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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1928
Page
1
A compact feature recalls the enduring toll of war through Mark from the Sky, highlighting resilience amid destruction. The piece stresses the human cost and the moral imperative to remember.
Arthur Brisbane muses on a world without war and plague, pondering population growth limits. He notes railroads, stock gains, and a Tufts philosopher urging understanding of pain over avoidance, while clergy debated anaesthetics and divine will.
At Hot Springs Arkansas on August 30 the Democratic National Committee announced Senator Joe T. Robinson as Democratic nominee for vice president. The program runs 4 to 8 p m with bands and the Star Spangled Banner, followed by the acceptance speech by Senator Robinson and a welcome by Governor Harvey Parnell.
The forecast calls for unsettled and cooler conditions tonight with Friday turning fair. Highs near 64 and lows around 13, with hourly readings from 7 am to 1 pm ranging from 64 to 73. West Texas: cloudy tonight with local thundershowers in the southwest and cooler in the north. Oklahoma: tonight partly cloudy and colder, Friday generally fair.
United Press reports Herbert Hoover with Republican leaders will cap national campaign expenditures at three million dollars and deliver about four major speeches including one in New York City. He will meet eastern leaders on the New York campaign and return to Albany tonight. Governor Alfred E. Smith and Mrs. Smith attend Syracuse state fair to discuss the Democratic platform. Thousands gather in Hot Springs for Robinson notification ceremonies. Prohibition nominee James A. Egerton urges withdrawing the national ticket to aid Hoover. Senator Charlies Curtis to speak at a Harrisburg farmers meeting sponsored by the National Grange.
From across the nation Democrats traveled to Hot Springs Arkansas for the formal notification of Senator Joe T Robinson of Arkansas as the party's vice presidential nominee. The city glowed with preparation as crowds gathered to witness the amphitheater ceremony with amplifiers tested to carry Robinson's voice to distant corners.
Canon City Colorado August 30 Kor years Robert N Curtis 56 a pioneer rancher and beekeeper died after entering his apiary his protective veil opened and hundreds of bees crawled into his clothing stinging him. He died within thirty minutes from the venom of the stings.
Senator Curtis, Republican vice presidential nominee, attacked the Democratic tariff policy in a Harrisburg address to the National Grange. He warned of an immediate tariff revision if Democrats regain power, citing Canada’s wheat and flour trade to argue impacts on U S farmers.
The mangled bodies of M. M. Merrill and Edwin M. Ronne were found 80 feet from their crashed Curtiss Falcon owned by Charles Lindbergh. The search, described as the greatest airplane hunt in U.S. history, began near Milford Pennsylvania six miles away, with responders from Milford and Port Jervis aiding the recovery at daybreak.
James Windon, 45, Alabama native, was picked up at Elwood park after mothers complained of vile talks to girls aged 7 to 10. Released on $200 bond, he appeared in court and faced a grand jury after police recommended charges. Windon said he had been in Amarillo five to six weeks.
President Coolidge likely will ask the Senate foreign relations committee to delay action on the Kellogg anti-war treaty until the navy ship construction bill advances. He aims to show support for the pact while warning defense needs could be overlooked in debate. The White House may propose the 71 ship program over the 15 cruiser bill, as more nations sign the pact.
At a school board meeting in Amarillo the policy for under seven year olds was set. Children who turn six by July 1 may attend next term with tuition of 2 dollars per month until age seven. The rule aims to curb costs, noting last year’s per child cost averaged 50 dollars while tuition totaled 18 dollars. Exemptions for unaffordable costs exist, but state funds do not cover under seven education. Vaccination against smallpox remains required for enrollees.
Aftenposten published an unconfirmed dispatch from Harstad stating Roald Amundsen's Farman seaplane with four companions may have been found off the Lofoten Islands south of Tromsø after departing June 18. The message cites Tromsø as the starting point and notes the Udombargo? origin.
Secretary of State Kellogg arrived in Kingstown harbor aboard the Detroit as crowds from all Irish Free State classes welcomed him. A volley of eighteen guns rang out from the Free State army while Vice President Blythe and cabinet leaders met the party. President Cosgrave and Mrs Cosgrave joined from Paris aboard the pinnace.
Sheriff will question Harry Beeler's mother about his claim of killing "John Martin" after 11 years chained to a cabin floor near Pairplay. Beeler, 45, en route to Pueblo state hospital for the insane, repeatedly declares he killed Martin. Authorities know of no such victim in the area.
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