West Texas C of C elects J C Lee president
J C Lee of Cisco was elected president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce for the coming year at the convention in Mineral Wells. The rain halted the day’s car program and the closing session handed out prizes for convention features and band. Gordon Campbell of Montana was found guilty on one count of using the mails to defraud after a twenty two hour jury deliberation.
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Mineral Wells
I. Q
Cisco
West Texas
United Press
Great Falls
Gordon Campbell
Montana
Campbell
Burton K. Wheeler
Triplets of Three Colors Born in Korea
Dispatches from Keelung report Mrs. Yetsu Hoku wife of a miner gave birth to triplets one black one white and one red. She died minutes after first seeing the tri colored infants. The white baby is strong while the black and red are puny.
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Tokio
Keelung
Korea
Yetsu Hoku
Grasshopper Kill Formula Circulated by A & M College
The county warns of a grasshopper surge with reports of hoppers arriving in large numbers. A and M College distributes a claimed effective control mix using wheat bran, white arsenic or Paris Green, molasses, and water. Apply over bran, spread where young hoppers gather, avoid piles, and do not use calcium arsenate or lead arsenate.
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Fannin County
Kansas
M. College
Fire Rages in Atlanta Cotton Warehouse Killing Six
Atlanta reports six killed and four injured when a cotton warehouse burned this morning trapping the victims inside with no escape. The blaze destroyed the building and caused widespread damage as investigators begin to determine the cause.
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United Prevs
Atlanta
Los Angeles Sets Sail for Virgin Islands Cruise
The naval dirigible Los Angeles cast off from the Patoka at Mayaguez Puerto Rico for a cruise over the Virgin Islands. The ship is expected back late this afternoon.
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United Press
Washington
Los Angeles
Mayaguez
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Navy Department
General Showers Hit Northern Texas Tonight
Showers were general in the northern sections of Texas overnight with continued showers expected. Light rain fell along the Texas and Pacific line from Dallas to El Paso, and reports say rainfall extended from Waxahachie and Terrell northward to Oklahoma. Stamford recorded a heavy rain this morning.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas and Pacific
I Paso
Ald Wises
Waxahachie
Terrell
Oklahoma
Stamford
Four Robbers Steal $50,000 From Brooklyn Jeweler
In Brooklyn on May 6 a group of four robbers held up workers at P. Rusow, a manufacturing jeweler, and escaped with about $50,000 in cash and merchandise. The robbery occurred shortly before noon as guards and employees were present in the shop. Police searched the area for the suspects and motives remain unclear.
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United Press
Brooklyn
P. Rusow
Court reverses Vancel conviction in Fort Worth child death case
The Criminal Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case of J. G. Vancel who was convicted in 1923 for killing a week-old child by burial. The high court found no evidence the death resulted from vivisection or similar abuse.
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THE
Criminal Court OF Appeals
Vancel Case
Bagh
Presa
Austin
Theiminal Court of Appeals
J. G. Vancel
Fort Worth
Vanel
Morroco unrest eased after border advance report
Paris dispatch reports General Columbat completed the movement of an outpost along the border between the Spartan French zones and Morroneco. The action followed RiMian Monday's victory, which impressed locals and contributed to diminished unrest.
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United Press
Paris
Ocean Anignue
Columbat
Morroneco
RiMian
Motion to Quash Information Overruled in Davis Bribery Case
In Topeka on May 6 the defense motion to quash the information charging former Governor Jonathan Davis with soliciting a bribe for a pardon was overruled. The ruling clears the path for next week’s trial proceedings.
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Davis
United Press
Topeka
Jonathan Davis
Meat and That Is Our Business Ad
A brief advertisement promotes meat sales with emphasis on affordable prices and quality products for a one month period. The pitch invites customers to try offered goods and pricing.
Bomb horror in Pittsburgh leaves six dead and many injured
United Press reports a disastrous explosion in Pittsburgh as rum runners face pursuit. Authorities describe action near the harbor with six fatalities and numerous injuries as a crackdown on Rum Row by a navy operation.
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Pittsburgh PA
United Press
Clifton
N. Y
Ary Navy
Explosion Kills Six in Pittsburgh Area Blasts Three Buildings
A May 6 blast on South Swissvale near Pittsburgh killed six people, with two missing and more than twenty injured. The explosion wrecked three buildings, damaged several more, and swept the area with fire as six bodies were recovered by 10 a.m.
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United Press
Pittsburg
Swissavale
Here
Murberess 15 Hiding Seeks Bond in Chicago Case
Chicago May 6. M Jolin Shepherd, implicated by the coroner's jury in the deaths of Emma McClintock and her companion, refuses surrender until bail terms are arranged. Mrs Shepherd remains in hiding in Chicago until bail is posted.
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United Press
Chicago
M. Jolin Shepherd
Cor Ce
Emma McClintock
Heron
Shepherd
Rock Island seeks control of St. Louis Southwestern
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad applies to the I C C for authority to acquire control of the St Louis Southwestern by purchase of its capital stock and trade.
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Washington
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R
The
St.Louis
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