Eclipse proves human knowledge grows as moonlight fades
Arthur Brisbane discusses international tensions with Japan and Russia, then shifts to a solar eclipse and its meaning in advancing science. The piece notes the eclipse as a sign of progress, contrasts it with public demand for spectacles, and mentions a San Francisco bridge bond sale and USC findings on newspaper subscriptions influencing commerce.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Seatte
Pacific
Texas Legislature Boosts Pay as Economy Plea Fails
The Texas Legislature, in special session urged by Governor R. G. Sterling, opened amid debate over pay cuts. Members rejected a move to reduce per diem from 10 to 7.50 or 5 dollars. only postage and phone allowances were trimmed, with a motion to fund three papers reduced to one. The governor pressed for swift enactment of tax relief and highway bond help as part of broader financial relief amid a recession.
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Austin
Texas
R. G. Sterling
House
Senate
Congress
Helen Moore
Texas City
Lee
Eden
Governor urges quick action on tax relief law repeal
Governor R and Sterling Lord press Texas legislators during extraordinary session to end tax relief laws as lawmakers push for rapid action amid fiscal pressure.
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Austin
R. & Sterling
Texas
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather forecast reports fair to cloudy skies with scattered showers Tuesday night and Wednesday. Lows around 4 degrees Tuesday night and highs near 88 degrees Wednesday. Light to moderate southerly winds. East Texas partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers in the south Tuesday night and Wednesday. West Texas partly cloudy with probable showers in the north Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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San Antonio
East Texas
West
Texas
Nouth
Boy Lives On Berries Frogs During 35 Days
Seattle August 30 Delbert Fadden aged 19 says he survived 35 days on berries and frogs after entering the Olympio peninsula with no weapons or map. He lived off what he could find after his food ran out, eating a grouse killed with a stone as his biggest game and losing about 20 pounds in weight.
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Seattle
Delbert Fadden
Peninsula
Hils
Stocks Rally After Early Lows With Wool Leads
In New York on August 30 the stock market shed early losses but recovered as copper and rubber issuers showed strength. Wheat, cotton, and rubber fell sharply at first, with cotton slipping about 30 cents a bale, then pared losses. Wool advanced and world futures edged up. copper and lead were slightly higher.
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New York
Biles
Copper and Rubber Company
Wssues
Chaplin Protest May Amend Divorce Decree
Los Angeles August 10 1914 A hearing on Charles Chaplin senior's protest that his two sons Charles Jr 7 and Sidney 6 be barred from film work is postponed until Friday An appellate court has restrained Superior Judge M P Wood from continuing the suit The comedian seeks to prohibit employment of the boys in their mother's film plans after the divorce from Lita Grey Chaplin.
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Los Angeles
Charles Chap- No
Ofier
M. P. Wood
Chaplin
Charles Jr
Sidney
Big
Lita
Greg Chaplin
Additional Rain Likely for 8 A Jarboe Predicts
Cloudy skies and unsettled conditions Tuesday threaten San Antonio with a precipitation of the bri er bus. Intense rain fell Monday afternoon. rainfall recorded at 4 inches at the weather bureau between 5:45 and 6:15 p m. Temperatures will stay near 98 degrees as forecast by weather bureau officials. Unsettled conditions with scattered showers over South Texas will remain.
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San Antonio
Afernoon
Weather Bureau
South Texas
Mainttalin
Corn Borer Spread Closely Watched
Washington officials monitor the corn borer as it threatens virgin corn crops with an expected spread up to six hundred miles this season, a significant increase from the past decade's maximum of twenty miles under quarantine.
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Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department
Man With $2407 Not Voided as Vagrant, OK City Judge Rules
In Oklahoma City on August 10 a police judge ruled that a man carrying 2407 dollars could not be held as a vagrant. Marion Headon, 78, cleared by the court after being arraigned for begging.
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Oklahoma City
Mike Paster
Marion Headon
Treimy
Admit Briton here to see Mills in Washington
Washington, D. C., January report reveals Bank of England Governor Montagu Norman will meet with Treasury Secretary Ogden Mills before returning to England. The talks, shrouded in secrecy, aim to discuss war debts and international finance with figures tied to J.P. Morgan and the Hoover era.
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Washington, D. C
Fin
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Ogden L. Mills
Treasury
England
Wes
Clarence Skinner
Miss
Mr. Norman
Hearst
Norman
Mills
United State
Sion
George W. Norris
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
Bar Harbor
Éanter- Wig
New York
George Leslie Harrison
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Mills-Norman
Harrison
Naling
Ls Hature
Informa- 104
Hitler Gains Control Of Reichstag In Berlin Vote
Berlin August 30 Adolf Hitlers National Socialists gained a hold on the Reichstag by securing Captain Ernest Goering as president with 367 votes from Nazi Nationalist and Centrist deputies. Von Hindenburg signed a decree dissolving parliament to push Papen’s reconstruction program.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
National Socialist Today
Ernest Goering
Richstag
Goering
Hitlerite
Earthidate
Hitler
Franz von Papen
Reichstag Unt
von Papen
Clara Zetkin
Pro
Thomas Esser
Storm
Paul Loebe
Ernst. Torgler
Loebe
Reichstag
Hitzler
Neudeck
Reich
Election Bet Loser Becomes Winner in Texas Ride Back
In Austin August 30, a quirky tale unfolds as election bets shift. W B Bussey faced a wagering loss yet gains a chance at a return ride after a second primary bet on Miriam A Ferguson outcome. The oddity centers on bets about Ferguson leading Ross Brewling by 178000 votes and subsequent reversals as results firm up.
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Austin
W. B. Bussey
Texas
Hee Ona Burney
W. B. White
New Bosiin
Arkana
Pase
Senner
Vivice
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ross
Brewling
Mrs. Ferguson
Tropical disturbance hits Florida coast with heavy rains
A tropical disturbance moved from the Atlantic toward the lower east coast, affecting Everglades and Naples areas with disrupted telephone lines and heavy rains. Fort Myers reported winds of 24 to 40 mph while Key West logged 32 mph. Around 10.2 inches of rain fell in 24 hours near Fort Myers. Evacuees from farm labor camps sought shelter as authorities moved detainees and civil aid efforts were underway.
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Miami
Fla
Everglades
Gulf of Mexico
Richard W. Gray
Fort Myers
Key West
Gulf
Naples
Gulf Coast
N. G. Alston
Helle Glade Sata
Convicta
Olivechobee
Pahokes
Poles
Harrison
Ferguson Gings Votes In Bexar County Race
Revision of the Bexar county vote in the Sterling Ferguson contest could add 197 votes to Miriam Ferguson lead if approved by the Texas Election Bureau. Bureau figures show Ferguson ahead 91,074 to 17,728 with a 3,354 margin, while county tabulations by John K. Weber place Ferguson at 91,402 and Sterling at 17,651, giving Ferguson a 3,?54 edge. Canvass by the committee Saturday will confirm. errors in Adds or Ad Ion may adjust totals slightly.
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Bexar County
Sterling-Ferguson
Texas Election Bureau
Miriam A. Ferguson
Election Bureau
Besar
Bexar
Ferguson
Sterling
John K. Weber
Stering
Mexico President Denies Resignation
Rumors of a possible change in the Mexican presidency were dismissed by a categorical denial from the office. The presidency refused to confirm any resignation.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Hanels
Aegal
Ferguson maintains slim lead in Texas governor race
In Dallas on August 3 the vote count tightened as Miriam A. Ferguson pushed her lead over incumbent Governor R. Sterling to about a thousand votes on the latest county tabulations. The Texas election bureau warned results may be delayed due to duplicate county reports and incomplete tallies, with conventions set for next Saturday as both sides claimed possible victory.
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Dallas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Sterling
Wis
Dodey
Texas
Trak
Ferguson
Austin
All Around the Town Rental Ads Notice
Fragmented ad listings show rental offerings across addresses like Arden Grove and Belmont. Poor readability mentions monthly rates, durations, and contact details, with scattered names and locations amid garbled OCR text.
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Crocker
Arden Grove
Mary
Bot Hayes
Belmont
Menkanion Rowd
Tinrandaye
Trinkley
Ward
Ake Ava
RONMA
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Pope
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Ma”) Ferguson
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