Beckett Plans Comeback Bout With Scott in July
Friday’s edition notes Joe Beckett the former British boxing champion intends a comeback versus Phil Scott, slated for July 10. It also mentions the American Derby at Washington racecourse Homewood on July 3 with $100000 added money and three year olds in a mile and a half race. Vic Koon, Cardinal pitcher and preacher’s son, honors a Sunday ban per his father’s promise.
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Joe Beckett
Illinois, Jockey Club
New
Washington
Cat Homewood
Vic Koon
St.Louis Cardinals
Vic
4000 Miles of Routes Map Army Airways Progress
Fairfield Ohio June 26 Associated Press reports the Model Airways of the Army have operated five years without a fatality and logged over a million miles on four thousand miles of mapped routes. Lt. L. J. Maitland of Wright Field oversees airway control as flights average two thousand miles per pilot with two day rotations. Flights depart from Boiling Langley Stridge Scott and Mitchell Fields, charted lines guiding speeds altitudes and hops. Night runs keep mail moving and a first long hop describes ground visibility and bumps between St Louis Louisville Dayton and Mitchell Field. Weekly flights have shifted to monthly from June 1 with hope to add Douglas Transports carrying seven passengers in fall.
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Associated Press
Fairfield
Ohio
Model Airways
Army
Chief of
Air Service
L. J. Maitland
Wright Field
United States
Army Airways
Airways
St. Louis
Louisville
Dayton
Washington
Washington, D. C
Mitchell Field
Douglas
Fifty Years After Custer Massacre Celebration Sets Stage
Crow Indian Reservation near Billings Montana hosts a fiftieth anniversary event marking the Custer Massacre. John Dillon longtime Irish Nationalist leader celebrates his 75th birthday today. Kingston Massachusetts begins a two hundredth anniversary celebration of its incorporation. Dame Nellie Melba heads to a farewell concert at London’s Albert Hall. Sigma Phi Fraternity holds its 99th general convention in Burlington Vermont. Yale Harvard Boat Race draws thousands to the Thames at New London Connecticut.
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Custer
Crow Indian Reservation
Billings
Mont
John Dillon
Kingston
Mass
Plymouth Rock
Nellie Melba
Albert Hall
London
Notes on global customs and Arctic daylight phenomena
The excerpt surveys native funeral rites in Borneo involving Wasp, widows, and regular fasting. It notes continuous sun in Norway from May to late July and near continuous daylight in southern Norway. It describes a Chinese practice where a banquet abstainer delegates drinking to a servant who drinks on each toast, allowing the master to drink vicariously and replacing the servant if alcohol leads to intoxication.
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Borneo
North Cape
Norway
Social Calendar Highlights Local Entertainers
Friday Mrs J B Cluck entertains with a banco party for Misses Maybelle and Doris Reese of San Antonio at 3 PM. Saturday Miss Aurora Zertuche hosts Club Alpha for a bridge party at 3 30 PM at Mrs Robert Zufiiga home. Captain and Mrs Bentham host a supper at 7 30 PM for friends.
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J. B. Cluck
Banco
Maybelle
Doris Reese
San Antonio
Aurora Zertuche
Club
Robert Zufiiga
Bentham
Miss Anita Lane Leaves Corpus Christi on Visit
The community notes Anita Maria Lane departs yesterday for Corpus Christi on a short visit. Other society updates detail the Millars away for summer, plans for weddings in Austin, and multiple bridge parties hosted by Mrs Patton and others with guests from Nacogdoches Fort McIntosh and San Antonio.
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Anita Maria Lane
Corpus Christi
R. A. Millar
San Antonio
Seattle
Carrol Grif
Taunton
Mass
New York
M. L. Patton
H. G. Stallings
Nacogdoches
Henry D
Times
J. J. Rogers
J. A. Rogers
Fort McIntosh
John Miner
City
Roy Jackson
Cantrell
Hal D. Winston
Miner
Mrs. Miner
O. H. Gulin
Grewer
J. W. Ward
R. Hackenjog
Knox
Oscar Johnson
W. Kk. Young
Rex Shanks
Beckham
L. Hausman
Lindefer
Weymer
M. Weriser
A. Warmer
Winston
L.A. Wright
Greagsly
Stubblevine
John Young
Stallings
Fuller
Odette Bunn
W. T. Neblett
C. J. Graham
Fort Melotosh
WA. Manford
L. A. Wright
S. B. Woods
Major Rogers
J. Woods
Simpson
A. C. Hamilton
A. Wright
BE. A. Manford
Oscar Johns Yon
Huffman
Bmylexander
Abilene
Lam” P. Craven
O. W. Khl
Mayor Denies Garza Torture Tale in Matamoros
Brownsville AP report says Natividad Garza an American citizen claimed torture in Matamoros jail but mayor refutes the tale. Garza was arrested Sunday and released after charges proved false. Officials know nothing of his movements from Monday to Wednesday when he appeared on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande.
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Hy Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Natividad Garza
Matamoros
Garza
The
Rio Grande
Drowned Girl Rescue Reported After Stream Incident
A distressed search followed an incident where a girl was carried into a stream. Rescue efforts were underway as authorities investigated the circumstances and attempted to locate the missing individual.
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Fock
Campaign costs reveal low personal spend for Wilson ally
Associated Press report from Washington notes William Wilson, former labor secretary under Woodrow Wilson and Democratic Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, testified to the Senate campaign funds committee that his personal expenses in the primary were $33. He said he worked with William Porter, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, and that their campaign committee spent about $10,000.
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Associated Presa
Washington
William Wilson
Labor
Woodrow Wilson
Itr
Pennsylvania
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
William. Porter
Campatent Committee
Child dies from burn accident in Hutto Texas
A 13 month old boy died after an alcohol lamp fell from a table and trapped him in flames. Mrs Farley and an elderly negro woman were badly burned while attempting to save the child in Hutto Texas on June 26.
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Associated Press
Hutto
Texas
Wo. Farley
Rush Food Into Inundated Town Leon Guanajuato
Food is being rushed into the flooded town of Leon in Guanajuato where Gomez River waters have caused widespread damage for several days. Four densely populated sections were swept by the flood and numerous drownings are feared. Waters are subsiding as heavy rain continues and hundreds seek refuge in nearby hills.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Leon
Guanajuato
Gomez
Snake bite damages awarded to Chadron worker
A district court jury in Lincoln Nebraska awarded Herbert Brannan 40000 dollars for injuries from a snake bite suffered while working in the Chicago and Northwestern roundhouse at Chadron. Brannan had sued for 65000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Chicago & Northwestern
Chadron
Herbert Brannan
Brannan
Times Daily offers opportunities at 6 cents a month
TheTimes Daily advertises ongoing opportunities available to readers at a subscription rate of 6 cents per month.
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the Times
Mexico City Traffic Cops Under Fire Over Shootings
Mexican newspapers condemn the lax use of force by traffic police after several pedestrians are killed by officers' gunfire aimed at violators. Officials and citizens fear the public is endangered by such lethal enforcement.
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Associated: Press
Mexico City
Evangelist Aimee McPherson in Los Angeles clash with reporters
Aimee McPherson confronted press representatives and Los Angeles detectives over reporter labeling as she protested what she called unfair reporting. She stressed she never advertised as a healer but offered to pray for people who sought help.
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Associated Press
Douglas
Arizona
Lbel
Los’ Angeles
Waa
Aimee McPherson
Hermia Angeles
Houston Chronicle Sold as Foster Retires from Active Management
Houston capitalist Jess Jones announces he has acquired control of the Houston Chronicle. Founder and publisher T. B. Foster reportedly disposed of his stock and retires from active management of the enterprise.
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Associated Preac
Houston
Texas
Jess Jones
Trol
Houston’ ‘Chronicle
Mb.foster
Ita
Enterprise
Jones
Hid
Notable Birthdays Across the Empire and Americas Today
Our Daily lists several prominent birthdays observed today June 25. Gen Sir Francis Wingate, former British High Commissioner of Egypt, turns 65. John Dillon, longtime leader of the Irish Nationalists, is 75. Actress Bernard from Port Elizabeth marks a milestone, and Carl Duane, famed featherweight pugilist of New York City, ages 24. Other figures are noted among various locales.
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Francis “Wingate
Egypt
John
Dillon
Ireland
Othy
Bernard
Bor Port
Elizabeth
Cape
Colony
Carl
Duane
New
York City
Pena Publishing Owners Face Settlement Over Turn of Events
Shortly after a dispute emerged between Pena Publishing owners and partners, a settlement move was filed indicating a resolution path. Legal filings reference ownership stakes and anticipated terms to conclude the matter.
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Pena Publianing
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