Darwin theory mocked by exhibit of Congo child custody ruling
Chicago readers saw a sensational exhibit labeling a Louisiana boy Congo as a savage and cannibal. The court awarded custody to his mother. The boy Willie Wilson, eleven years older, was described as captured in Central Africa and displayed as a grotesque figure, though his mother says he was kidnapped years ago.
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Darwin
Ecies
Congo
Central Africa
Willie Wilson
Lawmakers clash over bank guaranty bill in House
Austin reporters describe Saturday House session heated by Nickels who denounced the Cureton bank guaranty measure as administration thrift and attacked its authors. Mobley challenged him but Nickels argued the bill violated Texas bank charter rights. Senate then passed Ward’s bill for $25 000 to aid the attorney general in prosecutions, Hudspeth securing a witness attendance compromise.
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Cureton Bank
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Nickles
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Nickells
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Ward
Sults
Hudspeth
Panic on Sixth Avenue Car Over Fare Claim
Mrs Harriet Mohr who said she was from Virginia drew a revolver on a conductor in a Sixth Avenue surface car prompting a violent struggle with police. She claimed she was seeking her husband and would blow his head off once found. She said at the station she did not intend a disturbance and was simply looking for her husband. Rev Joseph Dillier a minister and missionary agreed to work off a debt of 127 dollars owed to grocer R C Williams by taking a grocery job. He is sixty two and had given up paying any other way.
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New York
Harriet Mohr
Virginia
Sixth Avenue
Joseph Dillier
R. C. Williams
Hudson Street
Williams
Mule Survives Being Dragged Mile by Rail Engine
A mule hitched to a light wagon was struck by a Western and Atlantic switch engine near Howells station in Atlanta. The mule and wagon were carried about a mile without injury as the engine halted at Simpson street crossing and the animals were lifted free from the cow-catcher.
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Western and Atlantic Railway
Howells Station
Simpson Street
Fire destroys Copeland building in Abilene blaze
A March 27 fire in Abilene Texas destroyed the G. G. Copeland building and damaged the Hustler newspaper office. Fire officials investigated causes and assessed property losses.
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Tex
G. G. Copeland
Hustler
Weighty Pension Puzzle for Chicago Patrolman Reed
Chicago March 27. A police trial board weighs whether Patrolman Patrick Reed who gained from 195 to over 300 pounds qualifies for a disability pension. Medical testimony is divided as to whether obesity stems from heart disease or from lifestyle and whether retirement help is warranted.
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Chicago
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