Amendments to Texas Constitution Struggle in Legislature
In Austin on March 10 the AP notes lawmakers face long odds passing proposed amendments this session. More than fifty measures sit in committees or falter on floor votes as referendums on constitutional changes stall. A measure creating a new constitutional convention nears passage in the senate but awaits the house. Proposals for term length changes for justices and officials and striking salaries require further action.
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London Chooses Chinese Red M P Candidate Fung Saw
Fung Saw a Chinese born in Hongkong and a British subject, has been named by the Communists as a parliamentary candidate for Holborn division in London. He is 43 and has long been an agitator among seamen in China. The Holborn Labor party backs his candidacy after being expelled from the National Labor party for not expelling Communist members.
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Hongkong
Holborn
China
House of Commons
Shapurji Saklatwala
United States
India
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Hoax Succeeds as Glasgow Crowd Greets Capenny Swim
Thirty thousand people gathered at the wharves after a college paper claimed Miss Anne Capenny had left New York to swim the Atlantic. A small boat with four bagpipers and three crew arrived to greet the swimmer as she, disguised as a male student, supposedly approached noon.
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New York
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Lords Turn To Milk Trade In England’s Late Victorian Fashion
London reports reveal baronial milk ventures led by Lord Rayleigh and Lord Hamilton of Dalzell. Rayleigh, Cambridge physicist and authority on gases, runs Rayleigh dairies with hygienic farms and direct London shops. Hamilton, a former lord-in-waiting, operates a model dairy farm in Motherwell with a shop offering grade A certified milk and kid friendly seating.
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Motherwell
Scotland
Governor Billy Adams Proud of Never Driving an Auto
International News Service reports Colorado Governor William H. Adams proud of claim as oldest living able bodied man in the state never to drive a car while in motion. A challenge by Hurd W. Twombly, a 76 year old rancher and lawmaker, contests Adams age as 66. Both are noted horsemen, avoiding motor vehicles despite public scrutiny.
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International News Service
Denver
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Billy) Adams
Colorado Statesman
Senate
Billy
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Dobbin
Fire kills twenty seven in Russian cinema blaze
In Vologda region North Avinsk village a theater fire last night burned twenty seven people to death and left forty missing. Authorities reported a panic as the blaze swept through the cinema trapping patrons and staff. Fire brigades battled the flames through the night and an investigation was opened.
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Vologda
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North Avinsk
Emancipation Day Celebration Fire Tragedy
A kerosene lamp toppled during Emancipation Day festivities igniting flames that spread rapidly. Many audience members trapped, with women and children among the majority of casualties as escape was limited.
Eye for a Tooth Restores Sight
In Denver Mrs. William H. Dunagan, who had been totally blind for 28 years, regained her sight almost immediately after a dentist removed an accessed tooth. Her remarkable recovery followed the dental procedure.
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Storrs A Barrows Still Works At 89 In Middletown
Although nearly 89 years old, Storrs A Barrows of Middletown has cut and split twenty cords of wood since last April for his own use and cares for his horse and cow.
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Kaiser
Pigskin pouch bag pairs with rough tweed sport suit
A pigskin pouch bag is described as the smartest purse to accompany a rough tweed sport suit, highlighting a practical and stylish accessory choice for a refined outdoor or semi formal look.
Prince Aage Refused Finland Crown To Be Soldier Of Fortune
Copenhagen dispatch says Prince Aage, cousin of Denmark's king, declined the Finnish throne to seek a soldier of fortune path. He later underwent French Foreign Legion staff entrance exams, after a prior offer from General von Mannerheim in 1918.
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Russian Empire
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Mathilde Calvi de Bergolo
Danish publisher offer rejected by king and legion service noted
A fragmented excerpt recalls King Christian opposing a Danish publishers link for His Highness while Prince Aage reportedly joined the French Foreign Legion and earned a dispatch mention. The text also mentions spring boutonnieres in yellow and orange.
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