Baldwin Ministers Prepare for New Pew Cabinet Roles
London dispatch notes Viscount Cecil expected to join the pew cabinet as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, boosting cabinet size toward twenty. The Baldwin ministry eyes one woman member, possibly the Duchess of Atholl, with parliamentary secretary posts and Scottish offices among the likely appointments.
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Viscount Cecil
Pew
Duchy of Lancaster
Baldwin
Robert Cecil
West Conservative
Norway election keeps prohibition amid coalition gains
Associated Press report from Christiana notes Conservatives and Peasants secure a slight majority in the Storthing, likely preserving prohibition. Conservatives opposed repeal, Agrarian nominees favoring it, but overall strength may prevent changes this session. Norway’s 150-seat assembly includes 54 Conservatives, 22 Agrarians, 84 Lefts, 8 Socialists, and 32 Communists. Premier Mowinckel’s cabinet, drawn from the Left, expected to stay until January. Women have voted since 190? but only two women candidates have ever been elected, and all defeated in these elections.
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Associated Press
Christiana
Storthing
Stortbing
Ludwig Mowinckel
Norway
Spiritualist chiefs charged in brauds by AP
Los Angeles authorities issued warrants charging criminal conspiracy fraud and similar offenses against W. A. Jackson and ten other officers of the National Independent Spiritualists Association. The case centers on allegedly issuing a minister certificate a church charter and healer endorsement to a Times reporter for 150 dollars under an assumed name.
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Los Angels
W. A. Jackson
National Independent Spiritualists’ Association
Fraugi
Jesser
Los Angeles Times
the Times
Republican Club Postpones Meeting in Bexar County
The Bexar County Women's Republican Club postpones its regular meeting to November 25. President Mrs W Mc Manus says the group usually meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays, but Armistice Day near Tuesday led to the change.
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Bexar County
Reserve Officers Urge Quick Commissions Amid Exams
World War officers in the officers reserve corps face a three day deadline to be re commissioned at their former grades without an examination. Major General Robert Lee Bullard announces that 83 200 reserve officers are on the war department rolls. After Tuesday applicants must pass both professional and physics examinations. The ruling, first set to expire November 14 1923, was extended to Armistice Day.
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Associated Press
New York
Robert Lee Bullard
War Department
Globe Fliers Take Air for Houston
Capt Lowell Smith and Lieut Leslie Arnold return to Chicago to be feted by the Army and Navy Club and city officials after the world flight. They will be honored with a public reception, theater program, and an expensive automobile each. One world flight plane to be housed at the Smithsonian. Erik Nelson and John Harding head toward Houston to rejoin the group.
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Chicago
Lowell Smith
Leslie Arnold
Hig Mechanician
Army and Navy Club
City of
Dever
Scott Wield
Belleville
Til
Erik Nelson
John Harding
Houston
Col
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U.S.A
Stanley Adams
Captain Smith
Kelly Field
United States
Auditorium Theater
Globe Traveler Artist Burr Finds Home In San Antonio
Brussels born artist Burr, who paints best in the morning on an empty stomach, explains inspiration must be captured on canvas immediately. He has studied in Milan Paris Berlin and Munich, speaks twelve languages, and notes a $350000 Chicago private collection. In San Antonio with a few sketches and an Indian hide painting, he visits local artists and registers for the Art League exhibition.
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Brackenridge Park
San Antonio Art League
Italian steamer reports cargo fire at Norfolk
Italian steamer Anna reported by radio to her agents in Norfolk that a fire in a cotton cargo was brought under control after threatening serious consequences. The incident occurred on November 8 as the ship was in port.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Anna
Gem loot recovered in New Orleans jewel case in Gotham
New York detectives recovered between 150000 and 175000 dollars in jewels stolen from a New Orleans hotel. Mortimer Russes, a pawn broker, faces receiving stolen goods charges. William Jacobs is held as a material witness. Two other suspects and a woman are being sought.
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New Orleans
Henry Agert
Mortimer Russes
William Jacobs
Guy R. Maloney
Louisiana
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Jacobs
Doheny to Continue Pearl Harbor Work
The Elk Hills oil lease dispute near Pearl Harbor continues as Pan American Petroleum and Transport rests its case. Government rebuttal witnesses will be called, with stipulations to follow before final arguments. Frank J. Hogan cites Navy Secretary Wilbur's inability to release confidential papers and a Doheny letter to President Coolidge pledging completion of the Pearl Harbor storage project despite potential loss from the ruling.
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Los Angeles
Elk Hills
Pan- American Petroleum and Transport Company
Frank J. Hogan
Oil Company
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
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Coolidge
Pearl Harbor
Neff to Speak at Armistice Day Texas Tech Exercises
Governor Neff will travel from Austin to Lubbock for Armistice Day ceremonies marking the cornerstone laying of the main Texas Tech College building. About 25,000 people are expected, with several state officials attending. The main building and other structures are targeted for completion by September 1, 1925, with Dr. P. W. Horn named president.
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Neff
Lubbock
Texas Tees College
P. W. Horn
Council of Safety to be organized in Texas
Permanent organization of the Texas Council of Safety to wage a war against accidents at grade crossings and on highways will be perfected at a meeting in Austin on December 4 and 5. Participants include the railroad commission, railroads, the highway commission, and civic organizations following an all day conference of railroad representatives and highway engineers.
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Texas Council of Safety
Austin
Railroads Commission
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Railroad Commission
Star duo to bring Feet Loose to Royal Theater in San Antonio
San Antonio eyes a major season draw as William Faversham and Margaret Anglin sign for Zoe Akins Feet Loose at the Royal Theater with Thanksgiving shows. Branch guarantees city support. the tour aims to prove strong regional taste for top-tier drama and avoid second-rate productions.
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San Antonio
C. Leonard
William Faversham
Margaret Anglin
William H. Branch
Branch
Leonhard
Miss Anglin
Mr. Faversham
Zoe Akins
Royal Theater
Judge Deliberates Aerial Rights In Brooklyn Apartments
In New York on November 8, Magistrate O Neill in Brooklyn heard tenants rights to erect roof aerials. He called the question too novel for immediate decision and adjourned the hearing until November 20. The dispute involved a Brooklyn landlord and tenant and one attorney urged destruction of all rooftop aerials.
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Associated Press
New York
O'Neill
Brooklyn
Bandits Steal 2000 Dollars From Oklahoma Bank
Two unmasked bandits locked cashier J. A. Smith and assistant Vernon Crouch in the vault of the First State Bank at Shamrock Oklahoma late Friday and escaped with about 2000 dollars. Posses search the surrounding country but found no trace as the robbers fled west in a automobile.
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Associacd Press
Shamrock, Qokla
Nov
J. A. Smith
Vernon Crouch
First State Bank
Secretary Davis Feted in New York
Secretary of labor James J. Davis was feted in New York by Clarence W. Barron, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, on the eve of his South American voyage. Davis noted unemployment had checked around September 1.
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New York
James J. Davis
South America
Clarence W. Barron
The
Wall Street Journal
Davis
Boy Charged in $260 Purse Theft Case
An 11 year old boy is held in the county jail as a delinquent child after theft of 260 dollars from Jesus Sanchez on Leona and Pecos streets. Detective Carver led to the arrest following Sanchez report of a purse missing the funds.
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Sanches
Carver
Constable Elected In Harris Township By Write-In Vote
The Associated Press reports in Muskogee Oklahoma that C B Price was unanimously elected constable of Harris township after election results were canvassed. No candidates were printed on the ballot and Price wrote his name in, receiving no other votes and earning a certificate of election.
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Muskogee
Okla
B. Price
Harris Township
Price
Summerall to visit home town for Armistice Day
Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, commander of the Weighth Corps Area, will leave San Antonio Saturday afternoon for Tavares, Florida, to take part in Armistice Day celebrations with people he knew before his military service. The town named a park in his honor and has urged his visit to dedicate to World War I veterans. The War Department has granted him eight days leave, though he can spend only one day in Tavares.
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Weighth Corps
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Tavares
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War Department
Man Forced to Penane Wife Grave Stabbing Incident
The Associated Press reports E P Dominy a 21 year old man from Dublin Ga was abducted by three unknown men and forced to dig up his wife s coffin at Greenwood Cemetery. He was beaten collapsed and taken to jail on a separate warrant for non support. Bond was posted and trial set for the next session of criminal court.
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Orlando
Fia
Dublin
Eget
E. P. Dominy
Greenwood Cemetery
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Dominy
Nest Sione of Criminal Court
Man Kills Landlady Then Suicide in Bourne Mass
Manuel Lopez and Mrs. Charlotte Gomes were found dead in Bourne Massachusetts on Friday. Police believe Lopez, a boarder, killed his landlady and then took his own life. In Memphis Tennessee 1924 southern pine output is projected near 16 billion feet, up from 15.982 billion in 1919, driven by small mills across the region.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Pine Association
Frank V. Dunham
Dunham
Southern Pine Timber
Mr. Dunham
Auto Parts Body closes first annual convention
The national standard automobile parts association elected A. T. Haugh of Buffalo as president and W. D. Patterson of Los Angeles as executive vice president at its first annual convention in Chicago on November 8. The executive committee includes F. Lipp of St. Louis, W. Mills of Chicago, W. Moffett of Warren, Pa., C. J. Peterson of Meriden, Conn., HR. Schnore of Atlanta, W. P. Main of Indianapolis, Z. Olsen of St Paul, J. R. Walton of Detroit, A. J. Billard of Cleveland, T. Mee of Oklahoma City, and Z. Olsen of St Paul. CG. B. Frazer of Buffalo serves as secretary.
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Chicago
National Standard Automobile Parts Association
A. T. Haugh
Buffalo
W. D. Patterson
Los Angeles
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F. ©. Lipp
St. Louis
W. I. Mills
W. Moffett
Warren, Pa
C. J. Peterson
Mevifien
Conn
HR. M. Schnore
Atlanta
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Indianapolis
R. Walton
Detroit
A. J. Billard
Cleveland
T. Mee
Oklahoma City
Z W. Olsen
St Paul
CG. B. Frazer
The Romance of San Antonio Water Supply and Distribution
A concise account highlights San Antonio’s famed engineers and physicians, the city’s pure artesian water push, and the public ownership shift of the Water Supply Co. The 24 page illustrated booklet, offered free by mail, summarizes the city’s past present and future water story with strong local figures and data.
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