Great Pacific Coast and Los Angeles Growth Insights
Arthur Brisbane chronicles Los Angeles in 1924 style, noting a 1.2 million population, city as major US seaport after New York, and booming manufacturing. He highlights Hearst’s real estate activity, irrigation schemes, desert to orchard transformation, and the lure of California living driven by water access and investment.
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Pacific Coast
Hearst
Country
Arthur Brisbane
Star Co
Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel
United States
New York
California
Florida
W. R. Hearst
Brackenridge will case back for new trial in Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court reversed and remanded the Brackenridge will case to the district court for a new trial. It held trial error in allowing attorneys to question witnesses about withdrawn matters and then argue on those points. The will valued at about a million dollars was contested by Mrs Intyre and Mrs Roberts, heirs of Colonel George W. Brackenridge, who died in 1913.
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Brackenridge
Texas Supreme Court
District Court
Supreme Court
William Pierson
O. E. Roberts
Ira Mitchell
George B. Peeler
Mitchell
Teeler
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Commission of Appeals
Justice Pierson
George W. Brackenridge
Roberts
Deeler
Fire Destroys Mexican Tenement Tied to Garage Blaze
A morning fire in a Mexican tenement and an adjoining garage on West Salinas Street caused about 1560 in damage. Residents fled with belongings as flames gutted the building and forced others to evacuate. Firemen prevented spread to nearby homes.
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Bedlam
I. M. Barton
Ida. Houges
Salinas Street
Veces Street
Rambinns
Short
Clinbbr
Maloney to Wed Scranton Widow in Bronx Church
Andrew P. Maloney of Philadelphia, director of banks and utilities and papal chamberlain, will marry Martha Lynott of Scranton at St. Jerome Catholic Church in the Bronx. The 63 year old widower and 48 year old widow met in New York, obtained a license, and planned a secret ceremony before a photographer revealed the news.
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New York
Andrew P. Maloney
Philadelphia
Martha Lynott
Scranton
St. Jerome's Catholic Church
Bronx
Maloney
Lynott
George W. Ford
Mir. Maloney
Mrs Sweetin Delays Bobbing Hair for Trial
In MT Vernon Missouri on December 10, Mrs Elsie Sweetin postponed bobbing her hair fearing it might prejudice her case before the jury. The region, especially Southern Illinois, is said to harbor bias against bobbed hair with jurors mainly from rural areas.
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Mt, Vernon, Ui
Mutter
Elsie Sweetin
40000 Extra Clerks Needed For Santa's Mail
Washington reports forty thousand extra postal workers are needed to handle the Christmas mail surge this year. The cost is estimated at 2.5 million dollars. New York and its branches require about two thousand additional staff, with increases planned for other large offices. The railway mail service may add ten thousand to twenty thousand. The Post Office urges public cooperation to shop early and mail early for Christmas.
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Washington
New York
Post Office Department
Bank Robbers Hit Shawnee FNB For 45000 In Vault
Three masked men robbed the Federal National Bank in Shawnee Oklahoma of 45000 after entering at opening time. About ten people including President Frank Burk and Cashier Toe Ellis were confined in the vault until alarm was raised. The robbers escaped in a waiting car as police pursued.
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Shawnee
Okla
Federal National Bank
Frank $. Burk
Toe Ellis
Youth kills girl over found improper photos
Stanley Curtis, 16, confessed to prosecutors that he shot and killed Tietsy Ruse, 46, a Fairview schoolmate, after she found improper photos in his possession. He initially claimed she shot herself, but broke down after an all night interrogation.
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Camden
NL J
Stanley Curtis
Fairview
Wescott
Tietsy Ruse
Gloucester
Curtis
Canadian Girl Shot With Poisoned Dart
Police search for a curtained car after a Canadian girl was struck by a dart reported smeared with lead and cedar poison. Medical examiners say the wound is dangerous but prompt treatment aided recovery.MARY SMITH MEMOIR REVEALS IDENTITY QUEST IN GEORGIA
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Vancouver
RB. C
Missionary Wife Admits Stranger Child Plan in Shanghai
Mrs. Estella Runyon, a Louisville born missionary wife, confesses before a superior court that she deliberately sought a strong, unrelated man in Shanghai to father her child after her husband denied her motherhood. She explains the motive as a pursuit of a child and notes the arrangement mirrored a sensational novel. Her husband Walter Runyon had previously returned home after a five-year posting while she remained in the Orient to finish her teaching duties.
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L. C. Owen
Con. Prees Ass'n
Ght
Shanghai
Louisville
Runyon
Ruxtons
Kentucky
Leares
Largest San Antonio delegation to valley trade trip
About 350 Shriners Elks and Ah-Ha Club members from San Antonio will travel by rail from the 1G. N. depot at 9 o clock Wednesday night for a two day trip to the Rio Grande Valley. The delegation, led by the Shrine and Elks bands, is chaired by Alex P. Villaret of Guaranty State Bank under the Chamber of Commerce trade extension department.
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Trydar
San Anton
The
Guaranty State Bank
Trade Extension Department
Chamber of Commerce
C. C2
Wolfe
Tarlingen
Calles Administration Expected to Lead Prosperity
Albania Mascarenas newly appointed sub-secretary predicts unprecedented prosperity with the Calles administration. He says Mexico’s government is on a stronger basis and will complete the era of progress begun under Obregon. Mascarenas, formerly consul general in New York, joins the administration after a breakfast with San Antonio and Austin bankers. Continued on page two.
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Amora
Mexico
Calles
Albania Mascaren
Iiet
Gunter Motel
San Antonio
Austin
Mascarenas
Obregon
New Mexican Financial Secritary
New York City
Connsul
Alejandra Lubbert
Canty Lara
Visi
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Baron Von Mattzan Named German Ambassador to the United States
GHMULIN Dec 10 Baron Ago Von Mattzan was officially appointed German ambassador to the United States to succeed Dr Otto Weidfeld. He is 47, native of Mecklenburg, educated at Bonn and Breslau, began as a dragoon lieutenant in 1838, joined the foreign office in 1906, served as secretary of legation in Rio Janeiro Christiania and St Petersburg, and in 1912 became councillor of legation at Pekin before WWI.
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Ghmulin
Baron Ago von Mattzan
United States
Otto Weidfeld
Garon von Mattzan
Mecklenburg
Bonn
Breslau
Dragoons
Foreign Office
Rio Janeiro
Christiania
S. Petersburg
Lesation St Pcking
China
Germany
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Columbus Ga
Mary Smith
Dansville
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Far East
Eldred Mckinmon
Citizens’ Site Bank
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Callas
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