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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1927
Page
6
Potter County's grand jury pressed on through Christmas Eve into Sunday, Monday, and part of Tuesday before resuming work. The editor praises the jury's public service, noting few juries maintain such diligence during a holiday period. It highlights growth pressures as Amarillo expands and downtown encroaches on former residential areas.
A December tribute from The Police Journal extols the police as guardian of law and protector of all, praising bravery, loyalty, and readiness to risk life for life liberty and property. It emphasizes police aid to the poor and weak and their role in maintaining justice, security, and societal order.
Chiang Kai-Shek orders closure of all Soviet Consulates in Nationalist territory as Canton revolt is blamed on Moscow. He resumes direct control in South China to prevent further revolts. Moscow previously funded and armed Nationalist forces, using diplomacy to push communist influence, prompting a nationalist pivot to curb Soviet activities.
An author envisions a decade of quiet in Mexico and predicts a future without royalty for a century. The remark questions who will follow in the horses next, implying uncertainty about enduring upheaval after a period of calm.
Julian Hammond stands on the veranda of Fairfield overlooking Potomac vistas as his nephew Norman Platt bursts in seeking financial help. The aging, once-nomadic engineer and landowner contemplates family ties, debts, and the lure of a settled life near Washington.
The New York night club scene is a social leveller mixing rich society with debuts and riff raff. Bootlegging funding many venues, coins of social drama range from bluebloods to gunmen. Observations note late hours, wakeful workers, and shifting fashion like bobbed wigs and vegetable diet ads.
Moscow authorities question world chess champion Alexander Alekhine’s bid for Soviet citizenship citing his 1924 New York matches under the czarist colors and a past escape to France. Nikolai Krilenko demands assurances he bears no anti Communist leanings before any grant.
In a lighthearted vent, a hostess asks what cleans carpets and jokes that she has found her husband the best solution, reflecting a playful passing show moment.
A narrator describes a man watching a car vanish and then mounting his horse to follow, awaiting what comes next in Mrs. Carstairs’s unfolding story. The fragment hints at a renewed pursuit and a forthcoming continuation.
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse discovers a neighbor in Striped Chipmunk who lives nearby under an old stone wall. Striped Chipmunk reveals he sleeps most of the year and may appear only every few days or weeks. The two exchange brief, cautious introductions as daytime and nighttime habits loom. The scene ends with the chipmunk returning to sleep and the narrator hinting at the next tale.
William Remsen is haggled by a persistent book agent who sells him a ten dollar edition of The Worlds Greatest War Poems. In a botched attempt to get rid of the salesman his wife agrees to review the book and Remsen learns the man still has it. A chase ensues to reach the next train but the agent is paid and left.
Dorothy Mackaye reflects on her lethal involvement in the Ray Raymond case, facing one to three years in San Quentin after her appeal failed. She vows to serve her sentence, rebuild her life, and still believes the public may not learn a lasting lesson from her actions or from Hollywood’s circle.
A dialogue notes a defendant asking about acquittal and an attorney doubting the outcome. The juror with a mortgage on his home has reportedly inherited $50,000, a detail shaping the case dynamics.
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