Mayor Black Demands Stricter Police Enforcement
Mayor Black chastises Commissioner Wright for lax policing and asks for intensified crime prevention and law enforcement in the city. He cites grand jury concerns and urges cooperation between the police and city attorney departments to ensure confessions and cases are properly handled and that all laws, including traffic rules, are vigorously enforced.
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Black
Phil Wright
Fire and Police
Wnaniilsoer Wright
de Tallbean
Besar
Sarsant
Westinye
Fie Tien
Jack
Seylus
Vail Wright
Texas County
Lampa
Renoray
Ravebel
Lidead
Nharlet
Tbadel
Acshera
Jolly Heals
Waa
Ulark
Dirk Lo
Wright
Tilack
Rime
Devel
Germans Find 0.5 Won't Be Santa Claus
A disgruntled wartime dispatch from Berlin notes German hopes for American aid fading as inflation and shortages deepen. Public mood shifts to pessimism with December displays and the government warning against overt displays of joy. Relations with the United States are examined amid calls for a greater independence from Allied pressures.
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Dy Weyker
Telacker
Farwignerr
Eparina
Amerie
Rittarion, Tare
Germany
United Surea
United States
Faneiers
Mranes
Unites States
Tina
Public Service Co to Appeal Rate Decision
Public Service Co will appeal a city rate decision. Kifer, VP and general manager, and Walter Namlet, general counsel, announced the appeal after a conference with the Tarrean Commission. The notice states the rate will remain 8 cents from 4 15 to 0? Noted.
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Public Service CO
Alstin
Dee
Letra
Talrean Commission
Jagged Scar Bared 70 Herrin Massacre Jury By Mine Guard Shot
International News Service reports horror unfolding in the Herrin massacre trial. Patrick Joseph O Rourke, a mine guard wounded during the June riot, testifies while recounting his near fatal injuries and the knife scars he bears. The proceedings reveal details of the attack as jurors hear testimonies from victims and witnesses amid the historic case.
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Herrin
International News Service
Howard Troffman
Jutar
Dizer
O'Rourke
Jouke
Tony
Mayor Blames Obstructions For Charter Election Delay
Mayor Black says flood prevention charter amendment won’t be held in his administration. Chamber of Commerce officials and civic leaders discussed the issue as state law restricts election timing. He notes delaying the amendment beyond the September 9 date avoids legal conflicts and preserves timing for the upcoming regular election.
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Black
Chamber of Commerce
Ednesday Mornin
T. Kilns City
Avbil
Morell
Ess
Morea
Three Men Die in Collisions at Port Arthur
A report describes a fatal streetcar collision in Port Arthur involving an automobile and a street car. The crash crushed a man and injured others as bystanders witnessed the event near the embankment, with officials investigating the sequence of actions leading to the wreck.
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ONC
Port Arthur
Utah
Enel
T. Dadang
Allen
Movie Comedian Arbuckle Trials Spark Public Interest
In Los Angeles the trial of silent film comedian Roscoe Arbuckle over the Virginia Rappe death dominated headlines. Officials and colleagues expressed hope for his future in cinema while urging restraint and fair treatment as the case unfolds.
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Virginia
Gaitoi Presa
OS Angeles
Cl. Bee
Kestor Fialts
Arbuckle
Christmax
Will HM. Hays
Filma
Wis
Acyatttal
Ptticide
Pelrase
Arhvceisha
Peti
Roscoe
Patty” Arbuckle
Tric
Virginia Rappe
Colorado Black Forest Mint Bandits Hunt Fugitives
A garbled dispatch mentions Colorado Black Forest, mint bandits, and fugitives. It references US diplomats, meetings, and political maneuvering with unclear names and places, describing tense negotiations and possible attempts to accept a compromise amid mounting opposition.
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Colorado Black Forest
Mother of Street Commissioner Read at Residence
A local notice reports the mother of the street commissioner being read at the residence. The fragmentary OCR includes names and partial dates, referencing a person connected to city departments and a planned appearance or delivery to a commissioner.
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Read
Governor Only Can Save Finucane Slaver From Gallows
The Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin overruled the motion for rehearing in the Stephens Finucane murder case from August 20, 1923 in San Antonio. The governor remains the last hope for clemency or commutation to spare the life, with testimony showing the victim died at a residence under construction and detailed exchanges about the defendant and witnesses.
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Finucane
G. W. Stephens
T. A. Finuteane
San Antonio
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Tere
Doevathy
Tive
Diskute
Eaid
Mets
Finneane
Nikear
Timaes
Stephonk
Stephens
Buy
Mies
Finnean Stephony
Ae Mai Vlerinnacian
Swfron
Faw
Tin Stephens
Denver officers hunt bandit in eastern Colorado raid
Denver police and sheriff's deputies pursued bandits in a Western region raid. Authorities said the suspect group fled toward Nebraska after a reward was posted for the trio’s apprehension. An arrest attempt followed a long search across prairie and farmland.
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Denver
Coli
Tee
Rirrenes
Wehievedt
Teal
Thuy
Brigg Resalte
Torurat
Niddon North
Four Faculty Members At N. College Face Hooch Complaints
A garbled report indicates four faculty members at an unspecified college faced complaints about hooch. The text is unreadable in parts but mentions orders or actions by authorities and possible funding or disciplinary matters involving several individuals.
Germany asks U S to name reparations figure
United States and Allied powers would form an expert commission to set a just German reparations sum within Germany’s means to pay. Germany proposes a US led panel with Allied participation, but France objects to the arrangement. If Allied forces left German soil, Germany says it could meet or exceed the payment target.
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A. S
Bradford
United Press
Germany
United States
France
Polnenra
Paris
Hese
Moon
Shramdlog
Tiughes
Folloyine
Hughes
Wiedfeldt
Tle
Myers
Ion
Ierth
Tura
Merry Maids Musical Club Donates 160 Toys to Empty Stocking Fund
The Maids Musical Club led by Mary Carter contributed 160 toys to the Empty Stocking Fund. Members donated items for children and the elderly, with reads noting support for aged homes and community celebrations, including a Christmas frolic and presents for youngsters.
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Merry Maids Musical Club
Mary Carter
Maids Musical Club
Jex
Acca
Theovest
Euiged
Abra
City Commiervial and
Tawinnsa
Trotel Waltreary UC Tveressy
Tyree
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