Lynching of Negro in Crockett Sparks Texas Rangers Probe
In Crockett a Black farmhand named Dave Tillis was seized by four armed men and hanged from a tree after being accused of assaulting a white woman. Rangers head to Crockett to investigate. officials have not identified the attackers or arrested any suspect. The death, ruled a hanging, marks the first lynching in the state in nearly two years.
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Crockett
Texas Rangers
Dave Tillis
Megro
Tillis
Maples
Stockett
Pershing Reviews Army Day Parade on Fifth Avenue
More than 18,000 military and patriotic groups saluted Gen. John J. Pershing as he reviewed a parade on Fifth Avenue commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of America’s entry into World War I.
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Pershing
New York
INS
Jol J. Pershing
Das Ss
Pith Avenue
America
Husband Changes Mind on Divorce in Surprise Reconciliation
El Paso April 2. R. McReady of Pittsburgh Pa. who had planned to file for divorce in Juarez, changed his mind and boarded a plane home after telling friends he would attempt reconciliation with his wife.
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EL Paso
Hermean R. McReady
Pittsburgh
Juarez
McCready
Produce Store Robbery At 320 Blanco Road
A lone bandit masked with a handkerchief robbed G. M. McDougal’s Produce Store at 320 Blanco Road Saturday night. He threatened the proprietor with a pistol, took the register money amounting to $5, and fled in a curbside parked car. Police identified the car’s license as stolen.
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G. M. McDougal
Blanco Road
McDougal
McDougll
Urense
Two Boys Die in Playhouse Fire at Tupelo
In Tupelo Mississippi two 3 year old boys Harvey Caldwell and Harold Tate perished when a lantern they played with exploded inside a toy playhouse. Mrs. Tate frantically tried to break the bolted door as flames swept the structure.
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Tuplelo
Miss
Harvey Caldwell
Harold Tate
W. E. Tate
Harold
Husband shot by wife in accidental house shooting
Gerrita De Leon 23 of Macdona was in critical condition at Robert B Green hospital after a buckshot wound to the right side. Deputies say the shot, fired through a door, was accidental as Mrs Jule De Leon believed a burglar was entering. De Leon, employed by Southern Pacific Railroad, lived at a Meocdana section house with two babies. An emergency operation was performed.
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Gerrita de Leon
Macdona
Robert B. Green Hospital
J. ©. Macgrave
Frank Matthews
Jule de Leon
Garner Supports Philippine Independence Vote in House
Advocates for Philippine independence rally behind Speaker Garner who urged the House to act on the proposal. Garner asserts that the United States must live up to its promises and grant freedom to the islands, citing long standing party pledges. A separate rental directory promotion is noted for The Light.
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Washington
D. C
House
Garner
Suburban voters pick four for school boards in four districts
In Hexar county four independent districts voted Saturday to fill four seats on their school boards. In Harada the Administration ticket won with C. C. Hardin 709 votes F. D. Lown 675 J. H. Crozier 698 and C. A. Ware 664. Independent nominees Ratliffe 504 Dishman 483 Walter 500 Evans 532. others Hunter 28 Lazarus 31. Heights election saw Administration sweep with Walter Graham 260 R. E. Miller 241 C. H. Myers 345 and R. S. Opar 245. Taxpayers ticket had Chandler 141 Dimmitt 130 Long 138. Alamo Heights had one unopposed slate with eight-two ballots for Callahan Doyle Michael and Fitch. Callahan to replace Pater. South San Antonio results pending.
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Hexar County
Harada
C. C. Hardin
F. D. Lown
J. H. Crozier
C. A. Ware
George T. Ratliffe
C. C. Dishman
E. V. Walter
Frank L. Evans
W. S. Hunter
George M. Lazarus
X. Callahan
F. F. Doyle
Arthur Michael
William P. Fitch
Callahan
J. 8
Pater
South San Antonio
W. E. Wright
Tom Rhodes
J. W. Pigeot
John Jost
HH. Preston
Phillip Karrér
Three Women and Man Injured When Auto Tops Over
Four people were hospitalized after an auto overturned at Austin and Duval streets Saturday night. Ola Graves, 20, sustained a broken leg at Santa Rosa infirmary. Francis Schiwete, 22, treated for severe bruises at Santa Rosa. Genevieve Denier, 24, received a fractured right leg and broken collarbone at Robert B Green Hospital. Thomas McLain of Battery B Fifteenth Field Artillery was taken to Station Hospital at Fort Sam Houston. Driver T. J. McGinnis remained missing.
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Austin
Duval
Ola Graves
Ward Street
Santa Rosa Infirmary
Francis Schiwete
Wilkins Street
Santa Rosa
Genevieve Denier
How‘aru Street
Robert 8 Green Hospital
Thomas McLain
Battery B
Fifteenth Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
T. J. McGinnis
Pales
First Tech Paper Debuts at Main Avenue Vocational School
The inaugural issue of Tech Sim, the school newspaper of Main Avenue Vocational and Technological School, was distributed to students Friday. It is published by the school's Literary Club.
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First Tech
Tech Sim
Main Avenue Vocational and Technological School
Weather and travel notes from a Southwestern Flying route
A fragmented weather and travel notice lists temperatures, wind conditions, and terrain for multiple locations across the Southwest. It references destinations in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, and nearby states, noting clear skies, mild terrain, and ground wind as it mentions various towns and cities.
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Danoary
Trane
Louisiana
Meylen
Celilus Helekis
Ciehl
Atlantic
Chirag
Kmlit
Ark
Littlestock
Yom
Angeles
Cnilt Kamutnsitie
Montudinesy
Ayman
Arthur
Bandits kill seven in New Mexico raid confirmed near Chamberine
Marching gunmen stormed the Espinosa dairy home near Chamberine New Mexico killing a wife and six children. Deputies and volunteers hunted the Mexicans who fled in an automobile after demanding $5000. Adjutant General Osborne Wood headed to the border. Texas Rangers offered aid and Fort Bliss prepared to assist. Authorities doubt Mexican border origin. suspects believed residents of the area with flediers on rough roads.
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EL Paso
Chamberine
N. M
Melquadio Espinosa
Osborne Wood
New Mexico
Leonard Wood
Fort Bliss
Texas
W. W. Sterling
Texas Rangers
Espinosa
Josefa Chabiri
U. S. Orders Probe of Atrocity
Washington officials ordered a full inquiry into the Chamberline New Mexico ranch raid in which seven were killed. Aimed to determine if bandits originated in Mexico or were operating from within the United States, with consulars, patrols, and military authorities asked to verify cross border involvement.
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Washington, D. C
State and War Departments
Chamberine
N. M
United States
State Department
Chambering
Mexico
Mexican Aid in Hunt Pledged in District
Mexican government pledges cooperation to pursue raiders who killed seven at a Chamberine New Mexico ranch. Ambassador Dr J M Puig Casauranc in New York says if raiders enter Mexican soil they will be promptly found and dealt with, citing a recent derailment and attack on a train in Mexico.
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Weer Aunn
Chamberine
N. M
J. M. Puig Cassauranc
United States
New York
Hanqueb
Merxican
Mexico
Army Orders and Assignments Revealed in Fragmentary Report
A scrambled wartime roster lists units and personnel including infantry, engineers, and staff across multiple posts. Mentions Army orders, training, examinations, and transfers with references to Washington, Fort Dakota, and nearby installations.
Man Leaving Jail Steals Overcoat Card
Springfield reports William Body, just released from jail, was arrested two days later for stealing an overcoat from the institution on the last day of his sentence. The incident marks a brief crime note in local coverage.
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Springfield
Mars
William Body Wan
Instituton
House Shelters Six Generations in Maine Home
NORWAY Maine April 2 After sheltering six generations of a homestead built by Benjamin Herring in 1781 it was sold recently.
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Norway
Maine
Benjamin Herring
Animals Taught. Art of Healing in Louis Missouri
In Louis Missouri on April 2 a noted cancer surgeon M. G. Seely described teaching animals to provide succor behind wounded patients. The report frames therapeutics derived from animal aid as part of a broader healing art.
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Art of
Louis, Mo
Firat Teascom
M. G. Seely
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