Moody appoints Amarilloman to new civil court
Judge Moody names an Amarillo man to preside over a new civil district court in Amarillo. Judge Gee of Gee and Underwood received notice from Gov Moody about the appointment and plans for a temporary courtroom location. The bill creating the court sets civil and criminal dockets with Judge Gee in civil and Judge Bishop in criminal for Potter County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
W. E. Gee
Gee and
Panhandle
Lee Satterwhite
Senate
Henry Bishop
Gee
Potter County
Bishop
Randall
Armstrong
Forty Seventh Judicial District
City Officials Move to Lift Ban on Public Meetings
The health board may lift the quarantine on theaters and public gatherings within two to three days as Dr. M L Fuller reports no new cases in four days. Mayor Lee Bivins and commissioners Fisk Harris urge immediate lifting citing improved conditions and economic harm from continued restrictions.
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M. L. Fuller
Irom
Health Board
Fuller
Lee Bivins
Fisk
Harris
Meyer Bivins
Rich men and a digressive sermon on wealth
The piece debates who among wealth builders such as Rockefeller Ford and Sinclair Lewis is the richest, notes bold offers for Ford and Mellon, and mocks public pretensions while segueing into Atlanta advertising history and medical claims. It mentions Dr. Carrel and a dog lung experiment, Wall Street slumps, and stock moves on Rock Island and Wheeling and Lake Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uuntry
Mr. Rockefeller
Ford
Wall Street
Rock Island Road
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
United States
Amarillo Weather Forecast Through Saturday
Amarillo and vicinity expect a high near 60 degrees by 1 p m and a low around 47 at 8 a m with fair and warm conditions tonight and Saturday. Far West Texas will be partly cloudy and mild tonight and Saturday.
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Amarillo
Amarilo
Far West Texas
Worker finds his wife and child killed
In Atlanta on February 4, Mrs. Lottie Ingram and her 14 month old were found slain in bed by her husband Gurney Ingram who returned from a night shift at a cotton mill. The mother was crushed with a flat iron and the infant strangled. Neighbors say an unidentified man appeared at 3 a.m. claiming Ingram sent him to hide in the house from officers. Police investigate whether Ingram worked all night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Lottie Ingram
Gurney Ingram
Appointment of William Phillips as minister to Canada
The State Department formally announced William Phillips as the first American minister to Canada. The notice also confirms Frederick A. Sterling as minister to Dublin and Robert Wood Bliss as ambassador to Argentina.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Phillips
Canada
State Department
Frederick A. Sterling
Dublin
Robert Wood Bliss
Argentina
Houston Attorney Presley Ewing Dies at 66
Presley K. Ewing, a Houston attorney since 1882, died at his Austin home on Sunday after a long illness. He was 66. Out of Gas Phone 1900.
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Houston
Associated Press
Austin
Presley K. Ewing
Life Sentence for Coffey Bigamy Murder in Wyoming
Lancaster Wyoming February 4 William M Goffey was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Wauoon penitentiary after pleading guilty before Circuit Judge Sherman D Smalley to the murder of Mrs Hattie Hales with whom he was bigamously married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lancaster
Wyo
William M. Goffey
Wauoon
Sherman D. Smalley
Hattie Hales
Mother urged boy to slay in Detroit shooting case
Anthony Enyedi, 16, confessed to police that his mother urged him to shoot and kill George Fanchall, 43. Mrs. Elizabeth Enyedi corroborated, both now under arrest. Fanchall allegedly forced attentions on Elizabeth Enyedi at gunpoint.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Anthony Enyedi
George Fanchall
Elizabeth Enyedi
Fenchall
Tax survey urged by lawmakers in Texas
The Texas House approved a concurrent resolution calling for a 15 member committee to conduct a state-wide tax survey and propose remedies for the patchwork of outdated acts and inequitable levies. The session also saw the sudden resignation of Chief Clerk Carl Phinney and moves to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Carl Phinney
Louise Snow
Lyford
George Purl
Divorce at 90 in Peoria desertion case filed
George H. Perry aged 90 of Lamoille obtained a divorce from his wife, 81, on grounds of desertion. The couple married in December 1923 and the wife allegedly deserted him in July 1924. Beauty specialist located at 112 E 6th, contact 249. Blackburn Ambulance Phore 21.
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Associated Press
Peoria
George H. Perry
Lamoille
Young Vanderbilt forges stories to pay debts in NYC
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. works from a two room Fifth Avenue apartment to reduce a debt of 3.09 million dollars. He types, writes and drafts film scenarios daily, selling pieces to markets while neighbors demolish his grandmother's chateau nearby. He aims to clear every penny owed, planning 56 years if needed.
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Associated Press
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Fifth Avenue
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Senate Would Slash U S Debt Not Taxes
The Senate adopted Norris resolution urging use of the treasury surplus to reduce the public debt rather than tax cuts. It replaced Harrison’s tax-reduction proposal. The vote was 46 to 9 with Republican insurgents backing Norris, and Democratic opposition except for Senator Blease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wasitington
Senate
Treasury
Norris
Nebraska
Harrison
Mississippi
Senator Blease
South Carolina
Five Die in Kensington Crossing Crash
A Baltimore and Ohio train signal failure is blamed for a deadly crossing collision in Kensington Maryland. Five people including four from one family perished when a light touring car was struck at dawn. Neill and Katheryn Twombly survived.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Kensington
Maryland
W. A. Twombly
Paul
Elizabeth
Grafton Holland
Neill
Katheryn
Lodger Schedules Death of Landlady and Self
Edward Sturzenegger, a former waiter and salesman, allegedly ejected for unwelcome advances, shot landlady Mary Fehrman in bed as her 7 year old son watched, then killed himself at 7:26 AM after setting a 7:15 AM time. The crime occurred in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Edward Sturzenegger
Mary Fehrman
Gilmore Recommended As Member of I C C
Representative Sanders proposed Clarence Gilmore, chairman of the Texas railroad commission, for the vacancy on the Interstate Commerce Commission to President Coolidge. The report notes Gilmore as a potential appointee. The Amarillo Hotel Coffee Shop advertises as Famella For Food.
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Washington
Sanders
Texas
Clarence Gilmore
Texas Railroad Commission
Coolidge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amarillo Hotel
Famella
Tumbleweeds stall train in Nebraska
Tumble weeds stalled a Burlington freight train between Shickley and Ong, delaying the engine for an hour. Workers cleared a roving mass of weeds piled in the railway cut, with winds spreading the weeds across Fillmore and Clay counties.
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Prem
Shickley Neb
Burlington
Here
Ong
Fillmore
Clay Counties
Marines Only for Emergency Aid to China Warned
Washington reports that the United States is sending more naval forces toward Shanghai amid threats from Chinese warlords. Chinese officials, including Minister Alfred Sze, were assured there is no landing unless Americans are in danger. The inquiry prompted no diplomatic protest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shanghai
Alfred Sze
Amarillo Climate Featured For City Appeal
The Board of City Development prepares a survey to promote Amarillo as a desirable place to live. It aims to show that climate driven by sudden temperature changes boosts health and longevity and will compare rainfall and sunshine and other factors.
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Amarillo
Board of City Development
Sayer Hanged in California at Folsom Prison
Edward K. Sayer, 26, of Denver, was hanged at Folsom Prison for complicity in the murder of a Japanese woman near Penryn, Placer County, in November. The execution occurred at 10:06 p.m. as his family said farewell. before the end he published a poem to his mother.
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Associated Preas
New York
Edward West Browning
Browning
Arthur Lee Mefford
Daily Mirror
Associated Press
Folsom Prison
Calif
Edward K. Sayer
Denver
Penryn
Placer County
Sayer
Bribery Probe Set for Austin House Hearings
The Texas House will hold a public inquiry into bribery charges against Representatives JF Dale and H H Moore starting Friday at 2 PM. About 2500 spectators will attend from the floor and galleries as Dale and Moore face arrest by Rangers for allegedly taking 1000 from Willis Chamberlain to influence pending legislation.
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Associated Proam
Austin
Hall of Representatives
JF. A. Dale
H. H. Moore
House
Dale
Moore
Rangers
Willis Chamberlain
Houston Optometrics
Condition of Linn Boyce Is Serious
Linn Boyce a pioneer Amarillo and Plainview citizen is critically ill at his home on 1001 Tyler Street. He has been bedridden for three weeks and his recovery is considered doubtful. For garbage service Phone 2074.
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Linn Boyce
Amarillo and Plaina
Tyler Street
Mr. Boyce
Vast Whisky Seizure Ends With Bath Tub Gurgle
Police under Sheriff Wiley Pollard poured 134 gallons of contraband whisky down a jail tub after Judge Henry Bishop ordered the disposal. The event drew witnesses as Townes Sloan Ramsey and Morris from the sheriff and city forces supervised the three hour seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Pollard
Gulf of Mexico
Henry Bishop
Sheriff's Department
Townes, Sloan, Ramsey
Morris
Pest House Visit Reveals City Isolation Hospital Conditions
A Globe News staffer describes a two hour tour of the city isolation hospital known as the pest house. He notes tents housing patients, a heated exchange with the health officer, and that smallpox and other diseases are treated there. He details lax supervision and questions about public health messaging.
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City Isolation Hospital
Globe News
Howpital
Globe
Pest House
R. J. Dikeman
M. L. Puller
Bartlett
Dr. Puller
Dikeman
Congress noon supply bill in Senate and House action
Today in Washington reports Congress at noon with the supply bill before the Senate, the House completing District of Columbia legislation, and the second deficiency bill before the House Appropriations Committee. Senate committees continue hearings on bread trust and tariff issues. The Board of Tax Appeals hears more testimony in the government's tax recovery action against the former Ford minority and the Amarillo hotel known as Famous For Food and The Panhandle's Meeting Place.
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Associated Press
Congress
Senate
House
District of Columbia
House Appropriations Committee
Board of Tax Appeals
Ford
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Henry Ford Company
Ford Company
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Hornblower & Weeks
Henry Ford
Henry Fords
Edsel Ford
Pittsburgh Steel
Mellon
Pew Secretary of the Treasury
Sinclair Lewis
Divine Providence
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Dr. Gantry
Elmer Gantry
Savort Grossman
Ivan Allen
Forward Atlanta Commission
South
Sauerbraght
Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
WM. Phillips
Coffey
Blackburn Ambulance
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