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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1925
Page
1
An article fragment outlines Florida lawmakers voting 69 to reject Asiatic land ownership and cites broader nativist mood. It connects race, land value, and national welfare while touching on prohibition, foreign affairs, and a police case in Chicago involving Paul Stano vich.
Weather outlook promises fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Data bits note temperatures around 7 and 49 with other figures 7% and 52, followed by unrelated business lines about a Mission Sandwich Shop and battery service at 317 Polk Street.
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg was inaugurated president of Germany amid a brief Communist protest. Reichstag President Paul von Hindenburg swore the oath before a crowded Reichstag with diplomatic corps present, as red carnations and Republican colors appeared among lawmakers and officials.
A May report from Tangier via Havas says a German submarine landed explosives telephonic gear and foodstuffs on the Riff coast. Abd el Krim leads the invaders in the French zone while Germans dressed as Riffians are seen nearby. Paris notes both sides send reinforcements and fortify positions north of the Ouergha.
Funeral services held for William H. Boykin age 81 from Dalhart after a May 6 fall from an unruly horse. He arrived by Fort Worth and Denver train and was buried at Llano Cemetery. Rev G L Yates presided. pallbearers listed. survivors include his widow and aged mother. He was a well known Panhandle pioneer with many friends.
The Kansas former governor Jonathan M. Davis faces trial on a bribe charge. State Secretary Henas Frank J. Ryan testified to establish in court records that Davis was governor at the time of the alleged crime.
Washington May 12 The appointment of George C Butte dean of the law school at the University of Texas as attorney general of Porto Rico was announced today at the White House.
Paul C. Dodge, Chicago financier, visits Amarillo to discuss Oklahoma and New Mexico projects. Roswell Fars Co plans oil wells and extensive farming on its land near Roswell, N M. Inhart of Roswell joins talks. Dodge to Denver then return to assess Southwest prospects.
Amarillo may gain a textile plant after a Plantier and Merchants Cotton Mills letter to the Board of City Development. The San Antonio based company plans sending a committee to meet Amarillo business leaders, with ongoing correspondence suggesting a visit will occur soon and further developments may follow.
Amarillo water board members oppose immediate purchase of the Word ranch option citing a $17 500 loss if not extended and potential $200 000 in dam and purchase costs. They advocate extending the option to obtain expert advice before any commitment while noting no current emergency or sufficient justification for haste. The Globe supports delaying a purchase and seeking independent assessment.
Special to The Glance Plainview editor J M Adams longtime head of The Plainview News died in France after a world tour he began in January in San Francisco. Death followed fever contracted in India with his daughter Mrs BE Perry as the sole surviving relative. He left The Plainview News under son in law J Q Perry. Lane receives five years on pandering charge. his wife denied the allegation. Witnesses traced marriage in 1920s near Clarendon Amarillo area and hotel rooms at Union hotel. The case details include moving to Amarillo and later residence at 72 West Second Street.
Coast guard reports five 10,000 ton vessels loaded with liquor lie off San Diego and Santa Rosa Island in the Santa Barbara channel awaiting landfall. The rum runners fly British and Belgian flags as authorities guard Virginia waters also impose a blockade to stop ships carrying rai ships.
A majority of the advisory water board plans to oppose the city taking up the Word tract option by May 20. The panel argues against purchasing the site, citing high costs, questions about dam viability, and preference for well water and gravity flow. final decision rests with Mayor Bivyns and commissioners after tonight’s meeting.
In Philadelphia Ring of the Phillies hit a bases loaded homer in a 3 1 victory over Pittsburgh as Harper followed with a the sixth inning homer. Aldridge pitched for Philadelphia as the Pirates finished with a 3 1 score. In Boston the Cubs were defeated 2 0 as Kaufman O Farrell and Gibson played for Chicago and Boston.
Neilson Moody of South Western Development and Prairie Oil and Gas praises Amarillo leaders led by Mayor Lee Bivins for tackling the water shortage. He predicts abundant water will attract new industries and even a potential large power plant to serve the Panhandle, with oil discoveries near the city boosting prospects.
A new permanent statewide organization named the Constitutionalists was announced in Denver on May 12. Its goal is to educate the public against a klan controlled government and it aims to oppose the Ku Klux Klan in politics.
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