San Antonio Drives Fund to Promote Winter Tourism
About 150 local leaders meet at 9 30 Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce to canvass a 150000 Greater San Antonio fund. The drive backs a mid winter advertising push to attract Northern and Eastern readers and sustain the Texas open golf and polo tournaments with support from the tourism bureau.
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Greater
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Indiana
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Ohio
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Nebraska
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Tennessee
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Mr. Melliff
Greater San Antonio
BR. O. Huff
B. Clegg
B. G. Irish
Raymond Edwards
Wallace Carnaban
W. A. Williamson
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Edwards
Irish
Clegg
Illness Confines Ferguson to Home in Temple
Former Governor James E. Ferguson recovers at home in Temple after over-exertion during a campaign tour for his wife. Physicians report his illness is not serious and he plans to work next week and accompany Mrs. Ferguson to Brownwood for the West Texas fair opening.
Four Die as Train Strikes Car at Conneaut Crossing
A switch engine crashed into a touring car at a railroad crossing in Conneaut Ohio killing four people and injuring one seriously. The deceased are Mrs Stella Kinney 60 George McCumber 21 Albert Castrilla 12 and Joe Castrila 14. Driver Mrs Clayton Newell escaped with a broken leg.
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Ohio
Stella Kinney
George. M’cumber
Albert Castrilla
Joe Castrila
Clayton Newell
American round-the-world fliers end flight in Eugene
The U S Globe flyers rest in Eugene after a fast leg from San Francisco and plan to depart for Seattle tomorrow officially ending their flight. They took off Crissy Field at 9:03 a.m. and landed in Eugene at 2:20 p.m. Ideal weather favored the aerial team.
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Eugeure
Ore
America
Sanrancisco
Seattle
Crissy Field
San Francisco
Countess Von Salm Becomes Mother in Southampton
The former Millicent Rogers heiress to a Standard Oil fortune, valued at $40,000,000, gave birth to a child today at the home of the father, H. H. Rogers, in Southampton New York, according to a statement tonight.
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New York
Countess von Salt
Millicent Rogers
H. H. Rogers
Southampton
N. E
Fist Fight In Campaign Frays Between Candidates
Central City Kentucky on September 27 a clash erupted between Congressman B. Thomas and Republican challenger George Baker during a district campaign discussion. authorities report Baker struck Thomas after a disputed remark. both men were separated and Thomas sustained only minor injuries.
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Central City
B. ¥. Thomas
George Baker
Congress
Thomas
Baker
Man's body found on Houston road near Crosby
Harris county authorities sought identity of a man whose badly decomposed body was found near an abandoned warehouse on the Lynchburg Crosby road six miles from Crosby. The body bore two bullet wounds one in the head and one in the chest.
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Bolsston
Tex
Harris County
Lynchburg-Crosby Road
Crosby
Man accidentally shoots himself on Texas farm
Alvin Texas September 27. St A slair a 50 year old farmer injured himself when a loaded shotgun on a mowing machine discharged while he was driving on his farm near Alvin. He died later at Galveston hospital.
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Alvin, Tex
St. A
Slair
Here
Galveston Hospital
Debris Clue Aids Missing Vessel Clifton Search
Pieces of white wood likely from the Clifton wheelhouse were seen near Point Aux Barque but rough lake conditions prevented positive ID. The 8500 ton whale back steamer Clifton with 18 crew is believed to have sunk in Lake Huron during a Sunday gale.
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Cleveland
Clifton
Point Aux Barque
Lake Huron
German air travel as cheap as rail travel
German travel costs show air fares nearly matching rail prices. The segment from Koenigsberg to Berlin lists 8 marks by air versus 64 marks by train, highlighting cheaper air options and shifting travel preferences.
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Koenigsberg
Germany
Berlin
Giant 76-Pound Salmon Captured in Puget Sound Traps
In Anacortes Washington on September 27 a 76 pound salmon was taken from San Juan Company traps. The giant fish measured 48 inches and was prepared for shipment to St Paul for an autumn exhibit of Northern and Western products. Local trolling yields in Seattle harbor report king salmon weighing 50 to 60 pounds.
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Anacortes
Wash
Puget Sound
San Juan Company
Seattle
St. Paul
Fall Proves Fatal for Sleep Walker John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin aged 76 died after a sleepwalking accident at his home 7756 South State Street Chicago. He fell down stairs fracturing his skull and died yesterday.
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Chicago
John McLaughlin
South State Street
Vienna Is Biggest Austrian City Despite Scarcity of Large Towns
VIENNA Sept 27 Austria has only a few large cities outside the capital Vienna with a population near 2,000,000 for the city proper. Graz and Linz exceed 100,000 while Innsbruck Salzburg and Klagenfurt are all above twenty thousand.
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Vienna
Austria
Graz
Linz
Innsbruck
Salzburg
Klagenfurt
London’s Smallest Cop Arrests Thief
London reporter notes Jeddy Peters known as the smallest policeman in London attracted attention by arresting the notorious Grey Thief, arch-criminal of England. Peters pretended he was another criminal masquerading as a policeman.
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London
Jeddy Peters
Grey
England
Peters
Menace of Diabetic Diets Warned in Helpful Treatise
A notice promotes a free treatise on diabetes diet avoiding drastic restrictions. It argues sugar is essential and deprivation weakens the body, increasing infection risks. Readers can request the pamphlet by writing M Richartz, Dept. 60, 42nd St. N.
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Dept
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