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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
16
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Henry Judd Gray testified he lacked nerve to kill Albert Snyder and drank a quart of whisky to prepare for the crime. The trial links liquor to the murder, with Gray and Mrs. Snyder blamed for conspiracy, urging public anger at liquor-law enforcement.
Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Tree Association, argues large scale reforestation would reduce flood danger by turning deforested land into sponge like soil. Forested areas would keep rivers from rising in spring. The piece endorses national reforestation efforts.
The author notes Yale plans a large scale chemistry and medicine investigation requiring intricate research by top minds. Yet the public can still access simple remedies at drugstores for common ailments, keeping the cure process straightforward despite advanced science.
An Ohio legislature overview notes its main achievement was not passing numerous odd bills. The piece recalls an engineer's quip to “Leave Things Alone” as a fitting rule for lawmakers.
Doris, an American seeker in a quiet Paris pension, learns of engagements and possible pursuers as she plans a return to vocal study. She hides from past ties, uses Elaine Young as her stage name, and receives a cryptic urgent call that may reveal a fresh threat or clue from her shadowy pursuer.
Secret powder used by Scotland Yard to mark money touched by thieves in crowds. A long-running theft case at a hall ended when a thief left stained fingers that reveal identity as the powder wears away. A dramatic opera rehearsal note follows with a shift to stage life.
In a circus tent Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse hide from fear and curiosity. They witness a frightened elephant tethered to a stake, triggering a ruckus that echoes through the animal tent as men rush to intervene.
In a Green Meadows tale Danny Meadow Mouse exaggerates his role in scaring the elephant. He boasts to Nanny about frightening the world’s largest animal, turning himself into a chesty character while the elephant recalls the incident with a long trunk confusion. The moral nudge follows.
A small segregated school struggles to find a disciplinarian. A plump gentle teacher wins order without whipping or extra tasks by a simple method she explains to a committee. Her surprising approach prompts reflection on classroom discipline.
James Donaldson, 77, who had been blind for twelve years in London, suddenly regained his sight. The first person he saw was his son, whom he did not recognize due to baldness, as the blindness vanished and appeared again with no warning.
An Italian paper portrays America as a policem an, noting the nation barely advances in a changing world. It laments focus on the New York Yankees while other powers walk their beat and mentions Russia’s art theft and the Snyder trial as reader-weeper fare.
Robert Eikel of Sherman named president of the University of Texas students association and Truman O'Quinn of Beaumont named editor of the Daily Texan after Tuesday's election. Students vote to retain the honor system by a four to one margin.
Fragmentary dialogue references a carburetor malfunction and a neighbor possibly lending a mechanical aid. The excerpt hints at resourcefulness and a casual barter approach in a community setting.
A May 5 dispatch analyzes the third term issue in 1928 politics. It notes broad voter complacency toward a Coolidge renomination and discusses how Congress and politicians might inflame or dampen the third term question, with references to Dawes Longworth Borah Butler Norris Hoover Lowden Hughes as possible voices.
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