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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1925
Page
1
The column surveys debates on evolution and theology, noting lightning striking symbols in New York and London’s view of American decline. It cites Bryan, Scopes, Ingersoll, and Straus as voices in a broad, restless discourse on law, money, immigration, and national growth.
Plainview to host a joint hearing by the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Texas Railroad Commission on July 20 over certificates of public convenience and necessity for lines into Plainview and the South Plains. Fort Worth & Denver South Plains Railroad seeks Carey to Plainview to Dimmitt and Silverton to Lubbock. Pecos & Santa Fe and Texas & Santa Fe also involved amid protests.
Four Mexicans confessed to the Ojo Tavera stage coach robbery near Walsenburg Colorado three years ago. They described planning the $5000 payroll theft in advance and fleeing after stopping the stage on a mountain pass. Authorities had pursued leads but found no trace until the confession.
The forecast calls for Sunday fair. Yesterday in Amarillo the high reached 87 degrees with a low of 72. A weather note lists hourly readings from morning to midafternoon. An unrelated ad offers dresses from size 16 to 48 at Montgomery Bron and beauty services with a phone contact.
Chicago report recalls William Darling Shepherd's remark he will eat and sleep for days then take a long vacation after being cleared of murdering Aly McClintock. He aims for outdoor rest, describes his future as uncertain, and notes gratitude toward Julie, his fiancée.
Former Gov. Pat M. Neff from Waco denounces an alleged Chicago interview as a total fabrication. He insists no true statements were made about the Ferguson administration and says he has given no political comments in five months.
Kansas City to Dallas air mail service may start within weeks. Maj. H. B. Burwell has inspected Fort Worth landing field ready to receive flyers. Route envisages New York and Chicago hops to Kansas City then on to Fort Worth. estimated 24 hours from New York to Fort Worth.
Special to The Globe reports Canadian expects the largest crowd in its history for the Anvil park rodeo at J. C. Studer and Sons ranch four miles from the city. Dr Paul W Horn president of Texas Tech will speak Friday night with other speakers on Saturday. The two day event promises an exciting program with top riders and events.
A Pek ing ministry protest reports Britain demanding indemnity for British subjects wounded at Shameen near Canton. The cable to the Chinese Times notes Britain will not discuss politics, and a protest statement defends Texas political independence. Discounted spring and summer coats and Red Star flour are also advertised.
Washington officials fear disorders as the Ku Klux Klan plans a monster parade on August 8 with 200000 participants. Negro societies petitioned to withdraw consent but were refused, and an anti Ku Klux Klan League of America filed incorporation to oppose the hooded group. Federal and local authorities vow to prevent a recurrence of 1919 bloodshed.
Col John Coolidge father of President Coolidge is confined to his Vermont home with abdominal ailment under physician care. Grandson John Coolidge reports he slept poorly but rested better tonight with no fever. Dr. Cram and nurse Mrs Johnson attended, no formal statement issued.
President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University was admitted to the Academy of Moral and Postal Science as the third American honored, joining Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt. The item notes unrelated local ads about garment sales, coffee shop claims, a storage firm, and car rental services.
United Press reports tremors centered in Montana with quakes felt as far as Wyoming Idaho and Oregon. Landslides blocked Northern Pacific lines near Lombard and Treident while trains stalled or halted. no deaths reported and tourists in Yellowstone panicked but safe.
Jackson Wyoming reports a second avalanche at about 5 PM mountain time poured into the Gros Ventre river confining to a half square mile area and damming the valley lake again. A mild earthquake shock accompanied the slide and the event follows Tuesday's slide.
Rumblings from 6:30 to 9:40 mountain time reported four strong shocks with quaking shaking and overturned telegraph fixtures. Northern Pacific trains were halted with No. 4 at Helena No. 42 at Garrison and No. 2 heading east. No deaths reported and surveys await damage assessment as lines connected to Chicago are blocked by slides in the big belt ridge.
An unusually strong earthquake, centered about 850 miles west of New York, was recorded at 9 27 tonight on Fordham university seismograph. J S OConnor director said it was among the heaviest readings there with intensity 59, recording pins knocked from their positions.
United Press dispatch from Seattle reports eight earthquake shocks registered with intensity almost as severe as the 1922 Japan quake. Readings show shocks in the Pacific region comparable to those felt in Japan, signaling substantial seismic activity.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) "When and Where do we eat?" Mission Coffee Shop, 315 Polk street.
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