English sailors quit Mexican navy after service off Yucatan
On June 14, 1843, several English officers including Commanders Cleaveland and Charleswood left the Mexican fleet. They served aboard the Moctezuma and the Guadalupe, the latter the first iron clad to see Western Hemisphere action. The ships, built in Britain, entered service Christmas 1842 with British crews. The exodus coincided with Britain's recognition of Texas and potential alliance with the Lone Star state.
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Yucatan
Cleaveland
Charleswod
Royal Navy
Britain
Mexico
Texas
Great Britain
Lone Star
Sing Sing Prison Construction Began in 1825
Construction of the Sing Sing prison began in 1825 with the first cell block completed in 1830.
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Sing Sing
Pilot Relieved To Win Race With Stork
New York report on Captain Walter Kyse landing a Munich to Idlewild flight at Prestwick due to in-flight births. Seventeen expectant mothers aboard. two babies born shortly after landing, a daughter and a son. Mothers Mrs Sylvia Tellerman and Mrs Elena Vaicy assisted by a nurse aboard.
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New York
Scotland
Prestwick
Walter Kyse
Idlewild
Munich
Kyse
Fair Lawn
N. J
Sylvia Tellerman
Tellerman
Elena Vaicys
Vaicys
Gander
Newfoundland
Sam Houston’s linens adorn renovated Governor’s Mansion
The mansion’s renovation, funded by state appropriations, includes monogrammed Sam Houston linens in a second floor guest room, red satin damask drapes and furnishings. The project, totaling about 90 thousand dollars with furniture and landscaping, modernizes kitchens and rooms while preserving historic touches and crystal chandeliers.
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Arena
Cole Press
Sam Houston
SPH
Samuel Paul Houston
White House
Washington
Joseph D. Sayres
McKinley
Senate panel backs proportional presidential vote plan
The Senate judiciary committee approved a Lodge proposal to divide each state's electoral votes in proportion to the popular vote, potentially ending the electoral college. The plan would allocate votes with precision to the third decimal, requiring two thirds of both houses and state ratifications to become law.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lodge
R-Mass
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
House
Man in Kansas Charged With Peace Disturbance After Axe Attack
Harvard J. Hunter of Johnson County Kansas faced peace disturbance charges after an outburst that damaged his home. Deputies said he used an ax and left hundreds of slashes in a car and caused extensive destruction including furniture and cosmetics. Mrs. Hunter described the incident as his outburst after a family argument.
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Clathe
Kans
INS
Harvard J. Hunter
Johnson County
Hunter
US Seaman Sentenced In Polish Red Attack
In Warsaw on June 13 a U S seaman Henry Baan 55 of Woodside Queens was sentenced to eight months imprisonment for assaulting a Polish officer during duties aboard the Marmade at Gdynia before the ship sailed May 21. The consulate confirmed the verdict.
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Warsaw
Poland
Henry Baan
Baan
Woodside
Queens
N. Y
Moore-McCormack Lines
Mormacke
Gdynia
Rotary Parley Hears Actress and Industrialist
New York on June 13 reports Miss Madeline Carroll and William W. Batt urging global understanding at the 40th annual Rotary International convention. Carroll calls for aid to Europe’s destitute children. Batt urges arbitration of international disputes to prevent global turmoil. The event opened with welcoming remarks by New York officials and Rotary leaders.
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New York
Madeline Carroll
Monday
Rotary International
Miss Carroll
Europe
Batt
Joe R. Hanley
William O Dwyer
Alfred Nicoll
The
Rotary
Mailman's Headache Studied by Council
Arlington officials examined municipal ordinances to relieve the discomfort of mail carrier J. W. Sims who, at 6 foot 8 inches, says low awnings and signs along city streets repeatedly strike his head as he sorts mail, a personal problem he reported at a council meeting.
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Arlington
Arlington City
J. W. Sims
Sims
Gold Threads Among Silver Hair Fashion Takes Hold
Mrs Maye Whitley of Dallas predicts a Gold Rush of 49 as well groomed women add a touch of gold to their hair. The Texas branch president of the National Hairdressers and Cosmotologists Association spoke at the SAN ANTONIO convention noting a trend toward gold accents among silver and colored hair.
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San Antonio
Maye Whitley
Dallas
Texas
National Hairdressers and Cosmotologists Association
Hair Style Show Ends With Short Trends And Gold Tones
Mrs. Whitley predicts short hairdos will stay in fashion with a sun swept gold hue enhancing blondes and giving brunettes a new warm cast. She says redheads gain a copper glow while silver and white threads appear golden. The state organization concluded its affairs with a hair style show and dinner dance.
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Whitley
United States
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Rotary Parley
William W. Batt
Philadelphia
SFK Industries, Inc
O'Dwyer
United Nations
Charles G. Tennent
Asheville
N. C
Jorge Fidel Duran
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Henry T. Low
Bulawayo
Southern Rhodesia
Percy Hodgson
Pawtucket
R. I
Richard E. Vernor
Chicago
Capitol
W. 6Th Ph
Ea Ad Oro
the Mutual
the Mutual Savings
Congress
Mailman
Rauscher, Pierce & CO
Capital Nat. Bk
Lewis
NOTA
FREY
Spresaly
Continental Trailways
New York City
Brazos
Lamar
Spain
George W. Chaney
W. G
Bill) Chote
Dexter S. Dickson
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Oper
Ating
Southwestern Life Insurance
Selves
Austin
Littlefield Bidg
Frank W. Moore
CLA
Otha Reed
Walter Staehely
E. J. Tucker
James Ralph Wood
Roy F. Leslie
South Texas
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