24 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1926
Page
1
The piece argues religion is central to national progress while science and education also matter. It critiques public spending biases, cites wartime finances, and condemns convict labor conditions in Alabama as an evil, contrasting historic abuses with ongoing reforms.
H. D. Caldwell of Douglas Arizona, about 35, attempted suicide by swallowing poison in Yolk street care. He was rushed to Northwest Texas hospital where a stomach pump saved his life. A note found addressed to his wife and a late-night trip to a local druggist are mentioned.
Unclear patrol notes describe a raid labeled Barton My Sth with raid numbers Ra 10 and BOM. No coherent details available. officials have not released further information on participants location or outcomes.
A sprawling AP report details a vast crime spree by a six man and one woman gang dubbed the tiger girl. They are linked to armored car thefts in Buffalo with two guards killed and jewel robberies totaling about 1 million dollars. Police identified Richard Reese Whittemore as a suspect in the Buffalo heist. Several members were arrested near Broadway night clubs, with multiple murders alleged against the group. Unkelback, sought in diamond robberies, was captured. others tied to Reuben's restaurant robbery were arrested as well. The gang's exploits included fashionably dressed suspects driving expensive cars and planning major heists at upscale venues.
Frank Carter of Omaha was sentenced to be electrocuted at the Nebraska state penitentiary on July 9 for the murder of A. D. Searles, an Omaha specialist. District Judge Goss overruled a motion for a new trial as Carter calmly remarked he looked forward to the Fourth of July.
The Amarillo city commission voided a sidewalk sheet-iron shack at Sixth and Pork, declaring it a violation of city ordinance and warning that allowing such structures would set a bad precedent. Mayor Bivins and Commissioner Harris defended enforcement while Mr. Salmon was forced to dismantle the frame, ending a proposed architectural fad.
Mayor Bivins accepts responsibility to secure water and begin building a plant within days after engineer Banks Jones criticizes Layne & Bowler plan as flawed. He vows not to rely on a lake dam and says bonds are set, with a consulting engineer to be hired and work to start soon. The Water Board disputes the Layne proposal favoring a welland option as safer and more economical.
Claudie May Elliott a seven year old girl was struck by a motor car while crossing Sixth Street just east of the Rock Island viaduct at noon today. The child was rushed to Northwest Texas hospital after the driver T I McClain 417 North Kentucky Avenue stopped and aided the injured girl. Doctors could not determine the full extent of injuries but feared serious.
The Interstate Commerce Commission assigns Examiner Boles to Amarillo for an April 5 hearing on Santa Fe's application to build a line north from Panhandle to the oil field.
The Fort Worth and Denver Railway considers altering its Amarillo to North Plains route. Survey crews map a line crossing the Canadian river at the highway bridge then running north through Moore and Hartley counties with the existing main line. The route would boost agricultural development and open Amarillo gas fields and Moore Hartley oil regions. Permission to change is expected soon.
The fragmentary text mentions Illinois and horsepower but lacks clear events or identifiers. No coherent人物, place, or action is readable to form a proper summary.
David L. Marshall was found guilty of second degree murder in the slaying of Anna May Dietrich, 35, a milliner. The jury sentenced him to ten to twenty years in the state penitentiary. Parts of Dietrich’s dismembered body were found in a Delaware County woodlands. Marshall confessed to choking her during a quarrel and dismembering the body, a claim he later denied on the stand. She had allegedly pressed him for money and threatened to expose their eight year relation.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirms a five year sentence for J M Edelen an Amarillo businessman aged seventy on a charge of assaulting a year old girl. The case stemmed from an afternoon invitation to Edelen's home last fall and his denial of the accusation calling it a frame up.
The report records this month’s building permits with totals of 691920 dollars. Dwellings lead at 525006 dollars, mercantiles 151700, and repairs 11065. The data aims to surpass prior monthly records for Amarillo.
Dr. McDonald praised Banks Jones in an interview calling the Jones plan the water development approach. He claimed Kiersted and Wei land plans are Jones plans and predicted city officials would adopt the Jones plan when Jones is ready.
The Amarillo Real Estate Board backed the mayor and city commission at a hotel luncheon urging immediate steps on the water problem. John Hill outlined the coming year's Board of City Development work and stressed securing refineries and rail facilities to attract industry, with support from QO C Goodwin and others.
Former Kansas governor Jonathan M. Davis and his son Russell Davis return to court in Topeka for a second trial over alleged pardon sale. They are accused of taking 1250 dollars from Fred W. Pullman for a pardon issued during Davis’s governorship.
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