Strike Orders and World View Mix In Latest Column
A column merges labor strife with political satire and science notes. It cites 320 chiefs guiding 158000 coal workers set to strike, argues owners profit, and recalls arbitration disputes led by Mr Lewis. It also notes a phosphorescent toad near Innsbruck, vodka politics in Russia, and a polar civilization theory from Prof Parkes. The piece closes with a whimsical geocentric riff on the earth’s axis and a page 2 continuation hint.
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Lewis
Cof
Weather summary with unsettled Sunday forecast
Partly unsettled Sunday forecast noted with temperature extremes described. Historical highs and lows cited show 65 to 90 degrees yesterday, with a previous year high of 82.
Ruth Fined Five Thousand and Suspended by Yankee Manager
Babe Ruth, former home run king, is fined 5000 dollars and indefinitely suspended by Miller Huggins, manager of the New York Yankees, for conduct deemed detrimental to the club. Ruth left for New York after the action. specifics of the offense were not disclosed. The suspension and fine come amid a slipping batting form this season.
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United Press
St. Louis
Babe Ruth
Yankee
Miller Huggins
Yankees
Ruth
Huggins
Babe
Sportsman's Park
New York
Mite
President on Verge of Naming New War Chief
Washington August 29 United Press President Coolidge nears acceptance of Secretary Weeks resignation and plans to name a successor at once Weeks ill for some time and forbidden to return to active duty The delay is said to hinge on placing William Butler of Massachusetts in a cabinet seat if his ally fails at the polls
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
William Butler
Massachussets
National Republican Committee
War Department
Gertrude Ederle Plans Channel Try Amid Weather Warnings
Cape Gris Nez August 29. Ederle waits for favorable weather after delay. She tentatively aims for a second English Channel crossing on Sunday or Monday as storm indications appear in today’s forecast.
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Gertrude Ederle
United Press
Cape Gris Nez
English Channel
Jobbers to Buyers Convention in Amarillo
Merchants from the Amarillo trade territory will attend the second annual buy er's convention in Amarillo on September 3 and 4. Sessions begin Thursday at 2 PM with national speakers and a banquet at the Amarillo hotel. Expenses are refunded up to 2 percent of purchases, with refunds increasing if costs exceed that amount.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Huston Sails for Europe for Final Drinking Spree
Beloved ex-partner of Col. Jacob Ruppert in the York Yanks, Till inghant L Hommedien Huston sails aboard the Franconia to Europe. He says he plans a few weeks of drinking before he dies, blaming American bootleggers for not matching prewar liquor standards.
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United Pre
New York
Col
Tillinghant
L’hommedien Huston
Jacob Ruppert
Arm York Yanks
Europe
Cunard
Franconia
Huston
Farmer Boy Kills Taxi Driver on Crowded Street
Duncan Oklahoma August 29 18-year-old farmer boy George Pickett shot and killed Maxey Sewell taxi driver on a crowded main street corner late today. He surrendered to officers without statement and witnesses say he fired without warning. Sewell left a wife and two children.
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United Press
Duncan
Okla
George Pickett
Maxey Sewell
Young Pickett
Sewell
Alleged Rum Garrlers Fast Legal Service Here
In Amarillo two men from New Mexico were arrested arraigned indicted and jailed in a single day. Mack Clark posted bond while John Hurst remained in Potter county jail.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Mack Clark
Potter County
John Hurst
Amarillo Refinery Announces New Panhandle Crude Prices
Amarillo Refining Co sets new crude oil prices aligning with Mid-continent cuts. Prices vary by gravity from 90 cents to 1.50 dollars per unit, with values listed for grades 28 to 40 and above. Plant expansion work continues as production climbs. E. E. Breeding plans a 3250 dollar dwelling at 904 South Virginia Avenue.
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Mid-continent
Amarillo Refining Company
Panhandle
E. E. Breeding
South Virginia Avenue
Amarillo Woman Awaits Word of Huge Fortune
Amarillo resident Mrs James Buckles awaits a telegram promising a million dollars from a $200 million Irish estate left seventy five years ago. She believes her share will come after a three month interest forfeiture agreed between the Rucker heirs and two London banks.
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James Buckles
Amarillo
Washington
Buckles
Spurlock
Panhand
Henry Focke
R. C. Williams
el Paso
Ireland
Patrick Rucker
James C. Rucker
Springfield
Rucker Heirs
London
Rucker
Nelson Rucker
Trinidad
Colorado
Grand jury returns broad indictments in district court
The grand jury, six days into the term, returned many indictments. Named defendants include Jack Chalmers charged with assault with intent to murder, Roy Beckwith and Neil Skipper charged with assault with intent to murder and theft from a person, Joe Rice charged with theft from a person, Paul Skipper charged with theft from a person, and Joe McCloud charged with burglary. Several more persons named in indictments were expected to be gathered.
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District Court
Jack Chalmers
Roy Beckwith
Joe Rice
Paul Skipper
Neil Skipper
Joe McCloud
Sheriff’s Department
Forest fires threaten timber lands near Kinross Michigan
A massive blaze has moved four miles in twenty four hours and threatens valuable timber west of Kinross if rain does not come within a day. Fire Warden MacKenzie reports families in the path are preparing to move. In another note from Traverse City, fires burning for a week threaten hundreds of acres with only Blue Lake damage at six iron company buildings and sixty men fleeing before the flames.
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United Press
Saurie St. Marie
Mich
Kinross
MacKenzie
Traverse City
Blue Lake
Family wiped out in grossing crash
Lodge Nebraska August 29. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Nein and their six children ages six months to thirteen years were instantly killed when their automobile was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific train.
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United Press
Lodge
Polo, Nebr
Conrad Nein
Union Pacific
John Coolidge Returns as a Civilian After Camp Devens Visit
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge brought their son John home to White Court Swampscott Massachusetts from Camp Devens after spending the day at the Citizens Training Camp desization. The president awarded medals to fifty officers and men at the parade. John joined the crowd in the maneuvers before changing to civilian clothes and dining with his parents and two generals.
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United Press
Swampsett
Mass
Coolidge
John
White Court
Camp Devens
Coolidges
John Coolidge
Electric Storm Reported Death and Damaged Homes Near Electra
Abilene August 29 reports from Electra indicate an electric storm blew down two houses and killed an unidentified 8 year old boy along with several other children. No other casualties were confirmed.
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United Press
Abilene
Electra
Tremor Registered at Regis College Seismograph
A distinct earthquake tremor registered in Denver on August 29 from 4:42 to 4:56 p m on the Regis college seismograph. Father A W Korostall, in charge, estimated the quake did not occur at a considerable distance.
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Denver
Regis College
A. W. Korostall
Amarillo Residents Win In EBD Slogan Contest
The EBD contest in the Panhandle drew many entries and the judging trio recused themselves. First prize went to W. E. Oliver of Amarillo for Energy Built Daily. Others from Amarillo named among the top twenty include William Baker Bryan Riner and Clara Kochan with various digestion and diet themed slogans.
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Oliver
Panhandle
W. E. Oliver
Amarillo
William N. Baker
Bryan Riner
Clara Kochan
Northcut
M. F. A. White
Edna Gallo
Harper Scoggins
Canyon
William Bynum
R. E. Nichols
H. E. Caldwell
Carrie Downing
Three Huge Monsters of the ATR To Start Long Trip Tomorrow
Three giant seaplanes will lift from an inlet near San Francisco Bay on Monday for a nonstop flight to Hawaii. Fifteen navy airmen pilot the craft led by Commander John Rogers with Lieuts B J Connell and A P Snoddy among the crew. The two planes weigh about 20 000 and 24 900 pounds loaded with fuel provisions and men as the fleet prepares the hazardous cross ocean voyage.
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Harold E. Swisher
United Press
Say
Francisco
San Francisco Bay
United States
Hawaii
Golden Gate
John Rogers
B. J Connell
Geond
A. P Snoddy
Arthur Gavin
Rogers
J. H. Strong
R. E. Davison
Doherty deal in Kansas is probed
The transfer of the Kansas City Kansas Gas company to the Doherty interests will be examined by the Kansas Public Service commission as soon as calendars clear. Chairman L T Hussey said the sale will be subjected to investigation and held up until some time in August.
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Topeka
Kansas City, Kansas
Doherty
Kansas Public Service Commission
L T. Hussey
Aponenan
Hussey
New Mexico Texas Agree On Irrigation Plan
Reclamation engineers report harmony between New Mexico and Texas over the Canadian river project. Federal planners would allocate waters fairly, with Arkansas invited to join the flood control and irrigation effort. The Logan dam site inspection closed a week of talks among federal officials and the five states. Plans target Congress convening in December.
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Arkansas
Logan
United States
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Congress
Canadian River
A. Lincoln Fellows
Federal Department of Agriculture
A. E. MacGregor
Avalon
Logan Dam
Oldham
Potter Counties
Plainfield man denies fairy tale in marriage to adopted daughter
August Laggren, 52, a Plainfield manufacturer, returns from a honeymoon with Amelia Vicaro, his bride and former adopted daughter aged 15. He rejects claims of being a modern fairy godfather after an arrangement that began in 1919 when he and his first wife adopted the orphan. The first Mrs. Laggren died last Christmas.
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Plainfield” J
August Laggren
Plainfield
Edward W Browning
Laggren
Amelia Vicaro
Mra
Miners Strike Looms As Anthracite Passage Closes
Across the country coal prices rise ahead of the September 1 anthracite strike. In Philadelphia 158000 miners prepare to quit by midnight while leaders like John L. Lewis coordinate relief and maintain workers at risk. Operators seek a business basis to avert lengthy suspensions.
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Philadelphia
Pottsville
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Niekef
Bellevue-Stratford
Lewis
Hazelton
Shamokin
Wilkes Barre
W. W. Inglis
Iron Horse parade adds more units including scouts and newsboys
The Iron Horse parade tomorrow morning will include extra units such as Boy Scouts, city newsboys, Fair employees, Western Union boys, Presbyterian Children's home children, and Ross Rogers on the lead. After gathering at 11 30 in front of the Fair theater, all boys will attend the first showing of the film. A city fire truck, the Golden Gate Girls jazz orchestra, and dancer Lawana Anderson from the Mission theater will also participate. More features may be announced before Monday.
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Boy Scouts
Fair, Mission
Deandi
Western Union
Presbyterian Children’s Home
Ross Rogers
Fair Theater
Golden Gate Girls’ Jazz Orchestra
Lawana Anderson
Mission Theater
Jones Breaks Course Record at Oakmont Practice Round
Bobby Jones Jr breaks Oakmont Country Club course record with a 67 five under par in a practice round at Oakmont Pa on August 23. The note hints at travel ads for Kansas City and Amarillo venues, and teases an upcoming appearance by "The Iron Horse."
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Oakmount Country Club
Oakmont
Bobby Jrnes
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Gvernment
Southhampton
Bacon
Tickey
Slugger
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GRAND
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East Fourth Street
Amarillo Hotel
American Warehouse Co
ATR
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Kan
Cinderella
Ron Horse
Jones
Witherspoon
Kansas City
Wichite
Panhanale
Iron Horse
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