Retirement of Dr Harry D Hutchins at University of Michigan
Dr Harry D Hutchins retires as University of Michigan president after nearly fifty years of service. Native of New Hampshire he studied at Dartmouth and Wesleyan, joined Michigan in 1867, taught history and rhetoric, practiced law for eight years in Detroit, helped organize Cornell Law Department, became Michigan Law Dean in 1895 and was chosen president in 1910 succeeding Dr James B 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
Eight anniversaries listed in 1820 1918 timeline
A dated list recounts events from 1820 to 1918 including toll collection on the Erie Canal in 1820, Julia Severance’s birth in 1833, the Marquette boiler explosion in 1845, Meagher’s 1867 death, Prince Edward Island joining Canada in 1873, the Gettysburg Victory statue in 1893, the Defender launch in 1845, and the 1918 work or fight law taking effect.
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Sugy 1
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. LL
Lambeth Conference Opens in London after War Pause
London July 1 The 1920 Lambeth Conference opens with devotions at Fulham Palace led by Bishop Gore. Some 400 delegates from the British Empire and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States gather for the sixth meeting since 1908. The program covers faith, morality, women’s roles, international relations, and church province development, with sessions through the week and a Canterbury reception.
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London
Lambeth
Fulham 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
Bisey Tuttle
Visi
Devonshire
England
America
Pilgrims
Laredo News Briefs On Passports Holidays And Local Events
The Times notes that new passport regs remain simple with free ecards issued by the immigration service and passports costing ten plunks while no consular verification is required. Sanitary Grocery plans a Fourth of July closure. Rotary Club hosts Laredo Day with two guest ladies per member. Pearsall baseball visits Aviation Field for 4 PM Sunday game against American Legion. Local merchants plan Monday holiday closures. A circus menagerie arrives Sunday and Monday featuring wild animals and a dog “Wapi the Killer” in Back to Gods Country at Royal Theater.
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the Times
Laredo
Immigration Service
Rotary Club
Pearsall
Erecs
American Legion Club
Aviation Field
Smith
Retail Merchants Association
Birth anniversaries mark today’s notable figures
Hon. Charles Marcil a former Speak er of the Dominion House of Comp aons born in Quebec sixty years ago. Chester T. Minkler credited with inventing the depth bomb born in Newport R I thirty eight years ago. George W Donaghey former governor of Arkansas born in Oakland La sixty one years ago today. William A. Ashbrook congressman for Ohio’s seventeenth district born in Johnstown Ohio eleven years ago today.
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Charles Marcil
Dominion House of Compaons
Quebec
Chester T. Minkler
Newport
R. I
George W. Donaghey
Arkansas
Oakland
William A. Ashbrook
Congress
Ohio
Johnstown
Dominion Day Celebrations And Global Incumbent Transitions
Today marks Canada’s 53rd birthday with Dominion Day festivities in London led by Sir George Perley. Herbert L. Samuel begins duties as High Commissioner in Palestine. The Texas Bar Association holds its annual El Paso convention. Canada’s new Bankruptcy Law takes effect nationwide. Three thousand delegates gather in Toronto for the International Baptist Young People’s Union. Maryland’s 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 and
Bay
el Paso
Texas Bar Association
Dominion of Canada
Toronto
International Baptist Young People’s Union
Maryland State Colege of Agriculture
University of Maryland
How I Cleared the Mill of Rats
A night watchman claims RAT-SNAP cleared a mill of rats within six weeks. He says he killed them by the score every night and would never be without RAT-SNAP. Ads list three sizes at 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00, sold by A. Deultz & Brother, City Drug Co, and Sanitary Grocery.
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A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
City orders cemetery body removals within sixty days
City Council on May 18 1320 authorized disposal of lots 7 and 8 in block 116 D for at least 3000 each and moves the corral to Old Cemetery block 220 D. The notice requires all parties with buried relatives to remove bodies within sixty days from June 11 1920.
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Land Board
W. D
Aaid Cemetery
Silk production in U S grows to five hundred million
The article notes U S silk production rising to 500 million dollars per year, up from 100 million in 1900, highlighting rapid growth in American sericulture and related industry expansion.
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United States
Ladies Aid Society Meet at Mrs Morgan’s Heights
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church will meet with Mrs. Morgan on the Heights at 3 30 in the afternoon. The Presbyterian Church will meet with Mrs J Holmes Smith at 4 o clock in the afternoon.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Mrs. Morgan
Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbterian Church
J. Holmes Smith
Wedding of Seana Mussett and Arthur Swan in Laredo
A pretty wedding was held at the Mussett home as Seana Maude Mussett wed Arthur Lincoln Swan with Rev. G W Cook officiating. The couple exchanged vows under a ferns and daisies arch, with Ethel Mackin singing I Love You Truly. Guests included relatives and close friends, the couple residing at 1411 Houston Street.
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John W. Mussett
Seana Maude
Arthur Lincoln Swan
W. Cook
Elizabeth Mussett
John Mussett Jr
Mies Grace Lang
Swan
Laredo
Old Playgoers Club to honor American actresses in London
The Old Playgoers Club in London plans an Independence Day dinner at the Hyde Park Hotel on Sunday July 4. President Lord Leverhulme will preside, with guests Miss Edith Day, Miss Mary Nash, and Miss Peggy O Neill among the prominent attendees.
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Associated Press
London
Hyde Park Hotel
Don
Lord Leverhulme
Miss Edith Day
Mise Mary Nash
Mise Peggy
Dorothy Dalton Stars in L Apache at Strand Theatre
Dorothy Dalton headlines the Paramount Artcraft film L Apache at the Strand Sunday. A French dancer in the Apache quarter, she is known as the Carmen of the Apaches and hides as an American heiress to escape. Robert Elliott co stars. Joseph De Grasse directs.
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Dorothy Dalton
la Apache
Paramount Artcraft
Thomas H. Ince
Strand Theatre
Miss Dalton
William S. Hart
Carmen
Robert Elliott
Joseph de Grasse
Loss of Appetite Guidance and Constipation Tip
Practical health note states loss of appetite is usually not serious. Skipping meals briefly can restore relish, with five hours between meals for digestion. Outdoor exercise helps appetite. If constipation causes reduced appetite, Chamberlain's Tablets are suggested as a remedy.
Vivien Rich Stars in A World of Folly at Royal Theatre
Vivien Rich stars in the Royal Theatre production A World of Folly a society drama about Helene Blair whose husband suspects her after Tremaine a polo champion plots to brand her as unfaithful. Tremaine jilts his fiancée revealing Helene’s innocence and a happy reunion follows.
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Vivien Rich
William Fox
Royal Theatre Today
Anight
Helene Blair
Herusband
Tremaine
Helene
Blair
Big road contract in Eastland County Texas begins
Ranger July 1 report details the largest highway project in U S history. One thousand workers and three hundred teams start 150 miles of hard surfaced road and 50 miles of graded road under a $4 5 million contract with a local firm. Eight camps will be set up and the company has two years to finish.
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Associated Press
Ranger
Texas
United States
Eastland County
Old Line Leaders Forming Combination to Defeat McAdoo
In Austin Texas and San Francisco reports, old line Democratic leaders convened overnight to block McAdoo’s nomination. They seek a dark horse candidate, with Marshall as a possible head, as ballot prospects dwindled and party divisions hardened before the convention.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
McAdoo
Marshall
League of Nations Fight
John W. Davis
Texas
Coffins Bury Request From Foreign Residents in Shanghai Districts
Foreign residents of the Jessfield and Kinochow Road districts urged Shanghai’s municipal council to press Chinese authorities to bury a large number of coffins containing remains left scattered in fields and vacant tracts. The complaint stems from the common practice of leaving the dead unburied for long periods.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Jessfield
Kinochow Road
May Swear by Buddha in Argentine Bar Oath Case
In Cordoba the Superior Court allowed a young agnostic law student to swear his Argentine bar oath on Buddha rather than God. He first requested country and honor, then studied world religions, finding Buddhism most moral and complete. The court found no law excluding the oath.
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Buenos Aires
Cordoba
Convention Jokes Lighten Chicago Republican Confab
At the Chicago convention 13,000 delegates endured hours of fervent oratory. Frank B. Willis joked nominating Harding, sparking laughter that helped shape the mood as support surged. A Oklahoma negro delegate cleverly challenged credentials with a line about Jim Crow from hen house to hotel, winning support.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Willis
Harding
Oklahoma
Jim Crowlsi
Airplane campaign signals bold Manitoba re election bid
Winnipeg July 1 Airplanes will feature the Manitoba government campaign led by Premier Norris in a pioneering method of electioneering. Two planes will visit every constituency dropping literature and then a campaign speaker will address gathered crowds. Provincial Treasurer Howard Brown endorsed the scheme praising its potential.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Norris
Howard Brown
Delicate Audiences Asked to Choose Sermon Price
A colored minister on a plantation jokes about three sermon prices five dollars two dollars and one dollar and urges the indelicate audience to decide which they can afford to hear. The Forester reports the humorous scene reflecting plantation life and religious fundraising.
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Predren
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities 6 per month
A brief notice promoting daily attention to The Times with a promise of six opportunities each month. Emphasizes regular engagement and consistent exposure to potentially advantageous chances for readers.
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TIMES
Potash Industry Flourishes in Germany
Berlin reports potash industry a rare bright spot with German control over production and derivatives. One company earned a record net profit of 42 million marks last fiscal year, another about 18 million marks, reflecting strong demand at home and abroad.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Democratic platform drafts peace treaty stance and labor links
San Francisco reports the Democratic platform committee approves a Versailles and League of Nations plank with reservations allowed. It backs collective bargaining for farmers, opposes compulsory arbitration in labor disputes, favors recognizing the new Mexican government after order, and urges ratification of woman suffrage.
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San Francisco
Asl
League of Nations
Tennessee
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Wilson
Zit
Commodities Gold Direct From Producer to Dealer Surpasses 3B
Austin July 1 The State Department of Markets reports that nine months into the bureau's existence commodity sales totaled over 3 billion dollars. Sam Dixon marketing agent says efforts secured the best prices for farmers and estimates at least 250000 dollars was saved to state producers.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Department of Markets
Sam Dixon
JF. C. Weinert
Noted town Washington Pa to share closer bonds with White House
Washington Pennsylvania's ties to the national stage deepen as Warren G Harding becomes U S president elect. The city notes Harding ancestors lived there and links to President Wilson’s father Rev Joseph Ruggles Wilson, born nearby, with the Van Kirk family history rooted in Franklintown township and graves near Point Lookout.
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Associated Press
Washington
Warren G. Harding
United States
Pennsylvania
White House
Senator Harding
Wilson
William van Kirk
Franklintown
Charles van Kirk
Point Lookout
van Kirk
President Wilson
Joseph Ruggles Wilson
Steubenville
the Hills Presbyterian Church
Canonsburg
Virginia
Short on Labor Delays Texas Wheat Harvest
Texas farmers report 35 percent labor shortfall and 15 percent fewer workers than last year as cotton chopping runs late. Harvest hands from Fort Worth to the New Mexico line seek up to 60 cents an hour with board, with 5 million workers needed in the West and Southwest but only about two thirds available. Government and local agencies coordain efforts to distribute workers and assist Mexican laborers, many sent to beet fields.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Farmers Union
D. EB. Syday
Farmers Union
Iforta
University of Texas
Herve
West
Tne
New Mexico
Southwest
United States
Colorado
First Finnish steamer Garryvale docks at Rio de Janeiro
The Garryvale of the Finland Trans Oceanic company is said to be the first Finnish steamer to reach Rio de Janeiro, delivering 1000 tons of print paper from Scandinavia. Newspaper publishers face a shortage and high prices for print paper, a major local concern.
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Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Garryvale
Finland Transoceanic Company
Scandinavia
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