Indictments in Oklahoma Grand Jury Case Could Lead to Fall Trials
Federal grand jury in Oklahoma returns indictments against six officials including Governor Haskell alleging a broad fraud plot against the government lands. One hundred fifteen offenses listed. Trial likely in McAlester next month. defense may challenge indictments on technical grounds but meritorious cases expected. Prominent defendants include Walter Eaton W T Hutchins C B Turner F B Severs A E English. Thousands of witnesses anticipated from across the country.
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Okla
Haskell
Walter Eaton
W. T. Hutchins
C. B. Turner
F. B. Severs
A. E. English
Annual Disciples of Christ Convention Set for Corsicana
The twenty third annual convention of the Disciples of Christ in Texas will meet in Corsicana June 4 at 8 pm. The program features leaders from Tex as ministries and Christian Endeavor, with sessions led by Dr. Chalmers Meerson and Marion Stephenson among others. State missions funding and staff notes, rail reductions, and a strong growth claim mark the event.
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Disciples of Christ
Texas
Corsicana
Christian Women's Board of Missions of Texas
Annie C. Wilkerson
Virginia Hearne
Austin
Christian Endeavor
Celby D. Hall
Texas Curistan Endeavor Union
Chalmers Meerson
Fort Worth
W. N. Wiggins
Texas Sunday School Union
Marion Stephenson
St. Louis
National Bible School
P. ©. McFarlane
Kansas City
Men’s Movement For
Otis Hawkins
Denton
Anson Rainey
Dallas
J. C. Mason
Oak Cliff
Railroads Educating Public on Size of Their Profits
At a Fort Worth hearing on cattle shipment rates, railroads presented a campaign claim that profits are small and uncertain. Santa Fe official James Peaboy testified amid rapid cross examination by Judge Cowan as the panel examined the issue.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Santa Fe
James Peaboy
Cowan
Strangely Acting Man Startles Fort Worth Crowd
W S Cole caused a stir on Main Street at dawn fleeing in a white night shirt. Police officers chased him for three blocks then arrested him after he leaped from a second story hotel window but suffered only minor injuries.
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Fort Worth
Tex
W. S. Cole
Main Street
Hold Foreign Mission Rally In Denver
A foreign missionary rally was held in Denver on Wednesday night under the auspices of the Presbyterian General Assembly attendees included church members and local officials. The event aimed to support mission work and foster international outreach within the denomination.
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Denver
Col
Presbyterian General Assem
Sears Widow Before Grand Jury Investigation
The widow of Alex Sears, cattleman killed by Tom Barnett who was later killed by a mob, testified before the grand jury investigating the lynching. Sixteen witnesses, including several from Jones county, were examined. all grand jury actions remain secret with no indictments yet returned.
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Abilene
Tex
Jane
Alex Sears
Tom Barnett
Jones County
Governor hints at two million dollar cut in budget
Governor Campbell said he will announce his conclusions on the appropriation bill either Friday or Saturday. He delays to detail each veto reason, explaining the time taken for lengthy item by item analysis. He indicates total reductions will reach two million dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
Stat
State University
A. & M. College
A. & M., College
Rusk Iron Industry
Pleasuine Way
Native Texan Missionary Headlines Presbyterian Rally in Denver
Rain failed to dampen a 3000 strong home mission rally at the Presbyterian assembly in Denver with Dr S J Nichols of St Louis presiding. Speakers included Rev J E Clarke of Nashville and Rev R J Harris of Porto Rico, reporting strong home mission gains and church accession figures.
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Col
Home Mission
Presbyterian Assembly
S$. J. Nichols
St. Louis
J. E. Clarke
Nashville
F. 53. Bennett
New York
Synodical
Kearns
Nebraska
F. £. Higging
Minnesota
Lumberjacks
R. J. Harris
Porto Rico
Harris
Texas
W. B. Preston
Dallas
W. T. Logan
Abilene
L. C. Kirkes
Amario
B. W. Webb
Sherman
Governor Vetoes State Bond Retirement Appropriation
Governor Campbell vetoed the appropriation to retire bonds due in July and plans to release a formal message soon. He calls the veto unconstitutional and cites impact of a Waters-Pierce fine on increasing total appropriations to two million dollars. The veto follows a legislative session decision.
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Austin
Campbell
Ike
Old Settlers Reunion in Sherman to Hear Congressmen
The Old Settlers annual reunion committee in Sherman Texas discusses speakers for August. It is announced that on Red River Navigation Day the speakers will be Congressmen Radell and Shejarq of Texas and Ransdell of Louisiana. details remain to be finalized.
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OLD Settlers
Sherman
Tex
Radell and Shejarq
Texas
Ransdell
Louisiana
Governor Campbell Cuts $1.7 Million From Texas Budget
Governor Campbell slashes the general appropriation by over 1.7 million dollars and vetoes funds for scholarships at State Normal schools and new buildings at the A&M College. He predicts a tax rate not higher than last year and possibly as low as five cents next year. The action targets university and college funding, a tuberculosis sanitarium, and a Willacy Hall dormitory named for Senator Willacy.
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Austin
Campbell
Secretary of State
State Normal Schools
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Imitation whiskey sales barred under Texas law in 1909
The article explains Texas law banning imitations of whiskey after June 12, 1909. It contrasts alcohol derived from potatoes or pith with standard Pharmacopoeia classifications and asserts adulterated products cannot be sold as whiskey or imitation whiskey in Texas. It notes strict conformity to pharmacopoeial standards for drugs and the prohibition of color, dilution, or mislabeling.
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Taft
Texas
United State
Waters-Pierce property sale hearing in Austin
Judge Wilcox in the district court heard the application by Receiver Eckhardt of Waters-Pierce Oil for permission to sell the El Pano property. Eckhardt said it lies within fire limits and he seeks property farther from the business district. Company attorneys offered no objection. sale expected.
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Austin
Wilcox
Eckhardt
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
el Pano
Nathan Board Murdered in Oak Cliff Robbery Case
Dallas police say Nathan Board was murdered and robbed. his body found with a gunshot wound in Oak Cliff last night. He reportedly carried a large roll of bills shortly before the killing. no arrests have been made.
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Dallas
Tex
Nathan Board
Oak Cliff
The Poultry Yard Insights From Farm Journal
The piece extols proper poultry care with tips on broiler timing and market readiness. It advocates shade for hens, oyster shells for feed, lice control by suspending roasting poles, and yearly gobbler changes. It notes turkey incubation takes twenty eight days and stresses clean housing to prevent lice and disease.
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Farm Journal
Man commits suicide after failed shooting by wife in Houston
Ferdinand Schultz shot by his wife last week survives hospital then leaves sanatorium. He purchases a rope on Friday and is found hanging from a tree near Harrisburg, leaving a note blaming the failed bullet for his decision and expressing remorse.
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Houston
Tex
Ferdinand Schultz
Harrisburg
Schultz
Haskell Attorneys Win Delay in Oklahoma Land Fraud Case
In Tulsa on June 1 Judge R K Campbell granted ninety days to file a bill of exceptions to Judge Marshall’s ruling in the indictments of Haskell and five other Oklahomans charged with obtaining land fraudulently. This delays the trial.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tolay
R. K. Campbell
Marshall
Haskell
Youthful Franknoss and the Stranger Exchange
A Birmingham pastor spots a boy speaking with a stranger near a church rear. The boy declares the stranger asked if Dr Blank preached there and replies that the pastor would present encumbrance.
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Franknoss
Birmingham
New York Globe
Blank
Seventy Years Young Author Recalls Kindness Lesson
Mrs. Emily P. Bishop, author of Seventy Years Young, relates a scene from an exchange. A girl’s brother traps birds, the mother asks what she did. The girl prays for her brother, prays the trap will fail, then goes out and kicks the trap in pieces.
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Emily P. Bishop
Towers and towers recall in a village tale
A witty exchange features Mrs Drippingold choosing tower styles for a country house with ancestral Norman Gothic towers. The village satire shifts to a criminal line where a defendant claims two constables saw him, only for the officer to note the single station and joke the charge rests on that miscount.
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Dr’ppingold
Body of John C Forbes Found Dead in Pond
The body of John C Forbes aged 30 was found in a pond at Harrisburg Houston on June 1. No evidence of murder was found but authorities are investigating as Forbes had been missing for two weeks and was well to do.
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Houston
Tex
John C. Forbes
Harrisburg
Forbes
Denton Colleges Suffer Major Budget Cuts By Governor
The Governor vetoed a $71,250 cut from two Denton state colleges. The College of Industrial Arts loses $53,750 affecting wing construction and repairs. the Normal College loses $17,500 from scholarship funds. Presidents Cree and Bruce lament stalled progress and anticipate enrollment declines, while advocates urge resilience and future recovery.
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College of Industrial Arts
the Normal College
Campbell
Denton
Normal College
Going Home and the Heart's Deep Longing
Bonham News reflects on two short dispatches about homeward longing. It tells of James Slayde, sixty six, who walked from California to Arkansas to return to his youth and family, leaving his daughter with a train ticket and declining help to avoid owing anyone.
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Bonham News
California
James Slayde
Arkansas
Hesperides
Pacific Slope
Golden West
Eckhardt Ordered to Pay Additional State Costs
Receiver Eckhardt of Waters-Pierce Oil Co. must pay about $290,000 more to the state for costs incurred in prosecuting the corporation, on top of amounts already received.
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Eckhardt
Austin
Wilcox
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Cloudburst hits Waco causing street damage and high water
A cloudburst drenched Waco Texas last night with about two and a half inches of rain. Streets were damaged and all streams rose, while a slow rain continued into the morning.
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Waco
Tex
Pros and Antis Claim Smith County in Next Election
Both sides claim Smith county will vote in the upcoming election. The pro group issued a statement promising a countywide vote if the area goes wet. Pentleton arrived from Temple to assist the anti faction.
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Smith County
Tyler
Pentleton
Temple Day
Tent Fire at Brown Carnival Wrecks Jesse Jameson Area
A tent at the Brown Carnival near Jesse Jameson burned Monday night causing about 400 dollars in damage. An electrical fault started the blaze, destroying the tent and most furnishings before extinguished. Several people were in the show but no injuries reported due to quick action. The power outage then cut current citywide for about thirty minutes.
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Brown Carnival Company
Jesse Jameson
Rice Crop Summary Signals Mixed U.S. Grower Activity
New Orleans report through May 31 notes a slight rise in Texas rice activity with a larger increase in West Texas. April sales totaled 17 070 sacks, reflecting regional variation in supply and demand as June approaches.
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New Orleans
Saya
Texas
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