Merica Wins First At Olympic Games In World Ranking
The article lauds Merica for top world Olympic ranking with Finland earning high honor. It highlights veterans Steenroos of Finland winning the 26 mile marathon, and notes an Italian runner second, with reflections on stamina and historical strength. It mentions President Coolidge’s heaven concept and Ford purchasing and rebuilding two 1659-era houses near the Wayside Inn.
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Merica
Econd
Steenroos
Gaul
Paris
Henry Ford
Sudbury
Ford
Ford urged to back concrete houses as public gift
Edison proposed large scale concrete poured houses to Britain. The idea would fund twenty million low priced homes with personal garages. The note says Ford could finance the project as a monumental gift to the people and is young enough for new ideas.
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R. Ford
Edison
England
Ford
Hat Consider All Metal Flying Machines for Mass Production
The unnamed official indicated the flying machine was not commercial and too early for interest, yet now plans to build all metal flying machines in quantity. Production would be useful yet not more so than low priced dwellings.
Flying machines circle world and end of slavery deemed milestones
The article notes civilization milestones including the end of slavery the steam engine the electric dynamo and telegraph lines. It highlights American pilots completing a world flight landing at Le Bourget after an 18085 mile trip and mentions Wheat futures and political implications for Coolidge.
Davis to name two aides for campaign today
New York July 16 John W Davis the Democratic presidential nominee will select his campaign manager and the new national committee chairman today George White said Davis has severed all legal and business ties to devote full attention to the race and has withdrawn from his law firm and other posts. The plan favors joint control of the campaign by the national chairman and the manager with Clem Shaver West Virginia possibly taking the chair and Thomas J Pellacy Connecticut alleged as manager candidate.
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New York
George White
Democratic National Committee
John W. Davis
Clem Shaver
West Virginia
Davis
Stetson, Jennings, Russel and Davis
Associated Press
United States Rubber Company
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
National Bank of Commerce of New York
Bozeman Serves as Judge in Plainview Home Beautiful Show
H. J. Bozeman publicity director of the Board of City Development is judging a Home Beautiful contest in Plainview. Local citizens show unusual interest and expect benefits from the event as Bozeman notes. Wheat price prophecy mentioned in passing.
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Bozeman
H. &. Bozeman
Board of City Development
Plainview
Prince of Wales Opens London Advertising Convention
The Prince of Wales spoke in London urging peace through advertising and commerce, arguing that global business would reduce conflict. R Bobbie Leach plans a Niagara Falls stunt in late July or early August, intending to drop his bail with a rubber ball from a flying machine into the river, a bold but criticized act.
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Prince OF Wales
London
R. Bobbie Leach
Niagara Falls
Gasoline Price War Brings 12 to 16 Cent Gas in NY
The article notes a gasoline price war across New York with Albany at 16 cents and Rochester as low as 12 cents. It warns that selling below cost during the war could shift the burden to consumers after the war ends, though the current 12 cent price has a pleasant ring.
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ART
New York
Albany
Rochester
Writer Begging For Death Shot By Fiancée in Villejuif
Paris July 16 A Polish writer Jan Zozonowski dying from an incurable illness begged friends to end his suffering. His fiancee Mlle Stanislawa Unicuska visited him and shot him in the head. she collapsed and was taken to a sanatorium. She is 22 and had visited his sick room regularly.
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Paris
Jan Zozonowski
Villejuif
Mlle
Stanislawa Unicuska
Mre. Unicuska
Big Fair Meet Tonight at Amarillo Expo Rooms
A large gathering of Amarillo Tri State Expo officials and fair committee members will meet tonight at the Board of City Development rooms. Reports from all committees will be given as departments prepare for the two remaining months before the fair opens in full.
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Amarillo Tri-State
Three Oil Firms Chartered and Stock Raised in Texas
Austin July 16 news reports three new oil companies chartered by the secretary of state: Fall Petroleum company in Wichita Falls with capital $50,000, Archer Star company in Eastland with $16,006, and Rosalie Oil company in San Antonio with $40,000. Archer Oil corporation of Wichita Falls also increased its stock from $64,000 to $100,000.
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Austin
Fall Petroleum Company
Wichita Falls
Archer Star Company
Eastland
Rosalie Oil Company
San Antonio
Archer Oil Corporation of
Loebs Brothers Considered As Victim Says Attorney
Chicago July 16 Nathan Leo pold Jr and Richard Loeb await trial August 4 on charges of kidnapping and slaying 13 year old Robert Franks once considered Ernest Loeb 11 year old brother of Richard as a victim for their search for a thrill defense attorney Clarence Darrow says no one wants the boys freed the families and lawyers are afraid of the boys and it is for the sake of society that the parents do not want the boys free.
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Chicago
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Ernest Loeb
Richard
Clarence S. Darrow
China Accepts Soviet Ambassador Exchange Proposal
Peking announces China accepts Moscow proposal to exchange ambassadors. A note delivered July 14 confirms L. M. Karakhan will become the first Russian ambassador under the new arrangement, outranking other powers’ ministers. China has not named a Russian envoy yet.
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Peking
China
Moscow
Russia
Foreign Office
L. M. Karakhan
Far East
U S Birdmen Bridge Channel to Britain
American army airmen completed their world flight leg landing at Croydon England at 2 08 pm after flying 225 miles from Le Bourget in three hours and three minutes. Lieut Lowell H Smith led the formation with Lieuts P Arnold Eric Nelson John Harding Jr Leigh Wade and Serg A M Ogden aboard ships Chicago New Orleans and Boston. Crowds cheered as the aviators greeted by Mrs Stuart MacLaren wrote autographs on jackets envelopes and albums.
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Associated Press
Croydon
England
le Bourget
Paris
Lowell H. Smith
Stuart MacLaren
Far East
Lieutenant Smith
Mac
Railroads Grant Reduced Exposition Fares for Amarillo Fair
Two rail lines serving Amarillo announce reduced round trip fares of one and one third for the Tri State exposition. Santa Fe offers from Texas points north of Sweetwater, Rock Island from Panhandle points. Tickets go on sale Sept 21 to 28 with return by Sept 29.
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Amarillo
Board of City Development
Santa Fe
Texas
Sweetwater
Rock Island
Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Fort Worth & Denver City Railway
Santa Fe Contracts for Reece Allen Oil
The Santa Fe railway contracts with the Reece Allen refinery to buy from 5000 to 15000 barrels of fuel oil daily. Delivery begins at 5000 barrels per day and rises to as much as 15000 barrels daily by August 1.
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Santa FE
Reece Allen Oil
Santa Fe Railway
Reece Allen
Brazilian Federals Win in Battle Report
Buenos Aires July 16 An official Brazilian communique from Rio de Janeiro says federals won an important action against rebels and captured many prisoners. Telegrams indicate patriotic battalions formed in nearly all Sao Paulo cities to fight insurrectionists. Widespread fervor reported beyond Sao Paulo.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Rio Janeiro
la Nacion
Sao Paulo
Jessup and Mallory reach Olympic tennis finals
In Colombes on July 16, Marion Z Jessup USA and Molla Mallory Norway advanced to the women's singles finals. Jessup defeated Torras 6 2 6 0 while Mallory beat Boutan 9 7 6 0. In swimming Warren Kealoha Hawaii set an Olympic record in the 100 meter backstroke during the first elimination trials with 1 13 25, four fifths of a second slower than his 1922 world mark.
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Associated Press
Colombes
France
Marion Z. Jessup
America
Molla Mallory
Norway
Jessup
Presa
Ladies Auxiliary KKK Gifts to Texas Children's Home
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan has given an initial donation of 25 dollars to the Texas Children's Home and Aid Society.
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Ladies Auxiliary
The
Ku Klux Klan
Texas Children's Home and Aid Society
Meeting on Dawes Plan Opens in London
The Inter Allied conference on implementing the Dawes plan opened at the foreign office with American Ambassador Kellogg and Col James A Logan Jr among four advisers and many secretaries. Premier MacDonald opened proceedings urging full Dawes plan implementation.
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Associated Press
London
Foreign Office
Kellogge
James A. Logan, Jr
MacDonald
Dawes
Canyon Chamber Speakers At Semiannual Meeting
John B. Gavin realtor and C. V. Vernon chamber secretary spoke at Hale Park Canyon last night. Vernon described the Chamber as a community clearing house and Gavin urged Randall County support for the Tri-State exposition promising a record West Texas fair. Canyon voters decided to establish a permanent Chamber of Commerce.
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John B. Gavin
C. V. Vernon
Board of City Development
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Hale Park
Canyon
Mr. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Gilvin
Randall County
West Texas
London Welcomes U S Lawyers Advancing to Convention
The advance group of American lawyers arriving by Aquitania in Southampton boarded trains for London to attend the International Law association meeting next week. Most will join others in the capital, while Miss Bower A Neuhans and Miss Helen I Williams planned a Devonshire walking tour before the convention.
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London
International Law Association
Aquitania
Southampton
Metropolis
Bower A. Neuhans
Helen I. Williams
Devonshire
Three on Stand This Afternoon Questioned
After a day of inquiry into Ed ward W Hobart's slaying, three witnesses testified this afternoon about the Monday night murder near Bivins stadium. The coroner's inquest previously found Hobart was killed by pistol bullets from an unknown assailant.
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Edward W. Hobart
Plainview
Hobart
Bivins
Mary Adams
Sophia North
Ernest Miller
Adell Bhero
Frances Hancock
Less Whitaker
Shero and Hancock
Commissioners Exclude Themselves From Re election
City commissioners and the mayor say no current member will seek reelection next April. Mayor Blasdel notes the water question will shape policy and plans to focus on oil business full time. Commissioner Harris rules out reelection under any circumstances. Commissioner Smith also declines reelection fees. The result is an entirely new city commission.
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E. 8. Blasdel
Blasdel
Harris
Smith
British world flier MacLaren missing near Kuriles
British aviator Stuart MacLaren, attempting a world flight, is six hours overdue after taking off from Toshimoye Lake on Yotorofu Island. A Japanese destroyer searches Paramishiro Island area as he aimed to land there today over the uninhabited island chain about 450 miles northward. Companions were aboard as the voyage continued under reportedly favorable weather.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Stuart MacLaren
Paramishiro Island
Kuriles
Paramishiro
MacLaren
Toshimoye Lake
Yotorofu Island
Weather Forecast Figures Align With Usual Pattern
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and tomorrow with only slight temperature changes. Today’s high reached 92 at 1 PM, up from 90 last year, while the low for both days is expected to be 69.
Telephones Fail Downtown After Cable Cut
More than 150 telephones in the downtown business district were out of order this afternoon due to a cable cut in an alley between Polk and Taylor streets. The Globe's line was damaged.
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Polk and
Taylor Street
Globe
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