Franklin family secrets and court opinions revisited
A syndicated reminiscence piece revisits Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read's marriage, noting possible common law status and Franklin's children. It touches on his European circle, descendants, and political loyalties, plus a tangential quip about a gold clause case and scattered newspaper quips.
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Benjamin Franklin
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Franklin
Deborah Read
Philadelphia
London
Rogers
Miss Read
Deborah
Debby
William Franklin
Barbara
John Foxcroft
England
Francis Folger
Sarah
Richard Bache
Amies
Mme. Helvetius
Mme. Brillon
Papa
France
William Temple Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Bache
Geneva
Washington
Aurora
Pennsylvania
Lord Fairfax
New Jersey
New York
Crown
Prickly Pear
Supreme Court
Rance rushes forces to crush tribal uprising in Somaliland
Paris reports French troops including planes ordered to the southwest frontier of French Somaliland to quell a tribal war that cost 97 French Colonial Administration lives. The clash followed January 18 near Lake Abbe where Bernard and 96 others were killed amid a massacre after natives overran his detachment.
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Paris
M. Bernard
Goliad
Lake Abbe
Work Resumed On Re Routing Of Highway 3
Work on re routing Highway No 3 resumed Tuesday after Monday stoppage caused by high north winds and low temperatures. Trucks engines and caliche plant machines froze up but crews expect to complete the second caliche course from Devil's River road to the Country Club line before final paving with asphalt.
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Devil's River Road
Country Club
Payne Named to Four Legislative Committees
Rep. Stanford Payne of Del Rio is appointed to four committees in Austin for his first term: Livestock and stock raising, Public roads and buildings, Game and fisheries, and Public health.
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Stanford Payne
del Rio
Austin
Weather outlook for Del Rio area turns milder tonight
Del Rio and vicinity expect a warmer night with partly cloudy skies on Wednesday. Yesterday’s high reached 35 and the low 21, with this morning’s reading at 19 degrees.
Del Rio Eyes State Park and CCC Camp Plans
Chamber of Commerce leaders in Del Rio received a wire from State Park Board chair D E Colp indicating that if Congress approves the president’s plans a CCC camp could be established nearby once title to the site is delivered. The move followed an August 8 1934 chamber meeting detailing a half million dollar cost for CCC facilities and park development near Grapevine Spring with beaches picnics fishing and parking.
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S Conservation Corps
Chamber of Commerce
D. E. Colp
State Park Board
Austin
Congress
Jas. C. Netts
del Rio
CCC
Colp
Ark Lands
Here
Fortis
Big Bend
Chamber of Commerce Park Committee
Grapevine Spring
Sam H. Walk
R. H. Hurd
R. M. Crosby
J. Autrey Walker
L. S. Dunning
E. F. Measels
Chris Jones
Roger H. Thurmond
Clarence Herreford
W. F. Boggess
J. J. Foster
P. H. Chaffin
L. Rust
John Qualia
Ed Long
V. D. Curry
John Rowland
Ulric Ross
Paul J. Poag
J. C. Dudney
W.S. Stevenson
Geo. E. Love
Otto Koog
Frank Walton
Jac. Y. Long
Allie Daniels
Bryan Kelley
Bill to Consolidate Telegraph Firms Filed
Washington January 22 The Communications Commission proposed to Congress an amendment to the Communications Act allowing consolidation of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph firms or other groups transmitting written messages by land lines cables or radio.
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Washington
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
Communications Act
Congress
The
Communications Commission
War on Huey Leads Local League urging drill to Strike
Head League for War on Huey Heading the Square Deal Association vows to end Huey Long's dictatorship in Louisiana. Ernest Bourgeois is president and Chester P. St. Amant treasurer. They call on Louisiana communities to form companies and drill along military lines until the time comes to Strike. Local organizations form across the state, many with women's auxiliaries.
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Square Deal Association
Huey Long
Louisiana
Ernest Bourgeois
Chester P. St. Amant
Protection and Safety of Industrial Worker and Traveler on Highways
Casualty Insurance Commissioner outlines goals to protect industrial workers and travelers through rate regulation and safety measures. Emphasizes not court action but insurance rate controls, workplace plant guarding, experience rating for fleets, and standard automobile policy proposals to broaden coverage and improve highway safety nationwide.
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Austin
Jan
Board of Insurance Commissioners
Casualty Insurance Commissioner
Texas
Court Continues Galindo Case to April Term
Corosifio Galindo's murder case for Estella Vasquez, a 15 year old San Felipe student, is continued to the April term of the District Court in Del Rio. Trial set after illness of Defense Attorney Lyles. prior indictments include DUI and failure to stop. The victim died October 10 1934 from injuries endured October 1.
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Corosifio Galindo
del Rio
Galindo
Estella Vasquez
San Felipe
R. M. Lyles
Ramon Alagos
Estella
Resolution on Taxes Passed
The Legislature passed a concurrent resolution to make immediate the law remitting penalties and interest on delinquent taxes. It authorizes collectors to accept delinquent taxes without penalties and interest, effective now.
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Austin
Allred
3600 Car Tags Made at Prison Delivered Here
License plates for motor vehicles were received by Tax Assessor-Collector Lyle S. Almond. A total of 3,600 plates were delivered by Agent Pete Short from Huntsville where they were manufactured by prisoners. Distribution starts after February with a deadline to buy by April 1.
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Lyle S. Almond
Pete Short
Huntsville
Need of Interpreter Retards Progress of Ramon Alagos Trial
Three defense witnesses were questioned at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the murder trial of Ramon Alagos over the death of Olga Chapoy, a four year old girl struck October 28. The trial progressed slowly due to the necessity of a court interpreter, drawing a large crowd. Jury members include J E Belcher Claude Draper John Salvatierra G A Calderon Albert Cauthorn Edward V Jarrett J C Dudney T O Baker J O Taylor T N McFarland Malcolm Gordon and P S Rodriguez.
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Ramon Alagos
Olga Chapoy
Alagos
J E. Belcher
Claude Draper
John Salvatierra
G. A. Calderon
Albert Cauthorn
Edward V. Jarrett
House to Fast-Track 4.88 Billion Public Works Bill
Speaker Byrns predicted quick House adoption of the 4.88 billion dollar public works bill granting the President authority to administer the funds after a White House conference. In Philadelphia, William Weiss’s body was recovered from Neshaminy Creek, tied to the tri state gang led by Robert Mais.
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Washington
B Yrns
White House
Detroit Drives Key Lead In Karpis Chase To Michigan
Police traced the Alvin Karpis escape to Michigan after the discovery of a car linked to Dr. H. H. Hunsicker of Philadelphia. The pair reportedly forced the doctor to drive west after stopping him near Quakertown Pennsylvania, with pursuit focusing on a Lake Erie resort near Monroe and the area around Detroit.
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Detroit
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
Michigan
Ohio
Lake Erie
Monroe
Mich
H. H. Hunsicker
Philadelphia
Quakertown
Outlaw Barker Faces Trial for Kidnapping in Bremer Case
Arthur Doc Barker, a Southwest outlaw and gang leader, is shown in St Paul jail as he faces trial for kidnapping Edward G Bremer. He is accused of betraying his mother and brother to death to win clemency after ten days in a Chicago detention prior to Federal agents revealing his capture.
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Edward G. Bremer
Arthur
Doc” Barker
St. Paul
Chicago
Hauptmann Identified Again as Lindbergh Kidnapper
In Flemington New Jersey on January 22, Millard Whited testified Hauptmann was seen near the Lindbergh home on February 18 and again before February 25 and 27 in 1932. The Lindbergh baby was stolen March 1, 1932, and a plaster footprint cast was offered by the defense to challenge the ransom gathering claim.
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Bruno Hauptmann
Ella Achenbach
Flemington Court Room
Hauptmann
Flemington
N. J. Jan
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Baby Clry
J .A. Lindbergh
Millard Whited
Lindbergh Estate
St. Raymond's Cemetery
Tax deadline looms as collector warns of long lines
Tax assessor Lyle S. Almond warned of busy lines at the tax office unless better collections occur in the next days. The January 31, 1935 deadline for 1934 taxes brings penalties and interest after that date. Through January 19, 1935, receipts reached 6910.49 versus 12045.24 in 1934. Poll taxes issued stood at 377 this year, down from 853 last year.
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Lyle S. Almond
Fire at 316 East Losolila Street Displaces Three Families
A fire at 316 East Losolila Street displaced three colored families after a delayed alarm. The blaze began before 7:20 a.m. and caused several hundred dollars in contents damage plus about $100 to the building. No insurance was reported by Chief Harry Ariman.
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East Losolila Street
Harry Ariman
Loss Small Ranchmen Believe Sheep Survived Cold Wave
Del Rio ranchmen reported most sheep and goats survived a bitter cold spell that dropped to 19 degrees Tuesday morning. They credited good feeding and feed loans for stock resilience as records show earlier colder days at the station dating to 1905.
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Htl Molyneux
Mercury
Weather and plumbing woes after cold spell
The 1 p.m. reading Tuesday was 46 degrees and the cold spell was to end by Wednesday with warmer, partly cloudy skies forecast. The winter saw a freezing spell that had only frozen once before, keeping plumbers in Del Rio busy as residents protected cars by draining radiators and using anti freeeze preparations.
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del Rio
Seven Die as Severe Cold Hits Texas Range
The cold wave kills seven people and freezes thousands of cattle across Texas. Mrs. Modesta Magellan, 80, is found dead near Laredo from exposure. At High Island a man counted 644 dead cattle along a five mile beach stretch. Brownsville records 26 degrees as vegetable crops suffer and statewide farmers fear heavy damage.
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Rio Grande Valley
Modesta Magellan
Laredo
High Island
Fire Siren Draws Three Hoboes To Blaze On East Losolla
The fire siren drew three tramps to a building on East Losolla Street. Patrolman Herman Huebner watched them rush to the scene and seek warmth inside the blaze. The trio reportedly aimed for shelter on the west bound train after the incident.
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Herman Huebner
East Losolla Street
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Pope Casualty Insurance Commissioner
Val Verde County
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Bandera
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Uvalde
Medina
Karpis
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Associated Press
Brownsville
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