Americans and Canadians in London and the auto boom
A diary fragment notes British encounters with American visitors including John Sullivan at Buckingham Palace and a UK audience in court dress. It then reports on a record automobile year with 420,373 cars in April and a sector economy surpassing steel and meat, plus anecdotes on fate, myth, and a circus star Rose Maretta returning to performance.
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Sterday
London
Buckingham ‘Court
United States
Fundamentalists Denounce Evolution at Baptist Meet
Dr James E Leavell of Houston leads services at Baptist Temple Neafels and Hammond avenues as fundamentalists call for Southern Baptists to attend a Dallas convention debate. They reject both materialistic and theistic evolution, argue for biblical creation and warn that accepting evolution would undermine Genesis and the Bible. The article notes fundamentalists were in the minority at the Dallas convention but expect eventual victory.
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James
Eman
Fundementalis
Dallas
Wichita Falls to host Texas Dentists meeting in 1926
Wichita Falls was chosen as the 1926 Texas Dentists Association meeting site. Dr. F. Brown, elected last year, assumed office during the closing session. Dr. Trim Houston was named president elect for 1926 and other officers included Dr. BE L Williams as vice president Dr. J F Fife as secretary and treasurer and Dr. W A Bourne from San Antonio as executive committee member for three years. A banquet reception and vaudeville followed three days of sessions at the Gunter with toastmaster Dr. S B Riggs.
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Wichita Falls
Texas Dentists Association
F. ¥. Brown
Trim Houston
BE. L. Williams
Houston
J. F Fife
Dallas
W. A. Bourne
San Antonios
Gunter
B. Riggs
San Antonio
W Dethorn
Sherman
George S. “Staples
Harry B. Johnston
Atlanta
K. Winapp
Minneapolis
Yds Simmong
Brackenridge Play The Lion and the Mouse Debuts Big Success
Brackenridge High School presented The Lion and the Mouse for the first time Thursday night with high praise. The senior cast earned a strong reception as audiences applauded. two more showings are planned in the school auditorium Friday afternoon and evening.
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Brackenridge High School
Flames and Fear Mark San Antonio Fire Night
Five injured as eight scantily clad residents leap from a second story window during a blaze at 1010 South Flores. Police hunt a pyromaniac after the fire, while Rev. W. S. Ricks’s new home at 402 Kayton is gutted in a separate incident.
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San Antonio
Benjamin Underwald
South Flores Street
Valerie O’brien
Tommie Beckenroth
KE. Mancil
Bankston
Ludwig Street
Seer
Stekjing
W. S. Ricks
Kayton Avenue
Florez Street
Divorce Granted to Charlotte Hochstetter in 22 Year Desertion Case
Detroit May 13 Charlotte Hochstetter was granted a divorce from George M Hochstetter by Circuit Judge Adolph F Marchner after she testified her husband deserted her 22 years ago.
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Detroit
Charlotte
Hochstetter
George M. Hochstetter
Adolph F. Marchner
Calles Niece Avoids Cameras in San Antonio Departure
Lydia Calles niece of President Calles dodges photographers in San Antonio on Friday en route to New York. Reporters and cameras crowd the scene as she pleads for the devices to be removed and refuses an interview, asserting she has no intention to start now.
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Lydia Calles
Calles
San Antonio
Miss Alles
New York
Hite
A. M. Elias-Calles
Bexar Grand Jury Indicts R Canaday on Kidnap Charge
Roscoe Canaday, New York millionaire, indicted by the Bexar County Thirty seventh district court grand jury for kidnapping his son Roscoe Canaday Jr. from San Antonio after a show outing with his grandmother. Child found at Canaday's New York home. governor’s requisition sought return to Texas.
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Roscoe Canaday
New York
Cport
Grand Jury
Roscoe Canaday Jr
San Antonio
Bexar County
Miriam Ferguson
Smith
Mr. Canaday
Texas
Fifteen Indictments By Grand Jury Include Murder Case
The Thirty seventh District Court grand jury reported to Judge William Anderson Friday morning with fifteen indictments, including one for murder. The panel adjourned until June 16 after declaring its state clean, bringing the total indictments for the term to 17. In the same period, "po bills" were returned in 8 cases.
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Thirty-seventh District Court
William §. Anderson
British Field Marshal French Dies at 75
The Earl of Ypres known as Field Marshal French, British World War hero, died in Deal England at age 75. He underwent surgery on March 19 and his recovery was briefly reported before his condition worsened.
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Peeks
Deal
England
Earl of Ypres
French
Earl of
Ypres
Riot control ammo sent to Dallas amid guard duty
A supply of about 1000 rounds of riot adapted ammunition was sent from the adjutant general's department to Dallas on Major Earl Crowdus request as National Guard police duty followed a disturbance. Adjutant General McGee plans to observe tonight as guards remain on duty through the murder and assault case trials next Thursday.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dallas
Adjutant General’s Department
Earl 2. Crowdus
Company of
National Guard
Lorenzo Noel
McGee
Frank Hamer
Wheatley
Dallas Jail Siege Ends As Guards with Machine Guns Stand Ground
Dallas on May 22 saw state rangers and national guardsmen fortify the county jail with machine guns and tear gas to deter a mob seeking the two alleged negro slayers Frank and Lorenz Noel. By nightfall the crowd dwindled to a few, with officers optimistic the crisis had passed. Rangers will stay until after the murder trial set for next week. Charges also filed against T B Smith for inciting a riot.
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Dallas
State Rangers
Austin
Frank
John Baldwin
State Picks Shepherd Jurors in Prolonged Panel
In Chicago the murder trial of William Dp Shepherd proceeds with juror selection slow and fraught. The defense signals willingness to accept most jurors while the state questions each candidate for bias. Clarence Darrow appeared as a courtroom visitor and conferred with State's Attorney Crowe on strategies amid details of a possible row trial for a co defendant.
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Chicago
William Dp. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Gorman
Faiman
C. ©. Farman
National University of Sciences
Young McClintock
Shepherd
McClintock
Que Venireman
Amy
Darrow
Clarence
Jie
Robert EB. Crowe
Crowe
George E. Fosberg
Loeb
Leopold
Mr. Darrow
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