Birthdays on April 23 Highlight Notable Figures
On April 23 notable figures celebrate birthdays: Nicolai Lenine born in Russia fifty years ago, Sir Edmund Allenby born fifty nine years ago in Britain, Chauncey Depew born at Peekskill eighty six years ago, Hampson Gary now U S Minister to Switzerland born Tyler Texas forty seven years ago, Arthur T Hadley Yale president born New Haven sixty four years ago, W Murray Crane former Massachusetts senator born Dalton sixty seven years ago.
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Nicolai Lenine
Russia
Edmund Allenby
Jerusalem
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
New York
Peekskill
N. Y
Hampson Gary
Switzerland
Tyler
Texas
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Dalton
Mass
St Georges Day and Smiths Birthday Events Across Nation
Today marks St George's Day honoring England's patron saint and Shakespeare Day. Chauncey H. Depew of New York celebrates his 86th birthday with a dinner hosted by Mrs. Depew. A Pacific Northwest Building Owners and Managers convention convenes in Seattle for two days. Amherst astronomer David Todd plans a Fort Omaha balloon ascent to signal Mars. Montana holds general primaries for delegates to national conventions and presidential candidate preferences.
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Chauncey H. Depew
New York
Lenine A Fifty Year Milestone In Soviet History
Fifty years after his rise Nicolai Lenine head of the Russian Soviet Government is celebrated as a central figure. Born Vladimir Iljich Ulianoff of noble Russian stock he studied law and edited radical papers while leading revolutionary movements. His brother was executed in 1887 and he spent time in Siberia before returning to Russia in 1917 to organize an economic revolution and head the Soviet Government.
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Nicolai Lenine
Vladimir Iliteh Ulianoff
Siberia
Geneva
Trotsky
Russia
Lenine
Today’s anniversaries from history notes
April 28 marks key events and births including Washington’s oath in 1789, Abdul Medjid born 1823, Wordsworth died 1850, Shakespeare’s tercen tenary in 1864, Victoria’s Innsbruck welcome in 1888, and 1915 woman suffrage milestone. 1918 Mrs. Ross Pastor Stokes indicted in Kansas City over Espionage Act alleged violation.
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Washington
New York
United States
Abdul Medjid
Turkey
William Wordsworth
Rydal Mount
England
Shakespeare
Queen Victoria
Innsbruck
Francis Joseph
Austria
Russia
France
Germany
Japan
Ross Pastor Stokes
Kansas City
State Labor Meet Set for April 26 in Cleburne
The annual meeting of the State Federation of Labor will be held in Cleburne on April 26. Arrangements for the gathering are well under way.
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Associated Press
Coburne
Texas
State Federation of Labor
Cleburne
Valdez and Sons Retire from Furniture Business
Notice to the public states that H. F. Valdez and Sons sold their stock to Franklin Bros. and retire due to market uncertainty and sourcing difficulties. The firm thanks customers for years of patronage and wishes Franklin Bros. success in their new enterprise. Dated April 22, 1921.
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Franklin Bros
H. F. Valdez and Sons
Social Calendar listing meetings and events
The society note lists the Blue Birds monthly meeting with Mrs A Poggenpohl at 4 PM Friday and a dance at the Woman's Club in the evening, part of the social calendar compiled by society editor Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt.
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Violet S. Oberfeldt
Blue Birds
Windy Hill Poem and Local News Roundup at Kansas City
The column opens with a lyrical poem about the wind on a hill and night sounds, followed by a General Mention list of movements and travels. It notes Mrs. J. L. Dannelley heading to Elgin and Mrs. A. Norton visiting San Antonio with her children, plus a batch of visits and recoveries, church circles meetings, a wedding of Vida Bunn to William Jackson, missionary society activities, club gatherings, a bridge party with prizes, praise for Laredo students, and a report from Supt. A. W. Vans on district interscholastic participation and spelling results.
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Vida Bunn
William Jackson
Abilene
Walter L. Barr
Laredo
Kate Tarver
Laredo High School
A. W. Vans
Uvalde
Racing to Begin in Kentucky Spring Meet Opens Tomorrow
Lexington Kentucky April 23 The annual Spring racing season of the South and West opens tomorrow with the Kentucky Racing Association meeting. Stables are crowded with top thoroughbreds as a record-breaking meet is predicted. The Lexington meeting runs until May 5 and is followed by Louisville and Latonia meets.
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Lexington
South and West
Kentucky Racing Association
Louisville
Latonia
Receipts of cotton show March port surge at Galveston
Associated Press reports Galveston receipts for March reached 235,925 bales, double March 1919’s 114,727. February to March saw 26,? more bales. Exports rose to 265,957 in March, up from 169,433 in 1919, with on hand stock near 273,955 versus 233,038 last year.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Pacific Coast Relay Carnival Opens in Seattle
The Pacific relay carnival at Seattle is expected to be a premier athletics event in the region. University of Washington hosts as major Pacific Coast schools from Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana enter with their top athletes for competitive events.
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Seattle
Wash
University
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Yale and Columbia Rowing Crops Face Final Practice
Derby Conn April 23 Yale and Columbia crews completed final practice on the Housatonic ahead of the regatta. Yale is favored in the varsity event while Columbia is seen as a strong challenger likely to offer a serious bid for victory tomorrow.
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Derby
Conn
Yale
Columbia
Housatonic
Temporary Guardian Appointment for Margarito Riojas Jr
Webb County Texas court appoints Margarito Riojas Jr as temporary guardian of his person and estate. The appointment becomes permanent unless contested at the next term opening May 17 1920 at the Webb County Courthouse in Laredo. The sheriff and clerk order the publication of this notice in The Laredo Daily Times.
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State OF Texas
Webb County
Webb
Laredo
Texas
J. A. Rodriguez
Webb Co
A. D
Liaretto Daily Times
Antonio Salinas
F. H. Ligarede
Not Reduced Acreage in Texas Wheat Cotton and Labor
Dallas April 23 farm labor shortage threatens to become acute in Texas but has not reduced acreage planted. Wheat area will fall 25 to 50 percent from last year while cotton and corn likely normal and oats up. Labor demand rises from mid month into harvest. northern areas more affected due to border labor.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
D. Frazer
Texas Button Ginners’ Association
Frazer
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau for New Orleans area
Local weather report from Fort McIntosh notes today’s 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum temperature of 89 degrees and a minimum of 60 degrees. Tonight partly cloudy and warmer conditions expected, with a southeast wind and clear skies.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
How Diphtheria is Contracted
The article explains that a cold exposes a child to diphtheria and urges removing a sick child from school during outbreaks. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cold cure and claims it reduces the risk of diphtheria and other germ diseases.
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Chamberlain
Chicago Strike Near End By Nightfall
Chicago reports say the strike will end by nightfall as railroad brotherhood officials meet while outlaw unions vote on calling off the walkout. In New York district strikers appeal to managers for duty restored with seniority, but managers reject the demand. In Mexico new warship requests surface as American officials consider protecting citizens. Ignacio Pesqueira, Mexican chief justice, detained along with a woman linked to his movements, as U S officers act in Arizona.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Railway Brotherhood
New York
New York District
Douglas
Ariz
Ignacio Pesqueira
Mexiaha Supreme Court
Sonora
United States
Pesqeira
Mexico
Veegeira
Laredo
Texas
Committed death by own action in Cuban waters
Rear Admiral Carin B. Brittain, chief of staff to Admiral Henry B. Wilson, commander of the Atlantic fleet, shot himself while on duty in Cuban waters. Wilson informed the War Department no reason was given. The body will be returned to the United States.
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Associated Press
Tlligion
Adment Carin B. Brittain
Hienry B. Wilson
Atlantic
Cuban
Chicago Packers Indicted Before Federal Grand Jury
Indictments charging meat profiteering were returned today by the federal grand jury in Brooklyn against the Chicago packing houses Armour and Company Swift and Company Wilson and Company and their representatives.
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Associated Press
New York
Federal Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Chicago
Armour and Company
Swift and Company
Wilson and Company
Robbers stage heist after tense gunfire near Lone Camp
Three men held up in Mineral Wells Texas relieved Kerman Shetlon at thirty five cents and a small bag of smoking tobacco and then kicked him for his small supply. The robbers exchanged shots with a search party and fled into the mountains near Lone Camp Palo Pinto county where the robbery was staged.
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Uy Associated Press
Mineral
Weils
Tex
Kerman Shetlon
Lone Camp
Palo Pinto County
Europeans and Americans differ on radical meaning
Dr. A L Guerard of Rice Institute explains that European and American uses of radical diverge. Europeans label radicals as those with definite ideas, while Americans are biased toward Bolshevik stereotypes. He cites Puritans and Gladstone as historical radicals in their time.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
United States
A. L. Guerard
Rice Institute
Europe
America
Wilson
Dr. Guerard
Gladstone
Missouri Democratic convention rejects Reed nomination
The Missouri State Democratic convention voted to reject the district caucus choice of Senator James A. Reed after an all-night session of debate and filibustering.
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Associated Press
Joplin
James A. Reed
Caillaux Given Three Years Term in France
Former French premier Joseph Caillaux was sentenced to three years in prison by the high court for commerce and correspondence with the enemy. Time already served under arrest will reduce the sentence to one month. He told his counsel, They feared to make me the most popular corpse in France.
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Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Caillaux
High Court
France
Caillaux
Beaumont Retail Merchants to Close for Opening Day
Members of the Retail Merchants association in Beaumont Texas will close their shops to join in the opening day celebration for the baseball season scheduled for April 24 in Beaumont.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Texas
Retail Merchants Association
Stolen House Report Hits Wichita Falls
The Wichita Falls sheriff seeks a missing one room house reported stolen on April 23 after officers, who had watched the property for an unexplained reason, found it gone with no trace. They suspect a homeless oil field worker may have taken it.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
Italy’s Claim to Fiume Triggers Peace Conference Crisis
First contingent of the Polish troops of the Allies arrived in Warsaw from France as part of military actions tied to the Italian demand over Fiume, signaling strain at the Peace Conference and shifting postwar balance.
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Italy
Fiume
Warsaw
France
Governor Advises Crops Other Than Cotton in Prohibited Areas
Governor Hobby announced in Austin on April 2 that farmers in pink boll worm restricted zones should plant crops other than cotton this year. He cannot issue a new proclamation until the pink boll worm commission provides for reimbursements to sufferers, leaving the final decision to the legislature.
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Austin
Texas
Hobby
Jury Disagrees in Porter Neglect of Duty Case
By Associated Press New York April 28 the jury in general sessions court heard Colonel Augustus from Porter former third deputy police commissioner indicted in New Yorks vice war on a charge of neglect of duty reported it was unable to reach a verdict and was discharged.
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Associated Mess
New York
Court of General Sessions
Augustus Fiom Porter
El Paso Population Estimates Rise to 89298
El Paso Texas reports a 1920 city directory estimate of 89298 residents, up 7872 from 1919. The figure excludes Port Bliss and the smelter district.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Paso
Port Bliss
Cargo Space Shortage Closes Atlantic Trade Amid Demand
Cargo space for trans Atlantic ports is at a premium as ships to Liverpool and other British ports are sold out. Hundreds of tons of additional cargo await tonnage. Shipping agents cite heavy export movement from the middle western states as the cause of prevailing conditions.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Liverpool
British
Shipping At Beaumont March Port Totals Released
Beaumont Texas publishes March port activity: sixty four vessels clearing and entering a total 100000 tons. Foreign port entries number fifteen ships totaling about 34928 tons. Nineteen ships cleared for foreign shores totaling 16156 tons. Coastwise trade shows 24 ships entering for 51920 tons and sixteen ships clearing coastwise for 23957 tons.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Tex
Customs Collectors Office
Movement of Wheat Through Galveston Port
Unprecedented wheat and flour movement from Galveston due to labor troubles in Europe. Fifteen thousand tons of sacked flour to be shipped to trans Atlantic points in coming weeks. First cargo will be the British steamship Esperanza with flour likely for Italy. further cargoes expected to UK and Belgium.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Europe
Edward F. Newing
United States Grain Corporation
Esperanza
Italy
United Kingdom
Belgium
Community Store Aims to Cut Living Costs in Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls trades council plans a community store to reduce living costs. All goods sold at cost plus overhead, set to operate in a room at the labor temple.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
Local
Trades Council
Labor Temple
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