Wall Street Furor and Oddball News From 1926
A lively recap of 1926 market mania with United States Steel hitting record highs and a broker seat selling for a record 155000. The piece mocks bootlegging profits, praises cardinals in Chicago, notes New York curfew for cabarets, and highlights a large dog vaccination vote in Ridgewood New Jersey.
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United States Steel
Stock Exchange
Chicago
Cardinal Mundelein
Knights of Columbus
Baldric
New York
Walker
Ridgewood
New Jersey
Washington
Amarillo to Name Three Assistant Managers for Chamber
Fort Worth manager Homer Wade announces three assistant managers for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Amarillo will gain one of the posts with others in El Paso and Fort Worth. Wade aims to place the best candidate in Amarillo as civic plans accelerate.
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Amarillo
Homer Wade
Fort Worth
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Wade
el Paso
Wichita Falls
City Auditorium
Lubbock
San Antonio
Trafic
Homer D. Wade
Porter Whaley
San Antonio Chamber
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Canyon
West Texas
Memphis
Stamfords Fire Department
Berachah
Arlington
Quanah
Quanah Ladi
O'Donnell
Yesterda
Rains Delay Harvest as Amarillo Sees Winds and Damage
A severe electrical storm with strong wind and rain disrupted the north Panhandle. Wheat damage uncertain but likely, harvesting delays, and several buildings in Amarillo suffered wind damage. Rainfall varied from .25 to .75 inches across the region, with Amarillo reporting .80 inches and traffic and business resuming after the storm.
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North Panhandle
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Metropolitan Park
Santa Fe
Panhandle
Plainview
Higgins
Miami
Hereford
Fort Worth
Denver
Texline
Tascosa
Childress
Rock Island
Judge Refuses Release of Hale and Ramsey in Osage Murders
State district Judge Jesse Worren in Pawhuska Oklahoma declines to surrender Hale and Ramsey to federal custody for trial on Osage murders. Hale nicknamed king of Osage title faces charges while authorities seek federal cooperation in pursuing the case and the shooting of Henry Bean.
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Associated Press
Pawhuska
Oklo
Jesse Worren
W. K. Hale
John Ramsey
Hale
Ramsey
Kling W. FB. Smith
Fairfax
Henry Bean
Bill Wealthy
Windy June Rain Knocks Down Derricks in Vernon Area
A morning storm packed high winds and 1.1 inches of rain at Vernon. Several derricks in Wilbarber county oil fields toppled reducing activity. Unpaved roads are in poor condition delaying farm work and oil field operations.
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Vernon
Wilbarber County
Canyon Girl Hurt After Car Collision in Canyon
Pauline Burks of Canyon was seriously injured when struck by a car driven by J K Brewster at Sixth and North Fillmere. Witnesses said the vehicle passed over the girl and she was rushed to Northwest Texas Hospital in critical condition.
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Pauline Burks
Canyon
J. K. Brewster
Jarken Street
Sixth
North Fillmere
Ativedaria
Tesas Hospital
Asc
Witnesses fill courtroom in White murder trial
Testimony began in Somerville as about 200 witnesses were called in the Garrett A. White murder case tried in the courthouse of Bomer. Jurors heard opening statements while the list of witnesses expanded under the presiding judge as proceedings started this morning.
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B. &. Houston
Somerville
Garrett A. White
Emert
John HW. Mauer
Werchadt
Bomer
Identity made known in wire from capital
Federal prisoner known as Red Dunn is tied to Roark case in Amarillo. Judge releases Dunn from highway robbery charges to federal custody after Roark identity questions. Roark, an Arkansas native and former US Army sergeant, has a long flight from France to Spain and various escapes. Trial setup involved 80 jurors, with delays from muddy roads.
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Red” Dunn
W. F. Nix
Washington, D. C
Henry Bishop
Dunn
Nevin Smead Roak
Arkansas
Sargeant
France
U. S
Wilson
Roark
Leavenworth
Toak
Potter County
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Washington
Camp Nazaire
Spain
Casa Blanca
East Africa
South America
Cuba
Florida
Hampden
Ark
First Bale Cotton Reaches Galveston Amid Turbulent Times
The report notes the first bale of cotton reaching Galveston as markets respond to disruptions. Key entities include Se SSG Catton and Bee on Wickes, with mentions of June 24 and local actions affecting trade and transport.
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Galveston
GAL Vpstor
U S Views On Armaments Thrown Aside In Geneva
In Geneva on June 24 the Washington naval agreement’s core test of naval strength by tonnage of warships was discarded by disarmament experts, stunning American delegates and revealing continental European views on extending the Washington accord.
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U.S
Associated Press
Geneva
Gates
Europe
Many Dead in Mexican Flood Toll Rising in Jalisco
A Nogales dispatch reports four drownings and $200000 in property damage from torrential rains across Jalisco Mexico. San Barca area partially inundated as Lake Chattala hits danger level and Lerma river floods large farming areas. The region suffered massive losses months ago with about 1000 lives lost in floods near San Barca.
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Associated Press
Nogales
Ariz
The
Herald Today
Jalisco
Mexico
San Barca
Chattala Jalisco
Lerma
Two Injured After 30-Foot Fall From Oil Well
G H Hooks fell 30 feet from a beam pole at the Dial well near Signal Hill in Hutchinson county. He struck Williams, breaking his leg, while Hooks suffered head and shoulder injuries. Both Riv erside Casing crew workers were hospitalized at Northwest Texas hospital after the Tuesday night accident. Williams returned to the oil field this morning.
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G. H. Hooks
Block M-18
Hutchinson County
Signal Hill
Hooks
Williams
Northwest Texas
Griggs
First Bale Sold At San Antonio Market
The first bale of marketable cotton for the year was sold Thursday to Delesdernier and Company. The bale weighed 90 pounds and was sent from Pharr. It was graded fair middling with one sixteenth inch staple and brought premium of about $500.
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San Antonio
Thareday
Delesdernier and Company
Pharr
England Hangs Woman for Strangling Landlady and Robbery
Louise Calvert 33, mother of three, was executed at Strangeway jail for strangling her landlady Lily Waterhouse and robbing her. After petitions for clemency, Home Secretary Sir William Johnson-Hicks refused intervention. Calvert, who claimed imminent motherhood, was said to have confessed before the scaffold. The escape of the child left behind and farewells by husband and son marked the ending of the case.
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Associated Press
Manchester
Eng
Strangeway Jail
Louise Calvert
Lily Waterhouse
Home Secretary
Sir William Johnson-Hicks
William
England
Edith Thompson
Calvert
Kenneth
Jones Leads in British Match
In a British match report unclear points show Jones leading as Reema Peet competes. The fragmentary text references Asnes Tegieed and Gh Gert with vague event notes and names, indicating a boxing or fencing match context but lacking coherent details.
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Jones
ST. Asnes
Electricity Hurts Laundry Business
A local laundry reports disruptions after an electrical issue affecting machines and customer service. The incident caused delays and raised safety questions for operators at the shop.
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