Explosion Kills Two at Standard Oil Atlas Plant
An ammonia tank explosion at the Atlas plant of Standard Oil in Buffalo, New York, wrecked the paraffin section and caused power lines, telegraph and trolley wires to fail. Patrick Kirby, 40, and Clarence Christ, 47, were killed. Four others are missing.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Atlas
Standard Oil Company
Patrick Kirby
Clarence Christ
Kirby
Cabinet member to speak on west Texas tour schedule
At the 2927 meeting a cabinet member will speak for the first time John J. Davis secretary of labor speaks on Tuesday. On Monday BR Ellis president of the US chamber of commerce will be chief speaker. Governors of Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico will attend. The tour includes Borger Panhandle White Deer Pampa Miami McBee tle Canadian Spearman Perryton Texhoma Stratford Dalhart with dates March 8 to March 12.
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John J. Davis
BR. R. Ellis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arthur P. Duggan
Borger
Panhandle
White Leer
Panga
Miami
Mcbeetle
Canadian
Spearman
Perryton
Texhoma
Stratford
Dalhart
Realty business reported active by Gaut Company
The half block at Eighth and Wetselt was sold by William Keedy to W N Cooper through Gaut Land Company. H A Morishity reports several sales on West Third street in Amarillo. A duplex at 11 North McMaster sold by L L Blackman to Mrs F E Shelton. 200 Walnut Street and 200 McMasters figures in deals. A F Little sold his home at 200 McMasters to J R Dyche. Deals handled by C W East of Gaut Company. Wanda Vincent, daughter of Mrs Joe Vincent, improving after illness.
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Eighth and
Wetselt
William Keedy
W. N. Cooper
Gaut Land Company
H. A. Morishity
West Third Street
Amarillo
North McMaster
L. L. Blackman
F. E. Shelton
Walnut Street
A. F. Little
McMasters
J. R. Dyche
C. W. East
Gant Company
Livestock and grain market roundup from St Louis to Chicago
March 7 market notes show hogs down at St Louis with top 12.00, cattle mix steady, and western fed lambs firm. Kansas City reports higher sheep and fat cows, oats and corn weak, Chicago grains slip after initial advance. Poultry steady, potatoes steady, butter and eggs mostly unchanged with firsts around 24 to 44 cents.
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ST. Luis
ST. Lutis
Trona
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago
Liverpool
New Orleans and New York Cotton Quotes and Stock Market Move
New Orleans cotton opened with gains of five to nine points as unsettled weather spurred covering and trade buying. March to July prices rose with March at 14.23, 14.29, May 14.42, July 14.65, while New York cotton showed advances to 14.43 May and 14.72 October on light offerings. New York stocks drifted lower amid profit taking and bear selling with declines in Houston Oil and International Harvester and pressure in oils and rails.
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New Orleans
Trate
Iverpool
New York
Liverpool
Houston Oil
International Harvester
Baltimore
Ohie
Hudson and
General Asphalt
Houston
Railway Signal
Belich
General Motors
Timken
Long Married Couple in North Georgia Passes On
Out of the north Georgia mountains comes a touching tale of John and Susan. After seventy seven years of marriage their bond remains strong though John has died just shy of a century. Susan, aged around ninety, mourns with hopeful thoughts of reunion at the end of life. The piece then shifts to a collage of railroad notes and local notices, listing Rock Island personnel moves, train operations, and assorted community items.
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North
Georgia
John
Susan
Old
Uwe
Marriage Licenses and Odd Vignettes From A Distant Page
The item lists several marriage licenses including L. B. Proulx with Miss Dorothy Johnson and others. interspersed with odd notes about a resignation, egg production shifts, a spring poet, and a goat on Main street. It reports a bridge plan over the Mississippi at New Orleans costing 14 million dollars and notes on the Trans-Siberian line and Brisbane-Cairns line. It closes with humorous quips on human attention and a bank meeting between Angus McDonald and John Haven.
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
Mississuri
Memphis
Four Men Sentenced to Death for Cop Killing
Four Philadelphia men Joseph Curry Harry Bentley William Juliano and Frane Dorie were executed by electric chair at the western state penitentiary for the slaying of a policeman during a May event in Philadelphia. The executions began at 7 am and the last man died at 7 92. Curry bid farewell to the others as he left his cell.
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Associated Press
Koe Kview
Philadelphia
Western State Penitentiary
Joseph Curry
Harry Bentley
William Juliano
Frane Dorie
Curry
Palo Duro Company Plans Two-Story Addition in 706 Polk Building
Construction began today on a three story Palo Duro Furniture building at 706 Polk Street owned by Allen Early. The addition will add two stories and cost about 49000 with completion expected in about sixty days. The firm, celebrating its second anniversary in April, outgrew its former one story space.
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Palo Duro Furniture
Polk Street
Allen Early
Early
Palo Duro Furniture Company
AH Nowlin Dies At Home Of His Brother
T H Nowlin 47 a farmer died at his brother B E Nowlin 1620 Taylor Street at 7 pm Saturday after visiting and recovering from ill health. His home was Cordell Oklahoma and he was a Baptist and member of the WWOW. Funeral arrangements are with Griggs Funeral Chapel.
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T. AH. Nowlin
T. H. Nowlin
B. E. Nowlin
Taylor Street
Mr. Nowlin
Cordell
Oklo
Baptist Church
Griggs
Northwest Celebrates Jest That Started Apple Industry
Cashmere Washington March 7 From a 1826 London banquet tale a playful English joke about the wilderness sparked the Northwest apple industry. Captain Emilius Simpson received apple pips from Mary Leigh and planted them at Fort Vancouver leading to the first western apple and a thriving, box by box industry.
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Cashmere
Wash
Northwest
Emilius Simpson
Hudson's Bay Company
London
Mary Leigh
Simpson
Fort Vancouver
America
Local notes on residents and business moves
Mrs Willis Lenoir returns to work at the Marizon after several illness days. Mrs G D Sloan and Mr Sloan move to Borger where he opens a National Cash Register office. Mr and Mrs C C Loving return from Abilene visiting daughter Esther at Abilene Christian College. Frances Carnes undergoes surgery at Northwest Texas hospital. T T Basley hosts Easley Commercial College banquet at Herring hotel praising advertising and salesmanship.
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Willis Lenoir
Marizon
G. D. Sloan
Borger
Sloan
National Cash Register Company
C. C. Loving
Abilene
Esther
Abilene Christian College
Frances Carnes
Northwest Texas
T. T. Basley
Easley Commercial College
Jail and Prison Rates Reported by Wis. Penologist
One out of every 200 people in the United States is jailed annually, according to J L Gillin of the University of Wisconsin penology.
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United States
J. L. Gillin
University of Wisconsin
Murderer Seeks Priest Then Takes Own Life
In New York a 26 year old taxi driver Aloysius Joseph shot his wife at their West Forty ninth street home after a midnight dispute. He summoned Father John J Sheridan for last rites but shot himself in the temple as the priest arrived. He was taken to Bellevue hospital in serious condition.
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Associated Press
New York
John J. Sheridan
St. Raphael’s Church
Aloysius Joseph
Joseph
Sheridan
West Forty-ninth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Baker Named Head Of Red Star Milling Manager
J. K. Baker has been named manager of the Red Star Milling company in Amarillo. He arrived from Wichita Kansas seven months ago and previously worked in the Red Star sales department.
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Baker
Red Star
J. K. Baker
Red Star Milling Company
Amarillo
Mr. Baker
Wichita
Kan
Red Star Company
Mrs Craig of Canyon Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Mary Thelma Craig age 27 wife of Ross Craig of Canyon died at a local hospital today at noon after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are handled by Griggs Funeral Chapel.
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Mary Thelma Craig
Ross Craig
Canyon
Griggs Funeral Chapel
Mechanical spider cobweb weapon described in 1930s film report
Universal City California reports a new device nicknamed the cobweb machine. A mechanical spider powered by an electric motor sprays viscous fluid through a spinning shaft and fan producing cobweblike strands designed to fill space rapidly.
New Cyclone Menaces Reunion Island Exile
A second powerful cyclone threatens Reunion Island, Abd El Krim's exile site, after last Thursday's storm. Madagascar towns report deaths and heavy damage, Tamatave is reportedly wiped out, and several small steamers heading to Reunion are missing. The fate of the steamer Saint Anne is unknown.
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The
Associated Press
ST. Denis
Reunion Island
Abd-El-Krim
Madagascar
Tamatave
Moral panic and prize fights stir modern unrest
Bishop James Wise warns that America’s pursuit of wealth and pleasure threatens national moral collapse. The piece contrasts lofty ideals with harsh realities, noting babies as blank pages and criticizing a New York prize fight crowd of twenty thousand as a symbol of cannibalistic instincts in civilization.
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James Wise
Chicago
America
New York
Amarillo Aims to Host 1928 Cattle Raisers Convention
El Paso bound Rock Island trains will carry Amarillo supporters to the 1928 Cattle Raisers convention as officials report strong reservations. Mayor Lee Bivins leads the Amarillo bid and hopes to secure the meeting, breaking a regional rotation and bringing the event to Amarillo with plans for it to return every five years.
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Amarillo
Rock Island
el Paso
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lee Bivins
Bivins
Houston
Forth Worth
San Antonio
Widow of U S Official Dies in Fall at Buckingham
Mrs Nathalie Seible Schley widow of Buchanan Schley Jr deputy collector of the Port of Baltimore in Cleveland administration died today after a fall or leap from a fifteenth floor window at the Hotel Buckingham New York March 7 1910 report.
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Associated Press
New York
Nathalie Seible Schley
Buchanan Schley, Jr
Baltimore
Cleveland
Buckingham
Dr George Truett To Lead City Meeting
Dr George W Truett of the First Baptist Dallas a renowned international minister will spend ten days with the local First Baptist Church in the last week of June and the first week of July. The pastor and congregation welcome this guest preacher with enthusiasm.
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George W. Truett
First Baptist Church
Dallas
Texas
Second Holy Land Pageant Scene Tonight at St. Andrews
The second Holy Land pageant scene will be presented at 7 30 tonight at St Andrews Episcopal parish house. The show features marketing scenes and a visit to a rich man's home in Jerusalem with Oriental music. The public is invited to attend.
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Parish House
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Ashworth Infant Dies At Home In Jackson Street
Randall Ashworth three month old son of Mr and Mrs G L Ashworth died at 606 Jackson Street at 11 30 Sunday morning Funeral services set for 3 30 this afternoon at Griggs Funeral chapel Rev J C Sizemore of Tabernacle Baptist church officiating
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Randall Ashworth
G. L. Ashworth
Jackson Street
Griggs Funeral Chapel
J. C. Sizamore
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Golfer Abandons Mobile to Hollywood Quest
Dee Graham, who aimed to drive a golf ball from Mobile to Los Angeles, has given up the quest for now. He telegraphed the Mobile Register from Lafayette, Louisiana, that he would return home to earn funds to finish. Graham, a plumber and avid golfer, left Mobile on February 13 hoping to attract attention from California movie circles.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Dee Graham
Los Angeles
Mobile Register
LaFayette
Louisiana
Graham
California
Supreme Court weighs damages for voting rights in primaries
The Texas ruling in Nixon v Nixon tenure discusses whether private damages can be recovered when voters are barred from Democratic primaries. Moorefield Storey argues 370000 negro voters were excluded, while Nixon says he voted Democratic before the law. The court notes such wrongful conduct may warrant damages similar to final-election denials.
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L. A. Nixon
el Paso
Raime
Ter
Patie Little
Fire Brigade portrays heroic firemen in color drama
A Mission theater preview promotes The Fire Brigade starring Charles Ray and May McAvoy. The film, made with the International Order of Fire Engineers, centers on a daring rescue and a multi alarm blaze filmed with large-scale fire apparatus, police and fire department observers noting the spectacle and its fire prevention message.
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Fire Brigade
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mission Theater
Charles Ray
May McAvoy
Ray
International Order of Fire Engineers
9Rganigration
Isrue
Laceky Infant Dies at Home Saturday Night
Floyd Laceky Jr the infant son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Laceky 808 Harrison Street died at the family home late Saturday night Funeral services were held at Griggs Funeral chapel Sunday at 3 oclock Rev Virgil Fisher officiating Burial was in Llano Cemetery
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Floyd Laceky
Harrison Street
Mr. Laceky
Amarillo
Griggs Funeral
Virgil Fisher
San Jaccinto Methodist Church
Llano Cemetery
Eleven Die in Floods in Argentine Hills
Eleven persons are known to have died in record floods in the Argentine Andes after heavy rains. It is feared many more perished along overflowing streams and livestock have been destroyed.
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Associated Press
Jujly
Argentine
Argentine Andes
Westinghouse to Advertise Mainly in Newspapers
The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company will concentrate most of its advertising in newspapers, finding them the sole nationwide media adaptable to district needs. C. J. Harper of Panhandle Loan & Finance is in Pampa on business.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
C. J. Harper
The
Panhandle Loan & Finance Company
Pampa
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promises Health Restore
An old newspaper notice touts Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy claiming it cures pyorrhea and related ailments even after affecting stomach kidneys and rheumatism. A druggist offers refunds if the remedy fails as directed.
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Leto
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