Brisbane Column on Africa Iron and Tariff Talk
Arthur Brisbane notes in The Star Co column discussing Swedish and Dutch iron mines in North Africa, water power, and a new electric process. He contrasts African potential with American steel firms securing sources abroad and hints at tariff questions, citing Carnegie’s past remark on stock value and the unpredictable US market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Gary, Farrell
Schwab and
Grace
Brazil
Carnegie
United States
Pearce Discusses Amarillo School Plans Before Club
Amarillo presiding elder W M Pearce told the American Business club that Amarillo must back a Northwest Texas Method ist conference led university project. He urged careful advertising, temporary fall openings, and permanent modern buildings to serve 50 to 500 years, noting Panhandle colleges thrive when located near each other.
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Amarillo
University of the Northwest Texas Methodist
W. M. Pearce
American Business Club
Amarillo Hotel
Northwest Texas
Pearce
Mr. Pearce
Texas
Canada
England
France
Great Panhandle
Panhandle
Hoot Owls Club
Chinese Vessel Sinks Killing Over a Hundred Soldiers
A Chinese motor vessel Chongfu sank in the Yangtse near Luchow Sichuan province after sailors demanded night navigation, drowning more than a hundred, mostly soldiers. The disaster is blamed on this rule breaking. Ensuing items note Amarillo University plans and committees chaired by W M Pearce, with the valuation group listing members and preliminary estimates.
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Associated Press
Chunking
China
Chongfu
Yangtse
Luchow
Sze Chuan
University of Amarillo
W. M. Pearce
G. H. Turnley
W. A. Askew
G. C. Odom
T. J. Wagner
H. E. Knapp
T. W. Cotten
Weather forecast and temperature readings
The forecast calls for a colder night and Saturday. Temperature readings show 7 am 88, 8 am 44, 9 am 50, 10 am 60, 11 am 66, noon 74, and 1 pm 74 degrees. One year ago today records were 77 and 69.3 degrees.
Not High Nor Low drama tour by Fiske Anglin planned
In New York on March 18 the Associated Press reports Mrs. Fiske and Margaret Anglin will tour the country next season. They aim to revive the moribund spoken drama by presenting the best plays in the best manner with art and good taste without being high brow or low brow.
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The
Associated Press
New York
Mrs. Fiske
Margaret Anglin
Mississippi Governor Henry Whitfield Dies
Jackson March 18 Gov Henry L Whitfield of Mississippi died at 4 41 this afternoon from bone cancer that first attacked his left leg leading to an amputation in November After returning to duties he was soon bedridden Mrs Whitfield was with him in the executive mansion upon his death Lieutenant Governor Dennis Murphree of Pittsboro automatically became state chief executive.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Henry L. Whitfield
Mississippi
Insull Named as Sponsor Behind Thompson Campaign
Samuel Insull Chicago public utilities executive cited to the senate for contempt of its campaign fund committee now named by the people's Dever for mayor committee as contributor of 100000 dollars to William Hale Thompson's 1915 campaign fund and as the man behind Thompson.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Chicago Public Utilities
Senate
People’s Dever For Mayor
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Diploma mill head sentenced to five years in Atlanta prison
Dr. George A. Munch, identified as the hired head of a diploma mill operating in Tampa since 1921, received a five year federal prison term and a $1000 fine. An appeal was filed by his defense lawyers.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
George A. Munch
Atlanta
M Coy Baby Dies in Panhandle Yesterday
Billie Dan McCoy one year old son of Mr and Mrs J D McCoy of Panhandle died yesterday after brief illness. The body will be sent to Dighton Kansas this afternoon for burial by N S Griggs and Sons of Amarillo.
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Associated Press
Panhandle
Billie Dan McCoy
J. D. McCoy
Dighton
Kansas
N. S. Griggs and Sons of
Amarillo
Fires Into Air to Scare Friend Incident at 109 North Van Buren
Police responded to a report of a man shot twice at 109 N Van Buren. Investigation showed Warren Harris fired into the air to scare Oliver Vincent, no injuries occurred, and Harris was charged with firing a pistol within city limits.
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North van Buren Street
Hammond
Dunn
Warren Harris
Oliver Vincent
Harris
Catholic Bishop of Charleston Is Dead
The right Rev. William T. Russell, bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Charleston, died today. The obituary item appears amid a page note listing businesses and a hotel slogan, reflecting a brief death notice interspersed with local ads.
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Charleston
the Associated Press
8. C
William T. Russell
Baby dies after fall into scalding tub at home
Rosemary Carpenter the 3 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George H Carpenter of 309 Front Street Amarillo fell into a tub of scalding water at 1 PM yesterday fatally burning. She died at 2 AM at a local hospital. Father works for Santa Fe railroad. Body held at N B Griggs and Sons funeral chapel awaiting relatives from La Junta Colorado.
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Rosemary Carpenter
George H. Carpenter
Front Street
Mr. Carpenter
Santa Fe Railroad
Carpenter
Amarillo
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
la Junta
Colorado
Governor of Texas Orders Lemonade Across the Rio Grande
In El Paso on March 18, Governor of Chihuahua and Governor of Texas allegedly exchanged a joke over drink amid Prohibition. Congressman Claude Hudspeth cites the incident in Juarez where Dan Moody, briefly away from Texas, promised a return by 6:30. A young woman reportedly asked Moody to dance during the visit.
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EL Paso
Chihuahua
Texas
Juarez
Rio Grande
Claude Hudspeth
Barry Miller
Hudspeth
Moody
Crossing Crash Claims 5 Lives in Wellsville
Five people died when a train struck a coupe at a Wellsville crossing. Dale Gregory aged 4 died in hospital. Occupants included Mrs Poetrel 22, Mrs Bessie Jarrett 21 and her 11 month old son, William Hayes 22, all from Wellsville or nearby Texas. Hayes was driving when the car was struck after turning at the railroad station.
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Ottawa
Kan
Wellsville
Dale Gregory
Pauline Petre
Poetrel
Bessie Jarrett
Jacksonville
Texas
William Hayes
Hayes
Traffic court handles major share of city cases
E A McKinnon presided over eighteen cane presentations this morning. Thirteen involved traffic ordinance violations and five covered miscellaneous offenses such as drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Speeders faced the usual one dollar per mile fine, with several offenders spared harsher penalties after explaining mitigating circumstances. Sergeant E G Green noted improved violator compliance and enhanced emergency squad coverage, reflecting a year on the force.
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E. A. McKinnon
McKinnon
E. G. Green
Green
Past Masters Confer Master Mason Degree in Amarillo Lodge
In a special meeting last night Amarillo Masonic Lodge conferred the degree of Master Mason on one candidate. All lodge stations were held by past masters led by Worshipful Master Dick Dailey. The program at the Masonic Temple Fifth and Fillmore included addresses and appreciations. Refreshments followed.
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Amarillo
Masonic Temple
Fifth and
Fillmore Streets
J. Frank Wright, Jr
Amarillo Lodge
University Ship Ryndam Cleared From Port Quarantine
The 560 students aboard the floating university Ryndam will board again and sail to Hamburg next Thursday after Rotterdam quarantine. The ship, which had three firemen removed at Venice for a quarantinable illness, has been fumigated and no illness has appeared among passengers since Monday.
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International News Service
New York
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Hamburg
Venice
Paria
Aged Clovis Native Dies in Amarillo Hotel Room
Wood, 69, former Clovis resident, fell dead in his Amarillo hotel room yesterday at noon after two days in the city. He had complained of illness the night before. His son Lawrence Wood of Tulsa arrived to arrange the funeral. N. B. Griggs and Sons to conduct services.
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Wood
Clovis
New Mexico
Amarillo
Lawrence Wood
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Griggs and Sons
Amarillo Hosts Texas Cattle Raisers Delegation Arrival
Santa Fe special arrives at 9 30 pm carrying half the El Paso delegation while Mayor Lee Bivins praises Amarillo as one of Texas five big cities for next year’s convention. Dave Derden's band welcomes boosters and delegates, with Albuquerque hosts earlier today.
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Bivins
EL Paso
Santa FE
Sant FE
Dave Derden
Albuquerque
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Lee Bivins
Rock Island
Amarillo
Panhandle
Albuqueruue
Tornado strikes Southwest Arkansas killing and injuring many
A twister cut through six small communities in Southwest Arkansas causing at least ten deaths and many injuries. Klondike area reports five dead. others include Willis Mountain View and Pointview residents. A schoolhouse was wrecked in Mountain View. two women hurt near Alexander and two fatally injured couple near Texarkana. Train service disrupted. storm forces crew to clear trees near Hot Springs.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Klondike
Edward Smith
Clifford
Inez
Lennie Cash
Matthew Cash
Artis Cash
Benton
Alexander
State Training School For Girls
Texarkana
Hot Springs
Libeled Bible Editor Sentenced to Sixty Days Jail
Toronto March 14 Er nest V. Sterry editor found guilty of blasphemous libel against the Deity and sentenced to sixty days in jail Judge Coatsworth recommended deportation after the sentence Sterry argued the critique targeted a mythological ancient Jewish God rather than the current Christian concept.
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Foror
Canada
E. V. Sterry
Aps
Agaoriated Preas
Toronto
Ontario
Ernest V. Sterry
Coatsworth
Sterry
Two Die After Quadrangle Love Tragedy at Sing Sing
Ossining N Y March 18 AP reports Joseph Friia 28? and Joseph Provenzano 86 were electrocuted in Sing Sing prison last night for the murder of James Lenardi whose wife they both loved. Mrs Lenardi mother of three, is serving twenty years for her role in the plot.
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Associated Press
Ossining
N. Y
Joseph Friia
Joseph Provenzano
Sing Sing
James Lenardi
I. C. C. Disapproves Ford Merger Proposal
The Interstate Commerce Commission disapproved Henry Ford's plan to merge the Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroad properties into a single new corporation. The ruling dismissed Ford's applications after opposition by minority stockholders who would have to sell their DT and I shares.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry Ford
Detroit, Toledo and
Trenton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ford
Detroit
Toledo
Ironton
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Globe
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Africa
New England
Hoover
St. Lawrence Shipway
Panama Canal
St. Lawrence
United States Post Office
Petit New Jersey
Westfield
Russia
Pasteur Institute
Great Britain
A. A. Brill
Dr. Brill
Bing
Whitfield
Insull
Big Bill Thompson
M’coy
Steinway and
Vose Pianos
Phone Jenkins Music Co
Sapiro
Aaron Sapiro
William H. Gallagher
Federal Court
Masonic Lodge
Blackburn
Polk Street Cafe
Amarillo High School
Shon
Aber
Themuadhea
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