August 20 1672 history notes and local social listings
Historical dates span 1672 to 1991 with names Cornelius De Witt Gen Sullivan Greek martyr Marcos Bozzaris and others. The page also records weddings, travel notices, club events, musical performances and society announcements from Laredo entries including Mrs. J. D. Merriman Miss Dorothy Derby and Prof. Mark Gunzburg with school and concert references.
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Cornelius de Witt
Netherlands
Hague
Horn
Sullivan
Gen. Greene
Long Island
Marcos Bozzaris
Karpenisi
Albania
John Hennessy
R. C
Dubuque
Limerick
Ireland
Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli
United States
San Anna
Italy
Rome
Suez Canal
William Booth
The
Salvation Army
London
Bonn
Nottingham
Russia
Transcontinental Air Mail Test Begins From Chicago
The Post Office plans a two stage test of all weather twenty four hour air mail service starting tomorrow night between Chicago and Cheyenne. Eight army planes will fly the Chicago to Cheyenne leg with about fifty aircraft in the program overall. The night machines are single seater bi planes carrying limited mail and equipped with searchlights beacons and long range lighthouses stand by along the route to guide pilots.
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Chicago
Til
Post Office Department
Cheyenne
Engineer M Louis Joucheur poised to lead France if Poincare falls
M Louis Joucheur, a celebrated Roubaix native engineer, may be asked to form a new government if Premier Poincare falls. He served in an artillery regiment after Polytechnique, then worked on public works, directing railways in the Turkish Empire Balkans Serbia and a winter relief line from Petrograd to Kola. During the war he aided France with explosives manufacturing.
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M. Louis Joucheur
France
Poincare
Roubaix
Ecole Polytechnique
Compagnie du Nord
Balkans
Serbia
Tetrograd
Kola
Archange
Birthday list marks notable births on August 20
Raymond Poincare former president and now premier of France born Bar-le-Duc 63 years ago today Ralph Budd president of the Great Northern Railway born Waterloo Iowa 46 years ago today Julia Sanderson popular actress born Springfield Massachusetts 39 years ago today Arthur P Rugg Massachusetts chief justice born Sterling Massachusetts 61 years ago today Morris McDonald Maine Central Railroad president born New Albany Indiana 58 years ago today
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Raymond Poincare
French Republic
Bar-le-Duc
Ralph Budd
Great Northern Railway
Waterloo
Iowa
Julia Sanderson
Springfield
Mass
Arthur P. Rugg
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Sterling
Morris McDonald
Maine Central Railroad
New Albany
Ind
Germany Divided Over Prohibition Split Enemies
Hamburg August 17 Associated Press reports a split among opponents of liquor traffic in Germany. The labels tamperenzlers favor restrictive measures while abatmenzlers push for complete abolition of the traffic.
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Associated Press
Hamburg
Germany
Renewal of Peace Feature Signed by Honduran and Salvadoran Presidents
One year ago today the presidents of Honduras Nicaragua and El Salvador signed a renewal feature of peace. The article notes regional leadership and diplomatic effort to sustain truce and stability in Central America.
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Honduras
Nica
Alvador
Violet 8 Oberfecht Society Editor
Violet 8 is listed as Society Editor for KoA a OCETY Mra with the editorial office telephone number 70.
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Mra
Violet
Oberfecht Society
Methodist W M S circles meet at Mrs Manford home
Social calendar item notes two circles of the W M S of the Methodist Church gathering with Mrs E A Manford at 4 o clock in the afternoon on Monday.
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Methodist Church
E. A. Manford
Hunger the Best Sauce and Digestion Advice
An article notes digestion as the key to appetite and relish, praising Chamberlain's Tablets for improving digestion and fostering a healthy appetite plus gentle bowel movement. The piece presents digestion as essential to enjoying meals and implies the tablets aid this process.
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Chamberlain
Patter and Opinings From a Vaudeville Column
A garbled vaudeville style column offers quips on daily life in Laredo including signs on telephone poles about hitching, daylight saving fatigue, jewelry fads, Helen Westerly’s Paris trip, and aphorisms on walking in another’s shoes and fighting. It reads as a pasted collage of social curiosities and wry humor from a local paper.
Seven Women Die in Wasi Hotel Fire at Lake of Bays
Seven women perished when the Wasi Hotel at Lake of Bays burned early yesterday. Three others were reported missing as fire cut power and trapped guests, who fled in night attire leaving belongings behind. Local investigators and authorities began identifying victims, with confusion over several names and origins in the scrambled report.
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Associated Presa
Sfantsville
Ont
Wasi
Lake of Bays
Alice Atinte Lee
Poronmta
Alargemie Bowdher
Toronto
Clevebrnd
Mes
Barrati Kteoton
Cmtorig
James Atexhet
Susie
Webb
Texas Publishers Meet in Galveston for Two Day Sessions
Members of the Texas Newspaper Publishers Association gathered in Galveston on August 20 for a two day meeting. W A Dealy of Dallas presided as delegates discuss issues facing the newspaper industry.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Texas Newspaper Publishers Association of Texas
W. A. Dealy
Dallas
Stay motion over old contracts books order denied
San Antonio Texas Aug 20 A stay to stop State Superintendent Marrs from ordering books on old contracts pending appeal by the American Book Company in the United States circuit court at New Orleans was overruled by Federal Judge West.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Marrs
American Book Company
United States
New Orleans
West
Prison escape ruse ends with suspect returned to jail
G A Davis, freed by five masked men who overpowered a deputy to seize jail keys, was returned to the county jail last night and is reported as injured. Davis, arrested on non support charges, was recaptured today with no official statement issued.
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Py Associated Press
Fugallic
Pla
G. A. Davis
Davis
Found Roman altar near Kingston Road identified by antiquarian
A large white square stone three feet high near Kingston Road, long used as a jump ing block in children games, is identified as a Roman altar seven thousand years old. Dr W H Kes Leven notes the low top marks where rings for offerings once rested and carved figures on one side may depict priests.
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Associated Drees London
Kingston Road
W. H. Kes- Leven
Cotton Mills Face Hard Times in Lancashire
The British cotton trade is dull and Lancashire spinning mill shareholders face losses and reduced profits. A list shows 74 mills reporting capital and profit setbacks with dividends once 20 to 50 percent now a distant memory. An imperial effort to revive cotton rowing was proposed.
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Associated Press
Oldham
Lancashire
Lancashire Spinning Mills
Ime
Monumental Hold Up Ends in Policeman Killing near Monroe
Police investigated a wild Sunday morning road house robbery at a Monroe inn where four men and two women were wounded. A policeman was shot and killed while stopping the suspected gang as they fled after an alleged Wild West style hold up of about 150 guests. Authorities identified a suspect trio from Hare Yooww New York and are pursuing the remaining assailants.
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Rena Dereott
York
Monroe Midigan
Fen
Netestone
Oscar Theinhardt
Monroe
Polies
Texas man found guilty of manslaughter in Crosbyton case
Canyon Texas Aug 20 after 17 hours the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against D L Payne for the slaying of J S Menza at Crosbyton last May and sentenced him to five years in the penitentiary. Another indictment is pending against Payne for the killing of Maud Ripper.
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Canyon
Texas
D. L. Payne
J. S. Menza
Crosbyton
Payne
Maud Ripper
We Buy Rags for The Times Office
Advertises rag purchase by The Times with instructions to wash and bring old soft clean rags to the office and promises best prices.
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Times Office
Seaweed Invasion Reaches North Sea From Red Sea Route
Asiatic seaweed has crowded out other marine vegetation in the North Sea over the last twenty years. The invasive species, once unknown in these latitudes, now flourishes everywhere near Helgoland. Experts suggest it was likely carried here on ship hulls.
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Associated Press
Helgoland
North Sea
Red Sea
Iowa Senator Brooks Hart and Meredith Clash Over Policy
Des Moines reports an exchange between Senator Smith Brookhart and Meredith amid remarks on governance and party positions. The Associated Press notes Meredith’s statements and a public response at a gathering, highlighting tensions between Iowa political figures and their policy stances.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Smith Brookhart
Ato, CT
Meredith
Geeretoury
Wall Street
Gromhare
Rypaerifre
Paccoa
Conferees Return Home After Negotiations
The arrival in Washington today of Charles Warren and John Parton marked the return of the commission negotiators who oversaw the proceedings. They stated they will detail the terms and assess the impact on national interests at the earliest opportunity, signaling a potential shift in policy.
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Ty Associated Press
Washington
Ame
Chaiis Warren
John Parton
Sophoe Xraninetien
Che
Local Price Cut Hits Citywide Shopping
Fragmentary OCR shows mentions of price reductions and sales in Texas with references to Saturday events and anticipated wider cuts in the city. No clear dates or entities are fully legible.
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Texas
Poe
Othe City
T&e Saburagy
Notable Pittsburgh Developer Killed in Auto Crash
G J Hollerman a leading Pittsburgh real estate developer formerly of Pittsburgh was killed in Miami when his car overturned on a turn and crushed him beneath the steering wheel. The incident occurred today as he traveled in Florida.
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Wy Associated Press
Miami
Fla
G. J. Hollerman
Pittshtrzh
Rail passenger deaths in English railways in 1922
Associated Press reports that five passengers out of 1,180,479,000 carried on English railways in 1922 were killed in accidents. That is one death per 237 million passengers carried.
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Associated Press
London
Mellon to Stay in Coolidge Cabinet Confirmed
Secretary Mellon announced after a White House conference with President Coolidge that he will remain in the cabinet. The statement came from Washington and ends speculation about his resignation.
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Washington
Mellon
The
Treasury
Coolidge
Germans Reopen Hartz Coal Mines After Ruhr Occupation
Eisleben Saxony Aug 20 coal mines in the Hartz Mountains neglected for 26 years are being operated again due to the French occupation of the Ruhr. The Hartz field extends 20 miles and a single mine is estimated to hold 15 000 000 tons of coal potential.
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Associated Press
Eisleben
Saxony
Hartz Mountains
Ruhr
Hartz
Nerf Will Not Change Orders Amid Turbulent Times
Disjointed text appears to reference political actions and governance but contains many unreadable fragments. The readable portions mention a governor and ongoing debates about policy changes with unclear context or outcomes.
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NERF
Unclear text fragment prompts readings of inspector notes
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference names and events but is largely unreadable. It mentions people such as Barrow Waita and an explorer, with a question about a Wednesday frame and timing around 2 o clock. The overall meaning is obscured by garbled characters.
Fragmented OCR Summary of Windward Agreement
Incoherent OCR text mentions Washington, ratification and orders, incomplete phrases about works, costs, and timing. Unclear entities, no definite event, date, or organization clearly identified.
Held Up Salesman In Busy Texas Street Robbery
An armed robbery on Vodopetem Avenue freed a salesman after a hold up at a busy spot. The bandits fled with an amount totaling about 15,900 dollars carried for delivery. No injuries reported.
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Comatech
Morten
Texas
Vyoton Bapdlite
Legom
Vodopetem Avenue
Fe Biveny
AID FOR HIGHWAYS Delegations meet state commission
Delegations from Harrison and Anderson counties appeared before the state highway commission at the open monthly meeting seeking state and federal aid and location of highways. The gathering occurred in Avetin Texas on August 20.
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Avetin
Texas
State Highway Commission
Haarrison
Anderson
Germany Receives Russian Grain Amid Export Figures
Russia has exported a large grain volume this year with Germany taking over two thirds of shipments. Estimated total exports range from 3.0 to 3.5 million tons for the year, with Germany importing a substantial share.
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Russia
Lore Woereat
Germany
Ttefore de Wae
Industrial World Notes and Odd Facts
Industry notes report Americans drink four billion bottles of soft drinks yearly. Europe imports on Midasaserr island supply frogen beer. An expert claims a method to weld metal and glass. A order for 100 ice making machines from Japan arrives. US telephone wire could encircle the globe TIERS times. Average ice cream consumption exceeds two gallons per person annually.
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Europe
Midasaserr
Srodki Vn
Japan
United States
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