Armaments and opium trade spark international rows
The piece links Akers of munition prosperity to war and argues munitions makers finance the Chinese opium trade to fund arms. It cites Lord Cecil, the League of Nations, and Japan's dominance in weapons shipped to China, while lampooning Western hypocrisy and Britain’s postwar security stance.
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Torala
Finland
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League
Eest
Robert Cecil
China
Japan
France trusts airships over armies in new warfare
The passage argues that France prefers giant airships to traditional armies, claiming four thousand airships provide greater safety and deter rivals by vowing to destroy major cities within a week. It contrasts old style wars with aerial power as a decisive modern factor.
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France
Amarillo Forecast Shows Cooler Weekend Ahead
The forecast calls for a mostly fair sky tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures. Today's high reached 53 degrees and the low dipped to 28, while a year ago Friday Amarillo marked a hot 74 with a 43 reading for the low.
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Amarillo
Whit tington No. 2 oil well shows surge in production
Shamrock, Feb. 13. The Whittington No. 2 well, twelve miles NW of Shamrock, is a major Panhandle producer. Production has greatly increased in recent days, a pipeline will connect the well to the Rock Island railroad eight miles away, and a refinery is planned in Shamrock. Reports say the well may have flowed over 1100 barrels yesterday.
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Globe
Shamrock
Whittington No. 2
I’anhandle
Rock Island
Laycock and
Williams
Block 22
Wheeler County
Doughboy Scandals Cast Plans Big Evening Rehearsal
The Doughboy Scandals cast will rehearse at 7 20 tonight at the American Legion home per show directors. A prior rehearsal was praised as one of the snappiest events for local amateur theater. The production will be staged during the cattlemen's convention in March.
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American Legion
Indictments Charge Three With Liquor Law Violations
Grand jury returned indictments against Willmering EB Ledbetter and Walter Willmering for liquor law violations. Two other indictments for felonies were returned but defendants had not been arrested. The grand jury has been unusually active this week with many witnesses.
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Ledbetter
Walter Willmering
Navy Dirigible Los Angeles Bermuda Flight Postponed
The proposed flight of the navy dirigible Los Angeles from Lakehurst to Bermuda next Monday has been postponed to February 19 or later. The voyage to Bermuda is expected to take ten hours.
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Bermuda
Jury Deliberations End in Stokes Trial
The Associated Press reports the jury in the W. F E Stokes case and co defendants completed deliberations today in Chicago. The trial proceeded with testimonies and closing arguments before the verdict awaits.
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W. FE
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Duchess of Amarillo Named for Mardi Gras Trip
Miss Clara Currie daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Currie 2116 Van Buren Amarillo has been chosen as the Duchess of Amarillo to represent the city at Mardi Gras in Galveston late this month Miss Currie a UT Austin senior is a top student and president of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority which won the Pan Hellenic cup for 1923 for highest scholarship at the university.
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Austin
Clara Currie
Tom Currie
van Buren Street
Amarillo
Galveston
Miss Currie
University of Texas
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Pen Probe Party at Prison Farms
Houston report: the legislative prison investigating committee tours Ferguson and Hastham farms to question convicts and study conditions. J A Herring refuses to quit under fire amid impeachment pressure from Pep T K Irwin. Sayle alleges threats of beating as questioning continues.
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Walter Sayle
Indictments Dismissed Against J L Faubion In Court
Two forgery indictments against J L Faubion were dismissed in district court. He faces a separate indictment for false swearing to be tried today. The cases are linked to a loan from Hamon-Whittington Mortgage Co. Faubion previously received three and five year sentences on forgery charges. E A Bradley, general agent, Amarillo hotel with Southland Life Insurance Co.
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Southland Life Insurance Co
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Amarillo Hotel
Infant slain over seven dollar dispute in Vienna
Vienna, Feb. 15. After a quarrel over seven dollars pensioner Karl Zeidler aged 73 took his landlord's 18 month old daughter to a Danube bridge and hurled the child into the river before surrendering to police.
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Karl Zeidler
Danube
Man Confesses Slaying Of Girl After Attack
Victor Badgley 29 confessed to stabbing 11 year old Marguerite Todd after an attempted assault on her way home from school. Sheriff Bailey said the murder occurred yesterday near her Bay City area home as search parties found the body half a mile from her residence. Badgley was jailed and formally charged with the girl's murder after his confession.
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Badgeley
Amarillo Opens Uptown Lumber Yard and Offices
L B Newby announced the Amarillo Lumber company has begun building an uptown lumber yard at Virth and Washington streets. The project, costing about 25000, includes a 140 by 140 foot single building and a two story brick veneer office at the front housing the general offices.
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Amarillo
L. B. Newby
Amarillo Lumber Company
Virth
Washington Streets
Fifth
Mr. Newby
Crosbyton to Build New High School After Bond
Plans for Crosbyton’s new high school will be completed soon by Rev Rittenberry the local architect. The two story brick and stone building costs 85000 dollars and includes fifteen classrooms study hall auditorium library and gymnasium. Contracts open February 26 to replace the recently burned prior building.
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Crosbyton
Rev F. Rittenberry
Two Large Donations Boost Community Chest Total
The Community Chest fund gained $400 Friday morning from two large gifts. Amarillo National Bank contributed $200 and R. B. Masterson matched it with another $200. Pledges from February are arriving slowly, and late donors are urged to mail their checks promptly.
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W. UO. Gatton
Amarillo National Bank
R. B. Masterson
Standard Oil Raises City Gas Price Per Gallon
Gasoline in St. Louis and surrounding area costs 21.9 cents per gallon up 2 cents from the prior price, announced by T. B. Clifford manager of the St. Louis division of Standard Oil of Indiana. The rise follows a 5 cent increase since January.
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Rate Reduction Sparks Builders in Amarillo
Amarillo lumber companies, cop tractors and builders cheer a drastic rate cut ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The new rates, effective in May from St. Louis and other defined points, halve the present 88 cent charge to 45 cents for asphalt shingles roofing cement rubber roofing and related compositions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Woman sacrifices life for daughter in Fort Worth tragedy
Mrs. Bessie May Presley, 32, died from burns after her dress ignited on January 19 at home while reaching for a quilt to smother flames. She fled outside to protect her 38 year old daughter as the child cried for help, and a neighbor tore off the burning garments and rushed her to hospital.
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Cattle Trade Nets 180000 At Muleshoe Sale
A trade totaling over 180000 closed when J. K. Warren and Sons of Three Oaks Michigan sold 2700 head of three and four year old steers and 500 head of speed heifers to Missouri buyers at 35850 per head. Cattle of the Muleshoe brand from the Warren ranch near the city will head to Missouri in spring for feeding. Market activity rises as stocker cattle demand rebounds signaling better industry conditions.
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Interest in Show Promoted by Shrine in Khiva Temple
Khiva temple Shriners plan a rare production titled Flashes from The Great White Way to be staged February 28. Guy C. Saunders reports rising audience interest and expects a full auditorium with more than forty participants in the lavish production. Dallas, Feb 12. Magnolia Petroleum raises prices across Kansas Texas and Oklahoma effective today by 14 to 85 cents per barrel. The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hotel earns a reputation as Famous For Food.
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Tex
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Pyrotechnics in Wheat Market 7 Cents Up at Open
Wheat opened excitedly today and rose as much as 7 cents with May delivery reaching $1.84% a bushel. The rise followed gains in Liverpool and Buenos Aires, while closing figures stood around $1.174.
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Liverpool
Buenos Aires
Amarillo Bar Association forms committee on Texas redistricting plan
A Amarillo bar group named a committee to study a Texas legislature redistricting proposal cutting ten civil courts of appeals to eight. The panel vows to defend Amarillo’s court, which the city has invested in a headquarters and library, and will request the full text from Austin while inviting outside lawyers to join. About thirty lawyers attended the meeting chaired by Harry G. Hendricks.
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Supreme Judicial Districts
Amarillo
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Ray Johnson
William P. Boyce
J. W. Cradgington
Austin
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Wichita
O. V. Vernon
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Plans Nearing Completion for New Theater Building
The brick building at Fifth and Polk streets will be remodeled into a modern theater. J F Rittenwerr notes completion by Monday morning. J Levy owner of the Fair Theater funds changes and improvements costing about 15600. Work to start within days with American Warehouse Company involved in storage.
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Rescue hopes fade as shaft dig resumes at Sand Cave
Cave City Kentucky February 13 Officials led resumption of digging at the shaft toward Sand Cave where Floyd Collins has been trapped. The tunnel to the lower level failed to yield a passage and the team plans lateral tunnels after reaching seventy feet. Large crowds had gathered as hope rose briefly with the new tunnel discovery.
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Associated Press
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H. T. Cay Michael
Sand Cave
Floyd Collins
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Carmichael
Panhandle-Plains Historical Society Banquet Tonight Highlights
Canyon reports over 100 banquet tickets sold for the Panhandle Plains Historical Society event tonight with a strong program. Judge Thomas Turner chairs the meeting at 4 30 in Room 105 with pioneer figures set to attend and perform in the program including Miss Al Moss Richardson and G A T Walker.
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Federal Deputy Marshal Leads Thirteen Prisoners West
Richard Labelle, federal deputy marshal, left Detroit with thirteen prisoners bound for Fort Leavenworth. Authorities note the Friday the thirteenth start date and Labelle says he would not tempt fate on departure day.
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Richard Labele
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