Labor Unions Liable Under Sherman Act
Washington June 5 Labor organizations are not exempt from prosecution under the Sherman Anti Trust Law the Supreme Court announced in the Coronado case In a decision delivered by Chief Justice Taft the court held unions can be liable for property damage and other harm caused by members during strikes The United Mine Workers of America brought the suit against the Coronado company Taft discussed the unions' stability and argued that unions must be suable despite being unincorporated to do justice in practice
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Washington
Supreme Court
Coronado
National Tribunal
Taft
United Mine Workers of America
Coronado Company
Million Acres to Be Sold at Texas Public Auction
Austin June 6 approximately one million acres of public free school land will be offered Sept 1 and sold to the highest bidder. Most lands may be forfeited for nonpayment of interest, with redemption allowed until Sept 2 10 a m. Applications due by Sept 2 morning. Bulk land in western and northwestern Texas, Brewster and Loving counties prominent. No residence required. parcels under 80 acres cash, over 80 acres one fortieth cash and remainder in annual installments at 5 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
J. T. Robison
General Land Office
Brewster County
Loving County
John Gray killed by hijackers in Oklahoma
Okmulgee Oklahoma June 6 John Gray was shot and killed at Henryetta last night by two masked robbers who held up a card game and took 400 dollars from the players Police say the attackers were amateurs who entered with guns drawn and a misfire killed Gray instantly Bloodhounds are tracking the case Gray longtime resident of Sherman Texas where his body was taken for burial after arriving there Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
Okla
John Gray
Sherman
Texas
Be Prepared To Poison Boll Weevil At The Right Time
A US Department of Agriculture advisory urges cotton farmers to begin boll weevil poisoning early with calcium arsenate and dusting gear. Delays after infestation grows raise costs, reduce effectiveness, and heavy rain can wipe out gains. The Delta Laboratory in Tallulah, Louisiana, offers instructions on when and how to poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
B. R. Coad
Boll Weevil Laboratory
Delta Laboratory
Tallulah
Louisiana
County Tax Levy Unchanged With Road District Reductions
Commissioners Court adopted the same general county tax levy as last year at 55 cents. Road bond levies are reduced in districts 5, 7, 8, 9, and Sherman district. Other districts stay the same. Banks countywide are assessed 60 cents per $100 valuation, unchanged from last year.
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Commissioners’ Court
Jim Doggett
J. A. Davis
Sherman
Neff Delivers Address at Austin College
Sherman Texas June 6 The seventy third annual Austin College session closed with graduates in Sherman Hall at 8 15 p m diplomas conferred on a class of thirty two including six graduates Dr T S Clyce conferred the degrees Governor Pat M Neff arrived in Denison at 7 p m by Texas Special and was escorted to the college to deliver the commencement address before the class
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Sherman
Texas
Austin College
Sherman Hall
T. S. Clyce
Pat M. Neff
Denison
Young People Service at Church of Christ
The Church of Christ hosts a Sunday evening program for young people on June 11 at 7 o'clock. Leader Willis Simmons. songs led by Jack Spindle. prayers by O C Skipper. Scripture reading by Raymond Ray. Quartet includes Mrs Harp Beatrice Beasley J M Simmons and Dr Spindle. Topics on prayer and family altar with speakers Marion Simmons Clyde Burnham Dorothy Spindle. Dismissal by Willis Simmons.
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Church of Christ
Willis Simmons
Jack Spindle
O. C. Skipper
Raymond Ray
Harp
Beatrice Beasley
J. M. Simmons
Dr. Spindle
Marion Simmons
lIt
Clyde Burnham
Dorothy Spindle
Willis Simmon
Texas Democrats list 1924 Senate candidate Miram Ferguson
In Waco on June 5 1924 the State Democratic Executive Committee faced naming the ticket for the July 22 primary. Mrs Miram A Ferguson wife of former Governor Ferguson filed to run for United States Senator becoming the first woman on a Texas ballot for that office. If the committee accepts her application Ferguson may withdraw. The piece lists candidates for many state offices with names and post office addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Austin
James E. Ferguson
United States
Miram A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Joe W. Hale
Bell County
Executive Committee
Hale
Superintendent of Public Instruction
General Land Office
Supreme Court
C. M. Cureton
T. B. Greenwood
W. A. Keeling
George B. Terrell
Fred S. Rogers
Bonham
W. B. King
Gronson
Pat M. Neff
Harry T. Warner
Paris
W. A. Johnson
Memphis
Billie Mayfield Jr
Houston
T. W. Davidson
Marshal
Joe E. Edmondson
Grapeland
A. S. Jamison
Fort Worth
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. C. Morrow
F. L. Hawkins
A. J. Harper
el Paso
L. E. Tennison
Clifton
George G. Garrett
Dallas
Ed A. Christian
W. D. Carroll
Comanche
C. V. Terrell
A. H. Kerr
Ed R. Bentley
McAllen
J. G. Smith
Rankin
S. M. N. Marrs
Lon A. Smith
William M. Woodall
Sweetwater
J. T. Robison
J. C. Thompson
Crowell
J. C. Mason
Merkel
Allison Mayfield
Large Ku Klux Klan Meeting Reported Near Joliet
Joliet Illinois June 5 1924 large Ku Klux Klan gathering described as the largest ever with estimates between 30000 and 50000 in attendance. The event took place nine miles west of Joliet in a wooded area with torches songs and oath ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
Ku Klux Klan
Springfield
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Circle
America
Predict merger of M. K. and T. and Alton railroads
Topeka dispatch cites semi official sources predicting a merger of the M. K. & T. and the Alton. Officials push details toward an early union that would give the Katy a direct line from Chicago and Kansas City to Texas and the Gulf. The plan would route through Sedalia Fort Scott and Parsons, expanding Illinois access for the Alton and Southwest reach for the M. K. & T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Alton
Alton-Katy
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Higbee
Sedalia
Chicago Kansas City
Fort Scott
Parsons
Katy
Illinois
Great Southwest
Waco Buys Arsenal to Stop Mob Action
Waco city officials voted to arm the police with fifteen rifles fifteen shotguns thirty belts and one hundred rounds of ammunition after a mob uprising. The arms will be stored at City Hall for emergency use. Local groups including the American Legion and women’s clubs condemn mob action and have filed complaints with authorities.
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Waco
Ben C. Richards
American Legion
Local checker players defeat Denison team
A Denison checker team visited Whitewright last Saturday, losing 151 to 137. Each player played four four game matches totaling 144 games. Denison lineup included Dr. M. M. Morrison H. W. Clark S. R. Robinson C. A. Anderson C. F E. Sullenberger and H. C. Browning. Whitewright’s five were W. F. Holland C. C. Fogle Monroe Bryant Mark Montgomery and C. Chumbley. Chumbley posted the tournament high with 40 of 48, Morrison was next high.
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Denison Checker
Whitewright
Wits
Checker
Denison
Dr. M. M. Morrison
H. W. Clark
S. R. Robinson
C. A. Anderson
C. F E. Sullenberger
H. C. Browning
W. F. Holland
C. C. Fogle
Monroe Bryant
Mark Montgomery
C. Chumbley
Mr. Chumbley
Dr. Morrison
Cotton Mill Supervisors Form North Texas Association
Thirty superintendents, overseers and foremen from five North Texas cotton mills met in Sherman to organize for industry welfare. Dan Pool of Sherman was chosen chairman, C S Tatum of Bonham vice chairman, and J F Chapple of Dallas secretary. A dinner at the Miller Hotel followed by a Chamber of Commerce session preceded plans for the next meeting in Bonham.
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Sherman
Texas
Dan Pool
C. S. Tatum
Bonham
J. F. Chapple
Dallas
Miller Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Place chosen for State Democratic convention vote
The committee will elect the venue for the State Democratic convention to be held on September 5 during this year's primary election cycle.
Postoffice business shows big increase in May
Washington reports a nearly 15 percent rise in Postoffice Department activity for May compared with a year earlier. Assistant Postmaster General Glover calls it the greatest gain in seven years, led by Louisville 32 percent, Dayton 27 percent, Brooklyn 24 percent, and Kansas City Denver and Des Moines each at 23 percent.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Glover
Louisville
Dayton
Ohio
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kansas City
Denver
Des Moines
Candidates file for multi county district ballot
Sherman June 6. Monday was the last day to file for places on the official primary ballot in a district spanning several counties. Ben F. Gafford, Grayson County Democratic chairman, reported filings include B. L. Jones W. M. Taylor and W. M. Tidwell for Chief Justice Court of Civil Appeals W. M. Vaughan for Associate Justice and J. A. Carlisle C. A. Barker for Flatorial Representative Gray son Collin Counties Sam Rayburn for Congress and Ed Westbrook for Congress in Hunt Fannin and Dallas counties.
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Sherman
Ben F. Gafford
Grayson County
Chief Justice Court of Civil Appeals
B. L. Jones
W. M. Taylor
Dallas County
W. M. Tidwell
Ellis County
Associate Justice Court of Civil Appeals
R. M. Vaughan
Hill County
Grayson
Collin Counties
J. A. Carlisle
C. A. Barker
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Fannin County
Ed Westbrook
Hunt County
Wage cuts on rail shop workers draw protest and strike vote
Chicago June 6 The United States Railroad Labor Board ordered a 7 cent per hour cut for railway shop mechanics and 9 cents for freight car men, affecting about 400,000 workers and saving railroads roughly $60 million annually. The decision, effective July 1, faced strong objections from labor representatives who cited human needs and urged a study of a recognized wage standard. Cincinnati Ohio June 6 A strike vote, tallying about 1.2 million railroad workers, will be taken by unions affected by the wage reduction to decide on action amid the board's latest ruling.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Railroad Labor Board
Mail takes three years to go sixteen miles
A graduation notice sent May 9, 1919 from Lena Belle Reed at Durant to J B Lilley of Kenefick arrived June 1, 1922 the 16 mile journey took over three years due to unexplained mail delay. The envelope carried only Durant and Kenefick postmarks.
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Durant
Okla
J. B. Lilley
Kenefick
Lena Belle Reed
Lilley
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Hambone
Gopyright
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Neff
Alton Railroads
Arsenal
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