Death of Starr Faithfull delayed by ship surgeon arrival
Grand jury handling the Starr Faithfull case postponed until Dr. Jameson Carr, on the Cunard line ship Laconia, arrives to testify about the letters found shortly before her disappearance. District Attorney Elvin Edwards says investigations will progress, with hopes to reveal details hour by hour. Faithfull’s parents report she left around 7:30 on June 5, and the body was later found on Long Beach Shore.
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Jr. G. Jameson Carr
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Mons
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Elvin XII
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Erie
Mexican envoy departs for Washington via Cuba
Mexico's ambassador Teller leaves for Washington to resume duties after a quarrel, traveling through Cuba en route. The move signals a normalization of relations as he heads to the U.S. capital to resume official duties.
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U. S
Mexico Y
Teller
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San Antonio Zoo Names New Officers and Plans Guides
Harry Hertzberg elected president of the San Antonio Zoological Society at a meeting in the Menger hotel. The society will provide 700 guides at no public cost, with officers Louis W. Alexander Clinton H. Kearney and Charles J. Behr reelected, Theo Friedrich treasurer and William Brodhausen secretary. Fred A. Sullivan, zoo director, reported average Sunday attendance near 25,000 as the zoo remains a major local attraction.
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San Antonio Zoological Society
Menger
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Hernaberg
Louis WV. Alexander
Clinton H. Kearney
Charles J. Behr
Evades Flames by Clinging to 16 Story Ledge
Walter W. Brandenburg, a wealthy contractor and trustee, clung to a 16 story ledge to escape a blaze that tore through his Sheridan Road building at dawn. He was only slightly burned as residents fled after flames started in a library. among them were radio personalities Amos and Andy actors Charles I. Cobbs and Freeman F. Gosden.
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Charles I. Cobre
Freeman F. Gosden
Amos
Andy
National Radio Fame
Sheridon Road
Library of Brandenburg
Beauty award challenged at Dallas in Miss United States contest
Dallas action seeks to contest awarding the Miss United States title to a Texas entrant. Col Williams and Easterwood Jr. dispute judges’ rulings. Martin Starr of the pageant staff expressed surprise as Easterwood’s claims surface after travel from Dallas and Galveston. A Dallas woman alleged supporters of the judges blocked Texas winners to protect Galveston losses.
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Texas
United States
Northern Kentucky
Col. Williams. Easterwood Jr
Yale
Galveston
Martin Starr
Mreetor
Easterwoal
Lasterwood
Hotel Lanier Destroyed in Macon Fire
Fire destroyed the left wing of the six story Hotel Lanier in Macon, the state government headquarters during Sherman’s Georgia campaign. The right wing and most of the building suffered heavy damage, with the rest of the structure badly burned.
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Sherman
Georgia
Borough Leader Denies Charges
New York June 19.1 George W Hover president of the borough of Queens pledges to deny charges of official conduct while urging Governor Roos to dismiss them remarking the claims are inconsistent with the facts and without merit.
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Roos
British Irked by Pershing Comments Revealed
London June 10 British reaction to General John J. Pershing criticism of the American army in World War I is shown in a newly published book and discussed in today’s press. The excerpts spark resentment among British observers.
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Job St. Pershing
Draper Named to Power Group War Commission
Draper renamed to Power Group WAST to appoint Claude L. Draper as a member of the federal war commission for a term expiring June 22, 1986. Britons eat freit and John Bull turns ru il. Nineteen fruit varieties for sale in Ragts hupa Tyne with more in July and August. Oranges, once only Christmas stockings, are now common in the summer.
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Claude L. Draper
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Federal War Commission
London
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