Monkeys and myths mix in readers column from Shanghai
The People's Column from Shanghai discusses ape foot proofs and a tail islander photo as claimed evidence. It contrasts modern theories with Chinese legends of the monkey god myths and their grand tales, noting humor and skepticism about nature versus civilization.
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P. O
Shanghai
China
Bryan Eagle
Japan
Long-Wang
Puti
Heaven
Monkey
Hell
Yoh Wang
Tornado Wrecks Farm Homes Near Wichita Falls Killing Youth
A tornado along the Henrietta road near the Clay-Wichita county line killed W N Coombs 16 when a farm house collapsed and found his body over a mile away. Mrs T W Williams and 11 year old Wilma Chapmond were injured as their house six miles from Wichita Falls was destroyed. Over 100 telegraph poles fell and hail disrupted the Fort Worth and Denver line.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
W.N. Coombs
Henrietta Road
Clay
Wichita County
Coombs
T. W. Williams
Wilma Chapmond
Fort Worth
Denver Railroad
Notable visitors and rain reach Brazos Valley towns
Miss Mabel Cooper secretary to Senator Mayfield travels from Bryan to Houston via Adolphus Hotel. Dallas visitors Willy Astin and Jane Astin shop in Bryan and report Brazos Valley rain benefiting local cotton. Will Wright of Fromme Motor Co stayed in Bryan, selling Lincoln cars then traveled to Hearne. Mr. and Mrs. Mills Walker return from vacations and plan to head to Houston for Al Smith nomination. Bryan lawyers Armstrong and Henderson attend the Democratic National Convention in Houston. Eagle staff members Mrs. Albert Buchanan and Mrs. Dana Carnes travel to Houston for the convention and expect to return tomorrow.
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Mabel Cooper
United States
Earle B. Mayfield
Bryan
Houston
Cooper
University of Texas
Washington
Mayfield
Adolphus Hotel
Dallas
Willy Astin
Jane Astin
Hearne
Brazos Valley
Will Wright
Fromme Motor Company
Austin
LaSalle Hotel
Albert Buchanan
Dana Carnes
Eagle Staff
Jonesville
Bullock Taken to Austin Insane Asylum
Commodore Bullock who escaped a hospital in Arkansas was returned to his home county and transported to the State Insane Asylum at Austin by Sheriff J H Reed. Sheriff Reed then returned to Bryan this morning.
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Commodore Bullock
Arkansas
State Insane Asylum
Austin
J. H. Reed
Reed
Bryan
Cotton Market Futures Rise on Mixed Trading
Cotton futures showed gains from 12 to 15 points while local spot prices stood at 21.12 cents per pound. The market reflected cautious demand as traders watched nearby contracts.
Heflin Attacks Smith in Telegram to Alabama Delegation
Senator J Thomas Heflin fired a furious telegram to A H Carmichael head of the Alabama delegation denouncing Al Smith. He argued Smith lacks broad support in northern and western states and urged the Alabama vote against Smith and against Roman Catholic influence in the party. He demanded repudiation of Tammany and a break from its principles.
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Houston
J. Thomas Heflin
al. Smith
A. H. Carmichael
Alabama
Heflin
Smith
Democratic Party
United States
Roads Bad After Recent Rains Affect Travel Between Towns
The roads in this section are bad due to recent rains causing detours between Caldwell and Bryan and in the Navasota area. If showers continue, many tourists may reverse from Houston via Brenham and Cameron seeking better routes.
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Caldwell
Bryan
Navasota
Houston
Brenham
Cameron
Indicted Man Wheeler Dies in Fort Worth
Fort Worth June 27 Mark D Wheeler 30 who faced robbery with firearms charges in the December 11 abduction and robbery of Gus Shaw a Fort Worth creamery operator died Monday at his home Funeral services were held Tuesday Wheeler who had been free on 5000 bond was identified by Shaw as the robber after a pedestrian boarded Shaw s car slugged him took the wheel and dumped him in a park the loot was several hundred dollars Shaw was transporting to the bank
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Fort Worth
Mark D. Wheeler
Liberty
Gus Shaw
Wheeler
Shaw
State Wins Bie Oil Land Suit in Hutchinson County
A Texas district court jury awarded the state a judgment for an estimated several million dollars in a case seeking more than five hundred acres of Hutchinson County oil land. The state argued the tract had no valid title and should revert to the state. Further determination will fix the exact extent of recovery as motions for a new trial follow judgments.
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Austin
Hutchinson County
Harris County
Rountree Honored as President of Texas Democratic Delegation
Texas delegates meet in Houston to back Jesse H. Jones for president. Moody elected delegation chairman with Blalock as vice chair. Ball, Boyle, and others discuss Jones versus Alf Smith loyalties. Johnson withdraws as vice chairman. various Texas leaders named to committees.
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Houston
Texas
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Thomas H. Ball
John ‘Boyle
San Antonio
Ball
Beaumont
Boyle
Alf Smith
al Smith
Platform and Resolutions Committee
Myron Blalock
Marshall
Moody
George C. Purl
Dallas
Cone Johnson
Tyler
Johnson
Frank Gilbert
Walter Woodward
Coleman
Lynch Davidson
Committee of Rules and Order of Business
Lamar
German Night Program At the University of Texas
The University of Texas hosts a German Night week with German folk dances songs and four public lectures supervised by Miss Hilda Widen. Lectures include British Ballads in the Tennessee Mountains by John McBryde and talks on the American Junior Red Cross and the American Latin American question.
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Austin
Hilda Widen
Red Cross
University of Texas
Milton R. Gutsch
John McBryde
Tulane University
Tennessee Mountains
D. L. Clark
Effie Piland
G. M. McBride
University of California
Charles Joe Moore
Delegates seated at Democratic convention for Smith
In Houston on June 27 the credentials committee seated 26 delegates pledged to Governor Smith. Louisiana contributed twenty Smith pledged votes, preferred over a Reed faction claim. Of 49 votes recorded, seven backed Reed, while six went to the Canal Zone faction.
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Houston
Smith
Louisiana
Reed
Canal Zone
Ministry Ethics Highlight Lions Club Meeting
Rev. R. S. Marshall spoke on The Ethics of the Ministry to Bryan Lions Club. President Ty Cobb reviewed last year’s activities, A. S. Ware received a diamond past president pin, and Henry Locke was welcomed as the new president. Attendees included S. E. Eberstadt Maurice Schulman Willard Chambers John Lawrence and many others.
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R. S. Marshall
First Methodist Church
Bryan Lions Club
Ty Cobb
A. S. Ware
Cobb
Lions
Henry Locke
Locke
S. E. Eberstadt
Maurice Schulman
Willard Chambers
John Lawrence
Lamar Jones
A. M. Brock
J. A. Clutter
W. W. Daup
Up Erskine
Jess Hensarling
W. S. Howell
Dupree Fountain
M. Schulman
Joe Kaplan
A. F. Ainsworth
R. E B. Bosque
J. Bryan Miller
M. M. Erskine
R. C. Franks
Ross M. Sherwood
J. Coulter Smith
Noah W. Dansby
Bill Wimberly
Dr. Lamar Jones
J. L. Dickenson
C. C. Redding
S. F. Eberstadt
S. D. Snyder
H. H. Young
W. E F. Neeley
C. E. Griesser
J. M. Ferguson
Mrs
Roy Danforth
Public Utilities Blister Arkansas Public Information Efforts
Washington dispatch details FTC public utility probe showing sugar coating propaganda to win chamber of commerce support. Earle W. Hodges testifies about a 1923 speech before the National Electric Light Association. Rex J. Brown and Charles H. Brough reveal leadership and salaries of the Arkansas Public Information Bureau.
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Washington
Chambers of Commerce
Arkansas Public Service Information Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
Public Utility
Earle W. Hodges
New York
Arkansas Bureau
National Electric Light Association
Rex J. Brown
Little Rock
Information Bureau
Arkansas Utilities Association
Charles H. Brough
Arkansas
Brough
Hodges
H. L. Doherty & Co
East Texas Chamber of Commerce fills 100 member quota
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce reached its 100 member goal with Bryan's and College's quota at ten dollars each. A one thousand dollar check was sent to Longview by Secretary Sam E. Eberstadt after initial subscriptions lagged, and W. S. Howell thanked the public for enthusiastic cooperation in the campaign.
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Bryan
College
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
W. S. Howell
Longview
Sam E. Eberstadt
Howell
Debtor Wins in Court Decision in Texas Supreme Court
In Austin on Tuesday the Texas Supreme Court voided probate decrees directing sale of homestead property for ordinary debts in three cases. The ruling affects J. L. Cline and Victor Niblo as litigants and involves three children in Dallas.
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Associated Press
Austin
Supreme Court
J. L. Cline
Victor Niblo
Dallas
Jinx Tucker Here on Way to Bayou
Jinx Tucker sports editor of the Waco News-Tribune along with Walter Dossett and W. K. Stribling, all of Waco, visited the Eagle office. Tucker notes the first half Texas League race is dull and looks forward to a more engaging convention.
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Jinx Tucker
Bayou
Waco News-Tribune
Walter Dossett
Waco
W. K. Stribling
Eagle
Jinx
Bryan
Telegraph Messenger Turns Speaker in Baptist World Alliance
In Toronto on June 27 a former Dallas telegraph messenger now a Baptist minister delivered a renowned message to the Baptist World Alliance Acting President George W Truett read it praising its clarity and reach The gathering endorsed world wide distribution The day featured Bunyan centennial events with lectures by Dr T R Glover and Dr W J McGlothlin and a memorial window tribute presented to McMaster University Toronto funded by Baptists from around the world
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Toronto
Ontario
Dallas
Baptist World Alliance
E. Y. Mullins
Louisville
George W. Truett
Mullins
Truett
L. R. Scarborough
Fort Worth
J. H. Rushbrooke
London
England
Stockholm
Roumania
Alliance
Europe
John Bunyan
T. R. Glover
Cambridge
W. J. McGlothlin
Greenville
McMaster University
Big Tim Murphy Shot and Killed in Chicago
Chicago labor leader Big Tim Murphy was shot and killed at his Rogers Park home on Morse Avenue tonight. An automobile with headlights shone on him as he answered the door and gunfire from a machine gun ended his life. Murphy had recently been released from Leavenworth and sought a commercial life in real estate while remaining active in union affairs.
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Chicago
Tim Murphy
Morse Avenue
Rogers Park
Big Tim
Murphy
Dearborn Street
Moody's Dry Plane Taken Before Committee
Houston June 27 Alfred Smith likely on first ballot as Ohio delegates swing 48 votes to York Governor. Oklahoma votes 20 on first ballot for Reed of Missouri. Convention rejects anti Smith delegation from Iowa and seeks harmony on prohibition. Robinson appeals for unity delivers strong direct speech.
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Associated Press
Houston
Alfred Smith
Ohio
York
Lahoma
Reed
Missouri
Democratic Nationa
Iana
Robinson
Arkansas
Louisiana Chase
Smith
Robert Ewing
New Orleans
Dry plank battle looms at Democratic National Convention
Houston June 27 The platform committee of the Democratic National Convention held public hearings on many topics before debating prohibition enforcement. Governor Moody urged a dry plank aligned with Beaumont and worked with Cone Johnson on a draft. Supporters hoped Ohio and Oklahoma delegations would back Moody on first ballot amid preconvention caucuses.
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Houston
Moody
Beaumont
Cone Johnson
Smith Boosters
Ohio
Oklahoma
Bryan Lions Club Presidents Remarks Highlight Year’s Achievements
Retiring Bryan Lions Club president Ty Cobb led a roll call praising over 50 members for unity and service. The group grew from about thirty to fifty members, wiped out a debt for the Sue Haswell Memorial Park wading pool, paid $286 on an advertising venture, and raised over $100 for Good Cheer. Members abroad supported the Fair and A and M College courses, with donations and gifts offered to families in sorrow.
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Bryan Lions Club
Ty Cobb
Bryan and
Brazos County
Club Haus
City of
Bryan
Sue Haswell
Eed
Cetetamte Es Ary
Kidnapped American Miners Report Good Treatment in Mexico
Mexico City dispatches say W. M. Mitchell and John Hoper two American mining men recently kidnapped near Guadalajara have written to relatives stating they are being well treated and are not in immediate danger.
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Mexico
Associated Press
Mexico City
Guadalajara
W. M. Mitchell
John Hoper
Weather Update for Bryan and Vicinity
Weather bulletin notes tonight and Thursday mostly cloudy with likely cooler conditions in New Orleans area. No precipitation details provided for regional forecast.
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New Orleans
Bryan and Vicinity
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R. V. Armstrong
Law Henderson
Claude Bowers
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Bullock
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Lions’ Club
East Texas
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Big Tim Murphy
Bryan Lions’ Club
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