Watson Denied Change of Venue in Patter-son Murder Case
In Waco Texas on October 17 Judge Ricard I Monroe overruled a defense motion to move the murder case of T R Watson banker from Teague. The McLennan County grand jury charged him with murder of John S Patterson commissioner of banking and insurance. Trial set for Thursday at 9 am with jury selection to begin unless a continuance is granted.
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Monroe
Case
Waco
Texas
T. R. Watson
Teague
McLennan County Grand
John S. Patterson
Ricard I. Monroe
Fifty-fourth District Court
Nedbalek Accepts Position with First State Bank
The many friends of Mr George J Nedbalek will be glad to know he has accepted a position with the First State Bank and Trust Company of this city in Brazos county He has lived here about 17 years after moving from Waco where he attended Toby's Business College and served eight years as deputy county clerk under W C Boyett and W S Higgs He is described as of the higher type and his new bank role will welcome calls from friends.
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George J. Nedbalek
First State Bank and Trust Company
Nedbalek
Brazos County
Toby's Business College
Waco
W. C. Boyett
W. S. Higgs
Cotton Prices at Rock Hill Mills Slip to 18 Cents
Cotton mills here are offering 18 cents for good middling cotton with little market activity. Cotton seed is selling for 90 cents.
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South Carolina
Associated Press
Rock Hill
8. C
Evaluate a Man by Friends Not Critics
A saying notes that judgment should come from friends for accurate denouncement, since enemies may mislead. The idea contrasts public criticism with trusted ally opinions and cautions against judging by foes.
San Angelo Fair Promises Greatest City Event
San Angelo officials promise a grand fair with thrill acts including aero flights loop the loop and the Florida Fool. Goat roping broncho busting shooting and daily acts foot grand parades Wor tham street shows and fast horse and motorcycle races attract visitors from Oct 31 to Nov 4 with rail rates from Oct 30 and return by Nov 5. secretary available for details.
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San Angelo
Prolonged Drouth Broken by Slow Rain in Bryan Area
After nine weeks without rain, Bryan and nearby areas received a slow drizzle totaling about .90 of an inch per local forecaster John Daly Jr. The rain aids fall gardens and improves air quality, with no immediate damage to cotton fields.
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Drouth
Bryan
John Daly, Jr
Jupiter Pluvius
Ponder Returns to Duty After Furlough
L. K Ponder spent a week with his ill mother Mrs. Fritz Easman and returned Saturday afternoon to Corpus Christi where he serves in the federal army after being mustered in through the national guard. His furlough lasted one week. Mrs. Easman’s condition is reported somewhat better.
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L. K Ponder
Fritz Easman
Corpus Christi
Federal Army
National Guard
Ponder
Calf Injury Sparks Father Son Farm Life Exchange
A farmer rebukes his son for crippling a calf with a thrown stone. The son, studying efficiency, contemplates tanning the calf’s hide. The brief exchange appears in Farm Life.
Note causes King Constantine to rush to Athens capital
Vice Admiral Fournet delivers a grave note to the Greek government prompting King Constantine to travel from Tatoi to Athens. Entente forces seize Greek battleships Kitkis and Lemnos, formerly Idaho and Mississippi, and the battleship Averoff. Concurrent reports describe significant fighting across the Eastern Front and in France with heavy bombardments, territorial gains and prisoner releases.
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London
Fournet
Mediterranean
Athens
Constantine
Tatoi
Kitkis
Lemnos
United States
Idaho
Mississippi
Averoff
Reuter
Hughes Attacks Underwood Tariff Legislation
Charles E. Hughes condemned the Underwood tariff as inadequate for agricultural interests. He spoke before a crowd of farmers in Mitchell, South Dakota, on October 17 criticizing the administration’s tariff approach.
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Associated Press
Mitchell
S. D
Charles FE. Hughes
Hughes
German Alcohol From Potatoes Dominates Production
A historical report notes that nearly 80 percent of Germanys alcohol is produced from potatoes. The article discusses agricultural and industrial implications for distilleries and regional farming practices.
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Germany
Attack on venire in Watson murder case at Waco
After a denied change of venue, attorneys for T. R. Watson challenged the special venire for the jury. They alleged the venire had not been summoned according to law in the Patterson murder case.
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Watson
Alliege Venire
Waco
Texas
T. R. Watson
Patterson
Oil Leases Near Rita Believed Ready to Bore at Lane Place
Oil expert E Brown has worked in Fraimville weeks securing leases and expects to begin boring on the Lane place soon. He recently visited Rita with a party of Rockdale backers who will not sell stock, and he remains confident a paying well will be brought in with development.
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E. Brown
Fraimville
Lane Place
Louis Kiel
Deauville
Rita
Mr. Brown
Rockdale
Brown
Burleson County Ledger
Cotton Prices Soar Beyond 20 Cents In Houston Market
The Houston cotton market hits new highs with middling at 17.20 cents per pound and nearby futures above 17 cents as buyers push prices on strong cables from Liverpool and rain in the belt. Galveston and New York spot prices rise with futures advancing past 18 cents.
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Houston
Galveston
New York
New Orleans
Liverpool
Gulf Coast
Houston Post
Goethe quote on love and summer’s fruits
Remark by Goethe noting love as summer to the heart bringing maturity and its choicest fruits. The line expresses a poetic parallel between emotional bloom and seasonal growth.
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Goethe
Morehead Arrests Prison Escape Suspect in Louisiana Case
Deputy Sheriff L. E. Morehead arrested a drunken man who used the name S. T. Jackson but was Roy Cherry. Letters from a Louisiana wife suggested Cherry had escaped from a state penitentiary. A Logansport, La. sheriff verified the escape and Cherry returned to Louisiana with a deputy. Cherry was jailed for illegal whiskey selling.
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L. E. Morehead
S. T. Jackson
Roy Cherry
Louisiana
Logansport
Bryan
Cherry
Alias Jackson
Boy Hurt In City Street Collision On Main
An unnamed city boy was seriously hurt Sunday night at 25th and Main when a Ford from Tabor drove on the wrong side of the street and struck him as he turned a corner near Eugene Edge's store. The youth, dazed briefly, rode home alone after his wheel was demolished. The incident underscores calls for stricter enforcement of traffic rules to keep to the right.
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Eagle
25Th
Main Street
Eugene Edge
Tabor
Tropical Storm Crosses Yucatan Peninsula
A tropical disturbance was crossing the northern Yucatan peninsula this morning, moving north or northwest. It remains of marked strength and gulf shipping is advised to take precautions.
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Yucatan
Associated Press
Washington
Yucatan Peninsula
Weather Bureau
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Somme
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Guede Court
Oaly Dry Goods
Venire
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