Nighttime Bandit Robberies Cause Citywide Panic
A July Dallas bandit spree involved armed robbers targeting a streetcar crew and passengers. Mobs hijacked a streetcar, hitting multiple victims with thefts ranging from 10 to 18 dollars and a stolen watch. An ice station operator and a gas station cashier were among the victims as the robbers fled in a car. Police pursued a getaway vehicle, but details remain unclear as investigators process the chaotic scene.
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Dallas
Aqel Hemie
Aldups
Reetree
Alstromt
Laniers
Fee
Ceturnine
Hawk
Tie
Texas Ex Rangers Elect Officers at San Angelo
The Texas Ex-Rangers held an officer election in San Angelo. Elected were President P AL Th Laskee. First Lieutenant George Tinck. Second Lieutenant M. Graly. Life Secretary Ruby Green Smith. other posts filled by Anson, John PP, AL McCoy, and Sanni Klings ar. A monument project was discussed with speaker Cpl. Nidette. Call Crockely 21M.
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San Angulo
Toran
Nidette
Atar
Falas
Would-Be Aces Learn Aerial Art From Lievre
A fragmentary report notes would be pilots and enthusiasts touring San Antonio and Shreveport in wartime days. They discuss flight thrills, past journeys to Spain, and plans to emulate transatlantic crossings under guidance attributed to Joe Brn Lievre.
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Lievre
Cnil
Shreveport
Jay Max
San Antonio
Lessane Tromine
Ina
Rane
Filern Wilpatrick
Stuckabas
San
Tierre
Hennl
Spain
Wes
Joe
Whip
Ocean Flight PIR Returns From Fateful Nonstop Run
Thly 24 reports PIR and partners failed on a nonstop attempt to Talavut in a monoplane. They dumped 450 gallons of gasoline to lighten the craft over bay waters, but could not rise higher than a few feet and escaped a fiery disaster by emergency valve. They landed minutes after takeoff at 4:82 p.m. eastern time and sought rest before planning again.
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FWD Pennet
Amo
New York
Jhesell Hoardman
Joh Potsada
Talanlut
Daday
Jeep Furredk
Alanintel
Sun Oil Acquires Upshur Acreage Amid Turbulent Real Estate Sale
Sun Oil announced a purchase of Upshur County acreage amid shifting energy land deals. The deal follows recent regional oil and gas activity as buyers seek strategic parcels near padlocked properties. Details on price and exact parcel locations were not disclosed.
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Sun Oil
Upshur Padlag
Iuir
Sun Oil Rominny
Officers Arrest Three In Immigration Case Near Oriowial St
Police surrounded a residence at 16 Oriowial Street early morning and arrested three men amid an immigration probe. Investigations say the target was a single man described as dangerous, who allegedly kept ten gins. the scene yielded arrests as Rise and his men stormed the house.
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Herder Taspentor
Pras
Oriowial
Tine
Corsiciana Youth Drowned in Pool
A drowning occurred near Corsiciana as Allison Burleson, 44, and a companion failed to escape a overturned vessel in a pool south of town. Rescue efforts and a later return to the shoreline followed as investigators review the incident.
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Corsiciana
Tere
Allison Burleson
Burleson
Gonypariona
Treniln
What a Man Star Witnesses End in Annulment Case
In a Seattle courtroom the annulment hearing on "What a Man" Ludson collapsed as Mrs. Minto Kennedy cried and admitted the romance with him, while Mrs. Newton Hudson claimed she and Ludson were still married. Judge Sprow granted the annulment, revealing the rival had never fully ended. The scene featured dramatic testimony from Kennedy and Hudson as the three women confronted the alleged marriage web and the judge's ruling capped the case.
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G. Eaward
Ludson
Todny
Minto
Mini) Kennedy
Kelao
Washington
Jo Mar
Garet Newton Hudsom
Studson
Airoco
Hudson
Audson
Kennedy
Newton Huitson
Newton Hudson
Fan K
Worthwest
Hint Mow
Merchant Marine to Be Augmented by Cargo Vessels
The United States merchant marine would gain six to eleven new cargo ships and ten to seventeen reconverted vessels under government contracts for three new routes. Bids will be opened August 17 for routes from Atlantic coast to Holland, Gulf of Mexico to the British Isles, and Peninsular to Tampico via the Panama Canal.
China Insurgents Withhold School Funds for Wars
The insurgent Canton government halted payments to government servants and funds for education and similar presents. Reports say money will be diverted to actions against the Nationalist government. Red forces reportedly captured Laing-Yomboy and Yung-ding in southwest Furkien. Unclear reports from Swatow describe rising tensions in the foreign colony area.
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Tnongrong
Canton
Hannes
Laing-Yomboy
Yungding
Furkien
Provinee
Swatow
Sestordar
Prisoners Escape Fairfield Jail Names Miller and Derden
Fairfield prison escape report cites two inmates, Derden and Richard Millanit, who sawn through a cell and fled at night. Derden was convicted of forgery, while Millanit was a bigamy convict recently sentenced by the district court.
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Fairfield
Precetone County
Derden
Forrer
Richard Millanit
Neste Brainer
Tosh
Herden
Dhe
Udralh
Floods devastate Nanking and surrounding area in heavy rain
Severe floods struck Nanking and nearby districts after continuous rainfall began yesterday. Cars and traffic along the river were disrupted as homes and structures collapsed or were swept away, with many areas reported ruined and feared to have suffered widespread damage.
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Nanking
Tvalrenm Mlathela
Wohi
China
Onan Eres
Stimson Rides With Mussolini In Sports Note
Mussolini is described as a keen sportsman and speeds ahead in his own car while also taking up speedboat driving. The piece notes American interest in the Italian leader's sporting pursuits during a July period.
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Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Dynamite Injures Youth and Father in Beaumont Tale
A chaotic report from Beaumont recounts a youth and his father injured by a dynamite explosion. The 24 year old Venus area note mentions a youth named Verne Tee Mitchell, age 17, possibly fatally harmed and blinded by the blast. Father A. Jim Mitchell is described with injuries and unclear prognosis.
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Beaumont
Venus
Verne Tee Mitchell
Jim Mitchell
Officials Join Fee System Fight in Houston Convention
City and district attorneys plan to back a movement to abolish the fee system. Other resolutions on legislative matters and preterminal procedures were to be discussed. Classified ads note contact for the advertisement opportunity.
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Fee
Houston
Conary
Aseo
Abasilinn
Fletcher Plans to Quit Tariff Commission
Fragmentary Washington dispatch reports Chairman Fletcher of the tariff commission planned to retire from office at the end of his first term on September 16. The garbled text hints at political shifts and discussions of favor, with unclear references to California and other entities.
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Fletcher
Waslington
D. C. Taly
Tariff Commission
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