Democrats wipe debt and report $508,500 in contributions
The Democratic National Committee announces its entire indebtedness is paid or underwritten and a surplus to start the 1928 campaign. Jesse H. Jones reports $508,500 in contributions and pledges from Houston, New York, Fairmont, and other cities, with possible net starting funds around $250,000 after pledges are fulfilled.
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Associated Press
Houston
Democratic Party
Jesse Hee
Democratic National Committee
Clem L. Shaver
Mr. Jones
Washington
Clem Shaver
Jesse H. Jones
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
C. W. Watson
Fairmont
W. Va
William F. Kenny
New Yor City
Jones
John Henry Kirby
John W. Davis
William A. Julian
Ohio
Frank L. Polk
Herbert H. Lehman
James W. Gerard
Shaver
Weather forecast for Amarillo and regions and conditions
The forecast shows Thursday fair in Amarillo and vicinity with moderate temperatures. West Texas will have partly cloudy conditions and New Mexico fair weather with small temperature variation. Pressure trends shift across the region with rain reported in central and eastern Texas and Utah and higher temperatures in the Mississippi valley.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi
Rocky Mountain
Plains States
Texas
Utah
Mississippi Valley
Noohy
Cenasi v
Be Wise
Yast
Weather man surprised by trace of rain in Amarillo area
Amarillo and nearby areas saw light showers between 7 and 8 pm totaling .02 inch. Forecast calls for clear and warmer today. Rain reached Abilene and other areas yesterday. unconfirmed reports of a violent hail storm with strong winds near Bushland and northeast of Wildorado could not be assessed for damage last night.
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Amarillo
Abilene
Wildorado
Cisco Man Goes to Trial for Murder
C W Watson of Cisco is scheduled for trial in district court in Brownwood on March 19 for the death of Jack McMath in Coleman two years ago. A special venue was ordered to report on that date after two prior Coleman trials ended without a verdict.
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Associated Press
Brownwood
Tex
C. W. Watson
Cisco
Jack McMath
Coleman
Japanese Infant Princess Hisa Dies at Six Months
Tokio reports Princess Hisa, six months old and daughter of the emperor, died today from pneumonia after a week of illness.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Hisa
Emperor of
Japan
Jones Plans Million Dollar Scraper in Houston
Houston March 7 Jesse H H Jones head of the Democratic national convention efforts filed for a permit to build a 338 story office tower on a main street corner between two hotels he previously erected. The project cost one million dollars and aims for completion by January 1 1929.
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Associated Press
Houston
Jesse HH. Jones
Woman Burns to Death in Exploding Kerosene Fire
Mrs. John Lee, 30, mother of five, was burned to death in Fort Worth Texas when kerosene used to start a fire exploded. Local fire crews investigated the fatal accident, with authorities labeling it a tragic household mishap.
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United Press
Fort Worth
Texas
John Lee
Poison Toast Ends Life of Florent Alexander in New York Home
Florence Billie Alexander once of Kansas City and Tulsa drank a toast in poison to George J. Hoefler in his West Ninety Street apartment. Hoefler, who knew her as a friend and decorator, attempted to resuscitate her but she died. He offered no motive for the act.
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Associated Press
New York
Florence Billie Alexander
Kansas City
Tulsa
George J. Hoefler
Miss Alexander
Harry Sheppard
Hoefler
West Ninetieth Street
Mayor Bivins Buys 5,000 Cattle for Fall Delivery
Mayor Lee Bivins has purchased 5,000 head of yearling and two year old steers from Joyce Land and Cattle of Wichita Falls for fall delivery. The deal involves about $400,000 with cattle to be weighed in the fall on ranges near Springer New Mexico. The Joyce firm operates ranches near Springer and Pampa. Local cattlemen were also informed of large land and cattle acquisitions by Vail Cattle and Cherokee Cattle companies led by Henry G Boice.
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Lee Bivins
Joyce Land and Cattle Company
Springer
New Mexico
Bivins
R. H. Joyce
Frank Kell
Wichita Falls
Pampa
Vail Cattle Company
Chircahua Cattle Company
Henry G. Boice
Channing
Ocean Flight Today From Cranwell to America
London reports Elsie Mackay heiress and Captain Hinchcliffe plan a noon Thursday launch from Cranwell air drome in an American Stonison monoplane to fly to America. Weather permitting the attempt follows months of preparation with secrecy by Miss Mackay and her pilot.
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London
The
Daily Express
Elsie Mackay
Viscount Inchcape
Walter G. R. Hinchcliffe
America
Cranwell
Lincolnshire
Hinchcliffe
Lindbergh
Atlantic
New York
Express
Miss Mackay
Six Miners Dead in German Mine Blast
Berlin March 6 Six miners were killed and 18 entombed by an explosion today in a mine at Ludwigsdorf Silesia. Rescue efforts were immediately started as the fate of the entombed miners remained uncertain.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ludwigsdorf
Silesia
Taken Own Life In Undertaker Parlors At Carbon Hill
J George Gansmiller timekeeper for Mill Creek Coal company killed himself in the McLaughlin undertakers parlors after leaving breakfast with his wife and two daughters. He spoke cheerfully to friends on the way downtown and then shot himself in a room adjoining the reception hall.
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Carbon Hill
Ala
J. George Gansmiller
Mill Creek Coal Company
McLaughlin Undertaking
Gansmiller
Madame Schumann-Heink Bids Farewell In Amarillo
The white haired contralto delivers a farewell tour performance at the Auditorium in Amarillo. She vows to return to sing again as Mia, performing a varied program that evokes memories of her peak years and includes Erl König, Cry of Rachel, Kerry Dance, Donnie Boy and Taps. The audience fills the house in a symbol of lasting support for the iconic artist.
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Madame Schumann-Heink
Legion
Mia
Schumann-Heink
Mother Schumann-Heink
America
Amarillo
Panhandle
Schumann- Heink
Erlkoenig
Rachel
Donnie Boy
Iowa Delegates Endorse Governor Lowden at Convention
Iowa's seven delegates-at-large to the Republican national convention were instructed to support Frank C. Lowden of Illinois for the presidential nomination. The twenty-two district delegates were urged to cast their votes for Lowden, with only at-large delegates being formally instructable by the state convention.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas City
Frank C. Lowden
Ilinois
Lowden
Denver Rails Reach Sterley Junction On Fort Worth Line
Rails on the Fort Worth and Denver southern plains extension reached Sterley, the Plainview junction with the Silverton-Lubbock line, 22 miles east of Plainview and six miles north of Lockney. The steel crew advances toward Plainview at 1.5 to 2 miles per day as plans call for Denver passenger and freight stations to start this month and for freight service to begin to handle the 1928 wheat crop.
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Plainview
Fort Worth
Denver
South Plains
Sterley
Silverton-Lubbock
Lock
Plains
Moody reiterates decision not to be vice president
Governor Moody, amid South Dakota Democrats endorsing him as a running mate to Al Smith, reiterates he is not a candidate for any office except re election. He thanks supporters but notes his prior statement confirming his bid only for re election.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Moody
South Dakota
al Smith
Accidental Shot Fatal to 11-Year-Old Louise Isham
Louise Isham, 11, of San Saba, died in Temple hospital from a gunshot suffered Saturday night while returning home with friends after a party. A San Saba rancher fired into darkness near his camp after hearing a noise, and investigators said the shot likely came from the road area. The girl's body was sent to San Saba for burial.
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San Saba
Ardor of Borger Birthday Is Not Dampened By Rain
Borger’s second birthday celebration opens with a Spirit of Borger banquet and Miss Borger coronation Thelma Arnold. four hundred guests attend as rain briefly disrupts events and planners anticipate a large parade and ball tomorrow with regional civic leaders in attendance.
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Borger
Tokio Club
Thelma Arnold
Chamber of Commerce
Leo Spencer
Panhandle
Amarillo
Dalhart
Glenn Pace
Dan Dilly
Berger
D. T. Holcomb
J. B. Patterson
O. H. Walker
T. E. Johnson
W. R. Arnold
D. A. Arnold
Lions Clubs
Isom Christian Church
California Slayer Convicted in Patterson Murder
A jury in Santa Ana's superior court found Rev. Phillip Goodwin guilty of murdering J. J. Patterson, a Los Angeles broker. The verdict recommended life confinement in the penitentiary.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Phillip Goodwin
J. J. Patterson
Los Angeles
Goodwin
Farmer Dies After Heart Operation Echoes From Mirror
L. H. Nobles of Sonoma county watched his heartbeat reflected in a mirror during a delicate heart operation yesterday and died today. He had been expected to recover.
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Associated Press
Santa Rosa
Cal
L.H. Nobles
Sonoma County
Two Mrs Noe Claim Body In Los Angeles Case
Two women contend for the body of W R Noe, a laborer fatally injured after a fall, with one reporting from Los Angeles and the other his supposed Amarillo wife. Police hold the body as lawyers untangle the marital affairs while detours in funeral plans unfold.
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W. R. Noe
Great West Mill and Elevator Company
Los Angeles
Noe
N Griggs & Sons
Dreamland Cottage
W. B. Moore
A. D. Pettitt
Ten
Amarillo
Pettit
French Fliers Complete Transcontinental Flight to San Francisco
Captain Dieudonne Costes and Lieut. Joseph Lebrix, renowned French globe troopers, concluded their transcontinental and American flight arriving at Millsfield from Rock Springs Wyoming at 4 56 p m in the Nungesser Coli.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Dieudonne Costes
Lieut
Joseph Lebrix
Millsfield
Rock Springs
Wyo
Street car fare hike withdrawn in Dallas
Dallas officials and business leaders report the street car fare increase request has been withdrawn at the solicitation of local businessmen. Mrs Coolidge returned to the White House after visiting her ill mother in Northampton Massachusetts.
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Dallas
Dallas Railway Terminal Company
Associated Press
Washington
New York Mayor Delays White House Meeting Over Federal Building
Mayor Walker of New York again earned a reputation for tardiness as he kept President Coolidge and three cabinet members waiting, delaying discussions on the old federal building near City Hall. He left with a tentative agreement to tear down the eye sore and relocate a court building to a federal site in the civic center and a sub post office nearby.
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Associated Press
Washington
Walker
New York
President Coolidge
Federal
City Hall
Manhattan
Sched
Ule
White House
Mellon
Sargent
New
New York City
League Urges Defeat of All On The Fence Resolutions
A local league calls for voting against all resolutions listed, urging decisive choices. Organizers argue the measures lack clarity and fiscal accountability, urging residents to oppose vague proposals in upcoming ballots.
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League
Dry forces vow to defeat anti prohibition candidates
Southeast prohibition convention closes with a pledge to oppose any candidate who is negative on prohibition. Leaders say both parties must reflect religious and moral forces. aim to block Butler Longworth Wadsworth Ritchie Smith Reed and place dry nominees in nominations.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Arma
Anti-Saloon League
Butler
Longworth
Wadsworth
Ritchie
Smith
Reed
Women voters energize push for enforcement at prohibition convention
Mrs Henry W Peabody of Beverly Mass urged the Georgia Southeastern Prohibition Convention that women voters will ensure the U S Constitution is upheld. She argued women will enforce laws at the next election and quashed claims the prohibition law is nullified. She challenged men to consider family duties when citing personal liberty.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Fla
United States
Henry W. Peabody
Beverly
Mass
Woman's National Committee For Law Enforcement
Anti-Saloon League
Mrs. Peabody
Prohibition Supporters Vow United Front in Southeast
The Southeastern district delegates pledge to oppose and vote against wet candidates and support officials with strong dry records. They condemn anti prohibition groups and say the Anti Saloon League acts as the church in action against liquor traffic, ready to lead the front line in this crisis.
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League
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Anti-Saloon League
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