Fiery Texan Garner Likely Next Senate Democratic Leader
John Garner known as Jack, veteran Texas congressman and ranking minority member of the ways and means committee, may become Democratic leader in the next congress after Finis Garrett retires. Garner, famed for fiery debating and instant retorts, has 24 years in the House from Texas fifteenth district and a background in Texas politics.
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Fate of Negro Seized by Mob Uncertain
Yazoo City Mississippi July 7 The fate of Joe Smith a black man who was seized by a mob after an alleged attempt to assault a white girl remained undetermined. Officials believed he was lynched and body hidden or burned. The girl identified him and police said captors hurried him away in a car.
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Soviet Union Joins For A Bumper 1927 Crop Outlook
Reports from the Ukrainian Republic and other regions indicate a record grain harvest in 1927. The Commisariat of Agriculture cites exceptionally good yields in Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Volga districts with Crimea slightly lagging due to drought. Total grain output may surpass pre war 75 million tons by about one million, prompting high expectations from officials and the public. Kali nin cautions that a strong crop could restore pre war levels in agriculture and industry.
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John Drew Fights Death as Sepsis Bores Actor
San Francisco report says actor John Drew, 73, is fighting a losing battle against septic poisoning. Dr Lawrence Hoffman warns the end may come within 48 hours as the actor battles arthritis and declining vitality.
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San Francisco
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Lawrence Hoffman
Rio Grande Gas Line Half Completed
About 40 percent of 171 miles of pipeline in Texas progress under a $4,150,000 contract with Rio Grande Valley Gas company. Hope Engineering and Supply leads the project to supply lateral gas to the Rio Grande valley.
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New York
Hope Engineering and Supply Company
Rio Grande
Accused Denies Breakin Note in Court
In a Paris court Pele Mele recounts a late night incident where an accused man admits entering a plaintiff's home at 3 am claiming a door misopportunity. The judge cautions that flight is no explanation and questions the mistaken arrival as likely wife’s waking.
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Paris
Uncle engineer of Vanderbilt elopement captivates New York
In a tale echoing storybook romance, Col. Henry Howell Armestead, famed as an American engineer, helps the heiress Grace Vanderbilt and Henry Gassaway Davis III wed. The executive bachelor mentors a noble romance, guiding a union amid finance, travel, and high society. He orchestrates a Canadian honeymoon after the couple’s decisive union.
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West Virginia
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Aliens Apply At Port of Laredo Report Totals 438316
The fiscal year ending June 30 shows 438316 aliens of all nationalities seeking admission through Laredo port per Immigration Inspector J. E. Trout. The annual report was made public today, noting immigration activity and related statistics.
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Two American Negro Girls Take All Europe by Storm
Milton Bronner reports Florence Mills and Josephine Baker sweeping Europe, drawing Parisian crowds in Revues Negro and Blackbirds. Both women gain fashion influence and celebrity, with Baker creating a cabaret and Mills touring through London and Paris as society follows the rising stars.
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Nellie Melba
Barrymore
Calomel danger warned and liver tone pitch
A vintage health advertisement warns against calomel as mercurial and salivating. It praises Dodsons Liver Tone as a safe laxative and many people supposedly use it nightly to feel lighter and avoid digestive issues.
S S S tonic advertised as a century-old remedy
An old advertisement touts S S S as a tonic for children and adults, claiming it increases appetite, counters fatigue, and builds red blood cells. It urges regular use before meals and notes it is sold in two sizes at drug stores, with the larger offering better value.
School Board Buys Site for New Summit District Building
The school board authorized purchasing all of Block 2, Webster Heights addition, for a new Summit district school. The site adjoins the current four room Summit school. Plans call for a brick building serving residents of the smelter district. Routine matters were discussed. next meeting planned.
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