Hamon Denies All Bribery Charges Before House Panel
Muskogee Oklahoma Friday saw J L Hamon deny bribery allegations tied to the Oklahoma Indian land deals. Senator Gore had claimed a $25000 to $50000 bribe offer to influence congressional action while Hamon said he never suggested such an arrangement and recounted his conversations with Congressman Creager.
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United States
Thomas P. Gore
Congress
J. L. Hamon
House
Hamon
Oklahoma Republican State Committee
McMurray
Gore
New York
C. E. Creager
Creager
Jake
Crippen Keeps Silence as Legal Aid Sails In
Inspector Dew asserts Crippen has not confessed to Belle Elmore’s murder. Jailer Morin and Crippen’s own words show no confession. London solicitor Newton offers defense. Crippen accepts counsel but still stays quiet. Ethel Le Neve remains in infirmary as rumors fade.
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Quebec
Dew
Scotland Yard
Crippen
Belle Elmore
Jos. Morin
Gupin
Langlier
Ethel le Neve
Newton
London
Faelinis
Kansas firm buys Benford's big lumber mill and timber lands
The Glen Lumber Company of Kansas City purchased Benford Lumber Company's largest sawmill plant at Benford Texas on the Katy railroad with tram roads and all equipment plus 35000 acres of timber nearby. The price lies near 800000 dollars. The land holds about 200000000 feet of pine and 50000000 feet of hardwood. Benford retains other mills and timber assets.
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Houston
Tex
Glen Lumber Company
Kansas City
Benford Lumber Company
Benford
Katy
Benford Company
Mutilated Woman Found in Canyon Near Kendall Ranch
In Santa Rosa California a woman's mutilated body was found in a canyon near the Kendall ranch. Believed to be Mrs. Ira Kendall who has been missing with her husband and son since July 26. Charles Denove, a Japanese man linked to the case, was arrested at Mesa Grande and says he saw Henry Yamaguchi in a local house last Sunday night.
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Santa, Rosa
Cal
Kendall Ranch
Ira Kendall
Charles Denove
Henry Yamaguchi
Mesa Grande
Yamaguchi
Insurance Department approves reserve agents for state banks
Austin Texas The department of insurance and banking Saturday approved the following banks as reserve agents for state banks West Texas Bank and Trust Company of San Antonio for Bello State Bank of Westhoff American Bank and Trust Company of San Antonio for Chapin Guaranty State Bank of Chapin
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Austin
Tex
Department of Insurance and Banking
West Texas Bank and Trust Company of
San Antonio
Bello State Bank of Westhoff
American Bank and Trust Company of San Antonio
Chapin Guaranty State Bank of Chapin
Beckham National Bank Extended Twenty Years in Graham
The controller of the currency extended the bank's corporate existence for twenty years to August 4, 105v, preserving operations of Beckham National Bank in Graham Texas.
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Washington
Beckham National Bank of
Graham, Tex
Beaumont suit on Vinton oil field dismissed
Attorneys reached an agreement Tuesday leading to dismissal of the district court suit in Lake Charles for possession of the heart of the Vinton oil field.
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Beaumont
Tex
Lake Charles
Vinton
Balloonists land after 350 mile flight from Philadelphia
Dr. Thomas EB Eldredge and Welch Strawbridge completed a record balloon trip of 350 miles ending in Danbury New Hampshire after eleven hours in the air. They reached a peak altitude of 15 100 feet during the flight.
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Danbury
N. H
Philadelphia
Thomas EB. Eldredge
Welch Strawbridge
Temple Texas Sells First New Corn At Guc Per Bushel
Temple Texas received the season’s first new corn on Thursday with the grower asking one dollar per bushel in the ear.
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Temple, Tex
Temple
Cotton Moving Through Yoakum Market
Cotton began moving into Yoakum Texas with seventy two bales sold on Thursday. Average price was 14 12 cents per pound plus seed, totaling about 19600 dollars released to cotton buyers that day.
Cane Crop Prospects In Abbeville Parish
Abbeville Louisiana reports that current rains are supporting what officials say will be the finest cane crop in years, promising a strong harvest season for local growers and mills amid favorable weather.
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Abbeville
Texas Rains Trigger Cotton Market Setbacks
New York reports say Texas rains broke cotton prices by about thirty points with some relief as details showed less rain than feared. Prices steadied later as buyers returned, while mills and spinners pulled sizable inventories. Liverpool and Oklahoma signals influenced the market amid lingering crop doubts.
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New York
Texas
Commission
Liverpool
Oklahoma
Slump in the Auto Business
New York reports a downturn in the automobile industry with manufacturers storing cars to hide weak demand. Major firms downsizing staff and delaying re openings, while an agent predicts prices may drop 25 to 50 percent in two to three months. Farmers and small towns slow to buy as operating costs outweigh horse use.
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New York
City Hall keys offered to mayor over incomplete work
Alexandria officials report Sam K. Bland of United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company delivered the city hall keys to Mayor J. P. Turregano through foreman Marvick on Wednesday. The mayor refused the building, stating it is not yet completed. All claims are met but certain contract parts remain unfinished.
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Alexandria
J. P. Turregano
Sam K. Bland
United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Marvick
New York Cloak Makers Strike Settlement Talks End
Negotiations with employers to settle the cloak makers strike in New York were declared off after a meeting of the Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Association. The strike committee’s failure to respond to submitted terms caused the breakdown.
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New York
Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association
Fire destroys mill in Orange Texas causing $50000 loss
A fire at the Orange Saw Mill Company mill in Orange Texas destroyed the plant. The blaze started from sawdust near the furnace and burned rapidly. Estimated property loss is $50000 with insurance coverage believed.
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Orange
Tex
Orange Saw Mill Company
Miller-Victor Company
Timber Blaze Destroys Value Near Bastrop Pines
A weeklong fire in the pine hills east of Bastrop Texas has destroyed thousands of dollars in timber. Fire crews continue to battle the blaze as it consumes the woodland area northeast of town.
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Bastrop
Tex
Pine Hills
Center Point votes approve schoolhouse bond and maintenance
Center Point Texas residents approved a bond to construct a $14.90 schoolhouse and a separate maintenance measure, both passing by a large majority on Wednesday.
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Center Point
Tex
Why She Brought It Up
A playful dialogue recalls grand promises of ownership and cosmic calamity as a woman confronts a man about past declarations of possession. He tentatively recalls saying such things while she expresses regret over not letting the moon fall.
The Wrong Sort. vfm.old Trish. peasant at his cottage
A peasant sits by his cottage smoking a pipe and lights many matches until the ground is covered with spent ones. His wife calls him to dinner and he jokes about glass helping him see shoots on the sun, unsure if he has the right kind of glass.
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Vfm
Moike
The Nurse's Opinion On The Doctor's Visits
A nurse testifies in a case about a physician's bill. During cross examination the lawyer presses for visits after the patient was out of danger. The nurse says the doctor continued visits while she believed the patient remained in danger.
Editor remarks on joy ride plow handle incident
A quotation from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes the risk of injury during a joy ride on a plow handle and adds that many a good man has been kicked by a mule, illustrating the warning with old farm humor.
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Istern
Birmingham Age-Herald
Styx Ferryboat Scene Sparks Toothpowder Ad Joke
On a Stygian ferryboat Charon ferries a passenger across the Styx. The shade quips about scenery for a toothpowder ad showing a wry enduring ruling passion.
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Charon
Styx
the Shade
A Hundred Dollar Typewriter For 17 Cents A Day
The Oliver Typewriter presented as a revolutionary purchase offering a $100 machine for 17 cents daily. It claims advanced features like Balance Shift, Ruling Device, Double Release, Automatic Tabulator, and Disappearing Indicator, highlighting widespread adoption by a quarter million earners.
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Oliver
Oliver Typewriter opportunity sales pitch in home use
An advertising pitch extols the Oliver Typewriter as a money maker for beginners and experts alike. It promotes earnings of 17 cents per day plus profits, calls the machine indispensable in business and home use, and invites readers to request details and a catalog.
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Oliver Typewriter
Oliver
America
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