Texas in row over highway expense item
Austin leaders clash as Lee Satterwhite demands a special session to probe alleged waste at the highway department under Governor Ma Ferguson. Attorney General Dan Moody is reviewing the department's transactions with a report due in about three weeks, while Ferguson warns against a costly special session.
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Austin
Tex
Washington
Lee Satterwhite
Texas House of Representatives
Gover
Ferma
Joman
James E. Ferguson
State Highway Commission
Dan Moo
Atterwhite
Attor
Neveral
Satterwhite
Associated Press
Ben Fter
sEer Satterwhite
Ma’’ Ferguson
Ferguson
Hermine Uses Her Own Title in Stuttgart Case
Republican guards failed to press charges against Princess Hermine wife of former Emperor William for usurping the title Kaiserine Hermine. The court declined to hear the criminal complaint and public prosecutors took no action. Accusations claim she designated herself wife of William II and appeared as empress and queen in public lists and a Wildbad postcard.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Hermine
William
Kaiserine Hermine
Wildbad
Wildbed
Papers Caustic On Debt Plan From Rome
Italian newspapers react to the looming talks on war debt with warnings against overpromising under U S pressure. Il Tevere argues Washington must see Germany pays first and Italy should cap payments at about 200 million gold lire annually. Count Volpi stresses hope for successful negotiations amid political tensions.
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Det
Italy
United Tes
Count Volpice
Naples
Tomorrw
United States
Il Tevere
Washington
Milan Povolo
Italia
Count Volpi
Chicago to Curb Stunt Flying Action Planned
Police chief Morgan A. Collins proposes arming the city with a small pursuit plane to guard crowds from stunt fliers after witnessing a stunt aviator hover under 1,000 feet above 40,000 spectators at a Northwestern Chicago game. He will seek funding for the aircraft and a rifle-equipped craft.
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Chicago
Bo Morgan A. Collins
Wages Higher in United States in International Index
An international labor office index shows United States wages higher than in eighteen other countries as of July 1. The index measures skilled and unskilled labor, food and rent costs across cities including Ottawa and Lisbon, with Philadelphia noted at 183 and London at 100 as a reference point.
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United States
International Labor Office
Phila
Ottawa
Lisbon
London
Tax Hearing Draws Varied Plans for Relief
Washington October 21 AP hearings before the house ways and means committee explored varied forms of tax relief. Nine organizations spoke as the treasury proposed a new tax schedule including a 1 percent start up to 3000, 3 percent to 7000, 5 percent above that, and surtax brackets to 20 percent beyond 150000.
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House
Ways and Means
The
Treasury
Mellon
Congress
Destroyers Ordered to Syrian Ports for Possible Protection
Washington directed two American destroyers from Gibraltar to Alexandria to stay ready for use in Syrian ports to protect American lives and property amid tribal revolt. Admiral Wells may deploy ships from Alexandria if needed. Damascus reports French forces crushing Druse-led uprising with heavy bombardment and street fighting.
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Gibraltar
Alexandria
Egypt
Roger Wells
Paul Knabenshue
Beirut
Syria
State Department
Damascus
Mediterranean
Admiral Wells
Pittsburg
Cherbourg
Navy Department
Cabarets Face Day Holidays in Gay Gotham
New York on October 21 reports Federal Attorney Buckner pursuing padlock actions against thirty exclusive cabarets. He seeks consent decrees to close venues without trials, amid patron lists and evidence of champagne service. Buckner aims to finish cases for a dry Broadway Thanksgiving as a Corone seizure at Atlantic City tailed the update.
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New York
Oace
Buckner
del Fey
Mr. Buckner
The
Buckmner
Corone
Atlantic City
Chased Geese Seeks Arrest of Army Aviator
Lieutenant Fred C. Nelson of the United States Army Air Service faces arrest on a charge of driving killing and capturing a Canadian goose with the aid of an airplane. Federal Game Warden Barmier filed the complaint after citizens of Callaway County and a federal warrant were issued. The incident allegedly happened October 31 1924 when Nelson flew with a passenger and struck a flock of geese, knocking one to the ground and causing plane damage.
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Jefferson City
Fred C. Nelson
United States Army Air Service
Barmier
Callaway County
Nelson
Mayoralty Fight Erupts in Juarez Violence
In El Paso on Oct 21 AP reports twenty five Mexicans injured in a mayoralty election clash at Juarez after speakers finished and a brick was thrown. The riot drew about 300 participants with clubs knives and stones. rioters were garrisoning the area.
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el Paso
Juarez
Courage Award Tied to Navy Officer in Controversy
William Mitchell received a Courage Award intended for the widows of men killed in the Shenandoah airship wreck. Mrs. Mitchell delivered the award to Mrs. Zachary Lansdowne, wife of the Shenandoah commander, for distribution among the sailors' spouses. Mitchell faces a court martial following his public criticisms of war and navy officials.
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AP House
Oras Ee
William Mitchell
Laberty
Mitchell
Zachary Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Air Service
War
Navy Department
Bees Are Worked on Double Shift
John Ballantine an apiarist of Nelson British Columbia ships 30 pounds of bees and ten queens on the liner Niagara to Auckland New Zealand to seed a two crop honey experiment. If successful plan calls for yearly shipments of colonies across the Pacific.
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Vancouver
John Ballantine
Nelson
B. C
Niagara
Auckland
New Zealand
Pacific
Ancient skull unearthed in Leadenhall Street discovery
A fossilized human skull fragment found 26 feet deep in Leadenhall street London is praised by archaeologists as possibly Neanderthal or Piltdown era. Professor Elliott Smith notes it may belong to a about 50 year old woman. Experts suggest it predates modern humans and hints at upper palaeolithic life.
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London
Leadenhall Street
Elliott Smith
Prominent Woman Dies on Coast in Santa Barbara
Mrs Frances Amourette Farnsworth Baxter aged 78 dies in Santa Barbara after residing there since 1887. Founder of the local Woman's club, she was a lineal descendant of Governor William Bradford of Massachusetts. Her late husband A Sidney Baxter served on General Grant's staff in the Civil War.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Frances Amourette Farnsworth Baxter
Santa ‘Barbara
Woman’s Club
Baxter
William Bradford
Massachusetts
A. Sidney Baxter
Grant
National City Bank Leads U S In Deposits
National City Bank of New York tops all banks in the country in total deposits for September, with 9466 784 000. The article notes a previous decline since June 30 and September. The Bank of New York ranks second in deposits.
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New York
National City Bank of New York
Bank of New York
Debt Proposal to French Idea
Paria October 21 The French currency and debt question will likely be sent to Washington next week after a cool reception in parliament. Finance Minister Caillaux favors renewed negotiations in the United States rather than submitting the provisional plan to the senate and chamber. The American counter proposal asks for annual installments of 40000 dollars for five years to cover current interest on the roughly 4.2 billion dollars of debt France owes to the United States.
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Paria
Washington
Calliaux
United States
Senate
Chamber
M. Caillaux
Paris
France
France Rebuffs Five Year Debt Plan Faces Bankers
Washington reports the French cabinet rejected the five year debt arrangement, signaling a likely series of exchanges between Paris and Washington. President Coolidge and Charles Mitchell of National City Bank discussed private French loans but Mitchell said bankers back the government, delaying private finance until France settles its war debt.
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France
Unive
Thery
Say
Coolidge
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank of New York
Mitchell
the Dent
White House
Vandervoort to serve life in prison for patricide
Warren Vandervoort 17, who killed his father Reverend J Vandervoort in Parkersburg, is being transported to Fort Madison prison to spend the rest of his life. His mother Mrs Della Vandervoort expresses relief the family was spared hanging, while she stays in Parkersburg and guards her health after a head wound from the incident.
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Allison
Iowa
Warren Vandervoort
J. Vandervoort
Parkersburg
Fort Madison
Henasee
Phy
Rae
Della Vandervoort
Lost Car During Washington Visit Stirs Gossip
A garbled 1920s style note reports Washington Senators outfielder Goose Goslin losing his car during a visit with a person named Helen Gould and mentions a rumored marriage link. The surface text is unclear and reads as a fragmentary gossip item with no confirmed details.
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Washington
Goslin
Washin
Theington Senators
Sto Wen
Helen Gould Gueeney
Greek Bulgarian frontier clash prompts inquiry proposal
In Athens a Greek ultimatum to Bulgaria was sent after border gunfire near Demirhissar. Bulgaria reports regular troops fired and Sofia proposes a joint Greek Bulgarian inquiry to establish responsibility on the spot.
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Athens
Det. 21
Oem Seiat S
Bulgaria
Det
Sofia
Conti
Demirhissar
Saya
Greek troops deployed along Greco Bulgarian frontier
Greek forces moved to strategic points in Demirhissar Macedonia northeast of Salonika to assess Bulgarian strength after a Monday shelling on a Greek post. A Greek official was killed and a captain shot in the episode, and Bulgarian commander cites a misunderstanding as the cause. Greece vows a full investigation into Bulgarian actions amid a three month incident haunting relations.
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Athens
Demirhissar
Macedonia
Salonika
Demirhiasary
Greece
Demirhissarrei
Bulgaria
FTC probes RCA and affiliates in antitrust inquiry
The Federal Trade Commission’s investigation targets Radio Corporation of America and associated companies for alleged collusion and market manipulation. Auditor J D Kammerer testifies on stock holdings tied to Fronts holding on the St Lawrence River amid questions of control and influence.
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Federal Trade Commission
Yes
Radio Corporation America
General Biles
Elephene
Copany, International
J. D. Kammerer
General Electric
St. Lawrence
Italian freighter Ignacio Imena Abandoned at Sea
A damaged fragment notes the Italian freighter Ignacio Imena reported abandoned at sea after a Bastin area incident. No crew status or destination details are provided in the readable text.
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