Colby Leads Democratic Platform Draft on Prohibition and League
San Francisco June 30 Acc ording to administration chiefs the sub committee of nine drafting the Democratic platform has practically agreed on a prohibition plank described as slightly moist and in support of the Constitutional amendment with declaration for personal liberty and as against vexatious interference A League of Nations plank has been agreed upon just as Woodrow Wilson wants it without the dotting of an i or crossing of a t and follows the Virginia platform approved by Wilson
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San Francisco
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Wichita Falls Population Surges 388 Percent
Washington dispatch reports Wichita Falls population at 40,079, up 31,879, a 388.8 percent rise. The census figures reflect rapid growth for the Texas city, with officials noting the expansion in housing and infrastructure to accommodate new residents.
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Wichita Falls
Washington
Prohibition plank at issue in party platform debate
A committee count and convention survey boosted belief that W J Bryan could not place a prohibition plank in the platform. It was expected the full committee on resolutions would review the matter late today. Secretary Colby denied waging a subcommittee fight to include a wet plank. The Sun price noted.
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W. J. Bryan
Colby
Whitewright to Prove Good Ball Park
Whitewright plans a first class baseball park built by local investors with stock at ten dollars per share and a 2500 dollar equipment fund mostly subscribed. A committee meets Thursday to finalize organization and start work. Grandstand construction will start after site and lease are set. Local attendance has been strong and a Sunday game is slated for 3 30 pm at the cotton yard grounds with an unnamed visiting team.
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Whitewright
Cotton Yard
Drillers Make Good Progress on Oil Test Near Town
The test well on the Brice Garland farm northwest of town is rapidly descending. Drillers report very satisfactory formations and parties interested are pleased with the progress. They feel confident an oil showing will be found within weeks.
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Brice Garland
Odeon Theatre Week of July Show List
The Odeon Theatre announces a week of silent film features starting Friday July 2 with Norma Talmadge in The Woman Gives and Saturday July 3 with Harry Carey and Francelia Billington in Human Stuff. Additional entries include July 5 The Flaming Clue with Harry T Morey, July 6 Mary Ellen Comes to Town with Dorothy Gish, July 7 The Silent Avenger serial and Westerns, July 8 Excuse My Dust with Wallace Reid, and Coming Friday July 9 Constance Talmadge in In Search of a Sinner.
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Odeon Theatre
Norma Talmadge
Norma
Harry Carey
Francelia Billington
Carey
Harry T. Morey
Mary Ellen
Dorothy Gish
Vitagraph
William Duncan
Edith Johnston
Neal Hart
Hoot Gibson
Wallace Reid
Wallace
Reid
Constance Talmadge
Names of candidates before convention
San Francisco June 30 Democratic National Convention enters a day of formal nomination. Nominating talks limited to twenty minutes, seconding speeches to five, and no more than three per candidate. Possible speakers include McAdoo, Smith, Meredith, Palmer, Cox, Cummins, Edwards, Hitchcock, Gerard, Owen, and Davis.
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Resolutions Committee
William G. McAdoo
Smith
New York
Meredith
Palmer
Cox
Ohio
H. S. Cummins
Democratic National Committee
Edwards
New Jersey
Hitchcock
Nebraska
James W. Gerard
Germany
Senator Owen
Oklahoma
John W. Davis
Great Britain
Explosion Damages Studebaker Garage in Sherman
An electrical drop cord with eaten insulation touched a box of celluloid separators, causing an explosion at the Studebaker agency at 118 North Crockett street. The plate glass front was blown out and damage totals about $5,000, largely to contents and a Studebaker sedan in the rear. Owners Peter Fay, Jack Mitchell, and Bascom Sears operate the local agency.
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Jack Mitchell
Bascom Sears
Studebaker
Two Black People Fatally Wounded in Texas Deputy Incident
At Mamond Mountain near Wharton on June 30 two Black people died after being struck by unknown assailants following a showdown with Deputy Sheriff C. S. McCormick. The incident involved four Black suspects who were surrounded by a posse and refused to surrender. two of them died in a related confrontation. The surviving suspects admitted aiding in the attempted escape.
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Wharton
Texas
Mamond Mountain
C. S. McCormick
Death of Miss Emma Lacy in Whitewright
A message reports Miss Emma Lacy who had been in a Fort Worth sanitarium for six weeks died at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The body will be brought to Whitewright and taken to the Lacy home in the northwest part of town. The funeral service is planned for Friday with details to be announced after arrival.
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Emma Lacy
Fort Worth
Whitewright
Ft. Worth
Lacy
Want Ads Tip Boosting Farm Sales
A Sun want ad could save an agent’s commission in farm sales. The note suggests many buyers read want ads, making ads a key tool for agents and sellers to reach a broad audience.
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Bailey to Resume Race at Neff Park July 6
Dallas report says Joseph Weldon Bailey resumes his gubernatorial campaign with an address at Neff Park near Moody at 2 p m on July 6. Campaign stops follow in Midlothian July 8 Wolfe City July 9 and Sulphur Springs July 10 as Bailey travels from Washington to Texas to seek the nomination around July 4.
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Bailey
Neff Park
Dallas
Moody
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Luther Nickels
Midlothian
Wolfe City
Sulphur Springs
Washington
Texas
Nickels
Mrs Eliza Tidwell Dies After Long Illness at 75
Mrs Eliza Tidwell 75 died at her daughter Ida Stallcups home after four years of paralysis. She moved to this state in 1897 from Georgia with husband Kesterson Tidwell who died about nine years ago. She joined the Baptist church sixty years ago and the funeral was held at Pilot Grove cemetery by Rev I E Teague. Survived by daughters Ida Stallcup Rowell Ross and son J O Tidwell.
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Eliza Tidwell
Ida Stallcup
Wilson Offered Many Kinds Of Positions
Washington reports President Wilson will have options after leaving the White House with offers from universities newspapers and film companies. Admiral Grayson said he knew nothing of a $50 000 to $100 000 offer to head the Philippine University. A Tuesday dance at the telephone building drew about sixty couples with Denison orchestra.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Executive Mansion
Admiral Grayson
The
Philippine University
Denison
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