Mother Kills Children Then Kills Self in Virginia
Winchester Virginia mother Mary Glenn Hicks shot and killed three children ages six five and three then killed herself at home. She had been mentally deranged after a recent influenza attack. The children Walter Margaret and Stewart died from shotgun blast as they tried to shield themselves.
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Winchester
Mary Glenn Hicks
Stanley Hicks
Here
Walter
Margaret
Stewart
Hicks
Weyman Moseley Bride Returns to Bryan After Wedding
Mr and Mrs Weyman Moseley arrived yesterday from Navasota where they wed Monday at a mutual friend's home Miss Mary Willie Terrell of Anderson was the bride Mrs Moseley comes from a prominent local family He now works at the D D White garage and the couple reside with Mrs E C Elliott on East 28th street
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Weyman Moseley
Navasota
Moseley
Mary Willie Terrell
Anderson
Lord Mayor of Cork Ordered to Norfolk Arrival
Washington January 19 Counsel for Donal O Callaghan Lord Mayor of Cork who arrived recently in this country without passports was directed today by Secretary Wilson to deliver the Lord Mayor promptly to the immigration inspector at Norfolk.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Donal O’callaghan
Cork
Wilson
Norfolk
Calf injures aged resident at Kinnard home
George M. Steen an 80 year old father of Mrs. A W Kinnard was seriously injured early Wednesday when a calf dragged him thirty feet after a rope wrapped around his legs. He was alone at the Kinnard place and found after cries drew in help. His exact injuries were not yet known. Mr and Mrs Kinnard were en route from Austin.
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George M. Steen
A. W. Kinnard
Kinnard
Mr. Steen
Mrs. Kinnard
Austin
Funeral Services for Mrs. E. J. Amacker
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock today at the home of her daughter Mrs. W. W. Melton. The body will be sent to Houston tonight by McCulloch-Gordon Company for services tomorrow at 3 o'clock at Houston Undertaking Company parlors. Burial is in Hollywood Cemetery, Houston. Rev. H. C. Willis officiated.
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E. J. Amacker
W. W. Melton
Houston
McCulloch-Gordon Company
Hounston Undertaking Company
Hollywood
H. C. Willis
Davidson Declares For Fewer and Better Laws
Lieutenant-Governor Davidson outlines public service vows and calls for reducing burdens on Texans. He urges cooperation with federal and state legislatures to ease postwar economic distress, postpone wartime debt payments, and balance revenue with declining wages and production.
Rangers Stay On Duty At Galveston Port As Orders Hold
Galveston Texas January 19 The withdrawal of Texas Rangers who patrolled the port since October 8 did not occur as scheduled. Orders from Austin delayed their removal and indicate the force will be retained longer by the new governor. Martial law had been imposed June 7 amid dockworker strike disruptions and enforcement shifted to state troops and a provost marshal.
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Austin
Tex
Davidson
Commonwealth of Texas
Texas
Congress
National Congress
America
Keynes
Galveston
Texas Rangers
Hobby
Mallory and Morgan Line
Texas Chamber of Commerce
W. D. Cope
Jacob F. Wolters
Board of Commissioners
Col
A. W. Bloor
Wolters
Board of City Commissioners
Robert G. Street
Citizens’ Committee
Ralph Soape
National Guardsmen
Joseph Brooks
Testimony Opens In Cotton Rate Case At Galveston
Galveston Texas January 19 testimony began before Interstate Commerce Commission special examiner Hunter on a complaint by Galveston and Houston interests. They allege cotton freight rates from Louisiana Arkansas and Oklahoma to Texas ports are unjustly discriminatory versus rates to New Orleans. Mr and Mrs A W Kinnard returned from Austin after attending the inaugural ceremonies and reception at the capital.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Hunter
Interstate Commerce Commission
Houston
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas City
New Orleans
A. W. Kinnard
Austin
Capital
Judge bars Western Union from landing cable in Miami
Federal Judge A N Hand issued a temporary injunction restraining Western Union Telegraph Company from landing its British Brazil and Barbados cable at Miami Florida. The order also blocks use of three cables between Key West and Havana and splicing the Barbadoes to Cuba line. Sam T Brewer of Waco has been visiting Bryan with his sister Mrs N F Lockard. Jewel Allen of Rosse is visiting and will stay for the weekend.
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Associated Press
New York City
A. N. Hand
Western Union Telegraph Company
Miami Florida
Key West
Havana
United States
Brazil
Cuba
Sam T. Brewer
Waco
Bryan
N. F. Lockard
Jewel Allen
Rosse
Neff's Public Inaugural Reception Impresses Texas
Austin January 19. Governor Pat Neff’s decision to host a free public reception rather than a private ball drew crowds from across the state. The Capitol resonated with music from the Longhorn Band and Mexican orchestra as citizens, officials, and dignitaries greeted the incoming and outgoing leaders. Neff’s embrace of his aged mother amid ceremony highlighted the new administration’s human warmth and a record of goodwill from retiring officials.
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Austin
Texas
Pat M. Neff
Gov. S. Hogg
St. Louis
Neff
Senate Chamber
House of Representatives
Capitol
Senate
University of Texas Longhorn
United States
Davidson
I. E. Neff
Helen Marr Kirby
University of Texas
Sam Houston
C. H. Calvert
Brownwood
Ruth Calvert
Dallas
W. P. Hobby
W. A. Johnson
Hobby
Johnson
Seaplane N. C. Five Sunk by Gunfire Near Balboa
The Naval Seaplane N. C. Five, forced down during a group flight from San Diego to Balboa, has been sunk by gunfire. No explanation accompanied the report received at Naval Radio in San Francisco.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
N. C. Five
Naval
San Diego
Balboa
Canal Zone
Naval Radio
Waco Man Gallagher Named Judge by Neff
Governor Neff appoints J N Gallagher of Waco to the Commission of Appeals to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Leon Sonfield by resignation. The appointment takes effect February 1 making one of the new governor s first official acts in office.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Neff
J. N. Gallagher
Waco
Commission of Appeals
Leon Sonfield
Beaumont
Clean Cemetery Appeal Sparks Bryan Effort to Beautify Grounds
President George A. Adams leads the Bryan cemetery association as residents respond to calls for work money and interest. A committee checks uncleaned lots with City Manager E E McAdams and urges lot owners to prepare plots this week. Meetings are set at City National Bank and Carnegie Library auditorium with all interested invited to participate.
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George A. Adams
Bryan Cemetery Association
Bryan
A. B. Carr, Jr
Dana Carnes
Fred L. Cavitt
E. E. McAdams
W. S. Howell
J. E. Covey
Association
City National Bank
Carnegie Library
Body of Seaman Identified from Missing Tug
Galveston Texas Jan 19 Identification of a body found near Bolivar roads confirms James D Warner of Huntsville as a crew member of the missing United States steam tug Captain Talfor. Fontain of the engineer's office identified the youth, about 21, and he left a mother and father and one sister behind.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Bolivar Roads
Sunflower
United States Engineering Office
James D. Warner
Huntsville
A. Fontaine
Pier 18
Fontaine
Young Warner
Owen
Eugene Warner
Talfor
Mr. Fontaine
Texas Members Split Over Siegel Bill on House Size
Washington D C 19 The House rejected increasing membership to 483 under an apportionment plan shifting twelve seats among eleven states Texas legislators Bee and Hardy favored the increase while other Texas members opposed Representative Bee argued rural states would lose influence under a larger House and that representation should cap at 220 000 people per member Hardy supported the plan citing costs and workload Blanton urged reducing membership to 304 with about 350 000 per member
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
House of Representatives
Texas House
Representatives Bee and Hardy
Seigel
House
Representative Bee
Texas
Congress
Britton
Bee
Senate
Rhode Island
Hardy
Blanton
Rolling libraries bring books to rural Texas districts
In Fort Worth on January nineteenth W M Means and Dr H K Traylor announced plans to launch library on wheels in Tarrant County. The unit will distribute agricultural bulletins and general reading material, with movies and phonograph music at community events. Books may be kept until the next two week visit, and the only cost to communities is a share of the vehicle and transport.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
W. M. Means
Tarrant County
H. K. Traylor
Texas Woman’s College
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather note for New Orleans on January 19
Tonight partly cloudy. Thursday expected unsettled conditions with possible changes in weather.
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New Orleans
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