Reparations Agreement Reached At Hague Conference
The Hague and Paris report that after three weeks the reparations deadlock ends with a near victory for British chancellor Philip Snowden. Britain relents to 78 percent of its demands on the Young plan distribution in talks with Italy France Japan and Belgium. Germans were present as agreement was reached. Paris confirms jubilation across diplomatic circles and public in France.
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United Press
The
Hague
Europe
Philip Snowden
Italy
France
Japan
Belgium
Associated Press
Paris
Gas rate war delays Amarillo City decision
The City Commission reviews a five percent gas rate cut offer from Prairie Oil and Gas as opposition grows. Officials weigh city ownership of the gas plant against outsider proposals while public sentiment calls the reduction too small to help residents.
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Commission
Prairie
Eesas
Prairie Oil Gas Company
Amarillo
Ernest Thompson
Jim Vernon
Lester Stone
Stone
Hays
D. Roach
City Park Board
Today By Arthur Brisbane
The column notes Arthur Brisbane's views on global communication via radio, Zeppelin receptions on the California coast, and Cleveland hosting air races plus a large turnout at its municipal airport. It highlights Julie Hanlon’s long mill work in New geford, a New England abolition question, child labor concerns, and unrest in Jerusalem with Arab-Jewish clashes and Jewish pleas for a U S warship.
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Byrd
Antarctic
California
Navy
Julie Hanlon
Wamsutta Cotton Mills
New Geford
Albert Brisbane
New Emergency Service In Acting Good Help Quick
The Give News Want Ads allow telephone submissions before nine each night for the next morning’s publication. Live, wide awake workers monitor these ads and many are employed elsewhere seeking better positions. Whatever job you need filled, you’ll find applicants in a hurry.
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Give News
Army flier to lead air derby plans at Municipal Airport
A pursuit squadron from Kelly Field will visit Saturday to participate in the air derby dedicating the Municipal Airport. Lieut. F T. Patrick arrived to inspect plans and report to Mayor Thompson. Other fliers from Duncan, Brooks, and San Antonio fields expected in formation.
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Kelly Field
San Antonio
F. T. Patrick
Arthur McDaniels
Eighth Corps
McDaniels
Ernest O. Thompson
Patrick
Thompson
Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
Amarillo
Army
South America
Dalton McCarthy
Duncan Field
Brooks Field
Jewish Arab Conflict Deepens as Jerusalem Faces Rift
AP dispatches report intensified fighting in Palestine with Arabs attacking Jewish quarters. Haifa sees heavy bombardment and casualties while British marines intervene. Jerusalem faces grave danger as armed bands march, fires consume homes, and Motva burns nearby. Refugees from Tel Aviv report bread shortages.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Jewish Telegraph Agency
Palestine
Haifa
Jerusalem
Motva
Isaac Ben Zvi
Jewish Defense Corps
Defense Corps
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Postal Telegraph Opens Amarillo Offices September 3
W H Pippitt announces Postal Telegraph offices will open in Amarillo on Tuesday September 3. Main office will be in the Nunn building at 421 Polk with two branches in the Herring and Amarillo hotels. Sub stations to follow. Messenger boys sought and to be provided uniforms. underwear socks and shoes not supplied.
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Postal Telegraph
Amarillo
W. H. Pippitt
Cable Company
The
Telegraph Company
Nunn
Polk Street
Herring
Pippitt
Messenger
Shoul
Grain Market Plan Urged by Farm Leaders in Chicago
Farm leaders from the federal farm board and northwest Farmers' cooperatives pressed to perfect organization plans for a gigantic grain marketing corporation. A three member subcommittee drafted plans overnight for submission today. The committee included C. E. Hough S J Collington and John Manly.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Northwest Farmers’ Cooperatives
C. E. Hough
Salina
Kan
Farmers’ Union
S. J. Collington
Stanhope
Iowa
National Farmers’ Elevator
Local Service Ads and Openings Listed
Boxwell Bros ambulance and Griggs ambulance phone numbers are listed along with radiator work contact at 515 W. 6. John Maynard Ltor at 800 W. 5th appears, and Palmer Kindergarten to open September 2 1907 in Taylor.
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John
John Maynard Ltor, Co
5Th
Palmer
Taylor
Plan for prison centralization in Texas proposed
Chicago Illinois Aug 28 plans for a single penitentiary to house all Texas prisoners have grown among the Texas prison centralization committee. W A Paddock chairman said decentralization caused inefficiency after visiting Stateville Illinois and the commission has data for a modern revision. The delegation planned to visit three Illinois state institutions before returning to Texas to prepare a report.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Texas
Texas Prison Centralization Committee
W. A. Paddock
Texas Commission
Illinois
Stateville
Ilinois
Thousands Await Huge Dirigibles at Cleveland Air Derby
Thousands of spectators at the national air races shift attention from army navy and derby racers to the giant air liners Graf Zeppelin and Los Angeles as their courses converge above Cleveland airport Griggs ambulance.
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Cleveland
Bellanca
Elinor Smith
NEA
Mise Smith
Gene Rock
A. McGuire
E. W. Croft
L. C. Snider
J. Hart
Joe Crane
Army
Navy
Derby
Los Angeles
Heavy Texas Showers Sweep Wide Areas Amid Rains
Light to heavy showers drenched portions of Texas with Jim Hogg county reporting seven to eight inches. The rain benefited ranchers but washed out portions of a road under construction, while Amarillo saw 31 inches in the city vicinity and Vega noted a light shower. Forecast calls for more rain tonight and tomorrow.
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Amarillo
Vega
United Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Jim Hogg
Globe-News plans air derby tabloid edition
The Globe-News will publish a 48 page tabloid on the Municipal Airport Dedication derby next week. Advertisers are urged to call for space as many firms will be represented. 2000 copies will be distributed to chambers and business houses nationwide. The section will focus on aviation news with illustrations and feature stories.
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Globe-News
Derby
Globe News
News and Globe
Chambers of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Graf Zeppelin passes over Missouri and Kansas City
The Graf Zeppelin flew at about 1000 feet over Chillicothe Missouri at 11 05 A M and reached the southwestern outskirts of Kansas City at 9 40 A M local time. It circled the business district with a dozen planes nearby then headed northeast toward Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chillicothe
Kansas City
Graf Zemnelin
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Boxwell Bros. Ambulance
Griggs Ambulance
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