Hoover and Smith era hints on Mellon stand
The piece surveys Mellon backing Hoover and predicts its impact on the 1928 political scene. It notes Mellon's influence over Pennsylvania delegates, potential withdrawal of his name, and how his endorsement could shift Hoover prospects and ease hostility among business leaders. It discusses chain stores, independent merchants, and national prosperity as guiding themes, with Raskob and auto production figures closing the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mellon
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Unsettled Tonight and Friday With Showers Likely
The forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Friday with probable showers. Temperatures range from 68 to 62 degrees, lower than a year ago. Hourly readings show 7 am at 52, 9 am at 57, 11 am at 63, noon around 60, and 1 pm about 48 degrees.
Grain Dealers Forecast Fifteen to Eighteen Million Bushels
Panhandle grain dealers forecast the 1928 wheat crop in the Panhandle will exceed 15 million bushels and may reach about 18 million. Reports from across the territory were delayed by rain and postponed to the afternoon during the Panhandle Grain Dealers association meeting at Amarillo hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Panhandle Grain Dealers Association
Herring Hotel
Association
Amarillo Hotel
Chester Cowan
Tulsa
A. S&s
Slayerdancer end life in WelFare Island prison hospital
Horatio Colombres son of a wealthy Argentine family killed Spanish dancer Maria Montero in her studio apartment after she rejected his advances. Twelve hours later he died of a self inflicted temple wound in the prison hospital at Welfare Island. The case traces a path from Seville through Madrid Paris London to Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Maria Montero
Horatio Colombres
Welfare Island
Colombres
Senorita Montero
Paris
Spain
Seville
Madrid
London
Broadway
Senorita Monetto
Alfonso
Stultz May Succeed Bennett as Byrd Flight Chief Pilot
NEA New York Bureau reports Wilmer Stultz of Paterson New Jersey, pilot for Charles A Levine in the Havana flight, named as chief relief pilot for Byrd's Antarctic expedition. Stultz previously piloted Miss Frances Grayson's Dawn in three Atlantic attempts and earned his rank as a war flyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
New York
Wilmer Stultz
Paterson
N. J
Charles A. Levine
Havana
Richard F. Byrd
Floyd Bennett
Byrd
Stultz
Frances Grayson
Dawn
Atlantic
Fort Worth & Denver rail service resumes after washouts
Heavy rain and near cloudbursts disrupted the Fort Worth and Denver line between Clarendon and Memphis yesterday. Repairs were underway and service was set to resume this afternoon for the Amarillo to Fort Worth route with a 1 pm departure from Amarillo. Five hundred feet of track at Giles delayed progress but was being replaced by mid afternoon. Three trains stuck at Childress and Memphis were due to reach Amarillo by 6 pm. The Panhandle area saw over an inch of rain in Amarillo with some eastern parts receiving up to five inches, bringing down windmills and barns and shifting homes in Wellington. Showers were forecast to continue. Sayre, Oklahoma reported five inches of rain with strong winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth & Denver
Clarendon
Memphis
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Giles
Hedley
Childress
City
Eastern Panhandle
Wellington
Panhandle
Sayre
Okla
Japanese War Line Drawn to Prevent Passing of Troops
Tokyo reports Japan has drawn a line on the Chinese map barring Nationalist forces from passing into Manchuria while the Nationalists push north for control. The policy preserves Manchuria as a buffer state between China and Siberia, with 15 000 troops authorized in the South Manchuria railway zone and plans to increase as needed to keep peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
TOKIO
Japan
China
Manchuria
Peking
Siberia
South Manchuria
Chinese generals race for Peking in wartime dispatches
Tokyo dispatch confirms immediate Japanese troop send to Tientsin area to protect nationals. Gen Chang Tso Lin reportedly leaves Peking for Tientsin though unconfirmed. London reports three nationalist generals vie for Peking with Chiang Kai Shek seeking rail use to reinforce northward, amid Japan demands following the Tsinan incident.
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Tokio
Tientsin
Mukden
Chang Tso Lin
Peking
United Press
London
Chiang Kai Shek
Meximo
Japan
Tsinan
Chisne
Peking-Pukow
Teinan
Sand Unseals Fate Of Missing Baby Boy John Pyrek
Ten thousand tons of sand are moved by volunteers to locate eight year old John Pyrek who disappeared Monday. Playmates provide varying stories and finally report a sand slide buried him on property owned by James W. Alder, head of the local sand and gravel company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Little John Pyrek
John
James W. Alder
Sand and Gravel Company
Alder
Italiabound Dirigible Italia Near Franz Josef Land Homeward Bound
Reports from Spitzenbergen state the Polar Dirigible Italia, commanded by General Umberto Nobile, is southeast of Franz Josef Land and heading toward King's Bay for its return voyage. The voyage began Tuesday and covers nearly two and a half weeks, with Nobile noting a snow storm over Lenin land but favorable weather upon arrival over Franz Josef Land. Meanwhile Kansas City eyes Luke F. Wilson, 85, a noted capitalist with vast holdings in the Southwest, who died today after building a savings association and ranch interests including Archer County, Texas. His Wichita Falls venture helped form a large land and cattle enterprise and later oil wealth near Geraldine, Texas.
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United Press
Kings Bay
Spitzenbergen
Franz Josef
King's Bay
Umberto Noble
Noble
Polar
Lenin Land
Nobile
Italia
Frank Josef Land
Nova Zembia
Franz Josef Land
Associated Press
Kansas City
Luke F. Wilson
Southwest
Palestine
Ill
Archer County
Texas
Wichita Falls
Missouri
Wichita Laad & Cattle Company
Archer
Clay Counties
Luke
Mr. Wilson
P. H. Fite
Geraldine
Panther Creek
E. Peterson
Wilson
Huge plane to arrive at Amarillo this afternoon
Ry. Staff Correspondent reports a large Fokker plane landed at 11:40 AM in Wichita and is scheduled to reach Amarillo around 2:30 PM today. The piece mentions Berry's for dyeing with phone 5229 as a jot of local context.
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Wichita
Kans
Amarillo
Bombing of juror home shocks McLaughlin robbery case
The Chicago home of juror Fred W. Fiche was bombed last night while his wife and three children and guests were inside. The blast damaged the two story house and caused about 500 dollars in damage. Police say the attack follows earlier intimidation attempts linked to the McLaughlin highway robbery trial.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Fred W. Fiche
Eugene
Red) McLaughlin
Eiche
Biche
Man Dies Sitting On Running Board
Augustine Reyes, 60, of San Marcos died today in San Antonio after collapsing while sitting on the running board of a moving car. The driver had left to enter a store and returned to find Reyes dead. Local service details include Berry's dry cleaning and Griggs ambulance.
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The
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Augustino Reyes
San Marcos
Reyes
Figure in China Japan War News
Dr Wang Chung Hai of the Chinese Nationalist mint of justice has been ordered from The Hague to Geneva to explain China's case to the League of Nations assembly. The Nationalist government favors an international inquiry and arbitration. Hiram E Newbill, American vice-consul at Tsingtao, could play a key role amid likely troop movements.
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Wang Chung Hai
Mint of Justice
Hague
Geneva
China
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Wang
Hiram E. Newbill
T Tsingtao
Postpone Mec Larnin Mandell Fight at Polo Grounds
New York May 17 promoter Tex Rickard postponed tonight's Mec Larnin Mandell bout at the Polo Grounds to tomorrow due to threatening weather. The announcement came at two o'clock this afternoon.
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Associated Press
New York
Larnin-Mandell
Polo Grounds
Tex Rickard
Republican National Committeeman Dies in Florida
Howard Baldbridge former Republican National committeeman and Omaha businessman and attorney died at his winter residence in Miami from a heart attack yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Howard Baldbridge
Omaha
Nebr
A. E. Albright Resigns Traffic Post to Run for Sheriff
A. E. Albright resigns from the police traffic squad this morning and enters the race for sheriff. He plans a formal voter announcement on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Albright
Police Department
Mr. Albright
Takeoff Delayed For U S Army Planes Flight
Rain delayed the take-off of two United States army planes on the last leg of their flight to aid the German monoplane Bremen near the south shore of Labrador Newfound.
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Associated Press
ST. George's
N. F
United States Army
Bremen
Labra
Tornado Hits Drumright Oil Field and Silver City
A tornado in the Drumright Oil Field region west of Tulsa killed two people and caused extensive property damage. A dance hall collapsed at Silver City injuring several, with Brinlee crushed in a car and Roach dying from a broken neck after an overturned automobile. Oil leases reported blown down engines, pump houses, and rigs. The tornado struck around 11 p.m. and lasted only minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Tulsa
Okla
Drumright-Oilton
Here
Roach
Silver City
Brinlee
Dilton
Cyclone blast hits Reed and Wellington Oklahoma
Severe storm with cyclonic winds and heavy hail struck southwestern Oklahoma and the eastern Texas Panhandle last evening. Reed, ten miles west, and Wellington across the border suffered the heaviest damage as wires were restored. The system moved northeast across Collingsworth, Harmon, Greer, and Beckham counties, bringing property and crop losses to western Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mangum
Okla
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Reed
Here
Wellington
United Press
Oklahoma City
Perhandle
Collingsworth County
Greer
Harmon and Beckham
Oklaho
Lucky Seven Election Ends in Blood on Brooklyn Pier
In New York on May 17 Edward McGuire, 26, a Brooklyn waterfront gang leader, won control by rolling dice for a bogus election but was shot dead minutes later. Six survivors of the Wild Bill Levett gang sought to revive the outfit, and a chaotic roll of dice decided leadership as multiple murders plagued the waterfront since Wild Bill’s death.
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Associated Press
New York
Edward McGuire
Brooklyn Waterftont
Rolling & “Lucky Seven
McGuire
Wild Bill” Levett
Wild Bill
Horeman
Brooklyn
Wi Bill
Wild Bal
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Ster Company
Brichane
Mellon
Mr. Hoover
Melion
Coolidge
Smith
United States
John J. Raskob
General Motors
Roma
4& Robin
Raskob
Henry Ford
News-Globe
Dancer
Berry's
Griggs Ambulance
Blackburn Ambulance
Bennett
Denver
John Maynard Lumber Co
Fifth and Jefferson
Italiabound
Kansas
Kings Bay Capitalist
Col
Berry’s
Detective Bureau
Gus Steinwick
Chaffeurs and Teamsters
Steinwick
Red
Stenwick
Robert McLaughlin
Checker Cab Company
Robert Mc
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Republican National
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