Evolution, crime, and bright comets in a kaleidoscope of thoughts
A rambling column links a death sentence in a murder case to beliefs about insanity and divine fate. It cites biologists and scientists, notes six great minds born of different races, tells of a murder acquittal by a medicine man, and muses on evolution, missionaries, and a new comet in the Hunting Dog constellation with meteor showers and atmospheric safety.
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Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Keppler
Galileo
Deserates
Newton
Geatest
Platt May
Mormon Joe
Triple A Taxi Rates Listed With Phone Contact
An old notice advertises taxi service by Triple A Taxi charging 35 cents for one ride and 50 cents for two, with the phone number 1521 provided for calls.
Kaiser Says Lawyers To Blame In War
London dispatch reports Doorn house of former German Emperor William II in exile appears regal though not a palace. Alexander Carlisle notes the ex ruler seems younger, talks vivaciously, and retains dignity. William criticizes lawyers and predicts Britain faces heavy financial burdens and insecurity as allies fail to pay debts.
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Associated Press
London
Doorn House
Holland
William of
Germany
Alexander Montgomery Carlisle
William I
Carlisle
William
England
Berlin
Great Britain
United States
Four Men Die in Kentucky Mine Blast Today
Madisonville Kentucky dispatch reports four men killed and one missing after an explosion at a Finley Coal shaft mine described as caused by a windy shot. Two escaped and rescue crews recovered the bodies of Clay Vick and Allen Day. search continues for others.
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Madisonville
Finley Coal Company
Clay Vick
Allen Day
Okahoman 71 Receives License to Wed Wyoming Woman
Dc T Mulkey 71 of Lamont Oklahoma obtained a marriage license at Potter County courthouse to wed Mrs C P Axford 68 of Wheatland Wyoming He said I became tired of living alone my children are gone and I was lonesome He left seeking a minister to perform the ceremony.
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Dc. T. Mulkey
Lamont
Oklahoma
Potter County Court House
Washington to be executed in Oklahoma tonight
Preparations were complete tonight for the execution of Johnny Washington a Black man convicted of murder. He is to die in the electric chair at the Oklahoma state penitentiary shortly after midnight for the killing of a town marshal in Eldorado Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
McAlester
Okla
Johnny Washington
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Eldorado
Oklahoma
Communist Ejected From Italian Chamber in Scuffle
The Chamber of Deputies session in Rome was suspended for ten minutes as communist deputy Maffi was roughly handled and expelled by fascists in a clash.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Maffi
Fascisti
England pays tribute to Monitor M-1 victims
Plymouth remembers 68 officers and men who died when the submarine M-1 sank off the Devonshire coast. A dawn ceremony aboard the parent ship Maidstone featured a burial service at sea and wreaths cast into the water by warships.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
England
Devonshire
Maidstone
Community Chest total hits 7000 as drive continues
The Community Chest reached 7000 in pledges last night and C. M. McCullough urged managers to secure near full participation from each firm. The Globe reported early quota completion, while organizers note a shortage of volunteers. Contributions arrive by mail as the drive seeks more solicitors.
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Community Chest Fund
C. M. McCullough
Community Chest Board
The
Globe
Mr. McCullough
Tiam
Ask s second divorce after remarrying her ex husband
Mrs Tina Berry seeks divorce from J L Berry in Potter county district court claiming cruel and tyrannical conduct. Married in 1907 divorced 1923 remarried May 7 1925 after meeting in Plainview May 6 this year they did not live together a day after the second marriage. They have three children Tex 12 Dan 10 and J L eh Ir.
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Tina Berry
J L. Berry
Potter County
Berrys
Tex
Dan
J Leh
Plainview
Berry
Man Reports Road Rage After Car Crash
W C Conway of 405 Van Buren Street told sheriff he looked into a pistol barrel after a car damage dispute on West Sixth Street. He said a stranger followed a New Mexico car and threatened to kill him when peaceful talks failed.
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W. C. Conway
van Buren Street
Sheriff's Department
Conway
New Mexico
West Sixth Street
No Auto Wreck In 24 Hours Sparks City News
A Globe reporter notes no auto wreck since 2 PM yesterday after a stone car collided with W Brand's vehicle. Roy Trimmer, stage driver, faces reckless driving charges as police call the week’s calm period the day’s biggest story.
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Globe
W. Brand
Roy Trimmer
Amarillo
Foley Gives His Version In Air Probe
Admiral Foley testified to the Mitchell court martial denying influence over Mrs. Lansdowne testimony. He said a written statement prepared to read to the court reflected her words and kept her in a dignified position. He recalled his memory of the Shenandoah loss and his late husband’s opposition to the flight during a thunderstorm period.
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Associated Press
Washington
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Paul Foley
Foley
Naval Court
U. S
Navy
328 Applications For Presbyterian Children's Home Admission
The Presbyterian Children's Home reports 328 admission applications in twenty months of operation. Superintendent Rev. G J Irvin said eighty-eight children were accepted, others refused for technical reasons. Ten babies were adopted. twenty six children now reside at the home funded by a $50,000 endowment plus various donations. Gus Leftwich of R G Dunn & Co noted the firm’s 84th year and Texas' 76,066 listed firms. A Breeze motor film followed.
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Presbyterian Children’s Home
G. J. Irvin
Rotary Club
Irvin
Presbyterian Home
Gus Leftwitch
R. G. Dunn & Company
Bovarians
United States
Texas
Condition of President's Father Reports Improvement
Plymouth Vermont Nov 19 Some improvement in the condition of Col John CG Coolidge father of the president was noted today by his physician Dr Albert M Cram after a bedside visit lasting about ninety minutes The report came from Associated Press dispatches and reflects cautious optimism amid the long illness.
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Prems
Plymouth
Vermont
John Cgc. Coolidge
Albert M. Cram
Forecast: Fair Tonight and Friday With Warmer Day
Forecast notes fair conditions tonight and Friday with rising temperatures. Historical comparison cites 70 and 38 degrees as extremes from a year ago. The rest of the readable lines are garbled and do not provide clear additional details.
Oil tanker John A. Wood ablaze drifts down river
Baton Rouge Louisiana November 19 The oil tanker John A Wood of the Standard Oil fleet operating between Baton Rouge and Grand Lake was cut loose from new moorings after a mysterious explosion started a fire It drifted down the river as a fire tug sprayed water The crew of ten men evacuated safely and the ship was expected to be a total loss
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
John A. Wood
Standard Oil Company
Grane Lake
Louisiana
Standard Oil
Goethals Advocates Small-Scale Irrigation in Panhandle
General Goethals told a Globe representative in Hereford that irrigating small tracts is best to use the Panhandle’s shallow-water belt. He and Amarillo Board of City Development members toured the Word ranch site and urged intensive development with strong advertising for the region’s water and soil assets.
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Deaf Smith County
Panhandle
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Globe
Amarillo
Word Ranch
General Goethals
Panhandle to Wichita Falls oil line eyed for next spring
Plans for an eight to ten inch pipeline from Panhandle oil fields to Wichita Falls gain support from major companies and independents as Panhandle production nears 20 000 barrels daily. The $4 600 000 line would connect Wichita Falls and Electra with coastal facilities, ensuring steady refinery supply.
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Wichita Falls
Panhandle Oil Fields
Panhandle
Gulf
Magnolia
Humble
Texhoma
Texas
Prairie Companies
W. M. Priddy
American Refining Company
Wichita
Vernon
Electra
Priddy
Wichita, Archer
Wilbarger
Corinne Griffith Stars in Classified at Fair Theater
Corinne Griffith headlines the film Classified as she plays a newspaper classified desk worker. The Globe offers a free ticket to the movie for readers who bring a paid classified ad to The Globe office Saturday, then enjoy the film next Wednesday and Thursday.
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Corinne Griffith
Fair Theater
Agarillo
Globe
The
Globe Office
Iite
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University of Illinois
Sandy
Kaiser
William II
Doorn
Kentucky
Okahoman
Wyoming
McCullough
AIR Probe
Mrs. Lansdowne
Goethals
Hereford
Amarillo Hotel
the Panhandle
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