Turbulent European politics and domestic debates swirl
The piece surveys growing Bolshevik violence abroad and czarist retribution at home, linking attacks in Leningrad to broader European unrest. It notes Volkoff’s murder in Poland, Sarajevo’s war legacy, and hints at U S financial policy shifts while mocking public sentiment and celebrity divorces. a sweeping, era-tinged column.
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Czardom
Lenigrad
M. Volkoff
Poland
Volkoff
Europe
Sarajevo
Bride for Wales Darkened by Local Drinking Scene
A brief item reports a wedding or marriage note connected to Wales with mention bystanders drinking beer. Details are sparse but indicate social drinking at the event area. No further names or dates are provided.
Wheat Crop To Be Very Short This Year
Secretary Jardine, after returning from the West, said the wheat crop will be lower than earlier estimates. The May 1 winter wheat forecast stood at 394,900,668 bushels, with prior projections about 23 million bushels higher than this year's yield.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Jardine
Whites House
Mr. Jardine
Soviet Blames Britain Over Warsaw Killing
Moscow accuses Britain of complicity in terrorist plots after the Soviet minister's assassination in Warsaw. The government and press attack England as responsible for Russia's counter revolutionary troubles, while Poland is largely ignored. Boland’s protest is dismissed as routine bourgeois etiquette.
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Moscow
Warsaw
England
Poland
Russia
Boland
Bourgeoie
Oil Fire at Union Oil Refinery Causes $100,000 Loss
A spectacular blaze swept the gas agitator area of the Union Oil refinery between San Pedro and Wilmington for nearly two hours. The fire caused estimated damage over $100,000 as fire units fought to control the blaze.
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San Pedro
Calif
Union Oil Company
Here
Wilmington
Pershing Sails for New York From Cherbourg
General John J. Pershing, chairman of the battle monuments commission, sails from Cherbourg aboard the President Harding en route to New York after months in France. He visited Switzerland to see his son in school there.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
France
Battle Monuments Commission
New York
Cerbourg
Harding
Europe
Pershing
Switzerland
Mrs Lamar B Potter Touring City as Guest of Mrs Vidales
Mrs. Lamar B. Potter of New York is spending a few days as the guest of Mrs. Joe Vidales, according to social notes from the local columns.
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Lamar B. Potter
New Yorks
Joe Vidales
San Francisco Student Barred From School for Overalls
Robert Anderson Jr was barred from Harrison school in San Francisco for wearing overalls. Principal Alice Norton said older boys are not permitted to wear overalls and urged parents to provide other clothes or rely on charity. Mrs Anderson, caring for two children while her husband is hospitalized, appealed for help as the school year ends and Robert misses promotion chances.
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San Francisco
Robert Anderson, Jr
RR. L. Anderson
Sacramento
Alice KH. Norton
Harrison School
Robert
Anderson
Two Killed In Nitro Explosion In Pennsylvania
Two oil well workers died instantly and twenty were injured when 400 quarts of nitroglycerin being hauled in a truck exploded on the main highway near Haak Falke nee Here' teal. One or more seriously wounded persons reported as taken to local hospitals. Police and investigators cordon off the area as authorities determine cause and extent of the blast.
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Butlet
Haak Falke
Teal
Too Much Chicken On Lindys Menu
Memphis June 9. A humorous tip for President Coolidge and others planning feasts for Colonel Lindbergh. Lindbergh has been served chicken in nearly every formal luncheon since his Paris arrival, and he longs for a steak roast hash or any non chicken dish.
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Memphis
Coolidge
Lindbergh
Lebourget Field
Paris
New York
Bob Fenner Joins Laredo Oilers After White Sox Season
Chicago White Sox alumnus Bob Fenner arrives in Laredo to play for the Oilers. Fenner, part of the Victoria Gulf Coast League roster and noted for strong hitting and fielding, is expected to appear in the Overs Menu lineup.
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Bob Fenner
Oilers
Tob Fenner
Chicago White Sox
Laredo Oilers
Fenner
Victoria
Rosebuds
Texas Valley League
Fennerwill
Klaushick
Moody to Call Legislature for Special Session
Governor Dan Moody expects to convene the Texas legislature for a special session around September 1 or shortly after. The plan was learned amid discussions on potential legislative actions.
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Austin
Texas
E. Jane
Dan Moody
Poincare Outlines Debt Talks With United States
Paris June 9 Premier Poincare told the Chamber of Deputies he seeks better debt settlement terms from the United States and will push provisional payments to keep negotiations alive. He said the French parliament may not ratify the accords in their present form, while Washington questions the need for revision after the March 1 funding payment on the war debt.
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Paris
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
United States
America
Great Britain
Jacques Dubois
Caillaux
Washington
Treasury
American Congress
American Debt Commission
King Benjamin Cave Wine Party Controversy Reported
Ruth Wade Wuerth testified in the dissolution suit that Benjamin Purnell performed a miracle by turning water into wine to attract members to the House of David colony. She described drinking parties at Shiloh and alleged some girls were served liquor, with at least one intoxicated.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Ruth Wade Wuerth
Benjamin
Weller Elected President of Standard Oil Louisiana
BATON ROUGE La June 3 B R Weller of New York member of the board of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was elected president of the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana at a board meeting. He succeeds C K Clarke who died last May.
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Baton Rouge
B. R. Weller
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
C. K. Clarke
Gallegos Draws Two Year Term In Railroad Fatal
Juan Gallegos of Nuevo Laredo was sentenced by Judge B Ramires Anguiano to two years in jail for the death of Sermeno Sildo Quiroz Bautista. Bautista was killed last October while working on a railroad track near Nuevo Lourcido. Gallegos was arrested and charged with the death.
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Juan Gallegos
Nueio Laredo
B. Ramires Anguiano
Sermeno Sildo Quiroz Bautista
Bautista
Nuevo Lourcido
Gallegos
Committee Named For Ticket Sale In Laredo Gala
Laredo civic leaders join Mrs. C S McKinney in a ticket sale drive for a Saturday charity baseball game benefiting the Mississippi Valley flood relief fund. A broad cast appeal urged local women to call the Chamber of Commerce to join the effort with dozens of prominent society members listed as volunteers.
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Laredo
Mission
Seling
C. S. McKinney
McKinney
Chamber of Commerce
Symes- Moore
O. W. Graham
Wm. ‘I. Sexton
J. G. DaCamara Jr
Geo. Sturgis
Arthur Derby
Gerald Slelski
Asher RK. Smith
J. A. Simpson
J. A. Wilyson
L. Duliches
Sam Hausman
Marcus Wormser
O. H. Quinn
C. PF. Nelle
Gordon Shiner
C. Burr
Geo. Hatley
Doc Crusen
Jeanor Murrayy
Mary Cook
Joxsaphine Leyendeecker
Rosa Gonzalez
Emile Hassell
Marjorie Fish
Olivia Bryden
Gladys Shuegis
Chaira Derby
Gladys ‘Bayvignet
Evelyn” Tansdolphy
Beth Bryant
Ruby “Goleman
Anniv. Melxinnay
Madelyn Ward
Jou “Paich
Heavy Guard Planned for Lindbergh Arrival in Washington
Washington officials and the army will mount extraordinary protection for Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh during his official reception and stay in the capital. The warning was delivered to the reception committee by Frank B. Noyes, citing Ambassador Hloughton who just returned from London and survived a Croydon Field crowd rush.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Metropoltan
Army
Frank B. Noyes
Washington Evening Star
Hloughton
London
Croydon Field
England
Lindbergh
Belgium
Carroll Nervous is Doc's Verdict
Carroll Nervous was committed to the Atlanta penitentiary for one year for perjury. Dr Charles T. Wellans said Carroll's troubles stem from exaggerated introspection and nervous disturbance, but there is nothing organic wrong. With rest and quiet he should improve.
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Atlanta
Sarl Carroll
Charles T. Wellans
Carroll
Nellans
Wie
Women Voting In Old Erin Today
Dublin correspondent reports extensive women voting in the Irish Free State elections and expects the government to maintain its majority in the Dail.
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Old Erin
London
Dune
Dublin
British Press Association
Brandon Named Leader Of National Good Roads Group
In Savannah Georgia on June 9 the nominating committee report at the United States Good Roads convention named W W Brandon former Governor of Alabama as president for the next year Governor Ben Spaulen of Kansas as first vice president and J A Rountree of Birmingham Alabama as managing director the slate was unanimously adopted.
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Savanna
W. W. Brandon
Alabama
Ben Spaulen
Kansas
J. A. Rountree
Birmingham
Ala
Lindbergh Invited to Dallas to Hong Kong Flight Contest
Dallas invited aviator Lindbergh to enter a race from Dallas to Hong Kong. Senator Mayfield of Texas presents the invitation. The prize of 24000 dollars is sponsored by William J. Eastwood Jr. of Dallas.
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Wasitington
Lindbergh
Dallas
Hong Kong
Senator Mayfield
Texas
William J. Eastwood, Jr
Mystery Branding Marks Actress in Theatre Incident
A 21 year old actress who appeared in "An American Tragedy" at a real theatre was branded with the letter K across her forehead chin and arms by a mysterious man. Police investigate the assault as a violent act of branding and harassment.
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Holly Woop
Cality
Mies
Doris Dore
Twin bandits Ray and Roy DeAutremont held on murder charges
Ray and Roy DeAutremont, captured in Steubenville Ohio, confessed to the Southern Pacific train robbery and killings near Siskiyou Oregon in 1923. They will be arraigned before US Commissioner C J Borkowski as investigators confirm the statements and fingerprints. A $20,000 reward had framed their global pursuit through years.
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Ohio
Ray
Roy
Southern Pacific
Siskiyou
Oregon
Polce
Howeer
United States
C. J. Borkowski
Hugh
Philippines
S'skiyou
Ore
Sid Bates
Marvin Leng
O. Johnson
E.R. Dougherty
Mrs. Michael Malos Visits Parents in City
Mrs. Michael Malos formerly Miss Aurora Gutierrez arrives from San Antonio to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Valente Gutierrez in the city.
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Michael Malos
Aurora Gutierrez
San Antonio
Valente Gutierrez
Leahy Appeals Death Sentence in Ramsey Murder Case
Harry J. Leahy of Georgewest Texas filed appeals in a criminal court here after receiving the death penalty on murder convictions tied to the slaying of Dr. J A Ramsey a Mathis physician. Ramsey’s body was exhumed from a shallow grave and thought slain May 20 1926. Leahy was first tried in Live Oak County for 59 years and later on a new trial in Williamson County received the death sentence.
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Austix
Texas
Harry J. Leahy
Georgewest
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
Tramsey
Leahy
Liveoak
Williamson County
Trans Atlantic Passenger Service Planned by Levine and Chamberlin
Charles A Levine and Clarence Chamberlin announced plans for a regular trans Atlantic aerial service using multi motor aircraft with 2000 pounds capacity. Levine said he would invest 2 million dollars and expect operation within a year. They aim to run trans oceanic routes from America to Europe with advanced machines and possible floating ocean landing places for emergencies.
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America
Europe
Chamberlin
Germany
Chamberline
Bids Opened For San Jose Apartment Building
Construction will begin soon on the San Jose apartments at San Eduardo and Matamoros streets owner Wuseblo Garcia said. The two story Spanish style building will cost about $50 000 and use reinforced concrete and brick with a stucco finish. Bids were opened Wednesday by Waldo Poster architect of the Kolwood Company of San Antonio.
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San Jose
San Eduardo and
Matamoros Streets
Wuseblo Garcia
Garcia
Waldo Poster
Kolwood Company of
San Antonio
Death Near King Ferdinand Report from Bucharest
London dispatch reports King Ferdinand's health failing with late June updates from Bucharest. Corroborating sources indicate volatility in Romania as authorities monitor the monarch's condition.
Rosenblum Moves Office to Laredo for Onion Trade
Joseph Rosenblum announced relocating his firm Joseph Rosenblum Inc to Laredo from Massachusetts. He stated Laredo will be the base for all future onion transactions and that the firm controls 50 percent of the onion market.
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Laredo
Joseph Rosenblum
Massachusetts
Joseph Rosenblum Inc
Rosenblum
Tilden and Hunter Win in Ireland
William Tilden and Francis T. Hunter, American tennis stars, opened their Irish American international matches with two victories in Dublin. Tilden defeated Hon Cecil Campbell 3 6 6 3 6 1 6 2, while Hunter beat Dr Ed Mccrea 6 2 4 6 6 4 7 5.
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William
Tilden
Francis ‘T. Hunter
Cecil ‘Campbell
Hunter
Ed McCrea
German Warship To Return Fliers
Berlin reports growing honors for Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine after their New York flight. Entrainment ideas include a German warship visit, preferably the cruiser Tierlin, as they plan to visit Potsdam with league officials, then Vienna, and back to Berlin before Bremerhaven to reunite with their wives.
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Berlin
New York
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Chamberlin
United States
Tierlin
Spain Suppresses Portugal Revolt News Flash
In Badajoz Spain on June 9 authorities announced the government crushed a revolutionary movement in Northern Portugal. The report states the revolt was suppressed with no further details on casualties or leaders.
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Spain
Portugal
Badajoz
Two Men Die In Auto Train Collision At Grade Crossing
MILWAUKEE Wis June 9 Max Shoetz 45 dean of Marquette university law school and Charles Swernachild 71 bank president and business man died today from injuries after their car collided with a Milwaukee Road train at a grade crossing last night.
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Milwaukes
Wis
Max Shoetz
Marquette University Law School
Charles Swnoernachild
Standard Starts Cutting Gasoline Prices in City
Kansas City June 9 A 2 cent cut in gasoline prices to 16.9 cents a gallon including 3 cents taxes was announced by the Standard Oil Company here today. Other companies are expected to meet the reduction.
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Kansas City
Standard Oz Company
Dan Flores Returns as Laredo Stationery Manager
Dan R. Mores returns to Laredo after an eighteen year absence to assume management of the Cauntreland Company stationary supply business. He hails from a pioneer Laredo family and spent the past nine years with the San Antonio Printing Company in San Antonio.
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Dan R. Mores
Laredo
Cauntreland Company
Flores
San Antonio Printing Company
San Antonin
Roads Improved In Two Counties Report
A highway between Zapata and Nuevo Laredo shows better condition after a survey by Josiano Yanguirre, chief inspector for Maxiuan customs. Officials say the road is in good shape following a trip through both counties and inspections.
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Zapataaya
Josiano Yanguirre
Maxiuan
Lng
Nuevo Laredo
Tax Revision Up For Congressional Deliberation
Article notes Texas tax revision steps and early discussion in Austin. Mentions implications for burden sharing, proposed changes, and preliminary reactions from officials and observers.
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Juno
Texas
Blute
Todd
Allan “Ghalman
Nguros
SA High
Waghie
Texas A
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