Panhandle surveyor sees Panhandle’s changes after 50 years
Elisha Philip Moore, visiting Amarillo from Marshal Missouri, recalls Texas Panhandle in 1871 with a violin and a memory of a bygone frontier. He notes vast progress since his surveying party crossed the area, when railroads, roads, towns, and telegraphs did not exist and travel relied on wagons and fords.
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Shenandoah Valley
Panhandle
Elisha Philip Moore
Amarillo
Marshal
Moore
W. EB. Benton
Texas Panhandle
Busha M. Moore
Elisha Moore
West
Texas
Plains
John Fellows
Wesley Bogard
Marshall
Kansas
Homa
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Panhandle Pioneer Recalls Early Texas Life On Plains
Elisha Moore, a centenarian visitor, recalls Panhandle days in Texas and contrasts Dallas with Amarillo long ago. He describes water hauling from Browder Springs, a buffalo hide depot platform, and plains carcasses. He notes kin in mechanics and a violin crafted by his great uncle Philip Moore.
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Elisha Moore
Dallas
Amarillo
Browder Springs
Panhandle Plains
Philip Moore
Philip Solomon Moore
Redskin Breaks Old Tradition Ends Life in Okla
In Okla City of Okmulgee Jeff Oliver eighty a full blooded Indian ended his life by hanging this week. Agency officials report this as the first recorded case of a Titan self-destruction among the tribe.
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Redskin
Oktaha, Okla
Jeff Oliver
Indian Agency
Financial world steadies after convention amid credit debate
Special to The News Chicago June 1 With the Republican convention settled the business mood turns constructive not destructive. Credit conditions show no major change as Federal Reserve actions and a spring demand outlook shape lending and investment. Railroads, farmers and manufacturers seek solid rail capacity and distribution to move goods while Belgian bonds attract speculators. Claude Wolcott offers Sunday glasses fittings.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve
Condtton
United States
Jesuie
Pennsylvania Trailroad
Europe
English Labor Leader Try a Daily News Wanted
English labor leader faces new campaign push as daily news outlets seek wider coverage of his policy stance and public appearances. Analysts note persistent media attention amid upcoming party conference and voter outreach efforts.
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Everbody
Finklea Electric Co
Taylor ST
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Budapest
Hungary
Labor Party
Thor
City Light & Water Company
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