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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1925
Page
10
Former Governor James E B Ferguson claimed about 45 pardons for negro convicts at Huntsville were issued after case by case review. He said most freed served long terms, were entitled to clemency, and the action marked emancipation day. He urged critics to study the pardons before judging.
A clash at a labor union meeting in New York injures seven people, with twenty delegates refusing to honor Senator La Follette and fourteen banished for alleged communist beliefs. Algernon Lee, acting as temporary chairman, denounced the meeting as a fraud and not a socialist-labor fusion conference. The disruption nearly unsettled a joint Socialist and American Labor party convention seeking a city election ticket.
Funeral services will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at the Polk street church for Mrs Elizabeth Worth aged 68 who died Thursday at 2 o'clock at the family 1102 Fillmore Survived by husband E Worth three sons and four daughters The pallbearers are Thomas F Turner W W Lynch C J Blackburn W R Armstrong J B Diggs H A Wellmaker Burial in Liano Cemetery
Bodies of thirty eight Chicagoans killed in the Delaware Lackawanna and West wreck at Hackettstown New Jersey were returned to Chicago for burial. All but three of the bodies had been claimed by relatives by tonight.
In Essen an exploded Pole named Chaskel Bergier attempted to shoot the Polish vice consul during a discussion about a matter. Bergier drew a pistol and fired three shots, wounding the consul seriously. He was arrested at the scene.
Clyde Needham eighteen of Garza drowned last night in the dredge basin at the Lake Dallas dam site near Garza after tumbling from a dredge boat. The body was recovered within about twenty minutes.
Houston June 20 Captain Jim farm near Angleton died last night from injuries suffered Thursday when he was thrown from a horse. He had roped a steer when the animal jerked the rope and toppled the horse.
In St Louis Ida Krupin four years old died after ingesting poison given by her sister Anna also four. Anna was playing doctor and mistook the poison for medicine. The incident occurred last night and the child died today.
Cameron Texas June 20 Ben Baskin of Cameron, missing for about a week, has been found in Houston. Baskin a Texas A. and M. College graduate and member of Milam county’s leading families. A reward of 500 dollars was offered for information leading to his discovery after he disappeared from his home.
Federal officials reported the arrest of six men and the seizure of narcotics valued at more than 16 thousand dollars in Osage county during the past week. The information was received here today from Tulsa Oklahoma.
Texas lacks funds to join the fund for rebuilding the Caddo Lake dam on the Texas Louisiana border. A conference at Governor Ferguson's office with Louisiana officials revealed Texas cannot contribute to the project despite support in principle.
Three miners were killed and two injured in an explosion at the Gordon Coal company mine six miles northwest of Walsenburg Colorado. The blast occurred at the 6000 foot level last night. Victims were Harvey Mercer 42 of Walsenburg James Moran 31 of Toltec Cole and Jack Stanberger 31 of Gordon. The bodies were recovered.
Amid a five hour Amarillo city meeting the council and the water board debated bringing water to the city. McDonald offered to supply water from a distant site via Layne and Bowler with a 10000 dollar forfeit, sparking opposition to Kiersted and delaying dam and well plans financed by 1.75 million dollars in bonds.
Madison observes a day of mourning with state government offices and business closed during the funeral hour. The simple service will be in the capital rotunda led by Rev. A. E. Hayden of Chicago with pallbearers including State Senator Sauthoff and former Senator Albert Standall.
Commissioner Fisk votes against land purchase citing public statements by Mr Kiersted. He notes dam doubts from engineers, questions cost viability, and warns of higher annual water costs passed to consumers if Word land water were pursued.
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