Diamonds boom and fur auctions spark wild frontier fever
The piece narrates a South African diamond rush with claims near Cersonkrall and crowded roads as miners pour in. It notes Chicago beggar earnings, fur prices at a New York ballrooms sale, concerns over animal traps, spiritualist cures in Paris, Santa Fe rail valuation, and Mundsen's planned March North Pole dirigible trip.
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Cersonkrall
South Africa
Africa
Johannesburg
Mundsen
North Pole
Arctic
Shenandoah trip plan recalled by slain ORM Lee Lansdowne
An account quotes ORM Lee Lansdowne describing when the Shenandoah was to be sent nationwide to Minneapolis last spring. The fragment mentions a continuation on page eight and notes the Amarils Hotel Coffee Shop famed for God. It also references Essex Coach 935 with $311 down and American Warehouse Co. storage.
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Orm Lee Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Minneapolis
French Open Great Rift Offensive in Morocco
French Morocco front reports a big push against Moroccan tribesmen along the Ouergha river valley with a 45 mile front. Reinforcements and fresh muskets, including regulars, are noted as the attack expands while tribesmen counter in Issoual and Tetuan.
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Associated Press
Avergha
Ouergha
Teroual
Ouezzan
Tarrant
Fez
French Morocco
Morocco
Issoual
Madrid
Tetuan
Hale Center Girl Enters Tri-State Popularity Contest
Miss Eric Wall assistant secretary of Hale Center chamber of commerce wires her entry for the Tri State exposition popularity contest at the 1925 fair. She was Duchess of Hale Center at the West Texas chamber of commerce convention in Mineral Wells and is among Hale county’s most popular girls.
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Eric Wall
Hale Center
American Business Club Luncheon Latin Music Program
Members enjoyed a noon musical program at their Amarillo hotel luncheon. Grace Krug accompanied on piano while Virginia Krug played violin and Willie Mae Marshall performed a saxophone solo and a duet. A civic roundtable preceded the program.
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American Business Club
Amarillo Hotel
Grace Krug
Virginia
Willie Mae Marshall
America Retains Davis Cup in Philadelphia
America defeated France to defend the Davis Cup for the fifth straight year as R Norris Williams and Vincent Richards beat Rene La Coste and Jean Borotra 6 4 6 4 6 3 in doubles, securing the United States third straight win.
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America
Associated Press
Philadelphia
R. Norris Williams
Vincent Richards
France
Rene la Coste
Jean Borotra
United States
Weather forecast and today’s temperature spread
Tonight and Saturday partly cloudy. Extremes today ranged from 2 to 52 degrees while yesterday’s were 84 and 50. Temperatures rise through the day from 54 at 7 am to 72 at 3 pm with a noon 65 and 2 pm 70.
Tri-State Exposition Program Promises West Texas Spectacle
The Amarillo Tri State exposition opens amid Ringling Bros. circus and a vast program. The fair runs September 26 to October 1 with auto and motorcycle races, football between Canyon Buffaloes and Clarendon Bulldogs, Wortham carnival, horse races, fireworks, vaudeville, three bands, and a queen coronation.
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San Francisco
Ringling Bros., Circus
West Texas
Dallas
Canyon Buffaloes
Clarendon Bulldogs
Wortham Carnival
Ringling Bros
Panhandle
He Wortham Carnival
Progra
Dave Derden
Chicago
Wortham
West Texvay
Betfalons
Bulldoge
Big Ringling Bros
Fairgrounds
Tool dresser injured in gas well accident near Panhandle
Ben D. Rector a tool dresser for a Texas company was gas poisoned and suffered a severe head cut when a gate valve blew at Burnett No 2 well twenty-two miles from Panhandle. He was unconscious, brought to Amarillo, and reported improving. he has a wife and several children at the Texas camp near Panhandle.
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Ben D. Rector
The
Texas Company
Burnett No. & Well
Panhan
Rector
Amarillo
Texas Camp
Panhandle
Witherspoon Leads Cattle Handling in Amarillo Hotel Ad
An Amarillo hotel advertises services by Witherspoon for cattle handling at the Famous For Food venue. The Panhandle’s Meeting Place location is noted among Kansas City and Wichita references.
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Witherspoon
Kansas City-Wichita
Amarillo Hotel
Panhanale
Widow’s dying claim names woman in McCord murder case
C B Fox testified that his wife Fanna Fox called “that woman” after an illegal operation in an Amarillo hospital. He recounted deathbed pleas and an oath not to name the operator as the case against Mrs Ida McCord proceeds. The state seeks to prove Mrs Fox identified McCord’s role and later mentions a man in connection with the operation. CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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C. B. Fox
Fanna Fox
Amarillo
Ida McCord
Fox
Rateliff
Submarine R-4 rescues PN-9 crew after sea ordeal
Commander John Rodgers and the PN-9 No 1 crew of four are rescued by the U S submarine R-4 after their seaplane ran out of fuel and landed at sea. The party, ashore at Nawiliwili near Honolulu after nine days afloat, survive with exhausted food and sun exposure.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
John Rodgers
San Francisco
Nawiliwili
Rodgers
Commander Rodgers Named Assistant Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics
Commander John Rodgers was appointed assistant chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics after nine days afloat in the mid Pacific. He will report to Washington to assume the post as Secretary Wilbur, informed by the PN 9 No 1 rescue, finalized the decision late last night.
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Washington
John’ Rodgers
mid-Pacific
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Wilbur
Plane drifted 450 miles before rescue amid empty distress
A Navy rescue operation recovered five airmen after their plane with empty fuel tanks drifted roughly 450 miles westward from the drop point. The initial brief message offered no details and pleaded for compass bearings as the search continued. The pilots reported losing bearings and warned they might be goners if forced to alight.
Moorhead Verdict in Motor Car Crash Suit
A county court jury awarded J. A. Moorhead 26 percent of the claimed 668 dollars in a motor car crash suit against F. A. Goher and others. Gober filed a cross petition seeking damages of 940 dollars related to the Gober and Moorhead collision. The panel was instructed last night and returned the verdict this morning.
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J. A. Moorehead
F. A. Goher
Gober
Deever Family Returns Home After Visit
Mrs. Edward Deever and children Edward Jr and Vivian return to Houston after a week visiting Mr and Mrs Muray Elson at 1409 Washington St Topeka correspondent D D Short attended the homecoming and remains hospitalized in Topeka for a minor operation.
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Edward Deever
Edward, Jr
Vivian
Houston
Texas
Federal Land Bank Directors Meet in Amarillo
Directors of the Federal Land Bank of Houston hold their annual meeting at the Amarillo hotel this afternoon the first time they met outside Houston. The group includes Judge S. Ke Lindsey Tyler chairman with officers from Houston and San Antonio. The bank runs many loans in the Panhandle and is a major southern institution.
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Federal Land Bank of Houston
Amarillo
Houston
Federal Building
S$. KE
Lindsey
Tyler
2Tas
Colorado
M. JH. Gossett
John V. Nademark
R. D. Johnson
EB. F
Churchhill
Jacksonville
E. T. Shropshire
FE. P. Butler
San Antonio
J. M. Neely
F. T. Collins
The
Panhandle
South
Clean-Up Drive Aims to Ready Amarillo for Fair
Amarillo prepares for the Tri State fair with a city wide clean up urged by inspector C G Spencer. He will inspect premises starting September 249 and file complaints for weed and trash violations. City manager Jeff D Bartlett says charges will be filed against violators of the weeds and trash ordinance.
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Amarillo
C. G. Spencer
Spencer
Jeff D Bartlett
Saunders proposes moving fair races to Sunday
Saunders, chairman of the fair publicity committee, urged shifting the auto and motorcycle races from Saturday September 26 to Sunday. He said Ringling Bros. circus would perform Saturday afternoon and many officials and citizens agreed with the plan.
Former Deputy Sheriff Arrested in Liquor Case
James Tresser, former deputy sheriff, was arrested at his home on West Seventh Street after a search warrant yielded a copper still three gallons of grain alcohol about 100 bottles of home spun beer and a box of empty labeled Gordon Gin. Bond set at 1500 by Justice Landis with James Shelton and R H Van able signing.
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James Tresser
Sloan
Ramsey
Townes
West Seventh Street
Tresser
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McAlpin Hotel
New York
Ealers
Paris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe
Pacific Coast
Amarils Hotel
Essex
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Spania
W. A. Breining
W. A. Bre
Warrison Street
Breening
John M
Clarence W
William A., Jr
Melva
McCord
Tige
Hawaiian Islands
Moorhead
Land Bank Board
Houston Institution
Saunders
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