Ferguson Considers Pardons for Mexicans in Penitentiary
Governor Ferguson weighs pardon requests from Elias Calles of Mexico and General C. M. Rangel, Mexican revolutionist, and Mexican prisoners serving terms in Texas for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Candelario Ortiz in DeWitt County. Rangel led the 1910 Madero uprising. Rangel, Cline and others were captured after a clash near the Mexican border.
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United Press
Austin
Fergson
Elias Calles
Mexico
C. M. Rangel
I. W. Weatley
Texas
Candelario Ortiz
DeWitt County
Rangel
Francisco Madero
Ritz
Cline
Oriiz
United States Cavalry
Neff
Ferguon
Bonham Couple Welcome a Baby Girl at Local Hospital
My wife and I announce the birth of our daughter at the hospital yesterday. Mother and child are reported to be well.
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DR. C. Smith
Fort Forty Thousand Gather in Forbidden City Meeting
Forty thousand demonstrators gathered at the central entrance of the Forbidden City and voted to send 1,000,000 dollars for the relief of Shanghai strikers. They adopted resolutions calling for China to reclaim foreign concessions and for the withdrawal of British and Japanese consuls.
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United Press
Pekin
Forbidden City
Shanghai
China
President Coolidge returns from western speaking tour
President Coolidge arrived in Washington from Minnesota at 8 this morning and went to the White House for a day of work. A fine girl was born last night to Dr. J. M. Donaldson and wife of Dodd City.
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Coles
White House
United Place
Washington
Coolidge
Minnesota
J. M. Donaldson
Dodd City
FROTING ON IN EARNEST BETWEEN CHINESE FACTIONS
Fighting between Cantonese and Yunnanese forces for Canton’s control is under way with about two hundred casualties. The Yunnanese, once poised to win, reportedly appeal to foreign consuls for naval intervention. Quieting at Honan follows American marine landings and the Christian College staff move to safety.
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Christian College
United Press
London
Canton
Hankong
Honan
Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Preacher's Perjury Case
A. A. Davis, a Baptist minister, received a two year sentence in Williamson County district court for allegedly perjuring testimony before the grand jury in the 1923 flogging and tarring of R. W. Burleson. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the ruling.
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United Press
Austin
A. A. Davis
Williamson County District Court
R. W. Burleson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Sweetwater Sees Record Crop Prospects From Rain
United Press reports Sweetwater area receives about 1.5 inches of rain boosting crop prospects to historic levels. The season totals more than twelve inches of moisture, improving soil moisture across a wide area.
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United Press
Sweetwater
Fleas Fail To Stay On Bull Pug In Washington Tests
Washington June 10 a bull pug kept fleas from adhering during germinder testing by the department of agriculture. Dogs used to fatten fleas for experiments showed no flea survival on this animal as insects leaped off immediately. Scientists seek the secret of its defense mechanism.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Tribute to Ed Pritchett by Sherwood Spotts
Sherwood Spotts honors Ed Pritchett, a loyal friend who helped him start a newspaper career. He recalls Pritchett's steadfast support, guidance, and belief in him during hard times and extends condolences to his wife, children, and friends.
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Ed. Pritchett
Mary
Martha
Lazrus
Sherwood Spotts
Daily Favorite
Mars may harbor life finds from canal regularity says Slipher
Dr W M Slipher director of Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff Arizona told reporters in Prescott that planetary astronomy stands at the threshold of precise Mars measurements. He cited a warmer Mars with a denser atmosphere and regular canal patterns as possible evidence of intelligent origin, noting the polar caps fade then darken with seasons.
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Prescott
Ari
W. M. Slipher
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Art
Mars
Earth
Coblenz
Slipher
Chain of letters links Iowa family for twenty two years
Charles City Iowa June 10 For twenty two years chain letters have circulated among George Younker and his eleven siblings in Nashua Iowa Each member writes a letter and forwards the others to a different relative in turn ensuring each writes to all the others over time
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Ker
Charles City
Iowa
George Younker
Nashau
Gil
Mars climate 15 not so cold says Sipher in report
Orange Texas June 10 Muskyrat ranching has developed along the Louisiana and Southeast Texas coast. It aims to create roads of the ta onda 2 of the North. In Louisiana there are 2,600,000 acres usable for rat farming and last year the muskrat catch value in Louisiana rose to about 80,000,000 dollars with 61,900,000 pelts valued at four cents each.
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Mars
Sipher
Orange
Tex
Muskyrat Ranching
Louisiana
Texas
Boy Scouts Arrange Supplies By Phone
A Boy Scout unit phoned in for supplies and money, arranging ice cream with payment and noting down a river trip. The story hints at tall tales told by those who stayed behind and the anticipations shared among the group.
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BOY Scout
Local Market Promotes Roasts Steaks and Groceries
The ad highlights beef offerings for hot weather including roasts and steaks, plus a line of fresh vegetables and groceries. It emphasizes consistent quality and urges readers to order for today.
Louisiana professor murdered with an axe
Laredo dispatch reports C Learte Santisteban editor of La democracia Nueva Lareno Mexico indicted by Webb County grand jury for criminal libeling PR M Alexander president of Mairedo National Bank arrested at the International bridge and jailed. District Attorney Wall says the case will follow normal course despite Mexican protests. Premier Painleve flies to Morocco and departs for Allicante after landing in Barcelona.
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United Press
Laredo
C. Learte Santisteban
la Democracia
Nueva Lareno
Mexico
Webb County
PR. M. Alexander
Mairedo National Bank
International Bridge
Wall
Finger Prints Taken From LSU Students In Turner Case
Baton Rouge police expect an arrest within twenty four hours in the axe murder of Professor Oscar Turner of Louisiana State University. Thirty three students from Turner's class have had fingerprints taken and are being compared to prints at the murder scene. A waitress reports seeing the professor with three strange men in a car earlier today.
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United Press
Baton Rouge
Oscar Turner
Louisiana State University
Strenske
Turner
Weather Outlook for East and West Texas
East Texas tonight and Thursday partly cloudy with likely local showers in the south portion. West Texas tonight and Thursday generally fair with warmer conditions in the Panhandle tonight.
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Texas
Panhandle
Stork Delivers Twins to Sisters on Same Day
Franklin physician Dr. W. L. Vickers reported attending the deliveries of twins born on the same day to two sisters near Franklin. Mrs Coles Summers and Mr Dillard Dawes were the mothers, with the latter family also in the area.
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Stork
Franklin, By
Kentucky
W. L. Vickers
Franklin
Coles Summers
Dillard Dawes
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