Notable Deaths and Rail, Air Ventures Mark 1927 Headlines
Arthur Brisbane notes Floyd Bennett died heroically in a fatal plane rescue. George Young and partners fly over the Atlantic aboard a Western Air Express Fokker. Schwab sails for Britain to receive the Bessemer medal as Hearst Jr. honeymoon follows. Miss Congo the gorilla is dissected as Johns Hopkins studies her brain and organs. Ohio and New York show strong support for Smith and Hoover in politics. Frank Lockhart dies after a Daytona Beach crash, a warning about speed.
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New York
George Young
Los Angeles Examiner
Major Mosely
Los Angeles
Western Air Express
Ocean
Charles M. Schwab
England
Bessemer
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
William Randolph, Jr
Schwab
John Ringling
Johns Hopkins
Jacksonville
Daytona Beach
Frank Lockhart
Lockhart
Weather forecast for Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana
Tonight and Saturday fair and warmer with varied frost in northern areas. West Texas sees warmer Saturday, Oklahoma reports frost then warmer, Arkansas colder with possible frost in north, East Texas colder in the northeast and rising temperatures by Saturday, Louisiana forecasts frost in the north with Saturday fair.
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Associated Press
West Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
East
Texas
Louisiana
Fliers Land At N Y Amid Global Crisis Record
Shantung terror and a bandit rampage report mass slaughter of more than 7 000 people in Kingmen region. Nationalist and Northern armies clash as civilians suffer, with desertions and heavy property losses noted. Bremen crew moves toward Washington as Floyd Bennett’s death frames the relief mission.
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Aramarillo Globe
N.Y
Sandino
U. S
Bremen
FORD
United Press
Shanghat
Kingmen
Shantung Province
Shantung
Japanese Troops Move Inland From Tsing-Tao
Shanghai correspondent reports 700 Japanese troops moving inward toward Isinan in Shantung from Tsing-Tao as looting by bandits increases. General Naito commands a unit of 1 500 expected to arrive at Tsing-Tao midweek. Bandits aided by defeated Northern troops harass civilians amid ongoing nationalist offensives.
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United Press
London
Tsing-Tao
Isinan
Shantung
China
Shanghai
The
Daily Mail
Naito
Shantung Province
Coal rate to Panhandle sought at Fort Worth hearing
Fort Worth April 27 Reduc tions of rates on coal shipped from Colorado to West Texas and the Panhandle are sought in a hearing before Interstate Commerce Commission examiner J Edgar Smith Ed Byars Fort Worth freight bureau manager and Cicero Smith Lumber Co representative will present evidence that coal rates have not received the same attention as other commodities in the area.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Colorado
West Texas
Panhandle
J. Edgar Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ed Byars
Date set for Santa Fe rail line hearing in West Texas
The Interstate Commerce Commission exam in Lubbock on May 21 will hear Santa Fe Railroad’s plan to build a 66 mile line from Hale Center to Palmerton via Olton in Lamb County. Fort Worth and Denver protests the permit, signaling a major clash between the two systems. John Maynard Lumber Co. advertises cash prices at 5th and Jefferson.
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Santa Fe
Hale Center
Palmerton
South Plains
Interstate Com
Merce Commission
Lubbock
Amarillo
Olton
Ina Lamb County
Parmerton
Clovis
Fort Worth
Denver
John Maynard Lumber Co
5Th and Jefferson
Cuba criticizes U S tariff at Houston trade meet
In the Latin American session at the National Foreign Trade convention Cuba protested the American tariff on sugar and tobacco as a deterrent to Cuban progress. Through Ambassador Dr Orestes Ferrera Cuba warned of higher duties if hostility to sugar and tobacco persists.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Cuba
Orestes Ferrera
Twelve Firemen Buried After Department Store Collapse
In Paterson New Jersey on April 27 a Linns department store floor collapsed burying twelve firemen under sixteen feet of debris. Nine firefighters were hospitalized in serious condition and one man died at the scene. The three story brick structure was destroyed with damage estimated at $250000.
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Associated Press
Paterson
N. J
Linn’s
Father and daughter die in Texas house fire
In Mingus Palo Pinto County Texas a father J W Osborn and his daughter Gertrude about 21 burned to death as the fire swept a home around 1 30 am. The father and daughter died after he reentered to rescue her and the door closed trapping them. Officials said the blaze likely started from an oil stove or faulty wiring and was not incendiary. Funeral services for both are planned in Mingus tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Mingus
Palo Pinto County
Tex
J. W. Osborn
Gertrude
Mr. Osborn
Justice of the Peace
Dab Mayo
Fiddler Title Up Tonight at Municipal Auditorium
The All Panhandle championship old fiddlers contest opens tonight at the Municipal Auditorium under Dr. O H Loyd Vega. Twenty two county champions from Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico compete for the official Panhandle championship title with a large lineup of fiddlers and accompanists expected.
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Municipal Auditorium
O. H. Loyd
Vega
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Huge Fokker Plane To Start Transcontinental Runs Next Week
Three large Fokker tri motor planes will depart New York for coast central and southern routes with Amarillo as a fifth night port on the central line. The exact start date is pending but expected early next week. One plane will stop in Wichita en route.
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New York
Los Angeles
Amarillo
Globe
Wichita
Kans
Western Air Lines, Inc
Kansas City
San Francisco
Western Air Lines
Anthony Fokker
Guggenheim Foundation
Rebel Leader Threatens Raid on East Coast
United Press reports US Marines marching on the Pis Pis mine district to trap General Augusto Sandino's rebel army. Marines aim to block retreat and establish strategic positions, with base headquarters not confirming movements.
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United Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Pis Pis
Augustino Sandino
Sandino disappears into Nicaraguan jungle amid rebel threats
AP dispatch from Managua reports general Augustino Sandino vanishing into northern Nicaragua as he warned of raids on Puerto Cabezas. US Marines and a gunboat remain in the area with Americans employed by Standard Fruit, Lumber firms, who regard the threat as bluff. News covers Giron’s movements, missing American George Maraball, and air reconnaissance over Pis Pis mines finding no rebel presence amid treacherous terrain and sparse habitation.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Augustino Sandino
Puerto Cabezas
Enatevant
Sandino Gause
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company
Brangman Bluff Lumber Company
Sandine
George B. Maraball
New York
Giron
la Luz Y
Los Angeles
Poteca
Coco
Bocay
Uli
Tunkun
San Pedro
Bonanza
Bodega
Constancia
Miranda
Eden
Yapuwa
Hurinas
Coco River
Ross KE. Rowell
Pis Pis
C. F. Schilt
C. J. Chappell
F. H. Lamson-Scribner
Norris
Tobin
Madden Dies Sudden way in Illinois Congress
Veteran Illinois congressman Martin Madden died suddenly in Washington on April 27, the Associated Press reports. Madden, long serving member of the House, collapsed in the capital and could not be revived. He was known for his leadership on fiscal and legislative matters.
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Associated Press
Lake Ste. Agnes
Que
Ford
Greenly Island
Bremen
Washington, D. C
Arlington National Cemetery
Floyd Bennett
Bernt Balchen
Koehl
Baron von Huenefeld
Fitzmaurice
Herta Junkers
Washington
Martin Madden
Congress
Illinois
United Press
Senator Walsh
Montana
Senate
Walsh
Wheelchair Victim Charged In Wife Death
Bert Campbell a 57 year old wheelchair bound man in Miami is jailed on murder charges after admitting he shot his wife whom he cared for fourteen years. Neighbors say no quarrel but police note Campbell is a wealthy property owner and father of two daughters including a Columbia University student.
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Miami
Fla
Bert Campbell
Campbell
Columbia University
Connally Cancels Amarillo Speech Night Visit
Congressman Tom Connally of Marlin, candidate for U S Senate, will not speak in Amarillo tonight. He says plans to return later in the spring after more complete preparations and continues a Panhandle tour, with events in Clarendon Canyon and Amarillo Hotel appearances.
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Marlin
United States Senate
Amarillo
The
Globe
Memphis
Mr. Connelly
Panhandle
Clarendon
Canyon
South Plains
Connally
Amarillo Hotel
Hagen lagging in match at Mook Park England
Walter Hagen, American star, was fourteen holes behind Archie Compston after 36 holes of their 72 hole match for the world championship at Mook Park England. Berry's rug cleaning 5229.
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Fn United Preas
Mook Park
England
Walter Hagen
Archie Compston
Officer Branner's Idea for the Just Kids
The Amarillo Globe invites readers to wait until Monday to learn Officer Branner's plan to prevent accidents after Mush Stebbins was struck by a truck. The feature promises a fun way for children to remember to look up and down before crossing streets with the Just Kids group.
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Mush Stebbins
Officer Branner
Just Kids
Amarillo
Peanut
Fatso
Marge Ry
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Hoover
Smith
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N. Y
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Ireland
Berlin
Ste. Agnes
Baron Gunther von Huenfeld
Maj
James Firmaurice
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Ackburn
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