Our Daily Birthday Party August 17
On Tuesday's Daily the list marks birthdays today for former Emperor Charles I of Austria Hungary born 33 years ago, Sir Eric Drummond born 44 years ago, Julia Marlowe born 60 years ago in England, Richmond P Hobson born 60 years ago in Greensboro Alabama, and Hugh C Cumming born 51 years ago in Hampton Virginia.
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Charles
Austria- Hungary
Eric Drummond
The
Llague of Nations
Julia Marlowe
Mra
E. H. Sothern
England
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
Greensboro
Ala
Hugh C. Cumming
U. S. Public Service
Hampton
Former Emperor William Buys Doorn Estate Near Utrecht
One year ago today on August 17 the former emperor William purchased the Doorn estate near Utrecht while Bolsheviki were driven from Odessa and evacuated the entire Ukraine.
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William
Doorn
Utrecht
Odessa
Ukraine
Golden Jubilee at Ohio State in Columbus Oct
Ohio State University prepares for its golden jubilee next October in Columbus with a grand assembly of distinguished educators. Governor Cox will welcome guests on opening day as the school traces its 50 year history from its 1870 founding as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College to its 1878 renaming and expansion under presidents Casfield and Thompson. The university now numbers about 500 instructors and 5725 students, with extensive extension courses and campus development reflecting half a century of growth.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
America
James M. Cox
State University
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College
Middle West
Franklin County
County Agricultural Society
Edward Orton
University Hall
Orton
Walter Q. Scott
Easton
William H. Scott
Ohio University At
Athens
James Hulme Casfield
William Oxley Thompson
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities
An ad promotes daily access to opportunities in THE TIMES with a subscription at 60 cents per month. It highlights continuous daily availability and urges readers to subscribe to receive ongoing notices and listings.
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the Times
Tennis and Band Concert at Service Club Evening
Tuesday agenda lists a tennis party on the Service Club court at 6 00 p m and a band concert at the same venue at 7 30 p m The Miriam Chapter No 86 OB 8 holds its regular meeting at Masonic Hall in the evening.
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Service Club
Miriam Chapter
Masonic Hall
Social notes spark cross-town visits and club plans
Mrs Justo S Penn and daughters Miss Virginia and Esther return from a ten day Randado ranch visit in Jim Hogg county while Master James and Miss Cecil Nethery of Austin, guest of the Penns, travel home. Several locals depart for ranches near Hebbronville and other trips, with Rev J L Yelvington visiting family here and Miss Irene Leyendecker joining Miss Pollie Yates in Millett. The Woman's Club discusses library finances aiming at $125 monthly through 300 memberships. memberships will support club work while library privileges shift to the new plan.
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Justo S. Penn
Virginia
Esther
James
Cecil Nethery
Austin
Penn
Carlos Palacios
Randado Ranch
Jim Hogg County
Irene Leyendecker
Pollie Yates
Millett
Texas
Miss Yates
Woman’s Club
R. L. Poster
Chas
W. M. Brennan
Ogle
A. BE. Heme
Woodbridge couple elected by unanimous vote
Gregor and Miss Helen Woodbridge were unanimously elected, signaling strong community support for the pair in upcoming duties.
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Gregor
Helen Woodbridge
Weather Forecast From New Orleans Bureau
The Times carries today’s forecast from the United States Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Wednesday are cloudy and somewhat unsettled. Fort McIntosh observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m report no data.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort MclIntosh
Peace report to Sun Goddess at Ise Shrines by Imperial proxy
The report of Japan's conclusion of peace is sent to Amaterasu by Prince Fushimi, acting as Imperial proxy visiting the Ise Shrines and mausoleums of Jimmu Tenno and Emperor Meiji. After the war with Russia Admiral Togo gave thanks at the national shrine, founded 1900 years ago, home of the Sacred Mirror.
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Tolo
Amaterasu
Fushimi
Jimmu _ Tenno
Japan
Meiji
Russia
Togo
Texas State Officers List Revealed in UT Bulletin
A University of Texas issued bulletin lists state officers boards and commissions with names selection terms and compensation. It details duties and enumerates staff by department including the attorney general governor land office secretary of state treasury and many others.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
A_ bulletin
University of Texas
Attorney General's Office
Comptrollera Office
Governor's Office
Land Office
Secretary of State
Treasury Department
Dairy and Food Commissioner's Office
Adjutant General's Office
Agricultural Department
Game, Fish and Oster Commissioner's Department
Insurance and Banking Department
Commissioner of Labor Department
Market and Warehouse Department
Reclamation Engineer's Office
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ranger Force
Fire Insurance Department
State Board of Health
Highway Commission Ofice
Industrial Accident Bureau
Library and Historical Commission
Livestock and Sanitary Commission
State Mining Board
Tailroad Commission
Board of Water Engineer's Office
Industrial Welfare Commission
Sinn Fein Courts in Ireland Hand Novel Civil Judgments
Dublin reports reveal Sinn Fein courts granting unusual civil rulings while criminal sentences rely on informal subterfuge. A will case split farm division between brothers with the engaged man allowed to set his share, another man must yield a preferred division. A thief served days for the farmer and was forced to return the object, while a harness thief was paraded and made to apologize.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Japanese Influence Dims in South Seas Trade
Tokio reports that Japanese merchantmen in the South Seas see reduced influence as foreign shipping resumes. Prewar Dutch and British lines had dominated routes to the Dutch East Indies Singapore Bangkok and Hong Kong, but wartime power shifted to Japanese firms. Now Japanese ships shrink their South Seas service as merchants ship directly from the Dutch East Indies to Europe, leaving only one government subsidized Japanese concern with regular service.
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Associated Press
Tokio
South Seas
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Bangkok
Hongkong
Doctor Availability Hours For Child Diseases
Hours listed for Dr. Crawford covering diseases of children. Availability spans 11 to 12 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m., with additional hours 12 to 1 and 3 to 4 p.m. later in the day.
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Crawford
Chiropractor and attorney listings with multiple offices
A compact directory snippet lists a chiropractor in Room 30 Berton Building with hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 6, and attorney E A Atlee with offices in the New Alexander Building next to Laredo National Bank, Walls Building over People's Pharmacy, and 616 Salinas Ave in the Brannan Building with office phone 671.
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H. M. Austin
Richter Building
Samuel V. Young
Alexander
Woolworth's
Berton Bldg
Alexander Building
Laredo
Nat’l Bank
Salinas Ave
Brannan
Wilson Ready to Recognize Mexican Government Under Colby Terms
Mexico City August 17 President Wilson is ready to recognize the Mexican government if it accepts Secretary Colby’s terms. Proposals require respect for North American lives and property, indemnities to foreigners, and abrogation of confiscatory Carranza decrees. State department officials say performance, not promises, is the key condition and no recognition is promised. The U S government will watch stability before deciding.
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State Department
de la Huerta
Associated Press
Mexico City
Wilson
Colby
Fernando Calderon
United States
Carranza
Washington
Mexico
Poles Drive Back Soviets After Warsaw Break
Warsaw reports Allied officials say the Soviet hold on Warsaw was broken and Polish counteroffensive gains momentum at several points. General Pilsudski directed the stroke and relief, with Poles advancing along the northern front as aviators fire on retreating Soviet troops.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Pilsudski
Soviet Russia Requests Clear British Stance on Wrangel
London August 17 Soviet Russia through Kamenets head of the trade mission here asked Premier Lloyd George for a precise definite statement on Britain's attitude toward General Wrangel the anti Bolshevik leader in southern Russia.
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London
Russia
Kamenets
Lloyd George
Wrangel
Lord Mayor Deported After Sedition Conviction
Terence MacSweeney lord mayor of Cork was deported to England aboard a destroyed vessel after being found guilty of sedition by a court martial. He has refused food since custody.
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Cork
Ireland
Terence MacSweeney
England
MacSweeney
Royal Academician refuses taxes and faces jail
Sir W. B. Richmond, a Royal Academician, says he will go to jail rather than pay the Hammersmith Borough Council’s increased tax of 149 pounds on his house and grounds near two acres. At 70, he calls the demand Bolshevist robbery and writes to the press.
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Associated Press
London
W. B. Richmond
Royal Academician
Hammersmith
Chinese newspaper men visit Japan amid Sino Japanese strain
A Canton led delegation of Chinese journalists arrives in Tokio marking a hopeful sign of improving Sino Japanese relations. The visit includes a journalist prominent in the anti-Japanese boycott and underscores growing Canton gate for Japanese trade with South China.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Canton
South China
China
Bureau of Immigration Reorganized by Labor Dept Official
Washington August 17 Assistant Secretary of Labor Post ordered a reorganization of the bureau of immigration citing utter disorganization in the bureau and in its field service. The action aims to restore order and efficiency across headquarters and outposts.
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Washington
Bureau of Immigration
Secretary of Labor Post
Department
Bureau
Debate on Suf frage Began in the House Tennessee
Nashville Tenn August 17 Deliberation on the adoption of the resolution proposing ratification of the federal suffrage amendment opened in the lower house of the Tennessee legislature today. The senate already has adopted the ratification resolution. A vote is expected this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Delibate
Tennessee
Senate
Trade in dull as panic curbs Japan US cargoes
Tokio reports bilateral trade between Japan and the United States is slowing because the financial panic has halted cargo movements. Japanese ships on routes to and from American ports carry limited cargo both ways, with homeward shipments hit by cancellations from Japanese importers facing tight money and depression.
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Associated Press
Tokio
United States
Death of Rafael Moreno Pioneer Resident of Laredo
Rafael Moreno aged 60 a native of Laredo died at Nye farm in North Laredo at midnight. He spent his life here serving on the police force and later ran a city hack. Survived by his wife and one daughter Mrs Vidal Sepulveda.
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Laredo
Nye
North
Rafael Moreno
Vidal Sepulveda
Denounced Hobby Action in Galveston Convention
Galveston county American Party convention adopted a resolution denouncing Governor Hobby for declaring martial law. It accused a clique backing the open shop and claimed under martial rule citizens faced threats, intimidation, and persecution, trial by jury was suspended, and homes and hotels were raided.
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Galveston
Tex
Hobby
American Party
Members San Ramon Sporting Club annual meeting notice
The San Ramon Sporting Club will hold its annual meeting tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the Elk's Club. Full attendance is urged as matters of importance are to be transacted. Juston S. Phin, Albert Martin. President, Secretary.
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San Ramon Sporting Club
Elk’s Club
Juston S. Phin
Albert Martin
Money Makers Want Ad Brief
Classified note advertises opportunities to earn money through listed opportunities. Limited readable text shows emphasis on money making, without specific details or names.
Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Mays accused after death
Raymond Chapman shortstop of the Cleveland Americans died from a head injury after being struck by a ball thrown by Carl Mays in a New York game. Doctors removed part of his fractured skull but he did not regain consciousness. Detroit and Boston players plan a petition to ban Mays from organized baseball and may refuse to play with him.
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New York
Raymond Chapman
Cleveland Americans
Carl Mays
The
St. Lawrence Hospital
Boston
Mass
Detroit
New York Americans
Mays
Plague Confirmed in Galveston as Eighth Case Raises Watch
In Galveston Texas officials confirmed the eighth bubonic plague case today and noted another suspect is under observation. A citywide cleanup campaign is reported to be progressing well. Local health authorities urge vigilance and continued sanitation measures.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Troop 8 Wins Prize at Austin National Guard Camp
In Austin on August 17, Troop B Fifth Cavalry from Collin and McKinney counties claimed the $1,000 top prize for the largest contingent at the National Guard encampment. The unit numbered 78 men and three officers.
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Austin
Texas
Fifth Cavalry
Collin
McKinney
National Guard
London Wins High Jump Title at Antwerp Olympics
London of the New York Athletic Club won the final high jump event in the Antwerp Olympic Games setting a new Olympic record of 1.95 meters surpassing the previous 1.93 meters.
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Associated Press
Antwerp
London
New York Athletic Club
England Wins Victory In 800 Meter Final Heat
Antwerp reports England captured the final heat of the 800 meter race with Earl Kby of Chicago finishing second. The event highlighted a strong British performance and placed Kby narrowly behind the winner.
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England
Antwerp
Earl Kby
Chicago
Rail workers urged courtesy to public at Galveston convention
Galveston Tex Aug 17 delegates at the Passenger Ticket and Freight Agents association convention urged more courtesy from all railroad employees toward the traveling public. Speakers claimed tactful treatment would foster support for private ownership of railroads.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Infanticide Fear Prompts Chinese Prefecture Police Orders
In China prefecture the surge of infanticide has alarmed authorities. With the Monkey year in the Japanese calendar, mothers fear misfortune for children born that year. Police issue special orders requiring registry and oversight of prospective mothers to curb the superstition.
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Associated Press
Tokio
China Prefecture
Rotary luncheon speakers on Cox Harding Bailey Neff
Political Pat Boiling: the Rotary Club of Laredo invites visiting Rotarians to the Hamilton Hotel Cafe for a Wednesday noon luncheon to hear speakers discuss the day’s candidates Cox Harding Bailey and Neff and to decide who best should be elected.
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Laredo
Rotary Club
Cox
Harding
Bailey
Neff
Hamilton Hotel
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Penjami Binks
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Robert French, Jr
Palestine
Mrs
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Ernesto Herrera
Houston
Harry Sames
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Alethea Sleeper
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SOP
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Waco
Woman's Club
Physicians and Surgeons
J. T. Halsell
Richter
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Thaison Bidg
W. W. Shirey
Ella A. Chittenden
D. C
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Alexander Bldg
E. A. Atlee
R. A. and
A. E. McCulloch
Wilcox Block
Western Union
J. K. Thompson
N. W. Corne Market Plaza
W. J. Wilson
A. G. Thompson
G. C. Hiatt
Undertakers
H. L. Jackson
Complete Auto Equipment
Jarvis Plaza
Travis Bruce Bunn
Flora Dilgarde Anderson
Gate City Quartette
Julian M. DE Villar
San Dario Avenue
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Sive
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Tion Bureau
POST
Ratifi
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San Ramon Club
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