Trial of Mrs. Collier Opens as She Testifies on Slaying
The first day of the trial in Haskell on the murder charge against Mrs. Frank Collier ended with the testimony of Elza Robertson’s mother, who described the killing and urged the jury to consider the deadly action as she pleaded for her son. Other witnesses, including Mrs. Robertson and R. W. Windham, reinforced prior testimony from Frank Collier’s earlier trial. Jurors include ten farmers, a barber, and a fireman. The defense challenged most attempts to use the mother’s story to evoke sympathy.
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Associated
Haskell
Frank Collier
Wichita Falls
Elza Buster Robertson
Hattie Robertson
Robertson
Collier
Elza
Bruce W. Bryant
R. W. Windham
Amundsen Not Heard From In Four Days
The North American Newspaper Alliance reported via AP that no news had arrived from the Amundsen Ellsworth Arctic expedition four days after the two planes departed King's Day Spitzbergen for the pole flight. Shipping Gazette warns storms may force Amundsen to return as snow and fog loom Wednesday.
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Amundsen
Associated Press
New York
Allianse
King’s Day
Spitzbergen
the Shipping Gazette
Arctic
El Paso custody shoot sparks courtroom drama
In El Paso a month after moving from Los Angeles, C. R. Jones was shot in the head by his wife during a custody hearing in the 34th district court. Mrs. Jones, a slender blonde, dropped a small pistol at the door and fled, leaving Jones to survive with wounds. The couple had sought court action to determine custody of their five year old daughter Aileen Jones, who had been with the Salvation Army home. Both were questioned by the district attorney and held in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
EL Paso
C. R. Jones
Los Angeles
34Th District Court
Jones
California
Masonic
R. B. Redic
Labor Invades City for 28th Annual Meeting
Labor delegates from across Texas convened in Amarillo for the twenty-eighth annual convention at the municipal auditorium. Aimed to grow organization, speakers urged equitable wealth distribution and fair wages, while officials highlighted Amarillo’s gas fields and regional potential. The discussion touched on future convention host cities Houston and Wichita Falls, with ongoing planning noted for the 1926 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Amarillo
Houston
Wichita Falls
Satterwhite
Lee Satterwhite
House of Representatives
George Slater
State Federation
Ben Flood
Austin
Col
Ernest Thompson
Board of City Development
Kearns Elected President of Texas Grain Dealers
H. L. Kearns of Amarillo was elected president at the Texas Grain Dealers convention in St. Worth after A. P. Houghston of Plano withdrew. Kearns previously served as second vice president while Houghston was first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Kearns
Amarillo
Texas
St. Worth
A. P. Houghston
Plano
Kearns
Houghston
Coldest May Recorded in New York as Heat Wips to Chill
New York endured its coldest May day on record after a period of extreme heat reaching May 23. The Weather Bureau noted nature's freakish change as temperatures plunged and residents faced an abrupt shift in spring conditions.
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Associated Press
New York
Weather Bureau
Hereford Forms Club for Bryan for President
Hereford residents formed a Bryan for President Club after Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska spoke at a chautauqua. The group will campaign for Bryan's 1928 nomination and back Judge W. E. Cameron of Hereford as district delegate, with Cameron to second the nomination. Officers named: Col. John Estes president, Gano Hasting vice president, Dr. John W. Overton secretary. executive committee: J. B. Hill, Henry Wilkinson, George Muse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford
John W. Overton
J. B. Hill
Henry Wilkinson
George Muse
Tragedy as Train Strikes Auto Near Rocky Hill
Three members of the Whittle family perished when their auto was struck by a northbound Pan American train on the Louisville and Nashville line near Rocky Hill, fifteen miles north of Bowling Green. Clarence Whittle, 25, his wife, and Velma age 5, were killed instantly as the car was dragged about a hundred feet. the machine was wrecked.
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Associated Press
Bowling Green
Rocky Hill
Here
Pan American
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Clarence Whittle
Velma Whittle
Independence Day Set for Second National Defense Test
President Coolidge chose July 4 for the second national defense test, rejecting an armistice day date. War Department officials fast-tracked preparations to show maximum results, aiming to educate the public on the new military policy with nation-wide civilian cooperation. The test aligns with Coolidge’s birthday period, following a previously planned anniversary muster for General Pershing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
War Department
Davos
Davis
Pershing
Battle of St. Mih
Relief Party May Form For Amundsen Rescue
Los Angeles reports indicate a relief effort for Roald Amundsen, missing since his Spitzbergen north pole flight began last Thursday. Haakon Hammer, ally and expedition leader, says a relief plane is being organized if no word by dawn of tomorrow, with two sea planes carrying fuel for about thirteen and a half hours.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Roald Amundsen
Spitzbergen
Haakon H. Hammer
Amundsen
Hammer
Strawn to Join MacMurray in China Mission
Chicago lawyer Silas H. Strawn accepts appointment by President Coolidge to accompany Minister John Van A. MacMurray as American commissioner to the China customs conference under the nine power treaty. Paris seeks higher taxes as minister Calliaux outlines reform to balance the budget with 1.68 billion francs this year and 3.5 billion next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Silas H. Strawn
Chicago
Coolidge
John van A. MacMurray
China
Associated Frees
Paris
Calllaux
Finance
Chamber of Deputies
France
Who's president sought by Alaskan teachers on Umnak
Teachers in the Alaska service on Umnak in the Aleutians asked the Bureau of Education who was president. They had not heard the results of the November elections and sought official word in a letter received today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Education
Department of Interior
Umnak
Aleutian Islands
Administration officials discuss ways to pressure debtors
Washington May 25. Secretary Mellon Kellogg and Hoover of the commerce department, the three members of the American debt commission, conferred for several hours on the general debt question as part of further study on possible pressure tactics against foreign debtors.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mellon
The
Treasury
Kellogg
State Department
Hoover
Department of Commerce
American Debt Commission
Weather bulletin for Amarillo and West Texas region
Amarillo and vicinity expect a unsettled Tuesday with partly cloudy skies while Western New Mexico remains generally fair with unsettled conditions in the eastern portion. Temperature readings are intermittently listed for the day with unclear hour markers, indicating a typical regional forecast pattern.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Six Rum Ships Retain Blockade After Five Depart
New York May 25 Captain W V E Jacobs says five large liquor laden ships left the blockaded area over the weekend leaving six rum ships within thirty miles of shore from Nantucket light to Atlantic City. A week ago seven ships formed the mid Atlantic rum rows but by Saturday eleven existed. The blockade's success prompted the quintet to weigh anchor with the remaining six on far flung fronts.
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Associated Press
New York
W. V. E. Jacobs
Coast Guard
Nantucket Light
Atlantic City
mid-Atlantic
Jacobs
Wind Storm Smashes Lines After Heat Wave in San Antonio
A 60 mph wind and light rain hit San Antonio this morning after a record heat spell, damaging telephone and electric lines. North connections failed briefly, wires to Fort Worth and Dallas were out for hours, while Austin line service fluctuated but was restored by noon.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Dallas
Austin
Panhandle and Plains drenched by heavy rains
Rains averaging half an inch fell across the Panhandle and South Plains with a bright electrical display. Benefiting wheat and especially kafir sorghum and cotton, the moisture freshens grass on ranges. Amarillo reports .56 inch. rainfall varied along rail routes from Jericho to Texhoma, with several towns receiving quarter to one inch, and several reporting no rain. Continuous weather forecast remains unsettled.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Rock Island
Here
Jericho
Fort Worth
Wildorado
Vega
Inch
Adrian
Glenrio
Endee
Tucumcari
Conway
Groom
Alanreed
McLean
Sayre
Western Union
Woodward
Okla
Shattuck
Perryton
Spearman
Canadian
Childress
Paducah
Lamesa
Vloydada
Roswell
Rain pushes Plainview May total to 5.69 inches
Ninety two hundredths inch of rain fell at Plainview Sunday night and early Monday morning, bringing May’s total to 5.69 inches. The timely rain favors raw crops and cotton, with planting the order of the day across the territory.
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Plainview
Rains Hit Perryton as Wheat Benefit Is Limited
One third inch of rain fell at Perryton Sunday night, heavier in western Ochiltree county. It arrived too late to help wheat and barley but will aid planting of cotton maize and kafir.
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Perryton
Ochiltree County
Deaf Smith County Wheat Prospects Improve After Rain
In Deaf Smith County and Hereford the Sunday night rain measured from half an inch to two inches, boosting optimism for the largest wheat crop yet. The wet spell prompts more planting of cotton and grain sorghum while sod land eyes a few crops, as farmers rush to plant across the county.
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Hereford
Deaf Smith County
Hail and rain damage crops near Lubbock
Light hail swept the Lubbock area with about half an inch of rain last night washing newly planted fields. Some crops were destroyed and replanting will be necessary in affected sections.
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Lubbock
Supreme Court to hear text book mandamus arguments today
In Austin on May 25 the Texas Supreme Court began hearings on mandamus suits over $1.6 million in textbook contracts repudiated by the state board of education. Former Attorney General W A Keeling led for Charles Scribner Sons and eight firms claim the board lacked authority to repudiate contracts. The board asserts its authority is continuous and can repudiate one day and deem valid the next. Writs target state superintendent M N Marrs to include these texts in requisitions.
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Associated Press
Farm Labor Union of
Texas
W. W. Fitzwater
Bonham
State Federation of Labor
Farm Union
T. W. Davidson
Marshall
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Mr. Fitzwater
International Typographical Union
Seth R. Brown
George W. Fisher
Fort Worth
International Union
New York
Springfield
George A. Wilson
Houston
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue
Austin
State
Text Book Commission
Valia
W. A. Keeling
Charles Scribners & Song
Mandamus
Board of Education
Keeling
C. L. Black
Dan Moody
McMillan Company
Ron Peterson and Company
Johnson Publishing Company
D. C. Heath and Company
Silver Burdett Company
Laidlaw Brothers
W. H. Wheeler and Company
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George H. Wiliams
St. Louis
United States
Missouri
Baker
Selden P. Spencer
Oe Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
America
Labor Union
J. L. Wines
St. Joseph
Labor Trades Department
Bryan
Rum Row
Plains
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