Smith seeks re election as New York governor
Star Co 1924 report notes L SMITH will run again for New York governor. two Republicans challenge him Col William Hayward a dry reformer and Theodore Roosevelt Jr a wet ally. Conway rumors, Wall Street bets, and La Follette influence frame the race as Coolidge avoids stump.
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Tammany Hall
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Smith Renominated by New York Democrats
Governor Alfred E. Smith was renominated today by the New York State Democratic convention. In Texas, at Love Field, 65 Nash McLarty Motor Co. automobiles were destroyed in an early morning fire in an airplane hangar, with losses estimated at 45,000 dollars.
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N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Dallas
Nash McLarty Motor Company
Love Field
Cats enter Dixie title bid with Fort Worth series on hold
In Memphis the Dixie Series opens with Fort Worth and Memphis tied 8 to 3. disputes over revenue sharing delay the Fort Worth opening, while Otto Merz shines for Fort Worth and Tom Rogers and Jimmy Walkup are slated to start in the upcoming games.
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Tenn
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Texas League
John v. Martin
Southern Association
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Fort Worth Panthers
Memphis Chickasaws
Dixie
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Ralph
Chicks
Phelan
Sears
Merz
Cats
Tom Rogers
Ht Hander
Jimmy Walkup
Worth Southpaw
Rogers
Dobbe
Walkup
Bishop Land Firm to Use Movie Machine in Office
The Bishop Land Company plans to use a moving picture projection machine in its Amarillo office for land development presentations. The device arrives with thousands of feet of film shot in Southern Texas and will be shown at various company events. A motion picture camera will record Plains and Panhandle scenery including farms and stock for distribution to cities.
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Bishop Land Company
Texas
Bishop
Bishop Company
Plains
Panhandle
Amarillo
Boy Wrecked Fast Train Just to See Cars Pile Up
Rock Island Iowa September 26 15 year old William Chatterton confessed to wrecking the Golden State Limited on the Rock Island lines at Fairport last night causing derailment of two sleepers and injuries to several passengers. He removed bolts from a switch and said he did it to see the cars pile up. The boy is under arrest.
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William Chatterton
Joda
Golden State Limited
Fairport
Iowa
Canadian Hog Shipping Center Promotes Amarillo Fair
Canadian Tex based hog market leaders Dr L V Dawson and I A McAdams tout Canadian as a major Northw est hog hub shipping over a million dollars in hogs. They note 7000 cars shipped and expect 12000 by year end, with a trade area of 85 to 90 miles and rising cotton, corn, and population prospects.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
I. A. McAdams
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Canadian
Amarillo Tri- State
Dr. Dawson
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Kan
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Theaters Open Tonight Amid Amarillo Movie Lineup
The Amarillo theaters reopen this evening after a brief closure. The Wair presents The Cyclone Rider at 6 15 with Reed Howes in stunts described as unsurpassed. The Mission shows Changing Husbands and The Duchess film, starting at 5. Liberty screens Behind Two Guns at 5. The Fair offers The Cyclone Rider melodrama with Carl Sullivan’s unqualified guarantee.
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Liberty
Fair Theater
Reed Howes
Carl Sullivan
Ross Rogers
Close Golf Stars Highlight Tri-State Invitational
In Amarillo the Tri-State Invitational sees Sikes and Woolsey excel in extra holes and shootouts. Walter Sikes edges Dorset Carter on a thrilling playoff as W W Woolsey defeats Jim Threatt. Bill Brown and Gene Howe clash to a dramatic eighteenth hole finish.
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Bill Brown
Woolsey
Jim Hagan
Walter Sikes
Amarillo
Amarillo County
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Wodge
Miles Bivins
Amayriki County
Nagan
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Hagan
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Howe
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Rivers
Rollie Scales
McCourt
Chaimpior
Texas
Mother Jones Endorses Coolidge in Historic Talk
Mrs. Mary Harris Jones the veteran union organizer called on President Coolidge to pledge support in the campaign. She told the president she had been watching him and admires his restraint and direct manner.
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Washington
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Jones
Coolidge
Abor
Cooldge
Gentlemen burglar robs home while family away in Texas town
A “gentleman burglar” visited JT Ks Barnett’s home on Third Street Wednesday afternoon, ate lunch, and left wearing Barnett’s silk shirt and trousers. Discarded clothes and a small day book with several names were found. A child’s bank was broken open and a $100 dress was stolen from W. C. Steffens’s home via skeleton key entry.
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Barnett
Ust Third Street
Dgarnett
Oaid
Roosevelt Quits Navy Post After Governor Nomination
Theodore Roosevelt resigned as assistant secretary of the Navy after meeting with President Coolidge. Roosevelt had been nominated yesterday as the Republican candidate for governor of New York and his resignation was accepted by the President.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
President Coolidge
Navy
Races and Football Highlight Amarillo Exposition Day
Amarillo Tri-State exposition draws huge crowds with a 2000 attendance at the races yesterday and 15000 at the pageant last night. The day sees auto races at 2:30 and a 20 to 7 football win by Canyon high school over Amarillo Golden Sandstorm in front of 500 spectators. Tonight features the queen’s ball as awards are finalized and crowds surge toward 20,000 if weather holds.
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Canyon High School Eagles
Amarillo
Hereford
Canyon
Panhandle
Tri-State
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Northwestern Teacher College of
Alva
Okla
Weather forecast and temperatures with local café note
Tonight and tomorrow expect unsettled conditions with rain and cooler temperatures. The thermometer shows a high of 88 today and a low of 62, compared with 86 and 66 a year ago. The Amarillo Hotel Coffee Shop is famous for food.
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Amarillo Hotel
Cotton Up SiZe Singe Tuesday
New York cotton prices surged with October at 25.45 and December at 24.62, marking about a 17 dollar per bale advance since the latest government report published Tuesday.
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New York
Santa Fe Official Injured In Rail Yard Incident
J. B. Briscoe assistant superintendent of the Panhandle and Santa Fe railroad was found unconscious on the main line near the Tenth street crossing after reportedly alighting from a switch engine around 1 AM. He regained consciousness at Northwest Texas hospital but could not recall how the accident occurred.
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Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad
Tenth Street
Briscoe
Santa Fe
W. C. Gatton
E. A. Johnston
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Northwest Texas Hospital
One Triplet Dead At Amarillo Exposition
Burl a six month old triplet died in a local hospital at 1 30 this afternoon after a several hour illness. He and his sisters Pearl and Murl were exhibited at the Amarillo Tri State exposition. The Rahenkamp family of Farnsworth near Perryton Texas has eight other children.
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Perryton
Tex
Amarillo
Burl
Farnsworth
Pearl
Murl
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