Baily Lesson in History November 30 1750 Highlights
Highlights include the death of Marshal Saxe born October 28 1696 in Chambord and notable historical marks such as Aliias Kent Kane elected senator from Illinois Mark Twain born in Missouri died in Connecticut 1910 and other events spanning 1750 to 1918 including Diaz in Mexico Dewey Asiatic squadron Liege entry and Victoria reception.
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Marshal Saxe
Chambord
Tacoma
Puget Sound
George Dewey
U.S. Asiatic Squadron
South Africa
Queen Victoria
Albert
Liege
Landru Convicted as French Bluebeard in 1919
One year ago today on November 30, Henri Landru was convicted in France as the notorious Bluebeard. Concurrently Japan and China agreed to mediate the Shantung question in a move toward regional diplomacy.
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Henri Landru
Bluebeard
Japan
China
Shantung
Railroad Time Table For Regional Lines
Texas Mexican Train No 1 leaves Corpus Christi at 10 a m Train No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3 36 p m International Great Northern Through fast train for St Louis leaves at 12 01 p m arrives 5 16 p m Night Train leaves at 10 p m arrives at 7 80 a m Rio Grande Eagle Pass Train 1 leaves Laredo daily except Sunday 8 30 a m arrives Minera 10 36 a m Train No 3 leaves Minera daily except Sunday 11 00 a m arrives Laredo 8 18 p m
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Corpus Christi
Rio Grande & Eagle Paes
Laredo
Minera
Revelier's Club Dance at Elks Wall Tonight
Thursday Revelier's Club will entertain with a dance at Elks Wall at 8 30 oclock in the evening. Friday the Friday Bridge Club meets with Mrs Leo M Purwin at 3 30 oclock in the afternoon. The Ladies Aid of the Christian Church meets at 2 20 oclock in the afternoon with Mrs J S Bradford.
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Revelier's Club
Elks Wall
Leo M. Purwin
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
J. S. Bradford
Autumn Twilight and City News Notes
Fragmented verse and social notices mix with city updates. The poem evokes autumn fades as letters recount travel by J. Ward and families, visits from San Antonio and New York, and plans to attend a football game in Austin. Birthday party details and church notices round out the page.
Congress Rests as Thanksgiving Break Begins
Congress suspended activities with other branches of government today for Thanksgiving. The House passed the shipping bill while the Senate stalls on the Dyer anti lynching bill amid Democratic filibuster. President Harding planned little work at the White House and would dine with Mrs. Harding in her sick room, now partly able to sit in an easy chair.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Tarding
Narding
Poetry contest opens to all in Meiji era Japan
The empress and emperor will judge a January poetry contest titled Mountain Cloud at Dawn. Once limited to court nobles, contributions are now open to the public. Reading verse has long been a national pastime, with Emperor Meiji and the empress both composing and collecting poems.
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Associated Press
Tohyo
Fmperor
Meiji
Customs duties in Japan rise in September
The income from customs duties for September reached 9,617,772 yen, according to the finance office in Tokyo. This marks an increase of 2,321,514 yen from the same period last year.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Finance Office
English Oratory Contest Opened in Osaka for Japanese Students
In Osaka on November 30 the Osaka Mainichi and Kwansei Gakuin sponsor an English oratory contest for students from schools across Japan. The event aims to promote English speech and public speaking among youth nationwide.
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Associated Press
Osaka
Japan
Osaka Mainichi
Kwansei Gakuin
Marie Curtis Takes Morning Ocean Dive
Marie Curtis, coastal swimming champion, prepared to dive from the hood of her roadster while still bathing in the California ocean. The playful scene captures her athletic poise as she readies for a morning plunge.
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California
Marie Curtis
Where Bosh Comes From in Persian Romance
The note explains the Persian word bosh as a term meaning nonsense and traces its use in a romance titled DY. git romance, described as early last century. It clarifies origins and context for a historical language query.
Hotel Arrivals List With Names and Locations
A dated hotel arrivals snippet lists numerous guests and destinations including John M. Cthelyon Ranger Fred Schmidt San Antonio Geo Blake ney Haber Ainshaw Dallas A G Letron Bloomington Wilburn Close Mission J Gutierrez N Laredo A Le Prince W S PLOH Kemp Stewart Catarina RD McGee Jn San Antonio Walter McMahon Roy Pate Cotulla Tillen and wife Miranda City Harry Dalkowetz Pearsall D Castilla Jr L Laborde Rio Grande City and Richter's Christmas shopping ad with date 11.23-81.
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Anthony Hothl
John M. Cthelyon
Ranger
Fred HH. Schmidt
San Antonio
Geo. Blakeney
Haber Ainshaw
Dallas
A. G. Letron
Bloomington
Wilburn Close
Mission
Gutierrez
N. Laredo
J. A. le Prince
W.S
Cotulla
A. Tillen
Miranda City
Harry M. Dalkowetz
Pearsall
J. H. Murphy
Laredo
D. Castilla, Jr
L. Laborde
Rio Grande City
Chamberlains Tablets Prove Helpful Says Mrs Mila L Tutton
Mrs Mila L Tutton of Kirkville New York declares Chamberlains Tablets have done her a world of good and she has recommended them to many friends who praise the medicine. It helps indigestion and constipation and readers are urged to try it and see the benefits for themselves.
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Chamberlains
Mila L. Tutton
Kirkville
N.Y
Coal shortage prompts late Great Lakes shipping risk
Northwest coal receipts lag forces extended navigation beyond December 10 when insurance expires. Ship owners may sail without coverage to haul high value cargoes risking losses. Some captains have earned large premiums while weather hints at a late lake winter.
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Ty Associated Press
Tduhith
Minn
Great Lakes
Northwest
Motor Cars in China
An American car company reports poor prospects for selling in rural China. In Chihli Province farm earnings average about $60 gold yearly, and country roads are scarce. A rickshaw puller earns about $9 monthly.
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Associated Press
Peking
Navy
China
Chihli
A London actress runs for Brighton seat in Parliament
Miss Kyrle Bellew a London comedy actress active in women’s suffrage seeks the Brighton seaside district seat in the next election. She plans an extensive campaign while continuing her stage engagements.
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Associated Press
London
Kyrle Bellew
Brighton
Wreaths Laid At Lincoln Tomb Amid Speech Prep
A report notes wreaths placed at Lincoln's tomb and reveals plans for a speech tomorrow by an associate in Saint Louis. The piece hints at controversy and political tension with references to phony statements and late protest activity surrounding the event.
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Presa Cloenwa
Tomorow
Openly Defied Officials in Tulsa liquor cases clash
Clifford Kenge, assistant state attorney general, arrived in Tulsa to investigate County Attorney Seaver's dismissal of liquor cases. Seaver mocked Governor Robertson's inquiry, saying the attorney general's force could come see what they can do. Seaver vowed to press on with his own approach until his term ends.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Oklo
Clifford Kenge
Seaver
Oklahoma City
Robertson
Woman Dies In Thanksgiving Car Crash Near Beaumont
Mrs. Fannie Dyess, 24, was killed when a car carrying friends to a Thanksgiving outing skidded and overturned near her Beaumont home. Three others were bruised but survived.
Six Greek ministers bravely face execution in Athens
Six cabinet ministers executed in Athens last Tuesday faced the firing squads with courage. Theotokis Pallazzis and General Hadjanestis appeared in the line with moonocles, along with Gounaris Stratos who kept his hands in his pockets and lit a cigarette as he approached his death. The condemned wore simple attire and saluted without surrender, while one officer accepted a silver case as a sign of courtesy. In London, reports say Generals Poipentas Dousmanis and Valettas have been arrested, with Dousmanis noted as a former chief of the general staff and prominent military figure in Greece.
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Associated Press
Athens
Theotokis Pallazzis
Hadjanestis
Gounaris
Stratos
Simiuttane Cay
London
Reuters Despatel O
Cenerals Poipentas
Dousmanis
Valettas
Greece
Constantinope
Arrests Fuel Search for Grady Skipworth Murder
In Waco Texas on November 30 two white men were arrested and jailed for the Skipworth murder. Three other white men are detained. Texas rangers continue investigations as officials reassess their earlier theory. Authorities expect further arrests.
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Associated Press
Waco
Teas
Grady Skipworth
Vinced
Berg
Texas Rangers
Charges of Robbery by Assault Filed in Dallas
In Dallas on November 30 charges of robbery by assault and violence were filed against Clarence Whalen and George Arlington in connection with the November 15 hold-up of two grocery store chain agents. One agent Reverett Inott was robbed of about $2,000. Arlington was identified as Irwin Jarvis, said to be wanted in Kansas City for a bank messenger robbery.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Clarence Whalen
George Arlington
Reverett Inott
Arington
Irwin Jarvis
Kansas City
New Texas Oil Output Falls Weekly
The American Petroleum Institute reports a drop in production with North Texas down 60 barrels and Central Texas down 3 650 barrels. Central Texas produced 58 500 barrels, down from 59 300 last week.
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Associated Press
New York
North Texas
Central Texas
American Petroleum Institute
Salvation Army Leader Evangeline Booth Ill in Chicago
Commander Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army is confined to bed with a rising temperature. Her physician diagnosed bronchitis and pleurisy after she contracted a cold at the open air dedication of the Central territory headquarters in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Central Territory of the
Fra Angelico Stolen From Florence Church
The priceless Fra Angelico Virgin and Child, dated 1443, disappeared from the Oratory of the St. Sebastian annex at the Church of St. Felix in Florence. The loss was found when the church opened and thieves remain at large. The painting, fixed since 1606, was among Florence’s most valuable art treasures.
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Associated Presa
Rome
Fra Angelico
St. Sebastian
St. Felix
Florence
Severe 60 day sentence for reckless driving in San Francisco
San Francisco November 30 Judge McAtee sentenced Robert Boyler an electrical dealer to 60 days in the county jail for reckless driving in what is described as the stiffest police court sentence in the city. The judge warned he is determined to stop reckless driving as there have been too many deaths and injuries recently.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
McAtee
Robert Boyler
Princeton President urges canceling part of allies debt
President John Grier Tibnen of Princeton University tells Rice Institute anniversary crowd that the United States should forgive part of war debts to allies and assess whether war sacrifices were in vain. He warns against passive global leadership while others face threats and hardships.
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Iy Associated Press
Touston
Pex
John Grier Tibnen
Princeton University
America
United States
Rice Institute
Hobson and wife charged in nine counts in San Antonio
A. W. Hobson, president of the South Texas Oil & Development Co., and Mrs Ella F Hobson were indicted on nine counts of criminal assault against a 13 year old girl. Deputies arrested them and jailed them in Bexar county pending habeas corpus proceedings to bring the complainant from North Texas. Indictment returned by the Bexar county grand jury to the 45th district court.
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San Antonio
Texas
A. W. Hobson
South Texas Oil & Development Company
Ella F Hobson
Bexar County
Hobson
North
Bexar County Grand Jury
45Th District Court
Notable Women Figures Stir Global Voices and Roles
A collage notes Esther Peterson, 22, in Vancouver justice court. Sicily flags wed age at 15. England has few women lawyers. Gladys Miller, first South Dakota woman legislator on a dry platform. Paris society trend of portraits on notepaper. Blanche Funk Miller elected Vancouver area justice of the peace objects to being called judge.
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Esther Peterson
Justice of the Peace
Vancouver
Wash
Sicily
England
Gladys
South Dakota
Paris Society
Blanche Funk Miller
Chacoma
Ancient Mirrors Found in Mountain Well Near Nara Temple
Archaeologists uncover fifty eight mirrors over a millennium old in a mountain well at Sanjo peak in Nara Prefecture near a Tentai Buddhist temple. Experts date them to the Fujiwara period and believe devotees cast them into the well seeking prayers.
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Associated Press
Nobio
Nara
Tentai
Sanjo Peak
A Timely Suggestion for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
This message urges prudent housewives to replenish Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy now before winter and to use it at the first sign of a cold for prompt, satisfactory results. It notes the remedy contains no opium or harmful drug and is safe for children.
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Chamberlain
Helen Crockett Becomes Henry County Clerk
Mrs. Helen Crockett wins the Henry County clerkship by a narrow margin after claiming the office as the first woman to hold public office in the county. Endorsed by supporters and opposed by rivals, the result marks a milestone for women in local government.
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Helen
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