President Coolidge calm amid excitement and reform plans
A 1926 Starco HIS column praises President Coolidge for steady health and clear purpose as he outlines internal improvement aims, canals from farms to sea, and Colorado River development. It quotes his precise speech timing and his grasp of voters, both supporters and opponents, then reflects on Franklin and Christian China, warning against brutality and prejudice. It closes with George Young, teen swimmer, who conquers cold water to win a $25,000 prize for his mother in California, urging perseverance over discouragement.
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Hat
Colorada
Eorge Young
Canada
George
Catalina Island
William Wrigley Jr
California
George Young
Bonner Denies Involvement in Slaying in Corpus Christi Trial
Frank H. Bonner on trial for the killing of J. A. Barnes and his son Jesse closed his defense denying any role in their deaths. He testified he was in Austin for a class on November 13 the day a bomb addressed to Barnes was delivered in San Antonio. He married Barnes’s daughter Dorothy later, and said he went to New York to find work to marry.
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Corpus Christi
Frank H. Bonner
J. A. Barnes
Jesse
Bonner
Austin
Express
San Antonio
Barnes
Dorothy Barnes
James Barnes
Austin Gandlady
Westervelt
New York
J. Frank Norris
D. E. Chipps
Fort Worth
O. R. Grogan
Norris
Chipps
D. §. Raines
Eva Tanguay to wed young Hungarian accompanist
Eva Tanguay the famed vaudeville star plans marriage to Allan Larado a 24 year old Hungarian pianist and her accompanist on Broadway. She keeps her age private though rumors place her around forty. The wedding date remains a secret.
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International News Service
New York
Eva Tanguay
Allan Larado
Eva
Broadway
Patrolman and Wife Kidnapped by Shelton Gangsters
Marion Tenn is investigating the alleged kidnapping of state highway patrolman Lory J. Price and his wife Ethel from their home Monday night. Sheriff Coleman searched for the couple as authorities pursued the Shelton gangsters. In Paris, Ricciotti Garibaldi and Colare Macia, plus sixteen others, faced trial for alleged Catalonia plot connections against Spain.
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Fear
Marion
Tan
Coleman
Lory J. Price
Ethel
Shelton
Garibaldi Dextes
Paris
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Collare Macia
Catalonia
Spain
Bonner Trial Ties Corpus Christi Bombing to Bride
Frank Bonner faces trial over a bombing at the Barnes residence in Corpus Christi. His bride, an eight-year-old dancing teacher, is mentioned in connection with the case.
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Frank Bonner
Barnes
Corpus Christi
Bonner Deer Tank Shot Chips Incident Review
R. B. Ridgeway Norris witness testified Chipps had four companions during a fatal visit to the pastor's office. Moody seeks changes to tax law while urging Ching Yaquis and Victor to support peace in counties. The incident left Bonner nervous and upset at the time.
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Moody
Ching Yaquis
Victor
Menico
R. B. Ridgeway
Norris
Chipps
Moody outlines reform program for Texas in new governorship
Gov Dan Moody, addressing a joint Texas legislature session, calls for sweeping changes including tax system overhaul a nine member supreme court abolition of three man commissions to cut delays civil service for state workers limits on pardons and tighter highway and election laws He warns against haste but vows strong administration and notes a 2 million deficit next year.
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International News Service
Atstin
Texas
Dan Moody
Moody
Supreme Court
Moody Ends Special Parking For Governor
Governor Dan Moody on Thursday ordered the special parking space near the governor’s office reserved for Miriam A Ferguson during her term to be opened to the public. The white box car space labeled Reserved for the governor Keep out had let Ferguson park close to her office, a short walk from the executive mansion and capitol.
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Austin
Dan Moody
Miriam A. Ferguson
Cloudy Weather Forecast With Rain and Falling Temperatures
The forecast from F H Jarboe of the weather bureau warns of cloudy weather with occasional rain and a low of 44 degrees for Thursday night and Friday. The state outlook predicts colder weather and rain with snow in the north. Northwest reports zero to 40 degrees below in rare readings. The recent low near the city was 59 degrees.
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F. H. Jarboe
Weather Bureau
Jarboe
Prince Albert
Equal Doctor Bill to Rich Upheld By Universal Services
Lord Chief Justice Moore sitting in Belfast ruled that a doctor cannot charge the wealthy more than a poor man. The case involved a physician who billed the equivalent of $500 for a patient valued at $80,000, challenging income-based pricing in medical care.
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Universal Services
Tondon
Moore
Belfast
Sunday Baseball Declared Legal
Richmond Va January 20 The Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Sunday baseball is not legal in Virginia.
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International News Service
Richmond
Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals
San Antonio Man Loses 5000 in Hustled Stock Sale
G. W. Smith of San Antonio charged a Houston woman with swindling over 50 after losing 5000 on 100 shares of stock at 850 each. She promised large returns from a patented automotive accessory claimed to be invented. He paid 800 down and the rest in installments. A Washington merger check showed no patent. County officers seek the woman.
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G. W. Smith
San Antonio
Houston
Smith
Bat Corrigan
Washington
Backers Plead for Seating of Smith in Senate
Washington January 20 administration leaders led a final drive in the Senate to urge Col. Frank L. Smith Republican Illinois be seated after a flood of speeches as they argued for his oath as a United States senator.
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Mexico City
Sonora
War Department
Manzo
Adolfo de la Huerta
Amaro
Calley
Obregon
Jalisco
Ferreira
Atotonilco
San Miguel el Salto
GF Internationa News Serrice
Washington
Senate
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
United States
New Spring Styles Parade in Courtroom Fashion Show
In Austin on January 20 1923 the criminal district court becomes a fashion stage as lawyers model spring outfits. D F Chipps death looms as jurists and attorneys appear in daring attire led by Marvin Simpson and Wild Bill McLean, turning the courtroom into a sartorial parade.
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Bess Carroll
Universal Service
San Antonio
Criminal District
Austin
J. Frank Norris
D. F. Chipps
Marvin Simpson
Toenl Daberdashers Sar
Wild Billy
McLean
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