28 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1924
Page
1
The text argues for a robust air mail service and a national air fleet. It links beer support for Al Smith and Theodore Roosevelt to political theater while praising post office air routes that cut cross country times. It warns the president must lead in building a strong aerial defense.
The Hight murder case features a clergyman accused of planning to poison his wife with arsenic while the prosecutor argues for hanging him for murder and for shaming the clergy. The victim Mrs. Sweetin is not to be hanged. The article also notes debates on morality laws and stage morality, bee study by Von Frisch, and references to church membership and preaching.
Forward Amarillo progress hinges on F Z Bishop opening an office at Hotel Palo Duro to run a large scale land and real estate venture. The Bishop Land Company aims to rapidly settle the Panhandle with trainloads of settlers, expanding operations beyond Bishop Texas and the Rio Grande valley.
Ruby Harrington Tate 30 confessed near Marion Illinois that she killed her coal miner husband Joseph Harrington with arsenic he was given by a boarder and lover who also worked in the mines Tate sobbed while detailing the motive and the long marriage at Johnson City near Marion where they lived for sixteen years.
Dr Lindsey Blayney professor of German language at Rice Institute Houston Texas elected president of the College of Industrial Arts Denton after a full board of regents session Blayney will succeed Dr F M Braley who died recently He served as a colonel with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
An old newspaper fragment suggests political anticipation with a remark about Abraham Lincoln smiling in heaven and predictions about how Black voters will cast their ballots. The passage uses historical imagery to imply voting patterns.
Ruth Von Phul of New York City defeated William A. Stern I to win the national all comers crossword puzzle title in New York. She finished the puzzle in minutes and 14 2 5 seconds before about 1,500 fans at the event.
Fort Worth Panthers defeated Memphis 11 to 3 in a slugfest with five home runs. Paul Wachtel pitched steadily as Calvo, Molington, Sears, and Edldie Palmer connected for homers. Memphis scored three in the sixth. both teams plan to play again tomorrow and Monday with travel back to Memphis if needed.
Bobby Jones, now grown from a 14 year old fat boy to the nation’s amateur golf giant, won the national championship at Merion by defeating George Von Elm nine and eight in the final. The Atlanta star led all day with steady play to reclaim the title.
Dr. H. K. Smith connected with animal husbandry and under Dr. Clifton Carter has been transferred to Houston where foot and mouth disease has appeared in several cattle herds. Carter urges stockmen to watch for high fever refusal to eat mouth and foot blisters and to report any suspicions to the Bureau of Animal Husbandry.
United Press report from Wilmington notes John W. Davis, Democratic nominee, railing against Dawes and Republican managers who label Sen. La Follette a bolshevik. Davis mocks the charge and criticizes plans to override Supreme Court decisions, calling the La Follette figure a bogeyman. Further dispatch from Madison covers Dawes attacking La Follette and warning that filtering court power would wreck the constitution, while condemning radicalism in the West as no greater than in New York.
America's around the world fliers rested in Eugene Oregon after a rapid flight from San Francisco to Crissy Field departure at 9 03 a m and arrival at 2 20 p m Good weather aided the men with all three planes reported intact in good condition ahead of tomorrow's Seattle finish
An additional herd of cattle in an 8000 acre infected area near Houston is infected with hoof and mouth disease. Federal and state officials plan a briefing at Harris county court house to coordinate response. Four cowboys were arrested for breaking quarantine and Governor Neff will lead the fight with inspectors arriving from California. Louisiana has embargoed Texas livestock shipments.
Four people died and another was seriously injured when a switch engine crashed into a touring car at a railroad crossing in Conneaut Ohio. The deceased were Mrs. Stella Kinney age 60 and youths George McCumber 11 Albert Castrillar 12 and Joe Castrillar 14.
In Port Washington L I on September 27 Lieutenant Davis Rittenhouse U S Navy flew a Curtiss seaplane racer and reached speeds up to 242 miles per hour while averaging 227 1 3 miles an hour for thirty minutes breaking his own world record by over 50 miles an hour.
Independence Kansas County Treasurer C R Long shot and killed himself this after noon. He was despondent over poor health relatives said.
The World Series between the Giants and Senators will be shown at The Fair theater starting next Saturday afternoon. Manager Carl Sullivan has secured a modern electric scoreboard, unique to Amarillo, for the event.
The Amarillo Hotel Coffee Shop earns local buzz as a dining spot known for its famous food. Patrons praise its menu and service, with positive remarks on flavor and value.
New York boy Charles Evan aged 11 died while rescuing a collie named Pep. He exhausted by diving into the canal to save the dog, but both were pulled from the water as police recovered the boy's body with his arms around the dog.
Final day attendance nears 70 000 as Amarillo Tri State exposition caps week with a fireworks show and coronation of Miss Carmen Brewer duchess of Perryton. Crowds totaled about 64 588 paid admissions by last night with 18 000 through Friday and payouts recorded for the queen’s car and ball.
Jeff D. Bartlett credits cooperation of fair officials citizens and police with a smooth fair and no identifiable accidents. Twenty one traffic officers managed peak crowds and an average of 720 cars per hour on Tenth and Third streets during the exposition.
Pioneer Santa Fe engineer A. A. Huke dies at 62, yesterday noon at 306 Wells. Services held at 3 pm from the home with Rev. Stanley Hayne. Amarillo Masonic order to conduct burial at Llano cemetery. Survived by widow and four children A A Huke Jr Clara Edith Lottie Huke.
Oklahoma City Sept 27 H C Brown head of Burns detective agency said Rev Joseph E Yates pastor of the Methodist church Allune who eloped with Georgia Fields 14 a member of his congregation would be in custody within twenty four hours He refused to give further information.
St Paul captured the league championship by splitting a doubleheader with Louisville in St Paul. Nick Allen’s team dropped the opener to the Colonels 2 to 1 then rebounded to take the second game 5 to 3 as Indianapolis fell to Minneapolis.
Dell D. Dutton secretary director of the Kansas City Chapter of the American Red Cross died by his own hand. Irregularities in the chapter funds were reported as federal treasury agents questioned the matter but did not confirm details.
The Globe reports a Sunday Dixie series game between the Fort Worth Panthers and Memphis Chickasaws. Also on the schedule are four National League and two American League games. Results will be posted every half inning via AP wire at The Globe office and by phone for downtown readers.
Gen Lu Yung Hsiang launches a surprise offensive against Kiangsu in Shanghai war. Kiangsu forces suffer heavy losses as Lu’s troops sweep toward Nanking amid a two million dollar forced loan. The attack raises question of whether it marks a turning point or a dying effort.
Yesterday the thermometer reached 42 degrees in the fall, with a 59 degree low a year earlier. Today's forecast is fair. The piece recalls a 9 degree high yesterday versus 88 a year ago. The page notes the Famous for Food Amarillo Hotel as the Panhandle's meeting place.
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