Revival Begins at Christian Church With Evangelist Boen
Evangelist Boen arrived to lead a citywide revival at the Christian church with Pastor Challenner guiding efforts supported by local membership. A citywide census guided outreach. Mr. Parnell arrived early to form a choir as the revival opened to strong attendance and a sermon on Blind Bartimeus. There are no day services this week and Boen plans to speak on The Devil's Compromise tonight.
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Christian Church
Challenner
Bryan
Parnell
Evangelist Boen
Bartimeus
Rev. Boen
H&stor Challenner
Mr. Parnell
Direct Vote for Senator Guthrie May 7 Holiday Proclaimed
Oklahoma observes a legal holiday as Governor Haskell issues a proclamation urging statewide meetings and resolutions to urge Congress to enact direct election of United States senators. Legislature agrees to convene on Thursday despite pending measures.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Haskell
United States Congress
United States
Health Department March Bulletin Shows Decline in Deaths
The state health department reports 1417 deaths in March, down 400 from February, with 4515 births. Over the last three months pneumonia deaths total 976, tuberculosis 486, influenza 329, typhoid 146, and other communicable diseases 274, comprising about 30 percent of the death rate. Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot expects to file his schoolbook report by the end of the week after travel to New York for the American Book company investigations.
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Meen
Austin
State Health Department
Lightfoot
Textbook Board
New York
American Book Company
Engine Falls Into Creek Injuring Four Men
A Texas and Pacific switch engine derailed after striking a bridge near Thurber and plunged into a creek bed. Tom Baker and three other workers were injured. Thomas Quinn lost his right leg, while C. A. Graves and John Cornell of Thurber sustained painful injuries.
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Fort Worth
Tom Baker
Thurber
Texas and Pacific
Baker
C. A. Graves
John Cornell
Thomas Quinn
Couple of Men Die in Mexican sawmill explosion
El Paso reports say Joseph James a saw mill operator and Juan Chauvez his helper were fatally torn to pieces when hurled against a giant circular saw at Hop Valley Chihuahua Mexico James formerly lived in Austin.
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Tex
Joseph James
Juan Chauvez
Hop Valley
Chihuahua
Mex
James
Austin
Congress Aid Sought for Texas Storm Sufferers
Representative Sheppard introduces a joint resolution to extend the $250,000 storm relief already granted to Mississippi and Louisiana to Lamar county Texas. Moon also sees Tennessee aid. a general relief push follows a recent congressional appropriation. In Fort Worth a ladies hat protection measure prompts Street Commissioner Davidson to trim branches to six feet.
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Sheppard
House
Texas
Lamar County
Congress
Mississippi
Louisiana
Moon
Tennessee
Fort Worth
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Davidson
Federation
Bush & Gerts Piano Sale Heads to Bryan Texas
The Bush Gerts Piano Co announces a ten day advertising sale in Bryan Texas offering strictly high grade Bush Gerts pianos at factory prices on easy terms. Pianos carry a ten year warranty and are marketed directly from manufacturers with exhibit at Buchanan Moore's Furniture Store and exchange of old instruments.
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Bush & Gerts Piano Co
Bush & Gerts
Bryan
Texas
Bush Gerts
Buchanan-Moore
Mammoth
B. W. Gratigny
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Lure to Death Tied to Mrs Guinness Farm Murders
A. K. Helgelein, brother of a Mansfield man, testified that Mrs. Bella Guinness wrote to his brother after Andrew Helgelein’s disappearance urging a visit, with promises to hunt him together. Investigators seek connections to Roy Lamphere in the killings, while letters hinted at an Indiana widow’s use of a Scandinavian marriage ads network to reach victims.
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Roy Lamphere
South Dakota
Northwest
Helgelein
Miss Conklin Arrested as Grand Jury Witness
Bessie Conklin, a Michigan City resident and former LaPorte neighbor, is jailed in LaPorte as an important witness in the Lamphere Guinness murder case. She is not accused of complicity, but her testimony is awaited by the grand jury next week. Lamphere reportedly threatened Mrs. Guinness and claimed to have information that could hang her.
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Ind
Bessie Conklin
Michigan City
Smulzer
Lamphere- Guinness
Roy Lamphere
Guinness
Miss Conklin
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United Confederate Veteran Reunion
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