Rain falls over Lake Denmark tragedy. deaths rise
Rain halted the last embers of the Lake Denmark naval ammunition depot wreck as rescue work continues. The death toll reached 21 with two more bodies found, including Mrs. John Wadhams wife of the civilian chief clerk. Refugees numbered near 1,000 as authorities assess safety of magazines at Picatinny arsenal and inspect TNT warehouses.
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Grain Car Shortage Strains Wheat Belt in Texas
Fort Worth reports ongoing grain car shortages despite ARC efforts. Telegrams claim 25 million bushel crop movement impeded with about 40 cars needed daily for 30 days. Reports cite 2,000 grain cars diverted to Santa Fe lines and 500 empties to be moved daily to relieve the shortage.
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T. D. Moss
Hereford
Tulsa
Swisher County
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Fort Worth Grain and Cotton Exchange
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Tulia
Happy Territory
Slaton
RB. C. Andrews
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Santa Fe
Chicago
Refugees Returning Floods Dover News Page Teaser
Refugees returning to Dover New Jersey as reported by the Associated Press. brief note indicates continuation on page thirteen with roads affected and ongoing relief efforts.
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Dover, N. J
Missouri Snakes Trained for Bout With Texas Reptiles
Two Missouri black snakes arrived in San Antonio for a planned fight against two Texas rattlesnakes. Park Commissioner Ray Lambert organizes arrangements and expects a clash, though previous cages in Houston failed. Snakes, 5 to 6 feet, will be fed on rice and rats. date of engagement undecided.
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San Antonio
Missouri
Brackenridge Park
Ray Lambert
Houston
J. S. Gates
Cross Timbers
Lambert
Paper Shortage Curtails Daily News Increases Circulation
The Daily News circulation has risen from 8 000 on January 1 to 14 000 today. White paper orders for the year were 500 tons and News Globe has raised its orders to 1 500 tons. Deliveries are difficult but shipments are en route and expected by the weekend.
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Gatton Plans Big Industrial Survey for Amarillo
W O Gatton president of the Board of City Development announces start of an in depth survey of Amarillo and surrounding areas. The study will examine physical civic social commercial industrial and transportation conditions to outline a three to five year program. A committee of local leaders and James Z George a Dallas industrial engineer will guide the project.
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Board of City Development
Mr. Gatton
Amarillo
Gatton
D. H. Paul
Lester Stone
Harry Kearns
Malcolm Shelton
Jeff Blackburn
A. G. Stanley
Stinnett
W. A. Barlow
W. H. Holmes
T. M. Bruner
James Z. George
Dallas
George
New Orleans
Houston
el Dorado
Hear Argument in B Hall Suit at University of Texas
In Austin on July 15, plaintiffs' lawyers opened the B Hall injunction case against President W. M. W. Splawn and UT Board of Regents. Joel Glecker led for plaintiffs with Hamilton Lowe and John D. Cofer to follow. defense called J. W. Calhoun and H. G. Woodruff among others.
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Associated Press
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B. Hall
W. M. W. Splawn
Board of Regents of
University of Texas
Victor Glecker
Hamilton Lowe
John D. Cofer
J. W. Calhoun
University Comptroller
B Hall
H. G. Woodruff
Ponzi in Houston Jail Awaiting Extradition Plea
Charles Ponzi, Boston financial wizard, remains in county jail in Houston awaiting the outcome of extradition proceedings before Governor Miram A. Ferguson. Judge Walter E. Montieth continued Ponzi s habeas corpus plea to reduce bond until Saturday when action on extradition is expected.
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Houston
Charles Ponzi
Boston
Miram A. Ferguson
Walter E. Montieth
Ponzi
Ferguson
Business Growth and Rail Expansion Transform Amarillo
Officials tout a rising era as Amarillo spurs a railroad boom. Three million acres north and south of the Canadian River will gain rails and settlers, turning weed lands into farms and industry. Rock Island Santa Fe and Denver Road report five miles of new sidings and expanded facilities, with costs in the millions.
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Annals of American Railroad Service
Amarillo
Rock Island Lines
Santa Fe
Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company
Texas
Rock Island
Denver Road
CG. B. Davis
The
Pas
Lone alcohol in Dallas beer raises concerns across county
Dallas chemist Lang don C Moore reported beer samples seized by the sheriff contained 4 to 8 percent alcohol, with none below 4 percent, highlighting a range of potent brews in the area.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Langdon C. Moore
Sheriff Marshall
Moore
Poisoning claims life in Central Illinois hospital
George Hayes 22 Beau mont Texas died in a hospital here last night from ptomaine poisoning. The Associated Press reports the death occurring in Central Illinois on July 18.
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The
Associated Press
Central
George Hayes
Beaumont
Texas
Aviators Begin Final Lap Toward World Girdling Record
Edward Evans and Linton Wells reached Chanute field at 6 35 p m local time on the last lap of their attempt to break the world girdling record They planned a dawn takeoff for a non stop flight to New York aiming to complete the journey in about 2 1 2 days and ten hours Their aim is to surpass John Henry Mears 1915 record of 35 days 21 minutes 85 seconds though that time used land and sea segments.
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Rantoul
Edward Evans
Linton Wells
Chanute Field
Cleveland
Dayton
New York
Wells
Globe Circle
John Henry Mears
Police protection sought for Giants in Pittsburgh series
Roger Bresnahan said he sought police guards for New York players during the ongoing series with Pittsburgh after a June 20 incident between Giants catcher Snyder and Pirates coach Onslow. He denied appealing to city police, saying he asked Milt Bailey for extra officers to guard under the grandstand as players move between club houses.
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New York
Roger Bresnahan
Giants
John J. McGraw
Snyder
Onslow
Pirates
Bresnahan
Milt Bailey
Forbes Field
Bailey
Baltimore Businessmen Ask Removal of Explosives from Curtis Bay
Baltimore business leaders send a letter to President Coolidge urging the removal of a Curtis Bay government ordnance depot. The facility reportedly holds fifteen million pounds of smokeless powder and over fifteen million pounds of TNT and nitro cellulose within six miles of the city center, prompted by the recent New Jersey disaster.
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President Coolidge
Curtis Bay
New Jersey
Oklahoma Supreme Court Refuses Writ Over Jackson Barnett Affairs
The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a writ of prohibition that would stop the Okmulgee County Court from taking further jurisdiction in Jackson Barnett’s affairs. R. B. Drake, chief probate attorney, sought the writ to compel the return of $1,100,000 given by the elderly Creek Indian.
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King George Sends Grief Note Over Lake Denmark Disaster
A cablegram from King George V expressing grief over the Lake Denmark explosion was received at the White House and acknowledged in President Coolidge's name. The message reflects royal sympathy following the naval disaster.
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Death of Three Marines Told By Hospitalized Veteran
Private Kensick of the Marine Corps recounted from U. S. Naval Hospital Brooklyn how a hose reel crew near a blazing Lake Denmark arsenal powder magazine exploded. Four men jumped from Lieut. Schrader's car. three, Ralph Graham, Henry Mackert Jr., and Mason Edison, were killed. Schrader also died.
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Brooklyn
Casmer M, Kensick
Hamtramck
Mich
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Lake Denmark Naval Arsenal
Kensick
H. C. Schrader
Ralph W. Gra
Cuero man charged with murder in Nordheim killing
Tenry Janssen a 73 year old Karnes County farmer is jailed in Karnes City on murder charges in the slaying of his 45 year old wife whose body lay on the front porch eight miles south of Nordheim. He surrendered after two suicide attempts and a night on a cotton patch.
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Cuero
Texas
Tenry Janssen
Carnes County
Karnes City
Nordheim
John Janssen
Janssen
Karnes
Seven Kansas state prison guards resign over mutiny dispute
Seven guards at the Kansas state penitentiary in Lansing quit, saying Warden Mackey failed to keep promises to mutinous prisoners who barricaded the coal mine. The warden denied any promises and said 100 workers returned to the mine, with 200 more to follow.
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Lansing
Kans
Kansas State Penitentiary
I. P. Duncan
W. H. Mackey
Duncan
FR. H. Hudspeth
Red Cross Funds Aid New Jersey Explosion Victims
The Red Cross allocated national funds for relief in the New Jersey explosion area and urged local chapters in New Jersey adjacent New York Pennsylvania and Delaware to receive contributions. Additional relief forces with strong tornado and other district experience were ordered to the scene.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for fair weather in Amarillo and vicinity through Wednesday and generally fair conditions for West Texas. New Mexico may see shower and thunderstorm activity in the north-central region Wednesday. A low pressure area over the Ohio valley brings heavy rain to eastern Texas and central Oklahoma with showers stretching northeast to the Lake region. a northwest high pressure favors continued fair weather.
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