Food holds no charms for horned toad
Austin and T land County observers report a horned toad kept in a courthouse stone since 1897 shows no signs of food or water intake. The frog refuses nourishment, yet researchers and officials verify the specimen’s ongoing display. Fort Worth zoology students examined the frog, while witnesses confirm the stone’s placement during courthouse construction. The case draws local officials and press interest as debates continue over the creature’s survival.
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Tastland
Hossern
Hilentisis
Texas Christian Inter
Fort Worth
Itekin
Olermise
M McMinn
Olden
Atland County
Taels Saute Martin
Dreinhofer
Eartlanders
West Texas
Sears
Thursdas
Francis Fischer
Anetin
Joseph Fischer
Here
Fischer
Eastland
Automobiling risk and historic curiosities spark talk
A confused clipping references a famed driver claiming 200 mph speeds in Florida and a risky stance on aviation safety. It also notes Lindbergh funding trips via the Guggenheim Foundation and Washington’s birthday debates. In Eastland, a 50 year old frog find is tied to a cornerstone dispatch, while a Nelson-Trafalgar aside and a mislaid tale about Washington linger.
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Washington
George Washington
Washingtes
Tord Nelson
Indy Hamilton
Nelson
Trafalgar
Postman Arrested For Tearing Mail In Saginaw
Hale Temmer, a special delivery mail man in Saginaw, is held for the grand jury on federal charges of violating postal laws. Lemmer admitted before U S Commissioner Frank Q. Quinn that he tore up special delivery letters and forged signatures to receipts during the Christmas rush.
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Saginaw
Mich
Temmer
Grand Jurrow
Lemmer
United States
Frank Q. Quinn
Strikes in Oil Case Reach Senate and Courts
The government moves on multiple fronts in the oil scandal, targeting executives and bonds linked to Standard Oil of Indiana and Continental Trading. Key figures include Stobert W. Stewart, H. M. Bluckiner, and Albert B. Fall. Contempt actions loom against Burns detectives and jurors as bonds and profits surface, with millions traced from Liberty bonds to Prairie Oil and Gas and payments to Sinclair, Fall, and the Republican committee.
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Walmington
Senate
Stobert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
H. M. Bluckiner
Continental Trading Company
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Stewart
Couate
Albert B. Fall
Senate Ui Committee
Karl C. Schuyler
Blackmer
New York
Continental
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
William J. Burns
Edward J. Kidwell
Burns
Trace Bonde
Schuylers
Liberty
Continental Concert
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Contempt Case Delayed in Supreme Court
Washington February 23 Contempt proceedings against A M Blackner tied to the Teapot Dome mess will be postponed until later in the week. District Attorney Gordon said a new day will be set for appearance before Justice Siddons in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Blackmer has refused to return to the United States from Europe.
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Washington
A. M. Blackner
Siddons
Supreme Court of the District of Co. Intobia
Gordon
Siddone
Blackmer
Europe
Father Goes to Hokwa in Hickman Murder Trial
In Los Angeles on February 24, relatives of a young suspect gathered at the county jail to again support the defense of insanity for Tey Tom Hickman, charged with murdering an associate in a suburban hold up case. Hickman’s father William Hickman arrived from El Paso with his mother and brother Alfred to testify and bolster the defense as the trial continued with Welby Hant.
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Los Angeles
Hickm
Tey Toms
Denggi Hickman
Anite
Welby Hant
William ‘Thomas Hickman
BE Paso
Tex
Eva Hickman
Alfred
Twinr
George J Wan
Canopus Club Hosts Winter Fete At Qimes Dam Park
Visitors for the winter are invited to a Conopus club fete at Qimes Dam Park Thursday afternoon and night. Airplanes will drop prizes, including a ride in a new model plane. burlesque polo, dancing, and singing entertain guests. Gene Lewis Palace Players perform. Swanz Pleving leads community singing. a 46 by 100 foot tarpaulin covers the dance area with a large platform for acts.
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Barteaque
Conopus Club
Conopus Tourie Club
Qimes Dam Park
Leteta
Edgar Tobin
Jack Terett
Conomis Club
Gene Lewis Palace
Swanz” Pleving
Kime Felix Tschiffler
Antonio
New York
MVS North St. Mary
Rand
William King
Faruinh Maunir
General Aultman to Command Sill
Washington February 23 Brig. Gen. Dwight E. B. Aultman who led the Fourth Brigade at Fort Dyke Tunas is ordered to Fort Sill as commandant of the Field Artillery weapon Col. Frank Balls who became a brigadier general April 6 takes command of the Fourth Brigade Brig. Gen. Michael I. Loring now Fort Aleridan goes to command the Third Division at Fort Laws Washington
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Washington
Tien
Dwight EB. Aultman
Fort Dyke Tunas
Plans to move 55 Army planes to Houston event
Fifty five army planes from local fields are to fly to Houston on March 2 for the dedication ceremonies of the new municipal airport. Maj. W. N. Tensles Jr. and Capt. A B McLianiel said twenty five planes will depart Brooke field and thirty from Kelly field. The Gracky field flight, mostly student pilots, will return the same day while Kelly field ships stay until March 8.
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Army
Houston
W. N. Tensles Jr
Eight Corps Area
A.B. McLianiel
Air Corps Training Center
Brooke Field
Kelly Field
Gracky Field
Pirots
Weather Summary of Frigid Northwide Winds and Cold Wave
Frigid cold front brings north winds and freezing temperatures. North and western coastal areas see 20s to 30s Fahrenheit with colder spikes inland. Friday remains cold with strong northerly gusts and warnings continuing through the day.
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Han Antoalo
Ilegreen
Vriday Fale
Fuki ‘Teand
Anulit
Tvantack
Fale
Court Stills Phonograph In Front Of Empire Theater
A phonograph placed before the Empire theater to play Annie Laurie was silenced by a temporary restraining order issued Thursday by Judge R. B. Minor of the Fifty-seventh district court.
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Empire Theater
Annie Laurie
R. B. Minor
Fifty-seventh District Court
Mystery Bullet Victim Hovering Between Life and Death
Mia Myrtle Delaney, 90, of 412 Porelda Street, was found suffering a bullet wound near an abdomen area when her car crashed into a yard on Callaghan Avenue. She was reported hovering between life and death at Santa Rosa Infirmary after an operation to remove the bullet.
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Mia
Myrtle‘ Delaney
Porelda ‘Street
Callaghan Avenue
Wadneedas
Santa Rosa
Thoreday
Hindu Wives OK Wedding in Madras Report
The Hindu reports an interview with Pujol Hao, former Maharajah of Indoore, and a Hangalore family member confirming the proposed marriage to Miss Nancy Miller of Seattle. The plan reportedly has the sanction of Fukuji Rao's brother.
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Madras
India
Hindu Today
Pujol Hao
Indore
Hangalore
Nancy Miller
Seattle
Wash
Fukuji Rao
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