Markets Latert Hay and Commodities Report Summary
U S Department of Agriculture market report notes light hay receipts with firm prices at most markets and weak prairie and alfalfa. May 24 quotes list No 1 Timothy across multiple cities, No 1 alfalfa and prairie prices, quiet mill feed with mixed wheat and gluten feeds, and steady to firm fruit and vegetable prices with varied regional shifts. Livestock shows declines in hogs, firmer beef, lambs up, and steady veal. Grain prices fall, with Chicago cash prices for No 2 red winter wheat and No 2 hard winter wheat near $1.28. Dairy, butter steady, cheese firm, and cotton futures up slightly with spot prices near 19.99 cents.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Kansas City
Praiie
East
Memphis
New York
Northern
Whitescarrot
Minnesota
Maine
Green Mountains
Florida Spaulding
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Tennessee
Arkansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Florida
Tom Watson
Georgia
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
Winnipeg
Fort Worth Stock Market Shows Modest Receipts
Fort Worth stock yards received moderate supplies in all divisions on Friday and the market was quotably unchanged. An estimated 800 head of cattle, 100 calves, 1,000 hogs, and 250 sheep were reported. Only a few steers at 5.25 to 6.00, two carloads of yearlings at 6.50, with hogs topping 10.30 and bulk sales between 10.00 and 10.25.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Brotherhood Aids Coal Miners With Unity Pledge
Houston report says the Brotherhood of Railway Firemen and Enginemen endorsed striking coal miners, vows moral and financial support, and considers a $50,000 monthly aid fund for ten months. President Carter authorized to spend as needed. A separate resolution protested the Taft drafted child labor ruling.
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Houston
Tex
The
Brotherhood of Railway Firemen and Enginemen
Chicago
John L. Lewis
Carter
Brotherhood
United States Supreme Court
Taft
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Original Gilbert Lee painting of Washington found at W&L
Arthur Dawson, famed portraitist of the United States Military Academy, reports discovering an original Gilbert Lee painting of George Washington at Washington and Lee University in Lexington. Experts estimate the artwork's value between seventy five thousand and one hundred thousand dollars.
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Lexington
Arthur Dawson
United States Military Academy
Washington and Lee University
George Washington
Gilbert Lee
Tarkington Wins Pulitzer for Alice Adams Novel
Booth Tarkington has won the Pulitzer prize for the American novel, receiving $1,000 for Alice Adams. Columbia University announced the award this week, noting the work presents the wholesome atmosphere of American life and high standards of American manners and manhood.
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New York
Booth Tarkington
Columbia University
Alice Adams
Marlin Mayor’s Body Recovered From Brazos River
In Marlin Texas searchers on Monday recovered the body of Frank Stallworth mayor of Marlin from the Brazos river after he was swept away when Belton bridge near Marlin collapsed two weeks earlier.
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Marlin
Tex
Frank Stallworth
Brazos River
Belton Bridge
School Bond Vote Ordered in Breslau District
Hallettsville Texas residents will vote on June 17 to decide if Breslau common school district should issue bonds totaling 8000 dollars to finance a new school building for the district.
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Hallettsville
Tex
County Commissioners Court
Breslau Common
Fort Bend Jail Empty After Long Period
Richmond Texas report notes Fort Bend County jail is for the first time in living memory empty of prisoners. Local officials attributed the change to improved law enforcement and reduced inmate overflow as preparations continue for future admissions.
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Richmond
Tex
Fort Bend County
War Finance Corps approves 23 farm loans totals 985000
The War Finance Corporation announced approval of 23 advances for agricultural and livestock purposes totaling 985000. Of this distribution 200000 was allocated to Texas.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Texas
German warship Han collides with torpedo boat near Sassnitz
During night maneuvers Thursday near Sassnitz the German battleship Han collided with the torpedo boat S-18. Ten sailors aboard the S-18 were killed in the incident.
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Berlin
Hanover
Sassnitz
Agent Distributes Chicks in Williamson County Texas
County Agent G L Crawford has distributed about three thousand baby chicks to farmers and poultry fans in this Williamson County area over the past two to three weeks as part of poultry program efforts.
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Georgetown
Tex
Williamson County
G. L. Crawford
Gusher Reported Near Vinton Field West of Town
Oil experts estimate a 15 000 barrel gush was struck Wednesday in wildcat territory on the west side of the Vinton oil field owned by Marrs McLean. The discovery adds to activity in Lake Charles area drilling.
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Lake Charles
Wildcat Territory
Vinton Oil Field
Marrs McLean
British officer Wilfred Cave shot in Cairo return trip
Cairo reports that Wilfred Cave an assistant commandant of police at Cairo was shot and killed Thursday while returning home from a bicycling trip.
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Cairo
Egypt
Wilfred Cave
Buffalo Increase in Wainwright Park 1921 Herd Numbers
In Wainwright Alberta the buffalo increase for 1921 amounted to 534, raising the park herd total to 5152 animals. The report notes a steady expansion of wildlife numbers within the park boundaries amid ongoing efforts to monitor bison populations in the region.
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Wainwright
Alberta
Explosion at Blaumau ammunition factory kills ten
Ten people are dead and at least sixty injured after a powerful explosion at an ammunition factory in Blaumau near Vienna Austria. The blast damaged or destroyed every house in the town.
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Blaumau
Vienna
Austria
Harding Endorses Narcotics Act Bill and Interior Funds
President Harding announced the signature of the bill recently passed by Congress to strengthen the Harrison narcotics act at the White House on Friday. He also signed appropriation bills for the Department of Interior.
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Harding
Congress
White House
Department of Interior
Freight Rates Cut 10 Percent Across Most Classes
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a 10 percent cut in railroad freight rates effective July 1, applying to nearly all traffic classes and commodities. Agricultural products, livestock, and Western grain remain largely excluded, while passenger and Pullman fares stay unchanged. The 10 percent figure reflects rates after prior increases, with Western rates showing a 21.5 percent adjustment from $1 to $1.21 and livestock discounts unaffected by the newer ruling.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
Commission
Court upholds Texas redistricting Act in Swisher county ruling
The Texas Supreme Court ruled the thirty seventh legislature redistricting act constitutional and in force. It clarifies Swisher county belongs to the twelfth district, keeping the house at 150 members and the senate at 31, the constitutional maximum.
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Austin
Tex
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Swisher County
House of Representatives
Texas
Senate
Washington minister denies Bulgarian revolution report
In a state department report this week, Minister Wilson in Sofia denied that a revolution had occurred in Sofia and that King Boris fled as Vienna reports. He said conditions in Sofia were normal though the political situation remained threatening.
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Washington
Wilson
Sofia
State Department
Boris
Vienna
Heat Wave Melts Alps Ice Sets May Record
Geneva reports a heat wave breaking a ninety year May record as thermometers hit 90 degrees at several points. Snow and glaciers rapidly melt while the Rhine and Rhone rivers rise in consequence.
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Geneva
Alps
Wool Growers Near Corsicana Sell 8000 Pounds
Corsicana Texas wool growers sold 8000 pounds of wool locally at prices ranging from 15 to 38 1/4 cents per pound. The report notes the sale took place among nearby producers and reflects current market rates for the fiber.
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Corsicana
Tex
Prison Inmates Increase During Month Report
Austin Texas. The April monthly report of the Texas board of prison commissioners shows 3411 convicts on hand at month end, 3333 on April 1, 165 new arrivals, nine recaptured, one returned by a sheriff, and three returned for parole violations. Discharges totaled 80, eight escapes, six deaths, four delivered to sheriffs, and two paroled. The Huntsville prison held 389, insane asylums 16, state farms 2809, and state leased farms 197. Deaths listed by name and place. El Paso county provided the most new inmates with 29. among larger counties, Tarrant 9, Harris 4, Galveston 6, Dallas 3, Wood 7, Fort Bend 6, Caldwell 7, and Fannin 6.
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Austin
Tex
Board of Prison Commissioners
Texas State Penitentiary
Huntsville
Needham Timmons
Darrington
Howard Robinson
Blakely
Gus Armstrong
Ramsey Farm
Harrison Madison
Isaac Jones
Wynne
Nieves Macasure
Rusk Asylum
el Paso
Tarrant County
Harris
Galveston
Dallas
Wood
Fort Bend
Caldwell
Fannin
Volume of Crude Exports Shifts in April 1922
Washington reports crude oil exports for April at 38.5 million gallons with a value of 1.75 million dollars. Ten month exports total 316 million gallons valued at 13 million. Refined products rose to 221 million gallons in April, worth 27.75 million, but annual value fell vs 1921. Gasoline and light products April value 12.5 million. illuminating oils 7.6 million. gas and fuel oil 1.5 million. lubricants 6 million. paraffin up slightly.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Losses After Egypt Shipwreck Near Ushant
British vice consul reports 102 missing from the steam ship Egypt after sinking off Ushant. Of the missing 18 were passengers and 86 crew. Twenty eight passengers and 204 crew members saved. American missionaries Mrs M L Sibley and Miss W M Boyer among the missing. Many recovered dead wore life belts and seem to have died from exhaustion.
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Brest
France
Egypt
Ushant
M. L. Sibley
W. M. Boyer
McAdoo Son Marries Mollie Tackaberry Ferguson
William G. McAdoo Jr., son of a former secretary of the treasury, wed Mollie Tackaberry Ferguson at the municipal building on Monday. The bride, born in England, had divorced Armour Ferguson of New York last March. Both parties stated their ages as 27.
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New York
William G. McAdoo, S Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Mollie Tackaberry Ferguson
England
Armour Ferguson
Retired Admiral Denniston Died in Dobbs Ferry NY
Rear Admiral Henry M. Denniston U S N retired died Tuesday at his Dobbs Ferry New York home. He served in the Navy through World War II and held various command posts. The obituary notes his long career, family survivors, and involvement with veteran organizations.
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Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
State Budget Forecast Sees 26.5 Million for Two Years
Texas board of control forwards budget forms to departments as it estimates a biennial appropriation around 26.5 million dollars for 1923 25 with a planned 5 percent rise. Officials plan site visits in late June to draft recommendations for needs including dormitories at several colleges and expanded facilities for asylums amid crowded capacity.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Texas
S. B. Cowell
Cowell
College of Industrial Arts
A. and M. College
Grubbs Vocational College
John Tarlton Junior Agricultural College
North Texas Normal
Northwest Texas Insane Asylum
Wichita Falls
Rusk Asylum
Tarrant County
Inspection of State's Short Road Completed
Austin Texas Lieutenant Governor Lynch Davidson head of the state railroad board visited Austin after inspecting the relaid roadbed with eighty pound steel now leased to Southern Pacific. He said the line is in fine condition. mogul locomotives run well and trains reached fifty miles per hour. He noted a 100 percent May increase over April and a projected handling of 150 tomato cars next month. Passenger business is satisfactory.
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Austin
Tex
Lynch Davidson
The
State Railroad
Southern Pacific
Davidson
Death Follows Identification in Waco Murder Case
In Waco Texas a man identified by Mrs. Maggie Hays as her assailant and the slayer of Harrel Bolton was shot and killed by Sam Harris, father of the injured woman. Harris opened fire when his daughter cried that the man was the one. The body was later burned by a large crowd.
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Waco
Tex
Jesse Thomas
Maggie Hays
Harrel Bolton
Sam Harris
Hays
Papa
Young mother now strong from Lydia E Pinkham
A Kenosha Wisconsin reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for postnatal troubles. She credits it with restoring her strength after childbirth and urges other women with similar issues to try the remedy, noting its fifty year history and widespread motherly endorsement.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Fred. P. Hansen
Symmonds St
Enterprising man opens Main Street candy shop
A local man who opened a new candy store on Main Street is praised as enterprising. A window full of bonbons and a bold sign reading Flap per Feed draw attention, signaling a timely business venture.
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Times
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Genuine Tablets
An advertisement urges readers to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for authenticity. It notes the Bayer Cross stamp on each tablet and package as protection against imitation, claiming the product has been prescribed by physicians for over twenty-one years.
Fans Used in Early Christian Church Services
In medieval religious practice fans were employed during services to repel flies from the sacred elements. These round fans carried silver bells and were part of early Christian ritual artifacts.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion
Advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for clear complexion, clean scalp, and soft hands, recommending daily use and Ointment as needed. It adds Cuticura Talcum for a fragrant finish and presents the trio as the ideal toilet set.
First Visit to the Races Sparks Sweet Remark
A first time racegoer meets a famed jockey and quips that winning three dollars for her was “too sweet of you.” The lighthearted moment highlights her cheerful reaction to the sport and a simple wagering win.
It’s Not A Yes When Said To The Wrong Man
A woman’s refusal is not interpreted as consent even when she says no to an inappropriate suitor. The piece underscores clear boundaries and respect for autonomy, highlighting how coercive misuse of a statement harms personal safety and dignity.
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