28 May 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1926
Page
1
A mine fire broke out at Mount Lookout Mine with unknown origin. Company crews battled the blaze as safety measures were enacted to protect workers and surrounding areas. No injuries reported at this time.
Fifty to eighty anthracite miners are trapped by a fire at Temple Coal's Mount Lookout mine in Wyoming County near Scranton. Five men escaped through smoke and were treated at home. Officials fight flames to reach others believed trapped in the fire’s level.
Dr I L McGlasson of San Antonio addressed the Texas Medical Association in Houston noting medical science has added billions to wealth and extended life from 34 to years. The group chose El Paso as next convention city and allocated 80000 for publicity and enforcing the medical practice act in its war on quacks. W B Thornton of Houston was reelected board chairman.
Italian poet Gabrielle D Annunzio is reported ill with influenza acquired May 28 after a Milan bankers reception. The illness interrupts his activities during a period of public appearances in Italy.
Mayor Lee Bivins proclaims the first week of June 1926 as Amarillo Cleanup Week urging residents to weed, trim, remove rubbish and cooperate in an all city roundup. The city offers free wagons and trucks for waste disposal under City Garbage Ordinance No. 486. Amarillo hosts the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Convention June 21–23, expecting about 30,000 visitors to view a cleansed city.
In Denton Texas on May 7 the College of Industrial Arts presented retiring president Dr Lindsay Blayney with a Swiss clock. Miss Alice Welty of Wichita Falls announced the gift from friends at CIA. Blayney noted the resignation takes effect at term's end and recalled memories from Heidelberg University.
The senior class at Amarillo held commencement exercises as 110 graduates were awarded diplomas. Speaker and school officials addressed the crowd about achievement and future plans.
The 110 seniors at the editorium received diplomas after a program featuring Rev L N Stuckey, Leta Johnson, Alice Held, Iola McPherson, and remarks by Superintendent W A McIntosh. J A Leroy nitroglycerine case noted with police correspondence from Louisiana authorities.
Two more men armed with heavy automatics and liquor were arrested by county deputies O Sloane and A Townes during a dragnet for the Smith murder suspect. They face weapons and liquor charges and a confiscated car is held. Authorities say the search extends to Amarillo hots and possible hideouts after the Graham Texas killing.
Charley Heads, vice president of the Amarillo Bank and Trust, was unanimously chosen president of the Texas Bankers Association at the annual Galveston meeting. The selection came as a surprise to Mr. Fisk, who was drafted by friends after a last‑week awareness.
Fred Tilford, a Negro, confessed to the murder of 20 year old Prewett Dukenmeier after a robbery of 57 dollars. Dukenmeier's body was found bullet riddled in a creek near Richland.
New York welcomed Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus and Crown Princess Louise of Sweden as they arrived to honor Captain John Ericsson. The royal couple, first stepping on American soil at 11:80, departed for Washington after a salute of twenty one guns at Governors Island and a formal dock greeting.
Leavenworth May 27 J Cox inmate of the federal penitentiary here has been recommended for parole. He was publicity man and associate of Dr Frederick A Cook the self styled discoverer of the North Vale who is also serving a sentence for using the mails to defraud in connection with the sale of oil stock.
Mrs. Sarah Edenborn was elected president of the Louisiana Navigation and Tramroad of Texas to succeed her late husband William Edenborn at a stockholders meeting in Greenville. EF. A. Sfamon was named executive vice president and other officers were re-elected.
McNary farm bill urged by Senator MekKellar while general debate opens in the House on the Rivers and Harbors bill. Delegates to the Northern Baptist convention are received by President Coolidge. The Crown princess of Sweden attends the Ericsson Memorial dedication. Interstate Commerce Commission hearings continue on Western freight rates. A bid of five million dollars is received for five American oriental ships. Impeachment petitions target Pittsburgh officials. Coolidge prohibition order debated as Congress tightens enforcement.
Davidson declares the oil act the result of a huge lobbying effort. He says the measure was assembled under the Capitol dome and reflects strong industry influence.
In McAllen on May 27, Davidson cites a Houston paper statement by W S Farish defending the bill and warns Texans to scrutinize a powerful coalition of wealth and politics. He says the re entry of Standard Oil into Texas is now openly opposed.
The McFadden branch banking bill, approved by both chambers, may fail without Senate concession on amendments that allow state banks to consolidate with national banks and operate all branches. Conferees adjourned to Monday to seek a compromise as House leaders warn Senate changes are unacceptable. The bill aims to permit national banks to establish branches in states that grant such rights to state banks.
Several people from Mineral Wells drank milk from a cow with rabies. Dr. J. T. Wilhite and Dr. White at the Pasteur Institute said there is no danger and none need rabies treatment.
Ernesto Silva, a Mexican rebel leader from the 1916 revolution, was shot and killed in Nogales Sonora Mexico on Tuesday while attempting to escape from military authorities who had arrested him, according to a report reaching Nogales today.
Everett Hendricks, 27, wounded his sister Mary Jane Hendricks, 39, and fatally shot himself at their brother John Hendricks' Englewood home, 26 miles southwest of Columbia. Authorities say Mary Jane may recover as the incident followed a suspected pregnancy discovery.
New York May 27 Farr Carroll found guilty of perjury for telling grand juries no one bathed on stage at Washington's birthday theater party. He was found not guilty on liquor testimony and faces appeal as verdicts on other counts stand. Joyce Hawley testified she sat unclothed in a wine bath tub and was drunk, with defense claiming she threatened Carroll for money.
The general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States adjourned here this afternoon to meet again May 19, 1927, in the First Presbyterian church, El Dorado, Arkansas.
Fifteen people were killed and thirty injured in a large fire today in a village near Dakhila Cairo officials reported. Many villagers were left homeless by the blaze.
J W Shanklin, Canyon dairy manager at Hacienda el Potrero near Vera Cruz, has been captured by Mexican bandits. His wife Mrs. Shanklin and three children planned to join him but now postpone travel. U S representatives in Washington promise efforts to locate him.
A local notice announces a reward of 2500 dollars for speedy action related to a civic matter. Mayor Rivins presides over the effort aimed at stimulating citizen participation and engagement in a special Merbating event.
Mayor Lee Bivins and local businessmen announced a city and county driven reward plan totaling 2500 for murderers hijackers burglars and bootleggers. A 500 reward was set for the Smith murder with half funded by the city and half by subscriptions while other rewards ranged 50 to 500 dollars. A vigilante tone and new crime-fighting measures followed a deadly incident on the Amarillo Panhandle highway drawing broad civic action.
Bodies of Porter Davis and his wife, shot in a Panhandle tent, were to be sent to their parents in Silverton Texas. No motive given at inquest. brothers cited destitution and family quarrels. Three girls Ellen 10 Verla 6 Labile 4 survive, to be cared for by grandparents. Jeff and Sheridan Davis work nearby. No money found on Davis. He fired after buying candy to lure children from the tent. Household goods packed for move to White Dear where he would work.
The forecast calls for Friday to be partly cloudy with possible showers in Amarillo and vicinity and partly cloudy to cloudy with local thundershowers across West Texas. New Mexico may see mostly fair conditions with a Colorado low moving northeast bringing showers tonight and Friday. Temperatures dip slightly east of the Rockies as the low shifts.
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