Poisoning Probe Expands in Bullock Family Deaths
Houston officers await bacteriologists and chemists reports after arsenic is found in the viscera of four Bullock family members who died over two and a half years. Leola Bullock aged 10 died January 1. Nora Frost 46 and her former husband George Frost 40 and half-brother A H Matthews 30 are questioned amid an insurance payout of 4100. Woodrow Bullock 17 also had arsenic in his viscera from 1934, and Vernon Bullock 10 months died in 1932. Bodies were exhumed for study while no charges have been filed. An Oregon tuberculosis note follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Matthews
Peyton
Woodrow Bullock
Vernon
Jones W. Bullock
Texas Railroads Pushed Westward From Gulf to Red River
A historical survey details Texas railroad growth from 1851 to 1890, noting the Buffalo Bayou and Colorado line later the Houston and Texas Central, the Texas and Pacific across the state, Dallas fortward connections, and rapid expansion 1870 to 1890. It highlights Shermans, Denison, and Sherman’s populations, and cites postwar revival, fare cuts boosting passenger travel, and advances like the Zephyr and a 3600 hp Santa Fe Diesel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Sherman
Harrisburg
Buffalo Bayou
Austin
Houston
Texas Central
Texas and Pacific
Wes
Texas
Interio
Gulf
Red River
Seaboard
Brazos
Colorado
Houston and
Corsicana
Dallas
Dalla
Sherman
Denison
Fort Worth
el Paso
Spunky Monarch Threatens Sellout If Demands Not Met
King Prajadhip has reportedly threatened to sell out his Siamese possessions and quit the country unless the government accepts his October ultimatum restoring crown control over the death penalty. Unnamed British buyers are said to seek purchase of royal properties including palaces and the emerald Buddha, a symbol of the nation. The crown’s income from these assets is cited at $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Siam
Prajadhik
Prajadhipok
Recollection of a Train Run Ends with Ironical Echoes
The account notes the same train and engine crew, same cars, and identical fuel and water usage on the Meridian to Quinlan trip and back. It laments the repetition of steam signals for both crossing offenders and late returners, a grim loop never to be repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Santa Fe
Mobile and
Ohio
Milinois Central
Meridian
Miss
Quinlan
Oklo
Nevermore
Trio shoots two police and flees in car
In Houston on January 22 three robbery suspects shot two detectives after escaping a police trap at a tourist camp. Detectives J O Broussard and Owen Martin were wounded and loading descriptions of the suspects and the getaway vehicle were issued. In Electra Homer D Odom died suddenly after walking home from a grocery store. he had arrived from Houston two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
J. O. Broussard
Owen Martin
Electra
Homer D. Odom
Odom
Frank McNair
J. J. Odom
Kirbyville
Brawner Couple Weather Health Trials in Excelsior Springs
J H Brawner aged 83 is cutting a tooth while his wife 79 recently recovers from a bout of whooping cough. The odd couple headlines capture a humorous note on aging and resilience in Excelsior Springs Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
J. H. Brawner
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Oregon
Oregon Tuberculosis Association
Toth
Aia
Lloyd Snyder
NAT
Brazos and
Ballantrae
Walker Whiteside
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
Wilbur C. Hawk
City Drug No. 1
Floyd Marsh
California Pacific Coast
Marsh
G. R. Miller
Vaughn, Belen
Elmer Mitchell
St. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad
Dallas Traffic Club
George R. Angell
Rock Island
C. B. Davis
Mr. Angell
St. Louis
Southwestern
H. F. Jones
Kansas City
Burlington
Burlington Zephyr
Kansas City-Lincoln
Neb
Ing
Grandfather
Sewler
M. Guzev
Tikhoretzkaya
Irene Yeck
Irene
Fort Steele
Wyo
Denver
Stanley
Kan
Clinton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hyden
Polk St
Tex
J. M. Hyden
Jessie Dawson Bray
Times Today
Ralph Morgan Rinnie Barne
Estelle Taylo
Metis
Jerome Kore
Ovcer Hammerstein
Jed
Gloria Swanson
John Boles
Douglass Montgomery
June Lang
Erich Pommer
Joe May
Broadwey
Rex
Claudette Colbert
the Torch Singer
Rialto
Joel McCrea
Fay Wray
Henry Stephenson
Reginald Denny
Niles
Gro-Tadio Pieter
Todd & Kelly
Chichesters
Eamiless
Edge
Birdseye
Black and Brown Suedes and Kids
NAVY
Wool
Blue Melton
Eh Ae C. Penney Company, Incorporated
Katharine Cornell
Billie Burke
Guy Lombardo
Ethel Barrymore
al Jolson
Fannie Brice Ben Bernie
Don Cossack
Robert Louis Stevenson
Tri-State Fair
City Auditorium
City Drug Store
Polk
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