17 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1926
Page
1
The passage discusses vague political tropes about committees and leaders, referencing light versus heavy crime themes and anti bootlegging arguments. It hints at public concerns over law and order without clear events or names.
In New York City there are 11 516 practicing lawyers about three times more in Chicago. The piece notes that numerous lawyers agree the only client worth winning is the big corporation, which “hisses” for its faithful defenders when in trouble.
In a long calendar of saints one is noted as 2 hawyer from Brittany and a Latin song is sung on his feast day. A Rochester University underclassmen group is denounced, a frog sees a locomotive and proclaims no engineer, and Prof. Pessup argues war can be redirected into productive work as a cure for man’s fighting instinct.
A Vienna engineer Cunther Wolrich claims a chemical current can replace dynamos and power a twelve pound storage battery, promising vast gains in electricity, automobile making, and industrial efficiency, hinting at a future where solar energy and chemical storage reshape work and war.
The Izaak Walton League offered $100 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the antelope killer north of Amarillo. Nine antelope calves near the city were undisturbed, and the shooter severed two front feet for hoof souvenirs. Authorities urge anyone with tips to contact M. M. Merriman as the convention and hotel concerns loom for Amarillo.
In Amarillo today St Patrick's Day decorations appeared as Shamrock symbols and clay pipes though the crowd was not large. Business was normal with some storefronts decorated. No fights were reported as residents dressed in green and celebrated the day.
A Prairie well in Section 22 is described as a real producer. The report notes high oil output and records suggest strong performance, with mention of Bleck County and Hutchinson county region context. The garbled text references oil production metrics and local mining signals.
Prohibitionists won the straw poll in The News- Globe with 37 votes for Biepenrath and 608 for modificationists. Wets and dampers combined totaled 1,208, giving the drys a 171 vote majority from 2,687 returns out of 4,250 mailed.
Mayor Bivins told the city commission Kiersted is not employed by the city and was paid for his work last year. A visiting engineer claimed Kiersted planned water system drawings, but the mayor and commissioners denied any contract or current employment and said no engineer has been hired yet.
Roy Miller 28, a Waggoner Refining salesman from Electra, was fatally shot in the stomach by a revolver handled by his wife who believed it unloaded. Miller died four minutes after the shot as Justice Globe ruled accidental death. Mrs Miller is the daughter of Fr Lewis of Wietwia Fabs.
An Amherst farmer died after his vehicle skidded off the pavement. Authorities reported the crash occurred on a rural road and the victim, identified locally, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators are reviewing the cause and conditions at the time of the accident.
Lane and Bowler and Weiland Engineering submitted competing water system plans for city approval. Commissioners Fisk and Harris back opposing proposals, Mayor Bivins comments on both, and a decision is expected tomorrow night. Each plan promises water under 19 cents per thousand gallons at maximum output.
The city commission weighs two water options. Layne & Bowler favors wells west of Word site with no dam. Weiland Engineering proposes Word ranch dam and gravity-fed flow, claiming lower costs and shorter pipeline.
Sir Esme Howard British ambassador told the Chicago Association of Commerce that the next world war would be a market struggle fought through commerce. He argued future peace hinges largely on the commercial classes whose far flung interests will be deeply involved in global affairs. He noted diplomacy has shifted away from traditional issues over the past forty years.
The report outlines two installation plans with total costs and per thousand gallon rates. One plan totals 1 050 000 dollars with a per unit of 37 cents and includes a dam cost of 80 000 dollars. The alternate plan sets the plant cost at 993 000 dollars and estimates different per thousand gallon charges, highlighting variances in overall expense and output timing.
Four brothers were held after a daring bank hold up in Houston. Police recovered weapons and fled funds as investigators questioned witnesses and secured the scene. Local authorities described the incident as a coordinated family-involved robbery.
Groveton Texas faces tense mood after Frank Johnson was slain by masked men who dragged him from a bed beside his sleeping baby. His brother Harvey Johnson has been moved to another county. both men faced murder charges linked to Homer Gibson’s death at a Center Point school dispute. Authorities probe identity of attackers as Houston County investigates and guards circle the area.
Fragmented OCR reports the opening of a trial in district court with references to alleged violations and a list of names and places, but the text is garbled and partial.
In Rock Island the city finishes construction on the W Tenth Street crossing project. Officials announced completion after infrastructure work and expected opening to traffic in the coming days.
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