State Assembly Opens Session With Officers Named
Sen. Anderson presides as President of Senate while Davis is named Speaker of the Assembly in the opening session with officers announced.
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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1927
Page
1
Sen. Anderson presides as President of Senate while Davis is named Speaker of the Assembly in the opening session with officers announced.
Florida’s twenty first biennial legislature opens day six with installation of officers in both houses. S W Anderson becomes president of the senate and Fred H Davis speaker of the house, each unopposed in caucus. Getsen named speaker pro tem. Davis seated as speaker marks a dramatic caucus victory.
Edmund D. Bigham, known as the Vampire farmer, was released from the immediate threat of the electric chair but given a life imprisonment after his third murder trial against his brother L. Smiley Bigham. He returned to prison to serve his 47 months in the death house while appeals were pursued.
R J Binnicker, president of the First National Bank of Tampa, becomes receiver for the estate of D P Davis after a court order. The $201300 life insurance remains a trust for the two minor children. Davis Islands in Tampa and Davis Shores at St. Augustine are mentioned as developments in the estate.
Thomas Nolan, a Houston, Texas Confederate veteran, fell from a train between Argyle and Ponce de Leon on the way to a reunion and was killed. The body was found on the railroad track this morning after a message from De Funiak Springs.
Mrs. Laura Barakoff, described as a male impersonator and bandit, was being taken to West Palm Beach to face highway robbery charges. Arrested in Tampa, authorities said two complete cowboy outfits were found in her apartment used in holdups across several areas. Sheriff Baker said she and an accomplice fled with a new car shown in West Palm Beach. the accomplice was killed by pursuing officers.
Vice President Charles G. Dawes arrived in New Orleans from Panama aboard The Carteko after a four hour fog delay. He was welcomed by local Republican leaders and will stay until noon before continuing to Chicago arriving there midday tomorrow. He stated the Panama trip was for pleasure and unrelated to Central American affairs.
The One Hundred Percent Club of Manatee urged consolidation with Bradenton at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. President John J. Pelot spoke of his family’s role in Bradenton’s growth and pressed for balanced representation on the future city commission. The group kept reservations and criticized Herald coverage while endorsing school relief measures and legislative actions to fund relief.
Confederate veterans assemble in Tampa as United Confederate Veterans open their annual reunion. Texas narrative recounts unnamed veterans who allegedly funded travel for needy comrades, amid scenes of greetings, organization and enduring camaraderie among aging survivors.
The Bradenton Chamber of Commerce received a report on proposed rates in the Florida Power and Light franchise bid. The committee chaired by Claude C Street urged against granting the present form, citing declining power costs and potential cheaper outside sources.
Shows impresario Earl Carroll, jailed after a sensational party scandal, defends himself against tabloid hysteria and vows to rebuild his theater enterprise after serving his sentence at the Atlanta penitentiary. He criticizes sensational journalism and expects executive clemency, while insisting no liquor was served at the tub party.
London dispatch reports that the United States Great Britain and Japan have presented demands on the Cantonese government for reparation following the Nanking outrages. The United States instructed its Peking minister on the course to take, as announced in London.
San Diego naval base dons warlike look as preparations accelerate to send another regiment of Marines to Shanghai. A transport train packed with airplanes mine guns artillery and samples speeds toward readiness while sixteen special trains approach with the sixth regiment. Ten trains have arrived from the east and six more depart tomorrow from Juantica and New Orleans.
Paris reports France will not be represented at the three power arms conference with Britain Japan and the United States though observers suggested a future role. The decision follows signs of prearranged British American and Japanese agreements on aerial naval questions despite ongoing disarmament efforts.
In Guadalajara, seven men were executed by firing squad after a summary court martial for kidnapping and killing Edgar M. Wilkins, an American electrical engineer. The killer gang was identified by Wilkins’ ten-year-old son, with Mariano Calzada named as leader. Wilkins, from Savannah, lived in Mexico 15 years. his widow resides in Guadalajara.
The Manatee county board asks the legislature to authorize time warrants totaling 328000 to rebuild the Bay Shore road from Palmetto to Hillsborough, build a mile of Piney Point road to the Bee Line ferry, and complete a six mile Polk county extension. Engineer Webb estimates 270000 for Bay Shore and 32000 for the Polk extension, with Polk county completing its three miles.
Ford Motor company halts its grocery and merchandise venture for employees amid protests that the action aims to curb the nationwide retail grocery trade. Staples, general manager of Ford commissaries, says the decision stems from the inability to manage the sideline business and notes no floor mention of a boycott against Ford related wholesalers.
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