Lamar obituary rumor corrected by Houston editor
On August 18 1853 a Western Texan obituary of General Mirabeau B Lamar circulated. A Houston newspaperman checked the report and the Telegraph reprinted an epitaph praising Lamar noting the hero is alive in Houston and dismissing the obituary.
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Mark Twain
Mirenbeau B. Lemar
Republic of Texas
Houston
General Lamar
Oata
Texas
Telegraph
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Hog Prices Recover Across Midwest Markets
Hog prices recovered after a sharp crack last week with lighter shipments lifting values. Prices at many Midwest markets ranged from 19.50 to 20.75 for good and choice hogs with some centers reporting up to 20.75 and occasional tops near 21 per cwt.
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Chicago
Midwest
Couple Captured After 90 MPH Highway Chase
A 33-year-old Dallas ex-convict and his 24-year-old woman companion were captured by Fort Worth patrolmen after a five mile 90 mph chase along the Dallas Pike. The man admitted stealing the car and burglarizing a local grocery, with loot including cigars shirts and pennies. He claimed he was under narcotic influence. the woman said he was jailed in Dallas on car theft charges.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
City Madio
Dallas Pike
C. L. Shaw
H.C. Hall
Village Creek Highway
Texan German Girl Plan Phone Wedding
Fort Worth private Elmer Wright plans a telephone wedding with Leopoldine Ann Grubmuller in Tandshut Germany. Wright, 21, stationed at Tooele Utah, flew to secure a license and arrange the proxy marriage. Grubmuller, 24, will wait for the ring as the couple met in Vilshofen and she will travel to the United States after.
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Fort Worth
Elmer Wright
Germany
Tooele
Utah
Leopoldine Ann Grubmuller
Tandshut
Vilshofen
Bakers Use Vast Apple Supplies For Cherry Pie Popularity
Bakers use about 80000000 apples yearly to produce roughly 170000000 dollars in cherry pies. The dessert ranks second in popularity among American pies and fuels significant industry activity.
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America
Librarian Named for Melbourne US Information Library Expansion
Miss Geraldine Le May formerly of Savannah public library has been appointed to lead the projected expansion of the United States Information Library in Melbourne Melbourne.
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Melbourne
INS
Geraldine le May
Savannah, Ga
United States Information Library
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