April 14 anniversaries span Lincoln to oil rushes
Today marks anniversaries from Lincoln's 1865 assassination to 1802 Lorca destruction. Oil in Alaska headline reports hundreds of claims staked after Wilson coal and oil land leasing bill, fueling a seadoor rush from Seward to Cordova and Kodiak with ships and wireless updates.
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Lorca
Spain
Moses Porter
Bunker Hill
Cambridge
Mass
Danvers
Jennie M. Drinkwater Conklin
Schleswig and Holstein
Abraham Lincoln
J. Wilkes Booth
Ford
England
Blackwall
Alabama
New New Decatur
Cleveland
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Alaskan
Mount St. Elias
Yukon Territory
Alaska Peninsula
Wilson
Seward
Cordova
Anchorage
Kenai Peninsula
Cold Bay
Shelikof Strait
Katalla
Yakataga
Bering
Malaspina
Kodiak
Cordovans
Today’s birthdays list notable figures born today
Earl of Athlone born at Kensington Palace London 46 years ago today. Princess Beatrice born 63 years ago today. John J. Carty born in Cambridge Massachusetts 59 years ago today. Dr Martin G Brumbaugh born Huntington County Pennsylvania 58 years ago today.
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Earl of Athlone
Queen Mary
Canada
Kensington Palace
London
Beatrice
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Spain
John J. Carty
Cambridge
Mass
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Huntington County
Lovejoy Leads National Child Labor Committee
Owen R. Lovejoy, native of Michigan and Albion College alum, is general secretary and head of the National Child Labor Committee at its annual New Orleans session. Since 1907 he has steered public opinion on child welfare, avoiding partisan lines while advancing civic reform and industrial betterment.
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National Child Labor Committee
New Orleans
Owen R. Lovejoy
Michigan
Albion College
Lovejoy
America
Wool Industry Meeting Planned for Brownwood Area
Brownwood Texas April 14 sheep and goat raisers in Brown county urged to attend an April 10 meeting to discuss expanding the wool industry. County Agent O P Griffin called the meeting and announced that W T Magee sheep specialist from the Agricultural and Mechanical College will speak on industry progress.
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Associated Press
Brownwood
Texas
Brown County
O. P. Griffin
W. T. Magee
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Social calendar events for Wednesday and Thursday
Mrs R E Mims hosts the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club at 8 30 pm The Parish Guild gathers with Mrs A E Younkin at 3 30 pm Thursday Mrs A Huberich hosts the Married Ladies Social Club at 3 30 pm The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church meets with Mrs H C Hall at 3 30 pm The Presbyterian Church meets with Miss E V Lee at 2 30 pm at 217 San Francisco Avenue near Matamoros The four WM A Baptist Church circles meet Thursday afternoon Circle A with Mrs Jennings at 3 30 Circle B with Mrs Meredith at 3 30 Circle C with Mrs Showers at 3 30 Circle D with Mrs J M Sallee at 3 50
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R. E. Mims
A. E. Younkin
A. Huberich
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
H. C. Hall
Ladies Aid Society
the Presbyterian Church
E. V. Lee
San Francisco Avenue
Matamoros
W. M. A. of the Baptist Church
Jennings
Meredith
Showers
J. M. Sallee
Local residents list on business trips and events in Laredo
San Antonio’s C D Jarratt and Saunders of League City travel for work while Air R D Gonzalez returns to Dallas. R D Gonzalez Jr arrives with a Metropolitan Business College diploma. Capt Davis McGown visits. Rev L H Wharton returns from San Benito. Mrs Utterback to return from Port Aransas. The DeWolf and Bobbitt families visit Corpus Christi. a California-bound Davis family plans to move. Monterey’s Salisbury visit. Sunbeam Band meets. Bertha Garza Gongora hosts birthday party. Junior Auxiliary meets with cards, hymns, and games.
Honoring Mrs Davis with a music and literary tea
Hunter Randolph and Anne Mc Kinney attend a music and literary club tea at Mrs M W Brennan home honoring Mrs John H Davis departing for California. The event featured a pink floral decor scheme, a varied program by club members and a bouquet presented to Mrs Davis. About seventy five guests enjoyed ice cream and cake refreshments.
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Davis
John H. Davis
California
M. W. Brennan
Mike Brennan
Wilmer Threadgill
Mesdames Biskamp
Helene Kenney
Fish and Heaner
Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald
Gebhardt Mies
Irene Leyendecker
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Ethel Mackin
Lois Derby
Little Butterfly
Carlota Floyd
Mary Hall Colbern
Merceil Lake
Roland Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald
Chong
Royalty Settlement on Texas Oklahoma Wells Reached
The state’s one-eighth royalty from two wells operated by General Oil Company in the Texas Oklahoma area will be deposited in a Wichita Falls bank under an agreement announced by assistant attorney general W A Keeling. Keeling noted the royalty is expected to be a considerable sum.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
General Oil Company of
Houston
Wichita Falls
W. A. Keeling
Keeling
Texas Industrial Education Plan Outlined at Conference
A state commission on industrial education will be appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction. Local committees will be organized in Texas industrial cities to raise public interest in industrial education. The conference also urged educators appointed by the governor to study and recommend actions on industrial education.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Commission On
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mexico expected free of bandits in two months
Mexican Consul Meade Fierro reports to Galveston that military leaders in Mexico City expect the republic to be free of bandit gangs within two months. He cites 1,600 bandits captured or surrendered recently and says only Villa and Diaz remain at large, with Villa in Chihuahua mountains and Diaz near Vera Cruz.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Meade Fierro
Mexico City
Republic of Mexico
Villa
Felix Diaz
Chihuahua
Diaz
Vera Cruz
Modifying Irish Prisoner Treatment Sparks Government Action
The British government announced a policy shift on Irish prisoners under the national defense act. Detainees in Mountjoy prison will not be released but will receive concessions similar to those given to political prisoners. A Berlin dispatch notes Wolfgang Kapp and other leaders have fled to Danzig, with others hiding in Pomerania and Bavaria.
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Associated Press
London
Mountjoy
Copenhagen
Wolfgang Kapp
Berlin
Free City
Danzig
Kapp
Pomerania
Bavaria
Justice Dept says Communists back rail strike plan
The Department of Justice reports evidence that the Russian Communist International is using the railroad strike to mobilize a mass strike in the United States via the Industrial Workers of the World. The findings were presented to President Wilson at today's cabinet meeting.
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Department of Justice
Associated Press
Washingon
United States
Industrial Workers of the World
Wilson
Armistice Signed By Estrada Cabrera Resigns
Washington April 14 An armistice has been signed between the Hilonists in Guatemala and the forces of President Cabrera and a proposal made that Cabrera leave the country according to state department advices.
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Associated Press
Washington
Guatemala
Cabrera
State Department
Court Decisions Reversal and Remand in Texas Cases
The Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin reversed and remanded for lack of corroboration the case of A M Smith of Burleson County, sentenced to two years for altering examination papers at the colored summer normal. The court affirmed W N Anderson of Smith County, sentenced to 99 years for criminal assault on a child. It dismissed the appeal of Jess McKey of Morris County, sentenced to four years for manslaughter.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
A.M. Smith
Burleson County
Colored Summer Normal
W. N. Anderson
Smith County
Jess McKey
Morris County
Corpus Christi Official in Laredo on Business Visit
W. J. Wright of Corpus Christi, former district secretary of War Camp Community Service, is in Laredo today on a business visit.
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W. J. Wright
Corpus Christi
The
War Camp Community Service
Laredo
Sheriff’s evidence whiskey stock eyed for bootlegger trials
Wichita Falls April 14 Sheriff Bob Medall guards a large “evidence” whiskey vault in Wichita county courthouse. The varied stock from cheap to imported liquors will be used as evidence in upcoming bootlegger prosecutions.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
Bob Medall
Wichita County Court House
Kentucky
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Cure
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and offers Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy. It promises $100 for any deafness not cured, with circulares and free air druggists.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Investigations Check Oil Firms For Gross Receipts Tax
Austin April 14 Investigations by John DuPriest gross tax receipts clerk show several Wichita county oil companies have failed to file reports and pay the gross receipts tax. The firms claim they are new and unaware of the law. They have been notified that prompt reporting will prevent prosecution. Additional taxes are expected to boost the state's income from this source.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
John DuPriest
State Comptroller’s Department
Wichita County
DuPriest
du Priest
The Old Order Passes Mounties to RCMP Transition
Dawson, March 1 By mail the Royal Northwest Mounted Police gives way to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Most members join the new organization as editors praise the old force as rugged and romantic, with a storied record and high expectations for the RCMP.
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Associated Press
Dawson
V. T
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Order
Canada
Dawson News
Pablo Gonzalez Rejoins Command in Proclamation to Carranza
Pablo Gonzalez has rejoined his command in Nuevo Laredo and issued a proclamation calling on Carranza. Washington dispatches report the private messages from the border aid the general in reasserting leadership amid the Mexican conflict.
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Washington
Nuevo Laredo
Pablo Gonzalez
Carranza
Ex Service Men to Get $1 for Each Day Of Service
A relief bill pledges one dollar for each day of service to five million ex servicemen. The measure, to be reported to the House within a week, aims for passage by May 1 May June conventions bound. Senate leaders expect swift approval if the House action occurs this week.
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Sy Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
In Dallas a woman aids former husband after 21 years
Laura MacMur ray, identified as a negress, told hospital attaches she cannot help wanting to help because she loves her ex husband. She brought him from Ennis for treatment, learned of his illness there, paid all expenses, and stated they were divorced eleven years ago.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Laura MacMurray
Negress
Ennis
Standards for vegetable cooking oil packaging in Texas set
Austin officials study standard units for oils offered for sale in Texas. D A Gregg chief clerk says standards will align with federal lard substitute rules. Manufacturers and packers of peanut olive and other oils requested packaging standardization.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
State Department of Weights and Measures
D. A. Gregg
Gregg
Port Arthur Gain Sparks Population Leap
Washington reports Port Arthur population at 22 251 reflecting a rise of 14 588 or 1904 percent since 1910.
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Associated Press
Washington
Port Arthur
Hunger for colors colors in home design sparks debate
Henry J. Davidson of New York told the art association in Dallas that color cravings in a home reflect its three souls architecture purpose and occupant. He argued house remodeling is the spirit of conservation and warned deprivation of a preferred color can physiologically affect the heart.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Henry J. Davidson
New York
Art Association
Davidson
Mr. Davidson
Lowden Wins Illinois Republican Primary With Large Margin
Latest returns show Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois won the Republican presidential primary in his home state yesterday by a substantial margin over Leonard Wood and Hiram Johnson, totaling 64 574 votes more.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lowden
Iinois
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
Saloon vanish es from gold rush era in San Francisco
The Bank Exchange Saloon closed after Duncan Nicol known as Pisco John sold out months ago. John Lanner, attempting to run it on soft drinks, ends its long run dating from 1853 and plans to donate the saloon’s prints and engravings to Golden Gate Park Museum.
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San Francisco
Bank Exchange
Duncan Nicol
John Lanner
Italy’s new steamer line to Galveston opened
Cav L Bruni reports a Genoa to Galveston direct line inaugurated for both passengers and freight. He says Italy, fresh from war, is entering a future commercial war with readiness and ambition.
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Cav
Atlantic Fleet Arrives in New York Limerick Amid Strike
Part of the Atlantic fleet totaling 103 vessels reached New York and Limerick Ireland, where crews tied up in protest against martial law as a general strike.
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Atlantic Fleet
New York
Limerick
Ireland
Improved strike conditions reported in Central West
Improved freight traffic conditions were reported today in the Central West as railroad men returned to work at several points. The industrial situation in Ohio and Michigan reached a crisis due to fuel shortages, with a dozen passenger trains stalled in Southern California. Insurgent leaders and Brotherhood officials forecast a lingering battle, while Brotherhoods said insurgents were gradually weakening.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Central West
Ohio
Michigan
California
President Wilken Presides Over Cabinet Session in Washington
In Washington on April 14 President Wilken and his cabinet met to discuss the broad issue of the crisis facing the nation today. The session appears to address pressing concerns amid wartime challenges, but specific outcomes or conclusions were not publicly disclosed.
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Washington
Wilken
Baseball Begins
Baseball opens the season as National and American league teams prepare after weeks of training under the Southern sun. Opening ceremonies are planned in each city where the games will be played, weather permitting.
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Associated Press
New York
Bouseouts
Supreme Court Upholds District Attorney Fees Ruling
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the act requiring the district attorney to pay excess fees into the county treasury. The ruling was announced in Austin on April 14.
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Austin
Texas
Supreme Court
Constitutionality of Texas act upheld by Supreme Court
Austin Texas April 14 the supreme court today upheld the constitutionality of the act creating the state board of control in ruling on 45 questions submitted by the Third court of civil appeals in the Ayers versus Crowell and others case
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Board of Control
Supreme Court Today
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Ayers
Wanted Ley Fuga Ends With High Dart of Flight
Phoenix officers report Ciaadolpe Mi cardo pleaded ley fuga to avoid arrest for forgery saying he would run under fire. Deputies restrained him and bound over to superior court on $1,000 bail after he told them bullets would not stop him.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Ciaadalupe Micardo
Mexico
Micardo
Superior Court
Curious Finnish Stone Serves As Barometer
In northern Finland a peculiar stone called Iimakiur acts as a weather barometer for locals. It turns black or gray before bad weather and becomes nearly white in good conditions. Finns revere the stone, while scientists attribute color changes to its mineral salts.
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Finland
Small change missing in Dallas police blotter note
Dallas on April 14 reports a theft entry where seven dollars in pennies and three dollars in small change are missing from the blotter a day desk sergeant at central police station explains the phrase remains unexplained and under review.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Central
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