23 Dec 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
1
The article recalls Napoleonic tactics and discusses possible war scares if professors doubt rising military threats. It notes Congress approved 105 million pounds for ten new cruisers, suggests airships as defense, contemplates Britain’s past actions, and comments on population policy and immigration laws.
Police identify Ray Martin of Pantex as the slain man found with a bullet wound at a deserted roadhouse near Pantex. A suspect is held in the local jail as investigators work to clear up the case and verify letters found in the victim’s coat.
The Globe reports a year end drive as Amarillo Goodfellows receive a $50 gift from the city firemen to aid underprivileged children. Children from Potter's Kindergarten delivered toys and candy for distribution Christmas morning. Chief Tom Nelson urged more cases of need to be phoned in for assistance.
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Ty Cobb declares he is not finished with Leonard in a contemporary interview. The remarks suggest ongoing rivalry and unresolved tensions shaping their public confrontation.
In Port Worth a campus conference prompted T C U girls to debate dress length. Students heard Mrs Sadie Heckham address Jarvin Ball attendees as girls voiced opinions on modesty and appropriate hemlines. The discussion ended with a vote supporting current choices.
Four army officers were killed when two planes collided and crashed near Chanute field at dusk as fog shrouded the airstrip. Capt Herold G Foster survived briefly but died en route to a hospital. Victims include Lt Henry W Konkel of Missouri and Lt Albert J Clayton of Philadelphia, along with Lt Ralph W Lawter of Huntington, West Virginia.
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Justice Bailey refused to quash the indictment against Harry F. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall in the Teapot Dome oil leasing conspiracy. The defendants pleaded not guilty and February 2 was set for trial after arraignment.
An elder and his son dispute over a will ends in murder suicide. James Willie, 80, killed his aged father J. K Wille and brother 2. W. Wille then killed himself with a revolver, leaving a dramatic scene. The tragedy occurred after a heated family dispute over the proposed will.
An aged man ends a list and declares love for a woman in a fragmentary odd text. The readable lines show a personal declaration amid incomplete words and stray phrases.
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