Firpo Knocks Out Willard in Eighth Round Title Bout
Luis Angel Firpo floors Jess Willard at the start of the eighth round in a twelve round bout at Boyle's Thirty Acres Jersey City. The South American contender earns a dramatic victory in tonight's fight captured in a pre bout photo with Referee Harry Lewis present.
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Luis Angel Firpo
Man Mountain
South America
Jess Willard
Boyle
Thirty Acres
Jersey City
Harry Lewis
Coinage ratio debate and community notes from Cameron
A compilation of editorials and local items mentions a suggested 16 to 1 silver to gold coinage ratio, praise for Cleve lands epistle on financial ideas, and various Cameron area notices. It lists local residents traveling deer hunting, home improvements, new business fronts, social visits, a sales job, and plans for a county fair association.
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Belton
Cameron
Tom Sampson
Texas Ranger shoots Wichita oil field gangster Snow
Ranger M N Koonsman killed H C Doc Snow in a Freeman Hampton pool room raid in the Wichita oil region. Snow previously slayed two deputies in a Kemp Munger Allen field gambling raid and had been in prison before the case was reversed. Holtzclaw, Cameron ex marshal, praised Koonsman in a letter and remains a friend.
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M. N. Koonsman
H. C
Doc) Snow
Wichita
J. E. Holtzclaw
Cameron
Wichita Falls
Holtzclaw
Koonsman
Texas
Freeman-Hampton Pool
Snow
Archer City
Kemp-Munger-Allen Field
Humane Subduement: Sheriff Rogers Stops Escaped Mexican
Sheriff Drue S. Rogers chased an escaped Mexican inmate near San Marcos and San Antonio. After the man jumped from a car and fought, Rogers fired a warning shot, drawing aid from returning officers. The struggle ended with the inmate subdued and carried away without injuries.
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Drue S. Rogers
San Antonio
San Marcos
Rogers
Ater
Editor Cobb Attends Conference at A and M College
Editor W. M. Cobb of the Cameron Enterprise left Monday for A and M College to join a conference of newspaper men as part of the college summer program.
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W. M. Cobb
The
Cameron Enterprise
M. College
Jury Commissioners Named by Judge
Judge John Watson named A. H. Baskin Cameron Roy Hillyer Rockdale and A Booker Jones Prairie as jury commissioners for the September term. They will choose grand and petit jurors and special veniremen. The grand jury likely meets early to review county offenses and indictments from the last grand jury. District Attorney Lewis is handling county court cases, mainly cattle dipping under the tick eradication law.
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John Watson
A. H. Baskin
Cameron
Roy Hillyer
Rockkdale
A. Booker
Jones Prairie
Lewis
Transfer Deadline Notice For School District Changes
All parents who want to transfer their children to another school district must act now as August 1 is the last permitted day. Mail timely applications to avoid mail delays. A supply of transfer blanks is available from local officers including Rockdale Gunn Thorndale Gause Milano Cavilla Kerr and Burlington officials.
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Rockdale
Gunn
Thorndale
William Galbreath
Gause
John R. Fraim
Milano
EB. C. Smith
Buckholts
W. EF. Coley
Cavilla
Robi. Kerr
Jones Prairie
T. B. Stidham
Burlington
Cahill
Jim Chadwick
Walker Named Superintendent for Killeen Schools
Chilton veteran W J Walker has been elected and accepts the Killeen schools post. He led Chilton from a basic country school to a well regulated town school and built a modern brick high school. The Herald commends him to Killeen and its citizens.
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W. J. Walker
Chilton
Texas
Killeen
Walker
Cameron
Bell County
Santa Fe
Belton
Herald
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Sam
Yassan
Firpo
Willard
Underwood & Underwood
N. Y
Galveston News
Court House
Brenham
J. C. Evans
Tom Peel
Sam Streetman
Berry Roberts
Cedar Creek
W. V. Hefley
G. A. Pitts
Heck Ellis
Dude . Champers
R. Y
H. H. Stedman
Gil Evans
Shafer
J. E. Reno
Belton Street
Horstmann
J. S. Letcher
Dallas
W. Oxsheer
H. F. Smith
Sam Houston
Cheeves Brothers & Co
Mrs. Burns Bever
Ben McCulloch
Mas
Moore
Sap
J. W. Cosby
Old County
Tex
Ranger
Enterprise Editor
A. and M. College
the Herald
Gnas
W. Price
Imbalaer
Henne & Meyer Co
Saroron, Texas
Fred Henry
Cameron, Texas
Joe Hampie
E. J. Sebesta
Rae Adard
Gus Evans
Gav. A. Thomas & Sons
Preston Laird
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