Italy’s air power overtakes water bottling in Mediterranean
Enator Cippico argues Britain controls the Mediterranean via Gibraltar and Suez, but air is the real empire. He cites Caproni aircraft and Italian airships as potential wreckers of bottling powers, while praising Coolidge’s support for commercial aviation and a push to expand government aviation.
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Enator Cippico
Italy
England
Britain
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Hle
Russia
Kemal Pasha
Caproni
Coolidge
Howard BE. Coffin
National Air Transport of
Detroit
Henry Ford
Moises
Amarillo Weather Forecast Mixed Conditions Tonight Tomorrow
The Amarillo forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures from today show a high around 70 with low in the 60s, while yesterday’s extremes reached the upper 70s and mid 40s.
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Amarillo
Otis McClish Drowns In West Amarillo Creek
The 14 year old Otis McClish was found dead in a water hole on West Amarillo Creek two miles west of the city. He had left home yesterday afternoon saying he would go to the creek. An inquest ruled accidental death with no violence. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3 PM at Blackburn Funeral Home.
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Otis McClish
Amarillo Creek
West North Tenth Street
Clish
Blackburn Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
C. G. Landis
Young McClish
Blackburn
Missouri Mob Seeks Lynching of Alleged Attacker
Kansas City dispatch reports 37 police with riot guns guarding Exhelstor Springs jail where Miller Mitchell, a black man, is held on an alleged assault on a young girl. A mob of about 100 sought to break in and lynch him after the girl was dragged from a car near Lawson. The assailant was identified by the girl’s escort. Gypsy Sweethearts, Fair, Monday.
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Kansas City
Exhelstor Springs
Miller Mitchell
Lawson
Mitchell
Boy Confesses Slaying Father and Wounding Mother
Warren Vandervoort aged 17 confessed to shooting and killing his father Rev R J Vander voort pastor of Parkersburg Methodist church last night He also admitted shooting his mother twice after she appeared at the doorway A coroner s inquest was ordered Residents noted study pressures and summer college preparation may have contributed to his actions
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Iowa
Warren Vandervoort
R. J. Vandervoort
James Mitchell
Gray Tries to Cheat the Chair in Texas Execution
Clem Gray former Titus county deputy sheriff was electrocuted at Huntsville prison after attempting suicide by slashing his throat and wrist with a razor hidden in a framed photo. Guards and officials moved quickly as prison chaos erupted before the execution.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
Tex
Clem Gray
Titus County
Gray
Frank O'Rourke
Prison Commission
L. H. Bush
Speer
Dr. Bush
University oil land lease cancellations filed in Texas
Two suits for 12 million dollars each seek cancellation and forfeiture of mineral leases covering thirty two sections of university land in Reagan county Texas. Filed in the forty third district court Travis county by Fred W Moore the petitions also request appointment of a receiver.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas University
Reagan County
Forty-Third District Court
Travis County
Fred W Moore
Amarillo seeks Rock Island rail link to Liberal Kansas
The Globe reports Rock Island Railway has applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to build a new line from Amarillo to Liberal Kansas. Local boosters praise the project as a major driver of growth for Amarillo in 1925 aided by rainfall, crops, cattle prices, and the city’s building boom.
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Polk Street
Globe
Henry Anstey
Rock Island
Interestate Commerce Commission
Amarillo
Liberal
Kansas
Lake’e
Port Worth
Denver
City of Progress
Rains Batter Panhandle with Heavy Thunderstorms
Heavy rains drenched the Panhandle Plains with the season’s strongest storm. Rainfall exceeded an inch before noon and rivers and bridges were affected as traffic detoured around washouts. Roads remained passable in many areas while crops were soaked but prospects remained favorable.
Denton Man Holds Home Against Officers Then Surrenders
W A Martin barricaded his house and defied arrest for hours in Denton Texas before surrendering after rounds from automatic rifles were fired into the home. He faces murder charges in the killing of peace officer R B Parsons and declined to comment until advised by counsel. He demanded bond of ten thousand dollars, which officers refused.
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R. B. Parsons
Texas
Atorneys
Martin
W. S. Fry
Tarrant
Dalas
Wise
Gooke
Dallas County
Page Seven
Rock Island petitions for Amarillo Liberal railroad line
The Rock Island railroad sought interstate commerce approval to build 145 miles of rail between Liberal Kansas and Amarillo with a new subsidiary to handle construction. Officials estimate the project will begin this fall and create hundreds of Amarillo railroad jobs, though cost estimates were not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Liberal
Kansas
Amarillo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Tomorrow's Classified Offer: Get a Decorative Waste Basket
A Sunday Globe classified advert invites readers to buy a sturdy decorative waste basket at a very low rate. The offer lasts tomorrow only, encouraging immediate purchase for bedrooms and living rooms to manage scraps.
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Globe
Stinnett Predicts New Panhandle Rail Empire in Amarillo
A. S. Stinnett announces a forthcoming Rock Island railroad to the North Farms, pledging a great empire of agriculture, livestock, oil and gas. He frames the project as a victory after a hard battle and says it will spur a large city development in Amarillo and Panhandle optimism.
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A. & Stinnett
North Farms
Stinnett
Rock Island Railroad
Amarillo
North Plains
Panhandle
Amarillo Officials Push Interstate Line Plans
B Pash and Mr Riggs report no surprise at the permission petition filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Directors of the road approved the plans this week. Amarillo business leaders praise Stinnett Pash Riggs and Board of City Development for the new North Plains development. Rock Island engineers conducted three surveys between Amarillo and Liberal Kansas. The likely route runs northeast of Amarillo through the oil fields to the Canadian River at Plemons and may include Spearman. Distance from Amarillo to Liberal is about.
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Amarillo
Kansas City
Rock Island
Amerillo
Liberal
Kansas
A. S. Stinnett
Newt Riggs
Board of
City Development
Mr. Stinnett
B. Pash
Riggs
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stinnett
Pash
Board of City Development
North Plains
Plemons
Spearman
Rock Island Railroad plans route to Amarillo
Newt Higgs, president of the Board of City Development, hailed Rock Island's request to build a line from Liberal Kansas to Amarillo as a major advance for the city. He credited A S Stinnett and B Pash for their long effort and predicted swift approval and early construction with needed terminal facilities and expanded patronage.
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Newt Riggs
Amarillo
Newt Higgs
Board of
iCty Development
Rock Island Railroad
Liberal
Kansas
A. S. Stinnett
B. Pash
Mr. Riggs
Rock Island
Hook Island
Amaryllo cut off to shift routes and staffing
The expanded Am arillo cut off will require 500 to 600 employees, enlarging shops and offices and increasing train crews. Through passenger and freight trains will use the new route, with through trains currently through Dalhart rerouted via Liberal Kansas and Tucumcari New Mexico.
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Amarillo
Rock Island
Dalhart
Liberal
Kansas
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Chicago salesman dies after 17 story fall in elevator shaft
Chicago August 7 A salesman H D Critchfield fell 17 floors from an elevator shaft in the Stevens Building after stepping from a car to let passengers alight. Operator Mark Purdy was arrested. Critchfield had worked on oil well development in Oklahoma for American Warehouse Company and merchandise storage.
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Associated Press
Chicago
H. D. Critchfield
Stevens
Mark Purdy
Critchfield
Oklahoma
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MecClish
Charles T. McClish
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Woodward
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Conway
McLean
Ramsdell
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Texhoma
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