Rock Island Fatality Sparks $75,000 City Fund Drive
L M Black construction foreman at Magnolia tank farm near Kingsmill, Gray County, was found dead in a ditch west of Pampa with a bullet wound. A man named Williams, unconscious nearby, is jailed on related questions along with a third suspect. Police tie a pistol and whiskey to the scene as they investigate the Monday night slaying. The death prompts a city fundraiser of seventy five thousand dollars.
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Oklahoma
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wi-Black
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Seek Extradition of Chas Ponzi Outlines Reform Plan
Extradition efforts focus on Charles Ponzi as he lays out a reorganization proposal aimed at the U.S. dry army under General Lincoln Andrews. The plan calls for detailed work with Secretary Mellon to advance the project.
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General Andrews vows to complete reorganization of city army
General Lincoln A Andrews chief of the prohibition forces tells Secretary Mellon he will not resign until the city army reorganization is finished. He plans to enroll 906 new men and depart for London to head a US mission on stricter enforcement of the smuggling treaty. He aims to return mid August and calls for a September meeting of prohibition administrators. Officials expect a successor search due to his pending retirement within months.
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London
Congress
New York
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England
Aimee McPherson Kidnap Tale Goes to Grand Jury
Aimee Semple McPherson's account of kidnapping torture and ransom demand near the Mexican border is now before a county grand jury in Los Angeles. Subpoenas were issued for McPherson her mother Ro bert a Semple her daughter and temple officials to appear next Thursday. Officials in Douglas Arizona and Agua Prieta Mexico were asked to testify about investigations there.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple Mcl’herson
Douglas
Arizona
Angelus Temple
McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
Roberta
A. F E. Hinton
Merrida Shinn
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Neighbors
Unsettled conditions persist Wednesday for Amarillo and vicinity with mostly cloudy skies and possible showers in parts of New Mexico. Highs near 86 and a low around 62 degrees are reported, with a 0.30 inch precipitation total in the last 24 hours ending at 4 p.m. today.
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Plainview Wins Gas Franchise From McMahan Associates
Plainview City Council grants a gas franchise to A. J. McMahon and associates of Oklahoma City to build a distribution system connecting with an Amarillo field pipeline. Work to start by September 1 and gas available by January 1, 1927. Partners include F. R. Broadwell, W. W. Graves of Oklahoma City and R. A. Tipton of Amarillo. Similar franchises already granted in Lubbock, Tulsa, Floydada and Lockney.
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A. J. McMahon
Oklahoma City and Associates
Amarillo
Mr. McMahan
F. R. Broadwell
W. W. Graves
Oklahoma City
R. A. Tipton
Lubbock
Tulsa
Floydada
Lockney
Kid Luckey Confesses Bank Robbery Near Corsicana
City officers in Corsicana say 26 year old Kid Luckey confessed to robbing Powell State Bank at Powell near Corsicana last Friday of 241 dollars. Luckey was arrested in Fort Worth and brought to Corsicana on Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Corsicana
Weanday
Corpus Christi Port Opening Marked by Texas Festivities
Corpus Christi in Texas plans one of the era’s largest celebrations to inaugurate its new port. Ralf Bradford announces a weeklong progress exposition, with a September 1 to 4 target for completion and a naval flotilla lead. Officials seek hard-surfaced roads by September to reduce transport costs, with Uvalde Asphalt supplying much of the material. The harbor project began in 1924 and costs about 5 million dollars.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Ralf Bradford
Coolidge
the Army and Navy
Navy
Nueces
South Texas
Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company
Uvalde
Officials of Bay State To Present Case To Ferguson
Governor Miriam A Ferguson announced a hearing on ex tradition proceedings of Charles Ponzi for Massachusetts authorities. Assistant Attorney General Alfred R Shrigley spoke with her from Houston to fix the date, delaying the hearing from Wednesday to Thursday night in Austin.
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Charles Ponzi
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Associated Press
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Ponzi Extradition Hearings Move Fast in Texas
Boston financier Charles Ponzi faces extradition to Massachusetts after arrival of state officials in Houston. Assistant AG Alfred Sprigley leads the case seeking Ponzi’s return, with hearings set on habeas corpus and extradition dates to be decided by Governor Ferguson. Ponzi denies double jeopardy claims and fights possible overlapping sentences from federal and state actions.
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Galveston
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Sprigley
Texas
Court of Appeals
Quarantine Measures Tighten Cotton Trade
Two new quarantines were issued by the Federal Horticultural Board to curb the Thurberia weevil spread in Arizona cotton regions. The move aims to prevent infestation from crossing into adjoining states.
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Federal Horticultural Board
Jardine
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Coolidges Head to Adirondacks for Summer Vacation
President and Mrs. Coolidge depart Washington for the Adirondacks to spend the summer at a lakeside camp in New York. The presidential train will reach Gabriels near White Pines, the so called summer White House, with the final leg by auto. The party includes cabinet members, aides, clerks, and reporters as well as the collies Rob Roy and Prudence Prim.
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Moody Praised by Texas Highway Association
Dan Moody received a resolu tion from the Texas Highway Association praising his aggressive and cost saving actions as attorney general. J A Kemp of Wichita Falls condemned James E Ferguson for opposing bond validation and criticized his public remarks as dangerous to Texas credit. R M Hubbard of New Boston was elected president as the group urged immediate bond validation and a statewide highway system.
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Texas
J. A. Kemp
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James E. Ferguson
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R. M. Hubbard
New Boston
Resolutions Committee
B. P. Panas
Houston
Kemp
James F. Ferguson
Ferguson
Rockefellers Lead Donations in Prohibition Fight
Washington reports show John D. Rockefeller and his son top anti saloon league contributors. Two women from New Canaan and New York City gave the largest sums to the anti prohibition effort. Donors include Lare Anderson and Detroit merchants with sizable contributions.
Amarillo aims $75,000 for Rock Island line project
City business leaders met to plan a $75,000 campaign to secure right of way and terminal facilities for a Rock Island line to Liberal Kansas. Construction work in Amarillo begins next Monday and funds will cover trackage costs and terminal setup. Frank Kell of Wichita Falls will assist. canvassing starts today with emphasis on major property owners and realtors.
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A. S&s. Stinnett
C. A. Morse
Bill Askew
J. K. Gant
Frank Kell
Wichita Falls
Askew
Gaut
Alarm clock mystery lands Amarillo youth in jail
Jim Clark of Amarillo Texas, about 30, wandered into a Kansas City pawn shop with clothing and a clock. The alarm clock puzzled him. detective Harry Hirsch tested it, Clark failed to stop it, and he confessed to taking the items from a friend. He was then held.
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Kansas City
Jim Clark
Amarillo
Texas
Clark
Harry Hirsch
Hirsch
Washington notes Borah tour Coolidge summer retreat and radio policy
Senator Borah announced a nationwide anti world court speaking tour while President Coolidge headed to the summer White House in the Adirondacks. The Commerce Department asked the attorney general for guidance on radio control. Assistant Secretary Andrews pledged to stay as prohibition chief until a dry force reorganization. A recess appointment of William J. Wilson as Georgia District Judge was granted by Coolidge who had withdrawn the nomination. John D. Rockefeller and his son emerged as major donors to the anti saloon league and two women were noted as liberal donors to the association against the prohibition amendment.
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Prohibition
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John D. Rockefeller
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