White County liquor vote voided by judge in Arkansas
Circuit Judge Davenport ruled that amendments on which a White County liquor election was held did not meet the required 50 per cent of qualified electors. The order calling the election and its result were voided after an 87 vote margin. Supposed opponents said they would appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court. If dealers challenged the switch, the county court order could be folded as the petitions for the liquor vote were deemed insufficient.
Bride of Three Months Shot as Gl?ar
A chaotic collage of stray phrases reports a Detroit headline about a young bride shot as a burglar. Other snippets reference a California wife leaving her husband, a Republican candidate sketched by Secretary Ickes, and a skunk interrupting a Chautauqua stage during a song.
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Owens
No- Boely
Jesse Egialday
California
Ickes
Detroit
Skunk
Sellout Indicated for Mat Program at South Walnut
Tickets for reserved sections of the South Walnut wrestling show were nearly sold out by Friday noon as promoter Bert Mauldin announced expected crowd size. Featured match pits LeRoy McDigirk, world tight heavyweight champion, against Jack Curtiss in a non-title bout best two of three falls. Pete Baltram faces Pat Newman in a 45 minute semi final, also best two of three falls. Seating capacity around 500. Show begins 8 15 p.m.
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South Walnut ‘Street
Bert Mauldin
LeRoy McDigirk
Jack Curtiss
Pete Baltram
Pat Newman
Fromoter Mauldin
Mussolini Declines German Alliance Plans to Stay Independent
Rome reports Premier Mussolini aims to balance power in Europe without joining Germany or the Anglo French bloc. He spurns Locarno talks and eyes a revived four powt pact with Italy, England, France, and possibly Poland or Russia, while reforming the League of Nations and pursuing a Mediterranean pact.
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Andrue
Mussolini
France
Germany
England
Europe
Italy
Poland
Russia
Belgium
League of Nations
Mediterranean
Il Duce
Premier Blum
Balkans
Strange Song at Tobacco Auction in Georgia Town
GEORGE BURT reports the Tobacco auction in Tifton, Georgia where buyers and farmers fill 14 South Georgia towns during the season. The piece notes a carnival-like scene under heat, with auctioneers singing a rapid chant, Imperial and American tobacco firms bidding, and the year’s work translating into cash for farmers.
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George Burt Tifton
South Georgia
Tobscen
Political Voices and Social Change in a Turbulent Era
A collage of quotes from Alois Knapp Roger Babson Johnny Van Ryn John D M Hamilton and Arthur H Vandenberg touching on burlesque popularity home building wage trends and political reform. The remarks span culture economics sports and party politics reflecting a period of shifting norms and fiscal debates.
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Knapp
Chicago
Audist Camp
Roger Baby Son
Johnny van Ryn
Farley
Roosevelt
John D. M. Hamilton
National Republican
U. S
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Decline of Utah's mountain gobbler bites noted
Salt Lake City reports a rapid drop in jackrab bits once common in Utah's mountains. R Scott Zimmerman district agent of the U S biological survey cites breathing, rodent pulsating activity, disease and hunting as major causes.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
R. Scott Zimmerman
U. S. Biological Survey
Unclear certificate scheme eyed by Premier Aberhayt
Fragmentary draft describes Premier Willi Aberhayt of Alberti pushing a Canadian province plan with weekly dated certificates. It notes a $1 cash redemption after 104 stamps and mentions salary payments and stores accepting the tender to speed spending, ending with an unclear reference to a Cruemit scheme.
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Sperily Cerlineate
Willi Aberhayt
Alberti
Cates
Standings from Thursday Games Across League Play
The standings show Little Rock 4-0, Atlanta 3-3 with a first game of 16 innings and a second game of six innings. Knoxville 8-3 and Memphis 9-0 lead, Birmingham 6, Chattanooga 2. New Orleans 7, Nashville 2. Detroit 8, St. Louis 4. Only game played.
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Atlanta
Knoxville
Memphis
Birmingham
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Nashville
Detroit
St. Lewis
Southern Association
St. Louis
New Yorke
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cinginnati
Boston
Brooklyn
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Cincinnati
Washington
German Nazis Target Irish League Figure in Danzig
Irishman Sean Lester, the League of Nations high commissioner in the Free City of Danzig, faces Nazi insults and mud throwing. Born September 27, 1889 in Belfast, he has faced threats, bombings, and jail during Irish conflicts but remains steadfast defending the city's democratic constitution.
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Free City OF Danzig
Sean Lester
League of Nations
Free City
League High
Lester
Geneva
League Council
Jean
Sinn
Danzig
Danag
Lve
League
Doyle's Shows to Open on Tuesday at Garland Grounds
Doyle's Shows, sponsored by the Hope Boys band, will open Tuesday August 25 for a week's run at the old Garland school grounds. An advance agent notes seven riding devices including the looper plane and an athletic program with boxing and wrestling. The negro minstrel features 16 characters. The Boys band receives 10 percent of gross receipts plus 34 for each concession.
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Doyle
Hope Boys Band
Old Garland
Envoy Lester’s perilous career and Geneva role detailed
The article recounts Lester’s career in diplomacy and journalism, noting his early refusals, acceptance as envoy, and prior work in the Free State department of external affairs. It highlights his perilous life as a news editor in Dublin and his involvement in resolving ticklish disputes on Geneva’s doorstep.
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Eals
Poland
Lester
Free State
Geneva
Free State Department of External Affairs
Freeman's
Dublin
Filipino Inventors Prize Boost Proposed in Manila
A national measure in Manila offers Filipino inventors prizes from $5,000 to $25,000 for new ideas aiding the country. The article also recalls political turmoil in Dublin and the fate of Sinn Fein editors amid bombings, imprisonments, and threats, noting Lester’s roles and a 1987 Danzig council reference.
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Manila
Billy
Filipio
National Assembly
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