Isabella Queen of Spain Honored on 475th Birthday
Madrid plans observances across Spain to mark the 475th anniversary of Queen Isabella's birth. The article recounts her alliance with Ferdinand, the unification of Castile, Leon and Aragon, Granada's siege, and her role in backing Columbus. It notes her public prominence, family losses, and royal memorials in Granada.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Madrid
Spain
Isabella
Christopher Columbus
New World
Mary
Paseo de la Castellana
Castile
Columbus
John II
Henry IV
Carlos of Aragon
Ferdinand
Carlos
Alphonso
Portugal
Gloucester
Richard
Louis XI
France
Guienne
Leon
Aragon
Granada
Joanna
Philip the Beautiful
Isabelas
America
Naples
Sicily
Jerusalem
Canary Island
Indies
Oran
Tripoli
Bugia
Verdinand
Joanna “the Fool
Philip le Bel
A Daily Lesson in History: Notable Dates and Births
A chronology lists key events and births from 1770 to 1924. Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI marriage on April 21 1770. Santa Barbara presidio founded 1782. Samuel Mills born 1783. Charlotte Bronte born 1816. San Jacinto victory 1836. John Muir born 1838. Commodore Barron death 1851. Edward S Cooney case 1924.
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Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
France
Presidio of
Santa Barbara
Governor de Neve
Samuel J. Mills
Foreign Missionary Society
America
Torringford
Conn
Charlotte Bronte
Bradford
England
Haworth
Sam Houston
San Jacento
Texas
John Muir
Scotland
Los Angeles
Commodore James Barron
Commodore Decatur
Norfolk
Virginia
Edward S. Cooney
Brooklyn
Jacksonville
Fixing the Blame At The Grade Crossing Tragedy
A driver named Pat is rescued after his car is struck by a fast passenger train at a grade crossing. Bystanders question how the collision occurred, with Pat expressing disbelief that the engineer should have seen him in broad daylight.
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Pat
Begorra
Everybodys Magazine
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt Society Editor
Violet S Oberfeldtt serves as society editor. contact telephone number 70 for society news and local events.
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Violet S. Oberfeldt
Teléphone No
Social Calendar Highlights Wednesday Through Thursday
Mrs C W Killam hosts a 1 30 PM bridge luncheon at Hamilton Hotel. Christ Church Parish Guild meets Rectory at 3 30 PM. Thursday Ladies Aid at Mrs John Garnett home at 3 PM. Mrs W W MacGregor hosts Married Ladies Social Club at 3 30 PM.
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Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
John Garnett
W. W. MacGregor
Sattomon Dunes and Fortunes in a Texas Fiesta Season
In Sattomon dunes a quiet retreat near a jade lake offers calm amid wind and pines. The piece blends nature and shelter with mentions of local society as the Fort McIntosh circle hosts visits to San Antonio and Dallas for Fiesta events. It notes doctors traveling to Europe for medical conventions and a stream of social gatherings at the Hamilton Hotel and Dr. Flassell’s overseas tour.
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Sattomon
North America
France
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Switzerland
Belgium
Wolland
Germany
Chas. H. Mayo
Carl Beck
Chicago
Europe
Hassell
Man's Body Recovered Entombed in Feather River Tunnel
San Francisco reports the recovery of Jack Coyne age unspecified entombed in the Grizzly Creek tunnel of the Feather River Power Company thirty miles from Quincy California. One man was rescued alive last night after a Saturday entombment.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Oroville Today
Coyne
Cisco
Grizzly“ Creek
Feather River
Power. Company
Quincy
National Army Massacre Near Peking Reported
Shanghai reports that 395 guards died or were killed when the National army opened machine gun fire while evacuating the cabinet office area beyond the Yellow Temple. Only five of the 400 guards escaped. The North China Daily News calls the barrage a cold blooded massacre.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Cabinet Office
National Army
Peking
North China Daily News
Yellow Temple
Dr John G Van Dyke Reaches 70 As Art History Professor
Native of New Brunswick Dr John G Van Dyke marks his 70th birthday today while serving as Rutgers College professor of art history for four decades. He studied at private and Columbia University and abroad, was briefly a lawyer, and argues most Rembrandt attributions are uncertain with only about 50 of 600 works confidently by the master.
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John G. ‘van Dyke
Rutgers College
Gidco
New Brunswick
Titara
Columbia University
Skadb ‘Dyke
Mitty
van Dyke
Today in History 1898 to 1926 headline roundup
On this date 1898 marked the start of war with Spain while 185? marks a Mississippi crossing milestone. San Jacinto victory defined Texas independence. Rome celebrates longstanding city founding. Mussolini to lead Rome Academy of Italy inauguration. British Women’s Temperance Society marks golden jubilee. Capitol replica dedication at Old Washington. YWCA biennial convention opens in Milwaukee for a week.
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Spain
Missinnippi
Rock Island
Davenport
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
Texas
Rome
Academia d'Italia
Mussolini
British Women's Temperance Society
Old Washington
The
Young Women's Christian Association
Milwaukee
Mystery of crystal detector studied at Cornell
Professor Ernest Merritt of Cornell University physics heads an intensive study of the crystal detector. He notes selenium and germanium as promising pure detectors and suggests current direction affects electron extraction, potentially clarifying electron behavior in metals and crystal structures.
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Associated Preas
Oy Ithaca
Ernest Merritt
Cornell Physics Department
Merritt
Weather fragments from Texas coast and Rio Grande valley
Fragments report mixed conditions across Texas coast and lower Rio Grande valley. Galveston saw San Jacinto Day events with bright skies while Brownsville and lower valley experienced sun and dry weather. rainfall appears limited elsewhere.
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Wichita
Falla
T. Ainco
Texas
Galvaston
San Jacino
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Oklahoma Rush Commemoration Opens in Oklahoma City
Associated Press reports commemorations begin today in Oklahoma City marking the 1889 land rush when 6 000 acres around the city were opened for settlement. The three day celebration ends at dawn Saturday with events honoring the historic opening and future growth.
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Associated : Press
Oklahoma
Senators Clash as Prohibition Hearings Continue
Washington April 21 The Senate prohibition committee heard a stream of witnesses from prohibition groups and farm interests as tension rose over potential changes to the Volstead act The dry side requested more time while Senator Reed questioned committee procedures Governor Pinchot sent a letter on enforcement and Oliver Stewart of the Flying Squadron Foundation said enforcement is improving Castile New York’s S L Strivings spoke for the National Grange reiterating opposition to any change citing foreign ownership of farms and patriotism through law obedience
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Associated ‘Press
Washington
Senate Prohibition Committee
Reed
Missouri
Harreld
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Oliver Stewart
Flying Squadron Foundation
S. L. ‘Strivings
Castile
New York
Texas labor federation debates Volstead stand at convention
In Houston on April 21 the Texas State Federation of Labor outlined a platform to voice organized labor demands. Delegates planned to endorse the American Federation of Labor position on Volstead net and support an amendment to prohibition laws.
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Houston
Texas
Texas State Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Princess Born to Duke and Duchess of York
London reports the Duke and Duchess of York welcomed a girl baby this morning in their townhouse. The infant is the couple’s first child and the Duke is the second son of King George and Queen Mary.
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Associated Press
London
Duke
Duchess of York
Earl ‘Strathmore
Duke of York
George
Queen Mary
Governor Ferguson Visits Texas Prison to Review Pardons
Governor Ferguson toured the central Texas penitentiary and Goree prison farm inspecting facilities and inmates records for clemency applications. She warned she would push pardons if re elected and urged prisoners to do right as she pledged concern for their welfare.
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Prensa
Huntaville
Texas
Ferguson
Texas Penitentiary
Aho
Dempsey Signs Up For September Championship Bout
Fort Worth April 21 Jack Dempsey heavyweight champion of the world signed articles of agreement with Tex Rickard shortly before noon to fight a championship bout on September 16 at a place and against an opponent to be selected by Rickard.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Ireland to Mint Its Own Coins for First Time in Century
Dublin reports Ireland will mint its own coins for the first time in about a century. The Free State parliament has approved a token coinage program including nickel and copper pieces up to forty shillings. Eminent artists are to assist with designs. Historically Dublin Waterford Trim Drogheda and other mints operated in medieval times.
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Dublin
Ireland
Free State
Waterford
Trim
Drogheda
Man Wanted for Wife Slaying Arrested in Houston
David Milton, a fugitive since last September, was arrested in Houston Texas on the charge of killing his wife authorities disclosed today in Tampa Florida.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
David Milton
Houston
Texas
Milton
Unclear Text Fragments From Historical Page
Fragmented OCR sample shows irregular spellings and garbled phrases such as gomus haleave and Mmms with dred. No discernible event, names, or places are readable for a proper summary or headline.
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Apelling
Upside Down Philadelphia Courtroom Fragment
A garbled fragment from a Philadelphia courtroom scene shows a lawyer arguing before a judge who grows impatient and retorts with a sharp denial of the points of law. The text is heavily distorted with stray punctuation and errors.
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Philadelphia
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Foster
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Leyendecker
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R. L. Muller
Asher Smith
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G. B. Slelski
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Moser
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Mra
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Marr
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