Culberson to Probe Magoon and Bishop Pay Arrangements
Senator Culberson announces a demand for explanations on apparent law violations in Governor Magoon’s multiple offices and salaries and in Joseph Bishop’s dual roles with pay as canal commissioner and secretary. He will seek official status details and whether one person may hold several paid offices.
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New York
Washington
Culberson
Magoon
Canal
Isthmus
Panama Republic
Canal Zone
Joseph B. Bishop
Bishop
Irion Named State Health Officer After Souchohn Resigns
New Orleans La December 23 Governor Blanchard appointed Dr S J Irion of Bossier parish as state health officer replacing Dr Souchohn who resigned.
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New Orleans
Blanchard
S. J. Irion
Bossier Parish
Souchohn
Educators Gather for State Association Meeting in City
Preparations for the annual meeting of the state superintendents and principals, plus the Texas State Teachers association, are complete with December 26 to 29 dates. Attendees from across the state are expected, with sessions split between Beethoven hall and the high school, and a public reception on December 28.
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Superintendents’ and Principals’ Association
Texas State Teachers’ Association
South
Beethoven Hall
Women’s Club
Eli Hertznerg
Women's Club
Contest winners named for The Light concealed word draw
The first fifteen letters containing the correct sentence were awarded tickets. The list provides the names and addresses of successful competitors who must call or write The Light office to obtain orders for seating at any performance of the play The School Girl at the Grand Opera House on December 27 and 28.
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New York
London
Light Office
Countywide School Institute Sessions Set at High School
The Rural School Section convenes in the auditorium of the high school Thursday December 28 from 1 30 to 5 p m with County Superintendent S C Wilson of Huntsville as chairman. Topics include supervision, teacher training, consolidation, and library relations led by county and state educators across Texas.
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J. B. Pearce
Austin
S. L. Hornbeak
Trinity University
Texas Colleges and Universities
B. H. Carroll, Jr
Waco
T. S. Clyce
Sheraman
H. Y. Benedict
J. B. Eskridge
Vi ‘Anova
S. ‘C. Wilson
Huntsville
A. W. Birdwell
Tyler
C. A. Summers
Cuero
Porter Newnam
Crockett
J. H. Connell
Dallas
L. L. Pugh
Houston
J. A. Monroe
Paris
F. P. Guenter
Hallettsville
Stella Anderson
S. M. Mosby
Sarah S. King
San Antonio
W. D. House
Florence
R. Brooke of
Effie Graves
F. W. Simonds
University of Texas
Annie Jark
B.G. Littlejohn
Galveston
O.A. Hanszen
Ernest McAnelly
Gray
Margaret Culberson
Cree T. Work
Denton
B. Aubrey Durant
N. S. Hundsen
William Shurnway
W. G. Smiley
Sadaer
J. B. ‘Hubbard
Hanukah Celebration at Jewish Temples
The city observes Hanukah with services at Temple Beth El led by Vice President S Veith and Rabbi Marks ill. Aghas Achim Hebrew school and Bnai Zion plan an elaborate Hanukah program at Aguadas Achim Synagogue tonight starting 6 30 p m with multiple readings songs psalms and lightings followed by school address and musical performances.
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Israel
Temple Beth el
S. Veith
Marks
Mayer Hall
Leo Oppenheimer
Mayer Halff
Tanukah
Aghas Achim Hebrew School
B'nai Zion Association
Synagogue of
Aguadas Achim
Kisley
Houston Holiday News Notes Mention Darragh Family
Miss Bessie Kirby of Houston reports December 29 as the date. Mr John Greenleaf Darragh returns from Yale College to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr and Mrs John Darragh, at home.
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B. F. Yoakum
Bessie Yoakum
Bessie Kirby
Houston
John Greenleaf Darragh
Yale College
John Darragh
Local Builders Plan Small Structures on City Streets
L P Peek seeks to erect a stable on Wicks Street at a cost of 500 dollars. G W Baker plans two barns on Aransas avenue for 150 dollars. Rafael Herrera will build a room dwelling on Colloma street for 150 dollars. D M Gregory intends two room dwellings on Lamar street at 200 dollars.
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L. P. Peek
Wicks Street
G. W. Baker
Aransas Avenue
Rafael Herrera
Colloma Street
D. M. Gregory
Lamar Street
Far East policy analyzed as open door versus territorial rights
The essay argues American diplomacy aims at commercial gains in the Far East without territorial expansion. It contrasts open door policy with territorial rights, noting how alliances, spheres of influence, and Japan's expanded access shape power dynamics and provoke competition among nations.
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Far East
Hay
America
United States
England
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Scribner's
France trains detectives as scientific observers in a noted school
An account describes a French detective school training recruits as scientists. Students learn to observe rooms, sketch layouts from memory, and identify faces from photographs after brief exposure, illustrating an intensive, reality-grounded method.
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France
How Mezzotints Are Made
A historical description explains the mezzotint process in stages. It details roughening a copper plate with a cradle rocker creating tiny depressions, scoring with grooves across strips, and repeatedly working in different directions to form a granular, rough surface. Ink fills the hollows and is wiped, yielding a velvety rich print when pressed with thick paper.
Fort Worth Robbery Tale Stirs Local Gloom
The Dallas Record reports a confusing Fort Worth theft scene where two men armed with six shooters robbed a man of cash, implying highwaymen roam a town with more than Pantherville. The piece hints at a looming sequel and ongoing tension downtown.
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Dallas Record
Fort Worth
Pantherville
Parasite of British sport dampens main games says Standard
A Standard correspondent labels the infertile loafing as parasitical growth on the national sporting tree, critiquing detractors of football and cricket and warning against weakening Britain's athletic tradition.
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Standard
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