A Daily Lesson in History Apr 4 1798 to 1910
Events listed include Jean Francois Delavigne birth and death, 1834 first locomotive in Massachusetts on the Boston and Worcester line, 1841 President William Henry Harrison’s death, 1860 Sicily uprising, 1871 suppression of Marseilles Communists, 1896 Raine liquor law enforcement in NYC, 1900 Queen Victoria’s Dublin reception, and 1910 Pope’s refusal to meet Col Theodore Roosevelt.
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Jean Francois Delavigne
Havre
France
Lyons
Massachusetts
Boston and Worcester
William Henry Harrison
United States
Washington, D. C
Charles County
Sicily
Marseilles
New York City
Queen Victoria
Dublin
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Citation by Publication in Webb County Texas Divorce Case
Public notice commands Howard A. Mains to appear in Webb County District Court for divorce from Isabel Hall Mains. Publication required weekly for four weeks in a Webb County newspaper. Court date set for May 9, 1921, at Laredo Court House.
Butterfield Led Amherst College Toward Semi Centenary
Dr Kenyon L Butterfield president of Massachusetts Agricultural College Amherst has guided the school toward its semi centennial celebrating week He is acclaimed as a leading administrator in American education A Michigan native he studied at Michigan State University and Michigan Agricultural College In 1905 he joined the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and in 1908 took his Amherst post He has since been active on federal and state commissions addressing agricultural and country life issues.
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Massachusetts Agricultural College At
Amherst
Kenyon Ll. Butterfield
United States
Butterfield
Michigan
State University
State Agricultural College of Michigan
Rhode Island College of Agriculture
Spring elections sweep Chicago and Midwest cities
Voters in Chicago and numerous Midwest and Western cities cast ballots today and tomorrow for municipal officers. Key contests include half the Chicago aldermen and various city offices, with women voters suddenly influential. Michigan Illinois Minnesota Kansas Colorado Texas and other states hold local elections including state supreme court justices university regents and boards.
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Chicago
Ill
Middle West
South
Far West
Michigan
Illinois
Minnesota
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Duluth
Dallas
Fort Worth
The
Supreme Court
State University
Conference of Fruit Growers Opens in Chicago
The national convention of fruit growers meets in Chicago April 4 under the joint auspices of the American Pomological Society and the American Farm Bureau Federation. Sessions begin tomorrow and run through the week addressing labor shipping and marketing issues with a large representative attendance anticipated.
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Chicago
American Pomological Society
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Prosperity Week designated in New York
Prosperity Week begins today to restore business conditions nationwide. Sponsored by the National Prosperity Bureaus, formed last winter by financial and mercantile interests. About 10 000 commercial organizations nationwide participate in the movement.
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New York
United States
National Prosperity
Social Calendar of Meetings This Week
Monday features a Woman's Missionary Society meeting at the Methodist Church at 4 PM. Mrs. C. S. McKinney will host the Nullos Club at 3 PM. Tuesday includes bridge at 3:30 PM hosted by Mrs. Justo S. Penn and Mrs. Arturo de Saracho, with Junior Auxiliary Meeting at the Rectory at 4 PM. Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church gathers at 4 PM.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
Methodist Church
McKinney
Nullos Club
Justo S. Penn
Arturo de Saracho
Bridge
Penn
Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church
Quiet verse and social notes in Dolores city pages
A miscellany of verse by John Burroughs accompanies social tidings from Dolores Oklahoma area readers. The column lists visitors from Dolores and Dallas, Rotarian travel, Easter visits, and party scenes including Mrs Ernest Aldridge’s Easter gathering with games, desserts, and neighborly names, plus a theater review of The Naked Truth and notes about local orchestras and events.
Publication Citation in Webb County Texas 1921
The citation by publication commands Donato Gonzalez to appear in Webb County District Court at Laredo on the thirteenth Monday after the first Monday in February 1921 for a divorce action filed by Blasa V. de Gonzalez. The petition notes a Texas residency, marriage in Laredo in 1903, separations, alleged adultery with Alejandra Reyna, abandonment for Mexico in March 1920, no children, no community property, and requests divorce with costs and relief.
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State OF Texas
Webb County
Howard A. Mains
District Court
Texas
Laredo
Isabel Hall Mains
Howard A. Maing
San Antonio
M. de la Garza
A. D
C. M. de la Garza
A.D
Donato Gonzalez
49Th Judicial District
Blasa V. de Gonzalez
Republic of Mexico
Alejandra Reyna
Mexico
Reyna
Busy Bees Club Hosts Pleasant Saturday Party
May Niendorff and a group including Jaro Mary Ward Mary Cooper and Elinor Morrow joined Busy Bee Club members for a Saturday afternoon of games prizes and refreshments at a pink rose decorated home. Miss Kathleen Heaner organized the event with guests and club members enjoying salads ice and bouquets.
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Ernest Aldridge
Kathleen Aldridge
Humpty Dumpty
Ethel Poster
Mary Cook
Roberta Biggio
Margaret and
Mary Ward
Barbara Biggio
Roberta
Rebecca Biggio
Elizabeth Nye
Anne MeckKinney
Nellie Ward
Teresa Fasnacht
Josephine Daiches
Gladys Sauvignet
Helen Dixon
Bess Bryant
Dorothy Rose Jennings
Julian Belle Deutz
Helen MacDonald
Rita
May Niendorff
Jaro Mary Ward
Mary Cooper
Elinor Morrow
the Little Hostess
Busy Bee Club
Kathleen Heaner
Hattie May Bryant
Lorene Pullin
Evelyn Ryan
Emilie Hassell
Mildred Leyendecker
Marjorie Fish
Lois
Dorothy Derby
Anna May Mussett
Rosalle Biggio
Margaret Copeland
Odette Bunn
Alea Mayo Board
Juanina Wells
Genevieve and
Ora Lee Camp
Courtney Slaughter
Chrisy
Churpt
Slaughter Farm
Thomas Greenstreet
Hunter Randolph
George Kehl
Jack Poster
Edward Shahady
Jamie Ward
Weather outlook from New Orleans bureau given to The Times
The forecast notes unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday with local rains expected Tuesday as the Weather Bureau reports for New Orleans.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Weather observations at Fort McIntosh for 24 hours
Fort McIntosh recorded a maximum temperature of 87 degrees and a minimum of 70 degrees for the past 24 hours ending at 7 a m. Winds were from the southeast and conditions clear.
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Fort McIntosh
Russia Seeks Foreign Factory Owners Access Under Mines Model
The Soviet government, In a Moscow wireless message via Associated Press, says it will let foreign owners of factories in Russia exploit properties under a regime similar to that used for mines, published from Paris with April 4 date.
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Associated Press
Paris
Russia
Moscow
Parliament debates miners wage subsidy in emergency meeting
In London on April 4, regulators responded to the coal miners strike. Prime Minister Lloyd George is expected to back the chancellor of the exchequer in announcing the government's refusal to subsidize miners' wages, a stance to be affirmed in the Saturday Commons session.
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Associated Presa
Londod
Oal
Lierd George
House of Commons
Order directs alimony payment in Stillman divorce case
Justice Morschanger of the supreme court in White Plains signed an order directing payment of alimony and counsel fees in the divorce action brought by James Stillman against Mrs Anne Stillman to be made within thirty days and staying referee hearings in the case meanwhile.
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White Plains
N. Y
Morschanger
Supreme Court
James Stillman
New York
Anne Stillman
Eskimo Dog Could Haul 3800 Pounds 35 Miles Daily
For the first time there is an ice famine in Iceland caused by a mild winter and lack of manufacturing facilities. The note mentions the unusual strength of an Eskimo dog capable of moving 3800 pounds over thirty five miles in a day.
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Iceland
Southern bankers discuss government aid to finance exports
A committee of Southern bankers met with War Finance Corporation directors in Washington on April 4 to plan government aid for exporting cotton and other Southern crops. A major proposal aims to ship one million bales of cotton to Germany and Belgium. Officials outlined loan security needs and possible syndication to broaden loan safety. The move is seen as an early administration effort to aid farmers facing falling prices.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Finance Corporation
Germany
Belgium
Finance Corporation
Meyer
US Hopes Negotiations Reopen on German Reparations
Washington April 4 The state department transmitted a memorandum to Berlin expressing hope that talks with Germany on a new reparations basis will be reopened. The Hughes memorandum says the US backs allies in securing just reparations while allowing Germany to renew productive activity. The reply references Dr Simos and a German official’s remark on willingness to pay, and notes timing before M Viviani’s arrival as French envoy.
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Germany
Dressel
United States
North Dakota farm figures rise from 1910 to 1920
Fango April 4. North Dakota agricultural field agent J Surratt notes census data showing farms under tillage increasing from 74 360 in 1910 to 77 693 in 1920. He says the slogan back to the farm is unnecessary in the state.
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Associated Press
Fango
N. D
North Dakota
J. Surratt
Agricultural Department
Harding approves Knox resolution for post-congress action
Washington April 4 President Harding is understood to have approved the introduction of the Knox resolution immediately after Congress reconvenes next week. Republican leaders indicate a final decision on timing. Admin circles entertain hopes a concord of nations on the new world peace program may be possible soon, with about three months likely before action. Advisers say the Knox resolution could sway other powers in peace talks and debt considerations with the United States.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Congress
Hardin
United States
Rowand Murder Trial Delayed. Scrivner Not Pardoned
In Dallas Texas on April 4 Albert Rowan may not be tried for murder in state courts. Governor Neff indicated he will not pardon Scrivner in a telephone message to the local district attorney today. Rowan's trial was set for tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Albert Rowan
Neff
Scrivner
Rowan
Rowen Trial Opens in Dallas as Scrivner Pardon Request Dies
In Dallas today the trial of Albert L. Rowan begins as Governor Neff has not acted on a pardon request for W. B. Scrivner, linked as an accomplice in the Dallas post office robbery.
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Austin
Texas
Albert L. Rowan
Dallas
Neff
W. 8
Scrivner
Train collision kills thirty three in Villa Garcia area
In Eagle Pass Texas on April 4 an outline reports thirty three people dead in a collision between a freight and a passenger train on the exadc National at Villa Garcia between Paredon and Monterrey. Victor Villareal, candidate for mayor of Piedras Negras, is the only identified person.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Extcad National
Villa Garcia
Paredon
Monterrey
Victor Villareal
Piedras Negras
Governor to comment on Texas state division move
Governor Neff in Austin on April 4 announced a statement to be released later addressing the West Texas move for a separate state. He defends his veto of the educational measures that sparked the division agitation and notes he favored a redistricting bill that was killed in the senate amid taxation without representation concerns.
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Austin
Texas
Neff
West Texas
Senate
May Come to Laredo Deportations of American Radicals
Linn Gale the American radical arrested in the city Friday night has been deported from Mexico through Vera Cruz. Reports say he will be turned over to U S authorities in Laredo. Two other American radicals active in Soviet propaganda are expected to be deported soon.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Justice Dept Probed Peonage Urged by NAACP Leader
James Johnson of New York, head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, urged President Harding to back a Justice Department probe into alleged negro peonage in Jasper county Georgia and other Southern areas. He also asked for legislation in a special congressional session to curb lynching.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Jasper County
Georgia
South
Harding
James Johnson
New York
National Society For the Advancement of Colored People
Johnson
Congress
Watch The Times Everyday for Opportunities
A brief classified notice offers subscription access to The Times with a monthly rate of 60 cents. It emphasizes daily availability of opportunities and urges readers to subscribe for regular updates.
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the Times
Charles to Leave Austria Under Safe Conduct Threat
Vienna reports the Austrian government demanded an early departure time for Charles to leave the country or risk cancelling safe conduct. Hungary promised Charles would depart within 48 hours from Sunday night. A Vienna dispatch says Charles will attempt to reach Switzerland today, route not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Charles
Hungary
London
Switzerland
Charles Ill in Paris Amid Emperor Exit Talks
April 4 Paris reports say negotiations on Charles’s departure from Jiuos continue. Dispatches from Budapest deny confirmed illness of Charles.
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Paris
Charles
Jiuos
Budapest
Reports Confirmed on Little Entente Military Threats
London April 4 reports confirm that the Little Entente warned Hungary against actions in the area. Advices to Reuters Ltd. said that an ultimatum would take effect and that Czecho Slovakia Hungary and Jugoslavia sent the message, with no troop withdrawal from Wiel country before Thursday.
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London
Charles
Wiel
Reuters Ltd
Czecho Slovakia
Houmania
Jugo- Slavia
Prince Andreas dies in fighting near Brusa
Prince Andreas of Greece brother of King Constantine dies of wounds received in fighting near Brusa. Turkish reports say General Viachopoulos, Greek commander at Brusa front, was killed in action. Prince Andreas, born January 20 1882 in Athens, served in the Balkan War and commanded a division at the front last month.
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London
Andreas
Greece
Constantine
Brusa
Viachopoulos
Prince Andreas
George
Athens
Venizelos
Greeks Driven Back Near Eski Shehr
Constantinople reports that the Greek army opposing Eski Shehr was forced back behind the Brusa line after a defeat by Turkish Nationalists, according to authoritative sources.
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Constantinople
Eski Shehr
Brusa
Amateur North and South Championship Opens at Pinehurst
The annual United North and South amateur golf championship began today at Pinehurst North Carolina under conditions promising strong competition. Play will continue through the week as one of the season’s prominent spring sports events at the resort.
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Pinehurst
N. G
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Co. M. de la Garza
Conference OF Fruit Growers
John Burroughs
William F. Shutt
Dolores
Asher Smith
W. W. MacGregor
Helen MacGregor
Mrs. J. Rosenbaum
D. W. Spence
J. B. Trout
C. Hiatt
Allan Stowers
India and Magic
India
Royal Orchestra
Strand Orchestra
State OF
Alonzo Neal
Janice
Granville Parker
Fred Derby
Lulu Bryant
Ernest Owen
Marion Fred
bKtdward Fasnacht
Dorothy Burroughs
Weather Forecast
Odd
Southern Bank
Hughes
State Department
M. Viviani
Vladivostok
Austria
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