28 Oct 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1926
Page
1
The piece critiques usury in foreign bond dealings with Belgium and Russia, urges American cotton investment, and notes domestic farm shifts as cotton planters report Negro tenant farmers leaving shares. It touches on European tensions, British empire trade, and global weather anxieties.
Charlie Fisk reports to Dallas meeting of the Texas bankers' association that a holding company will raise 5 million to back 50 million in loans on cotton at 9 cents per pound. Loans to farmers via warehouses, with an 18 month control to ensure orderly marketing, plus a state drive to cut next year's crop by 25 percent during “reduction week” November 15 to 22.
A divorcee in Provo Utah end her life by igniting clothes. The local incident follows a recent separation from her husband and is described in brief within police records.
Four thousand eight hundred eighteen people have died in auto accidents in 78 of the largest U.S. cities since January 3. A Department of Commerce report covers the period through October 9, noting 656 deaths in that span. Chicago leads with 497 deaths, Detroit 246, followed by Dallas 42, El Paso 16, Fort Worth 18, Houston 21, Oklahoma City 19, and San Antonio 27.
The state seeks to reclaim full oil rights on lands once sold under a 1919 act and now leased to Skelly Oil and others in Hutchinson county. The Whittenburg case covers 134 acres with four Skelly wells producing 260 barrels daily. About $1,000,000 in leases are at stake as action aims to overturn the sale law as unconstitutional. Trial set for January in Austin.
A. W. Perry, a prominent Newlin farmer south of Memphis, disappeared in Amarillo under mysterious circumstances. Police report he was last seen Monday and relatives have conducted extensive searches without success. local authorities note possible temporary memory loss and unclear whereabouts.
Chicago gangsters have moved to the Texas Panhandle base of operations Amarillo police say a Canadian liquor supply and a Panhandle to Chicago caravan are in place. Gun battles with local bootleggers have occurred as the underworld feud grows with ale and imported spirits selling at $1.50 a bottle and champagne available by advance order.
An Oklahoma City group of bankers and business leaders authorized immediate formation of a $2,000,000 corporation to finance storage of 400,000 bales of Oklahoma cotton. Another offer proposed a $1,000,000 interest free loan and underwriting of another $1,000,000 to stabilise the state cotton industry, presented by state officials and business leaders.
An early report states three people are dead after a hotel fire in Dallas. Fire crews battled flames as investigators began examining the scene for the cause and any potential hazards.
Franklin county officials ordered the Shelton brothers gang to leave the county as Birger faction foes exchange violence. Fifteen gunmen torched Shaw's Carden road house near Williamson county line, firing over 100 shots and driving away through woods without cars. Charles Birger is cited as gang leader in the row.
The Louisiana, bound for Miami and Key West, sank after a collision with the Madison just outside South Pass. All but one crew member were saved. first mate Adame of the Louisiana suffered a broken leg. One crewman is missing, said to have jumped overboard with a life preserver. The Madison was inbound from Tampa. Officials paused search for the missing mariner as the two vessels were assessed.
In Amarillo or nearby areas authorities seek a missing man described as a male with uncertain details. The report notes a field search and urge residents to provide any sightings or information to local police or sheriff offices.
The West Texas Methodist conference invited Dr. H. L. Cray of Southwestern University to explain why he declined to subscribe to the Memphis adopted articles of faith. A two hour session included Rev. Goodenough withdrawing his request for resignation and committee member Rev. Johnson stating Cray refused to sign on eveletion.
A Pennsylvania court rules out holding Sunday ball games amid local scheduling disputes. The ruling affects teams and venues awaiting approval for Sunday play.
In Somerville New Jersey on October 28 authorities exhumed the coffin of Mrs. Eleanor Mills to check if her tongue was cut out and to clarify bullet courses in the murder by Rev Edward Wheeler Hall. A deputy guarded the grave as doctors planned a daylight autopsy to resolve disputed medical testimony.
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the validity of William Nelson McClintock's will. It leaves most of his million dollar estate to his foster father, Chicago attorney William I. Shepherd, in a decision issued today from Springfield.
Meridian Mississippi October trial coverage describes Greene County Sheriff W and Turner testifying about Murdock McIntosh at the time a deputy was shot. The testimony centers on events surrounding Kinney Wagner charged with the killing and prior statements by former sheriff G Wrgeer.
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