Union Council Drops Sympathy Strike After Coal Leaders Meet
Union council withdraws sympathetic strike order following a conference with coal heads and leaders. The move ends industrial action as discussions continue.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
1
Britain End of Nine Day Coal Strike Marked by Government Effort
After nine days the trades union conference withdraws sympathy action while coal miners stay out. Premier Baldwin pledges to press negotiations with mine owners to a satisfactory settlement. Work resumes slowly but key issues include reengagement of laid off workers and removal of emergency controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Great
Trades Union Congress
Der
Rainfall in Panhandle Areas Brings Light Showers Across State
Light rain fell in Amarillo and scattered Panhandle sections, ranging from light to heavy in spots. Rain did little crop harm but worsened road conditions and delayed oil-field deliveries. trains stayed on time despite mud in routes from Amarillo to Childress. Wellington area reported no rain after a Tuesday storm caused damage in Collingsworth county. creeks rose and hail drifted in some spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Amarillo
Childress
Govig
Rock Island
Tucumenti
New Mexico
Wellington
Collingsworth
Hall
Washington ends British general strike era at hand
The day in Washington notes the closing of the British general strike and government actions. Courts asked to enjoin the admiral oriental ship sale while President Coolidge plans a summer in the Adirondacks. Rock Island authorized to enlarge transcontinental facilities. Haugen farm relief bill amended to ease opposition as Hoover analyzes business problems for the National Chamber of Commerce. Joseph Pennell estate bequest to the Library of Congress announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Adirondacks
Rock Island
Hoover
National Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Pennell
Hbrary
Congress
Byrd Reaches North Pole Describes Peary Conditions
Lieut Commander Byrd reports by radio to Secretary Wilbur that he flew over the North Pole on May 9 with Bennett. He says weather was excellent and conditions matched Peary's description and that wireless shut down to prevent interference Norge. Secretary Wilbur congratulates Byrd and awaits full details of the achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Byrd
Wilbur
North Pole
Bennett
Pole
Peary
Norge
Navy
Thompson Heads Hardware Men
L. E. Thompson of Hedley was elected president of the Panhandle Hardware and Implement association at its seventeenth convention in Amarillo. Officers include B. Sherrod as vice president and C. L. Thompson as secretary-treasurer. directors from Clarendon, Dalhart, Amarillo, McLean, and Roswell. The membership grew from 98 to 161, the largest in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association
Neon
L. E. Thompson
Hedley
Amarillo
B. Sherrod
Lubbocance
C. L. Thompson O Wityon
Directon
O. C. Watson
Clarendon
J. R. Fox
Dalhart
Clarence Williams
Claud McGowan
McLean
J. L. Mabie
Roswell
Ralph G. Moore
Lubbock
P. H. I. T. Club
George O. Roberts
Clovis
Rivers Peterson
W Tt. Harrison
Memphis
W. F. Witt
Roswel
House Accepts Hudspeth Bill Amendments on El Paso Bridge
In Washington on May 12 the House accepted Senate amendments to the Hudspeth bill authorizing the El Paso Electric Traction company to bridge the Rio Grande from El Paso to Juarez Mexico. The bill now goes to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Hudspeth
el Paso Electric Traction Company
Rio Grande
el Paso
Juarez
Mexico
Davidson Spurs Oil Octopus In Athens Campaign
Davidson criticizes perceived monopolistic control and labels it a supreme issuer issue in a campaign setting while addressing concerns in Athens. The remarks frame the issue as centralized power and call for reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Athens
Fergusonism blamed for Texas oil monopoly threat
Atlanta Texas May 12 Lynch Davidson blasts Fergusonism as opening Texas to oil monopolies. He cites Senate Bill 180 and Standard Oil’s acquisition of Magnolia and Humble, linking it to a two cent gasoline price rise and claiming anti trust laws were overturned by the governor. He argues Texas resources are now pawned to big trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Standard Oil Company
Magnolia Petroleum Corporation
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Standard
Senate
Ferguson
Magnolia
Humbie
Stamford Oil
Texan
Atlantic Seaboard Linked With Southwest By Day Airmail
Dallas Kansas City Chicago air route debut links Atlantic seaboard to the southwest in 24 hours. Northbound flights faced head winds causing delays. one plane stopped at Moline and Chicago while another stopped at St Joseph. Officials used extra planes to meet demand amid ceremonies marking the progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Seaboard
Associated Press
Kansas City
Southwest
Dallas
Kansas City - Chicago
Kansas City-Chicago
Moline
Chicago
St. Joseph
New York
Pacific Coast
Steamship sailings stabilized as strike dangers pass
New York reports a quick revival in transatlantic travel as Britain’s general strike ends. U S lines state bookings are steady with full passages for the season, and major lines including White Star Cunard and Royal Mail packets report full capacities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
England
United States Lines
White Star
Cunard
Royal Mail Packet Lines
Women and civic honors mark May notices across states
Miss Jeannette Johnson of Brownwood wins the Ada B. Onion medal for Pythian sisters work. Other items include Gov Ritchie’s speech at the US chamber convention, Sacco and Vanzetti facing sentencing after their murder trial appeal defeat, Sadie Kirgan awarded the Texas Women’s Press medal for an orphanage feature, and Texas Automobile Dealers association opening sessions with leaders Boyd and Gallaher speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Waco
Jeannette Johnson
Brownwood
Ada B. Onion
Dallas
Supreme Senior
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo VanZetti
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Sacco
VanZetti
Superior Court
Pacymaster and Guard
South Braintree
Associated Presa
San Antonio
Texas Women's Press Association
Sadie Kirgan
State Orphans Home
Corsteann
Bird Annual
The
Association
Galveston
Tex
Texas Automobile Dealers’ Association
Fillis H. Boyd
Fort Worth
E. RE. Gallaher
Norwalk
Conn
World problem of North Land may be solved
Amundsen's Norge may determine the fate of an unsettled region as expeditions push toward uncharted lands. Analysts weigh the potential for sovereignty, resources, and international interest amid growing attention from competing nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Land
Arctic land mystery could lie between pole and Alaska
Roald Amundsen and supporters of the Norge flight contend an undiscovered Arctic continent may exist in the area between Greenland Spitzbergen and Alaska. A discovery would greatly favor Norway and could connect Europe Asia and America, with land potentially reachable from Spitzbergen to Alaska in hours via air base.
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Associated Press
New York
North Pole
Alaska
Norway
Norge
Arctic
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Spitabergen
Amundsen
Dering Strait
Siberia
Polar Wastes
Pole
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Robert FE. Perry
Grant Land
Ellesmere Island
Crocker Land
Polar Sea
Europe
Asia
America
Permit Granted Clears Rock Island Line to Amarillo
Officials in Chicago announce construction will begin immediately on the Rock Island line from Amarillo to Liberal after a two year fight by Amarillo businessmen stockmen and North Plains residents. The grant costs about 8 million and will bring a railroad through the North Plains within 12 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Amarillo
Liberal
North Plains
Chicago
Rock Island okays Amarillo to Liberal line construction
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorizes construction of a 15 mile link from Amarillo Texas to Liberal Kansas by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific. The new oil field cut off will form part of a second main track between Tucumcari and Liberal with potential future double tracking. Project cost is estimated at 7 240 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Amarillo
Texas
Liberal
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Rock Island
Tucumcari
Amarillo to Be End of New Transcontinental Oil Road
Construction of an 8 million dollar rail line will open tens of thousands of acres north of the Canadian River for settlement and boost Amarillo with enlarged terminals and shops. The project, led by Amarillo businessmen, aims to break dirt by July 1 and cost about 38 million, with surveys already in progress and planning staged through 1924. The North Plains will see rapid development as through trains pass via Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Plains
Chicago State
Amarillo
General Rock Island
Chicago
Yars
Fock Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. &. Stinnett
J. B. Gorman
Red Island
President Coolidge to spend summer at Kirkwood estate
President Coolidge will spend his summer vacation at the Adirondack estate of Irwin R. Kirkwood editor of the Kansas City Star near Paul Smiths New York contingent on plan changes. The 65 acre lakeside property includes a mansion and outbuildings with offices likely set up in a Paul Smiths hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Coolidge
Irwin R. Kirkwood
Associated Irons
Washington
Coolidge
Adirondacks
The
Kansas City Star
White House
Lake Oxgood
Paul Smiths
N. Yy
Rock Island Granted Permit for Texas to Liberal Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific to build a 145 mile line from Liberal Kansas to Amarillo Texas. The route runs through Potter Carson Hutchinson and Hansford counties Texas and a small part of Seward county Kansas. The project aims to develop new territory and serve trans continental traffic despite opposition from the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe over Texas charter status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Raiway
Inday
State Commerce Commission
Liberal
Kansas
Amarillo
Texas
SAC
Potter
Carson
Hutchinson
Hansford
Texas County
Alahama
Seward
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Rock Island
State to Repair Flood Damage on Roads and Bridges
Texas highway commission authorizes 181000 to repair April flood damage to state highways and bridges. About 160000 will be spent in Fayette, Colorado and Victoria counties. Fort Worth delegates seek a new hard surfaced route north of the Texas and Pacific line between Fort Worth and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette, Colorado
Victoria Counties
Associated Press
Austin
Fayette
Colorado
Victoria
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texas and Pacific
A. B. Spencer
Chamber of Commerce
D. A. Davis
Tarrant County
Grapevine
McKinney
Jacksboro
Victorie
A. Schiafli
Highway 16
Neuee
San Patricio
J. E. Johnson
Brooks County
Highway 12
George E. Franklin
Stephens County
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Western Texas
Amarillo and vicinity will see unsettled weather Thursday with occasional showers north portion of New Mexico also facing showers. A northwest high pressure area centered over Montana extends southeastward, bringing light to moderate precipitation from central Texas to Montana. Temperatures today ranged from a high of 79 to a low of 44 with precipitation totaling 0.14 inch in the past 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Nursday
Far West
Texas
New Mexico
Casional
Montana
Rockies
Sam Atlantic
Seeesseaett
Rene
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Great Britain
Ana A
Union Council
Balivin
United States Weather Bureau
Lieut
Thompson
EL Paso Company
Raps
Fergusonism
Fergusons
Lynch Davidson
Henderson County
Aliya Melton
Mellon
the Treasury
David K. Este Bruce
Senator Bruce
Maryland
Rome
Bruce
Late Wire News
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ritchie
Geographic Mystery
Lake Chameplain
Kirkwood
Frank W. Stearns
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