Oil law holdover sparks tension at Villa Cuauhtemoc
Huasteca candidates and Sinclair Oil face delays as Villa Cuauhtemoc district court issues writs of amparo. Increasing oil worker unemployment prompts the judge to consider withdrawing samparos that restrain enforcement of the new regulations, aiming to protect oil companies from alleged societal harm and labor disruption.
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Mexico City
Huasteca Cand
Sinclair Oil Companies
Tampico
Villa Cuauhtemoc
Amparo
Troops to Guard Mining Properties Near Guadalajara
Federal troops were promised to guard extensive American mining properties of Cinco Minas near Guadalajara after urgent representations by the United States embassy. The telegram said violent elements in the labor dispute threatened the lives of Americans and others on the properties.
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Universal Service
Mexico City
Cinco Minas
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Foreign Office
States
Diapepsin Offers Quick Nausea Relief
A Panes diapepsin ad promises fast stomach relief from morning sickness and food aversion. It claims diapepsin digests all foods, ends dizziness, banishes heartburn, and helps expectant mothers gain better nutrition. A 60 cent package is available at drug stores.
St Jacobs Oil Advertises Pain Relief for Rheumatism
An old advertisement touts Soothing St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and joint pain. It claims quick relief from pain stiffness and neuralgia with a 35 cent bottle, noting the product is harmless and never burns the skin.
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St. Jacobs
Vest Sheds Bullets
Gotham officers receive bullet proof vests amid tests showing bullets cannot penetrate them. A pictured officer models the protective gear as International Newsreel reports.
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Gotham
International
Brave Officer Tests New Bulletproof Vest
A New York police officer volunteered to be shot at to test a new vest claimed to be bulletproof. After a series of shots, the officer survived and the department has equipped the entire force with the vest.
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New York
Bracken Ridge Senior School Posters Lead National Exhibit
Seven Bracken Ridge Senior School art posters by department members will be shown at the National Educational Association conference in Dallas from February 27 to March 3. Students Fred Yamaguchi Edwin Weatherford Arthur Werner Tesse Hobrath Alfred Guerr a Richard Thurman directed by Blanche Williams. Officials also request the poster group be kept intact for a 1928 showing at the Junior Chambers of Commerce national convention. Plans note a possible San Antonio convention.
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Art
Brackenridge
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Department of Superintendence
National Educational Association
Dallas
Fred Yamaguchi
Edwin Weatherford
Arthur Werner
Tesse Hobrath
Alfred Guerta
Richard Thurman
Blanche Williams
San Antonio prepares to welcome US Junior Chamber head
Acting Mayor Phi Wright and San Antonio lunch club leaders join the Junior Chamber of Commerce in greeting Robert FE Condoy of New York, head of the United States Junior Chamber, arriving Wednesday evening. A reception and tour stop are planned at the hotel in downtown San Antonio to honor his visit.
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Phi Wright
San Antonio
Aiaj
Ernest Tinds
Downtown Hotel Guest Reports Room Burglary and Theft
Miss Leia Uoffiman reported a prowler entered her room at the downtown hotel and stole three checks totaling 868 dollars early Wednesday. Y A Reynolds reported his home broken into and a traveling bag with jewelry and valuables taken from 2100 Ridgewood.
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Leia Uoffiman
Suint
Prowler
Y. A. Reynolds
Ridgewood
Senator Norbeck in hospital after car crash
Senator Norbeck of South Dakota, injured in an automobile accident near Union Station, had a very good night and is resting comfortably at Sibley hospital, according to officials. The report notes his condition as improving and stable.
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Washington
Norbeck
South Dakota
Union Station
Plign
Sibley Hospital
High School Honor System Perfected
Brackenridge Senior high adopts a rule requiring a student transferring in to earn at least fifteen Brackenridge credits for National Honor Society eligibility. Principal Miss Ora Johnson says the measure aims to prevent students from changing schools to gain membership.
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Brackenridge
Ora Johnson
Bexar County Courthouse Annex Furnishings Under Review
County Judge Augustus McCloskey and County Auditor Walter Kendall review bids and shop for furniture for the new annex estimated to cost over 100000. Work on the addition continues despite stone delivery delays as District Clerk Hart McCormick prepares to move offices and store closed cases in the courthouse basement vault.
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Bexar County
Augustus McCloskey
Walter Kendall
Stone
Hart McCormick
Widow of 1812 Soldier Dies in Capital at 108
America's oldest woman pensioned dies in Washington at 108. Mahala Huff of Louisa Kentucky, widow of James Huff, who served as a private in the war of 1812, drew $50 a month and was among seventeen surviving widows of that war.
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Universal Service
Washington
America
Mahala Huff
Louisa, Ky
James Huff
Bolshevism Fear Heard in Chile Declared by Minister
Santiago Chile February 9 The war minister Carlos Ibanez who compelled a cabinet reshuffle months ago says a new stronger government is needed to fight Bolshevism in Chile.
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Chile
Santiago
Carlos Ibanez
Hearst Art Prize Awarded to Iowa Painter in Chicago Exhibit
The William Randolph Hearst prize of 300 dollars was awarded to Frederic M. Grant for his work The Thieves Market in the Chicago Artists Exhibition at the Art Institute. Grant, a native of Iowa, studied at the Art Institute and spent two years abroad studying in France and Italy.
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Chicago
William Randolph Hearst
Art Institute
Frederic M. Grant
France
Italy
Towa
Birger Surrenders on Murder Charge
Charlie Birger, gang leader, surrendered to authorities in Benton Illinois and is jailed in Franklin county. The murder charge ties to the December 12 shooting of Mayor Joe Adams of West City, with the warrant served at Birger's Harrisburg home.
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International News Service
Benton
Tih
Charlie Birger
Illinois
Franklin County
Joe Adams
West City
Harrisburg
Prince William Enjoys Prune Soup Made Before Him
Prince William of Sweden favors prune soup and watched a hotel chef prepare it. The dish centers on prunes with cherry juice water sago and croutons noted as ingredients.
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Philadelphia
William of
Sweden
Men Reduce Their Waist Line Across Nation
From a state convention on retail clothing comes the finding that the waist line of the average American man has been reduced about 1.5 inches in the last year. The report notes shifting fashions and changing buying patterns among consumers.
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City
State ‘Convention
Dlothiers
Chest Mails Too Letters to 1000 Prospects
Community Chest to mail letters this week to 1000 prospects to secure the remaining 427360.17 dollar 1927 budget. J E Burleson says letters target former subscribers who did not join the budget, with follow up personal solicitation from 33 agencies. Herbert N Leissler directs the follow up and a publicity contest proceeds through high schools colleges and the Advertising Club beginning around March 1.
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Community Chest
J. E. Burleson
Burleson
Herbert N. Leissler
Chest
Advertising Club
Dining room nude painting protest disrupts luncheon
In Rome on February 9, a protest over nude paintings in the dining room of the Ambassador hotel led several women to refuse to remain for luncheon. Participants named Mesdames William McAlpin Franklin Dryder and Louise Vanderbilt, all from New York.
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Universal Service
Rome
New
Ambassador Hotel
William “McAlpin
Franklin , Dryder
Louise Veanderbilt
New York
Man Robbed at Fort Sam Houston by Woman
Police investigated a robbery at Fort Sam Houston on Austin Street where W C Jones quartermaster was held up and $44 stolen by a Black woman. The search began Wednesday as officers pursued clues and reviewed reports.
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W.C Jones
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort Sam Houston
Austin Street
Governor Small Refuses Stay for Joliet Six
The six men condemned for Deputy Warden Klein's murder at Joliet face imminent execution Friday as Governor Small states no stay will be granted. The Illinois pardons division report was not submitted to the governor, who reiterates there will be no clemency.
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International News Service
Springfield
Joliet
Klein
Small
Division of Pardons and ‘Paréles
Chicago
Joliet Prison
Classified Ad Request for Light Classified Ads
Readable fragment notes using Light Classified Ads to buy sell rent or exchange. Includes call Cr. 2400 for placement and mentions saving time and money. No clear dates or entities beyond the phone-like contact.
Judge Offers to Fight Due in Courthouse Duel
Judge in Hayward California proposed adjourning for a fist fight after accused John Connolly allegedly called Justice of the Peace a bum and a hick. Connolly faced a charge of faulty automobile lights and refused the duel, leading to the charge being dismissed.
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Universal Service
Oakland
Péacai Jacob
Hayward
Hick
John: Connolly
San.Jose
Ita
Connolly
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