California man is president Texas U
Dr. Herbert Eugene Bolton of California elected president of the University of Texas. He has tentatively accepted and may discuss policy and salary. he could come within three weeks. Luther Stark resigns as stadium drive chairman amid concerns over student opposition to Gov Neff and the drive’s success.
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Austin
Texas
Herbert Eugene Bolton
University of California
University of Texas
Bolton
Regents
Luther Stark
Board of Regents
Stark
Orange
Ex- Students Association
D. C. Bland
Beaumont
Pat M. Neff
Katy R R Chiefs Baby Daughter Killed by Auto
Clarabel McGee, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs H E McGee, was killed at 7 20 Saturday night in front of their home at 926 West Bend Street Denison. Eyewitnesses say she stepped from the curb as a car driven by L J Felier turned the corner and struck her.
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Denison
Clarabel McGee
H. E. McGee
McGee
West Bend Street
Katy Railroad
L. J. Feliere
Spivy Company Ad Highlights Value to Wholesale Centers
Keeping in personal touch with manufacturing and wholesale centers we find enables us to offer you better values. M. C. Spivy & Co., Bonham.
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M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Prevents Infection with Borozone Healing Remedy
The Borozone preparation comes in liquid and powder forms and purports to purify wounds of germs while speeding flesh healing. Liquid prices are 30c 60c and 1.20 with powder at 30c and 60c. Sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Traveling man mixes up Texas towns Benham Brenham Bonham confusion
A service car driver recalls a traveler who confused Whitesboro Whitesboro and Whitewright in Texas. The man asked to go to Whitewright and paid four dollars to travel sixteen to eighteen miles, only to discover he meant Whitesboro. He blamed the mix on Brenham Benham Bonham confusion on maps.
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Whitesboro
Whitewright
Benham
Brenham
Bonham
Texas
Farmers Winning Grasshopper Fight in Texas Panhandle
San Angelo June 2 The fight against grasshoppers in Tom Green and surrounding counties is being won by farmers with help from federal state and county agencies. One hundred thirty thousand pounds of bran with poison to cover a 20 by 40 mile area have been sold at cost through a San Angelo firm. Farmers are placing tin or metal fences around fields and some report effective results from kerosene sprays.
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San Angelo
Tom Green
Fire at Hope School for Subnormal Girls kills 23 in Playa del Rey
Venice California June 1 Officials count 23 deaths from a blaze at Hope School for Subnormal Girls 21 identified including 19 students aged 13 to 17 and Mrs J C Thomas head matron and her adopted son. Nightly figures fled terrified as firemen struggled to save pupils amid heat smoke and chaos.
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Venice
Cal
Hope School
Playa del Rey
J. C. Thomas
Real Help to Elderly Persons Constipation advert
A 25 cent advertisement urges elderly readers to avoid constipation and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as easing the condition. It claims they improve appetite digestion liver function and regularity without griping or nausea.
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Wrigley’s
Consolidating Texas Rural Schools Policy Progress
In 1893 Texas law allowed rural school consolidation and since then 2000 of 5000 small community schools have merged into 635 larger community high schools preparing students for university work. The Whitewright Sun Magazine will publish a feature titled Consolidating Texas Rural Schools on June 12 urging renewal of subscriptions before delinquent notices are sent.
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Texas
Texas Rural
Whitewright Sun Magazine
the Sun
Bonham Dry Goods Ad Promises Value for Long Trips
A Bonham retailer argues that careful buyers will travel from the wider Bonham trade zone to shop, claiming the advantages justify long trips and promising values worth attention from shoppers.
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Bonham
Bonham Trade Zone
M. C. Spivy & Co
Beloved Doll Buried With Denver Woman
A large doll given in Lebanon Ohio and cherished for 77 years was buried with Mrs. Matilda D. Needles in Denver Colorado. The 82 year old woman died last week and requested the doll be placed in her coffin with her.
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Denver
Colo
Lebanon
Ohio
Matilda D. Needles
Farmer Returns Pants to Dealer Bought in 1880
Middletown New York June 4 Sam Milburn a 68 year old farmer brought an unworn pair of trousers bought over 40 years ago from the merchant's father who died 30 years ago. He sought cash or an exchange but was told to seek an antiques dealer.
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Middletown
N. Y
Sam Milburn
Sig Samuel
Goshen
Herbine Promises Quick Relief for Torpid Liver
An 19th century remedy advertises Herbine as a prompt cure for tired sick feelings from a torpid liver and constipation. The ad claims first-dose relief, purifies and regulates, drives out bile, and imparts vigor and buoyancy. Price 60c, sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Ferguson case before Supreme Court on ballot question
Certified questions in the Ferguson injunction suit ask whether the 1917 impeachment judgment is void due to Ferguson's resignation and whether proceedings begun at a second called session and finished at a third special session were valid. A ruling is expected after the court convenes next Friday while candidate filing closes Monday. Our buyer spent last week in the St. Louis market. Some good values are being checked into the store today.
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Austin
Ferguson
Democratic Executive Committee
Ewing Boyd
Fifty-fifth District Court of Houston
James E. Ferguson
Supreme Court
First Court of Civil Appeals
Galveston
John F. Maddox
Houston
Fergusen
Senate
Executive Committee
St. Louis
M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Prohibition Amendment Valid in Texas Court ruling
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upholds the May 24 1919 prohibition amendment election as regular and in line with the Constitution in the Lee Manos case. Noted irregularities include three county notices under three months and four counties with late first publications, but a 19 624 vote majority affirmed the amendment. The text also mentions cash purchases by M C Spivy Co in Bonham.
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Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lee Manos
Travis County
Worms in Children Warned and Treated
Sickly children show fatigue and pale skin from intestinal worms. Dark circles, bad breath, and apathy signal infestation. White's Cream Vermifuge is advertised as a safe remedy destroying worms. Price 35c sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Bonham Man One Of Americans Captured By Chinese Bandits
Rex P. Ray of Bonham is identified as one of two Americans captured by Chinese bandits on the river north of Wuchow. Dr. R. E. Beddoe of Dallas, who recently returned from China, reports Ray is a Southern Baptist missionary with a wife and two children at Wachow. Other mission staff named by Beddoe include Dr. Edwin D. Smith and family, Dr. R. K. E. L. Newshaw and wife, and several other missionaries and dependents in the area.
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Wuchow
Rex P. Ray
Bonham
R. E. Beddoe
Dallas
China
Ray
Southern Baptist Board
Southern Baptist Missionary Headquarters
Wachow
M. D. Ray
H. G. Miller
New York
Good Advice for Women in San Antonio Texas
Mrs J T Stauffer of 1522 W Houston Street praises Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription for feminine weakness and stomach relief calling it the exact tonic she needed and urging other women in poor health to take a course. The ad notes available at all dealers with tablets or liquid and offers a 10 cent trial package from Dr Pierce Invalids Hospital Buffalo NY.
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San Antonio
Texas
Dr. Vierce
President Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Location sketch: Kweilin north of Wuchow
The notes place Kweilin about three weeks by river from Wuchow. It is reachable only by rowboat and has a population around 300,000.
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Kweilin
Wuchow
Growth of Texas Cities Exceeds 1920 Figures
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce puts San Antonio at 193 665 residents up from 161 369 in 1920 per federal census. Dallas claims 232 000 and Houston 216 000 in city estimates, but Dallas likely leads and Houston closely follows.
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San Antonio
Frightening at Night Ad for Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy as quick relief for cramps and painful diarrhoea, saying it provides ease for both children and adults and is wise to keep on hand.
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Chamberlain
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Kelly
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