Governor declines tointercede in Lemly case over vaccine protest
A letter from Miriam A. Ferguson states there will be no executive interference with Sam Lemly's jail sentence. Lemly, nearing release after 30 days of a 140 day term, expresses disappointment as the anti vaccination group backing him faces questions about continuing their support.
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Miriam A. Ferguson
Lemir Delared
Bey
Lemly
Témly
Wes
Denly
Paria Crosiand Lealy
Oil Firm Reports Quarterly Profit Decline
The San Francisco based oil company reports net profit of 2,550,000 for the quarter ended March 31, down from 3,100,000 in Q1 1924. CEO L Stewart mails letter to stockholders detailing depreciation and costs before tax.
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San Francisco
Son OW Company
California
L. Stewart
Oeers
Stewart
Scholastics in Wichita Falls Increase in 1924 Census
The Wichita Falls independent school district reports 815 scholastics, up 1333 students or 19.1 percent—the largest gain on record. The census, completed Friday, covers 6980 scholastics aged under 17 during 1924.
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Wichita Falls
Chicago shows 112 killings in first quarter
Police reports for the first quarter show Chicago recorded 112 killings including 49 murders 34 manslaughters and 20 justifiable homicides by coroner juries. Jealousy domestic difficulties revenge and robbery were common motives with 12 justifiable killings by police in hold ups burglaries or gunman cases.
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Chicago
Advance Hearing Set On Valley Railway Extension
A public hearing on the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico Rail road request for a certificate of convenience and necessity to extend toward the San Benito Rio Grande line was moved from April 30 to April 8. Intervening details note Terrell of the Railroad Commission at Harlingen announced the advance at the Interstate Commerce Commission. The proposed line would extend from between Raymondville and Lyford in Willacy county to west of Monte Cristo in Hidalgo county.
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Associated Press
Austin
St Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
San Benito & Rio Grande Railway’Company
Bes
Terrell
Harlingen
Texas: ‘Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
B H. Bayer
Raymondville
Lyford
Willacy County
West Monte Cristo
Hidalgo County
Women to learn art of living through breathing and life control
A morning class in scientific breathing body building and personal development led by Marie LaSalle Booth opens at 9 30 Saturday in Wolff and Marx test room for all San Antonio women. A separate 7 30 Monday night class in the Texas Bank building room 305 is for business and professional women. Booth will speak at Plaza Theater then give an address on The Fine Art of Eight Living at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday night.
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Wolff & Marx Company
Marie LaSalle Booth
San Antonio
Texas Bank
Plaza Theater
Chamber of Commerce
Good Friday Halts Naval Forces Entertainments
Good Friday paused bay district entertainments for the grand fleet in San Francisco today as sailors and officers rested. Preparations for departure on April 20 intensified with resumption of programs planned to run into the next days.
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U. S. Naval Forces
Associated Press
San Francisco
Bay District
Grand Fleet
U States
Armads
Imamerers
Hiawali
Australia
New Zealand
Aio
Blind Lois Mason Wins Letter Contest in California
A blind and paralyzed 48 year old Lois Mason won third prize in a California letter writing contest on the advantages of residence in the state. Her winning letter drew on the two weeks of sunshine and flowers before her blindness and on information she gathered by radio while hospitalized.
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Los
Angeles
Lois Mason
California
Officer overpowers bandit as gunfight ends
In San Francisco a bank bandit earns capture after an officer, possibly fatally wounded, disables the suspect with a shotgun squad arriving. The officer’s condition is listed as grave as authorities provide details. Felix Sloper is mentioned as a cited former convict.
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San Francisco
Apri Bank
Felix Sloper
Santa Fe Granted Texas Railroad Permit
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved 65 miles of new railroad for the South Plains Santa Fe Rail road. The line from Dowd to Cochrane county will cost about 1.9 million dollars and open 3700 square miles of Texas and New Mexico lands. It expects annual revenue of 120000 dollars.
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Washington
Texas
Interstate ‘Commerce
Commission
South Plains & Santa Fe Rail
Yoad
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa, Fe
Dowd
Cochrane County
New México
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