Negroes killed in fatal fight near Giddings Lee County
Two men died on a road near the John Longmire ranch in Lee county after a dispute over a firearm led to Morrison being shot and killed. Ed and A D Morrison were jailed in Giddings for the deaths following an investigation by Sheriff Allen. Also noted: visiting relatives from Indianapolis.
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John Longmire
Lee County
Rockdale
Giddings
Tanglewood
Leonard Marion
James Morrison
Marion
Morrison
A. D. Morrison
Allen
Man's pants catch fire in Madison car incident
Earl Smetley of North Madison suffered leg burns and lost a roll of paper money when his trousers partially burned after the car he drove exploded into fumes. A leaking gasoline line was cited as the cause. Smetley leaped from the vehicle and removed clothing to prevent greater injury.
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Madison
Ind
Earl Smetley
Smetley
Snake Eye Removal Creation of a World Record Operation
Three surgeons risked death performing the dangerous eyecap removal from a king cobra at the International Snake Exposition. Chief surgeon Arthur Greenhall and assistants Douglas Sullivan Roy Allen carefully removed an eyecap from each eye while the venomous snake resisted. The operation aimed to explain why eyecaps persist in captive cobras and blur vision when the snakes are caged.
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York
Arthur Greenhall
Douglas Sullivan
Roy Allen
Greenhall
Allen
Sullivan
Bank installs electric guard to shield workers from robbers
Oran Savings Bank in Iowa installs an electric guard, a patent by Charles H. Rohrig, the first use since 1953. When faced by robbers, employees press a button and are covered by an eight foot high bullet proof shutter and mesh, with a steel wire netted enclosure.
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Oran
Oran Savings Bank
Iowa
Charles H. Rohrig
Oelwein
Rohrig
No Fishing Licenses, So He Buys One to Wed
Harvey Evans of Texarkana Texas sought a fishing license in Rock Island. Told licenses aren t sold there but marriages are, he asked for a license to wed Lottie Freeman of Texarkana and carnival troupe member. Evans opted to marry since fishing wasn t available.
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Rock Island
Inl
Harvey Evans
Texarkana
Tex
Evans
Mississippi
Rock Rivers
Lottie Freeman
Carnival
Newton and Ford in Waco Debate
Dr. W R Newton challenges Bert Ford to a public debate on Ford's voting record. The duel request cites published misstatements and invites both to meet on the Court House Lawn in Waco at 8.00 P M on Tuesday July 21. Also notes local social visits by Ed Manning and Ola Meyers.
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Bert Ford
McGregor
House At Austin
W. R. Newton
Waco
Ford Record
Newton
Ford
House Journal
Court House
Police Find Burglar Feeding Six Kittens in Lynn Warehouse
Lynn Massachusetts police respond to a burglar alarm at a warehouse and discover Joseph Lee an employee of a drug company feeding a mother cat with a litter of six kittens. He had told colleagues he planned to feed the cat but did not warn police or the burglar alarm office.
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Lynn
Mass
Joseph Lee
Lee
A.D.T
Woman Ballet Dancer Jailed Over Cat Racket
A former San Francisco ballet dancer is serving six months in jail after being convicted of luring Persian cats from owners to more profitable settings. The scheme involved enticing pets from their homes to higher priced surrogates, exposing a unique criminal racket within the city.
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San Francisco
Merced Zoo Captures Golden Eagle With Lariat
Merced California. The Merced Zoo believes it has captured the only golden eagle ever lassoed in flight. Wrangler Waine rB. Westfall Jr. rode a fast horse and swung a lariat over the eagle’s neck while it was in full flight.
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Snares
Merced
Calif
Wainerb. Westfall, Jr
Milam County Centennial Markers Approved
The Milam County marker project received approval at a special Texas Centennial Committee meeting. The state committee passed all but two local tax requests in writing, and a marker honoring Ben Milam will be placed on the court house lawn with a statue on Ben Arnold road north of the city.
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Milam County
Texas Centennial Committee
John Cecil Culpepper
Ben Arnold Road
Ben Milam
Court House
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Oscar Storey
Burlington
Cameron
Lalla Meyers
Schiller
Cameron Merchan
E. O. Schiller
Snake
W. R. Newton, Sr
Ed Manning
Houston
Ola Meyers
Gause
Preston Graves
Robt. Todd
Chas. C. Smith’s
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