09 Jul 1925
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
1
A 1925 column compares John D. Rockefeller with ancient rulers, praising his charitable gifts to education science and public health while noting his modest lifestyle and enduring impact on industrial ownership. It critiques wealth and considers McAdoo for California Senate and a controversial adoption case, ending with a reference to ocean liner sales.
Tonight and tomorrow partly cloudy. Hourly readings start at 9 am with 71 at 9 am and rising toward 3 pm. Temperature extremes one year ago were 80 and 66.
A violent storm system lashed Minnesota on Wednesday night, killing four in Minneapolis including Emma Miller and her daughter after a section of the Lake Harriet pavilion collapsed. Louis Halgren and Charles R. Fiesler died nearby, and W J Ford perished at a machine plant crane. The storm caused over $100,000 in damage amid widespread hail and rain across the state.
Sixteen harvest field workers, part of a larger group, seized a Santa Fe freight near Syracuse Kansas, overpowered crew, and drove the train to Lamar before an armed posse stopped them. They surrendered in Lamar county jail with no casualties and charges pending.
Paris reports Abd-el-Krim continues to mass Moroccan warriors for a major attack on French lines in the upper Ouvergha valley. French intelligence notes plans, while Riffian propaganda gains among tribes south of the Ouvergha. Sultan's troop raises may counteract this trend.
In San Pedro California Mrs L F Banner left her car unlocked with a police dog chained to it. The dog was stolen along with the spare wheel and Patrolman Hoskins lost his clothes while responding. Detectives are investigating the incident as police try to piece together the thefts and trail suspects.
Dayton Tennessee readies for a clash labeled the battle between fundamentalism and evolution as William Jennings Bryan speaks at Morgan Springs. Clarence Darrow Dudley Field Malone and Arthur Garfield Hays are among defense leaders expected to arrive with witnesses to support the case in the public school evolution ban dispute.
Hereford Texas July news reports C W Workman of Hamlin announces plans to break out 500 acres of pasture near Hereford and sow to wheat this fall. He plans to move there soon and promotes a live-at-home program with milk cows and laying hens. A large wheat acreage is expected this fall. Then a brief notice advertises a Mission Coffee Show at 315 Polk Street and Parts-Davis Auto Parts Co.
Tony Genna named his killer as police connect the assassination to gang warfare over Genna control of liquor. Seven men questioned as investigators weigh whether the hit mirrors the O’Banion feud, with family violence heightening risk to Sam Genna and others in the Genna clan. The Marsala club’s reach and past raids tie into the broader crackdown while a Knights of Pythias meeting is announced for later.
Amarillo will host a newly formed district of the oil and gas division of the Texas Railroad Commission. H. H. Fitzpatrick, long time deputy commissioner at Breckenridge, is named head of the Amarillo district and will arrive around July 12. A space request has been made to the Board of City Development for office space in the city hall.
In Bryan a 23 year old Dallas student E W Kynard severed his left arm on railway wheels and ran with the limb to Texas A and M College for aid. He died early today. He boarded a freight train to College Station, fell on the track, and carried the arm in the position of a torch. Dean Kyler rushed him to the hospital and he did not wait for help into a car. The body will be sent to Dallas and his mother arrived today.
Memphis July 9 R Q Lee president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and party visit the area with a banquet at city hall praising diversified and intensive farming Hall county touted for cotton production and productivity Mrs R Lee and other officials spoke highlighting farming experience and conservation efforts Local events include Amarillo luncheon and formal welcome plans for tomorrow by Amarillo civic groups and American Business club officials
The Louisiana Petroleum Marketers association dispatched a letter to Attorney General Percy Saint stating it is collecting data to prove Standard Oil of Louisiana violated state law by initiating a drop in gasoline prices.
Quay County New Mexico voluntarily joins the 1925 Amarillo Tri-State exhibition becoming the sixth county to enter. The item highlights the Amarillo Hotel coffee shop branded Famous For Food and suggests viewing at the Mission.
The City Light and Water plant in Amarillo has been sold to Southwestern Public Service Company in a stock transfer by H L Doherty Company of New York. The $2.5 million deal expands regional power, water, and gas operations and may lead to a new central power plant in Amarillo with rapid gas to electricity conversion. Carl Einhart leads the Southwestern Public Service in the Amarillo district, with Makely named general manager and other longtime staff retained.
The Texas laundry owners voted to hold the mid-summer golf championship in Amarillo and choose San Antonio as the next meeting city after a whirlwind campaign. More than 200 visitors enjoyed a ranch outing and barbecue, with Miss Helen Burton addressing textiles at the morning session.
Reginald Denny appears in I'll Show You the Town with Friday and Saturday performances in Mission. Jackie Coogan stars in The Rag Man at the Fair on Friday and Saturday. Reginald Denny in I'll Show You appears in multiple showings.
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