10 Jan 1928
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1928
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane argues for a government role in earthquake, tornado, and bombardment insurance with low rates funded by accumulated profits. He cites seismic events, insurance premium hikes, and the need for nationwide protection beyond local risk. The piece also comments on crime, religion, and broker loans tying to broader economic stability.
Weather forecast notes fair conditions tonight through Thursday with moderate temperatures. Extreme 67 and 42 today, compares to 51 and 25 a year ago, and hourly readings progress from 42 at 7 a.m. to 67 at 1 p.m.
Gas explosion at Peabody Industrial mine No 18 in West Frankfort Illinois killed 21 miners six hundred feet underground. Rescue teams recovered bodies as investigations begin into the cause while stories of bravery and near escapes emerge.
Yates C. Henry 25 son of Rev. Charles EB Henry was electrocuted at his Kansas City home whiletrying to hear code signals from an amateur radio station set. Three thousand volts passed through his body when he touched a transformer wire. The attic station was operated by his brother Rodman L Henry and Paul Frye, who were not present. Griggs ambulance.
D. Graham of the Kansas Dairy Congress told the Creamery Fieldmen that Kansas dairy output surpassed any gold field in value. He cited 1927 dairy product value at 37,250,855 dollars, up from 1926 by 54,000 despite 10,578 fewer cows, with cattle value rising by 5,800,000 dollars.
In Winchester Kentucky a scrap found on Robert H. Pitts father of three year old Mary Magdalene Pitts lists items to buy before the girl’s death. Pitts and housekeeper Marie Frazier are jailed on murder charges amid mob violence fears as a special grand jury is to convene in Greenup next Monday.
A city development committee in Amarillo plans a broom factory with capacity for thirty dozen brooms per day. They form a $9,000 company, with $1,500 in machinery and $7,500 in stock sold in $25 shares to local subscribers.
An exchange telegraph dispatch from Riga reports Moscow has decided to banish Leon Trotsky and other opposition leaders including Karl Radek Gregory Zinovieff and Christian Rakovsky for counter revolutionary activities. The notice comes via Associated Press from London dated January 10.
Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, condemned for the murder of Albert Snyder, accept their fate with about 60 hours remaining before execution. They plan last hours, Gray drafts a will, Snyder requests mourning attire, and officials weigh prison policy with warden Lawes showing humane stance. Relatives may visit extensively until execution.
Iauline Placey 17-year-old high school pupil was attacked at her home at 711 North Fillmore street as she locked the garage door. She suffered a head blow and nervous shock but her injuries are not serious. Police seek a masked assailant described as dark clothed with a dark face. The incident is believed to involve kidnapping.
William G. McAdoo may lead the forceless after Bryan's death at the Jackson Day rally. McAdoo is expected to speak as dry leaders hope his words shape whether a new Bryan leads the dry cause or wet leadership prevails. Governor Al Smith will not attend.
The League of Nations marks its eighth birthday with three major milestones: the International Economic Conference of May, near universal member cooperation, and a disarmament program leading toward a general world wide conference this year. The economic conference opens a new field of international economic collaboration.
Governor Moody will attend the Democratic party Jackson day dinner in Washington on January 12 barring unforeseen developments. He initially indicated possible absence but was urged to attend by prominent figures across the state.
American marines chase ten Nicaraguan National Guard deserters who fled toward Honduras with weapons after mutiny led by a punished corporal. A marine plane crashed during a bridge of operations near Sapotillas Ridge. all aboard survived. President Coolidge and Henry L. Stimson commented on Central American policy.
County officials anticipate several arrests for failing to obtain 1027 license plates as renewals wind down. Some arrests already occurred, no fines issued yet, and the rush for new plates is nearly finished. Blackburn Ambulance.
Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson responds to a telegram from an English journalist arguing that tin can invention originated in England. The exchange centers on who deserves credit and who pays tribute for tin can production.
Farwell Texas January 10 Reuters Hassell who says he killed thirteen persons faces re sentencing this afternoon after the Court of Criminal Appeals upheld his death sentence for the nine family slayings. Rangers Purvis and Moore arrived from Borger to stand by with Palmer county officers as the execution date is set again.
Two men cornered customers and employees at the First National Bank of Sylvester in Fisher County Texas around noon today. They forced entry to the vault and fled northeast in a car with an undetermined sum of cash. Authorities pursued the suspects.
Edward Hickman and his former partner Wesby Hunt may be arrayed against each other at Hickman’s murder trial for Marian Parker. The state plans to use Hunt to prove Hickman’s sanity while the defense will also call Hunt, and Hickman’s associate says the crime stems from inherited mental illness with his mother likely testifying about insanity records.
Paris reports that France and Canada have decided to alter their diplomatic representation by establishing legations in each other’s capitals. The move signals a formal upgrade in their bilateral relations.
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