Battling Siri shot in Senegal fighter's last fight shocks era
Arching column from Arthur Brisbane notes Battling Siri, famed Ring fighter, was shot after defeating Carpentier in a world of vice and crime. It salutes high finance, railroads profits, and forecasts for 1926 while lamenting cancer rises and farmer relief debates. It muses on flying refrigerators and two law enforcement days.
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Arthur Brisbane
Battling Siri
Carpentier
New York
Battling Bootles
REALTORS Hit Pay At Big Oil Banquet In Amarillo
The Amarillo Real Estate board entertained Panhandle oil men with a banquet. Officials praised Amarillo’s hospitality and water plans while a playful incident with a policeman occurred. Judge Hall and Mayor Bivins lauded the city as parking space and staging ground for future oil operations.
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BIG Oil
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Panhandle
Aimarillo
the Panhandle
Tom Bruner
Board
Walker Hall
Court of Civil Appeals
Virginia
Paul Sewell
Christmas Season Adoption Takes On Name By Alphabet
The Globe reports more families listed for Christmas adoption as editors and volunteers field calls from Big Brothers and Sisters. A brief look shares the K widow with three children, a 16 year old earning for the family, a 14 year old, and a 10 year old, all awaiting adoption. The washer woman mother asked for more work. Also featured is an elderly woman, over sixty, who works in a laundry and seeks Christmas cheer. Readers are urged to adopt these families, with further details on page two.
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Globe
Big Brothers and Sisters
Globe Want Ads Offer Free Kitchen Aids Tomorrow
The Globe promotes two kitchen articles to be given away with 30 cent want ads tomorrow only. A combined apple cover and potato peeler or a jar opener are available for early respondents.
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The
Globe
Brothers Slain at Lumber Camp. Foreman Surrenders
Two brothers, Bill and Raymond Duke, were shot and killed at a lumber camp 25 miles southeast of Texarkana. Ernest Smith was shot in the hand. Foreman Hugh McClure telephoned Sheriff Lillie Barber and surrendered, offering no stated motive. Bill Duke was about 25, Raymond 22.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
Tex
Bill
Raymond Duke
Ernest Smith
Here
Hugh McClure
Lillie Barber
Ife
Bill Duke
Raymond
La Follette Jr Attacks Coolidge Over Coal Policy
Sen Robert La Follette Jr of Wisconsin criticizes President Coolidge in a Madison editorial for his stance on suspending anthracite production. A second La Follette editorial rejects cooperation with House leaders on the Jacksonville agreement amid a looming coal strike and White House silence.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
Dee
Coolidge
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
House
Longworth
la Felletta
Lewis
Jacksonville
White Holly
Boston
Oil field praise and water hopes in Amarillo boosters event
The speaker lauds the Panhandle oil field as highly productive and stresses Amarillo's growth needs a reliable water supply. Tex Thornton demonstrated nitro glycerine handling at a well shooting, causing a dramatic moment. Col. Ernest Thompsen is introduced as a key booster, with more to follow on page three.
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Panhandle Fiel
Cato Sells
Tex Thornton
U. 8. Torpedo Company
Tex
Amarillo
Col
Ernest Thompsen
Captain's account of S-51 sinking disputed
Boston December 18 Lieutenant Commander Charles A Lockwood testified before the naval board of inquiry that Captain John H Dien of the City of Rome gave a wholly untrue account of the submarine S-51 sinking after a collision off Block Island on September 25 The inquiry investigates the disaster and the captain's narrative is challenged by the prosecution.
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Associated Press
Boston
John H. Dien
City of
Rome
Block Island
Charles A. Lockwood
Sage Advocate
Naval Board of Inquiry
International Cornish Clubs pick 1926 meeting site
The annual meeting of the International Cornish Clubs of America concluded with Colorado Springs chosen as the 1926 meeting site, narrowly edging Springfield, Missouri in a close contest.
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Pregs
Brownwood
International Cornish Clubs of America
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Springfield
Amarillo water plan backers urged at polls
D L McDonald of Hereford runs two page ads opposing the Kiersted plan for Amarillo water. The Amarillo Globe urges voters to support Mayor Lee Bivins and Commissioners Charley Fisk and J H Harris to allow bond sales and a tax limit increase so the $1,750,000 water project can proceed and reduce future rates.
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D. L. McDonald
Hereford
Amarillo
Kiersted
Globe
Lee Bivins
Charley Fisk
J. H. Harris
United States
Bivins
Fisk
Harris
Bigins
Weekend Warmth Forecast For Tonight And Saturday
The forecast calls for fair weather and warmer conditions tonight and Saturday. Temperature extremes from a year ago were 42 above and 3 below zero, with today showing hourly readings not fully listed.
Two Additional Denver Banks Close Their Doors
Denver banks faced closures as two more institutions, the Capitol Hill State Bank and the Metropolitan State Bank, failed to open. The report notes that two national banks and one state bank had already been closed yesterday, amid ongoing financial disturbance.
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Denver
Associated Preas
Capitol Hill State Bank
Metropolitan State Bank
State Bank
Mitchell Critic of U.S. Air Service Discharged
The Associated Press reports on Col. William Mitchell facing court martial over ten years of air defense criticisms. He was found guilty of insubordination and suspended from rank and duty for five years, a lenient sentence amid his persistent opposition. His reaction remained calm as the ruling moved through channels to the War Department and then the President for review.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Frank R. Reid
Iinois
General Staff
Secretary of War
Air Service
Lawmaker Seeks Tightening of Army Article Ninety Six
Washington reports Rep La Guardia proposes a bill to limit the punishment under Article Ninety Six. The plan sets a maximum thirty day suspension for violations, contrasting with the five year term given to Col William Mitchell. The measure would apply if enacted before President Coolidge signs the verdict.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Mitchell
Air Service
la Guardia
New York
Mitchell
Mmtchell
Coolidge
Mr. Guardia
Mitchell to Testify on Shenandoah Case at Court Reopen
Liberating Mitchell had chocolates with Mrs. Mitchell and her father and mother. Major Harry Leonard, Judge Advocate of the Shenandoah court of inquiry, notified him he would be asked to testify Monday when the court reopens. The colonel said he would testify despite prior refusals. It remains likely he will be questioned about charges that the Shenandoah was poorly conditioned for her last voyage.
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Mitchell
Lee Satterwhite Called by Jury in Texas State Affairs Probe
Austin reports Speaker of the House Lee Satterwhite was summoned by Travis county grand jury investigating state affairs. He appeared before the panel minutes before noon after invitation by former Gov. James E. Ferguson during a heated October conference. He is the first major official to be cited by the grand jury.
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Associated Press
Austin
Lee Satterwhite
Travis County Grand Jury
Satterwhite
Wayne Meecher
James E. Ferguson
Ogden H Hammond Named U S Ambassador to Spain
Ogden H Hammond of New Jersey was nominated to be Ambassador to Spain. The brief item notes the nomination and mentions The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Tate as famous for food and urges civic involvement with a community chest booster campaign.
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Ogden H. Hammond
U.S
Spain
Associated Press
Washington
New Jersey
Amarillo Tate
New York Man Drops Big Oil Deal To Aid Holland Family
From Broadway to Amarillo a New York man known as a high pressure operator helped the Holland family after a fire. R. F. McMillan read of the blaze, forgot oil business, and handed Homer Holland a certified check for 350 dollars with more gifts to follow.
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New York
Broadway
New York City
Amarillo
Texas
R. F. McMillan
McMillan
Gipson OH Co
Holland Housne
Homer Holland
Travelers’ Oil Company
New Yorker
McMilan
Hollands
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Capper
Judge Hall
Aimarillo Hotel
Parker
Sac
Henry Ansley
Ray C. Johnson
Dorset Carter
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Fryue
Globe Want Ads
MR. Mitchell
Cove
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U.S. Air Service
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