Primary Campaign Focus in Iowa Senate Races
Des Moines June 2 AP voters debate approval or disapproval of Brookhart’s ousting, Cummins farm relief record, and senate actions. June 7 Republican primary features Brookhart Cummins clash, with Porter Files Murtagh in Democratic race. Five of eleven Republican congressmen face opposition. Governor Hammill unopposed. new legislature to be elected.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
A. B. Cummins
Cali Brookhart
Cummins
Washington
Brookhart
Howard Clark
Dan B. Reardon
Council Bluffs
J. Ray Files
Fort Dodge
Claude R. Porter
James C. Murtagh
Waterloo
Hammill
Arizona Wildcat Polo Team heads East on Tour
The University of Arizona polo squad, formed in 1922 23 from university cavalry gear, travels East for a series against the Pennsylvania Military Institute in Chester on June 5 9 and 12. Riders will use ponies borrowed from opponents as they tour without horses to avoid mount handicaps.
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Associated Press
Tucson
Ariz
University of Arizona
Wildcat
Pennsylvania Military Institute
Chester
Wildcats
Guardianship seeks oil lease on Zapata County land
Guardianship of Nemesia and Herlinda Gonzalez seeks court authorization to lease 1096 acres in Zapata County to oil and gas interests. Benjamin Gonzalez, guardian, filed June 1 1926 in Webb County Court, with hearing set for June 14 1926 in Laredo Texas. The land includes 1 10 interest in parcels partitioned in 1898 and detailed by metes and bounds in the court judgment.
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Nemesia Gonzalez
Herlinda Gonzalez
Webb County
Texas
Benjamin Gonzalez
Zapata County
Porcion
Alegria de Lascano
Laredo
A. D
Webb County Board of Equalization Session Notice
Webb County Commissioners' Court will sit as Board of Equalization starting Monday June 7 1926 and continue for ten days to equalize county taxes under Article 7206 Revised Statutes 1926 J A Rodriguez County Clerk Webb Co Texas 6 24-121
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County Commissioners’ Court
Webb County
Parish Guild entertainments and wedding at St. Agustin
Social calendar notes Mrs. Ben Wright and Mrs. Robert Traylor host Parish Guild. Leyendecker Penn wedding at St. Agustin church at 8 pm. Additional gatherings include meetings of Missionary Society and friends hosted by Mrs. Vidales and Miss Pierce. Community notices cover a series of social events and a student recital.
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Ben Wright
Robert Traylor
Leyendecker-Penn
St. Agustin
Joe Vidales
Alma Pierce
The
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
R. A. Millar
J. K. Helton
Mesdames R. L. Muller
J. C. Martin
Bobbitt
John Martin
Cluck
Smith
Austin
Harry James
Mesdames Cogley
Lafon
Sturgis
Coblentz
G. FE. Stelski
Ben Alexander
Fort Worth Denver South Plains rail line faces ICC ruling
Washington reports the Fort Worth Denver and South Plains railway subsidiary of Burlington asked the ICC to modify the examiner’s report approving 200 miles of new railroad in South Plains Texas. Extensions would run Estelline to Dimmitt and from Lubbock to Silverton. Conditional approval was recommended for Texas Panhandle Gulf to build in the same area.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fort Worth, Denver & South Plains Railway
Burlington
Whay
Interstate Commerce Commission
Examiner
South Plains
Texas
Estelline
Dimmitt
Lubbock
Silverton
Texas, Panhandle
Robbers Lock Eleven In Bank Vault In Oak Cliff
Five masked men robbed the Jefferson Street Bank and Trust Company in Oak Cliff Dallas taking 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. They forced 11 officials and patrons into the vault and fled toward Fort Worth amid gunfire. Bank cashier R O Barnes freed the trapped group seconds after the robbers departed through a side door.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Jefferson Street Bank and Trust Company
Fort Worth
Oak’ Cliff
Trinity River
R. O.’ Barnes
Former Ranger Shot to Death in Cameron County
Deputy sheriff and former Texas ranger Lee Dicken was killed near Brownsville when he and three officers stopped a suspected liquor truck. Two suspects fled. six others are in custody for investigation.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Lee Dicken
Cameron County
Here
Troops Pursue Bandits After Canyon Man’s Capture
Federal troops press on in Mexico’s Vera Cruz region chasing five bandits who abducted John Shanklin of Canyon Texas. Shanklin was rescued and returned to the Potrero sugar plantation where he worked. Troops continue search until all are captured.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico
John Shanklin
Canyon
Texas
Shanklin
Potrero
James Marshal Dies Poor After California Gold Discovery
After making and losing fortunes, James Marshal, the first to discover gold in California, died in poverty and solitude in a lonely cabin near the original discovery site, 37 years after his epochal find.
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James Marshal
California
Fort Rat Ox Seeks Stead at Nath Board
A garbled Associated Press fragment hints at a Fort Rat Ox event and a Nath board appointment or stead, with unclear names and context. Further readable text needed for precise details.
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Associated ‘Press
Fort Rat
Patel Stead
Nath Board
Niem Vor’ Chim
Mystery Still Unsolved After Derby Inn Shooting
An Associated Press report from Chicago dated June 2 describes a deadly roadhouse shooting in Homewood after patrons left the Derby Inn. James Lobardo and Mrs Crystal Barrier were killed, Violet Basie was seriously wounded, and no motive had been established.
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Associated ‘Press
Chicago
Derby Inn
Homewood
James Lobardo
Crystal Barrier
Violet Base
Four Children Die In York Area Ranch Fire
A fire at the Woods family ranch five miles southwest of York claimed four young lives. The mother left six children alone briefly. two escaped as flames engulfed the home. The father, recently amputated, is a patient in Nelson hospital.
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Associated Press
Craddock
B. C
Davidson Speaks in Lufkin on Texas Governing Good Business
Lynch Davidson told a Lufkin audience that Texas needs both good business and a business government to speed industrial growth. He attacked the administration and announced a second speech planned for this afternoon in Nacogdoches.
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Associated’ Press
Lufkin
Texas
Lynch Davidson
Davidson
Nacogdoches
No Trace Found After Leavenworth Prison Escape
Six prisoners overpowered a guard and escaped from Fort Leavenworth disciplinary barracks. Posse efforts were discontinued as of today with no trace located.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Charleston to mark 160th Fort Moultrie battle anniversary
High government and state officials, Army and Navy officers, and Annapolis midshipmen will attend Charleston's June 27-29 celebration of the 160th anniversary of the Fort Moultrie battle. The event includes a tribute to Sergeant William Jasper and his monument on the Battery looking toward the harbor and Fort Moultrie.
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Charleston
8. C
Army
Navy
Annapolis
Fort Moultrie
William Japper
Reversed Prose Fragments From Texas Court Remand
A garbled report from Austin Texas dated June reports a court remanding a Denton county deputy sheriff connected to Parsons and Keliling. The unclear prose indicates appeals actions and a reverse ruling but misses details and outcomes.
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Austin
Texas
W. A.’ Martin
Fox
Keliling
Parsons
Denton County
Aed Iid
Burma floods drive toll toward four thousand in Arakan region
A Burma coast disaster worsens as Arakan district officials report about 2800 deaths from the recent Gyelong and tidal wave. Most fatalities occur in Maungdaw from flooding along the Naaf river. Widespread waters cripple communications and hinder rescue work as roads remain impassable.
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Ay Associated
Rangoon
Burma
Shine
Arakan
Ita
Maungdow
India
Gulf Refining sues Derby Oil for patent infringement
Gulf Refining Company files suit in federal court at Wichita Kansas seeking damages for alleged patent infringements on hydrocarbon and gasoline refining processes. The Texas corporation asks for an injunction preventing further use of the processes and payment of the amount due to the plaintiff.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
Derby Oi Company
Gulf Refining Company, Texas Corporation
Derby Oil Company
Whitman House Restored In Camden On His Birthday
The Walt Whitman house in Camden New Jersey was restored to the condition at his death in 1892 on May 31 107th birth anniversary. The two story frame building on Mickle street holds manuscripts and personal belongings loaned or donated by friends. A large chair used during his final years remains among the kept articles.
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Associated Press
Camden
Walt Whitman
Mickle Street
Whitman
Watch THE TIMMS everyday for opportunities
An ad-style note promoting daily watch of THE TIMMS with a subscription at 6 cents per month as a low cost opportunity alert.
Biennial Cot Deaths Hint at Public Health Data
Fragmentary note notes dates and phrases about a biennial event and cot related topics. No clear persons or organizations are readable. the text is too damaged to identify specifics.
Tulsa man dies in hotel room overdose
A Tulsa man died from an overdose found in a hotel room. Police and friends described the death as tragic and likely to impact others.
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Polge
Tulsa
Wood and Pens On Retirement Pension Wave in Philippines
Government employees in Manila face retirement at an early age as Governor General Wood discusses possible pension schemes. He says Filipinos will be required to continue service if provisions of the law are met, warning a broad retirement option may be blocked without compliance.
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Associated Press
Manila
Wood
Roth
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