Texas Panhandle and Gulf Railroad Seeks Financing Plan
The Texas Panhandle and Gulf Railroad requests permission to issue 3 million in preferred stock, 400 thousand in common stock, and 9 million in bonds for a Fort Worth to Tucumcari line. Officials say construction would cost about 7.18 million and equipment 2.5 million, with 376 stockholders in Fort Worth and 2,107 along the line. An examiner may review the filing and a hearing could be ordered on financing plans.
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Daily News
Washington
Texas, Panhandle & Gulf Railroad Company
Fort Worth
Tucumcearri
Interstate Commerce
Securities Section
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Texas Corporation
New Mexico Corporation
Clement H. Powell
Tulsa
L.*. Powell
Seymour
Tucumcari
Salesville
Gulf, Texas & Western
Congress to reconvene January fourth for long session
Washington December 22 Congress prepares for a long busy session after a Christmas adjournment. The House passed a 325 million tax cut and initial treasury and post office funding. Senate action will target final passage of the tax bill by March 1 while continuing world court, foreign debt, and aviation division debates. Senate Finance to review tax bill after reconvening. White House faced Senate opposition over Interstate Commerce Commission nominees Taylor and Woodlock. Protests from Louisiana and South Carolina rail commissions cited.
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Congress
House
Treasury
Post Office
Senate
Department of Commerce
Senate Finance Committee
Gerald P. Nye
Sorlie
North Dakota
White House
Coolidge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Michard V, Taylor
Alabama
Thomas F. Woodlock
New Paella
South
Taylor
Woodlock
Anderswood and
Heflin
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Louisiana
Three Children Die in Panic as Seats Collapse
In Erie Pennsylvania a pre Christmas matinee crowd of 5 000 children suffered a deadly panic when a small bench broke causing chairs to collapse trapping and killing three youngsters William Wagner Fileen Rickrode and Raymond Kapetzinske with seven others injured all aged nine to fifteen rushed toward exits as the structure filled with cries and fears authorities reported the seven expected to recover while the three fatalities were confirmed.
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Erie Arena
William Wagner
Fileen Rickrode
Raymond Kapetzinske
Texas university lands U S cotton economics expert
Dr. Alonzo Cox, head of the bureau of agricultural economics, will resign from the U S Department of Agriculture to join the University of Texas as professor in the school of marketing. The Texan, 37, is an authority on cotton economics and will start duties in Austin after January. Dr. Splawn, university president, expects other hires.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Daily News
Washington
Alonzo Cox
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
University of Texas
Walter Splawn
New York
American Economic Congress
Splawn
Cox
Austin
University of Wisconsin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abilene Christian College
Abilene
Texas
Amarillo to Get 250000 Dollar Oil Mill
H W Allen of Shamrock Cotton Oil Co announced Amarillo will build a 250000 dollar oil mill by September 1 on a 10 acre site west of Western Packing Co on Rock Island tracks. About 60 workers will be hired. First unit to be completed soon with Allen planning to move to Amarillo to take active control after his Shamrock contract ends next summer.
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H. W. Allen
Shamrock Cotton Oil Co
Amarillo
Western Packing Co
Rock Island
Allen
Nine Drown as Seine Ferry Capsizes in Storm
A Seine ferry capsized six miles above Louen during a raging storm, drowning nine passengers who were working men. The fireman alone survived. The incident occurred tonight with rough seas and strong winds.
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Paris
Seine
Louen
Potter County Man Granted Conditional Pardons
Governor Ferguson issued conditional pardons including Ike Ellis from Potter County who had served six of a 15 year murder sentence.
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Potter
Aue Tae Dee
Ferguson
Ike Ellis
Potter County
Bartlett and Jones To Retain City Posts In Brief
Bartlett and H B Jones will stay as city manager and city engineer for now after a motion to replace them failed for want of a second. The traffic ordinance was defeated and truck purchases for street cleaning were deferred.
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H. B. Jones
Chas A. Fisk
Barlett
Jones
Jan
Oth
Ore
Harve Avery
New York
Marines Urge Butler to Remain in Service
Washington December 22 Brigadier General Smedley D Butler announced a resignation but Major General John A Lejeune the corps commandant immediately sought him by phone to arrange a conference Butler agreed to visit within a day or two to discuss staying in the Marine Corps Lejeune said he could not accept Butler leaving given their long friendship and Butler's valued service.
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Smedley D. Butler
Marine Corps
Philadelphia
John A. Lejeune
Corps
Butler
Lejeune
Butler Refuses To Quit As Public Safety Head
Philadelphia municipal crisis unfolds as General Butler defies mayor by declining resignation from public safety post. Mayor Kendrick demands steps to end Butler’s Marine Corps ties and to leave office by December 31 1925, with duty to be handed to assistant director Elliott. Butler counters asking for stated reasons and questions timing.
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Paaalele
Kendrick
Philadelphia
Butler
Marine Corps
Coolidge
George E. Elliott
General Butler
George W. Elliott
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Weather forecast shows Wednesday fair with rising temperatures across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. A large high pressure system moving east brings cooler conditions from Kansas northward and light easterly winds into the Ohio valley. Atlantic coast sees light rain and some fog.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Kansas
Mississippi
Colorado
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Katsas
Amarillo Yeater
Resolutions attack Coolidge address and relief bill passed
In Des Moines the executive committee of the American Council of Agriculture and corn belt farm organizations unanimously approved resolutions criticizing President Coolidge’s Chicago address and Secretary Jardine’s agricultural relief bill now before Congress. Over a million middle west farmers attend the two day session.
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Des Moines
Coolidge
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Jardine
Congress
American Council of Agriculture
Middle West
Eight Die As 79 Trapped In Burning Webb Mine
Belmont county mine disaster leaves eight confirmed dead after a fire trapped 79 miners at Webb mine south of Bellaire Ohio. Rescue crews recovered seven bodies by midnight and John Ferry died after reaching the surface. Officials believe most or all others escaped. earlier reports cited ten or eleven trapped. The mine’s fate remains under review as to any remaining missing workers.
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Webb
Here
Belmont County
Ohio
Cassylvania
West Virginia
John Ferry
Community Toy Drive Gathers for Christmas in Amarillo
Battery B of the 131st Field Artillery joins The News and Evening Post in a fourth annual toy and doll campaign. Toys and dolls collected at the armory and through volunteers will be delivered to assist poor children. Volunteers are urged to repair and dress dolls and return them by tonight for Santa Claus to bring joy.
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Santa Claus
Battery B
131St Field Artillery
Daily News and Evening Post
News and Post
Bill Burger
Amarillo
Battery B Boys
News-Post
Coolidge Eyes Accepting League Disarmament Invite
President Coolidge indicated at the White House that the United States may accept the League of Nations invitation to join preliminary talks on a disarmament conference plan. A reply date was not given as Congress debated resolutions supporting participation. Senate Democrat King led a Utah initiative. House members from New York and Virginia backed similar proposals.
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Utah
Senate
House
Affairs Committee
Representatepublican
New York
Ean Democrat
Virginia
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