Dr Victor Vaughan to preside at tuberculosis meeting
Dr Victor C Vaughan, a leading American medical scientist, will preside over the National Tuberculosis Association annual convention opening in St Louis. He has long served at the University of Michigan and led the department of medicine and surgery. Vaughan is a Missouri native and veteran surgeon general of the Spanish American War Veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor C. Vaughan
National Tuberculosis Association
St. Louis
America
University of Michigan
Vaughn
Missouri
South Atlantic League Opens Season Across Six Cities
The South Atlantic League begins its season today with six member cities Charleston Augusta Columbia Charlotte Greenville and Spartanburg. A 126 game schedule runs from today until Labor Day, marking the league’s first campaign under this arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Atlantic Baseball League
Charleston
Augusta
Charlotte
Greenville
Spartanburg
Today’s Historical Birthdays April 22
April 22 marks anniversaries for Alexander Kerensky of Simbirsk born 39 years ago. Eilen Glasgow of Richmond born 46 years ago. Miles Poindexter of Memphis born 62 years ago. Thomas M. Campbell of Rusk born 64 years ago. John A. Moon of Albernacle County born 65 years ago. and Richard W. Marquard of Cleveland born 31 years ago.
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Alexander Kerensky
Russia
Simbirsk
Eilen Glasgow
Richmond
Miles Poindexter
U. S 88
Washington
Memphis
Tenn
Thomas M. Campbell
Texas
Rusk
John A. Moon
Congress
Tennessee
Albernacle County
Richard W. (Rube) Marquard
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Soldier from Las sen county survives thirty eight wounds
George Tremain, a Las sen county soldier, endured thirty eight wounds from a German machine gun nest at the Argonne. He lay exposed for twelve hours before rescue, had both legs amputated, and after long treatment in France regained ability to walk with crutches. He recently visited his parents in Susanville after leaving Letterman General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanville
Cal
George Tremain
Lassen County
Tremain
France
Celebrate in jail plan for Emancipation Day
In Dallas on April 22 a jail farm notice says inmates plan to celebrate June nineteenth despite prospects of matching them with a county road gang. Captain Fred Emory, the farm superintendent, states he has been training the men for a possible showdown with the road crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
City Farm
Fred Emory
Emory
Polish Troops Reclaim Vilna From Bolsheviks
Polish forces retook Vilna from Bolshevik control as Allied fronts shift. President Wilson remained firm against annexing Fiume to Italy despite ongoing diplomatic pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilna
Wilson
Fiume
Italy
Fort Worth Man Sentenced for Forgery Check
N B Hendrix, unable to read or write, was tried in Fort Worth Texas and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for forging a check. He said a local merchant prepared a check with a forged signature and he certified it with an X.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
N. B. Hendrix
Hendrix
SRDS SE Social Calendar features Thursday bridge club and W M U Circles
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt notes society events with Miss Esther Hirsch hosting at 4. Circle A W M U meets Mrs Lamb at Fort McIntosh at 4 while Circle B W M U with Miss Annie Pace at 8 80. Circle C W M U at regular hour Circle D W M U with Mrs Sallee on Friday. Blue Birds meet Mrs A Poggenpohl at 4 g. Also notes visitors and travels of local residents to Boston El Paso San Antonio Galveston Encinal and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet S. Oberfeldt
Srds SE
Esther Hirsch
Circle A
Annie Pace
Sallee
Deaths From Fires And Community Notes
Fire losses for March through March 1920 report 19 deaths and 382 injuries from gas and kerosene fires. Among the dead 5 men and 14 women. 7 adults and 12 children. The total deaths 109 and injuries 223 for Sept 1919 to Mar 1920. Also church activities at Christ Church and a White Sale planning set for April 28. A Woman's Club dance is announced for tomorrow. Mrs Reuben Davis travels to New York to visit her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Davis
Associated Press
New York
Austin
Tex
H. A. Phillips
State Fire Insurance Commission
Woman's Club Luncheon and Elks Hall Dance Recap
Guests enjoyed a two course luncheon after games with Mrs H J James receiving a cut glass dish and a creamer and sugar bowl. The Elks Hall dance, hosted by the Woman's Club, drew about a hundred couples, featured blue bonnets decor and a Jazz band, and was praised for management and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. James
Mesdames L
J. Christen
Daiches
Sauvignet
L. A. Lafon
T. A. Leyendecker
J. C. Martin
R. L. Muller
J. 8. Penn
Annie and
Frances Alexander
Inez Hill
Esther Hirsch
Mesdames
H. i. Sames
Echols
Fish
H. Cluck
A. %. Derby
B. M. Alexander
A. R. Vidaurri
J. M. Martin
Wormser
Marcus Wormser
Joe Myser
Elks Hall
Woman's Club
Housing discuss at Pacific Northwest builders meeting soon
Seattle on April 22 hosts the Pacific Northwest Association of Building Owners and Managers for a two day convention. Members from Seattle and major cities in Oregon Washington Idaho and British Columbia attend to discuss rents expenses and increased accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest Association of Building Owners and Managers
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
British Columbia
Plant More Seed
Dallas county farmers are urged by county agricultural agent C. O. Moser to plant enough seed for a solid stand. The North Texas season is about 30 days late and about 25 percent of land is unprepared. Labor supply is reported at normal levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Dallas County
C. O. Moser
Texas
Moser
Italian steam line to sail Genoa Galveston soon
Galveston April 22 Italian official announces a new steamship service by Societa Nazionale di Navigazione with regular Genoa to Galveston sailings. Captain C Nicolini local agent and the Italian consul confirm Calimeris will be the first vessel arriving, expected in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Societa Nazionale di Navigazione
Italy
Genoa
C. Nicolini
Calimeris
Texas clean up campaigns begin in over fifty cities
By Associated Press Austin Texas April 22 Clean-up campaigns are to be inaugurated in more than fifty Texas cities following a call by State Fire Marshal I W Inglish Ranger will start its campaign April 28 and Austin will clean up April 26 Wills Point reports the removal of 44 wagons of trash and tin cans in one day of the campaign
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
I. W. Inglish
Ranger
Wills Point
Damages Upheld in Whitmore Texas Interurban Collision
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals confirmed the trial court ruling in Don H. Whitmore vs Texas Electric Railway from McLennan County. A soldier injured when an interurban car struck a motor truck and wrecked trailer carrying wreckage on an airplane was awarded $15,000 by the jury. Judge John W. Brady authored the opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Don H. Whitmore
Texas Electric Railway
McLennan County
Court of Civil Appeals
John W. Brady
Money Makers Profit Ahead of Time
A brief note reports a financial push labeled Money Makers 8 with a payoff target of forty two dollars, indicating potential gains or a promotional scheme attracting investors or participants.
Notice of Webb County Democratic primaries and conventions
Democratic precinct chairmen are urged to convene on May 1 1920 at 5 p m to elect delegates to the Webb County Convention in the Webb County Court House Laredo district court room. The county convention will name delegates to the Democratic State presidential convention in Dallas on May 26 1920. Chairman Justo S Penn signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County
Laredo
Dallas
Texas
Justo S. Penn
Democratic Executive Committee
Street Car Earnings Show March Passenger and Earnings Total
Dallas street cars carried 5 395 000 passengers in March with transfer fares 13 8 percent. Gross earnings reached 248 372 dollars reflecting a 4 98 percent return on investment. One cross town line moved 1 198 000 passengers that month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presa
Dallas
Whiskey Smuggler Captured Near Wichita Falls
Wichita county deputies say they seized a cleverly concealed liquor transport auto and two tanks holding fifty gallons of rye whiskey after weeks of surveillance. A man named Merk fled before arrest. investigators believe he made multiple trips from near the Mexican border to Wichita Falls to move illicit spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wichita County
Diamond Dick
Texas
New Mexico
Merk
Foes of Tuberculosis Convention Opens in St Louis
The sixteenth annual National Tuberculosis Association convention opened in St Louis with headquarters at the Hotel Statler. Experts from states, cities, and societies gather to discuss tuberculosis warfare and future campaigns. General sessions are led by Dr. Victor C Vaughan, dean of Michigan medical school and association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
National Tuberculosis Association
Hotel Statler
Victor C. Vaughan
University of Michigan Medical School
Fire marshal blames speeding motorists for Texas fires
Austin reports three large Texas fires in three weeks were worsened by motorists rushing to scenes. State Fire Marshal S W English says drivers often violate speeding laws and police should arrest them. He adds curiosity seekers hinder firemen and endanger property and lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
S. W. ‘English
New Orleans Forecast Calls For Fair, Cooler Tonight
The United States Weather Bureau forecast from New Orleans, relayed by The Times, predicts tonight will be fair and cooler. Friday and Saturday are expected to be fair with no precipitation anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Weather observations for Fort McIntosh on 24 hours ending 7 am
Fort McIntosh records show a 24 hour period with a maximum temperature of 91 degrees and a minimum of 66 degrees. The wind was from the south and the sky clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McIntosh
Overall Parade in New York Saturday
New York April 22 Ten thousand persons will march in Saturday's parade, as estimated by the Cheese Club promoting the event. They will march Broadway, with no advertisements from firms selling overalls permitted in the procession. Department of Justice agents rule that price cutting by department stores in Manhattan today. Washington April 22 A tax on all stock exchange transactions equal to the broker's commission is tentatively approved by Republican Ways and Means members as a new levy for soldier bonus funding. Four levies, including final sale tax, income tax on earnings over five thousand, and higher tobacco taxes, would run two years and total about 1.509 million dollars for soldier relief. Plan to be submitted to the House May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Cheese Club
Broadway
Department of Justice
Manhattan
Washington
Stock Exchange
House
Ways and Means Committee
Winter Wheat Crop Forces Indictment Of Dealers
Reports from spring wheat regions note plan for reduced acreage and department of agriculture urges farmers to revise planting. Weather and labor shortages slow sowing while statistics indicate needs for higher production due to poor winter crop and strong world wheat demand. Grand Jury in Chicago to hear evidence leading to possible indictments of produce dealers accused of 27 to 37 percent profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Tin Spring
Chicago
Jte
Allege
Aed
United States District
Atorney
Nomination of Paul Nussbaum as Titular Bishop
In Rome on April 22 Rt Rev Paul Joseph Nussbaum bishop of Corpus Christi Texas was named titular bishop of Gerasa by the Vatican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Paul Joseph Nussbaum
Corpus Christi
Texas
Gerasa
Vatican
Man Identified in Mulberry Mob Incident
Pittsburg Kansas April 22 A black man involved in a Mulberry incident was identified by fingerprints as Albert Evans once jailed for burglary in Texas in 1915 and sought for another term in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Kan
Mulberry
Texas
Illinois
Albert Evans
Steamer William O'Brien Sinks After SOS Call
Coast guard cutter Acushnet reports finding fuel oil on ocean near 500 miles east of New York and an empty lifeboat with the William O'Brien name board drifting. Steamer feared to have gone down after sending distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Coastguard
Acushnet
William O'Brien
New York
Red Burnt Mounds Research Near Austin to Resume
Investigation of the Red Burnt Mounds stretching from east of Austin to beyond the New Mexico boundary will be resumed by Dr. J Walter Fewkes head of the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnology. Professor J E Pearce of the University of Texas says Fewkes, who visited last year, began work promising the most elaborate field in U S Indian archaeology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
New Mexico
J. Walter Fewkes
Bureau of Ethonology
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
J. EB. Pearce
University of Texas School of Anthropology
Fewkes
United States
Johnson lead grows in early primary returns
Hy Associated Press reports from Omaha on April 22 that Senator Hiram Johnson maintained a growing lead in the early count as more precincts reported from Tuesday’s primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Omaha
Hiram Johnson
Woman confessors debate at British clergy conference
London April 22 The lucumbeth conference of the clergy of Great Britain to be held in July will consider whether the church should provide woman confessors. The question dominates the upcoming meeting and formulations are under study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gy Associated Press
London
Lucumbeth Conference of the Clergy of
Great Britain
Berkeley Announces University of California Graduation
Berkeley Cal announced the largest class in UC history with twelve hundred students to receive degrees on May 12. Students come from the 12 month period and include the first to reach this milestone in the campus history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berkeley
Cal
University of California
Beaumont Birthday Party Defies Jinx with Thirteen Guests
In Beaumont Texas on April 22 Jane Logwidge marked her birthday by inviting thirteen guests to a party and serving ice cream with thirteen layers of different colors, continuing the local superstition defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Beaumont
Tex
Jane Logwidge
Heir to Fortune Sought After Rockingham Will Reading
Dallas police search for an 18 year old woman described as Missa Arytone Robbertsonts heir to a fortune. The wealthy stockholder’s will directs that the fortune go to her, and authorities began the inquiry after the will was read. Last known residence listed as Henderson, Texas with uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Rockingham
Rockinghan
Henderson
Texas
Funeral Held for Lt James Welch in Corpus Christi
Funeral services were held in Corpus Christi yesterday for Lieutenant James Welch son of Postmaster G B Welch and the late Judge Stanley Welch of Corpus Christi. Welch was killed in a plane accident at Rantoul Illinois last week while serving in the aviation corps after leaving the State University law department to join the war effort. He was well known to many Laredo residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Welch
G. B. Welch
Stanley Welch
Corpus Christi
Rantoul
Illinois
Welch
State University Law Department
Aviation Corps
Visiting Old Home Here
Robert Bruckner longtime local businessman returns from Dallas to Laredo for a short visit. He owns 950 acres along the Salado and is finalizing an oil lease with a major company planning drilling operations soon, banking on Laredo becoming a great oil field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bruckner
Dallas
Laredo
Bruckner
Salado
Area of Revolt Increasing Daily From Mexico
Reports to both the state and the war departments today indicate the revolt in Mexico is expanding rapidly. U S administration officials study the despatches as observers, with no sign of altering the United States stance.
Corn Breaks Sharply in Chicago Market Opening
Chicago April 22 Sharp new breaks in the corn market opened the day. May delivery led the decline with prices showing a heavy fall from last night. Declines were attributed to renewed weakness in the New York stock market and wide initial price ranges across the pit. May delivery opened about half a cent lower, with July quoted around 1.60 to 1.57.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Charges Dropped Against Former Premier Cailaux
Paris reports the high court of the senate acquitted former Premier Joseph Caillaux on charges of high treason and intelligence with the enemy by a 13 to 28 vote. The ruling eliminates the death penalty possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Cailaux
High Court of the Senate
Brownsville bakers cited for underweight bread scales
Inspectors from the state bureau of rates and measures found 36 of 64 scales conforming in Brownsville. Seven of eight bakers sold underweight loaves and one refused to comply with a request to bake standard sized loaves. A complaint led to a $25 fine plus costs in city court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
State Bureau of Rates and Measures
Brownsville
MUST PROVE IT
Austin Texas April 22 Conclusive proof must be submitted by express companies operating in Texas showing they are entitled to a 25 percent rate increase in Zone three states C E Gilmore Texas railroad commissioner says after a Kansas City conference He notes the companies claim a 19 million dollar deficit will be investigated to determine if loss stems from faulty operation or other causes before any raise is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
C. E. Gilmore
Texas Railroad Commission
Kansas City
Gilmore
Dundee and Welling Again in Columbus Bout
Johnny Dundee and Joe Welling, evenly matched rivals, meet again in Columbus on April 23 for a 12 round open air bout. Fans expect a clever display as the two boxers vie to settle supremacy in their division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Johnny Dundee
Joe Welling
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Letterman General Hospital
Blue Birds
A. Poggenpohl
Ruth Scratchley
Eula Ward
San Ignacio
City
Julian Slaughter
Andres Garcia
Mexico
el Paso
Garcia
Melquiades
G. J. Giles
San Antonio
Adellina Thaison
John H. Davis
Geo. L. Hatley
J. 8. Jones
A. M. Bruni
Adela
Ramiro Ramirez
Josephine Leyendecker
Ed Cotulla
Mrs. J. O. Buenz
State
Encinal
Woman's Auxiliary
Woman's Auxiliary of
Christ Church
Cook
H. W. Johnston
J. A. MacDonald
Mesdames Kehl
Anderson
Prewster
Mesdames Wright, Arkies
Mussett
Mesdames Arthur
Mason
Mesdames Adams
Arthur
Johnston
Kehl
Mac Gregor
McKinney
Shahady
MacDonald
C. W. Cook
Auction Bridge Club
Alphonse Wormser
L. A. Oes
Whiskey
Weather Forecast
Grand Jury
Honor Bishop Nussbaum
Dundee
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