President Coolidge in New Mexico and air power notes
A 1926column reflects on President Coolidge possibly vacationing in New Mexico with praise for the state and fishing lore. It discusses aviation progress by De Pinedo and Lufthansa, noting air power's practical future and juxtaposes with Germany's empire of the air. The piece warns of natural disasters such as Illinois tornadoes, contrasting old faith with modern science in facing calamities.
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Britain
de Pinedo
Lufthansa
Illinois
Coolidge Asks Aid For Flood Sufferers
E. E. Blake, Oklahoma City, famed as father of the Canadian River flood control project, outlined the plan in detail before the National Drainage Congress. He displayed a 20 foot map showing the river from New Mexico to Arkansas, proposed impounding sites, reclaimed lands, flood damaged areas, and estimated damages by section.
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Coolidge
Blake
E. E. Blake
Oklahoma City
National Drainage Congress
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arkansas
Henry 8
Johnston
Mayor Hawley
Marvin Jones
Mr. Blake
John B. Hawley
Fort Worth
Southwest
J. J. Richey
Texas A. & M. College
W. G. Potter
Illinois Division of Waterways
Chicago
Ilinois
J. F. Farrell
Topeka
Santa Fe
Frank A. Tomson
Lincoln
Gulf Coast
Panhandle Press leaders hail growth fueled by printers
R W Nichols president of the Panhandle Press association opens the twentieth annual convention at Amarillo hotel praising publishers for Panhandle growth. He credits dreams plans and workers in printing and publishing with regional prosperity as registrations reach historic noon levels. Will Flenniken chamber president welcomes attendees and Oran Kel ley replies.
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Panhandle
R. W. Nichols
Panhandle Press Association
Amarillo Hotel
Nichols
Will Flenniken
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Oran Kelley
Spearman Reporter
Concensus
Opin
Corpus Christi Editor Dies in Mineral Wells
C. J. Everett, 65, publisher of the Corpus Christi Times for five years, died of heart trouble at Mineral Wells, Texas, this morning as reported by the Times.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
C. J. Everett
Corpus Christi Times
Mineral Wells
Texas
the Times
Weather forecast and hourly temperatures
The forecast calls for a warm night and Saturday. Temperature readings show 38 at 6 am, 34 at 8 am, 44 at 9 am, 48 at 11 am, 53 at noon, and 57 degrees later, with today matching mild values from last year.
Walsh demands prosecution of Aluminum Company
Senator Thomas J. Walsh urged Attorney General Sargent to prosecute the Aluminum Company of America, alleging anti trust violations and breach of the 1912 consent decree. He published a letter claiming AA has contracts with auto body makers to secure scrap aluminum, creating a monopoly that limits sources for sand castings.
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United Press
Washington
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Sargent
Aluminum Company of America
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Aluminum
Aluminu Company
Mellon Company
Walsh
Wrestling Match Featured After Amarillo Banquet Tonight
The Amarillo hotel and The Globe News sponsor a banquet at 6:30 with a brief adjournment before the wrestling event at 8:30. Colonel Thompson says attendees will be released in time for the match.
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Amarillo Hotel
Globe News
Colonel Thompson
Amarillo hosts press association banquet and events
President Nichols outlines growth of the region and credit to newspaper men and women. Arthur M. Le Fevre Jr of the Texas Star urges united effort to develop Texas resources. The association will be hosted by Globe-News at a banquet in Amarillo and many visitors will attend a hall game and golf tournament at Hillcrest club.
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Herring Hotel
Amarillo
A. S. Stinnett
Congressman Jones
Roy N. Towl
Lincoln
Homer D. Wade
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Ion
Bijateh
North Plains
Nichols
J. Deskin Wells
Wellington
Homer Steen
Floydada Hesperian
T. A. Landers
McLean News
Sam M. Braswell
Clarendon News
J. D. Merriman
J. Wheeler News-Review
Arthur M. le Fevre, Jr
Texas Star
Houston
Texas
Globe-News
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo Club
Hillcrest Club
Ant Army Destroys Houses In Kansas City District
Kansas City health officers report an invading army of white ants eating supports rafters and floors in a south side residential district. The only known remedy is cyanide solution. The infestation is linked to recent floods driving the ants from Nebraska.
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United Press
Kansas City
Nebraska
No Lives Lost As Fire Levels Jap City
Kanazawa in central Japan suffered a major blaze that destroyed about 750 houses. Initial fears of casualties proved unfounded as reports confirmed no deaths or injuries. Estimated damage reached about $2 million.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Kanazawa
Japan
Mrs Stoble Given Ten Years in New Jersey Murder Case
Mrs Christine Stoble was found guilty of manslaughter for killing her 16 year old daughter who she discovered holding a newborn. A jury deliberated about nineteen hours. Justice Frank Lloyd sentenced her to ten years in prison. The trial focused on whether she was insane at the time of the shooting. defense urged suspension of judgment due to temporary mental breakdown. The state sought life imprisonment.
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United Press
Freehold
N. J
Christine Stoble
Frank Lloyd
Mrs. Stable
Dodge Heir Denies Reconciliation After Honolulu Trip
Mia Horace Dodge Jr arrived from Honolulu on the Dollar liner and denied reconciliation with her millionaire husband. Reports claimed the couple met at Wai kama i ki beach cottage to patch up differences. Dodge eluded reporters, reportedly hiding in his stateroom aboard the ship.
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United Press
San Francisco
Honolulu
Dollar
Madison
Mia
Horace Dodge
Hawaiian Islands
Waikaiki Beach
Dodge
Train and Car Crash Injures Houston Couple
A car was struck by an outbound Santa Fe passenger train at a grade crossing in Houston. Drew 8. Davis, 28, and his wife suffered broken legs and bruises but are expected to recover. Davis, recently in Houston, is secretary to District Attorney Horace Soule and former assistant to Senator Morris Sheppard. his father Judge W. T. Davis of San Augustine was notified.
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Associated Press
Houston
Drew
Davis
Santa Fe
Horace Soule
Morris Sheppard
Washington
W. T. Davis
San Augustine
Famous For Food Amarillo Hotel and Other Services
Panhandle notices a local Amarillo hotel branding as a meeting place ornate with a Steinway piano from Steinway, E P Hubbard listed with a contact. Blackburn Ambulance and the area businesses advertise services including phone listings and contact points for readers seeking hotel dining and emergency transport.
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Amarillo Hotel
the Panhandle
Many More Driven from Homes by River Floods
Floods devastate towns along the Mississippi and its tributaries causing massive homelessness. President Coolidge pledges aid as deaths reach about 200 from floods and related tornadoes. Rivers rise from Memphis to the south, with outbreaks of disease and overwhelmed water systems.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Mississippi River
United Press
Greenville
Minelaippi
Knowlton
Arkansas
Memphis
Federal forces move to aid flood sufferers
President Coolidge names four cabinet members Mellon Davis Wilbur Hoover to a disaster relief committee. The White House says the Red Cross retains control while the cabinet group mobilizes agencies and coordinates aid, including health and coast guard services, with funds urgently needed nationwide.
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Washington
Coolidge
Cabinet
Red Crows
Mellon
Davis
War Department
Wilbur
Hoover
Red Crogs
White House
Red Cross
Cabinet Committee
Public Health
Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Valley towns begin to conquer river flood
Refugees along levees and in Mississippi valley camps welcomed brighter skies as floodwaters receded southward. Hickman Kentucky reported sandbagging the Mississippi at Reel Foot levee after an all night fight.
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Iby
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
Hickman
Kentucky
Mississippi River
Reelfoot Levee
Lindsey appeals to U S Supreme Court over Colorado ruling
Ben B Lindsey Denver Juvenile court judge files appeal with the U S Supreme Court as he seeks review of the Colorado supreme court decision removing him from office. If granted, arguments follow. if denied, the state ruling stands. The court typically rules on petitions within three to six weeks after filing.
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Ty United Press
Washington
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Colorado Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court Clerks
Lindsey
Royal R. Graham
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
San Angelo Man Shot to Death Outside Jail
San Angelo April 28 Clhda de Manies 28 a lifelong resident was shot and killed just outside the Tom Green county jail two of five shots fired at close range struck the victim J W Lammey a local grocer surrendered to deputy sheriff James White the only eye witness Manies had been charged with burglary in Texas cases at Menard Brady and Ballinger with bonds set at 1000 Lammey gave no statement Justice EB Dubole ruled Manies was killed by Lammey no charge filed cause of shooting unknown
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San Angelo
Clhda de Manies
Pia Morning
Tom Green County
J. W. Lammey
James White
Maniew
White
Menard
Brady and
Ballinger
Lammey
Justice of Poace
EB. Dubole
Maniel
Mini Panhandle Contest Nears Crown at Legion Festival
Festival crowds race to cast votes as three contestants, Mrs. Alene Burgesser, Edna Gaulle, and Misa Jack Richarda, vie for the Mini Panhandle title in the first annual Legion Spring Festival pageant. Final votes close at 10, with Miss Panhandle to be crowned Saturday night at festival grounds.
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Alene Burgesser
Mies Edna Gaulle
Misa Jack Richarda
Honore
Clowes
Ninth Man on Snyder-Gray Jury Chosen
United Press reports in Long Inland City New York that the Snyder Gray murder trial nears a full panel as two more jurors joined the pool before lunch. Jury selection had consumed forty six talesmen and included Louis Ruchdaschal and Everett J. Van Vranken. Mrs Ruth Snyder, co defendant with Henry Judd Gray, was escorted from court as her mother waited nearby.
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United Press
Long Inland City
N. Y
Snyder-Gray
Talesmen
Louis Ruchdaschal
Everett J. van Vr
Found Guilty of Immoral Book Sale in Boston Court
Donald Freide, vice-president of Boni and Live Right, was found guilty in municipal criminal court by Judge James Devlin of selling literature manifestly tending to corrupt the morals of youth. He was fined 100 dollars.
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Boston
Masa
Donald Freide
Boni and Liveright
Municipal Criminal
James Devlin
Stratton Held on Murder Charge After Amarillo Killing
Formal murder charges filed against M. W. Stratton who surrendered after the fatal shooting of John A. English, a prominent Amarillo contractor. Preliminary hearing set in Justice Landis court as Potter county grand jury plans immediate investigation. English was shot twice near Stratton’s Elm Street home and died. coroner’s inquest pending verdict.
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M. W. Stratton
John A. English
Amarillo
C. G. Landis
Potter County
Grand Jury
English
Stratton
Elm Street
Glenwood
J. W. Minter
Griggs and Sons
Landis
Elder
Tio
Mra
Slaton Man Found Dead in Ball Park
Slaton furniture dealer George W. Key, 26, was found dead this morning in the Slaton ball park after swallowing poison. He was discovered by passersby and taken for medical attention but died. He left several letters to relatives whose contents were not announced.
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Associated Press
Lubbock
George W. Key
Slaton
Here
Senator Reed to Leave Hospital Soon for Kansas City
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri rested comfortably at Henry Ford hospital in Detroit and may depart for Kansas City Sunday or Monday. Judge Richard J. Higgins said Reed is in no pain, undergoing a thorough examination and rest, with undisturbed sleep and food intake. Higgins planned to leave for Kansas City the next day.
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United Press
Detroit
James A. Reed
Missouri
Henry Ford Hospital
Kananak City
Richard J. Higgins
Kansas City
United Press Today
Reed
Higgins
Jinry Ford
Sapiro
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