Texas Editors Meet at Tyler Texas Leading Other States
Texas editors gathered in Tyler to discuss state progress in exports, crop production, and upcoming manufacturing growth. The meeting praised East Texas shipments, rail expansion, and rising prosperity from eggs, tomatoes, citrus, and Rio Grande Valley development, noting Kerrville Alpine resorts and Jacksonville tomato wealth foreshadow broader state growth.
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Union
Texas Press Association
Tyler
East Texas
Jacksonville
Rio Grande Valley
California
Florida
United States
America
Kerrville
Alpine
Colorado
Robert La Follette Dies in Washington Heart Attack
Washington report declares the death of Robert M La Follette ends a long stormy political career. The Wisconsin senator and former independent presidential candidate died at his Washington home after years of heart trouble bronchitis and asthma. At his bedside he voiced a final message of peace and love for the people, acknowledging unfinished work and public affection.
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Washington
Robert M la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Robert
Proclamation on Defense Day in Austin Texas
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson issues a proclamation calling Texas citizens to join a patriotic demonstration on July 4. The document marks Independence Day as a second defense test day and urges women to participate fully in the event.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Congress
Miriam A. Ferguson
Shipping Strike Spreads to Hong Kong Port
The shipping strike that has tied up coastal and river steamers at Shanghai and crippled business has reached Hong Kong, stopping regular services to Canton and Macao. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce there has proposed calling off the strike.
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San Francisco
Cal
Shanghai
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Hong Kong
Canton
Macao
Houston Judge Denies Blocking Sam Houston Statue
Colonel Andrew Jackson Houston lost his bid to stop Enrico Carracchio from erecting a Sam Houston statue. Judge Roy Campbell denied the injunction on Saturday, allowing the statue project to proceed in Houston, Texas.
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Houston
Tex
Andrew Jackson Houston
Enrico Carracchio
Sam Houston
Roy Campbell
Wreck Toll In N J Near Hackettstown Rises to 36
Early reports place the Delaware Lackawanna and Western wreck near Hackettstown New Jersey at 36 deaths. Easton Pennsylvania officials say the latest information confirms a high fatality count as rescuers continue inquiries.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Hackettstown
N. J
Poison Gas Ban by 27 Countries at Geneva Conference
Geneva reports that 27 nations subscribed to the poison gas prohibition while 18 joined the arms traffic convention. The United States led signers, with Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan also confirming early. France expected to sign the gas protocol soon as Germany pledged cooperation to ban gas. The arms convention requires ratification by 14 states to take effect.
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Theodore B. Burton
Ohio
United States
America
Washington
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Germany
Mexico Pays Land Seizure Victims With 50 Million Peso Bonds
Mexico City reports a 50,000,000 peso five percent bond issue to compensate land expropriation victims under the agrarian policy. The 25 year bonds will mature in 25 years with annual drawings to pick early redemptions. Interest coupons will be accepted at federal offices and for tax payments. The government may buy bonds in part or whole if funds allow.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Diario
Treasury
Sinclair Wins Teapot Case in Mammoth Oil Victory
Cheyenne Wyo Judge T Blake Kennedy upheld the lease of Teapot Dome to Harry F Sinclair's Mammoth Oil Co stating Teapot Dome rightfully belongs to Mammoth. Government charges of collusion scandal and fraud in the leasing by former Interior Secretary Albert B Fall were buried in the lengthy decision.
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Wyo
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Mammoth Oil Company
T. Blake Kennedy
United States
Albert B. Fall
Mammoth Company
Jurge Kennedy
Wyoming
Sinclair
Governor Expands Pardon Record in One Day
Austin Tex The governor's clemency record for a single day rose to 28 proclamations Tuesday with 13 more pardons a parole and a restoration of citizenship. The second quota was called the usual list while the first quota honored June 19 emancipation day and was exclusive to negroes.
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Austin
Tex
Texas County Auditors Meet in Fort Worth 1926
Fort Worth hosted the annual convention of the County Auditors Association of Texas. W. E. Durbin of Denton was chosen president, J. A. Escajeda of El Paso named vice president, and J. L. English of Greenville was reelected secretary-treasurer at the closing meeting.
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Texas County Auditors
Fort Worth
Tex
County Auditors’ Association of Texas
W. E. Durbin
Denton
J. A. Escajeda
el Paso
J. L. English
Greenville
French Astronomer Wills Heart for Birthplace
Camille Flammarion leaves his heart to Montigny-le-Roi in a will saying his heart beat there for the first time. The French astronomer requests the heart be removed and offered to his native village.
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Paris
Camille Flammarion
Montigny-le-Roi
Royal Couple Divorced as Duchess Granted Decree
The Duchess of Westminster was granted a decree in her divorce suit against the Duke of Westminster in London on Wednesday.
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London
Westminster
Duke of Westminster
French ace Tarascon to make non stop Paris to New York flight
Lieutenant Paul Tarascon, famed French war ace who flew with a wooden leg, plans a July nonstop crossing from Paris to New York in a specially built hydroplane. A $25,000 prize from Raymond Ortieg of New York awaits the first pilot to complete the 5,000 mile journey.
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Paul Tarascon
Paris
New York
Raymond Ortieg
Northwestern student Wight Baake wins national Oratory Prize
Wight Baake, a 22 year old junior in Northwestern University’s College of Liberal Arts in Evanston Illinois, captured the national intercollegiate contest in Los Angeles California. He won a first prize of 2000 dollars and gained international recognition for effectively presenting the Federal Constitution’s cause. Baake hails from Onawa Iowa.
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Wight Baake
College of Liberal Arts
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Los Angeles
Cal
Baake
Onawa
Iowa
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