Birthdays on July 28 Highlight Notable Americans
Mary Anderson de Navarro once a leading American stage actress was born in Sacramento, California. Ballington Booth founder of Volunteers of America was born in Brighouse England. Hon A E Arsenault former premier of Prince Edward Island was born fifty years ago. H Garland Dupre congressman for Louisiana's Second District was born in Opelousas Louisiana forty seven years ago.
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Mary Anderson de Navarro
Sacramento
Calif
Ballington Booth
The
Volunteers of America
Brighouse
England
A. E. Arsenault
Prince Edward Island
H. Garland Dupre
Congress
Louisiana
Opelousas
Canon Carnegie to head Westminster Abbey choir in Lincoln statue events
Canon Carnegie, famed churchman and former House of Commons chaplain, will lead the Westminster Abbey choir at London exercises honoring the Abraham Lincoln statue unveiling. A Scotsman born in Ireland sixty years ago, he studied widely, served in East End London ministry, led Birmingham Cathedral pulpit, and later at St. Margaret's. His work Churchmanship and Character is highly regarded.
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Canon Carnegie
Westminster Abbey
London
Abraham Lincoln
House of Commons
William Endicott
Cleveland
Ireland
East End
Birmingham Cathedral
St. Margaret's Church
Former German Empress Auguste Victoria Endures Heart Disease
Doorn Holland July 28 The former German Empress Auguste Victoria has suffered prolonged heart disease over two years and now leads a largely invalid life. Surrounded by her staff and Countess Keller she has limited mobility and has needed an elevator for access. Doctors warn of grave danger during frequent severe attacks while Hohenzollern family members stay nearby in attendance and quiet is maintained at Doorn to avoid disturbance.
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Associated Press
Doorn
Holland
Auguste Victoria
Berlin
Countess Kellar
Potsdam
William
Ameronven
Kapp
Auguste
Haehner
Utrecht
Today’s events mark a century of American independence
Penn marks one hundred years of national independence while anniversaries recall the July 28 1914 start of World War I. Western Canada Irrigation Association begins a three day meeting in Lethbridge Alberta and the Virginia Retail Clothiers and Furnishers Association convenes in Richmond. A statue of Lincoln gifted by America will be unveiled in London with notable ceremonies.
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Penn
Serbia
Western Canada Irrigation Association
Lethbridge
Alta
Richmond
Virginia ‘Retail Clothiers’ and Furnishers’ Association
St. Gandens
Lincoln
America
London
Birthday party and club meeting announced
Mrs. M. J. Diaz will entertain with a party from 6:30 to 7:50 p m celebrating the birthday of her little son Quintin Thursday. A general meeting of the W M A at the Baptist Church in the afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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M. J. Diaz
Quintin
The
Baptist Church
Social notices of travel and visits across states
Dr G C Hiatt and his young daughter left Monday evening for San Antonio to meet Mrs Hiatt returning from the north. they will return to Laredo Friday. Mrs N C Windrow and Mrs H W Johnston with children plan San Antonio travel then Toledo to visit relatives. Mrs A S Williams with her son sails to San Antonio. Greetings from Mrs Chas Deutz and Julia Helle visiting relatives in Moorestown and Washington DC on route to Georgia. Edward Alexander of San Antonio visits in the city. Mrs J T Miphy and family return after remodeling their home at Bender Hotel. Mrs J Westbrook back from Corpus Christi. accompanied home by daughter Mrs G R Weber and fifth son, in Laredo until October. Captainal each of Wort Mentos returns from a trip to San Antonio. WL Hall moves to different points in the state. Mr and Mrs Keithley and daughter, with Mr and Mrs Ralston, depart for San Antonio for a camping trip with relatives. Lyla Perkins returns from San Antonio. family North for visit. Mrs W M Beene of Little Rock Arkansas expected for a visit to daughter Mrs G H Koenig. Miss DeRosette Thomas leaves for San Antonio to visit relatives. Anouncement Mrs M Capra announces marriage of daughter Margarite. ACTING AS WAITRESSES in New York reports Russian women serving in Constantinople restaurants per AP. The agent notes spirit of canteen and Russians being greeted and aided by locals.
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G. C. Hiatt
Little Daughter
San Antonio
Splash Party at Richter farm and Aviation Camp Socials
A Brooklyn party with Lieutenant and Mrs Johnson honored at an aviation camp dinner featuring a four course meal and a silver serving tray. Earlier, a lively splash party at Richter's farm included chaperones Mrs Rich ter and Mrs Hal and a basket lunch. Additional swims and social gatherings featured bachelor officers at Port McIntosh and a Woman’s Missionary Society swim event at Manadas with about forty attendees.
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and Johnson
Johnson
Lieut. Stowell
Aviation Corps
Mercier Lake
Clifton Hill
Olivia Schultz
Thedu Bara Seeks Ideal Husband Before Breakfast
Thedu Bara, famed film vamp, expresses a playful wish for a husband who is a sea man and agreeable before breakfast. The remark hints at her lighthearted view of romance and morning rituals.
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Thedu Bara
Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted medicine that earns praise from users. It urges trying the remedy when colic or diarrhoea occurs.
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Chamberlain
Good Old Days of Kaiser's Officers in Democratic Germany
Associated Press reports German ex-officers struggle after the war amid unemployment and financial strain. Many seek land subsidies via a new association as pensions fall short. Former soldiers describe officers as bullies, sparking hostility from civilians and a cautious public.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Democratic
United States
Head of the Table in Purist Rhetoric
The San Francisco Chronicle notes a purist quibble over a phrase about seating at a circular table. It cites the Macgregor line “Where Macgregor sits, there is the head of the table” and Don Quixote’s mock command about choosing the upper end, reflecting playful literary references in a newspaper remark.
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Macgregor
San Francisco Chronicle
Harold Fragile Ends Day With Murmured Bed Request
A fragment notes Harold Fragile after a day of feasting he lies on a hearth rug and asks to be carried to bed without being bent. The tone is humorous and domestic, portraying a light moment of a personified observer.
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Harold
Land of Nod
Railroad Time Table for International and Great Northern
Train No 1 departs for Corpus Christi at 9 55 a m Train No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3 35 p m Through fast train for St Louis leaves at 9 20 a m and arrives at 4 p m Night Train leaves at 9 p m and arrives at 8 a m
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Corpus Christi
Canadians to settle in Mexican colony colonization plan
Calgary July 28 General Critchley a noted Canadian military figure has recruited three battalions of British and Canadian war veterans for settlement on a million acre Mexican estate. The project includes four air squadrons and is funded by a British government grant of 300 000 pounds.
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Associated Press
Calgary
Alberta
General Critchley
Mexico
Critchley
Murder Mystery Update Involving Detroit Police Inquiry
Two men named Fernandez were questioned by Lieutenant J. P. Smith in Detroit about a Frank murder and released. Allan Tatum provided the first clue and offered to accompany the officer to New York or Detroit. In New York Mrs. Lew Trumbull identified a young woman’s body as Mrs. Eugene Leroy, found in a trunk at an express warehouse. A telegram to Sheriff Woodward in Lawrences, Kansas, requested further investigation of a man described as Eugene Leroy.
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Associated Preas
Birmingham
Ala
Fernandez
Lieut
J. P. Smith
Detroit
Frank
Freed
Allan Tatum
Tatum
Lieut. Smith
New York
Lew Trumbull
Eetroit
Hellevue
Express Company
Eugene Leroy
Lawrences
Kan
Woodward
Denounced Administration at New York Republican Meet
Col Witham Hayward permanent chairman of the unofficial Republican state convention denounced Governor Smiths Democratic administration. He urged party colleagues to imitate the Chicago National convention and adopt a platform to win voter confidence and secure a Republican victory this fall.
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Hy Associated Press
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Col Witham Hayward
Smith
Chicago
New German Canal Unites Elbe and Rhine Regions
Berlin July 28 Germany moves to complete the inland waterway network linking the Elbe and Rhine by a 92 mile canal joining Hanover and Magdaburg The project aims to connect eastern food producing areas with western manufacturing districts improving transport after the Alles blockade reduced access via the North Sea and Baltic.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Prussian State Ministry
Elbe
Rhine
Hanover
Magdaburg
North Sea
Baltic
Train Service Between Rio Grande and Eagle Pass
Train No 1 runs from Laredo to Minera daily except Sunday leaving at 6 30 am and arriving 10 20 am Train No 2 leaves Minera daily except Sunday at 11 am arriving Laredo at 3 36 pm
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Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Minera
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
The forecast from the United States weather bureau in New Orleans notes partly cloudy to cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday. Observations at Fort McIntosh for the 24 hours to 7 a.m. show a maximum of 97 degrees and a minimum of 76 with a south wind.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
Army surplus sale at 1701 Hidalgo Street
Economy Salvage House offers 20 000 Army shoes 1000 Army wool shirts 300 Army cotton mattresses 20 000 Army leggings and many other articles including 1000 pairs of ladies shoes new at less than cost of manufacture located at 1701 Hidalgo Street.
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Hidalgo St
Villa Surrenders After Night Conference With Martine
Francisco Villa surrendered unconditionally after an all night conference with General Martine according to advices received by the Mexican consul. The bandit leader will return to private life. Carl Haeglin the American kidnapped by Villa was released. Villa likely to reach Mexico City within three days to place himself at the disposal of the president.
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Mexico City
de la Huerta
Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Texas
Francisco Villa
Martine
Mexico
Carl Haeglin
Villa
U S Seeks Mexican Action Over Kidnapping of Carl Haeglin
Washington reports urgent representations to the Mexican government after the kidnapping of American citizen Carl Haeglin by Villa. Mexican authorities were asked to take all possible steps to secure the release of the prisoner, who is said to be held for ransom.
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Washington
State Department
Carl Haeglin
Villa
May Air Routes Map Continental Flight Plan
A three airplane all metal fleet prepares at Long Island for a San Francisco mail flight. The trip aims to map a regular aerial route to open in the first week of September, carrying the first bags of mail to cross the continent by air.
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Associated Press
New York
Long Island
San Francisco
Death toll rises to eight from Sublette mine blast
Sublette mine powder magazine explosion near Kemmerer Wyoming raises death toll to eight as injured workers succumb. Local authorities report continued investigations into cause and safety measures.
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Ny Associated Press
Kemmerer, Wyo
Sublette Mine
Here
Lincoln statue presented by Root to British people
Elihu Root former American secretary of state formally presented Saint Gaudens Lincoln statue in Channing Square as a gift from America. Premier Lloyd George gave the acceptance speech as Anglo American friendship was celebrated in the press reports.
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Associated Press
London
Elihu Root
St. Gaudens
Lincoln
Channing Square
Amorica
Lloyd George
Mothers to Meet in Dallas This November
The Texas Congress of Mothers will hold its annual meeting in Dallas from November 8 through November 10, with plans announced by Associated Press from Fort Worth Texas on July 28.
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Hy Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Congress of Mothers
Dallas
Wakefield National Monument Fences Repair Kept Up
Washington July 28 Every year Congress grants 100 for the repair of fences and for cleaning up and maintaining the 14 acre reservation at Wakefield Virginia birthplace of George Washington The site has no dwelling and is reached by a long overland trek from the Potomac pilgrims must travel overland as excursion steamers no longer stop due to an irreparably damaged wharf
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Fly Associated Prena Washington
Congres
Wakefiiid
George Washington
Wakefield
Washington
Potomac
Government Wharf
Irrigation Congress Opens in Lethbridge
Delegates from all western provinces gathered in Lethbridge Alta for the annual Western Canada Irrigation Association convention. Sessions continue today through Friday as representatives discuss regional water projects and policy.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Western Canada Irrigation Association
Rat catchers busy in Charleston drive to trap rodents
Five expert rat catchers from New Orleans work in Charleston on a U S Public Health Service survey to trap 6000 rodents along the waterfront as a bubonic prevention measure. No infected rats found yet. Charleston plans a representative to attend a five states conference in Galveston in August on plague prevention.
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Ity Associated Press
Charleston
D. C
New Orleans
United States Public Health Service
Galveston
Anti Suffragists to Open Campaign in Raleigh
The Southern Rejection League will fire the first shot of the anti suffrage campaign in Raleigh with speakers Thursday. A special session of the legislature is due within two weeks to vote on ratification of the federal suffrage amendment. The pro suffrage group is already active.
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Iy Associated Press
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Southern Rejection League
Amundsen Arrives in Nome From Arctic Ocean
Associated Press reports Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, arrived in Nome Alaska today after his voyage from the Arctic Ocean. He is welcomed by local officials and reporters as news of his expedition spreads.
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Nome
Alaska
Roald Amundsen
Arctie Ocean
Fort Smith and Saint Louis Face Coal Famine as Miners Strike
Fort Smith Arkansas reports over 1100 coal miners idle in the district amid a coal famine caused by a miners strike. St Louis Missouri also faces a coal famine as the strike reduces supply and halts production in the region.
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Associated Preas
Fort Smith
Ark
Fort Smith District
St. Louis
German Stammtische Disappear From German Social Life
Berlin reports a venerable Stammische, a middle class club, is fading as beer prices rise from 30 pfennigs to 2 marks per pint. Once lively gatherings of painters, actors, and writers in Keller vaults fade, eroding Gemutlichkeit and long cherished customs.
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Ity
Associated Press
Berlin
eTutonic
Stammitsch
Stammiisch
Stammtisch
Siechens
Behrenstrasse
Death of Mrs A R Villareal in Nuevo Laredo
Mrs Ascension Ramos de Villareal aged 60 and widow of Nicolas Villareal of Nuevo Laredo died Monday after a month long illness at her Nuevo Laredo home. Funeral from the home to the Catholic church was largely attended. She was sister to Jose Maria Ramos of this city. Pallbearers included Lic. M Guerra Lic. Tercero C Garza Cantu D Bechavarria Antonio Gonzales and V L Puig.
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Ascension Ramos de Villareal
Nicolas Villareal
Nuevo Laredo
Jose Maria Ramos
Lic
M. Guerra
Lic. Tercero
C. Garza Cantu
D. Bcchavarria
Antonio Gonzales
V. L. Puig
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Tampico
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American Central Committee For Russian Relief
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Richter's
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