Arkansas Tragedy: Seven Die as Man Kills Family Then Hangs
Reports from Hot Springs say James Grant killed his wife, three sons, two daughters and a stepchild with a poker in the Henderson place Saline County, then hanged himself in the barn. A note describes deep despair and burial plans for all. The eldest son Hugh found the scene after returning from a candy gathering.
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Hot Springs
Ark
James Grant
Grant
Henderson Place
Saline County
Grant Home
Tme
Hugh
Corpus Christi picture shows defy Sunday closing pressure
The Pastors Association had warned of complaints against local theater owners but on Sunday the cinemas operated as usual. Corpus now has three picture shows with two more set to open. Owners say closing on Sunday would force them to drop vaudeville and films for one admission while Sunday crowds remain the largest of the week.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Pastors’ Association of Corpus
Corpus
Family Stricken by Ptomaine Poisoning in Texas
The entire Heye family of Gonzales Texas four people including F Heye and his wife and three children fell seriously ill Sunday night from ptomaine poisoning after eating a kippered herring for supper. All are reported improving and out of danger.
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Gonzales
Tex
F. Heye
Slayden Boy Dies After Brief Illness
Manor Jackson, the 9 year old son of Mr and Mrs G W Jackson of Slayden, died at the family home Sunday evening after a brief illness. Interment was held at Slayden cemetery Monday evening.
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Gonzales
Tex
Manor
G. W. Jackson
Slayden
Pupils Plan English Los Pastores Play at Bowie School
Bowie school No. 9 under Miss Sarah C. King will stage an English version of Los Pastores the Mexican Christmas miracle play. The event, supported by the mothers club, seeks a large venue as interest grows. Forty characters star, shepherds largely played by girls, with refined shepherd crooks as notable artistry.
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Sarah King
Bowie School Mothers’ Club
Bowie School No. 9
Sarah C. King
Medina
Bowie School
Miss King
Anniversary Treasures at Mrs Persia’s Fifty Fifth Birthday
Friends gathered at Madame Garzas cafe on Dolorosa Street to celebrate Mrs Pablo Persia’s fifty five birthday with a pleasant evening and a sumptuous dinner. Guests included F A Jaimes Daniel Cruz Tony Chavez and Pablo Persia who on leave from the U S battleship Utah shared sea tales. Persia also played violin fashioned from a cigar box dating back a quarter century.
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Pablo Persia
Madame Garza
Dolorosa Street
Persia
Tabacos Mexicanos
F. A. Jaimes
Daniel Cruz
Tony Chavez
Phil M. Jaimes
Louis Moglia Sr
Victor Cruz
Lee Johnson
A. Cruz
U. S
Utah
Galveston
Mayme Alexander Weds Samuel Myer at Alexander Home
The wedding of Miss Mayme Alexander and Samuel Myer was held yesterday afternoon at 5 o clock at the Alexander home in Laredo. Rabbi Marx of San Antonio performed the ceremony in front of several hundred guests. The couple will reside in Rochester, New York.
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Laredo
Mayme Alexander
Samuel Myer
Rabbi Marx
San Antonio
Alexander
Mrs. Myers
Rochester
N. Y
New York Bakers Face Sweeping Health Crackdown
New York bakeries undergo a harsh health crusade as the board of health issues public nuisance and vacation orders. In two months over 250 bread shops were shut or ordered to fix plumbing and sanitation, with 130 orders in one week alone.
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Associated Press
New York
Board of Health
Knights of Pythias Lodge Instituted in Port Aransas
Prominent Knights of Pythias members from this city left Wednesday for Port Aransas where a lodge of the order was instituted on Wednesday night. The Corpus party will return by boat Thursday afternoon.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Knights of Pythias
Port Aransas
Corpus Party
Danger of Consumption Lies in Neglect
Warns that tuberculosis can be conquered even in late stages with protection of remaining lung tissue. Highlights Sirolin as a leading aid distributed by the Sirolin Company in New York City and by major druggists nationwide.
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Europe
Sirolin Company
West Broadway
New York City
New Railway Projects to Cut San Antonio Freight Rates
City business leaders expect the San Antonio Rockport and Mexico Railway to slash freight costs by at least 25 percent via a deep water port at Harbor Island and new trans Atlantic and coastwise steamship links. They foresee a through rate from New York to San Antonio around 1.25 dollars per hundred pounds, boosting the city as a regional hub.
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San Antonio
Houston
New York
Galveston
Rockport
Remains of Earl Archer Shipped to Texas
The remains of Earl Archer who died suddenly on Christmas Day while eating his holiday dinner in this city were sent last night to Cleburne Texas, his former home. He was accompanied by his wife and son and by Mr and Mrs Homer Womack.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Earl Archer
Cleburne
Homer Womack
Accused of fraud in New York arrest of aviation president
Harry Graves Carter, president of a plane company, is under arrest in New York on charges of misappropriation of funds. Investigators say the case centers on alleged improper use of company assets and financial irregularities linked to his leadership.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Graves Carter
Carter
Dougherty
Ernest Terah Hooley
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Madam Marie Rappold
Metropolitan Opera House
Mrs. Pablo Persia
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