Barthelows Return From Buenos Aires Project Stay
Mr and Mrs Frank Barthelow and their young son have returned to San Antonio after six months in Buenos Aires Argentina where Barthelow worked for the Texas Bitulithic Co They are back in San Antonio with Barthelow in Laredo today greeting friends and praising Texas over Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
Frank Barthelow
Little
Argentine
Barthelow
Texas Bitulithic Co
San Antonio
Laredo
Frank
Texas
Silent Watcher stars Love and Hunter in Mary Roberts Rinehart drama
The Silent Watcher an adaptation of The Altar on the Hill stars Bessie Love and Glenn Hunter with Wobart Bosworth Alma Bennett and a strong supporting cast. Frank Lloyd directed for First National the Strand Theatre run opens tomorrow and Wednesday with high praise from previewers.
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Silent Watcher
Bessie Love
Glenn Hunter
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Saturday Evening Post
Frank Lloyd
First National
Strand Theatre
Hunter
Joe Roberts
Miss Love
Mary Roberts
Wobart Bosworth
John Steele
Alma Bennett
Lily Elliott
Gertrude Astor
Lionel Belmore
DeWitt Jennings
Brandon Hurst
Aggie Herring
George Nicholls
Notice of Subsoil Rights in Tamaulipas Land
A Garza Galan posts legal title to subsoil rights for the Sanchez tract in N Laredo Tamaulipas. Notice published in the Official Bulletin of the Mexican Federal Government for future action. March 29 1926 Mexico D F. Paseo de la Reforma 9.
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Sanchez
N. Laredo
State of
Tamaulipas
Federal Government of Mexico
Mexico
D. F
A. Garza Galan
Paseo de la Reforma
England Faces Tough Task To Retain Wightman Cup
Mrs. Lambert Chambers says England must train younger players to defend the Wightman Cup in the forthcoming tournament. Kitty McKane is tipped as number one with a likely lineup including Mrs Watson Miss Joan Fry Miss Evelyn Colyer and many others. Colyer and Godfree to pair in doubles with Bridges and Meliquaham also as doubles options.
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Associated Press
London
Lambert Chambers
England
Chambers
Kitty McKane
Watson
Joan Fry
Evelyn Coyler
Lycett
Beamish
Joan Ridley
Mel
Unable to Quit Job in Butte Rod and Gun Club
O M Smith of Butte has tried for forty one years to resign as secretary of the Butte Rod and Gun club. Elected in 1885 he was kept in office after repeated attempts to quit, including a failed bid in 1905 and a later nomination where his own vote outweighed others. He has continued seeking removal with no success.
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Associated Press
Butter
Mont
O. M. Smith
Butte
Butte Rod and Gun Club
Smith
A Durable Bird
A humorous exchange in The Progressive Grocer features a woman calling a small chicken durable. The grocer replies that though small it will take long to eat, highlighting a light domestic quip in the shop.
Social Calendar Details for Monday and Tuesday
Monday events include Mrs. J fred Gunther hosting a 3:30 bridge party at the Hotel Hamilton honoring Mrs. R Freeman Duggan of Dallas. St Annes Society meets at 3 at their hall with L L Taylor and C F Yeager hosting. The W M S of First Methodist at 4 for Mission Study led by Mrs Frank lis. Baptist W M S meets at 3 30 for monthly business. Tuesday features the Tuesday Music and Literature Club open meeting at 4 in the High School Auditorium. Miriam Chapter O E S holds social at 8 in Masonic Hall. Heights Civic Club hosts a meeting at Mrs A E Gates home.
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J.fred Gunther
Hamilton
R. Freeman Duggan
Dallas
St. Anne’s Society
Mesdames
L. L. Taylor
C. F. Yeager
First Methodist Church
Frank [Lis
W. M. S. of the Baptist Church
Miriam Chapter
Masonic Hall
Heights Civic Club
A. E. Gates
Mexico Day events and music week schedule noted
Community notices list Cinco de Mayo observances led by Mrs Matias de Llano at the Hamilton Hotel and a week of National Music Week events hosted by the Tuesday Music and Literature Club with extensive program details. Also public notice from Mayor Albert Martin about identification cards for crossing into Mexico available through May.
Country twilight preferred to far off seas and cities
Blaine C. Bigler writes of preferring a country cottage to distant lands. The column notes various residents traveling or visiting, including W T Killam trips to St Louis and the East, Mrs Hausman in Mexico City, Muckleroy in Miranda City, Burr from Benavides, Jacksons in Jermyn, Madlems back from San Antonio, Halsell in Austin, and others returning from San Antonio and Monterey.
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Blaine C. Bigler
W. T. Killam
Engagement of Ailsa Melton to Davis Bruce Announced
Secretary Melton announces his daughter Ailsa to be engaged to Davis Bruce son of Senator Bruce of Maryland The couple plans a wedding later with Bruce a state department lawyer awaiting a post assignment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Melton
Ailsa
Davis Bruce
Bruce
Maryland
Foreign Department
State Department
Oscar Straus Dead at Age in New York
Oscar Straus former American ambassador to Turkey died suddenly in New York on May 8. The report notes his prominent diplomatic career and sudden death.
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Associated Press
New York
Oscar Straus
Turkey
Electrification death halts work near Fort Worth
George Allen aged 45 an employee of the Northern Texas Tractions Company was electrocuted today while working on a signaling line near Fort Worth Texas authorities reported the accident occurred during routine maintenance and the man died at the scene the incident is under investigation by local officials
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
George Allen
Uneman
Northern Texas Tractions Company
Dallas Laborer Charles Smith Found Dead in City Hall
Charles Smith aged 46 killed himself with a bullet in Dallas City Hall after aiming at a young woman. Smith, a laborer, had been employed at several Dallas cemeteries.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Platos
Charles Smith
Smith
Victor Napoleon Dies in Brussels at 64
Prince Victor Napoleon bonapartist claimant to the French throne died in Brussels today after a week of illness. He was 64 years old and was stricken at his home last week.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Prince Victor Napoleon
France
Liberals Capture Bluefields After Battle in Nicaragua
Managua May 3 Liberal revolutionists seized Bluefields after a clash that left two dead and several wounded. Rebel forces secured the town amid continuing fighting in the region.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Local census lists Scots jug and Revolutionary era antiques in Lake City
Lake City South Carolina conducts a census of objects over a century old. Among items listed is a beer jug from Scotland brought by Jane Campbell McNeill mother of Lieut Hector McNeill in 1762. Also noted is a Charleston bought bible from 1783 and a walnut chest used by Mary Wood Lipscomb founder of the Lipscomb family in South Carolina.
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Associated Press
Lake City
S.C
Scotland
Jane Campbell McNeill
Hector McNeill
Thiattle
D. A. RR. Post
Charleston
John Daniel
James D. Daniel
Mary Wood Lipscomb
William Lipscomb
South Carolina
Virginia
From Here and There Wallpaper Horses Castor Wheat Station Finders Street
Wallpaper usage in China spans over two thousand years. English horses decline by about 70 000 yearly. Castor oil provides a whiter lamp light than other oils. Radium priced at market levels would fetch under two and a half ounces for five million dollars. Frank Larcombe of Alberta developed a drought tolerant new wheat variety. Melbourne claims Finders Street Station as the world’s busiest with 300 000 daily passengers.
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China
Engand
India
Frank Larcombe
Alberta
Melbourne
Finders Street
Representative Rainey Backs Haugen Price Bill
Representative Rainey of Illinois announced support for the Haugen price stabilization bill as chairman of a special committee of 50 Democrats. He said the committee has made no recommendation yet.
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Washington
Rainey
Illinois
Britain faces civil war risk over coal subsidy and strike
Premier Baldwin told the House of Commons the subsidy to the coal industry is not negotiable and warned labor leaders ordering the general strike threaten civil order. He urged immediate unconditional withdrawal of strike instructions to avert wider crisis.
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London
Baldwin
House of Commons
Britain
Atha
Mexico City turmoil as police raid homes protest Calles
Reports from Mexico City describe chaotic conditions with raids on private homes and arrests without standard legal formalities. The unrest prompts residents to telegraph President Calles begging for protection.
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Associated’ Press
Mexico’ City
Eniversal
Mexico ‘City
Calles
Texas Farmers Die in Lightning Near Ida Lou and Blanket
In Dallas Texas two men were struck by lightning during an electrical storm. Harry Mitchall a 24 year old farmer from Lubbock County was killed at a large farm near Ida Lou. BH P Hibble r aged 43 was killed while walking his field near Blanket in Brownwood county.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Harry Mitchall
Lubbock County
Big Farm
Ida Lou
Brownwood
P. Hibbler
Last Appeal to Gov Ferguson Over Road District Session
A final appeal to Governor Ferguson to call a special Texas road district session will be made Thursday. William Wheeler, secretary of the Texas Highway Association, says the failure to call the session would rest on the governor’s shoulders.
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Associated Prensa
Fort Worth
Texas
Ferguson
Texas Road District
William Wheeler
Texas Highway Association
Wheeler
Wall Street Reacts to British Labor Crisis
New York May 3 reports a sharp decline in stock prices and over half a cent drop in sterling exchange. French and Belgian currencies hit record low levels as traders react to the ongoing British labor crisis.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Wall Street
Welsh Miners Postpone Weddings Amid Hard Times
Report from Cardiff and other districts in Wales Lancashire Durham and Newcastle notes many miners delay weddings due to grim outlook. Food and wine prepared for celebrations are stored as workers brace for difficult times ahead.
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Cupid
Cardiff
Wales
Orlais
Lancashire
Durham
Newcastle
Printers refuse to set copy in London newspapers
Compositors on the Evening Standard Star and Daily News declined to set material they deemed harmful to labor’s cause and consulted their union chiefs. Early editions appeared while others were delayed awaiting the union decision.
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London
Dvening
Standard
Star
Daily News
Troops Landed At Liverpool For Lancashire Readiness
A thousand troops landed at Liverpool today and moved to Aintree race course. They are held in readiness to move to any part of Lancashire at a moment's notice.
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London
Liverpool
Aintree Race Course
Lancashire
Negro Electrocution in Huntsville confirms 1924 case
In Huntsville Texas on May 3 Associated Press reports T Harris alias Agron McDaniel a black convict was electrocuted for the murder of Carrie Ford a black woman in Houston in May 1924.
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Huntsville
Teras
T. Harris
Leaning Cost Life at Pole Electrocution in San Antonio
Jos Medina aged 21 was electrocuted when he touched a chain used to lower a street lamp at a San Antonio location. The incident occurred May 3 as he rested at a telephone pole and came into contact with the charged equipment.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Jos Medina
John Thompson Dies in St Louis After Conviction
John Thompson, noted contractor in St Louis, died today of heart trouble. He had been convicted with Col. Charles Forbes of conspiracy to defraud the government through the veterans bureau.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
John Thompson
Col
Charles Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
National and local events mark day of anniversaries
Seventy five years ago a San Francisco fire destroyed about 2600 buildings. Twenty five years ago Jacksonville suffered a great conflagration wasting 10 million dollars. National Music Week starts today in over 1500 cities in the US and Canada. The American Bankers Association executive council opens its spring meeting at Pinehurst North Carolina. An international conference of dramatic and musical critics begins its five day session in Paris.
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San Francisco
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Canada
The
American Bankers Association
Pinehurst
N. C
Paris
Impeachment Move Against Federal Judge in Illinois
The House charges accuse Federal Judge George Igh of Illinois of bankruptcy case manipulation and undue authority. The article notes denial of the charges and that the next step is the filing rejoinder by the House, with a trial date yet to be selected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Renee Tives
George Igh
Ilinois
Earthquake Shocks California Coast No Damage Reported
A brief quake struck Ventura California with a fifteen second duration this morning. No damage or injuries were reported and authorities are assessing aftershocks. Local residents felt a light tremor amid calm conditions.
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Associated Prese
Ventura
Cal
Ported
Disjointed family exchange from distressed school day
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a mother speaking to a girl about schooling and education, with unclear context and several garbled phrases. The snippet hints at a class or discipline theme but lacks coherent events or names.
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State Free Employment Agency
Laredo Chamber of Commerce
Border Gas Co
Alianzas
Gutierrez
Alianza
Nuevo Laredo
Rubio
Trout
Moreno
Chito
Guajardo
Harry Rogers
Chicago
Carelesaneas
United States Chamber of Commerce
Violet S. Oberfeldt
Ing
J. C. Netzer
Mesdames G. L. Epstein
Leon Daiches
Christ Church
R. R. Kirkpatrick
McClellan Avenue
A. C. C. Richter
Chapek
Harris B
Wells Rosita Applewhite
Caracciolo
Flora Dilgarde Milton
Reading
Alden Muller
Hal Winston
Arthur Claude Hamilton
Ww. C. “Ryan
Travis Bruce Bunn
O. E. Dunlap
My Desire
Cadman Goose
Katherine Manford
Maria Derteano
Villanelle
D’acqua
Munro
Thomas Reading
Margaret Ward
Trio— A
Dee
Branscomb B
Salter
William Ryan
Milton
Elizabeth Nye
Albert Martin
Rome
Isles
Seven Seas
Louis Hausman
Mexico City
Mrs. Howell Muckleroy
Habby
Miranda City
Mr. Muckleroy
Henry Burr
Benavides
Mrs
Roy Jackson
Kathy
Jermyn, Texas
A. J. Madlem
Hal D. Winston
J.T. Halsell
Austin
Emilie Halsell
Waco
Mr. L. Sanchez
Monterey
Oscar
Victor Napoleon
Athor
People’s Homes
Zita
Cuaro
Bolt
Texas Highway 1
Greenwood Cemetery
Negro
the Times
Manila
California
Angeles
Lakebur
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