Tiny two by four recruiting shack gains world renown
Army recruiting station in a humble San Antonio building sends thousands of recruits to Fort Sam Houston and thence to camps worldwide. Navy personnel join ships sailing the seven seas as sergeants Harper and Miller describe the unit’s broad reach and enduring image.
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James
Miller
Peefficer
Harper
Eirper
Kent
North
Alamo
Houston’ S Street
Russia
Philippines
Honolulu
Alaska
Panama
Navy
Seven Seas
San Antonio
Africa
Turkey
China
Fort Sam Houston
U.S. Narcotic Laws Fail to Prohibit Dread Marijuana
Federal officers admit marijuana remains unprohibited by federal law as a plant extract smoked like cigarettes. The Harrison act provides limited coverage and users are charged only with a misdemeanor. Officers warn the drug is highly dangerous and hard to curb.
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Harrison
Midnight Thunder Herd Prompt Citywide Police Chase
In downtown Houston a wild caravan of a horse and mule spooked night crowds as police pursued them by car and motorcycle. The herd halted before a downtown cafe where officers helped corral the animals amid surprised pedestrians and traffic.
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Houston Street
Captain Trevino
Kitchen
Love at the Crossroads tale ends in air shot farce
A San Antonio comedy drama tells of two lovers in an affair who ignite two shots in the air to scare off a husband. Police find no bodies or murder after the farmer’s misfire leads investigators to a mistaken target. District Attorney Duke Carver and Detective Dickman pursue the mistaken theory.
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San Antonio
Ron
District Attorney’s
Pe Atrate
D’ Amour
Duke Carver
Tive Dickman
Willoose-Chase
Widow Ends Suit in Settlement for $18 750
Mrs. Mary Jurashek and two minor children will receive 18750 as compensation for the death of Alexander Jurashek, a Southern Pacific Lines engineer. The case, begun in Forty-fifth District Court, was to try for 100, but a compromise ended the trial after discussions led by Judge S. Ge Tayloe. Jurashek died when a locomotive crown sheet blew out in Medhiz county.
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Mary Jurashek
Alexander Jurashek
Southern Pacific
Forty-fifth District
Jurashek
S. Ge Tayloe
Medhiz
Worst landord gets tenant beating in Yonkers
April 10. You re the worst landlord in Yonkers. A noisy argument on Bail street ended with tenant Quen tin McCain struck on the head. Judge Boot found landlord Michael Michroyieb guilty of assault but suspended sentence after three warnings.
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York
Yonkers
L Bail Street
Quentin McCain
Boot
Michael. Michroyieb
Seeing Deeply Reveals Hidden Beauty in All Things
The text reflects on the limitation of perception and suggests that inner awareness makes the world more vivid. It emphasizes that unseen aspects of life can enhance appreciation when attention sharpens.
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