Birthday notes mark anniversaries of notable figures
On August 20, notable births are recorded including Raymond Poincare former French president born in Bar-le-Duc sixty years ago today. J R Lucas bishop in Mackenzie River diocese born in England fifty three years ago today. Arthur P Rugg Massachusetts chief justice born Sterling sixty eight? or fifty eight years ago today. Morris McDonald Maine Central Railroad president born New Albany Indiana fifty five years ago today. Christine Nilsson famed Swedish born singer sixty three? seventy three years ago today.
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Raymond Poincare
French Republic
Bar-le- Duc
J. R. Lucas
Mackenzie River
England
Arthur P. Rugg
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Sterling
Mass
Morris McDonald
Maine Central Railroad
New Albany
Ind
Christine Nilsson
Sweden
Haeglin Brother Tied To Sabinas Brewery
Atchison Kansas August 20 Associated Press Carl Haeglin brother of Gus Haeglin of Atchison is connected to Sabinas Coahuila brewery where he serves as president. Several Atchison residents hold financial interests in the Sabinas brewery. Haeglin’s family lives in Sabinas, a town Villa captured shortly before capitulation to the de la Huerta government.
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Associated Press
Atchison
Kan
Carl Haeglin
Eagle Pass
Texas
Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Gus Haeglin
Sabinas
Coahuila
Haegin
Villa
de la Huerta
Francis Asbury the First American Methodist Bishop
New York Aug 20 Methodist across the nation mark the 175th anniversary of Francis Asbury the first American Methodist bishop. He built circuits from Philadelphia through New Jersey New York and beyond accelerating revivalism and church growth while enduring extreme travel hardships. He died in Baltimore while en route to a general conference in 1816.
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New York
America
Francis Asbury
Wesley
England
New World
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Asbury
Georgim
Vireia
Baltimore
Asbury Park
Methodist Episcopal Book Concern
Methodist Church
Washington
Actress Mary Rickford Proud of Irish Descent
Mary Rickford, noted film star, emphasizes her Irish heritage through her mother’s line, tracing kinship to the Celt family of Hennessey.
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Mary Rickford
Hennessey
More Drunkenness in England and Wales in 1919
Convictions for drunkenness in England and Wales in 1919 rose to 57,948, nearly double 1918’s 29,075. Greater London and Northern England accounted for 93 percent of the total. The report cites more men at home, more policemen on duty, longer drinking hours, and stronger liquor as contributing factors.
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Associated Press
London
England
Wales
Greater
Social calendar dances in Fort McIntosh and Roof Garden
Friday evening hosts a dance at the Service Club in Fort McIntosh followed by a Saturday dance at the Soldiers Club Roof Garden in the evening.
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Service Club
Fort McIntosh
Soldiers Club Roof Garden
Social Guests and Local Club News
Mrs. Percy Booth and baby visit her mother Mrs. R L Woodard. Misa Refugio Benavides returns from summer school in Austin. Will Austin leaves for California to join his parents. Mrs. C A Chesney and baby of Knoxville and Miss Olive Pierce visit Mrs. W M Beaman and family. Mrs. R W Gebhardt and daughter Viola visit, with Mrs. B W Morris of Houston. Frances and Alethea Sleeper of Waco set to return Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A B Gale and son Freddia back from Corpus Christi. Keithley family return from camping near Comfort. I Wilson and daughters visit in San Antonio, returning next week. J B Morton and Rosalie Biggio back from Marfa and San Antonio. A L Stoner visiting in Tampico. There will be a dance at Elks Hall tonight. Missionary notes detail Circle B and Circle C meetings and tamale sale plans. Presbyterian Woman’s Auxiliary entertaining with ice course. Bridge party hosted by Mrs Harry Sames honoring Frances and Alethea Sleeper. prizes awarded to Mrs A Wormser and Inez Hill.
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Harry Sames
Frances
Alethea Sleeper
Waco
A. Wormser
Inez Hill
Mesdames A
Wormser
Joe Moser
L. Joseph
R. £. Muller
M. ©. Barlow
R. L. Bobbitt
Cluck
A. Smith
A, C. Hamilton
Percy Booth
Riley
Misses Smith
Cuban observer studies girls' manual training schools abroad
A woman observer from Cuba has been dispatched to France and Spain to study the organization and operation of manual training schools for girls, aiming to inform Cuba's educational practices.
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Cuba
France
Spain
Ireland rail strike dampens tourist rush to Killarney
Dublin reports a fall in American tourism as railway disruption continues. Soldiers have occupied two large hotels in Killarney to replace destroyed barracks and are building a wireless station, signaling increased military presence at major resorts.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Killarney
Ireland
NOTHING BUT HONOR IN BLUNTZER JUSTICE REPORT
Corpus Christi Aug 20 The report from Justice of the Peace W G Sutherland of Bluntzer Nueces county praised as the most law abiding in south Texas notes no civil suits in three years and no criminal complaints in five years for precinct No 2. He adds that honor is the only reward for the chief Justice of this court.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Tex
South Texas
Justice of the Peace
W. G. Sutherland
Bluntzer
Nueces County
Sutherland
Justice of the Peace’s Court
Precinct No. 2
Mrs Pennybacker Named Head of Federation Citizenship
Mrs Thoms G Winter of Minneapolis president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs appointed Mrs Percy V Pennybacker of Texas to head the federation department of American citizenship. Winter has just returned from Chautauqua New York where she conducted the first club women’s institute in America emphasizing citizenship. Next biennial federation convention location to be decided at the board meeting in Washington September 14 to 16.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis, Minn
Thoms G. Winter
Minneapolis
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Percy V. Pennybacker
Texas
Federation Department of American Citizenship
Winter
Chautauqua
N. Y
America
Federation
General Federation Board
Washington, D. C
Mexico to found farm colonies in San Luis Potosi and Guanajuato
The government plans farm colonies for peasants in San Luis Potosi and Guanajuato to quell uprisings. Each small landholder will have a defined lot with own streets market garden and school. Colonies will be non transferable but inheritable and tax free with tools seeds provided and located near rail lines for market access.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Guanajuato
Chihuahuan
Sonora
Mexico
Wedding in Shop Denison Texas Aboard Shop Whistles
In Denison Texas on August 20 O J Sanders joined Miss Gertrude Smith of Purcell Oklahoma in a wedding staged inside the Missouri Kansas Texas railway shops. A temporary altar was set by workers as hundreds of clad in work clothes gathered. The ceremony was led by the Rev C W Henron. The closing car shop whistle sparked a shop-wide charivari and all engines and whistles joined.
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Associated Press
Denison
Tex
O. J. Sanders
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Sanders
Gertrude Smith
Purcell
Oklo
C. W. Henron
Waples Memorial Church
The Emperor's Fault at Piave River Collapse
Vienna August 20 Chief blame for the Austrian defeat on the Piave river is placed on former Emperor Carl by a war delinquencies commission report. On November 2 1918 the emperor issued three conflicting orders within hours first for armistice then revoked and renewed. The report notes the emperor consulted no one and suggests fear of army return to Vienna influenced decisions.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Piave
Carl
Peat to Rise in Use as Germany Faces Coal Shortage
Berlin reports peat likely expanding in domestic and industrial fuel use following the Spa agreement. Berlin municipal authorities run a turf digging plant at Blankenfelde producing 20 tons daily, peat mixed with coal aiding boiler fires at city power stations. Saxony fears coal famine next winter as officials plan forest clearings and potato cultivation.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Blankenfelde
Saxony
Reinhold
Labor Victory Protects Foreign Residents in Argentina
Buenos Aires August 20 The Argentin e Federation of Labor led by socialist deputies won a lower house vote to amend the residence law. Expulsion of foreigners without a court hearing is now barred with only a Federal judge after trial empowered to decide. Senate passage expected.
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Ky Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Argentine Federation of Labor
Congress
Federation
Senate
German currency experts question timing of money reform
Berlin Aug 20. Reichsbank officials say no definite answer to when Germany’s vast paper currency may improve. The July 15 circulation stood at 53,447,000,000 marks, down 198,000,000 from the prior week. Direct or Von Glasenapp adds only two ways to curb infla tion: work and thrift. higher production aids exchange and exports, and a nationwide return to frugality may improve the paper money situation.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
von Glasenapp
Reichsbank
War Office disciplines 110 naval officers over Kapp revolt
Berlin Aug. 20 The War Office disciplined 110 naval officers after an inquiry into conduct during the Kapp revolt. Some were cashiered others retired suspended transferred or subjected to other penalties.
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Associated Press
Berlin
War Office
War Taxes the Nerve Energy of the Country
The piece urges full national effort to win the war and warns that fatigue and nervous strain signal breakdown of the nervous system. It advises immediate steps to restore energy and avoid mental and physical exhaustion.
Sensapersa advertised as nerve and blood tonic remedy
An advertisement touts Sensapersa as a blood arc and nerve sedative that promises to rebuild worn nerves and tissues, double nerve health in ten days, and boost daily resilience. Available in two sizes, 50c and 00, from Druggist or Only Drug Co.
Hunger strike riot erupts at Maryland penitentiary dorm
In Baltimore on August 20 more than five hunger strikers sparked a dormitory riot at the Maryland penitentiary. About 3 a.m. inmates tore out electric lights and held a two hour demonstration in darkness. The warden used a fire hose as a fire crew was summoned. The protest followed a recent work strike over meal variety.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland Penitentiary
Ray Chapman Funeral Draws Thousands in Cleveland
In Cleveland on August 20, Ray Chapman was laid to rest at St John’s Cathedral. Thousands filled streets and could not gain admission as services began before 10 o clock. The city paused with hats doffed and flags half mast as plants suspended for five minutes.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Ray Chapman
St. John's Cathedral
Tennessee House Adopts Woman Suffrage Ratification Move
Associated Press reports Nashville Aug 20 the Tennessee House adjourned until 10 o clock tomorrow after a suffragist led bid to force reconsideration failed. The overwhelming vote to adjourn signals opponents lacked pledges to rescind ratification while anti suffragists failed to push a Monday adjournment. The suffragists claim a clear victory.
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Walker
House
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House
Philadelphia sprinter claims 200 meter gold at Olympic Games
Woodring of Meadow Brook Club Philadelphia won the 200 meter dash in 22 seconds flat at Antwerp Olympics. Paddock of Los Angeles finished second and Murchison of New York placed fourth.
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Antwerp
Woodring
Meadow Brook Club
Philadelphia
Paddock
Los Angeles
Murchison
New York
Embargoes on West Texas Freight and Passengers Likely Lifted
Fort Worth officials say washout embargoes on freight and passengers to West Texas points will probably be lifted today. Local railroad officials announced the expected action during the day.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
West Texas
Fire destroys Eastland business district in mud delays
Fire destroyed Eastland's business district with losses estimated at 10000 dollars. Fire engines became stuck in mud en route to the blaze, delaying efforts to battle the fire.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Eastland
Kansas Wheat Output Hits Historic Highs in August Report
Kansas reports the second largest wheat crop in state history and a projected record corn yield from a state board canvass dated August 14. Wheat production reaches 147,000,000 bushels while corn is forecast at peak levels for five years.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Mexican Boy Scouts Revival in Mexico City
Mexico City announces the revival of the Boy Scout movement. Leaders call all youths aged twelve to seventeen to enroll in The Corps of Mexican Explorers. The group previously enjoyed government support including uniforms, shoes, and small expense allowances. The movement paused during the revolution and now aims to renew its activities.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Boy Scout Movement
Mexicio
Boy Scouts
Corps of Mexican Explorers
Elire
Missing Kansas City girl sparks nation wide search
Kansas City Missouri August 20 a nation wide search began for Harriet Howard Kimball aged 19 who left her home Monday night in a note asking her father not to seek her. authorities described the disappearance as urgent and unresolved with no clear motive.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Harriet Howard Kimball
Rome urges Mannix moderation on British questions
London reports that the consistory at Rome directed a strong exhortation to Archbishop Mannix, urging moderation in his handling of British political issues, per a British official message from Rome.
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Associated Press
London
Rome
Mannix
Paris Suburban Electrification Moves Toward Completion
Electrification of the Paris suburban railroad, planned in 1910 and delayed by war, is advancing on state lines with power stations erected and wiring in place. Electric locomotives and equipment are pending, with near stations to be served by electric trains while distant points remain on the steam system. The project aims to ease heavy suburban congestion within two years.
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Associated Press
Paris
Fingerprints to identify all U S residents debated at convention
Fingerprints of every man woman and child in the United States will be taken and filed by the government as a permanent means of identification, according to experts at the International Association for Identification convention in Minneapolis.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
International Association For Identification
Sold Jail At Auction in Huntington Indiana
Huntington Ind August 20 county jail auction sold for four dollars to Charles Orr. County commission advertised and hired an auctioneer who used jokes to raise bids. Building 40 by 80 feet must be removed promptly, reportedly worth more than its material value.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Ind
Huntingdon
County Commission
Henry Keefer
Charles Orr
Keefer
Orr
Mail Sacks Found Near Stolen Pouches on Riverbank
In St Louis Missouri on August 20 four of five stolen mail pouches were recovered from the Mississippi River near the bend where the robbers left the Missouri Pacific train. Two were empty. the others held blank postal orders. Apart from a $25,000 currency shipment from the federal revenue bank, the robbery's total haul remains unknown.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Mississippi River
Federal Revenue Bank
Soviet Confesses Troops Withdrawn Near Warsaw
Associated Press London reports Soviet forces abandoned Lukow 68 miles southeast of Warsaw and Haddin 80 miles southeast of the Polish capital. The Moscow communique says Poles were driven seven miles from Ciecha, 45 miles northwest of Warsaw. Paris notes Polish military successes despite French planning efforts led by General Weygand and a staff of over 600 officers.
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Associated Press
London
Lukow
Warsaw
Haddin
Moscow
Ciechanow
Paris
Weygand
Peace Conference Sittings Report Minsk Terms
London dispatch notes the Minsk sitting on August 20 and Moscow reports Russia’s terms to the Poles are substantially the same as those published in London. The official Moscow statement reiterates the terms presented.
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London
Minsk
Russia
Moscow
National Safety Council Announces Safety Congress
National Safety Council will hold its ninth annual safety congress in Milwaukee from September 27 to October 1. Arrangements aim to attract about four thousand attendees and emphasize the industrial importance of safety.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
National Safety Council
Return Cargo Crisis Hits American Vessels
In Buenos Aires American ships report heavy losses as port workers refuse to handle wool and hides in sympathy with wool and hides strikes. The prolonged stoppage has halted movement of these return cargoes, forcing ships to wait or be diverted and driving charter rates uncertain.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
River Plate
Shipping Man
Conditions ghastly in Irkutsk area report says
A former Kolchak officer who escaped from Irkutsk describes conditions as ghastly. Bolsheviks seize most scarce food while remnants of the intelligentsia live in constant terror of persecution.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Kokusai News Agency
Harbin
Kolchak
Irkutsk
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Circle B. W. M
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