Hutchins Steps Down After Fifty Years Leading Michigan
Dr. Harry D. Hutchins retires today from the presidency of the University of Michigan, ending a half century of service. A New Hampshire native trained at Dartmouth and Wesleyan, he joined Michigan in 1867, taught history and rhetoric, practiced law in Detroit, organized Cornell's law department in the late 1880s, then returned to Michigan as dean of the law school before being named president in 1910 succeeding Dr. Angell.
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Harry D. Hutchins
University of Michigan
New Hampshire
Hutchins
Vermont
Dartmouth College
Wesleyan University
Owosso
Mich
Detroit
Cornell
Michigan
James B. Angell
Today’s anniversaries July 1, 1820 1918
Toll collection began on the Erie Canal in 1820. 1822 birth of Dr Julia H Severance, early American woman physician, born De Ruyter New York, died New York City 1919. 1845 steamboat Marquette boiler explosion at New Orleans killed about 50. 1867 Meagher died at Fort Benton Montana after Civil War service. 1872 Prince Edward Island joined Canada. 1893 Victory statue unveiled at Gettysburg for fallen soldiers. 1895 Defender yacht launched Bristol RI for America’s Cup. 1918 Work or fight law took effect in the United States.
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Julia H. Severance
United States
de Ruyter
N. Y
New York City
New Orleans
Thomas Francis Meagher
Fort Benton
Mont
Ireland
Prince Edward Island
Dominion of Canada
Gettysburg
Bristol R
Lambeth Conference Opens in London With Global Anglican Delegates
London July 1. Prelates from the Anglican and Protestant Episcopal churches worldwide gather in London for the 1920 Lambeth Conference to be opened with a devotional day at Putham Palace led by Bishop Gore. Over 400 delegates from the British Empire and the United States attend. The week features sessions on marriage morality, women in church councils, international relations and the League of Nations, amid postwar program planning.
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London
Putham Palace
Gore
British Empire
United States of America
Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral
St. Martin's Church
St. Augustine’s College
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
League of Nations
United States
Bishop Tuttle
Missouri
Bisco Tuttle
Lambeth
Devonshire
England
America
Pilgrims
Passport Rules and Local Holiday Observances in Laredo
The Times provides first accurate details on new passport regulations with no consular verification needed for ecards and citizenship cards, issued free by the immigration service. passports cost ten planks. The Sanitary Grocery closes next Monday for Fourth of July observance. A Rotary Club luncheon marks Laredo Day with two guest invitations per member. Pearsall and American Legion clash at Aviation Field Sunday at 4 PM, drawing many fans. Merchants plan Monday holiday closures after talks led by A J D Smith. A circus menagerie arrives Sunday and Monday featuring wild animals and a dog called Wap the Killer in the Royal Theater production Back to Gods Country.
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Faredo
Ecards
Immigration Service
Rotary Club
Laredo
Pearsall
American Legion Club
Aviation Field
A. J D. Smith
Retail Merchants Association
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Notables Across Regions
Hon Charles Marcil former Speak er of the Dominion House of Commons born in Quebec 60 years ago today. Chester T Minkler credited with inventing the depth bomb born Newport A L 38 years ago. George W Donaghey former governor of Arkansas born Oakland La 64 years ago today. William A Ashbrook congressman from Ohio born Johnstown Ohio 53 years ago today.
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Charles Marcil
Dominion House of Commons
Quebec
Chester T. Minkler
Newport
A. L
George W. Donaghey
Arkansas
Oakland
William A. Ashbrook
Congress
Ohio
Johnstown
Canada’s Dominion Day marked by celebrations and duties
Today marks the start of Canada’s Dominion Day celebrations with a London dinner led by Sir George Perley and the union’s 53rd birthday. Herbert L. Samuel assumes duties as High Commissioner in Palestine as the U S and Canada hold major events in Toronto and El Paso. The Texas Bar Association convenes in El Paso, a new Bankruptcy Law takes effect in Canada, and the Maryland College of Agriculture merges into the University of Maryland.
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United States
Canada
Dominion
London
George Perley
Herbert L. Samuel
Palestine
Texas Bench
Bar
el Paso
Texas Bar Association
Dominion of Canada
Toronto
International Baptist Young People’s Union
Maryland State Colege of Agriculture
University of Maryland
Ladies Aid and Society Activities Ahead
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church meets with Mrs. Morgan on the Heights at 3 30 p m The Presbyterian Church gathers with Mrs J Holmes Smith at 4 p m A dance is planned at the Woman's Club at 8 16 p m and a Rotary Club Ladies Night dinner will be held at Hamilton Cafe at 8 30 p m
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Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Mrs. Morgan
Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbterian Church
J. Holmes Smith
Woman's Club
Rotary Club
Hamilton Cafe
Henry Ward
Mesdames Wright
Elstetter
M. 8
Ryan
Esther Hirech
How I Cleared the Mill of Rats
An almanac style testimonial by J Tucker from Rhode Island claims night watchmen saw vast rat infestations. He describes using RAT-SNAP to kill rats nightly and asserts the product cleared the mill in six weeks. Available in three sizes 25c 56c and 1.00 from A Deutz & Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
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J. Tucker
R. I
A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
City orders removal of graves from cemetery within sixty days
City Council on May 18 1920 authorized land disposal of two lots for at least 3000 each and moved the corral to Old Cemetery Block. This notice directs all parties with buried relatives in the cemetery to remove the bodies within sixty days from the date of notice.
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Land Board
W. D
W. L
Silk production growth in United States reaches six hundred thousand dollars
The article notes that U S silk production has climbed to about 6000000 dollars annually, up from roughly 1000000 dollars in 1900, highlighting rapid growth in the industry and its economic impact.
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United States
Wedding in Laredo as Seana Mussett Weds Arthur Swan
A refined ceremony at the Mussett home united Seana Maude Mussett and Arthur Lincoln Swan with Rev C W Cook officiating. Attended by relatives and friends, the couple shared a reception after a lace centerpiece cake cutting amid Shasta daisies and ferns. Mrs Swan, noted as a popular local teacher, resides at 1411 Houston street with her husband.
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John W. Mussett
Seana Maude
Arthur Lincoln Swan
C. W. Cook
Tonkin
Ethel Mackin
Elizabeth Mussett
John Mussett Jr
Independence Day Dinner Hosted by Old Playgoers Club
London July 1 The Old Playgoers Club plans an Independence Day dinner at Hyde Park Hotel on July 4 honoring American actresses Edith Day Mary Nash and Peggy O Neill Lord Leverhulme will preside at the event with these guests in attendance
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Associated Press
London
Hyde Park Hotel
Lord Leverhulme
Edith Day
Mary Nash
Peggy O'Neill
Dorothy Dalton Stars in L Apache at Strand Sunday
Dorothy Dalton returns to the screen in L Apache, a Paramount Artcraft drama directed by Joseph De Grasse. She plays a French dancer known as the Carmen of the Apaches, whose disguise as an American heiress drives a tale of thrills and forbidden love alongside leading man Robert Elliott.
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Dorothy Dalton
Paramount Artcraft
Thomas H. Ince
Strand
Miss Dalton
William S. Hart
Carmen
Robert Elliott
Joseph de Grasse
Loss of Appetite and Digestion Advice
The article offers practical guidance on loss of appetite noting that skipping meals is usually harmless for a short period and recommending five hours between meals and outdoor exercise. It suggests Chamberlain's Tablets to treat loss of appetite caused by constipation.
Vivien Rich Stars In A World of Folly At Royal Theatre
Vivien Rich stars in A World of Folly at the Royal Theatre. The society play centers on Helene Blair whose husband neglects her for business. Tremaine the polo champion schemes to ruin Helene by a compromising scene, but the fiancée confesses Helene’s innocence and the couple reunites.
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Vivien Rich
William Fox
Royal Theatre
Helene Blair
Tremaine
Helene
Blair
Big Road Contract Opens in Eastland County
July 1 Ranger Texas reports the largest U S highway contract to date. One thousand men and 300 teams began building 150 miles of hard surfaced road and 50 miles of graded road under a $4 5 million agreement with a local firm. Eight camps will be set up across Eastland County with a two year completion window.
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Associated Press
Ranger
Texas
United States
Eastland County
Dudline Leaders Forming Combination To Defeat McAdoo
In Austin area a farmer uncovered half a giant femur bone fragment three feet long and twelve inches in diameter near ten miles south of the city. In San Francisco overnight talks among anti McAdoo forces failed to unite a nominee with talks centering on a dark horse Marshall while a veto bloc persists. The Democratic convention heard only John W. Davis nomination speech as leaders scramble to find a candidate to beat McAdoo amid a stalled platform committee and fading balloting prospects.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
San Francisco
McAdoo
Marshall
League of Nations Fight
John W. Davis
Bin
Want coffins buried in Shanghai districts
Foreign residents of the Jessfield and Kinochow Road districts urge the municipal council of the International Settlement to press Chinese authorities to bury a large number of coffins containing remains left scattered on fields and vacant tracts. The complaint cites a Chinese custom of leaving the dead unburied for long periods.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Jessfield
Kinochow Road
May swear by Buddha oath granted in Córdoba law case
A Buenos Aires report says a young agnostic law student was allowed by the Superior Court of Córdoba to swear his Argentine bar oath on Buddha rather than God and the Holy Apostles after he studied world religions and argued Buddhism was the most moral and complete faith. The court found no legal prohibition.
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Buenos Aires
Superior Court
Cordoba
Convention Jokes Lighten Chicago GOP Delegates
At the Republican convention in Chicago 193,000 sweltering attendees heard Frank B. Willis joke about nominating Harding. A Oklahoma negro delegate used humor to press his seat claim, quipping about Jim Crowism from hen house to hotel, drawing unanimous support for seating.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Willis
Tfarding
Harding
Oklahoma
Airplanes Campaign For Manitoba Election
Airplanes will advertise the Manitoba government campaign led by Premier Norris this summer. Two planes will visit every constituency dropping literature and a crew member will speak to crowds after landing. Provincial Treasurer Edward Brown endorses the plan as a world first in electioneering.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Norris
Edward Brown
Putting It Up to Them on the Plantation Sermons
A colored minister on a plantation quips that he offers sermons at five, two, and one dollars and asks the indelicate audience to decide which they can afford to hear, highlighting humorous cost debate in a Forester quotation.
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Potash Industry Surges in Germany with Huge Profits
Berlin reports one of Germanys few flourishing sectors, the potash industry. Production and derivatives remain in German hands with strong domestic and international demand. A leading company posted a record net profit of 43 million marks last fiscal year, another about 18 million marks.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Democratic Platform Pleads Ratification and Reforms
The San Francisco committee draft of the Democratic platform calls for ratification of the peace treaty as a national honor, proposes legal settlement of the Irish question via the League, favors collective bargaining for farmers, opposes compulsory arbitration, backs recognition of the new Mexican government once order is restored, and urges Tennessee Florida and North Carolina legislatures to ratify the suffrage amendment. It echoes Virginia Democrat lines, supports criminal justice for profiteers, tariff standards, nonpartisan research, and Wilson's veto. promotes budget clarity, free speech with limits, child welfare, higher teachers' salaries, vocational education, labor conditions for women, civil service reform for gender equality, citizenship for married women, generous veterans' aid, limits excessive bonds for compensation, and federal livestock market supervision.
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San Francisco
League of Nations
Tennessee
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
League of Nations plank adopted after long platform fight
San Francisco July 1 The platform committee adopted the league of nations plank after a bitter fight that delayed the panel until 12 o'clock Texas time. Leaders aim to finish the platform tonight. The sub committee urged ratification of the Versailles treaty and the league covenant with reservations that clarify obligations to associated nations. A majority report urging appeal to the convention is under consideration by administration forces. A labor plank against compulsory arbitration but praising dispute resolution was adopted. A plank calling for legislation to permit farmers to bargain collectively was adopted.
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San Francisco
League of Nations
Texas
Directo Consumer markets report record sales and savings
DIRECTO CONSUMER in Austin Texas reports direct producer to dealer commodities totaling more than 3 billion dollars in value for the bureau's first nine months. Sam Dixon marketing agent says best market price was obtained and at least 250 thousand dollars was saved to Texas farmers through the system.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Department of Markets
Sam Dixon
F. C. Weinert
Pretty Washington PA Gears For Harding Victory
Noted town in Washington County Pennsylvania hopes to tie closer to the White House if Harding is elected. The article notes Harding ancestors lived in the city, and Wilson's father Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson was born nearby and once served as pastor at Canonsburg Hills Church. The Van Kirk family society maintains historic ties to the area.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
United States
Pennsylvania
White House
Senator Harding
President Wilson
William van Kirk
Franklin Town Township
Charles van Kirk
Point Lookout
van Kirk
Wilson
Joseph Ruggles Wilson
Steubenville
the Hills Presbyterian Church
Canonsburg
Virginia
Short on Labor Hits Texas Wheat Harvest
Texas farmers face a 35 percent shortfall in harvest labor and 15 percent fewer workers than last year. Cotton delays and slow university recruitment leave farmers unable to free thousands for wheat and oats, with wages up to sixty cents an hour plus board. Officials estimate 5.9 million harvest hands needed in the West and Southwest, but only about two thirds available. Government and local agencies struggle to distribute workers while Mexican laborers are routed to beet fields.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Farmers Union
D. E. Lyday
Farmers Union
University of Texas
West Texas
New Mexico
United States
Colorado
First Manish steamer enters Rio de Janeiro port
Rio de Janeiro on July 1 welcomed what was said to be the first Manish steamer to enter the port, the Garryvale of the Finland Trans Oceanic company. The ship carried 1,000 tons of print paper from Scandinavia for local delivery, highlighting the vital issue of print paper shortages and high prices facing Brazilian newspapers.
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Rio de Janeiro
Garryvale
Finland Transoceanic Company
Scandinavia
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