding of railroad walkout
Chicago July 13 union leaders warned President Harding that interruptions and interference with railroad transportation will continue and increase unless an agreement ends the strike. In a telegram to the President the union chiefs said skilled workers must receive a just and reasonable wage and that up to date workers have been refused even a conference to settle the dispute.
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Chicago
Harding
Railroad Labor Board
Texas Governor Neff undecided on troop dispatch to shop centers
Dallas July 13 Governor Neff said in a long distance message he was undecided last night whether troops will be sent to shop centers. Adjutant General Barton maintained no necessity for troops has arisen. Barbecue planned by the Parent Teachers Association at the L F D on July 20 from five to eight, fifty cents a plate. Dexter residents Mr and Mrs Frank Hurst visiting Roswell today. Today is Thursday with half holiday. stores close at noon.
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Dallas
Texas
Neff
Barton
Parent-Teachers Association
L F. D
Quiet Follows Restlessness at Denson
Denison Texas July 13 quietness returns after nights of unrest as Katy strikebreakers keep out of public areas. Picketing by strikers continues at likely gathering spots. Mayor Weaver and Sheriff Craig report to Governor Neff that troops are not needed.
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Denison
Texas
Katy
Weaver
Craig
Neff
Texas Cotton Acreage Up Despite Heavy Rains
Texas reports 12,312,000 acres planted in cotton this year, up 1,219,000 from last year, with yields around 137 pounds per acre and a total near 3,325,800 bales. The crop is nearly two months late due to floods, with replanting continuing and boll weevils posing a threat. authorities push eradication efforts statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Texias
E. N. Gray
Bureau of Economics
Kodak Print F Finished As They Should Be
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Kodak print finishing at a shop near 117 W 4th St with unspecified ad versement. No clear date or complete details available.
No Contest in the Records Radio Offer
The Record explains a straight working plan for boys to earn radios by securing subscribers. Any boy who meets the required number of subscriptions can receive the described apparatus, with no time limit and no contest. Subscriptions are to be received before equipment is provided, subject to available stock from Roswell Public Service Co.
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Mit
Roswell
Pajama Trend Replaced by Nightgown in Fashion Rise
New York July 12 fashion notes show pajamas fading as the old fashioned nightgown regains favor among Parisians. The piece highlights shifts in undergarment styles, pleating, lace use, and the Westchester Biltmore Country Club as a chic backdrop for sport costumes and evening gowns.
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New York
Womden
Farbelows
the Flirt
Paris
Westchester Biltmore
Westchester Biltmore Country Club
Cabe
Thratelsdiamind
Rimnye Ablargne Éfleraia
Nally
Giide
Local golf and gun club events draw strong interest
The golf handicap tournament at the Country Club presses toward completion with rules strict and disqualifications for deviations. Roswell Gun Club hosts a registered shoot next Monday drawing entrants from Amarillo Hereford Clovis and other areas with prize donations announced. A six o'clock baseball league for the city with eight teams is proposed. a Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday at 7:30 will decide on organization and open participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Panhandle
Amarillo
Hereford
Clovis
Joynee Pruit
Geo. B. Jew+ett
Smurl's
Roswell Drug Co
Gross-Miller Green Co
Malone Hardware Co
Roswell Hardware Co
Mabne-Lowrey Hardware Co
E. T. Amonett
Chamber of Commerce
Parsons forms Bend law partnership after Pasadena marriage
Roy TB Parsons and Mr Bilis form a law partnership at Bend Oregon after Parsons marriage to Mabelle Martin in Pasadena. August first the couple will relocate to Bend. They honeymoon in Portland and northwest points.
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Roy TB. Parsons
Mabelle Martin
Pasadena
Calif
Bilis
Bend
Oregon
Ad club luncheon reviews Sunday newspapers slow on attendance
In Roswell the Ad club met at Hotel Gilkeson with a vacancy in the leader seat. M L Murdock was away, so President McInnes led a discussion on Sunday newspapers and advertising. Wesley Foster of Gross Miler set the claim that 75 percent of buying is by women, stressing femin ine ad targeting. Scoutmaster Brenneman was praised for Carlsbad efforts as the club noted a top score without expulsions. Next Tuesday visits by Pletcher and Shraeengost were planned along with a dinner committee to meet East Grand Plains ladies. A L Bender of Denver attended, and McInnes praised steady attendance.
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Ad Club
Gilkeson
M. L. Murdock
McInnes
Wesley Foster
Gross-Miller Company
Roswell Ad
Brenneman
Carlsbad
Messrs
Pletcher and
Shraeengost
Fletcher
Williams
Trulie
East Grand Plains
A. L. Bender
Denver
Signing a chit in Tokyo and life with no cash
The piece explains how a chit or IOU forms the basis of much daily commerce in the Orient, with foreigners relying on signed promises for even small purchases. It recounts the Japan Advertiser case where a news editor paid a fine by signing a chit and jokes about tax chits, illustrating the ease and risks of chit culture.
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Tokyo
Ar East
Orient
Japan Advertiser
Calaboose
First Airplane Reaches North Land by Amundsen
Vancouver reports that Captain Roald Amundsen becomes the first Arctic explorer to carry an airplane into the Frozen North, marking a historic aerial milestone in polar exploration.
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North Land
Vancouver
British Columbia
Roald Amundsen
North
White Line Stage Co Takes Weekend Reservations
To Ruidoso the White Line Stage Co will take reservations this week for weekend trips. The White Bus will save Saturday p.m. returning Sunday night. Round trip fare six dollars. Passengers can receive hotel accommodations at Bonnell Ranch or White Mountain Inn with reasonable rates. Phone 222 for information.
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Ruidoso
White Line Stage Co
Kidnapings and strikes erupt near Denison Texas
Two more men were kidnapped near Denison and taken to the countryside. A party of four alleged strikebreakers arriving by the Katy train was met by about 200 strike sympathizers at the station, two men escaped, and picketing continued amid heavy rain. E L Cox of Wichita Falls said he was beaten twelve miles out of town after coming to work for the Katy. He telephoned police from West Texas.
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Denison
Texas
Jay
Katy
Waco
E. L. Cox
Wichita Falls
West Texas
Wreck of M P Trains Kills Six in Kansas City
Rescue teams dig through wreckage after Missouri Pacific passenger train collides with a local freight at Swope Park. Six dead include two white men one the engineer and four Black men.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Swope Park
Allies to grant moratorium to Germany, Paris report
Allied reparations commission will grant a moratorium to Germany as semi official word. France will demand a moratorium if Germany receives one, per El Clair report. In San Antonio Texas former congressman Martin Dies died at Kerrville at 8:30 am after moving there to improve health post Congress.
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Germiany
Paris
Allied Reparations Commission
Germany
France
el Clair
Texas
San Antonio
Martin
Kerrville
Boy Ezra Stout Kills Himself Over Fear of Whipping
Tulsa Oklahoma July 13 Ezra Stout age 13 shot and killed himself near Tulsa last night county authorities believe he acted to avoid a whipping from his father. The incident is under investigation and details recall the boy was in the care of guardians. Authorities say no other persons were involved.
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Poy
Tulsa
Okla
Ezra Stout
Denunciation of Standard Oil Gas Monopoly in Report
Washington July 13. A federal trade commission report to Congress denounces Standard Oil Co for maintaining a gasoline supply monopoly. It urges immediate legislation to ban interlocking stock ownership among the Standard concerns as the only solution to the situation.
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Standard Oil Co
Washington
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Eight children killed by exploding dud at Watertown farmhouse
Army officials and police comb Watertown after a shell dud exploded during a croquet game at Edward Workman’s farmhouse. Eight children died and several others were injured as the percussion cap on an artillery shell detonated unexpectedly. Investigators hunted for more possible duds in the area.
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Watertown
N. Y
Edward Workman
Bank Rate Reduced to Three Percent in London
The bank rate has been cut to three per cent in London, announced on July 13. This marks a policy shift aimed at stimulating lending and economic activity.
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London
White Line passengers head to El Paso and Bonnells
Mrs C B Stow and her young son traveled to Bonnells Glencoe on the White Line for a visit. Sam Lusk of Carlsbad, returning from the A D Garrett cabin at the Ruidoso, rode the White Line to El Paso. Miss Bernice Brick and Miss Betty Luther of El Paso also rode the White Line to their homes.
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C. B. Stow
Little Son
Bonnells
Glencoe
White Line
Sam Lusk
Carlsbad
A. D. Garrett
Ruidoso
el Paso. U
Bernice Brick
Betty Luther
el Paso
West Hill Prayer Meeting at Mrs Hortenstein Home
A West Hill Prayer Meeting is planned for tomorrow at 3 o clock at the home of Mrs Will Hortenstein. An advertisement at Ellett Tire Company promotes a Genuine Guaranteed Diamond Card 30x8 percent for 122.51 dollars with an invitation to visit the store.
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West Hill
Will Hortenstein
Ellett Tire Company
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