Committees Named for Conclave Period at Texas Press Meet
Texas Press association named committees for the conclave period during a morning business session led by President Sam Braswell. Members include chair J W Gay and finance head Harry Koch with editors and publishers from Venus, Temple, Seymour, Waxahachie, Stamford, Celina, Crockett, Dallas, Wichita Falls, Merkel, Junction, and other towns. A visitor described travel conditions on the special train as extremely hot, likening it to a desert.
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Paris to Shanghai flight on hold for d Oisy
Captain Felletier d'Oisy, the French air ace who crashed in Shanghai, must approve continuing to Tokio before an airplane is sent from Paris. Howard Carter resolved with Egypt over Tut tomb exploration and will proceed next year to study the tomb but leave the King’s body undisturbed. Isadora Duncan escaped a fatal ditching near Petrograd after a head injury.
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Shanghai
Felletier d‘Oisy
Tokio
Howard Carter
Great Britain
Thomas §. Butler
Pennsylvania
Naval Affairs Committee
House
Isadora Duncan
Petrograd
Russia
Abaut
Fara
Street car use dominates shopper traffic in cities
Traffic surveys show autos and street cars in central districts. Cars enter the district in majority numbers but carry a small share of riders, while street cars account for about two percent of vehicles yet carry roughly eighty percent of passengers, highlighting dependence shifts with city size and commerce.
Braswell Relieves Sick Rumor With Doctor Visit
A rumor that President Sam Braswell was ill is contradicted as he attends a doctor's appointment to discuss a subscription matter. An attendant notes Braswell disrobed to enter the private office, but the scene ends with a lighthearted punchline about a past due Clarendon News subscription.
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Sam Braswell
Sam
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Clarendon News
Lynch Davidson Wins Straw Vote Of Editors
A straw vote on the editors special train shows Lynch Davidson winning with 76 votes to Robertson 21 Whit Davidson 13 Collins 1 Barton 3 Pope 2 and Mrs Ferguson 1. Separate figures show W. Edwards greeting 128 votes for lieutenant governor and a rapid expansion of electric and gas utilities nationwide.
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Lynch Davidson
Mr. Davidson
Robertson
Gas And Electricity Reach Massive National Coverage
The article notes over 12 million gas meters and 9 million electric meters installed in homes and workplaces across the nation. With an average five people per meter, electric service reaches about 60 million people and gas service about 40 million.
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Ransome Leads Nationalist Opposition At Dallas Convention
Dallas Times Herald reports long time attendee Ransome weighs in at the convention as the Nationalist opposition gains twenty five seats based on early results. An educational push from the National Electric Light association promises broad public access to scientific progress through improved lighting in homes and schools with James B. Davidson named chair of the new fighting educational committee.
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Cleburne
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Omaha
Nebraska
National Electric Lightssociation
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J. W. Gay
Venus Express
P. Gresham
Pythian Banner Knight
Temple
Claude Wells
Wellington
O. D. Baker
Gause Guide
Lee Satterwhite
Panhandle Herald
Co. C. Warrison
Baylor County Banner
Seymour
J. P. Chambless
Waxahachie Light
George Inglish
Stamford Leader
Co. C. Andrews
Celina Record
W. W. Aiken
Crockett Courier
Harry Koch
Quanah Tribune
Sam Fore, Jr
Florsville Chronicle Journal
Sherwood Spotts
Bonham Favorite
Sam C. Holloway
Deport Times
John E. Cooke
Rockdale
Ben F. Harigel
LaGrange Journal
Tom Finty, Jr
Evening Journal
Dallas
Irene Davidson
Wichita Falls Times
Thomas R. Durham
Merkel Mail
J Tae Perry
Junction Times
Tom A. Buckner
San Marcos Record
T. J. Welch
Crockett Times
Miss Cara Mae McKee
Frankston Citizen
Charles E. Davis
San Antonio
Ben Hartley
Weatherford
C. W. Warwick
Randall County News
Canyon
Walter B. Wilson
Courier-Gazette
McKinney
Richard E. Zeiske
Belville Times
D. R. Hargis
Rusk County News
Henderson
J. F. Kempton, Jr
Holland's Magazine
I. A. Carlock
Paducah Post
R. W. Barry
Beeville Bee
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan Wagle
Quanah Tribune-Chief
Tom B. Lusk
Denison Herald
News Spotlight
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Mevyt
Pellerier Porsy Oélw
Thomas S.outler
Isadora
Duncan
Texas Public Service Information Committee
Braswell
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