Yancey Story Sentenced to Ninety Nine Years in Dallas
A jury in Judge Pippen's court in Dallas found Yancey Story guilty of robbery with firearms tied to the Krum bank holdup and sentenced him to 99 years. The case follows Denton County prosecutor Elbert Hooper's crime ring crackdown. Texas Rangers testified amid a crowded, dramatic trial with witnesses and vivid courtroom pageantry.
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State Penitentiary
Yancey Story
Denton
R. B. Parsons
Parsons
Texas
Story
Martin
Texas Rangers
Citizens urged to vote with drink Buckner says
United States Attorney Emory R. Buckner of New York tells the Yale Daily News that voters drink as they vote and must support enforcement or push for repeal or modification of the Eighteenth Amendment. He argues the burden lies with citizens who oppose prohibition in private yet do not help enforce it.
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New Haven
Conn
United States
Emory R. Buckner
New York
Yale Daily News
Buckner
McCormack Secures Million Dollar Endowment Policy
John McCormack has insured himself for 1 million dollars and will receive annual installments to recover the full sum by 1936. At 41, he adds 200 thousand more to reach the total within a decade, backed by Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa. McCormack, on a Texas concert tour, relies on phonograph royalties and concert proceeds for a high future income.
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John McCormack
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
James J. Hooey
New York City
McCormack
Texas
Lung Test Sends Man to Hospital in Arcade
Felix Gomez 20 was hospitalized after using a lung tester in a Houston penny arcade. He expanded his lungs during the test, fainted, fell into a sharp door edge, and suffered a six inch head gash.
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Houston
Felix Gomez
Gomez
Return of suspenders marks 1926 men’s fashion shift
A 1926 fashion outlook from the National Association of Merchant Tailors notes suspenders back in style as baggy trousers wane. Shirts stay colored with matching collars. fabrics favor unfinished worsteds, flannels, capri blue, cheviots and tweeds. Coats emphasize comfort with broad shoulders, while waistcoats and sack coats feature single or double breasted cuts.
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National Association of Merchant Tailors
St. Louis
Brown eyes beat blue for durability says eye specialist
Chicago February 3 Brown eyes last longer and shield the eye better while blue eyes are often exceptions to normal aging of sight. Dr H S McCray of the Illinois State Society of Optometrists spoke at a post office workers clinic using an ophthalmoscope and a transilluminating machine to reveal eye power and conditions.
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Chicago
H.S. McCray
Illinois State Society of Optometrists
Dolly Madison Blamed For Flapper Image Claims
Mrs. Harry Atwell Colman told the Susan B. Anthony Foundation that Dolly Madison, wife of the fourth U.S. president, would be described as frivolous and modern by today’s standards. She said Mrs. Madison used rouge, dipped snuff and played cards for high stakes, illustrating a revived image of the First Lady in contemporary terms.
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Washington
Dolly Madison
George Washington
Grove’s Laxative Brom Quin Tablets for cough cold relief
Store the cough and headache medicine that works off the cold. E W Grove’s signature appears on each box. Price 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
Washington controversies spark social debate on women and era
A society discussion contrasts Martha Washington and Dolly Madison with Mrs. Colman noting women’s restraint. Charles Sumner Lobengier, US judge in China, defends Washington against novelist Rupert Hughes by arguing that card playing drinking and dancing reflected era customs.
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Martha Washington
Dolly Madison
Colman
George Washington
Charles Sumner Lobengier
United States Court
China
Society of Colonial Wars
Rupert Hughes
Farms Persist Amid Shifting Economic Conditions
Farms are not abandoned when economics favor stability, suggesting continued rural investment and resilience as market factors evolve.
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Wall Street Journal
Quotes on women and regulation from papers
The excerpt cites editorials from the Peoria Star Detroit Free Press and Louisville Times noting how pioneer women faced fewer issues like cigaret stains and chapped knees, while modern women endure snuff stains and whale bone corsets.
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Detroit Free Press
Louisville
Borozone Healing Remedy Promises Fast Wound Recovery
The Borozone preparation in liquid and powder forms claims to purify wounds of germs and speed flesh healing. Liquid prices are 30cc 60c and 1.20, powder 30c and 60c, sold by Bow-Wright Drug Co.
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E. W. Grove
Man
Business
Chesley Rutledge Confectionery
Madison
Foundation
Peoria Star
Bow-Wright Drug CO
Planters National Bank
Mangrum Bros
S. H. Montgomery
Sun
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Gordon Bros
First National Bank
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