Murder Case Set for Trial On March 12
A murder case proceeds as Nicholas Troeter and Elliott Roberts, jailed in Leavenworth, face extradition to Amarillo for the fatal shooting of Leo J. Laley. District Attorney Flesher and Sheriff Pollard lead the extradition, with eye witness Mrs. Laley set to identify suspects. trials for Davis and Tontz also loom for March 12, while Far l McGrew is held in Waco.
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Nicholas Troeter
Elliott Roberts
Leavenworth
Kansas
Amarillo
Leo J. Laley
Wiley Pollard
W. J. Flesher
H. O. Hubbard
Attorney General
Washington
Mildred Stringer
Wiinets
el Paso
Jack Davis
Clayton Tontz
Flesher
Farl McGrew
Waco S
Davis
Tontz
Moore
Wilson
Laley
West Sixth Street
Committee Delays Flood Control Bill After Meeting
Washington Feb 27 The Senate Commerce Committee delays action on flood control legislation after an executive meeting. Chairman Jones refused to disclose points of disagreement while noting the session focused on a general flood control discussion.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Jones
Weather Forecast and Temperature Extremes
The forecast calls for tonight and Tuesday to be fair with little temperature change. Yesterday’s extremes were 48 and 26 degrees. Hourly readings today range from 28 at 7 am to 52 at 1 pm. Ambulance service contact is 4314.
Contest to win two Schumann Heink concert tickets
Festival sponsor Emil F Myers invites Amarillo residents to submit details of when they first heard the famed singer Schumann Heink. Entries must include approximate date place and program number if possible. Contest ends Saturday at midnight with tickets awarded Monday. Season tickets for the festival remain on sale at Amarillo College of Music with limited seats left.
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Madame Schumann-Heink
Schumann- Heink
Emil F. Myers
Amarillo
Schumann-Heink
the Globe
Gottfried Galston
John McCormack
Amarillo College of Music
Polk Street
Fuelless Motor Attracts Expert Scrutiny In New York
The fuelless motor, linked to Major Thomas B. Lanphier and Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, arrived in New York to be tested by electrical experts once a patent issue is resolved. Skepticism from Dr Nikola Tesla colors early views as attorneys pursue patent classifications and Guggenheimer Foundation involvement. Five individuals show interest, with no confirmed production or aviation viability.
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Associated Press
New York
Hendershot
Thomas B. Lanphier
Selfridge Field
Mich
First Pursuit Group
Biltmore
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guggenheimer Foundation
Aeronautica
Lanphier
Col. Lindbergh
Lester J. Hendershot
West Elizabeth
D. Barr Peat
Henry Breckinridge
Slim
Breckinridge
Wilson
Nokola Telsa
Tessa
Coolidge urged funds to fight pink boll worm in Texas
President Coolidge proposed to Congress an immediate 150000 of the 400000 appropriation for eradicating the pink boll worm in Texas, seeking faster action. The item appears in a United Press report from Washington dated February 27.
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Coolidge
Pink Boll
United Press
Washington
Congress
Texas
Prohibition Faction Plans Stronger 1924 Platform Pledges
United States dry leaders and many congressmen gathered in Washington on February 27 for a conference to press for explicit anti prohibition enforcement planks in 1924 party platforms. They seek unmistakable commitments from conventions and presidential candidates, aiming to push beyond pledges by leading Republicans including Hoover. The group vows to push for posterity ready planks and tighter enforcement language despite some early candidate assurances.
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United Press
Washington
Hoover
Police Solve Mail Robbery Five Held In Chicago
Chicago police announced the solution of the Evergreen Park mail train robbery with five of seven bandits arrested and most of the stolen $133,000 recovered. Deputy Commissioner William OConnor said he would hand over the suspects Limpy Charlie Cleaver William Donovan William Carmody Angelo Francisco and Joseph Lamm to postal inspectors for prosecution. Confessions tied them to the February 5 Fekete mortgage banker robbery and a Kavenswood National Bank heist with $40,000 stolen. Bonds found at Cleaver home matched those taken from the Kekeve bank.
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Associated
Chicago
Evergreen Park
William O'Conner
Charlie’ Cleaver
William Donovan
Cleaver
William Carmody
Angelo Francisco
Joseph Lamm
Donovan
Kaevenswood National Bank
Joseph Fekete
Fekete
Carmody
Francisca
Kekete Bank
Funeral Rites for Pioneer Citizen Today
Funeral services for Thomas G. Stansbury pioneer railroad man and Amarillo resident of 23 years were held at 2 40 this afternoon. Rev D P Summerwill of San Jacinto Baptist Church conducted the rites at N Grigge chapel. Survived by sister Mrs Callie McNorton of Waco a niece Mrs Culp and nephew James J Domer of Amarillo. Interment Llano Cemetery.
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Thomas G. Stansbury
Amarillo
Mra. G
Culp
North Polk Street
D. P. Summerwll
San Jacinto Baptist Church
Grigge
Stansbury
Panhandle
Callie McNorton
Waco
James 7. Domer
Lee Manafield
Bert Robertson
George Waddill
Sam Spillers
Will A. Miller
Carl Larson
Bill Thomas
W. W. Lynch
Llano Cemetery
Campaign log reports dry plank push and Reed in rally
United Press dispatch from Washington notes Dry forces pushing for definite dry planks in Republican and Democratic platforms. Governor Smith campaigns against internal enemies by radio. Sen James A Reed campaigns for the Democratic nomination in Phoenix with Hoover engineers backing him. Missouri Democrats expect Reed endorsement. a rival in Reed’s home state risks harmony. Across Iowa counties, Lowden is endorsed for the Republican nomination.
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United Press
Washington
Smith
Dreane
Jamies A. Reed
Mincourt
Phoenix
Arie
Harry FP. Guggenheim
Goeeenheim Foundation For Promotion
Reed
United States Senate
Charles M. Hayamove
Lews
Frank ©. Lowden
Miinola
Slayer of Wife Near Death After Shootings
Hawaiian musician James J Kekabaloa lay near death in a hospital bed after shooting himself in the head following fatally wounding his young American wife Lillian and wounding a third woman about two weeks earlier. He had survived a brain injury and was later placed in jail in a straight jacket as officials feared escape. Police filed a murder charge and awaited further developments as his condition deteriorated with spinal meningitis and pneumonia. He had lived in the United States for years and spoke English fluently.
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James J. Kekabaloa
Lillian
Datch Day
Kekahaloa
Sheriff's Department
Amarillo Mayor Says Census Missed Thousands
Amarillo’s mayor Lee Bivins says the city was undercounted by roughly four to five thousand people. He blames public indifference and urges delaying release of the figures. He proposes forming a committee to appeal to the census bureau to withhold the report until an accurate count is shown or the city can present its case.
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Amarillo
Lee Bivins
Census Bureau
Maceu
Bivins
Air Aviators Suffer Weekend Crashes and Losses
Weekend air disasters sour the skies from New Mexico to Melbourne. An aviation fatality near Cambria occurred when a mid air collision between two planes en route from Wichita to Los Angeles killed pilot Joseph Keen and injured another flyer, with Frank W. Wighton among the wounded. Across the Atlantic three fliers were presumed lost while another trio crashed on land, and a Florida search continues for Harry Brooks and a passenger after his famed flivver wrecked near Melbourne.
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Tip Limited
Prem Cambria
N. M Med
Wichita
Kan
Los Angeles
Joseph Keen
Frank W. Wighton
United Brees
Atlantic
Harry Breegs
Melbourne
Florida
Walter Hendricks
Curtiss Field
Long Island
New York
S. N. Craig
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Frank Yager
Marquette
Nebraska
Otho Eddieman
Bert McIntyre
CC. A. Powell
McCamey
California
Poison liquor kills two Shawnee children probe opens
United Press report from Shawnee Oklahoma says authorities investigate the death of Benford Michael age 3 of Shawnee and Roland Harris age 11 of Lawton after they drank poison liquor from a bottle found in the Harris home. Arlis Michael, parent from Shawnee, lies seriously ill in a hospital as authorities probe the case.
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United Press
Shawnere
Okla
Coune Ty
Benford Michael
William Michael
Shawnee
Roland Harris
Lawton
Arlis Michael
Harris
Fast Train Derails Near Chester No Fatalities Reported
A New York to Washington Pennsylvania Railroad line train derailed at Muress Hook Tower near Chester at 10 a.m. today. Authorities say no fatalities are believed, though several passengers are reported injured.
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Chester
New York
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Muress Hook Tower
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