Greatest American navy mobilization planned for January
Tuesday’s Daily reports that the reorganized Atlantic and Pacific fleets will stage a large mobilization off the Pacific coast near the Gulf of Panama next January. The drills will be simple and competitive with unofficial athletic contests. Admiral Henry B. Wilson will lead the combined force with Admiral Hugh Rodman second in command.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Panama
Navy Department
Henry B. Wilson
Atlantic Feet
Cenior
Combined Force
Hugh Rodman
Tennessee
California
Admiral Rodman
New Hampshire
Congress
Oregon
English economy drives rise in bankruptcies in 1919
English Economy reports a policy of strict economy causing a rise in bankruptcies across London and the provinces. Although the annual total remains far below prewar years, 1919 saw 737 failures compared with 2,856 in 1914. Overstocks and high living costs squeeze traders and demobilized ex-sellers struggle. Wealthy customers cut back to essential purchases, while many shopkeepers face large losses from stock built for a booming season.
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Associated Press
Lobanon
London
Bond Street
Lincoln statue for Britain unveiled in London tomorrow
London July 27. The St. Gaudens Lincoln statue a gift from America to Britain will be formally unveiled in Canning enclosure facing Westminster Abbey. The Anglo American Society plans a notable ceremony with Elihu Root to present, Lloyd George to give acceptance, Westminster Abbey choir and veterans from both nations. Notables including John W. Davis Viscount Bryce the Duke of Connaught and other dignitaries will assist.
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London
United States
Great Britain
St. Gaudens
Lincoln
America
England
Ireland
Anglo-American Society
Elihu Root
Root
Lloyd George
Westminster Abbey
Canon Carnegie
Canning Enclosure
John W. Davis
Viscount Bryce
Washington
Duke of Connaught
King George
Canada
Sunbeam Band to Meet at Baptist Church in Afternoon
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt society editor notes the Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church meets at the church at four oclock Tuesday. Circle B W M S plans a splash party in the evening to honor their husbands on Wednesday. Mrs M J Diaz hosts a party from six thirty to seven thirty celebrating her son Quintins birthday.
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Sunbeam Band
Social Notes and Visits Across Texas and New York
Miss Martha Anderson plans a short visit to Comfort Texas hosted by Deaconess Gickford. Mrs Ira O’Meara enjoys a stay in Van Horn Texas and notes warm October like weather in Redo. Mr J J Howell and his mother depart for Atlanta Georgia for part of the summer. Mrs Howell remains home. Mr and Mrs Gus Becker and daughter Dora return from an automobile trip to San Antonio. Mr and Mrs A R Vidaurri depart Wednesday for Eagle Pass and return later in the week. Miss Annie and Frances Alexander travel to Rochester New York to visit their sister Mrs Samuel Mayer. Miriam Chapter No 56 Order of the Eastern Star meets at 8 pm at Masonic Hall. July attendance urged as the sole July gathering. Miss Alice Hamilton hosts a bridge party in honor of Miss De Rovsella Thomas with porch setting and tuberose decor. Prizes include a Maya lace handkerchief for top scorer Mrs Hamlin, and a lace handkerchief for low score winner Miss Esther Hirsch. hostess favors Brazillian point lace. A two‑course luncheon follows. guests include Miss Mother Lirsch and Mesdames Mims, DaCamara, Alexander, Russell, MacDonald, Flora Anderson, Derby, Lafon, Martin, Hamlin, Stay Guinn, and Harry Emery.
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Alice Il Amiilton
de- Rovsella ‘Thomas
Hamlin
Esther Hirsch
Mother Ltirsch
Mesdames R. K. Mims
H. G. DaCamara
B. M. Alexander
Russell
J. A. MacDonald
Flora Anderson
A. E. Derby
Lafon
Mascot for Gov Cox A Hootback Seventy-Year Rally Icon
Dayton activist Shurtie Hootblack, aged sixty four, has attended every Democratic rally since 1888 and served as Governor Coxs mascot, symbolizing party fervor in public appearances across the era.
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A! Shurtie
Dayton
Hootblack
Cox
Cholera Reports Rise in Kobe Japan
Kobe officials report twenty four cases of cholera found in the city as of July twenty seventh. Authorities warn residents and begin monitoring for further spread. Public health measures are being stepped up to control the outbreak.
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Associated Press
Kobe
Japan
International Council of Women convention to meet in Christiania
The quinquennial International Council of Women will hold its September convention in Christiania. Delegations from Europe, Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Japan and several South American countries are expected. Sessions will cover education reforms and topics like public health housing women police emigration and League of Nations issues. Lady Aberdeen will give greetings at the welcome meeting.
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International Council OF Women
Christiania
Europe
Canada
United States
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Japan
League of Nations
League
Lady Aberdeen
Interitional Council
Norwegian National Council of Women
Americans Open Hospital in Constantinople Nucleus of Medical Center
Americans in Constantinople establish a 100 bed hospital to become the core of a Near East medical center. Admiral Kristol chairs the board with notable members from the American Red Cross, Relief Committee, and colleges. A nurses and doctors staff, a women’s medical college plan, and Rockefeller Foundation support are outlined. An open‑air TB hospital and Turkish cooperation project are also noted.
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Presa
Constantinople
Near Fast
Admiral Kristol
G. B. Rayndahl
American Chamber of Commerce
G. Claflin Davis
American Red Cross
Near East
James P. Coombs
American Committee For Relief In the
Mary Mills Patrick
Constantnople College For Women
W. W. Peet
American Missionary Boards
Mrs. Huntingdon
Roberts College
American Red Cragg
A. Estelle Sutton
Detroit
Roberta K. Sharpe
New York
Mary Coughlin
Acton Center
Mass
Constantinople College For
Balkan States
Rockefeller Foundation
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women’s Christian Association
American Committee For Relief
Bosphorus
Elsie Richard Graff
Stamboul
How I Cleared the Mill of Rats
Night watchman declares using RAT-SNAP to exterminate rats within six weeks. Claims many rats killed nightly and that dogs would not approach. Ad promotes three sizes priced 2b5¢, hoc, and 1.00, sold by A Deutz & Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery with guarantee.
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A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Kansas City Milk Dealers Quit Over Grading Ordinance
Four reading dairies halted deliveries in Kansas City claiming the milk grading ordinance is unreasonable and declares milk a prohibitive luxury. They notified customers they will supply no more milk under the present rules, signaling a milk famine.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Reading Dairies
Murdered wife of young farmer found in trunk
The body of 19 year old Katherine Jackson was found jammed in a New York express office trunk. Her husband McCoy Jackson, a young farmer, is identified as her spouse with ties to Mississippi. Police report blankets tied the body and suspect another blanket with vital organs. calls issued to express offices nationwide to locate a second trunk.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
New York Express
Katherine Jackson
Statei
Mideisaippi
Starkville
Birmingham News
McCoy Jackson
Katherine Fondren
Idaho
Sturgis
Detroit
Mich
Leroy
Harper Avenue
Bailey Extends Lead In Texas Runoff Primary
Dallas July 27 Bailey extends his edge as 81,672 of 600,000 votes counted. Bailey 128,948 Neff 124,199 Thomason 86,368 Looner 42,875 with returns slow and full count unlikely for days. Davidson leads lieutenant governor race with 78,957. Johnson 56,123. Looney says he will not support Bailey, calling him an enemy of the party.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Bailey
Neff
Thomason
Looner
Davidson
Johnson
Greenville
B. F. Looney
Balley
Bubonic Plague Reported in Beaumont Texas Coast City
The Texas state health officer announced another bubonic plague case at Beaumont. The department reports 11 total Beaumont cases, with July 19 prior case. regional infection rates differ with Galveston at two percent and Beaumont at one-fifth of one percent. About twenty thousand rates per week have been caught.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Beaumont
Galveston
State Health Department
Want Money's Worth in July Report from St Louis
Extravagant vying to rapidly subsiding despite the fact that the purchasing power of the public is not diminished. Monthly report of the Eighth federal revenue district notes customers demand value in quantity and quality. Bond houses report the public buying Liberty bonds with eagerness.
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Uy Associated
Prada
St. Louis
Oye
Jateral Revenue District
King Alexander Enters Adrianople as Forces Withdraw
Athens reports King Alexander of Greece formally entered Adrianople with his troops. Nationalist forces are said to have fled to the mountains on the Turkish frontier after the advance.
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Associated Press
Athens
Alexander of
Greece
Adrianople
Excitement in Japan over Siberian massacre details
Reports from Tokyo say the Nikolaievsk massacre on May 12 stirs Japan as military and foreign office circles clash over retaliation against Bolsheviks. Investigations probe whether a Chinese gunboat fired on Nikolaievsk garrison, potentially fueling diplomatic action.
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Presa Tokio
Nikolaievak
Siberia
Japan
Noe Department
Move to create large Mohammedan state in trans-Caucasia
Warsaw reports a strong movement aims to form a Mohammedan state from the Caspian Sea to Erzerum as a satellite of Turkey. The plan appears nationalist and separate from bolshevism, with Lenine and Kemal at odds over Moscow's influence and the future of Armenia and the Caucasus.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
trans-Caucasia
Caspian Sea
Erzerum
Eat
Turkey
Pacific Fleet transit to San Diego after canal passage
One year ago today on July 27 the Pacific Fleet moved through the Panama Canal en route to San Diego. A race riot in Chicago left three dead and many injured, according to archival reports.
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Panama Canal
San Tiego
Chicaro
Sailors Buy Whiskey in Kingston Amid Smuggling Claims
In Kingston Jamaica on July 27 sailors routinely buy rum and whiskey with cases selling for as much as 60 dollars, a price doubling since the prior period. Evidence suggests whiskey and other spirits are being smuggled into the United States in cocoanut bags.
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Associated Press
Kingston
Jamaica
America
United States
Villa Reported At Allende In Telegraph Talks
Francisco Villa, reported yesterday at Sabins negotiating by wire for surrender, was said today to be at Allende with forces ranging from 300 to 3,000. The telegraphic conference with President de la Huerta had not yet yielded a definite result.
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Bogle Pass
Texas
Francisco Villa
Sabins
de la Huerta
Allende
Drift boat race at Sandy Hook sees Shamrock lead start
On July 27 at Sandy Hook under clear skies and light NW wind, a final cup race promises another drifting match. Shamrock led at the start as crews prepared at 8 o'clock, with a smooth sea and seven-knot breeze aiding the course.
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Associated Press
Sandy Hook
Shamrock
Randy Hook
Another Shock Felt in Los Angeles
A slight earthquake shock was felt in Los Angeles at 2 02 this morning. The tremor was reported from the city and nearby areas, with no immediate injuries or damage reported.
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Associated Press
Los Angees
Cal
Port of Montreal Ranks High in Foreign Commerce
The Associated Press reports from Montreal that the port ranks second in the western hemisphere and seventh in the world for foreign commerce value, per the Harbor Commissioners annual report on 1919 operations issued today.
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Iby Associated Press
Montreal
Harbor Commissioners
Sinn Fein courts establish Irish judicial system
DublinJuly 27 Sinn Fein era announces parish district and final appeal courts. Judges take oath to Dail Eireann while litigants pledge not to challenge Republican rulings. Parish judges earn one pound daily district judges two. costs funded by litigant deposits. Bar council bans appearances though some Irish barristers will take fees. Government views civil matters as arbitration and criminal acts as illegal with police protection for those punished.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Sinn Feinera
Ireland
Dail Eireann
Council of the Irish Bar
Weather Forecast and Fort McIntosh Observations
The United States weather bureau forecast for New Orleans area notes tonight and Wednesday generally cloudy. Fort McIntosh observations show a 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. with a maximum temperature of 103 degrees and a minimum of 75, wind generally from the southeast, and clear conditions.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleana
Times
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
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