Bermuda court clears captain in Bermuda to U S rum case
Captain William Watt of the George Edward was acquitted in Bermuda Supreme Court of making false clearance in 1921 shipments. The trial tested whether masters could head to high seas or foreign ports and return without cargo under wartime prohibition, affirming a master's right to alter destination when needed. The case drew U S consul Major Robertson Honey and Colonial Secretary Herbert Henniker Heston as observers.
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International News Service
Hamilton
Bermuda
William Watt
Brooklyn
New York
George Edward
Supreme Court
St. George's
United States
T. M. Dill
Captain Watt
Watt
Fred Burrows
John F. Burrows and Company
Trinity Assizes
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Sidney O. Bowen-Hamilton
Major Robertson Honey
Herbert Henniker-Heston
Feud Over Cattle Ends in One Dead Two Wounded
In Winnfield Louisiana on July 30 Mon roe Bratton aged 85 died and Sam Hyde and Walter Hyde were lightly wounded in a gunfight between the Melton and Hyde factions over cattle ownership. The melee on the courthouse square involved pistols and a fistfight with Walker Melton Clarence Jones and others. Bratton was killed allegedly by Jones.
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Associated Press
Winnfield
Monroe Bratton
Sam
Walter Hyde
Melton
Hyde
Hydes
Walter Melton
Meltons
Allbright Prairie
Here
Walker Melton
Clarence Jones
Walter
Sam Hyde
Bratton
Jones
Hyde Brothers
French Sailors Aid In Breaking Strike
35 sailors from the French navy replaced striking oilers and stokers on the Rochambeau as it headed to New York under heavy police guard. After the ship and two others sailed union officials said the strike appeared unsuccessful and would likely be called off.
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Associated Press
LE Havre
France
New York
Porters Learn English at North Railroad Station
Anglo-Saxon travelers begin hotelward communication as North Railroad employees start English classes. The railroad is the first to offer such training for its staff.
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Paris
North
Baptists Sell Present Place to Build New Church
The First Baptist church voted to sell its Ninth and Polk street property for 180000 to Roberts Olver Lumber J Ray and J N Beasley. Fifty thousand is paid now with 120000 later on possession. Frontage is 180 feet at 1000 per front foot. Plans for a Thirteenth and Tyler church will be made, aiming to complete within a year. A 25000 debt remains on the new site and a 1000 fundraising effort is planned. Nearly 2500000 radio licenses are in use in England.
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Ninth and
Polk Streets
First Baptist Church
Roberts-Olver Lumber Company
J. Ray
J. N. Beasley
Polk Street
Thirteenth
Tyler Streets
Legion convention hospitality committee picks roles for San Antonio event
Tra C. Barend and Col. Ernest C. Thompson named to hospitality committee for the American Legion tenth annual convention in San Antonio October 8 to 12. Thompson named vice chairman. civic groups urged to assist in entertaining delegates from across the United States. Mrs William S. MacIntyre, wife of a former Texas railroad president, killed in a Paris area auto crash while touring battlefield cemeteries with the Legion.
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Tra C. Barend
Ernest C. Thompson
The
American Legion
Walton D. Hood
San Antonio
Texas
United States
Thompson
St. Louis
United Press
Paris
Williams. MacIntyre
Carcassonne
MacIntyre
Capudine promises quick relief for summer headaches
Capudine soothes tired tense nerves quickly as a liquid remedy for summer headaches. It acts faster than tablets or powders and is available at drug stores in 30 and 60 cent sizes.
Ostrich chase by car tried in Arabian desert
A party in the Arabian desert is attempting to catch ostriches by automobile after bagging two birds in a day. The birds initially outran the cars but tired, allowing a hunter to approach alongside as the vehicle closed in.
Capture of Exhausted Ostrich Pair On Runway Car
A person on the running board seized one bird by the neck and pulled it into the car. The companion ostrich was captured similarly, and four other birds were shot.
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Panama
H. V. Robertson & Company Certified Public Accountants
Federal Tax Service—Industrial and Petroleum Engineers
Amarillo
DIAL
Minneapolis
Minn
Helen Shebot
Dept.27
Baltimore
Tyler
Gouldy Bros
Ation
Potter County
Leo Sparks
Robert S Olver
J. Ray and
England
U.S
Legion
Magnolia
WAMBA
Danhandle
Aundry
Grove’s
Ockreu Ie
Oll 16Th and
Tyler Sts
J. C. Skillman
Zenith
Public Servicempany
Hirschy Company
Duluth
Miner
Nike Pe
Rothes
Plat Rover
Bnne
Wutomobile
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