Warning Town Merchants About Worthless Advertising Schemes
Leslie Neal of the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce warns Edinburg and Whitewright merchants against costly cooperative advertising schemes pushed by itinerant salesmen. He cites contracts lasting a year, small towns being misled, and thousands of dollars drained from local commerce. He urges thorough local review and keeping funds for legitimate advertising. Texas lignite deposits stretch 60,000 square miles with an estimated 30 billion tons unmined.
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Leslie Neal
Edinburg
Whitewright
Neal
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Association
Texas
Laredo
Bowers Chosen to Keynote Democratic National Convention
Claude G. Bow ers editor and author from New York Evening World was selected to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic national convention. The decision followed a unanimous vote by the Democratic national committee amid first session talks on officers and committee structures.
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Washington
Claude G. Bowers
New York Evening World
Democratic National Committee
Bowers
LeRoy Springs
South Carolina
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
Robinson
Arkansas
Barkley
Kentucky
Crispo
Georgia
Jones
National Broadcasting Company
Dr S P Brooks Opposes Baylor Move to Dallas
Baylor University president Dr S P Brooks declared in Baylor chapel that the relocation committee erred in recommending moving Baylor to Dallas. He dismissed concerns for faculty convenience, noted the Dallas offer of 1 5 million and 1 000 acres, and argued the Waco site near prairie boarding needs suits Baylor better despite possible financial incentives.
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Waco
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Baylor Chapel
Educational Relocation Commission
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Dallas
Brooks
Baylor
Ancient Moscow Excavation Unveils Stone Age City
The Chicago Tribune reports a discovery near Moscow of an ancient underground city covering about two square miles, believed to date from the old stone age and offering a rare glimpse into prehistoric urban life.
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Moscow
Defeated Candidate’s Speech Reevaluated
A fragment recalls a defeated Tennessee candidate who backed a broad money platform including gold silver greenbacks and national bank notes. The text notes his despair and a drastic act, as he purchases a rope and coal.
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Tennessee
man’s failed suicide ends with election on reform ticket
An aged man attempts suicide by fire arsenic rope and revolver by a river, fails as the gun misfires and water extinguishes the blaze. He survives and proclaims himself a reform candidate and is elected to the Legislature. The tale warns that even grim acts can backfire.
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Reform
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