Bankrupt sale draws shoppers for refrigerators half price
Notices mix local ads and legal items from Corpus Christi area. John A. Pope defends Sheriff Robinson and three others in a homicide case, while venue change chatter and county filings swirl amid florist and nursery ads and a flood of lease transfers in Webb county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Pope
Frank, Robinson
Fred Roberts
Corpus Christi
Times
Nueces
Webb County
Laredo Nurgery
Laredo
Little Prince
Cuba Moves Toward Revising Cuba America Trade Pact
Cuba debates revision of the 1902 reciprocity treaty after the Fordney tariff raises Cuban duties. Secretary de Cespedes coordinates with U S officials and Cuban industrialists to document the case for greater preferences and a new pact while Congress considers tariff reprisals to shield Cuban industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
de Cespedes
United States
State Department
Congress
House of Representatives
Zavas
Congres
Notable 19th Century Births Deaths and Events
Timeline records include Pauline Bonaparte birth and 1825 death in Florence, James W. Grimes birth 1816 and death 1872, the 1847 completion of the Providence and Worcester railroad, 1869 North Carolina secret societies proclamation, 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition closing, 1900 Charles Dudley Warner death, 1901 royal welcome in Halifax, and 1916 Lake Erie storm with heavy loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Bonaparte
Napoleon
Ajaccio
Florence
James W. Grimes
Iowa
U. S
Deerfield
N. H
Burlington
Providence and Worcester
Holden
North Carolina
Tennessee
Nashville
Charles Dudley. Warner
Hartford, Conn
Plainfield
Mass
King George
Queen Mary
Halifax
Lake Erie
Violet Oberfeldt Society Editor In Local Note
Mrs. Violet S. Oberfeldt, society editor, is listed with the society column and contact telephone number 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet S. Oberfeldt
Friday Social Calendar Features Bridge and Band
The Friday Bridge Club is hosted at 3 30 by Mrs Cantrell. The Sunbeam Band meets at 4 30 at the Baptist Church. St Anne Society of St Peters Church gathers at 4 at the home of Mrs DaCamara with Mrs Scrivner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. W. S. Cantrell
Sunbeam
Baptist
St. Anne Society
St. Peter’s Church
H. G. DaCamara
J. W. Scrivner
Married Ladies Social Club entertains with games and refreshments
The hostess and Mrs R L Poster hosted a Friends of the Married Ladies Social Club yesterday afternoon with orange zinnias and cosmos in the living room and rose cannias in the dining room. Mrs W N Young won the club prize with a linen dresser scarf while Mrs Harry James earned the guest prize a green linen handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Johnston
W. N. Young
Harry James
G. N. Witting
Mesdames Austin
Brennan
Christen
Derby
Hall
Hassell
Albert Martin
J. R. Moore
Asher Smith
J. B. Morton
Young
MacGregor
Vidales
Mesdames
L. A. Morrow
Tarry Bames
Father and Son Shot After Convictions in Camden Mob
Ied Hartley and his son George Hartley, recently convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Connie Hartley, were seized from Camden jail by a masked mob of 25 to 50 men at midnight. They were driven to a vacant lot and shot to death, the mob overpowering the sheriff and riddling the bodies with bullets.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Ied
Hartley
George Hartley
Camden
Connie Hartley
Ed Hartley
Benton County
Hartleys
United States Industry Facts from a Historical Review
A snapshot of early 20th century industry cites 25000 confectioners in the U S, 160000 refrigerated rail cars, 26000 strikes in a decade, Texas producing 313 natural gas wells, and 1360030000 cubic feet daily. It notes lumber use in auto production, early cotton history, and a Birmingham bank tied to labor. It ends with a highway of lumber predicting a 1000 mile wooden chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
America
Texas
India
Birmingham
England
Federated Bank and Trust Company of
Ala
Royal Institute of British Architects
Christopher Wren
Automobile Speedway
Kansas City
Canada Seeks Australian Trade Mission
Ottawa reports Hon. James A. Robb, Canadian minister of trade and commerce, will sail for Australia to negotiate a reciprocal trade agreement. Australia invites talks after preferring Britain and other dominions while Canada notes rising trade, including substantial U S wool purchases.
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Ottawa
Ont
James A. Robb
Australia
Mughes
Commonwealth
Canada
Great Britain
Dominions
United States
America
Indicted in Bond Theft Ring Across Cities
Twenty six people including bankers salesmen and newspapermen were indicted by a federal grand jury in Minneapolis for nationwide bond thefts. About half a million dollars in stolen bonds are alleged to have been moved locally. The bonds were said to be stolen in the New York mail robbery on October 24 1921 and the Chicago theft on January 18 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Federal Grand Jury
United States District Attorney
New York
Chicago
Mayfield case nears end in Texas injunction bid
Corsicana Texas October 20 James P Straughan Fort Worth testified in an injunction suit to keep Earle B Mayfield's name off the official senatorial ballot He said funds were spent by him for the local campaign not given to Mayfield or his campaign managers He traveled with Mayfield during the campaign but paid none of the candidate's expenses and denied soliciting funds at Wichita Falls or Port Arthur The supreme court may halt the trial until the Dallas appeal is decided Others read depositions and D F Lyday Mayfield manager testified funds for campaign came only from Mayfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Corsicana
Texas
James P. Straughan
Fort Worth
Earle B. Mayfield
Mayfiell
Straugnan
Straughan
Mayfield
Wichita Falls
Port Arthur
Supreme Court
Dallas
F. I. Scott
Ben C. Richards, Jr
Richards
Scott
Mike McNamara
D. F. Lyday
Court to rule on Corsicana injunction party status
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals certified to the state Supreme Court the question of whether plaintiffs in the Corsicana injunction suit were proper parties to seek the injunction against certifying Farle B. Mayfield as a candidate. The Supreme Court will decide on how the injunction was sought and return answers to the Court of Civil Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Dallas
Texas
Court of Civil Appeals
State Supreme Court
Corsicana
Secretary of State
Farle B. Mayfield
Court of Appeals
District Court
Railroad Brotherhoods Defy Strike Orders on Octobers Eve
One year ago today October 20 railroad brotherhoods refused to cancel strike orders. A statue of Edgar Allan Poe stood in Baltimore though its vetting remained unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Allan Poa
Baltimore
Insurance Giants Form Large Coalition
Three of the largest insurance companies unite in a broad coalition to coordinate policies and address rising risks. The agreement signals a strategic shift toward shared standards and joint advocacy in the industry.
Owsley Elected American Legion Commander in New Orleans
Alvin M. Owsley former Texas assistant attorney general was elected commander at the American Legion annual convention in New Orleans. Texas delegates cheered as Owsley was carried to the platform, while a Muscle Shoals nitrate plant resolution was passed by a large majority reversing a prior table. The Texas band led the celebration as MacNider conferred with the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin M. Owsley
Legion
Texas
Platform
MacNider
Associated Press
New Orleans
American Legion
Alabama
Wayne Davis
Americanization Committee
Resolutions Committee
Congress
Muscle Shoals
Ford
Owsley
Bill Deegan
New York
Qowealey
Texas Legionnaires
Boundary case filings prompt possible reopen in Supreme Court
The federal government and an intervenor in the Red River boundary dispute filed copies with the Supreme Court. The documents allege changes in the river channel since testimony and urge further investigation. A motion to reopen the case is considered likely.
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Associated Prega
Austin
Texas
United States Supreme Court
Red River Boundary
Attorney General
Texas Objections to Oil Permits Rise in Supreme Court
Washington October 20 Texas today objected to granting permits for oil on patented and Indian allotments in the receivership area north of the Red River main channel awaiting the court decision. The court took the motion under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State of Texas
Supreme Court
Duitt
Red River
Teefefen
Texas
Obregon proposes traitor label for attackers on foreigners
Mexico City on October 20 President Obregon submitted a measure to the interior department for presentation to the chamber of deputies. It provides that Mexicans who attacked foreigners or their property during a disturbance are to be regarded as traitors and will be dealt with accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mexico City
Department of the Interior
Obregon
Chamber of Deputies
Viking Queen Burial Unearthed In Norwegian Ship Find
Professor Brogger and eight Norwegian archaeologists reveal a ninth century grave of a Viking queen in southern Norway. The ship's tomb held the queen and her servant in a special burial chamber with exceptionally complete equipment for the afterlife, including a four wheeled wagon four sleds and beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Profesor Brogger
Norway
Europe
Bonar Law Forms Cabinet in Formality
Bonar Law appears set to form a cabinet in a ceremony described as a mere formality. Reports note swift action to appoint a government head as Derby and orseden figures step aside, signaling a transition to a new ministry.
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Assusiatost
Ferdeon
Andrew Bonar Law
Rapid
Farqdis
Earl of Derby
Doo
Austen Chatihen
Panecally Condee
Eiyigdaiiy
Avian
TERROR REIGNS IN VLADIVOSTOK CONSULATE
Fragmented report notes chaos in Vladivostok with civilians fleeing toward China and consular concerns as Soviet Far East forces tighten control. Dispatches indicate the capital's precarious status and rising tensions amid military actions.
Clash Reported Between Japanese and Red Forces Near Yakloa
The Watoy Guards report violence on the village outskirts as Japanese troops clash with Red forces of the Far Eastern Republic near Yakloa. The scene describes armed confrontation and ongoing military activity in the area.
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Yakloa
Trevor Predensing
Tadiveetak
Aemebag
Watoy
Republi
Marines Guard Consulates in Windivostok
American and British marines were landed to guard the consulates of the two nations in Windivostok on October 20.
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Windivostok
Weather Storm Warning Issued for Gulf Coast Area
The weather bureau issued a storm warning. A tropical storm center lies near 20N 91W and moves west-southwest. Northwest gales will continue on the western Gulf south of 23N.
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Arsociated
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Gulf
Rotarians Gather for Intercity Meeting in Houston
Six hundred Rotarians from Texas attend the first intercity Rotary meeting in this section with additional delegates from Mexico City. The two day event starts today in Houston and continues through tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Rotary
Mexico City
Notable Birthdays of Public Figures This Day
Nathan L. Miller former New York governor born Cortland County New York sixty four years ago today. Rt Rev William T Russell Catholic bishop of Charleston born Baltimore fifty nine years ago today. John C Merriam Carnegie Institution president born Hopkinton Iowa sixty two years ago today. Edgar Selwyn playwright and theatrical manager born Cincinnati forty seven years ago today. James R Mann representative in Congress born in unknown location sixty six years ago today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan L. Miller
New York
Cortland County
N. Y
William T. Russell
Charleston
D. C
Baltimore
John C. Merriam
Carnegie Institution
Washington
Hopkinton
Iowa
Edgar Selwyn
Cincinnati
James R. Mann
Bec
Dtea
Agton
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Jos. Netzer
All Souls
Editha C. Lowry
Flores Ave
Newton
Juarez Avenue
San Bernardo Avenue
Laredo Candy Company
Henry Andrews Blatz
B. Juarez Plumbing Co
Lincoln St
Chihuahua Street
Hidalgo St
M. M. Dunphe
John A. Walls
G. A. Stowers Furniture Co
Hamilton Hotel
Reen
Ast
el Otro Jado
Sanitary Grocery Co
Wormser Brothers
Fidel Centu
Pimes
Corpus Chetati
Bali
Bedass
J. H. Crowder
Island
Washington State Department
Yate
Margaret E. Sangster
Christian Herald
M. T. Cogley
California
Judge
Mrs. Brumfield of
Hebbrowville
E. J. Foster
Roswell
New Mexico
Mr. W. M. Brennan
Stanley Copeland
San Antonio
W. F. Morgan
Cotulla
E. V. Lee
Carolinas
Virginia
Hal Brennan
R. A. Millar
A. BE. McCulloch
D.F. Randolph
Eastern Star Grand Chapter
First Presbyterian Church
Henry Barbers
Mesdames Martin
Lang
H. M. Taylor
Shelby
Freuler
Pratt
Colman
Henry
Sutton
Albert Jones
A. E. McCulloch
Borchers
Miss Lee
E. B. Paisley
Mesdames Lattig
Sweatman
Threadwell
Ribe
Perkins
Windrow
White
Hatley
Ramsay
Hansen
M. ©. Paisley
Misses Musnett
Reese
Ladies Ald Society
Ladies Ald Society of the Christian Church
G. C. McCauley
Aale
Institute
Mesdames Neff
Leo Wright
Henry Ward
D. M. Rogers
W. 8. Ketthley
R. A. White
M. A. Harfer
C.F. Smith
Dickenson
Ethel Puster
Sara and
Delia Leal
Dora Martin
Teresa Fasnacht
Vivia Smith
Sara Perkins
Clare May Judkins
Claire Derby
R. L. Poster
Baltote
Industry
Uae
Maus
the Court OF
Qbregon
ICANS
Bonar Law
Vladivostok
Agsucdutt Tiress Vladivostok
Legislave Eroye Pek
Vlanivestik
China
Elo
Evar
Vinedjosak
Far Eastern
Rotarians
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