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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1924
Page
3
North Dakotas June 18 report shows Senator Magnus Johnson declining to speak at the Farmer Labor convention over communist influence. William Mahoney and William Z Foster deny any bolt or capture, urging unity while criticizing major parties.
New York reports that women delegates and committee members will not vote as a bloc at the Democratic convention. They will act as individuals with expected influence greater than the Cleveland Republican gathering. Mrs. Emily Newell Blair says they will express opinions on the floor without fear or favor. total women voters amount to 462.
Amarillo weather prompts Dallas journalist Tom Fenty to visit for a cool season outing. He requests extra blankets, saying he is suffering from cold as Dallas weather contrast shocks him. The bell hop notices the unusual request and the guest settles in.
Texas will file suit in New Orleans federal court against the United States and the New Orleans Texas and Mexico Railway to block the International Great Northern merger with Gulf Coast Lines. The action tests state constitutional protections against parallel line consolidation and the federal ICC override power, with key officials Kemp Seagler and Wall directing the case for Keeling.
Fred FE. Johnson, superintendent of the Southwest School of Printing, urged Texas editors to support the school. He described five months of training covering general handwork, printing, and linotype, enabling graduates to repay schooling quickly and enter newspaper careers. The school has operated for years without financial loss on borrowed funds.
Austin reports that W. N. King of Fayette County saw his twenty five year murder sentence overturned after a prosecutor argued beyond the record. The court faulted the attorney for dwelling on unadmitted occurrences and damaging facts in pursuit of conviction.
Portland Maine June 18 With returns from two score towns in ten counties still to be counted the Republican guber natorial race remains uncertain. Frank G Farrington leads Ralph O Brewster by about 249 votes after late tallies. Fernald holds a large lead over Guernsey for the Senate nomination.
The Globe reports many visitors viewing a four month old baby described by Tom Fenty Jr of the Dallas Journal as appearing much older. He says the child seems to be in the 100 percent infant class.
Weather editors note a generally fair cooler outlook for tonight and tomorrow. Today reached 101 degrees with a cool start at 68. A year ago the high was 84 and the low 57.
Tokio reports the American reply to Japan over excluding Japanese from the United States shows friendliness and reasonableness and will be studied in the same spirit. Decoding of the cable has been completed at the foreign office, with no action decided yet. Amarillo editors received a warm welcome at Fort Worth station but hotel hospitality was subdued as visiting editors organized room assignments.
Lynn Bonner a 15 year old deaf student fought off Charles R. Batsell a University of Texas student as he allegedly attacked Mrs. E. G. Bonner and Mrs. L. C. Bottoms on the capitol grounds. Batsell faces aggravated assault charges after the struggle ended with him leaping into a lake.
New York June 18 a national Democratic convention of Negroes met in Harlem and adopted a resolution saying the Democratic platform is broad enough for their feet Oscar P Waters re elected chairman of the National Negro Democratic Committee said the convention represented 600 000 dissatisfied Negro voters The colored people have voted Republican for generations but the Republican party is tied to those who hate our race Missouri Democratic factions have grown bitter with dry and wet delegates traveling to New York on separate trains The Ground Hog special will bring dry delegates and The Water Spaniel limited will bring six wet delegates The Kansas City contingent classed as wet will not ride on either train
Wilkesbarre, Pa June 18 Rescue attempts failed as Anthony Antanartis sank in quicksand behind his Sweyersville home. Neighbors shoveled for two hours keeping his head free before sand covered him. Rescuers built a barricade around the body. doctors could not help.
Shanghai reports the death of Frank G. Carpenter traveler and correspondent who died in Nanking at 7 am after a several day illness. Born May 8 1855 in Mansfield Ohio he began newspaper work with the Cleveland Leader in 1879. He spent most of his life traveling for various publications visiting nearly every part of the inhabited world.
More than 3,000 persons attended the Plateau Singing convention in Canyon, Texas, over the weekend. The annual meeting drew participants from several New Mexico counties, with sessions at West Texas State Teachers College and many attendees camping nearby.
Mrs. Miriam A Ferguson wife of former Governor J E Ferguson opened her campaign in Temple Texas for the Democratic nomination for governor. She endorsed the Ferguson platform and pledged to clear the family name of any past wrongs urging support from kin and friends.
Paris dispatch notes L Ere Nouvelle, the left bloc organ, balks at Premier Herriot s Ruhr stance and accuses him of following M Poincare s policy while leftists demand immediate evacuation of the district. Dr and Mrs W M Curl and children departed by overland route to visit friends in San Antonio.
William G. McAdoo nears the Democratic national convention with a Los Angeles arrival to lead his forces. Thousands gather at the depot to greet him as his wife and two daughters travel with him. In Washington he receives cheers at Union Station and is given a waybill signed by 18 000 railway workers.
The entire Matamoros city government quits amid a clash between civil and military authority. The resignation stems from Governor Candelario Garza of Tamaulipas appointing Bernabe Rodriguez as chief of Police in Matamoros about a month earlier.
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