Birthday milestones mark August 17 figures and leaders
On this daily birthday roll call several prominent figures are noted to reach anniversaries today. Former Austrian Hungary Emperor Charles born 33 years ago, Sir Eric Drummond 44 years, Julia Marlowe 50 years, Richmond P. Hobson 60 years, and Hugh C. Cumming 51 years, with origins listed for each from Greensboro Alabama Hampton Virginia and England. The item frames these as a Tuesday daily birthday party.
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Charles
Austria- Hungary
Eric Drummond
The
Llague of Nations
Julia Marlowe
EB. 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
Bolsheviki driven from Odessa and evacuated the whole of the Ukraine. August 17 report notes former Emperor William purchasing the Doorn estate near Utrecht as parts of shifting European events unfold.
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William
Doorn
Utrecht
Odessa
Ukraine
Golden Jubilee at Ohio State in Columbus Oct
Ohio State University plans a golden jubilee celebration in Columbus next October aiming to host a large gathering of distinguished educators. Governor Cox will welcome guests on opening day, with the 1870 founding and 1878 establishment as pivotal milestones.
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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
The Times advertises daily opportunities available for readers at a subscription price of 50 cents per month.
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the Times
Tennis party and band concert at Service Club
Tuesday features a tennis party at the Service Club court at six with a band concert at the same club at seven thirty. The Miriam Chapter No 86 O E S holds its regular meeting at Masonic Hall at eight. Wednesday offers moving pictures at the Service Club.
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Service Club
Miriam Chapter
O. E
Masonic Hall
Woodbridge duo elected unanimously
Gregor and Mise Helen Woodbridge were unanimously elected to their posts, solidifying support from all voting members. The election reflects broad consensus and signals stable leadership for the coming term.
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Gregor and
Mise Helen Woodbridge
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
The Times carries the U S Weather Bureau forecast for New Orleans area. Tonight and Wednesday are cloudy and somewhat unsettled, with a mild to moderate chance of rain and variable winds.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Summary
Observations for Fort McIntosh covering the 24 hours ending at 7 am show no report available. No data on temperature precipitation wind or other conditions is provided in the source text.
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Fort McIntosh
Peace report to Sun Goddess at Ise Shrines
Associated Press reports the Emperor’s messenger, Prince Fushimi, visits the Ise Shrines and mausoleums of Jimmu Tenno and Meiji after Japan’s war with Russia. Reports say national events trigger a report to Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, by the Imperial proxy. Admiral Togo previously offered thanks at the shrine founded 1,900 years ago, home to the Sacred Mirror.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Amaterasu
Fushimi
Jimmu Tenno
Japan
Meiji
Russia
Togo
Local Professionals and Offices in City Building Row
A compact listing shows a chiropractor in Room 30 Bertani Building with morning and afternoon hours, lawyers at the New Alexander Building beside Laredo National Bank, a dentist at Market Plaza with phone, Dr. W J Wilson at Valias Building over People’s Pharmacy, Dr. G C Hiatt at 616 Salinas Avenue Brannan Building, and H L Jackson funeral director with auto equipment at Jarvis Plaza.
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Alexander Building
Laredo
Nat'l Bank
H. L. Jackson
Complete Auto Equipment
Jarvis Plaza
Texas State Officers List From University Bulletin
A bulletin from the University of Texas provides a complete list of state officers boards and commissions including who names them term lengths and pay. It also details required qualifications and duties and counts of officers in many departments such as attorney general treasury agricultural and highway commissions.
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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
Railroad Commission
Board of Water Engineer’s
Industrial Welfare Commission
State Intangible Tax Board
Sinn Fein Courts in Ireland Hand Down Eccentric Civil Rulings
Dublin dispatch reports Sinn Fein courts show unusual civil decisions and imaginative judgments. A will case lets an engaged brother choose a division while the other selects his portion. A thief must repay and endure a 30 day farm task. another is paraded through the village and forced to apologize after returning stolen harness.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Soviet Hold on Warsaw Broken as Polish Counteroffensive Advances
Aug 17 dispatches report allied officials saying the Soviet hold on the gates of Warsaw has been broken and Polish counteroffensive gains are evident along the northern front. General Pilsudski directed the stroke relieving pressure on Warsaw while Polish aviators reportedly fire on retreating Soviet troops. London notes Kameneff seeks a definite British stance toward Wrangell in southern Russia.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Pilsudski
London
Russia
Kameneff
Lloyd George
General Wrangell
Cork Lord Mayor Deported After Sedition Conviction
Cork Ireland August 17 Serence MacSweeney lord mayor was deported to England aboard a destroyed vessel after a court martial yesterday found him guilty of sedition. He has refused to eat since custody.
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Cork
Ireland
Serence MacSweeney
England
MacSweeney
Sir W B Richmond refus es taxes and jail ultimatum
London August 17 Sir W B Richmond Royal Academician says he will go to jail rather than pay higher taxes imposed by Hammersmith Borough Council. He refuses the 149 annual charge on his house and grounds of about two acres, stating at age 70 he would rather prison than support what he calls injustice and robbery.
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Associated Press
London
W. B. Richmond
Royal Academician
Hammersmith
Canton Journalists Visit Japan Amid Improving Ties
A mainly Cantonese group of Chinese newspaper men arrives in Tokyo for the first time since Sino-Japanese tensions rose. The delegation includes a prominent anti-Japanese boycott figure and is seen as a sign of easing relations as trade with South China, via Canton, grows.
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Tokio
Japan
Canton
South China
China
Japanese Influence in South Seas Diminishes After War
Tokio reports Japanese merchantmen in the South Seas have declined as foreign shipping resumes. Pre war Dutch and British fleets dominated routes to the Dutch East Indies Singapore Bangkok and Hong Kong, but wartime gains by Japanese lines faded as merchants ship directly from the Dutch Indies to Europe. Only one Japanese company remains regular, subsidized by the government.
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Hy Associated Press
Tokio
South Seas
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Bangkok
Hongkong
Europe
Mexico to be Recognized If Mexico Accepts Colby Plan
Mexico City reports President Wilson ready to recognize the Mexican government if it agrees to Colby terms. Proposals call for respecting North American lives and property, paying indemnities to foreigners, and abrogating confiscatory Carranza decrees. State officials caution recognition depends on performance, not promises, with Mexico awaiting stability before any decision.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Wilson
Colby
de la Huerta
Fernando Calderon
United States
Washington
State Department
Mexico
Bureau of Immigration Reorganized by Labor Dept
Washington Aug 17 Assistant Secretary of Labor Post ordered the reorganiza tion of the bureau of immigration due to conditions indicating utter disorganization in the bureau and its field service officials said the move aimed to restore order and efficiency across headquarters and offices abroad
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Immigration
Assistant Secretary of Labor Post
Department
Bureau
Debate on Suffrage Ratification Opens in Tennessee House
Debate on adopting the resolution proposing ratification of the federal suffrage amendment began in the Tennessee House today. The Senate has already adopted the ratification resolution, and a vote was expected this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Nashvile, Tennm
Tennessee
Senate
Trade in dull Tokyo US relations hurt by financial panic
Trade between Japan and the United States grows dull as the financial panic stalls cargo movements. Japanese ships operating between ports carry limited inward and outward cargo, with homeward shipments hit by cancellations from Japanese importers facing depression and tight money.
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Associated Press
Tokio
United States
Death of Rafael Moreno Pioneer Laredo Resident Passes
Rafael Moreno aged 60, a lifelong Laredo native, died at the Nye farm in North Laredo at midnight. A former city police officer and later operator of a city hack, he was well known locally. He leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs Vidal Sepulveda.
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Laredo
Nye
North
Rafael Moreno
Vidal Sepulveda
Denounced Hobby Action in Open Shop Fight
Galveston convention of the American party denounces Governor Hobby for declaring martial law. The resolution accuses a clique of men of pushing open shop in Galveston. It claims under the military regime citizens are threatened intimidated and persecuted, trial by jury suspended, and homes and hotels raided and occupants abused.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Hobby
American Party
San Ramon Sporting Club to Hold Annual Meeting
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. President Justo S. Penn and Secretary Albert Martin will preside.
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R. L. Poster
Woman’s Club
Chas. Lines
W. M. Brennan
M. T. Cogley
A. E. Gates
A. G. Thompson
M. Hanchett
May Lines
Helen Mac
San Ramon Sporting Club
Elk’s Club
Justo S. Penn
Albert Martin
Money Makers in Times Want Ads
Classified notes announce opportunities to earn money and invest in quick returns through listed ads. Each item highlights packaging, buying, selling, or service chances with brief terms and contact cues. The page emphasizes cash flow, small ventures, and rapid engagement for readers seeking income.
Raymond Chapman Dies After Ball Strike In New York
In New York on August 17 Raymond Chapman shortstop of the Cleveland Americans died at St Lawrence hospital after a ball struck him on the head during a game with the New York Americans. A portion of his fractured skull was removed in an operation at midnight and he never regained consciousness. Boston reports players from Detroit and Boston clubs plan to petition to banish Carl Mays from organized baseball with likely refusals to play further games against him.
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Associated Press
New York
Raymond Chapman
Cleveland Americans
Carl Mays
The
St. Lawrence Hospital
Boston
Mass
Detroit
Carl Mayas
New York Americans
Mays
Bubonic Plague Case Confirmed in Galveston
Galveston Texas August 17 the city confirms the eighth bubonic plague case with another suspect under observation as the cleanup campaign makes good progress.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Troop B Wins $1000 Prize at Guard Encampment
Austin reports Troop B of the Fifth Cavalry from Collin and McKinney counties was awarded the $1,000 prize for the largest troop by numbers at the National Guard encampment. The unit totaled 78 men and three officers.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Fifth Cavalry
Collin
McKinney
National Guard
London A C Star Wins Olympic High Jump Title
Antwerp August 17 London of the New York Athletic Club captured the final high jump event, setting a new Olympic record with 1.95 meters surpassing the previous mark of 1.93 meters.
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Associated Press
Antwerp
London
New York Athletic Club
England Wins iVictory in Final Heat at Antwerp
England took the final heat to win the 800 meter race at Antwerp. Earl Eby of Chicago finished second in the event, with the race concluding the competition.
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England
iVictory
Antwerp
Earl Eby
Chicago
Courteous conduct urged at railroad convention in Galveston
In Galveston on August 17 the Passenger Ticket and Freight Agents association convention urged greater courtesy from all railroad employees toward the traveling and shipping public. Speakers said tactful treatment would foster public support for continued private ownership of the roads.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Infanticide surge in China prefecture alarms authorities
In China prefecture many infanticide cases alarm officials. With this year labeled the Monkey year in the Japanese calendar, an old superstition leads mothers to fear misfortune for newborns. Police issue orders to register and monitor expectant mothers and eradicate the on key superstition.
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Associated Press
Tokio
China Prefecture
Rotary luncheon to hear Cox Harding Bailey Neff candidates
The Rotary Club of Laredo schedules a noon Wednesday talk at the Hamilton Hotel Cafe by visiting Rotarians to inform on the day’s candidates Cox Harding Bailey and Neff. The club notes not all can be elected and encourages voting for the best man.
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Laredo
Rotary Club
Cox
Harding
Bailey
Neff
Hamilton Hotel
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