Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Highlights
Fort Worth notes a steady cattle market with receipts around 200 head and varied prices for beeves, calves, yearlings, and stockers. Hog trading remains steady with around 100 head, while sheep and lambs show activity from 0 to 1200. Wichita Kansas also reports hog receipts and mixed cattle outcomes with overall steady to lower trends on different classes.
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Fort Worth
Wichita
Kan
Atguat
Chicago Grain Futures and Amarillo Market Notes
Grain futures data listed for Chicago with open high low and close figures. Amarillo market section shows Totton Grain Stock and provisions and notes Amarillo Cotton and Grain Exchange with J. R. McCook manager and Alex Hyman & Co. of New Orleans contact.
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Chicago
Amarillo Cotton & Grain Exchange
Amarillo
Texas
J. R. McCook
Mgr
Alex Hyman & Co
New Orleans
Unclear Agricultural Produce Prices and Ads
Fragmented OCR text lists varied produce items and pricing terms with references to hens roosters and freight or packaging notes. It mentions farms or vendors and unspecified locations, plus odd percentages and unit costs, all in garbled form.
Decomposition of Mercury into Gold Attributed to Miethe
Berlin chemist Prof. Adolph Miethe is credited with a method to turn mercury into gold though the costs exceed the value of the product. The warning notes readers not to salvage old thermometers for profit.
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Adolph Miethe
Berlin
Kitchen Work Is Not So Tailed For Women Now
Ten years after Census Bureau findings showed hired houseworkers had the highest death rate and lowest life expectancy, the Texas Public Services Information Bureau notes a health shift. Dr. Hutchinson cites modern kitchens with clean gas stoves, lighter tools, and ergonomic design reducing heavy lifting and exposure to soot and ashes.
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Census Bureau
Texas Public Services Information Bureau
Homes in Utah Embrace Modern Labor Saving Devices
Utah Power and Light says electric adoption in Utah homes is widespread though exact wiring percent for the state is unclear. The company reports 97 percent of its customers have domestic service, with 5200 electric ranges 20600 washing machines 72000 irons 14500 grills and testers 8000 vacuum cleaners and 30000 other appliances in use.
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Utats
Utah
Utah Power and Light Company
local doctors give opinions on slayers Leopold Loeb
Amarillo physicians gave varied views on the Bobby Franks murder case in Chicago. They debated insanity, punishment, and the appropriate legal outcome, with doctors advocating execution, life imprisonment, or capital punishment opposition.
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Amarillo
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Franks
Chicago
Robert Franks
W. L. Askew
Leopold and
Loeb
J. R. Wrather
Bobby Franks
Tax Exempt Bond Issues Raise National Tax Burden
A government estimate from the Texas Public Service Information Bureau states fifteen billion dollars in tax exempt securities are outstanding. Investments shift from industry to tax exempt bonds, reducing productive capital, driving municipal debt, and raising tax burdens on ratepayers to cover interest and retirement.
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Texas Public Service Information Bureau
Telephone industry manpower tops 350000 in U S
Census figures show over 350000 people are employed in the U S telephone business surpassing Wyoming and Nevada combined. The gain of more than 30000 workers in the past year adds to plant and traffic staff as companies expand to meet rising service demand.
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United States
Wyoming
Nevada
Arizona
Delaware
Miami
Fla
Remembrance Note for W A Roberts Family
Expressing sincere appreciation for kindness after long illness and death. Thanks for floral offerings. Blessings to all who cared from Mrs W A Roberts and family including Vina Roberts Charles Roberts Ben F Roberts and W P Henson Mrs Ida Marry
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W. A. Roberts
Vina. Roberts
Charles Roberts
Ben F. Roberts
W. P. Henson
Ida Marry
Court Discusses Sanity Standards in Major Crimes
Dr. J. D. Jordaan argues that most major criminal offenders are sane and should be punished under the law, while the court weighs who is fit to decide these questions and the role of insanity in verdicts.
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W. Forest Dutton
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Leopold
Loeb
R. M. Bennett
Bobby Franks
J. D. Jordaan
Telephone installation workload soars in Bell system
The Texas Public Service Information bureau reports 1923 figures showing 2,160,000 phones installed and 1,389,000 disconnected with a net gain of 771,000. total gains reach 891,342 including acquisitions. In 1924 early figures suggest the million new phones threshold will be passed. An army of 6,484 workers handles installation nationwide, including 351 foremen and 6,133 installers.
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Texas Public Service Information Bureau
Bell System
Women Debate Governorship and Fishing Party Outing
In a Half Minute Interview, Mrs. W H Martin and others oppose a woman governor while favoring Mrs. Ferguson against Robertson. The piece notes social views on gender in Texas politics. Separately Judge Henry Bishop hosts a fishing party at Hereford with Frank Ryburn, Allen Turner, and Otis Trulove. they catch forty perch.
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Henry Bishop
Judge Bishop
Frank Ryburn
Allen E. Turner
Hereford
Otis Trulove
Boxing and Wrestling Debut Draws Big Plainview Crowd
Special to The Globe Plainview Texas reports a large turnout for boxing and wrestling in the city auditorium. Hamp Brown of Oklahoma City toyed with Ray Maywood of Detroit in a twelve round bout. Duff Stanley and Jack Denton drew after six rounds, though Duff dominated late. Kid Wop of San Antonio and Youns Burgess from Hale Center fought to a draw in six rounds with Burgess narrowly ahead on some counts. Chief Wow Wow and Slim Lanston had a ten minute exhibition wrestling match.
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Plainview
Tex
City Auditorium
Hamp Brown
Oklahoma City
Ray Maywood
Detroit
Brown
Duff Stanley
Jack Denton
Duff
Dentom
Jack
Kid Wop
San Antonio Newsboy
Youns Burgess
Hale Center
Burgess
Chief Wow Wow
Slim Lanston
Jim Threatt In A Record
Jim Threatt the Amarillo Country club manager faced a dinner dilemma when only eighteen RSVP d but thirty nine showed up for a winners dinner after a Septch four somes event. The dinner was served with slight delay and a dance followed making the evening enjoyable. The club’s women members praised Threatt for accommodating far more guests than expected.
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Jim Threatt
Amarillo Country Club
Mr. Threatt
Youths Held for Car Theft in Amarillo
Thre Burnell Thornton and Norman Goff both 15 are charged with stealing a Ford coupe in Amarillo Friday and were arrested at Channing. They planned to go to Trinidad Colorado and are held in the county jail. Mrs. G A Thompson of Childress and her children Thora and Billy Jack stay with her mother Mrs. W A Hunter at 3502 East Seventh Street. Mr. Thompson, assistant superintendent of Fort Worth and Denver at Childress, is in a Dallas hospital for a minor nose operation.
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Burnell Thornton
Norman Goff
Amarillo
Channing
Trinidad
Colo
G. A. Thompson
Childress
Thora
Billy Jack
W. A. Hunter
Fast Seventh Street
Mr. Thompson
Fort Worth
Denver
Dallas
Tourist praises ranch resort near Amarillo
A tourist who visited Harding ranch near Amarillo says it costs less than many Colorado scenic parks. He notes the fishing, conveniences and scenery compare well with Colorado. Work on a one mile swimming pool dam on the ranch is near completion. The plains feature the cool Jacok Hall's ranch for a family day out.
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Harding Ranch
Colorado
Onhandle
Harding
Lost and Found: Watch Taken from 210 Jackson
A ladies yellow gold wrist watch with Swiss movement and blue ribbon was reported lost from 210 Jackson. Return to Geo. M. Waddill at the courthouse for reward. after warning, a search warrant may be sought if not returned.
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Jackson
Geo. M. Waddill
Court House
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