Crime Wave in Revolt Torn Mexico Cited by Movies
AP dispatch from Laredo notes about 600 Americans remaining in parts of Mexico, with estimates per city and state. A border traveler blames sensational US motion pictures for a rise in violent crime, claiming gangs use chloroform and ether as weapons while rail-disconnected ranching and mining communities suffer.
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Associated Press
Laredo
Tex
Republic of Mexico
Republic
Mexico City
Tampico
Pantico Oil Field
Sonora
State of Chihuahua
State of
Nuevo Leon
Monterey
Guadalajara
State of Puebla
Vera Cruz
San Luis Potosi
Queretaro
Guanajuato
Torreon
Isthmus
Tehuantepec
Mexico
United States
New York
Medina Toll Road funds near target for Wright contract
Directors of the Medina Dam Toll Road Company have about $23,000 in subscriptions with $5,000 more needed to sign a formal contract with Martin Wright and associates to build the road. The plan calls for $28,000 to be available for immediate use, with completion aimed for early spring to shorten the distance to Medina dam. County officials Charles X. Gutzeit and Van H. Howard are connected to the project, and Howard expects the remaining funds to roll in by March.
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Medina Dam Toll Road Company
Martin Wright
Wright
Toll Road Company
Medina Dam
Sam Speir Hardware Co. Ad Promotes Build er's Hardware Line
A classified style advertisement from Sam Speir Hardware Co. promotes a complete line of builders hardware, highlighting availability and selection for professional and DIY projects.
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Sam Speir Hardware Co
Adv
Miss Margaret Owen Wins International Typewriter Trophy Cup
In The San Antonio Light an error misprinted winner as Margaret Browen. The actual world champion is Margaret B. Owen with a record of 137 words per minute in a full hour. Advertisement notes new Stewart Phonograph at $7.00 and hardware items from Sam Spell Hardware Co. Election Case to Supreme Court reports C. E. Himere of Tarrant county seeks to advance a case involving the naming of C. H. Hurdleston on the Democratic ticket for railroad commissioner.
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Underwood Typewriter
San Antonio
International Typewriter
Eerror
Margaret Browen
Margaret B. Owen
Supreme Court
Austin
Tex
Suréme Court
C. E. Himere
Tarrant County
C. H. Hurdleston
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Stewart Phonograph
Texas Phonograph Co
Navarro St
Sam Spell Hardware Co
Universal Electric Sad Irons
Sam, Speir. Hardware Co
Wolff & Marx Co
Coats
Paris
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