Will Willis Found Dead in Flower Garden in Texas
Will Willis a 65 year old bachelor and merchant at Cherry Mound near Denison Texas was found dead in his flower garden by neighbors this morning. Death is believed due to apoplexy after he rose early to tend his orchard and garden. His body was moved to Denison where his nephew H F Willis resides. Willis was an early Grayson County settler and longtime Cherry Mound resident.
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Denison
Texas
Will Willis
Willis
Cherry Mound
H. F. Willis
Grayson County
Former Revenue Collector Held In Huge Liquor Plot
Chicago reports the arrest of Henry W. Mager, former internal revenue collector for the Chicago district, in a giant liquor conspiracy said to involve millions of dollars and thousands of gallons of illegal booze. Col. A. E. Earnshaw and 16 secret service men have worked on the case for a year and a half.
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Chicago
United States District
Henry W. Mager
Internal Revenue
A. E. Earnshaw
Special Secret Service
County Poll Tax Not Required For Primaries Opinion
The Attorney General's department holds that paying a city poll tax is not necessary to vote in primaries. It previously ruled city poll tax not required in general elections. The opinion says the rule applies to primaries and that a state poll tax suffices for primary voting.
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Attorney General’s Department
Leaguers Enjoy Whitewright Trip Despite Bells Arrest Incident
Epworth League members visited Whitewright for a meeting and a friendly visit. The group faced discomfort when an official at Bells briefly arrested one or two youths for leaving a car on a school walk while they ate lunch. Leaguers praise the Bells residents but condemn the official’s rough language and procedure, hoping no fines result.
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Epworth League
Whitewright
Bells
Honey Grove
Soldier Dead After Many Operations
A wartime hero Herbert McCarty of the 79th Division died after forty eight surgeries following machine gun wounds in the war. He survived nearly four years in hospitals with twenty bullets, later removed. his death occurred in Catawissa Pennsylvania. The piece honors his endurance and warns against worry while urging readers to vote for G A Atkinson for Grayson County representative.
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Herbert McCarty
McCarty
79Th
Catawissa
Honey Grove
Operator rushes accident relief own son killed
Kansas City July 17 A tiny signal light blinked on the switchboard as Mrs Edith Clemon the chief operator answered Send help quick a little boy has been killed at Collins and Twelfth streets The operator learned the boy Leonard Clemow ten years old was killed when a coaster wagon was struck by a street car The tragedy touched her deeply as the boy was her own son The notice also promotes Gus Atkinson for representative place No 1 with an advisory vote line
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Kansas City
Edith Clemon
Collins
Twelfth Streets
Clemon
Leonard Clemow
Baby sale tale shocks New Haven crowd near swamp
In New Haven on July 19 five dollars bought a baby from its mother who later traded the infant to other women, then fled New York. Ruth Silver, a young English woman, identified by police, admitted her role and led detective James O'Brien to a boarding house where she had been detained.
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New Haven
Conn
Coney Island
Ruth Silver
New York
James O’brien
O’brien
Infant Sold Again Before Abandonment in Swamp
The Suspect testified that the infant was sold to another woman for the same price as before. The final buyer, Ruth Silver, allegedly abandoned the child in the swamp for unknown reasons, concluding the sequence of sales.
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Ruth Silver
Prize ad hints at a sure winner
An advertisement for a place No 1 proclaims a guaranteed victory with bold assertion. The terse line emphasizes a confident claim without additional context or details.
What Causes the Electrical Fire Means of Fire Causes
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reviewed 540 weekly electrical fires and found 252 from flat irons, 82 from defective cords, and 206 from other causes. Leaving irons with current on is a major hazard, and while devices exist to prevent it, none are foolproof. Misuse of cords by amateurs also contributes to fires.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Electric irons major fire hazard in homes study
A weekly fire tabulation shows most fires start in attics and basements due to tampering with wiring for extensions. Electric irons, 88 percent of households, are cited as the principal hazard followed by toasters, washing machines, vacuum cleaners and percolators. The Western Association of Electrical Inspectors urges public education on proper wiring and avoiding alterations and hanging cords over nails.
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Western Association of Electrical Inspectors
Insurance Bulletin of
Missouri
No Worms in a Healthy Child Health Tonic Ad
Advertising copy promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for worm infestations in children. It claims regular use for two to three weeks enriches blood improves digestion and acts as a general strengthening tonic. It also asserts that children will dispel worms and regain health. Price is 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Grayson County backs Gus Atkinson for representative
Endorsement for G A Gus Atkinson by leading Grayson County figures. He is described as well qualified to represent the county at Austin and urged to vote on July 22 in this advertisement.
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G. A
Gus) Atkinson
Grayson County
Austin
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