02 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1924
Page
1
A 1924 Star Co. excerpt notes the Prince of Wales arriving to cheers from air and shore crowds. It mentions Asker’s return to Shipping Board, a New York office opening, and modern adages about integrity,intelligence,industry,intensity with other brief items on Japan, Spain, and Ford.
A large rodeo featuring cowboys, cowgirls, wild horses, and long horned Mexican steers will be staged September 22 at the fair grounds in Amarillo. Dan Miller, rodeo director, expects 4000 to 6000 spectators for the Tri-State exposition event tied to the Pageant O The Plains. Indians will participate alongside riders Shorty Kelso and Idaho Bill, with riders and clowns enhancing a Western showcase joint with Diamond S and 101 ranches.
W H Williams of Clovis New Mexico died in a Clovis hospital from a gunshot wound after a chicken hunting outing. Williams was riding on a running board when caught by a barbed wire fence and the gun discharged. He was 35 and in the auto accessory business. he recently married Anna Smith, a nurse at St. Anthony's sanitarium.
San Antonio reports Lieutenant Thomas M. Conroy and Private Hillarias Artez, Kelly Field fliers, killed when their plane plunged about 1500 feet during a practice flight after Conroy reportedly lost control just before the fall.
Dr William F Kuhn, 75, grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons general grand chapter of the United States and longtime physician in Kansas City, was found dead in bed at his home. Death attributed to apoplexy.
A fragment notes twenty five cents a gallon for corn whiskey described as “good corn whiskey” and cites Thomas Jefferson claiming such spirits killed more than half the people.
A Williamson county ministers association delegation arrived to urge the county board to demand Sheriff Galligan’s resignation. In Herrin Illinois, the Ku Klux Klan clash with the sheriff’s deputies ended with six dead or dying. National guard troops began to leave the city, leaving seventeen guardsmen under Capt. Harold M. Bigelow to remain until Sheriff Galligan releases them.
Washington reports four nations including the United States Britain Japan and France have declared that a military clash near Shanghai is unthinkable and cannot be tolerated. Edward Bell in Peking says the diplomatic corps notified Chinese officials of the risk to Shanghai’s harbor and city.
The state of Texas charges T. W. Stanford with aggravated assault connected to the white caping of FE. T. McDonald. Judge Sam B. Motlow will preside once a jury is secured. By 2 PM thirty jurors were summoned. only six qualified and none were accepted.
Picknickers at the new Soney school house near Amarillo lit a wheelbarrow fire to illuminate supper. The device caused a fire alarm. one department truck rushed to the scene over muddy roads. Residents fled as volunteers located them and cooler heads agreed no action was taken.
A prospect for a local Y M C A in Amarillo advances with a membership drive. The committee led by W B MecSpadden F E Beercroft and George Parr seeks 500 men and boys at $2 each to establish charter members and a permanent organization.
Los Angeles September 2 Kid McCoy former boxer pleads not guilty to murder one count three assaults with intent to commit murder and four robbery charges. Murder trial set for October 20 with case proceeding in court.
At the Texas Democratic convention in Austin the anti Klansmen moved to replace committee selections from senatorial districts amid fierce disputes. The opening session faced seating confusion while Mrs. James E. Ferguson and her husband arrived as delegates clashed over pro and anti Klansman alignments.
Detroit driver Joe Boyer died after his car crashed through a guard rail at Altoona speedway where two drivers died in the three 250 mile races since the venue opened. Boyer suffered crushed legs and received blood transfusions before passing at a local hospital.
Berlin reports Germany paid twenty million gold marks as the initial installment under the Dawes plan. Leon Frazier received the payment on behalf of Owen D. Young’s reparations office.
On board the U S S Richmond at Ice Tickle Labrador army planes began their world flight hop off at 10 25 Eastern Standard Time. The squadron launched from Ice Tickle marking the initial leg of the episode as prep for a global journey.
Several shots were fired in an exchange between guards at Kali-Inla coal mine in Cambria Latimer county and a party of men firing from the highway nearby yesterday. No one was injured according to a report to Governor Trapp from Adjt. Baird H. Markham at Cambria.
Examinations for teachers certificates will be held Friday and Saturday mornings at Amarillo High School.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Today reached a high of 67 degrees, compared with 82 a year ago, while the low was 60 versus 61 last year.
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