Mont Blanc to Mussolini and other 1920s notes
A column covers political name changes from Mont Blanc to Mont Benito Mussolini, the possible renaming of Constantinople, and a light note on Mussolini's stature. It also mentions Vesuvius eruption, Angora rabbit fur prices in France, and a profile of Joseph Pulitzer’s death in France. It concludes with reflections on effort and wealth, Sacco and Vanzetti, and a Tokyo gold vault.
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Italiana
Mont Blanc
Benito Mussolini
St. Petersburgh
Leningrad
Constantinople
Kemalopolis
Mussolini
Rome
Vesuvius
France
Paris
Los Angeles
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post Dispatch
New York World
Tokyo
Knorpp Wins Kansas City Gas Franchise for 30 Years
Kansas City granted a thirty year franchise to John L. Knorpp and George F. Coomber for a 24 inch Panhandle to Kansas City gas line. Four crews organized to start immediately, 430 miles, capacity 162 million cubic feet daily, estimated cost 35 million dollars. Financing complete, right of way to begin, first new line joins Doherty line at Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Field
Kansas City
City Council of
John L. Knorpp
Amarillo
George F. Coomber
Art Waggoner
Knorpp
Four Corners
Missouri City
Knorrp
Panhandle
Doherty
Wichita
Kansas
Sacco Vanzetti Decision Near As Guards Placed
Extra police guards were posted at the homes of Judge Webster Thayer and Chief Justice Arthur P. Hug for precaution as Governor Fuller nears a decision in the Sacco Vanzetti murder case. Fuller, in a Back Bay hotel, labors into the night drafting the verdict with only his counsel present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presa
Worcester
Masa
Fuller
Webster Thayer
Arthur P. Hugg
Massachusetts Supreme Court
United Press
Boston
Alvan T. Fuller
Back Bay
Nicola Sacco
Bartolome Vanzetti
Joseph Wiggin
Weather forecast notes unsettled pattern this week
The forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Wednesday. Temperature readings show mild starts rising through the morning with 66 degrees at 7 a.m. and peaking near 90 by noon. Historical data recalls 100 degrees a year ago and 66 degrees for the low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danreas
No Gas No Lights In Amarillo After Cutoff
Power in Amarillo was off for about 90 minutes when a gas line feeding the Southwestern Public Service plant was cut and workers lacked warning. L. L. Ferree, general manager, said the outage forced the old Tyler street plant to be restarted and delayed newsroom work as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
L. L. Ferree
Southwestern Public Service Company
Tyler Street
Mr. Ferree
Globe Mechanical Department
Beadle Names Dr Dreher in Lebouef Murder Confession
Sheriff Pecot released Beadle’s confession claiming Dreher admitted plans to kill James L Leboeuf. Beadle and Dreher plus Ada Bonner Leboeuf face murder charges in Franklin. Beadle recounted Dreher saying he would hunt Leboeuf and kill him in a pasture.
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Associated Press
Franklin
Charles Pecot
James Beadle
Lebouef
Beadle
Thomas E. Dreher
James L. Lebouef
Dreher
Ada Bonner Lebouef
Leboeuf
Big Consumers Plan Protest Over City Water Rates Tonight
Heavy water users led by George Maggard will petition before the city commission protesting the new rate schedule. Hotels laundries and creameries, including the Herring Hotel and Amarillo Laundry, face higher bills under the new rates and will seek relief or revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
George Maggard
Mistletoe Creameries
Baminhse
Rocky Mountain Airlines outlines New Orleans to Denver route
Amarillo is named as a key stop on a Rocky Mountain Airlines passenger and freight line from New Orleans to Denver. Operations could start in about sixty days with five-seat enclosed planes, 180 mph and a ten hour total flight time. Stops will include Houston Dallas Fort Worth and Amarillo for passengers freight and mails.
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Amarillo
New Orleans
Denver
Board of City Development
J. D. Hill
Rocky Mountain Airlines, Inc
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Hill
Amarillo voters consider drastic action against stray dogs
“Mad dog” cry echoes through Amarillo as ten children bitten by suspected rabid dogs in a week. Fifty nine dogs killed, six claimed by owners, none licensed. City Manager Jeff D Bartlett outlines plans for an intensive drive to remove stray canines and may seek an ordinance to kill untagged or unrestricted dogs.
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Amarillo
Jeff D. Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Spanish Club Enjoined From Operating North of City
Judge Gee grants a temporary injunction against Jack Target and Leveair as proprietors of the Spanish Club. County Attorney Leo Sparks said liquor was sold and consumed with the proprietors’ knowledge, causing disorder and fights. Deputies Sloan and Williams swore witnesses to the resort’s illegal activity.
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Jack Target
Leveair
Gee
108Th District Court
Leo Sparks
O. S. Sloan
Frank Williams
Levine to Fly to New York August 15
Charles A. Levine and French pilot Maurice Drouhin plan a transatlantic flight from Le Bourget to New York around August 15. They will use the fall of the moon for timing and Levine denied reports of any quarrel between them.
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United Press
Nottingham
Eng
Charles A. Levine
Maurice Drouhin
New York
le Bourget
France
Levine
Drouhin
Dempsey Delays Return Fight With Tunney Postponement
Los Angeles reports Dempsey will not be ready for the return heavyweight title bout with Gene Tunney on September 22 and seeks a date after September 26. Tex Rickard says September 22 remains the latest possible date for the Soldiers Field clash.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
East
Chicago
Tex Rickard
Soldiers Field
Dempsey
Rickard
Coolidge Announces He Will Not Seek 1928 Presidency
President Coolidge says he does not choose to run in 1928. The brief message was dictated to his stenographer and handed to reporters on the fourth anniversary of his taking office. He appeared with the newsmen to file past him as he distributed the slips.
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Associated Press
S. D
Coolidge
United States
Ence
Coolidge Begins Fifth Year as U S Chief Executive
President Coolidge enters his fifth year in office amid a precarious political climate. The article recalls the moment four years earlier when news of President Harding's death arrived at Plymouth Notch Vermont, naming Coolidge as successor.
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Coolidge
U. S
Rapid City, &. D
The
United
United Press
City at Cross Roads says Ed Mayer heads fund drive
Subscriptions to the Tri-State sale fund reached 16978.35 toward a 25000 goal as Amarillo workers met Lions club to begin the second day. Ed R Mayer, president of the City Development board, urged action and warned the city cannot support the effort if supporters fail to help. A noon meeting with Lions club followed morning preparation and a final check showed 13085.35 subscribed by 107 firms and individuals.
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City AT Cross Roads
ED Mayer
Fair Fund Drive
Tri-State
Lions’ Club
Amarillo
Ed R. Mayer
Board of
City Development
Lions Club
Statewide vote on constitutional amendments shows defeats
Early returns from 178 of 268 counties indicate low turnout with most amendments rejected. In Potter county the salary, judiciary, taxation and fee abolition proposals all failed, while San Jacinto and Sixteenth street boxes favored judiciary and fee changes.
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Associated Lrewa
Dallas, Aug &Returna
Potter County Yeaters Day
Masterson Ranch
San Jacinto
Sixteenth Street Fire Station
Japanese Compromise Parley Plea Aims to Save Naval Talks
Geneva Aug 2 The Associated Press reports a Japanese compromise plan to salvage the tri-partite naval conference. Britain and Japan would halt cruiser construction at current authorized levels and limit 10,000 ton cruisers through 1931 to twelve for Britain and the United States and eight for Japan.
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Associated Prews
Geneva
Associated Press
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Bandit in Detroit Restaurant Holdup Kills Patron
A youthful bandit panicked during a breakfast hour hold up at a Detroit restaurant and fired at patrons. Five bullets struck Hosney Kerch, 35, killing him. The two robbers fled without taking any loot. Authorities describe the assailants as a young man and an older accomplice.
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Associated Presa
Detroit
Hosney Kerch
Kerch
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R. J. Potter
Oldsmobile Company
Lansing
Mich
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Sacco-Vanzetti
City Drag Store
Amarillo Hotel
Lebouee
Griggs Ambulance
Manney Printing Co
Rule
Colorado Company
ENIC
Judge Gee
Blackburn
City Drug Atore
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Potter
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