Texas rail grade crossing toll rises says Gilmore
An article from Austin reports Texas railroad commissions show rising rail grade crossing accidents with 48 killed and 93 injured in the first five months of the year. Chairman Clarence E. Gilmore calls for concerted action and possible crossroad separation, noting increases since 1919 and 1923 and urging public and official cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Clarence E. Gilmore
Gilmore
Railroad Commission
Girl swimmer wowed Boxford church audience and pond display
In Boxford Massachusetts on August 9 Miss Ethelda Bleichtrey a bobbed haired swimmer spoke from the West Boxford Congregational Church pulpit then demonstrated swimming strokes at Stiles Pond. Reverend Harold Cutbill nicknamed the Flying Parson introduced her and explained the techniques she used.
Escaped Prisoners Captured Near Take Village Arkansas
Sheriff Fohn Brown reports four escapees seized in the Arkansas mountains near Take Village. Roy Mitchell, Jack Childs, BL Reed and Leon Wyatt were captured without trouble. Mitchell, said to be the instigator of the jail break, is a black man sentenced to death for killing his stepson. Six fugitives have now been recaptured.
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Paris
Texas
Fohn Brown
Arkansas Mountains
Shariff
Roy Mitchell
Jack Childs
BL Reed
Leon Wyatt
Take Village
Ark
Mitchell
Se Men
Clark and Dunlap Renamed on State Water Board
Charles Clark and A H Dunlap were appointed again by Governor Neff to the state board of water engineers. Their terms expired earlier and now extend to 1927. Both engineers are widely known across the state.
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Charles
Clark
A. H. Dunlap
Neff
State Board of Water Engineers
Warship rushes boy scout to U S to catch his ship
Scout Thomas Frazier of Hoapeta who will take part in the scout jam bouree at Copenhagen this month missed the steamer at Honolulu and was taken aboard a British warship and rushed to New York where he made connections with the scout ship.
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Thomas Frazier
Hoapeta
Copenhagen
Honolulu
New York
Branch Post Office Nears Completion in City
New quarters for Branch A post office at Commerce and Medina streets will open soon. Work on steel fixtures and supplies began Saturday. The 3000 square foot space is in a building by Albert Kronkoski. Albert Sprenger will remain superintendent with 25 employees.
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Commerce
Medina
Albert Kronkoski
San Antonio Drug Company
Albert Sprenger
Alien quotas kept under close check
State Department reports reveal how tightly immigration quotas are enforced for seven foreign nationalities. Of more than 51 000 quota invitations, only 2280 visas have been issued, leaving about 41 000 unfilled. Sweden leads with 954 visas issued, followed by Great Britain and Ireland and Norway with smaller shares.
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Universal Service
Shinglon D.C
Jast Congress
State Department
United States
Sweden
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Norway
Free City of
Danzig
Jhas
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Pinisnd
Stone
First Terrell Bale Brings 31.40 Cents at Auction
The first bale of the season weighed 487 pounds and sold at auction for 31.40 cents. A premium of 100 dollars was raised among business men for the grower in Terrell Texas.
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Terrell
Tex
Bandit Takes Ring and Cash From Dunn in St Louis Heist
In St Louis on Friday a bandit boarded a running board of Harry J. Dunn’s car and stole his wife’s wedding ring and $59 in cash. Dunn had intended to reset the ring with a jeweler but postponed the trip. Two accomplices fled in a second automobile as the robber escaped.
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ST. Louis
Harry J. Dunn
Collier
Dunn
Raiders Seize 113 Gallons of Rum in Brookfield Raid
Brookfield citizens claim to have disrupted moonshine supply as lawmen arrest "Little Joe" an Italian farmer near Brookfield. He is jailed in La Grange following the raid early yesterday.
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ST. Louis
Brookfield
la Grange
Little Joe
John Looney Seeks Habeas Corpus Review
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals will hear John Looney habeas corpus case in Denver on September 9. Looney fights being extradited to face charges of harboring a stolen auto and a Dyer Act violation. He also faces state charges in Buck Island II.
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Buck Island
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John Looney
Famine Threatens Russian Germans in Volga Republic
Russians Germans in the Volga region face severe famine as crops fall well short of normal yields. Reports say 24 poods per dessiatine for rye drops to one pood, potatoes to 250 poods. The Soviet government organizes relief, sending 800000 poods of wheat and arranging a 1,000,000 ruble loan to feed cattle. Residents seek remission of 900,000 rubles annual levy.
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Pokrovaskaja
Russia
Weber
Winnipeg
Mun
German Republic
Volga
Moscow
Collins Speaks for Mrs Ferguson at Mass Meeting
In Lockhart Texas on August 9 a mass meeting for Miriam Ferguson supporters featured former state senator V A Collins as lead speaker He harshly criticized primary leaders and credited the Ku Klux Klan with rallying the crowd marking the start of the reno campaign described in the article
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Lockhart
Tex
Miriam Ferguson
V. A. Collins
Ferguson
Collins
Ku Klux Klan
Village Sexton Requests Dismissal After Quiet Year
Berlin report: the sexton of a Moselle village asks to be dismissed claiming no one in Aiken died in thirteen months, saying he did not earn money for nothing as the village remained deathless.
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Berlin
Aiken
The
Moselle
Aigen
Girl of 17 Routs Bandit at Fort Davis House
Washington report says a 17 year old girl, Hilda Godfrey, battled a burglar at the Civil War Fort Davis site on Pennsylvanian and Alabama avenues SE. She swung an iron bar, knocked him senseless, then chased him through the house and street before he fled into an alley. The incident recalls the fort’s historic defense role.
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Washington, D.C
Fort Davis
Pennsylvania and
Alabama Avenues
Fort’ Davis
Gertrude Davis
Hilda .Godfrey
Hilda
Butler servant robs employer of jewelry worth 75000
Aug 9 report states A E Sunderland a butler who had served J B Harrison for 14 years stole jewelry valued at 75000 from his employer. The incident details show a long tenure followed by the theft.
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J. B. Harrison
Butler
A. E. Sunderland
Marmala Prescription Tablets Offer Easy Slimming
An advertisement touts Marmala Prescription Tablets as a painless method to reduce fat without dieting or exercise. For one dollar a druggist can provide a box, claiming gradual weight loss while the reader continues eating normally.
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Marmala Company
General Motors
Detroit
Mich
A-B Gas Ranges Offer Wide Designs and Low Prices
A-B Gas promotes rustproof oven linings bright surfaces and patented burners. The ranges are tested by institutes in the interest of better merchandise and priced from 45 to 265 dollars with several mid range options.
Bedroom Dresser Sale On Sixth Floor
Four combination walnut dressers from broken suites offered at 26 dollars net each. Formerly sold at 367.50. Other bedroom pieces remain from discontinued patterns offered at low prices for quick selling.
Acme Filtering Flues Promise Clean Kitchen Air
Acme Filtering Flues catch grease fumes and dirt from stoves keeping walls and ceilings clean. They eliminate the need for an unsightly and costly flue pipe and fit all makes and sizes of gas ranges.
White Enamel Kitchen Cabinet At Low Price
White enamel kitchen cabinet features elevated flour bin large storage space two porcelain enamel working tops and ample room below for bread and utilities. Priced at 42 dollars 75 cents and offered on easy terms with an extensive display to view in store.
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Anil
Xas Commission
Railront Commission
Clark and Dunlap
U. S
S.S
S.S.S
S. S
O.S.&, Aisupke
Lex
Mrs. Ferguson
Bandit
Brussels
Asl
Stavers
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