Tragic double shooting shocks Mon Dunning Avenue
Beulah Doolittle, widow of ten, heard two buckshot rounds at her home on Dunning Avenue. Her son Minos Doolittle was killed. his sister Mary was linked to a 1932 attack by Jemen McCoy. The shooter, Mrs A H Bailey, surrendered to authorities as Minos’s family endures a grievous loss.
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Viola Mrexd
Dunning Avenue
Mon Seyvening
Beulah Doolittle
Minos Doolittle
Havehler
Tonk Wiseman
Minos
Coukin
Wiseman
Eugene
Milos
Nauus Mucy
Jemen McCoy
Mary
McCoy
Navarra
A. H. Bailey
Jair
Honor Slayer
South Hackberry Street
Doolittle
Musterole Cold Relief Promotes Quick Comfort
A vintage advertisement extols Musterole as a counter irritant to ease chest and throat congestion. It claims relief starts in five minutes and full relief in five hours with regular hourly rubs, noting decades of use, medical endorsements, and available strengths for adults and children.
Family Tragedy Ties Townsfolk To A Brother's Grief
Mrs Wiseman recounts the death of a father fourteen years past and the bond with his children Marie and Minos. The two year old barely recalls her dad, while Mary is praised as a sweet protector. A recent marriage to Tom Bass is noted, with family seeking justice through the law for the slain man, and the community hopes for resolution.
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Mary
Hadly
Minos
Mrs. Wiseman
Mats
Tom Bass
Gine Wes
Jesty Cays
Oharseier
Wiseman
Mother Faces Death Charge in South Hackberry Shootings
Witnesses recalled two shots near a fruit stand on South Hackberry and Berkshire as Doolittle was killed. A car sped away after the firing. Investigators say eight shotgun slugs struck the body and a $1000 reward was rumored for the killing.
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South Hackberry
Jai Tinuns
Doolittle
South Hackberry Street
Berkshire Avenue
M. L. Decker
Birch Street
Doolitle
Winter Orchard Ambience Confuses Florida Treescape
A fragmented diary style scene paints a Florida landscape with grey moss on oaks, bright red leaves, and a surprising mix of chilly weather. Neighbors watch from the fence as horses and people appear in a foggy, wintry setting amid an orchard enclosure and distant house lawn.
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Florida
Glen At Mary
Wana
Ald
Yong
Youthful Suspect in Fatal Shooting Faces Court
Reports describe Mrs. Bailey in nervous calm at the county jail after a January shooting in Houston and Navarro streets. Albert James McCoy, 27, was killed when a bullet shattered a storefront window and he died en route to the hospital. Doolittle, charged with murder, is linked to an earlier alleged attack on Miss Mary Doolittle. Services for the slain man will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in San Antonio.
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James McCoy
Houston
Navarro
Doolittle
Doolitte
Hiad
Spears
Doaltte
Briley
Bailey
Jauer E.R. Brashear
Sheni
Bailey Jarty
Dooliitie
Timms
Albert James
Jimmy") McCoy
Justice of the Peace
John F. Onion
McCoy
Mary Doolitile
Minos Doolitile
Moodtile
Vogue
Houston Street
Mortaily
Ned
Beulah Doolitle
Homer
Riley
Elmer
Leonard
Brner
Ghen Biscop
Tulang
Mesdames
Toma Warman
Alberta Briggs
Mary Bass
San Antonio
Insanity Plea in Poison Deaths Trial Opens
Benton Arkansas November report outlines Mark H Shank of Akron receiving an insanity defense in the murder case of Alvin Colley. Chief defense counsel Nathan McDaniel claims Shank is wholly insane and under observation with expected life of six to eight weeks, as opening statements unfold.
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Benton
Ark
Mark H Shank
Akron
Ohio
Shank
Alvin Colley
Nathan McDaniel
Escaped Convict Found Shot Dead in Detroit
DETROIT, Nov. 28. "Red" Tylegak, an escaped convict, once listed with a 600 reward dead or alive, was found shot to death this morning along a cannery road after escaping from Highbiod Park Jail last July. Police had labeled him dangerous and ongoing manhunt efforts were in place.
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Detroit
Red” Tylegak
Highbiod Park
Death Sentence Pronounced in Slaying
Dallas reports Taney Hunt, protesting innocence, was formally sentenced today to execution for the slaying of Samuel Cole, a streetcar motorman, on November 9, 1928, in a telephoned address to the church.
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Dallas
Taney Hunt
Enurch
Samuel Cole
Ferguson saga shows long Texas governorship and races
A historical note traces Ferguson's political arc from banker to governor and senator, noting impeachments and 1917 removal, Mrs. Ferguson’s 1924 elections, and later campaigns. It mentions Mayfield, Gunnally, and Senatorial bids, plus unannounced gubernatorial contenders like Edger Witt and Allred, with Stevenson, McDonald, and Hughes as possible foes.
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Ferguson
American Party
Texas
Dan Moony
Ross & Sterling
House of Representatives
Charles McDonald
Withill Falls
Fergusons
Maury Hughes
Palins
Democratic
Relief setup deemed unconstitutional in Hidalgo County
Edinburg Nov 26 county attorney L Hardin declared the state relief system unconstitutional and warned of an injunction to halt all relief work unless the Hidalgo County relief board dispute is resolved. Contention over who may spend relief funds has disrupted county governance.
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Edinburg
L. Hardin
Hidalga County Teliif Board
Hardin
Furniture Codes Ban New Plants For Furniture Makers
Washington news notes that the furniture code, approved at Warm Springs after hearings, will restrict creation of new factories or expansion of existing plants unless permitted by the recovery administration. Factories barred unless approved, with belief that prior code provisions support this.
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Wasshington
D. C
NRA
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
The
Recovery Administration
Furniture Man
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