A Farewell to Brave Men and The Shenandoah Disaster
Star Column reflects on the Shenandoah crash and brave crew as pioneers of air travel. It praises U S helium use, Henry Ford all metal dirigibles, and Edsel Ford touring the plant. It notes British plans for a transatlantic air line and predicts U S leadership in aviation.
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Europe
Arthur Brisbane
Star Company
United States
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Iar
Atlantic
Simmons
British Scientific Association
Gardner wills brain to Cornell in landmark test of intelligence
RS Helen H Gardner leaves her brain to Cornell claiming parity with a man's. Doctors report a 1150 gram brain identical in weight to Dr Wilder's brain added to the Cornell collection. Scientists will study the brains and consider the notion that size alone does not determine greatness. Railroads are urged to form large transportation units with private selection rather than government choice.
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Helen H. Gardner
Cornell University
Wilder
Cornell
Weather Outlook for West Texas and Nearby Areas
Sunday forecast partly cloudy with temperature extremes not specified. Historical notes cite yesterday’s 61 to 82 degrees and inconclusive figures from four years ago. Mentions Kansas City Wichita relation and references to Amarillo and Panhandle meeting place.
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Texas
Man Killed in Unusual Auto Mishap Near Panhandle
A 55 year old man believed to be C M Bryan of Clayton New Mexico died in an auto accident three miles east of Panhandle. His car overturned three times after attempting to pass a loaded truck and ended with him dead in the rear seat. Griggs Undertaking of Amarillo rushed an ambulance and held the body pending relatives. Bryan was a partner in Bryan and Butler operators of the Eklund hotel in Clayton.
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C. M. Bryan
Clayton
New Mexico
Panhandle
Griggs Undertaking Company
Amarillo
Bryan
Cc. M. Bryan
Bryan & Butler
Eklund
Dorsey of Amarillo Dies in Dallas
R E Dorsey former Amarillo businessman and pioneer dies at his Dallas home. Survived by widow two brothers and a sister all in New England states. Funeral at 4 PM Monday in the Episcopal church with Bishop Seaman and Rev. McCallum officiating. Burial in Llano Cemetery. body arrives 1 30 PM tomorrow on Fort Worth and Denver train. Pallbearers named George Williams W Latney Barnes J N Freeman Ray Wheatley H P Canode Fred Horsbrough.
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R. M
Grafton Dorsey
Sophia Wallace
New England States
Dorsey
Amharilly
Emma Nedrick
Williams-Orr Agency
W. B. Hedrick
Marvin McCullough
Amarillo
Episcopal Church
HE. Seaman
R. N. McCallum
Llano Cemetery
Fort Worth
Denver
Griggs Undertaking Company
George S. Williams
W. Latney Barnes
J. N. Freeman
Ray Wheatley
H. P. Canode
Fred Horsbrough
Albert Randall to Build Brown Company Structure
Albert Randall awarded the contract to construct the Brown Cracker and Candy building at Second and North Taylor streets. The one story 90 by 140 feet structure will face Taylor street with excavation led by John McKnight and work to begin after his finish. Architect is Guy A. Carlander.
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Albert Randall
Brown Cracker and Candy Company
Second
Taylor Streets
Taylor Street
John McKnight
Death of Jeff Begood After Train Struck
Mount Vernon Texas September 5 Jeff Begood aged 60 died from injuries after being struck by a Cotton Belt passenger train Friday Relatives say he may not have heard the approaching train due to deafness inescapable danger of railway crossings and public safety concerns.
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Mount Vernon
Tex
Jeff Begood
Cotton Belt
U S Birdmen Take Part in Attack Near Chechaouen
United Press reports American airmen joined four mighty bombers against Chechaouen, northwest of Ouezzan, with sixty airplanes in the raid. The Lafayette Escadrille supplied pilots while 3,000 Ruffians attacked the French post nearby with armored cars.
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United Press
Paris
Chechaowen
Ouezzan
Lafayette Escadrille
Chechaou~ En
Distan
Tampapael
Legion Boys Triumph Return From Fort Worth Convention
Amarillo American Legion unit of over fifty members returned home after the 1925 Texas state convention in Fort Worth and announced they will host the 1926 gathering. A parade drew large crowds as plans for next year’s entertainment began. a $1000 estimate covered the convention costs. Carrie Nation reportedly lost a uniform from the car running board after arrival.
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Amarillo
American Legion
Aerican Legion Organizations of Texas
Fort Worth
Houston
Legion
Carrie Nation
Amarillo Public Schools Open Monday for New Year
School doors open Monday morning across Amarillo with all district schools welcoming students at 8 20. Only assignments will be given on Monday to start regular work Tuesday. students should bring report cards and book cards to collect supplies. Superintendent W A McIntosh urges parental help to start the year smoothly and reduce lag.
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Amarillo Public Schools
W. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Flares Revive Gleam or Hope for P N 9 Srew
Four days pass without definite news from naval HQ in San Francisco about Commander John Rodgers and crew of four on seaplane P N 9 1. Navy clings to slim hope while deploying twenty destroyers and planes into the Kauai channel to track the drifting craft. Flares at multiple points are intermittently explained as phosphorus or possible signals from Rodgers, who carried red green and white flares plus smoke bombs.
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Pacific
San Francisco-Honolulu
W. H. Bowlin
B. J
United Press
San Francisco
Naval Headquarters
John Rodgers
Navy
Hawaii
Kauai Channel
Hawaiian Islands
Stanford Moses
Rodgers
Showers Predicted to Break Midwest Heat Wave
Chicago reports temperatures over 100 in many midwest localities with 108 at Harrisburg, Illinois. The Weather Bureau forecasts cooling thunderstorms as a break from a week of hot weather. Thousands head to Minnesota lakes for relief during the holiday weekend amid low humidity.
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United Press
Chicago
Federal Weather Bureau
Mercury
Harrisburg
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Mid-West
Severe drought hits twenty northern North Carolina counties
The weather bureau reports the most severe drought in twenty mountain counties of northern North Carolina with water shortages in some areas. Asheville has secured extra water sources to meet city and suburb needs while rainfall since May 15 has been minimal.
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Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Family Rescued From Burning Home In Bryan Texas
Groping blind and unable to find an exit from their burning Bryan residence, Mrs. R. Q. Astin and her children were saved by neighbors who climbed ladders to second story windows. American Warehouse Co., storage.
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Bryan
Tex
R. Q. Astin
Galveston County Placed Under Cattle Plague Quarantine
Galveston County including the island and port is under a modified quarantine after a new outbreak in the Perry McFadden herd near Arcadia. About 250 cattle were found affected and will be shot and burned. Since the outbreak began, roughly 7,000 cattle have been killed and burned.
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United Press
Houston
Galveston County
Bolivar Peninsula
Perry McFadden
Arcadia
Galveston
Labor Day Parade and Picnics Set in Amarillo
Amarillo prepares for Labor Day with a 9 20 a m roll call and a 9 30 a m parade from Fourth and Taylor to Taylor. The Central Labor body sponsors the three section march led by the GO F drum corps, followed by picnics at Hall ranch and Box canyon. The Shell Busters carnival of the Amarillo Gun club runs all day, with a quiet public celebration planned otherwise.
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Central Labor Body
Fourth
Taylor Streets
Polk
Tenth
Taylor
I. GO. F
Hall Ranch
Box Canyon
1500 Terrapins Enter Terra Pin Derby At 101 Ranch
Ponca City Oklahoma September 5 Guards in kennels watch 1500 terrapins munch as the annual 101 Ranch round up prepares for the terra pin derby tomorrow and Monday. Type L is the favorite with bettors. A terrapin named We or She was captured near the Kansas Colorado border after a day and night chase. Entries come from every state. the winner may be made into mock turtle soup.
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United Press
Ponca City
Okla
101 Ranch
Kansas
Colorado
Union
Fifteen Die In Mountain Flood In Washington
A cloudburst in Squillohuck canyon near Wenatchee Washington caused heavy loss of life and property damage. Seven dead were confirmed by the sheriff at 10 39 tonight with several seriously injured and others unaccounted for. Early estimates put property damage at over 40000 dollars and the Great Northern Railway terminals were washed out in the Wenatchee area.
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United Press
Wenatchee
Wash
Squillohuck Canyon
Portland
Ore
Washington
Great Northern Railway
Canadian girl 70 press suit for fair votes soon
Rebecca F. Stickley a leading candidate in Canadian's Tri State popularity contest will travel to Amarillo to campaign for the fair honor and the Studebaker car. She remains away as Canadian chamber of commerce plans a booster trip to Woodward Oklahoma.
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Rebecca F. Stickley
Amarillo
Studebaker
Miss Stickley
Chamber of Commerce
Canadian
Woodward
Oklahoma
Advance Kiwanis convention delegates due in Austin
The advance guard of 1,000 Kiwanis district delegates will arrive in Austin from Oklahoma and North Texas with five special cars. The full representation is expected for the opening of the two day convention Monday.
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United Press
Austin
Kiwanis Clubs
Oklahoma
North Texas
Found Dead in Room. Galveston Hotel Owner Joseph Kupferhmann
Joseph Kupferhmann, 58, a Galveston hotel owner and longtime resident, was found dead in his room. A coroner's inquest returned a verdict of death by asphyxiation self-inflicted. The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hotel is “Famous For Food.”
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United Press
Galveston
Joseph Kupfurhmian
Amarillo Hotel
Mexican towns in path as Rio Grande floods reach Texas
Levees on the Mexican side broke near Tornillo Texas flooding Guadalupe and San Ignacio with about 2 000 homeless. Four thousand acres of cotton farms are threatened while American Fabens district faces 10 000 acres of overflow. No confirmed deaths yet.
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United Press
el Paso
Rio Grande
Tornillo
Texas
Guadalupe
San Ignacio
Mexico
Fabens
Hudspeth County
Red Cross
Flier Attacks Defense Officials Before Fishing Trip
San Antonio dispatch reports William Mitchell air service officer in the Eighth Corps area accusing the Navy and War Departments of incompetence and negligent management of the Shenandoah disaster and the attempted Hawaii flight. He claims the Pacific fleet was misused and faults the non stop Hawaii plan as publicity seeking. Mitchell left for a fishing trip after issuing the statement. He also suggests the Shenandoah was overweight and praises Commander Zachary Lansdowne.
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Bs United Press
San Anton
National Defense
War Departments
Cal
Willilam Mitchell
Eighth
Hawaiian Islands
Mitchell
San Antonioé
Navy
Shenandoah
Hawaii
Zachary Lansdowne
Mitchel denounces war and navy air policy in strong statements
Excerpts from Colonel William Mitchel attack the conduct of the War and Navy departments on aviation. He accuses them of misleading Congress and blustering airmen, criticizes the Hawaii and Pacific air routes, calls the Shenandoah trip propaganda, and decries casualties caused by official policy.
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United Press
San Antonio
William Mitchell
War and Navy Department
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Pacific
Hiwaii
Shenandoah
Navy
Navy Department
America
Asia
European
Africa
Weather bulletins could have saved Shenandoah says Mitchell
Mitchell claims Navy propaganda influenced weather reports and blames issuing bulletins for poor Pacific Arctic coverage. He argues air service bulletins were withheld for political aims and describes the PN 1 crew facing disaster if fuel ran out over a heavy sea.
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Lansdowne
Versailles
Azores
Witherspoon
Kansas City-Wichita
Panhanale’s
R. E. Dorsey
Dallas
Brown Company
CREO
U. S
Biff City
Middle West
American Warehouse Co
Labor Pry
State of Washington
Air Service
Arctic
PN 1
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