Tragic crash kills wife and injures husband near Clarendon
Mrs. Whit Calcote, 20, is killed when Fort Worth and Denver train No. 8 collides with her car at a grade crossing west of the Clarendon station. Her husband is seriously injured with multiple fractures. The Calcotes, farmers from Brice, were returning from Plainview and rushed to Clarendon for burial arrangements as witnesses say the warning whistle was not heard. Conductor B G Tiffany led the train crew assisting at the scene.
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Funeral services for GOP insurgent leader held in Washington
Senator Edwin Freemont Ladd of North Dakota, 65, died in Baltimore at 10:20 a.m. from kidney trouble and nitritis. Plans call for body to Washington for funeral services likely Thursday, with interment in a vault until Mrs. Ladd can travel to North Dakota. Ladd, Maine native, chemist and educator turned senator, was a key Nonpartisan League ally and farm bloc advocate.
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Coolidge to urge further tax cuts and restraint
President Coolidge announced he will recommend another tax reduction in the next budget message. He urged executives and employees to aid in cutting federal expenditures, proposing a two year economy program and setting a spending cap of 3.08 billion dollars beyond which estimates should not go. The administration projects a 200 million dollar surplus this year and about 290 million for the year ending June 1926.
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Ferguson administration doomed say Neff in Chicago
Pat M Neff warned in Chicago that Governor Miriam Ferguson faces likely defeat in Texas and that her husband cannot win a U S Senate seat He said the Ferguson rule parallels worst Harding era misrule and urged action to end Petticoat government He promised leading efforts in the next election for honest government in Texas.
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Texas
Pat M. Neff
Chicago
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Miriam Ferguson
United States
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Chinese situation grows more serious amid anti foreign strike
In Shanghai, the anti foreign strike has spread to Hongkong and Canton. It disrupts river and coastal shipping and threatens ocean liners. The Empress of Asia may be delayed leaving Hongkong on June 25 as crew strikes. Foreigners leave Canton while the Kuomintang is sympathetic to strivers. In Hongkong, locals avoid British colony as regulations tighten. Remaining foreigners in Canton life on Shameen Island under guard.
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Lee invites Coolidge to Amarillo convention
West Texas Chamber of Commerce president R Q Lee met with President Coolidge at the White House on Monday and invited him to attend the 1926 convention in Amarillo. Coolidge said he would consider the invitation after studying the request.
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French Spanish Coast Blockade Is Morocco Plan
Madrid reports a Spain France blockade pact to seal the Moroccan coast. Gen Gomes Jordana and Senor Aguirre sign for Spain while Count Peretti de La Rocca and M Sorbier represent France. Warships will enforce the barrier along the Moroccan sea front to curb arms and war material landings under international rules.
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Morocco
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Body of youth found in university pool
Austin June 22 The body of Henry Bybee 12 year old son of Dr and Mrs H P Bybee was found at the bottom of the University Y M C A pool by a lifeguard after he and about eighteen companions entered the pool around 2 pm Resuscitation efforts with a pullmotor failed Dr Bybee is a geology professor at the University of Texas
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University of Texas
Daily News sets pace with Panhandle Sunday issue
The Daily News Amarillo across the Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico pushes its Sunday edition as the region’s leading paper. It highlights the Model Home, long AP news coverage, and a rich Sunday package including Western Weekly, colored comic pages, and new serials like The Red Rain Mystery.
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Late Wire Bulletins Prosecute Dorothy's Lover in Templeton Death
Reports from New York dated June 22 say 17-year-old Dorothy Perkins was sentenced to five to fifteen years in Auburn Prison for killing her suitor Thomas Templeton of Jersey City. Officials will prosecute her confessed lover Michael Connors, implicated when Dorothy was 15. Rivalry over Dorothy fueled the tragedy.
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New York
Dorothy Perkins
Auburn
Thomas Templeton
Jersey City
Michael Connors
Templeton
Connors
Dorothy
Eight Oil Workers Burned in Pipeline Explosion Near Ponca City
Eight Marland Oil Company pipeline workers, eight miles east of Ponca City, were severely burned and one fatally after an explosion. They were rushed to local hospitals for treatment.
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Chicago Patrolman Patrick McGovern Slain in Robbery
Chicago reports the slaying of Patrolman Patrick McGovern during a bold street robbery. It marks the eleventh police officer killed by gang desperadoes since January and the sixth in the last two weeks, with $5000 taken from the bank messenger. Also reported, Greece and Turkey sign a Greco Turkish pact to fulfill the Lausanne treaty terms.
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Senator Edwin F. Ladd Dies at 66 in Baltimore
Senator Edwin F. Ladd of North Dakota died in Baltimore at age 66. A strong La Follette ally, he chaired the Public Lands Committee known for the Teapot Dome hearings.
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Shepherd's Day In Court Comes At Trial Today
Chicago in June 99 William Darling Shepherd prepares to take the stand amid a murder trial over the death of his foster son William Nelson McClintock. Prosecutors plan a full cross examination on every life phase, while Mrs. Shepherd fears his testimony.
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Chicago
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William Nelson McClintock
Charles C. Farman
William Scott Stewart
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Shepherd
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Epworth League Holds Opening Night of Convention
More than 600 Leaguers from the Northwest Texas Conference filled Polk Street Methodist Church Amarillo for the annual Epworth League convention opening. Delegates arrived by car in Epworth colors and more rooms were needed to house guests as numbers were expected to reach 700 by nightfall. Classes begin today and continue through Friday ending with Rev. C. A. Bickley of Vernon delivering the closing address.
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Amarillo
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Vernon
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Stanley W. Hayne
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America
L. N. Stuckey
St. Paul's Methodist Church of Abilene
Man Charged With Murder In Youths Death By Live Wire
In San Antonio on June 22 W L Canze faced murder charges after George Truett Harris died Sunday from contact with a live electric fence wire. Canze seeks a habeas corpus hearing after a $5,000 bond was set by Justice Westmoreland. The complaint was filed by Constable Leslie Talbert. the wire allegedly connected to a hen house to deter dogs, electrifying the fence between Harris’s home and a neighboring property.
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Harlandsdale
Leslie Talbert
Dante
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State school head questioned over mandamus power
Austin June 22 The state supreme court’s authority to issue mandamus against M N Marrs state superintendent of public instruction is challenged in motions for rehearing in eight textbook cases filed by the attorney general. The motion argues the governor cannot be reached by mandamus and as a board member her status affects the ruling, while reaffirming the board of education’s position that the contracts are void or voidable and that the state has not admitted their legality.
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Board of Education
Weather forecast for Amarillo area Tuesday and beyond
Amarillo and vicinity expect a mostly fair Tuesday with continued warmth. Eastern New Mexico to see partly cloudy skies, with little temperature change. northern areas may be more unsettled while southern portions stay generally fair.
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Simple Funeral Rites For Senator LaFollette
Robert Marion LaFollette rests in an unmarked hillside grave after a state funeral in Madison. Dr. A E Hayden gave a plea to carry on his democratic vision as family and lawmakers attended, with services in the state house and a quiet graveside ceremony at Forest Hill Cemetery. The day drew thousands as chimes rang and the casket passed among mourners.
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Chicago
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Reward Offered For Yellow Daimler And Bloodied Rain Gauge
A reward is offered for information about a yellow Daimler seen on the state highway Sunday night and for any link to the owner of a bloody rain gauge recently reported to police. All tips will be kept confidential. Respond to Box 765895, Daily News.
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