Railroad Chiefs May Face Jail Over Strike Threat
Washington reports that railroad brotherhood chiefs risk jail if they do not rescind their strike call and risk a mail and interstate commerce tie-up. Attorney General Daugherty says court injunctions can restrain interference with mails and commerce, with contempt as potential result if leaders disobey. In Chicago final peace talks occur as Ben Hooper meets with union chiefs to avert a strike and bids concessions.
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Washington
Railroad Brotherhood
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Chicago
Ben Hooper
Railroad Labor Board
Hooper
Labor Board
Dean Watkins Found Dead At Dallas Home
J E Watkins 59 was found dead in bed at his Dallas home with a pistol and exploded shell nearby. Powder burns on the temple indicate a close range shot. An inquest is scheduled for this afternoon. He is survived by three sons Henry Nevada, Houston Royce City, and H L Mexia.
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Dallas
J. E. Watkins
Watkins
Henry
Nevada
Houston
Royce City
H. L
Mexica
Woman killed when car drops embankment near Big Sandy
Gilmer Texas October 27 Mrs Huel 8 Haynes died when her automobile plunged over an embankment near Big Sandy last night Two other women in the car were injured in the crash authorities said.
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Gilmer
Texas
Huel
Haynes
Big Sandy
Dynamite Used as Miners Quit in Kansas Mine Conflict
Pittsburg Kansas Oct 27 violence linked to the Southern Kansas mine dispute began with dynamiting the Grey Wolf coal mine near Mulberry as miners refused to join the strike. The report notes rising personal crisis cases among Japanese women driven by hardship and pressures to marry.
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Pittsburg
Kans
Kansas
Grey Wolf
Mulberry
Mars Will Be Interned On Britains Boat
Paris dispatch reports former Emperor Karl and Princess Zita of Hungary to be interned aboard a British monitor while Allies decide their fate after a council of ambassadors meeting.
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Paris
France
Karl
Zita
Hungary
Council of Ambassadors
Lorena Ku Klux Klan Fray Probed by Grand Jury
Waco Texas October 27 the McLennan county grand jury is investigating the Lorena Ku Klux Klan fray and expects to complete its investigations this week. More than one hundred witnesses have been examined to date.
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Waco
Texas
MacClennan County Grand Jury
Loot in mail truck holdup eyed as record robbery
New York dispatch says the Lower Broadway mail truck heist may total ten million dollars, postal inspectors calling it the largest robbery in criminal history. Also notes 2300 blinded veterans in France, their hardship, and a movement to revise war pensions as J P Bush returns from El Paso.
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New York
Lower Broadway
House 10 Vote on Expulsion of Blanton
Washington October 27 the house refused to expel Representative Blanton Texas by a 203 to 113 vote short of the required two thirds. The body then began debate on a substitute amendment to censure Blanton. Blanton defended himself stating the printed words were by staff.
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Washington
House
Representative Blanton
Texas
Blanton
Congress
Mondell
Congressional Record
Government Printing Office
War Finance Corp Aims to Aid Sugar Beet Marketing
The War Finance Corporation board approved a plan to help sugar beet growers via a Utah based financial company. Loans up to ten million dollars will be secured by obligations of sugar beet companies and refined sugar in warehouses. Conference attendees included Salt Lake and Denver officials and Sugar Beet Growers Association secretary. A Michigan agricultural loan agency was established with Detroit headquarters and a Montana Wyoming stock loan of one million dollars was approved.
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War Finance Corporation
West
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
Far West
Meyer
Washington
Agricultural Loan Committees
Financelal Corporation
Heber J. Grant
L. L. Richards
H. H. Rolapp
Salt Lake City
W. L. Petrikin
A. E. Carlton
Denver
George M. Houston
Greely Colorado
Sugar Beet Growers Association
E. O. Howard
The
Michigan
Detroit
William J. Gray
John W. Staley
H. H. Sanger
Clay H. Hollister
Grand Rapids
C. S. Campbell
Kalamazoo
Corporation
B. L. Gaddis
Montgomery
Alabama
Ramsey well breaks in near Arno in New Mexico frontier areas
W C Reid reports the Ramsey oil well located about 3 1/2 miles east of Arno station and 60 miles south of Carlsbad, 24 miles from the New Mexico border. The 4360 foot depth reached oil sand, a 5 000 000 cubic feet gas show, and tool snag halted operations. gas and oil rose in the derrick twice before steady flow began. Preliminary estimates suggest 1 000 barrels daily, with pipe (314 miles of 4 inch) on order for transport to the railroad within ten days. The project, led by Mr Ramsey with Dr Carpenter and L M White, plus other field wells, signals active drilling across the region near Pinal Dome.
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Ramsey
W. C. Reid
Arno
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Carpenter
L. M. White
Pinal Dome
Texas
Pennsylvania
State of
Cummins
Reid
Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos
New Switching Crews Boost I and G N Work Output
Houston Texas Oct 27 The new switching crews are doing twice as much work more efficiently than the crew who quit the job Horace Booth traffic manager of the International Great Northern declared Booth said the freight embargo will not be reestablished as long as the work is progressing as it is now even if a general strike occurs on Sunday The freight embargo in effect on the I G N since Saturday was partially lifted when the road agreed to accept freight from three points Longview Junction San Antonio and Taylor The last two included shipments from those points to Mexico
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Houston
Texas
Horace Booth
International & Great Northern
Booth
Longview Junction
San Antonio
Taylor
Mexico
Chamber asks members to keep November 5 open
The Chamber of Commerce requests members not to plan Tuesday evening November 5 from 6 30 onward. The reason is not yet announced, though officials promise more details soon. Remember the date and warn spouses to avoid bookings for the member.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roads Good West to the Pacific Side Travel Report
The camp ground register records a New York couple praising the wintering city as the finest found. Tourist traffic has dipped but is expected to rebound, with 12 to 15 cars overnight. Road conditions Roswell to Kenna hinder current travel, yet the southern route through Arizona remains the preferred corridor to California as moisture improves.
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New York
el Paso
Roswell
Kenna
California
Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
Masonic Meeting of Interest at Roswell Lodge
Tomorrow Friday night Roswell Lodge No 18 meets in special communication with district deputy grand master Robert Kellahin making his official visit A paper on the third degree by Lucius Dills deputy grand master to be read by Byron O Beal Past masters jewels to F L Austin and John W Hall presented by Kellahin Meeting aims to better the order Lunch served after the meeting Also note a big shipment of fish from government fisheries placed in lakes near Pecos and Country Club lake with cans allocated to Geo B Jewett C W White and Oliver Smith.
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Roswell Lodge No. 18
Robert Kellahin
Lucius Dills
Byron O. Beal
F. L. Austin
John W. Hall
Pecos
Country Club Lake
Geo. B. Jewett
C. W. White
Oliver Smith
Parker Heads New Mexico Club Women For Year
Mrs. Frank W. Parker of Santa Fe will lead the State Federation of Women's Clubs of New Mexico for the coming year. Officers elected include J. G. Gould of Albuquerque as vice-president at large and Milley B. Taylor of Springer as first vice-president. The Roswell meeting featured Col. J. W. Willson of the New Mexico Military Institute as luncheon host and numerous appointments were announced for committees and district presidencies.
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Frank W. Parker
Santa FE
New Mexico
State Federation of Women’s Clubs of
Parker
State Federation
J. G. Gould
Albuquerque
Milley B. Taylor
Springer
A. DeLong
Gallup
M. A. Corbin
Artesia
Walter Mayes
Clovis
R. C. Ten Eyck
H. R. Parsons
Ft. Sumner
McDowell
L. S. Wilson
Raton
Federation of Women’s Clubs
R. P. Donohoe
E. Allison
M, EB
Church, South
Ralph Twitchell
W. H. Long
S. Wilson
Stroup
C. E. Mason
Roswell
Paul Walter
Hemmingway
Carlsbad
DeLong
Margaret Jones
Tucumcari
F. I. McKamy
Dona Ana
International Labor Conference Opens in Geneva
The third annual conference gathers government, employer, and worker delegates from forty nations to address agricultural labor health, unemployment prevention, rights of association, education for agricultural workers, and protections against accidents, sickness, old age. It also covers wool disinfection, white lead bans, weekly rest, and child labor rules on ships, with three weeks slated to finish the agenda.
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Geneva
Washington
Travel notices loom in Kansas to California and Cleveland
Mrs Dave Nelson left last night for Pittsburgh Kansas by train after a wire from her father. Mrs James Cowan departed this morning on the White Line for Los Angeles and southern California for an extended visit. Harrison G Otly arrived from Cleveland to spend days on business and visiting friends. Donald Gillespie returned this afternoon from a multi day business trip for Bond Baker Company.
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Dave Nelson
Pittsburgh
Kans
Los Angeles
James Cowan
California
Cleveland
Harrison G. Otly
Donald Gillespie
Donald ‘Gillespie
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