Austin News Briefs Include Tax Funds and Legal Notices
Requisition issued for return of Ralph K. Davis to Texas to answer embezzlement indictment. Davis allegedly in Council Bluffs. Texas officials discuss codification of state laws, with Judge C H Jenkins inviting bar members to contribute. L W Tittle of State Board of Control hospitalized. Michael O Toole located in Austin. heir to Irish estate valued at 750000. Texas State Exposition racing program: 1000 grand prize for the Exposition Derby on October 4. Warnings on fish seine violations from multiple counties. Stream levels low aiding illegal seining. Texas general fund deficit projected slightly above 3 million dollars. H C Connally and others extending vendor's lien notes for prison bonds. Lange murder investigation to resume after Ranger Captain Frank Hamer completes other duties. Austin conference with Texas Company and Attorney General. discussions undisclosed. Marrs vows books for public schools and no shortages. plans for text distribution. Railroad Commission to hear Dallas Chamber rates case for corrugated boxes. McLennan County tax rolls show 66,746,240. statewide rolls from Bexar, Dallas, Harris pending.
Terrible Toll of Great Quake
Across Tokyo Yokohama and surrounding towns a massive earthquake, followed by fire, flood, and a tidal wave, devastates cities. Estimates place deaths at 200000 to 300000 with property losses near 2.5 billion dollars. International aid channels open as relief efforts mobilize.
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Tokio
Yokohama
Japan
Australia
America
Europe
Offie Mikado
Empress of
London
T. Yamamoto
Goto
Coolidge
Red Cross
American Relief Administration
Russia
Italy’s Stand Strikes at League of Nations
Geneva reports Italy refuses league intervention in the Greece dispute. Britain pressurizes compliance with covenants while Cecil signals open airing in the assembly. Ishii proposes ambassadors review Greece’s latest proposals.
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Italy
League OF Nations
Geneva
Europe
Greece
League
England
Robert Cecil
Viscount Ishii
Rain Drenches Texas as Deluge Continues Through Week
Rain fell at many points across Texas Tuesday and Wednesday with nearly the entire state reporting precipitation over the past week. Continuous showers of two to three months' duration were broken at numerous locations as storms lingered across the region.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
West Indies question at imperial conference debated
Lord Burnham discussed American influence on the West Indies in Parliament. Debate covered if West Indian colonies will be represented at the imperial conference in London in October and whether maritime telegraphic links will be considered. Major topics include imperial defense imperial preference and improving Britannia dominions communications with emphasis on better ties.
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Lord Burnham
House of Jorda
United States
British West Indies
America
Panama Canal
London
Great Britain
Dominions
Bride Creates Ten Commandments for Marriage
Mrs. Melville Thompson, heiress Elsa Miller, drafted the Bride's Ten Commandments after consulting courts on divorce reasons. The list urges husband control, cooking, a cozy home, trust, no nagging, shared interests, voting, affection, and mutual effort. Mr. Thompson has won divorce and custody of one child, claiming she struck him and hurled objects.
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Melville Thompson
Chicago
Elsa Miller
Seattle
Wash
Melville
Rescue Ship Starts for Wrangel Island Expedition
An expedition sails from Nome in the Donaldson under Harold Nolte to rescue Allan Crawford of Toronto and his British explorers who raised the flag on Wrangel Island in 1920. The route includes Kotzebue Sound for a dog team, with Eskimo overflow if ice blocks the direct path. Crawford is joined by Loren Knight, Frederick Maurer, and Milton Gall. Stefansson previously urged Wrangel as a base for air and radio work to reinforce British claims.
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Allan Crawford
Toronto
Wrangel Island
Nome
Alaska
Donaldson
Harold Nolte
Kotzebu Sound
Noize
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Siberia
Arctic Ocean
Crawford
Loren Knight
McMinnville, Ore
Frederick Maurer
New Philadelphia
Milton Gall
New Braunfels
Tex
Hunters urged to halve bag limits nationwide
William T. Hornaday, director of the Bronx Zoo and trustee of the Permanent Wild Life Protective fund, calls for federal and state action to cut hunting kills and shorten seasons. He cites sanctuaries like Pennsylvania's 32 game sanctuaries and warns of dwindling species while noting national parks serve as game refuges.
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United States
William T. Hornaday
Bronx Zoological Park
Dr. Hornaday
Permanent Wild Life Protective Fund
Hornaday
Pennsylvania
United States and Mexico Resume Diplomatic Relations
Washington reports the United States and Mexico resumed diplomatic ties after a three year breach. The move follows a Mexico City conference and honors the work of commissioners Warren and Payne. Britain France and others may follow with recognition as US officials hint at a forthcoming ambassador appointment.
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United States
Mexico
Washington
Obregon
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Cuba
Family of Nations
State Department
Mexico City
Coolidge
Charles B. Warren
John Barton Payne
Harding
Hughes
Navy to rush ships for Japan quake relief
Washington reports the navy department ordered the Asiatic fleet commander to rush vessels to Yokohama for relief of Japan earthquake victims after talks with President Coolidge. Admiral Anderson was told to use all speed to dispatch ships and provide aid.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Navy Department
Yokohama
Japan
Anderson
Governor Parker seeks Louisiana rice stocks for Japan relief
In Baton Rouge Louisiana Governor Parker wired leading rice mills and factories after an appeal by Michio Kaku Japanese consul New Orleans requesting reports on stock on hand or ready for early shipment to Japan to ease a famine feared after the earthquake.
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Baton Rouge
Michio Kaku
New Orleans
Parker
Louisiana
Japan
Last Legal Hanging in Texas Executed Nathan Lee
Angleton Texas reports the last legal hanging in Texas as Nathan Lee a 40 year old Black man was hanged Friday in Brazoria County jail yard for the September 13 slaying of James Spurgeon a Brazoria County farmer. Lee was convicted on July 30.
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Angleton
Tex
Texas
Nathan Lee
Brazoria County
James Spurgeon
Veterans seek Bergdoll return from Germany
A Veterans of Foreign Wars delegation visited the White House on Wednesday and urged President Coolidge to employ all federal resources to bring Grover Cleveland Bergdoll back to the United States.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
White House
President Coolidge
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
America
Italy Refuses League Ruling In Greece Dispute
Signor Montagna, Italy's minister, informed Greek Foreign Minister Alexandris that Italy will not recognize the League of Nations' decision in the ongoing Italy Greece controversy. The move signals continued diplomatic friction between Rome and Athens.
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Athens
Signor Montagna
Alexandris
Italy
League of Nations
Greece
Italians occupy Corfu after bombardment
Corfu Island was occupied by Italian forces Friday following a sharp bombardment that killed at least fifteen Greek civilians and left many others wounded.
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Corfu
Battle on Greco Albanian frontier closes border
Reports from authoritative sources say regular and irregular armed bands clashed on the Greco Albanian frontier and the line has been closed as a result.
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Corfu
Island
Cotton receipts rise as Elgin cotton ginned nears three thousand
Elgin Texas reports about 3000 bales of cotton ginned to date with daily receipts increasing.
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Elgin
Tex
Children Cry for Castoria Quack Patent Medicine
Ad touts Fletcher's Castoria as over eighty years use for relief of constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. Claims aid digestion and natural sleep without opiates and features a genuine signature.
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Fletcher
Adverse Fate in Golf and Churches
Dean Shailer Mathews from the Chicago University Divinity School cites a luncheon remark about golf both helping health and harming churches. He recalls a businessman late to golf and joking that he tossed up nineteen times between golf and church.
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Dean Shailer Mathews
Chicago University Divinity School
George
Palpably False Gossip Sparks Town Whispers
Gap Johnson of Rum pus Ridge tells of a queer tale from yesterday about a windy day and a man who looked away and supposedly broke his neck. Mrs. Johnson rebukes him as gossip while children listen to the exchange.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Divorces Outpace Marriages in Superior This Year
Through the current year Superior Wisconsin reports more divorce filings than marriages. Local records show a rising trend in split unions as the year progresses, reflecting changing family patterns in the community.
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Superior
Wis
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