Lloyd George’s fifth anniversary as prime minister
London reports David Lloyd George marks the fifth anniversary of his premiership. The piece recalls long tenures by Walpole, Pitt the Younger, Gladstone, and Asquith, noting Walpole’s 21 years and Gladstone’s four terms totaling about four decades.
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London
David Lloyd George
Robert Walpole
England
Walpole
William E& Gladstone
Lord Salisbury
Gladstone
Asquith
Pitt
Lord North
Earl of Liverpool
Notable Births of Sir Edward Yington and Bishop Hughes
Sir Edward Yington long serving private secretary to Queen Mary marks 67 years today. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal Church recalls his 55th birthday today, born in Moundsville West Virginia.
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Edward ‘.Yington
Queen Mary
Edwin Holt Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Moundsville
W. Va
Global and national events mark five year premiership for Lloyd George
Today commemorates David Lloyd George as Britain’s prime minister for five years while Washington marks a historical farewell. Horace Boies turns 95, Foch and Obregon reportedly to meet in San Antonio, and voters in Atlanta decide on a city market plan. The Coal Mining Institute meets in Pittsburgh, Kenyon heads to Colorado, waterways commission eyeing St. Lawrence deepening, and tariff hearings resume with tobacco and cotton schedules first.
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David Lloyd George
Britain
Washington
Congress
Horace Boies
Iowa
Hig
Foch
Obregon
Mexico
San Antonio
Texas
Coal Mining Institute of America
Pittsburgh
W.S. Kenyon
Agrarian Block
U. S. Senate
Colorado Farmers Congress
Fort Collins
International Joint Waterways Commission
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Penrose
Finance Committee
U.S. Senate
Villa Is Leader.
Francisco Villa has taken leadership of an agrarian league in the Laguna cotton district of Durango Mexico. Unemployment and disturbances have risen. Villa convened landowners and urged state capitalists to cooperate to reduce unrest, offering personal support for measures to restore order.
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Mexico
City
Francisco Villa
Laguna
Durango
Advics
Villa
The Pensive Note Opinion Spread Before Steel Pens
A Detroit News item laments that before steel pens were invented the pinions of the gase were used to spread the opinions of another, noting a dated method of expression and communication.
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Detroit News
Money Makers in 8 Times Want 9 8
A compact item notes eight money making efforts tied to an event or issue, with emphasis on totals and potential gains. The snippet references nine eight and possibly eight or more figures, suggesting a focus on financial outcomes or bets connected to a local or regional context.
Wednesday and Thursday club notices in local social calendar
The Wednesday Auction Bridge Club meets at 8 p.m. hosted by Mrs. W. B Cantrell. On Thursday Mrs. J. T. Halsell hosts the Married Ladies Social Club at 3 p.m. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church gathers at 3:30 p.m. with Mrs. R. A. Millar at the Hiatt home.
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W. 8. Cantrell
J. T. Halsell
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
R. A. Millar
Hiatt
Evening Reverie and Local Social Roundup
A poem fragment reflects solitude and sound contrasted with warmth, followed by local social notes. Mrs Gower visits Fort McIntosh, Judge Welhousen returns from Encinal, and Mrs Max Deutz returns from San Antonio. Junior Auxiliary met at the Rectory to sew, donate, and read to children, with a birthday offering and a story. Mrs R L Bobbitt hosted a Tuesday Bridge Club party with a two course luncheon and guest attendance.
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Elizabeth
Charline
Miles Nye
Anne McKinney
Jamie
Nellie Ward
Evelyn Randolph
Ethel Lane
Jack
Ethel
Alta Gracia Poster
Leonard Ernst
Horace
Bobby
Elinor
David Kehl
Mary Ernestine
Dorothy Sielski
Helen MacDonald
Mary Anderson
Jack Younxin
Bessie Gregg
Vivia Smith
Mary Cook
Ralph Cook
R. L. Bobbitt
Bridge Club
James of Bridge
Mesdames Buenz
Cluck
Foster
Hamilton
Albert Martin
Joe Martin
John Martin
Alber Smith
T. A. Leyendecker
Witting
Harry James
Mesdames Cogley
G. W. Derby
G. K. Weber
C. M. Fish
Lafon
Mise Eather Hirech
Bobbitt
Laredo Choral Club Set for Thursday Business Meeting
All members of the old Laredo Choral Club are urged to attend a meeting at the home of Mrs. A. C. Richter on Houston Street Thursday at 4 o clock. The purpose is to consider the disposition of music and money on hand. The president asks members to attend.
Rector of St. Mark's to Speak at Christ Church
Rev. S. Arthur Huston rector of St. Mark's San Antonio will deliver an address at Christ Church tomorrow evening at 7 30 o'clock All are invited to hear him.
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S. Arthur Huston
St. Mark's, San Antonio
Christ Church
Rotarians Shift Ladies' Night to 8 PM at Hamilton
Rotary members are advised that due to Gcv George departing on the night train the Ladies' Night Programme starts at 8 o'clock. Attendees should arrive at the Hamilton by 7 45 p m on 12 7 2t and inform guests and fellow Rotarians.
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Gcv
George
The
Hamilton
Miller defense opens as state rests in Concho County sheriff trial
Brownwood Texas December 7 state rested late yesterday in the trial of Sheriff Bob Miller of Concho County charged with killing Tom Benge. The defense began its case in the night session introducing about 30 witnesses to show Benge had threatened Miller. It is expected the case will go to the jury Thursday.
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Associated Press
Brownwood
Texas
Bob Miller
Concho County
Tom Benge
Benge
Miller
Court Affirms Death Sentence in Parker Murder Case
The court of criminal appeals affirms Carl Parker's death sentence for murdering Mortie Conroy in Houston. Parker was convicted in Harris county after hiring Conroy to drive him to a location where he killed him.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Carl Parker
Harris County
Parker
Mortie Conroy
Houston
Conroy
Grand jury urged to probe union officials in graft case
Samuel Inter myer, counsel for the Lockwend legislative committee, requested an extraordinary grand jury to examine evidence against officials of Electrical Workers Union No. 3. He alleged grand larceny and conspiracy to extort money from union workers.
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Associated Press
New York
Samuel Intermyer
Lockwend Legislative Committee
Electrical Workers Union No. 3
Uvon
Accidental Shooting Claims Life of Four Year Old in Silsbee
In Silsbee Texas Pec yesterday a four year old named Jack son Jr died from a buckshot wound to the head. Hen Carroway was seriously wounded in the same incident at the Jackson farm. The shooting reportedly happened when Mrs Jackson and her children were driving Carroway s hogs from the Jackson field. The death is described as accidental.
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Associated Press
Silsbee
Texas
Pec
Will Jackson Jr
Carroway
Jackson Farm
Vessels aided by two government steamers near Sault Ste Marie
Two government steamers Cook and Tuscarora will stay near Sault Ste Marie for the balance of the navigation season to aid vessels endangered by bad weather. The U S S Cok is ordered to Grand Marais and will assist ships in late fall and early winter storms. The Tuscarora will be stationed near DeTour to perform similar service if needed.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Cook
Tuscarora
P. H. Uberot
Great Lakes
U. S. S. Tuscarora
DeTour
Impatient mood sparks quiet doll cradle scene
In a brief exchange from the Boston Transcript, a mother scolds Elsie for slamming a doll into a cradle while insisting a gentle laying down would suffice. Elsie retorts that calm is not possible when she is angry.
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Elsie
Boston Transcript
Demand for books swells Chicago library shelves
Chicago librarian Carl B. Roden reports a sharp rise in demand for library books this fall. He cites heavy outreach and a shift toward substantial titles, with 65 000 books handed out downtown and circulation near seven million for the year, though total yearly figures may dip below 1920 due to economies.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Carl B. Roden
Of Interest to Women Across Eras and Lands
A survey of notable women from Dr. Jennie C. Murphy in Yankton to Mrs. Rose Morgan in Gloucester and Margaret Wade in San Francisco. It notes women as professionals, leaders, and earners, including a street commissioner, union workers, and a stock saleswoman. It also mentions royal Nag Begum of Phopal, fashion patches since Queen Elizabeth, and Himia island brides proposing with sponge counts.
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Yankton, S. Dak
German Metal Workers’ Union
Rose Morgan
Gloucester
N. J
Josephine M. Ingalls
Green Bay
Wis
Harvard Law School
Harvard
Margaret E. Wade
San Francisco
Begum of Phopal
Prince of Wales
India
Begum
Mecca
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Anne
Living on Farm Shows Profitable Widow in Oklahoma
In Stillwater Oklahoma on December 7 Mrs Laura Leatherwood a Starr community widow in Adair county demonstrates farm viability with a 3 acre plot six cows 159 chickens and a cream separator Her income this year from butter milk cream chickens oxen vegetables strawberries calves and hogs totaled 9045 with concentrates purchased at 221 leaving a net profit of 58545 The record excludes self produced vegetables milk butter meat.
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Associated Press
Stillwater
Okla
Laura Leatherwood
Starr
Adair County
George E. Davis
Watch THE TIMES daily for opportunities
The Times offers daily opportunities advertised at a rate of zero dollars per month, inviting readers to monitor notices and listings for potential deals or chances.
Four Powers to Form a Concert for Pacific Islands
Washington reports a tentative four power agreement to replace the Anglo Japanese alliance. The plan aims at joint consultation on Pacific islands matters rather than a formal alliance. Officials say it excludes fortifications and Yap and is distinct from a treaty. China neutrality eight point bill of rights also approved.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
London
Tokio
Pacific Islands
Far Eastern Committee
China
Pacific
Yap
Packer Strike Grows More Serious Nationwide
The Associated Press reports union packing house employees in major centers outside Chicago show the strike as more serious on its third day. Union leaders claim 100 percent effect, while packers admit some hampering and only slight production loss. In Fort Worth, fist fights broke out at stockyards as strikebreakers faced pressure. Fred Rouse, a Black strikebreaker, was severely beaten and is not expected to live. Tom Macklin was shot but improving. An injunction against picketing near Armour plants was granted in Fort Worth.
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Ay Associated Press
Chicago
Fort Worth
Texas
Stockyards
Fred Rouse
Tom Macklin
Tracy Macklin
Strike in Sympathy Paralyzes Wilson Plant
Engineers, firemen, and steamfitters at the Wilson packing plant walk out today in solidarity with striking meat cutters and butchers. The action is reportedly ordered by national headquarters.
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Albert Lerr
Minn
Wilson Packing Plant
Marshal Foch welcomed in San Antonio and Houston
Marshal Foch arrives in Texas amid a sweeping welcome from San Antonio and Houston. Crowds throng Alamo Plaza and downtown streets while speeches, a parade, and a 500 person banquet mark the visit. Veterans, local bands, and officials plan honors including a medal from Governor Neff.
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Houston
Texas
Foch
New Orleans
Camp Logan
A. & M. College
Beaumont
Galveston
Neff
26Th Division
Farmer Was Too Hasty
A Gainesville Texas report says a farmer’s haste delayed a southbound passenger train for over an hour. Returning from town on horseback the man claimed two men were trying to steal track three miles south, but authorities found two tramps breaking car to make a campfire.
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Gainesville
Texas
Austrian surgeon ends free clinics to return to Vienna
Dr. Adolph Lorenz, the noted Austrian surgeon, said he would discontinue further free clinics in response to opposition from the medical profession and plans to depart for Vienna at his earliest convenience.
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New York
Adolph Lorenz
Vienna
Dallas Woman Awarded 200000 Judgment in Breach of Promise Case
In Dallas Texas on December 7 a district court awarded Miss Rita Jaidhner by default $200000 against R L Slaughter Jr for alleged breach of promise. Jaidhner testified she toured Europe with Slaughter on his promise to marry.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Rita Jaidhner
R. L. Slaughter Jr
Jaidhner
Europe
Slaughter
Weather outlook for New Orleans tonight and Thursday
The forecast from the U.S. Weather Bureau at New Orleans. tonight cloudy and colder. Thursday is expected to be fair.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Red Cross notes on November nursing work report
Public Health Nursing Service report for November shows 18 school visits, 343 pupils examined with 1381 pupils found defective, 22 cases corrected, 16 pupil homes visited, and 64 other nursing visits conducted by the Public Health Nurse.
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Public Health
Nursing Service
American Red Cross
Ieg GA Wyoolain
Uemeee LA
Local Fort McIntosh Weather Report
Fort McIntosh observed a 34 hour period ending at 7 am with a maximum temperature of 68 degrees and a minimum of 43 degrees. Winds were from the southeast and skies were partly cloudy.
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Fort McIntosh
Baptist Revival at First Baptist Church Tonight
A revival meeting starts tonight at 7 30 at the First Baptist Church. Daily services are scheduled at 10 in the morning and 7 30 in the evening, with all invited to attend.
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First Baptist Church
Times advert promotes daily watch opportunities at six cents monthly
An advert lists access to THE TIMES daily opportunities with a subscription price of six cents per month, inviting readers to subscribe for ongoing notices and content.
Guatemala Overthrows Herrera Government in Bloodless Night
Guatemalan government of President Herrera falls after midnight fighting that kills three and wounds several. Herrera surrenders powers to a provisional leadership including Jose Maia Lima General Crellana and Miguel Larrave. Reports say Herrera and cabinet members are held in a military prison and Carlos Herrera is a prisoner in his residence.
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Presa
Guatemala City
Herrera
Jose Maia Lima
Crellana
Miguel Larrave
Washington
Carlos Herrera
Guatemala
King George Proclaims Release of Political Prisoners
Avaodated Press reports from London that on December 7 King George issued a proclamation freeing all political prisoners held in Tre jaar. The measure broadens amnesty and marks a swift policy shift amid ongoing tensions.
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Ty Avaodated
London
King George
Trejaar
Old Masters Do Not Stand Test
Hard times in operayes forced dumping thousands of oil paintings and works of art into the American market. Most are fakes or copies of masterpieces, says Gus Tavus Kirby of the American Art Gallery. Europeans who inherited them believed them genuine until customs officials flagged them on arrival after the war reduced their wealth.
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Associated Press
New York
Gustavus Kirby
American Art Gallery
America
Potato Plant Burned in Texas Fire
Waxahachie Texas Dec 7 A pile baked potatoes marked the site of a Southern potato curing plant destroyed by fire last night The loss is estimated at 20000 dollars
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Presa Waxahachie
Texas
Oil Prices to Rise As Production Difficulties Persist
Chicago December 7 crude oil and by products are set to cost more due to extraction difficulties. Frank Haskel president of the Tidal Oil Company addressed the American Petroleum Institute today outlining industry pressure from limited access to oil reserves.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank Haskel
Tidal Oil Company
American Petroleum Institute Today
New Year Paint Job for Your Car at Laredo Nash Co
Start the year by giving that old car a paint upgrade. Our painting department has produced beautiful finishes with reasonable prices. We guarantee our work and keep turnaround short. Located in Laredo Nash Co. 12-3-6t.
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Laredo Nash CO
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