Cotton shipping plan eyed for Corpus Christi port
John T. Orr president of the Texas Farm Bureau Station Association outlined a plan to concentrate cotton from thirty Texas counties at Corpus Christi for export to world markets. He said the arrangement could save freight costs and shift shipments from other Texas ports. Orr toured the deep water port, warehouses, and Aransas compression works, praising surrounding agriculture and cross plowing experiments shaping future cotton production.
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Ouristi
Tex
Orpiia
S of Texas Farm
Texas
Orr
Corpus ‘Christi
Corpus Christi
Aransas
Corpus’ Chetsil
Ita
Besing
Solomon TR Betindlicer Emphasizes America’s Wealth
An unclear fragment cites Solomon TR Betindlicer stating optimism about leaving for England and declaring America’s wealth abundant with no reason prosperity should peak in a year.
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Ork
Solomon TR
England
America
Jazz in History Highlighted at Cincinnati Conservatory
Special jazz music received a recognized place in American history during Cincinnati Conservatory of Music events marking the institution's sixtieth year. Alumni and undergraduates staged pageants tracing the progress of music while debates arose over modern jazz versus classical tastes and orchestral pressures.
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Cinciinati
Sune
United States
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Conservatory
David Stanley Smith
Yale
Prisoner Recaptured After Eraser Error in Identification
Beaumont officers rearrest Percy McGuire after he escaped the Louisiana penitentiary. While filling an ID card he forgot his name and used a fictitious one, an eraser mishap exposing his real identity.
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Beaumont
Percy McGuire
Louisiana Penitentiary
Boston awaits "dandiest kid" Alvant Fuller Jr
Nine year old Alvant Fuller Jr appeals to his father Massachusetts Governor Fuller Sr to continue sending telegrams to aviator Lindbergh after meeting him in New York.
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Boston
Alvant Fuller, Jr
Lindy
New York
Fuller, Sr
Massachusetts
Jersey City Dress Code for Cops Prompts Charges
Chief Mofedy announces a ukase against officers wearing low shoes and high water trousers. The rule targets slovenly appearance and exposed mismatched socks with blue uniforms to ensure a proper police presentation.
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Jersey City
Mofedy
Daring Elopement Plan Ends With Plane Ride Later Abort
Charles La Jotte flew from Los Angeles with Noreen Burke inviting her on a flight to elope. After the attempt, Miss Burke’s chaperone intervened and the couple’s plan failed as La Jotte was detained and later freed.
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Os-Angeles
LIN
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Levinne de Pinedo
Byrd
Maughan
Alcock
Hawker
Bleriot
Einer Cee
Charles
la Jotte
Los Angeles
Noreen Burke
Kadotte
Miss Burke
Miss. Burke
Wes
Sen. Viego
Helio
Innner
Big Gun
Noreen
Burke
Tventy-Two
Charles Ladotte
Cave
Americans Spend More on Gum Than School Textbooks
A survey by the American Book Company shows Americans last year spent about thirty million dollars on school textbooks, one third of gum sales at over eighty million dollars. Expenditures for perfumes, radios, automobiles, and mutton pictures reach into hundreds of millions or billions.
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Cincinnati
United States
Américan Book ‘Company
Aspentemares
Geneva Heralds Return as World Capital Hubs Grow
Geneva, long touted as a world center, sees renewed activity after wartime decline. The civic group boosts momentum with the international automobile salon, a major musical festival, and plans for dog and horse shows. Flower festivals attract visitors from Switzerland and France.
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League
Geneva
Civic Association
International Automobile Salon
Switzerland
France
Geneva Opera House
Europe
Fragmentary musings on Jefferson and the Constitution
Pasted excerpts reflect a fragmented 18th century discussion of Jefferson Madison and the Constitution. It references belief in the Declaration of Independence as the greatest gathering and notes debates about the Constitution and the Federalists in France and America.
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Leone
Grédter
Tole
Iworld
Hoyall
Chicag
Bengan
France
America
Madison
Jefferson
PIANIST PAYS FOR NEW FINGER IN PARIS GRAFTING SCHEME
In Paris on June 18 a renowned pianist paid 20 000 francs for a new finger to replace a deformed one after an accident. He believed a replacement would preserve his popularity and aid his appearance. The piece notes a broader pattern of selling body parts for medical use and references Henri Danjou.
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Paris
Atte
Pox
Henri Danjou
Jaywalking Cost Four Cents In Paris
In Paris on June 18 the Court of Cassation set a four cent fine for jaywalking outside marked lanes. The ruling bans street saunterers from lingering in safety zones and cafes terraces, imposing penalties including arrest and court costs.
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Paris
Court of Cassation
Ambassadors to Spend Most in Rome and Constantinople
Paris reports ambassadors to Rome and Constantinople will exceed other capitals in entertaining out of state funds. The Rome and Constantinople embassies are allotted about 360,000 francs for a year, with Washington at 230,000 francs and Rio de Janeiro Madrid Moscow Tokyo Berlin Vatican Brussels and Warsaw following in order. Albanian Tirana receives 16,000 francs. Borgër-Electrified Water Company installs a 10,000 dollar plant.
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Paris
Rome
Constanttinople
Constantinople
Cakout
Burns
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Madrid
Moscow
Tokyo
Berlin
Vatican
Brussels
Warsaw
Tirana
Albanigy
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Casa Blanca
A. W.pettit
Mer
Charles Lindbergh
New. York
World Capital
Guy
Calvin
Almys
League of Nations
Lake Leman
Savoie
Lovely -Lake City
Twin
Donald
Douglas
Hyde
Wis
le Oa
Inger
Borgér—Electrified Water Company
United’ States
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