Bishop Killed in Automobile Accident near Lampti Louisiana
W L Bishop of Lampti La was killed when his Studebaker roadster overturned on the Kimbrough corner six miles north of town He was about 55 and was bound for Taylor Falls Minn to spend the summer with relatives His wife was injured but survived and Bishop died minutes after trying to crawl free Weas last seen alive planning a September return to Louisiana The accident occurred around 10 am Monday and local cotton field workers recalled his high speed prior to the turn
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W. L. Bishop
Lampti
Kimbrough
Bishop
Taylor Falls
Minn
Gould
Bells
Sherman
Minnesota
Studebaker
Louisiana
Texas Tops Rural Population in Nation
College Station July 18 Texas reports its rural population is larger than any other state per a Washington communication to President Bizzell, with Smith Lever funds to be increased based on rural population. Mr and Mrs William Stockton and their daughter visit the area. they plan to move from Orange to Pilot Point.
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College Station
Texas
Bizzell
Washington
United States
Wm. Stockton
Orange
Pilot Point
Van Alstyne Meets Humiliation Here in North Texas
A Sunday game in Whitewright saw Van Alstyne fall 12 to 0 to the champion North Texas team. Van Alstyne’s pitching rotations were mocked as they allowed ten runs and only two Van players reached third base. Chick Garland cautioned the Whitewright bats not to score more, but the final score stood as a crushing defeat for Van Alstyne.
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van Alstyne
Whitewright
van Boys
Van
North Texas
W. W. Blassingame
C.C. Cabeen
Roy Douglas
W. M. Weasley
Chick” Garland
Chick
Women in Majority in Lone Star State
Washington reports Texas population totals showing 2,409,222 males and 2,254,006 females. The male to female ratio is 109.9 to 100, up from 107.4 to 100 in 1910, with 741,694 negroes, 449 Japanese, 773 Chinese, and 360,519 foreign-born residents.
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Lone Star State
Washington
Texas
Census Bureau
Mrs H M Ryan Affected By Typhoid At Home
Mrs H M Ryan and her children Paul and Dorothy are ill with typhoid fever at their northwest town residence, isolation noted as a precaution and treatment underway.
Man Taken From Hotel Beaten in Chandler Texas
Earl H. Peters a 24 year old from Beckenridge was found wounded three miles west of Chandler on the Brownsboro road with hands tied, unconscious, and in critical condition. A crude note cited K K K and a robbery of $214.35 from his pillow. Peters had been recently in Chandler organizing an insurance club.
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Chandler
Texas
Earl H. Peters
Brownsboro
Peters
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Mary
Leval Hotel
Beckenridge
Whitewright Defeats Denison City League
Whitewright wins 10 to 1 against Denison City League in a one sided game played last Saturday afternoon. Denison's lone run came on a ninth inning home run that the umpire judged fair despite widespread belief it was foul by a yard. The Denison squad, though talented, lacks experience against Whitewright's organized roster.
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Denison
Whitewright
Atticus Webb in Austin Seeks Sheriff Conviction Review
Atticus Webb of Dallas arrives in Austin to push Governor Neff for a review of the recent Amarillo sheriff conviction. Webb carries a bottle of bitters to be analyzed, citing the probe’s urgency as he meets with Governor Neff and Amarillo district lawmakers Senator Bledsoe and Representative Satterwhite.
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Austin
Texas
Amarillo
Neff
Atticus Webb
Dallas
Anti-Saloon League
Bledsoe
Satterwhite
Painter R R Davis Dies Suddenly at Home
Announcement reports the sudden death of painter R R Davis while at a house he was painting. He became ill, was carried home, and died of heart failure around 11 30 o clock.
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R. R. Davis
Neff Urges Greatest Economy in State Finances
Austin July 18 Governor Neff delivers a vigorous message to the Legislature urging strict economy in appropriations within available revenues. The called session should consider five points including funding for state institutions and public schools, repeal of suspended sentence law, stronger enforcement of prohibition, removal of nonperforming officers, and redistricting per the party platform.
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Austin
Texas
Neff
Klan Sends 500 Dollars To Hope Cottage
Dallas reports the Ku Klux Klan contributed 500 dollars to Hope Cottage, the Dallas County Humane Society baby care institution. The donation arrived with a letter signed The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan inviting continued support for the charity and noting lax law enforcement as a concern. The gift was sent to Mrs Emma W Ballard, director of Hope Cottage, and dated July 18.
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Dallas
Texas
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Hope Cottage
Dallas County Humane Society
News Building
Knights of the Ku Kluk Klan
Dallas News
Emma W. Ballard
Klan
Realm of Texas
Ballard
Bergdoll Case: Mrs Bergdoll Claims Bribery Attempt
Mrs Emma C Bergdoll testified before a House committee that she gave 5000 to Major Bruce Campbell at Governor's Island to win freedom for her son Governor Cleveland Bergdoll. She said Campbell demanded 100000 but she refused and passed the money to Grover to forward to another officer. Campbell denies receiving any funds and has been summoned to face charges. Bergdoll alleged an unnamed government agent received the money.
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Washington
Emma C. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
House
Cleveland Bergdoll
Bruce Campbell
Governor’s Island
Campbell
Bergdoll
Inland
Grover
Major Campbell
Bergdolls
Camp Pike
Blue Ridge Man Wounded In McKinney Area Incident
E N Beck of Blue Ridge arrived at City Hospital in McKinney yesterday with a hip wound. Eubie Williams waived examining trial before Justice Claude Manning at Blue Ridge, bond set at 1000 dollars and he was released. County Attorney A M Wolford says a complaint charges assault with intent to murder.
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McKinney
Texas
E. N. Beck
Blue Ridge
Eubie Williams
Claude Manning
Senate Resolution Seeks Graft Details From Governor Neff
Austin July 19 Senator Joe Burkett introduced a resolution, favorably reported, asking Governor Neff to substantiate graft charges in state service. Dorough noted adverse minority reports as ten Senators supported it. The measure seeks names of departments and employees involved, to be sent to the Finance Committee for senate members’ information.
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Austin
Texas
Joe Burkett
Eastland
Senate State Affairs Committee
Neff
Dorough
Pat M. Neff
State Senate
State Senate of
Finance Committee
Senate
Frisco Shopmen Return to Work in Sherman
Sherman Texas July 18 twelve hundred dollars a day was added to the industrial payroll with the reopening of the Frisco shops in North Sherman. A full force of workers returned after a three and a half week shutdown with 209 men who had been idle since June 22 taking their places in the forge engine repair shops and other tasks.
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Sherman
Texas
Frisco
North
Red River
Electrocuting boll weevils eyed as new control method
In Temple Texas on July 19 a demonstration in Bell County shows electrocuting boll weevils with a high voltage device. The machine kills weevils larvae and eggs, tossing them to the ground for burial under attached plows. The note also mentions 666 cures chills and fever.
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Temple
Texas
Bell County
Kimbell Milling Co Buys Elevators at Sherman
The Kimbell Milling Company completed a purchase last Saturday of the Phoenix elevators at Sherman. The facility includes ten concrete bins with about 600000 bushel storage, plus a large warehouse, costing over 125000 when built. The firm already runs a Sherman flour mill and another at Wolfe City and will keep headquarters here.
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Kimbell Milling Company
Phoenix Elevators
Sherman
Wolfe City
Triple Industries
American Legion Seeks Doubling of Members Campaign
Preston Everheart Post launches a membership drive through September 15 with a supper on that date. Recruits earn a free supper ticket. non recruiters pay a dollar. Band to perform in Savoy on August 2 with outreach to ex servicemen. Rev Morris of Pilot Grove Baptist Church named chaplain and to speak. A play directed by Hazel Ray will be staged at the school auditorium in early August with rehearsals ongoing.
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Preston Everheart
The
American Legion
Legion Band
Savoy
Morris of
Sherman
Pilot Grove Baptist Church
Legion
Jewelry Store at Denison Looted in Sizable Heist
Denison Texas July 19 The Pellerine jewelry store was robbed last night of about 1500 dollars worth of jewelry from showcases Fifteen Swiss watches brooches stickpins watch chains cuff buttons and other items were taken A hand bag was used to carry the loot Entrance was gained by cutting away a panel of a door between the jewelry shop and a tailor shop after forcing a rear door R M Womack of Sulphur Springs visited his family here Sunday.
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Denison
Texas
Pellerine Jewelry
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First National Bank
C. B. Bryant
R. A. Gillett
Denison City
R. M. Womack
Planters National Bank
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