Flax vs Cotton and Arctic Prospecting in 1925 News
A string of 1925 items notes Ford plans to use flax to cover car seats, expecting lower costs via mechanized work. Arthur Bele rigut reports flax yields. Ford envisions soil-friendly growth with less hand labor. Macmillan urges flag over Arctic territory for airstrips and oil hints surface in Rockefeller finds. A Swedish dancer touts champagne for figures while warning about kidney damage.
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Ford
Pot Macmillan
Coolidge
North Pole
Rockefeller
Arctic Circle
Oit
Arson Attempt Blamed on Jealous Admirer of Widow
Federal and military police arrested a man Wednesday for an arson attempt at 203 Coleman Street. Mrs. S Stonehouse, a comely young widow, reported a fire started by an incendiary grain sack in a rear room. Fire Chief Satran and officers investigated after firefighters contained the blaze and found the sack. The suspect, identified as a quarm admirer, allegedly acted after being rejected by the widow.
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S. Stonehouse
Coleman Street
Maloukis
Bannister
Military Police
New U S Marshal Reappoints Deputies in Texas City
New U S Marshal reappoints deputies in San Antonio area. Score D White, the new marshal, took oath before Federal Judge Charles Boynton in El Paso early Wednesday morning. A telegram arriving around 4 10 o clock directed the deputies to take office and post bonds. arrival of the new marshal was not stated though anticipated Thursday.
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San Antonio
Score D. White
Marrshal
Charles Boynton
Hi Paso
Three Die As Auto Hits Street In Crash
April 1 report from Paul states three men were killed when their automobile collided head on with a streetcar. Two died instantly, the third died later in hospital. no women were injured. The incident remains under investigation.
Search Ends in Vain as Pair Return Trip Begins
Billie Wright, 22, and Patricia Diaz, 28, set out from Jacksonville to find Billie’s father J. J. Wright last seen in San Antonio. The trek led through New Orleans and other cities with several close calls and detentions before detectives questioned them Tuesday and released them each time.
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Patricia Diaz
Billie Wright
San Antonio
Florina
Jacksonville
Fla
Billie
J. J. Wright
New Orleans
Shreveport
Mount Vernon
Fort Worth
Nuevo
Varedo
Lomg, Vogler
Stendebachi
Mexican general shot dead at War Department
General Abelardo Acosta was killed by three men claimed to be army officers as he entered the War Department in Mexico City. Two bystanders were wounded by stray bullets as the assassins escaped, in a dramatic early April incident reported by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Mexico Covey
Abelardo Acosta
War Department
Amie
Canada Bans Hongkong Meat Inbound To Canada
Federal order prohibits importation of meat from Hongkong into Canada due to unsatisfactory inspections. The ban, effective March 28, applies to all imports but will not affect Chinese residents accustomed to imported hams and sausages.
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Canada
Hongkong
Vancouver
B.C
Valley rail merger eyed as direct SP line nears approval
Interstate Commerce Commission approves the Southern Pacific merger raising the prospect of a direct SP connection to the Valley. San Antonio officials expect growth, more shipping and a strengthened rail hub status, with no immediate layoffs or reduced expenditures expected.
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Southern “Pacific
Interstate Commerce’ Commission
Washington
Sap
South
Texas
San Antonio
Interstate Comimetce Commission
J. S. Peter
Southern Pacific
Wise
San Antonio, Chamber of Commerce
C. B
Houston
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Pacific System
Yandsil
S$. P. Hines
Antonians
Falturrias
Jine
Rio Grande
No Bridal Suites in Nightly Hotel Scene at Police Desk
Police desk sergeant McBaughan was promoted to room clerk Tuesday night. Four intoxicated youths were escorted to headquarters and taunted the sergeant asking for towels as one youth muttered about the hotel’s bell hops.
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McBaughan
Shay
Kelly
Wright Hearing Protests Over Police Dance Interference
A Wednesday protest by irate youths criticized Fire and Police Commissioner Wright and Captain Moglia after neighbors accused a Friday dance of excess the delegation claimed it was a private social function with proper chaperones and no ordinance violation. News notes widespread complaints about the event and police response.
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Wright
Jon Moglia
Poliee
Moglia
Twas Moglia
Mlev x Nimber
Seach
Gael Ha Tee
Court of criminal appeals reverses tequila transport case
The court finds no judicial knowledge of tequila’s nature and reverses a conviction for transporting liquor. A Bee County defendant, Lino Cantu, was accused of moving “spirituous, vinous and malt” beverages. without a dictionary definition of tequila, the court cannot rule it as spirituous vinous or malt.
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Associated Press
Austin
Avril
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lino. Cantu
Bee County
Cantu
Wilbur and Sargent Tie for Altitude Honors
Curtis D Wilbur navy secretary and Jehu Garibaldi Sargent attorney general drew equal in a back to back height test after a White House conference with President Coolidge. Reporters note Sargent at about 6 feet 2 inches and Wilbur matching that mark.
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Curtis D. Wilbur
Sargent
Universal Service
Washington
Jehu Garibaldi Sargent
Curtis D. Wilber
Navy
Coolidge
Wilbur
Chicago U Dean of Women Resigns After 33 Years
Miss Marion Talbot, longtime dean of women at the University of Chicago, announces resignation effective June after a summer in New Hampshire. She plans to devote time to outside ventures, including involvement with the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Thieves Loot Brazilian Consulate Antiques in Chicago.
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Chicago U
Chiwago
Avril
Marionalbot
University of Chicago
New Hampshire
Talbot
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Judge Frees Man Just Out of Jail
A defendant, recently released from county jail after two months, tells the court he has not had a chance to find work. Prosecutor Anthony questions him, and the judge orders dismissal in a terse exchange.
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Anthony
Joan
Thes Court
Rock Island Officials Deny Merger Reports With S P
Chicago April 1 Officials of the Rock Island deny any confirmation of a merger with the Southern Pacific Lines. The Rock Island has used Southern Pacific tracks for passenger trains to California for years. Reports claimed consolidation under a general merger plan, following the absorption of the St. Louis & Southwestern Rails as a preliminary step.
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Universal Service
Chicago
The
Rock Islam
Reyels Island
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
California
Rick Island
St. Louis & Southwestern Railroad
New Pump Arrives to Aid Flooded Mine Rescue
In Newcastle England on April 1 a 1000 gallon per minute pump arrives to Montague colliery Scotwood to aid rescue of 38 trapped miners after a flood. Crews fear the water inrush may delay reaching the workings for weeks though efforts continue despite slim hope.
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Newcastle
England
Montague
Scotwood
Dr Frederick A Cook to Begin Term at Leavenworth
Dr Frederick A Cook will begin a sentence of 1 year and nine months for using the mails to defraud. He leaves Sunday afternoon for Leavenworth penitentiary, under a new commitment issued by Judge James Wilson. His term began November 21, 1923, after a prior appeal halted his confinement.
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Worth
Frederick A. Cook
Leavenworth Penitentiary
United States
Abductors Trail In NY Mystery As Missing Man Sought
Police and relatives believe Evers is alive and held captive after his disappearance from Cincinnati Avenue to Aransas Avenue. Searches cover garages and an automobile store. sighting reports place him near Culebra road and a ball game on Sunday. A doctor appointment was the stated reason for the highway detour. investigators note no foul play yet.
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Evers
Sty
Culebra
WEBR_AGS
Wiaz
Hyers
Sei
Cincinnati Avenue
Aransas Avenue
Hackberry Street
Black Cat
South Alamo Street
John ‘Lerber
Byers
Eugene Manarck
Sover
Ahnee
Evers Lakes
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Leavenworth
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