Contenders join forces in Toronto maternity derby
Four leading contestants in Toronto's half million dollar maternity derby sign a land share agreement, aiming to split the prize and cover legal costs. Notable figures include Mrs Mathew Kenny, mother of 13, who refused to join. Others tied for position are Mrs Steffano Darrigo, Mrs Arthur Timlock, and Mrs Ambrose Harricoh with Mrs Gus Graziano. The prize stems from Charles Vance Millar's will and the contest runs to October 26.
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Mathew Kenny
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Steffano Darrigo
Pleasantville
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Arthur Timlock
Seazne
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Ambrose Harricoh
Gus Graziano
Charles
Vance Millar
Alamo Siege timeline recalled during Texas independence
A century ago Texas delegates gathered at Washington on the Brazos to declare independence amid siege rumors from Bexar. Leaders like Travis, Bowie, Crockett, and Kimball prepared for a fight, while Green DeWitt settlers arrived with supplies. The night of March 1, 1836, marked a heroic stand as volunteers joined the Alamo defense.
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the-Brazos
Texas
Gonzales
Nauta
Bess Carroll
Washington-on-the- Brazos
Washington
Santa Anna
Bexar
Goverment
Stephen Austin
Philadelphia
Ben Milam
San Antonio
Richard Ellis
Ellis
Childres
iChilbergs
James Gaines
Wawney
Conrad
Collin McKinney
Bailey Hardeman
Gaines
Mexico
Spain
Natchitoches
Savine
Bowie Brothers
Jean Lafitte
Edwrard Govrad
Refugio
Rea River Country
Kentucky
Henry Smith
Comimiytae
Goliad
Crom Espada
Besme
Fannin
Sante Anita
Alamo
Green DeWitt
Travis
Guadalupe Bottoms
Alamo Riust
Ann Bowie
Davy Crockett
Tennessee
John Sraith
Ted
Albert Martin
George C. Kimball
Crockett
Andrew Jackson
Jim Bowie
Sentences handed down to three Se curities Service officials
Three former Securities Service Corp officials in Dallas were found guilty of mail fraud and conspiracy in federal court. They received sentences from 18 months to two years and fines up to 6000 dollars. Jamies A. Dorsey, 41, president, got two years and a 5000 dollar fine plus a separate 11 month term. Victor Pipk, 57, vice president, received 20 months and a 1000 dollar fine with a concurrent year and a day sentence. Zell G. Roe, 68, general sales manager, drew 18 months and a concurrent year and a day for a guilty plea.
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Securities Service Corporation
Jamies A. Dorsey
Reniten Uary
Ringan
Victor Pipk
Pick
Zell G. Roe
General Ales
Ile
Stab Victim's Wife Involved in Attack Incident
Warren Hartley 40 of 1812 Ruiz street sustained kutte wounds in his home after an assault by two men. Hartley told hospital staff his wife threw stones at the attackers, who fled. condition serious but not reported as life threatening.
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Jose Antonio Navarro
Navarro
Jesse B. Badgett
Bexar
Samuel Maverick
Edwin Waller
Shalde
Brazoria
Ellis
Alabama
Warren Hartley
Ruiz
Jury verdict in auto crash suit over $10,000 claim
In Oakland Gallt Feb 29 a jury awarded $10,000 in the case of Joseph T. Edwards who suffered wounds in an auto accident. The trial weighed the value difference between a right edge MP Stomach and a payment item, and referenced the lengthy damages debate.
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Oakland
Gallt
Joseph T. Edwards
Glass jug chickens spark humane society outrage across nation
Chicago to Birmingham reports tell of chickens shown in glass jars as cages. Walker in Birmingham exhibited a day old chick in a jug to prove a theory about feeding. Humane Society chief Eley condemns the practice. debates over legality and ethics arise as similar cases surface in Dallas Houston Denver and Denver.
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Humans Society
Birmingham
Ala
D. Walker
V. E. Eley
Humane Soociety
Walker
Henry
Dallas
W. E. Drew
Oscar
Dalles
Houston
Caesar
Crockerel
Mathilda
Denver
Colorado State Board of Animal Protection
Henry Willis
Pullet
Larl Wettengel
Jomes
State Courts Reopen Tuesday After Independence Day Observance
The district courts resume Tuesday after a Monday closure for Texas Independence Day. Judge Frederick Blévens returns to the bench in the Seventy third court following illness. Acting judge McClanahan led during the absence. The new grand jury in criminal District Court reports Tuesday morning, as Judge W. W. McCrory and Judge 8. G. Tayloe resume hearings in the Poxty-fifth court on the injunction case brought by the Guy Cabs exchange against Sat. Antony to invalidate the city taxicab ordinance.
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Frederick Blévens
Seventythird
M. BR. McClanahan
Criminal District Court
W. W. McCrory
G. Tayloe
Poxty-fifth Court
Guy Cabs Exchange
Sat. Antony
Red Communists Sentenced to Death in Berlin Trial
Five Communists charged with participating in the murder of a Nazi before 1933 were sentenced to death today. Additional defendants received long prison terms.
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REDS
Berlin
ManSuspectS Held In Death of 11YearOld Girl
Pittaburgh February 29 Jobh Hereleman 26 and his brother Carl 28 were taken into custody as police probe the murder of Elkzaveth Louden 11 a girl whose mutilated nude body was found in a stream near her Walker's Mis home weeks after her disappearance.
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Pittaburgh
Jobh Hereleman
Elkzaveth Louden
Business Slowed by Cold Weather Across Cities
The Commerce Department reports a continued dull retail trade for the week, with buyers delaying spring purchases as severe cold persists in 33 major cities. Conditions suggest activity will improve only after the weather warms.
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Washington
Commerce Department
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