Notable historical dates and figures recap
A compact timeline lists events from 1381 and 1590 to 1918. It notes Wat Tyler’s death during the poll tax uprising, Luther’s excommunication, Washington’s 1776 election of Washington as United States leader, Polk’s death in 1849, Michigan statehood centennial in 1886, a 1896 London trial under the Foreign Enlistment Act, and Alcock Browne’s 1918 transatlantic flight.
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Wet Tyler
England
Smithfield
Martin Luther
Leo X
Congress
George
Spehington
James K. Polk
United States
Nashville
Tenn
Mecklenburg ‘County
N. C
United States and Japan Open Parleys on Yap Island Dispute
United States and Japan began parleys over Yap Island amid a tense dispute. A cargo described as arms bound for Ireland was seized at Hoboken adding to international tensions.
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United States
Japan
Arma
Ireland
Hoboken
Wireless to Dust Pilots Backed by Harbor Cable System
New York report describes wireless piloting using a bottom cable to guide ships into port. Navigating officers wear ear receivers and use two coils to detect Morse notes from the cable, determining position by sound cues even in fog. The system, once experimental, is now in use in Portsmouth England with plans for Scotland coast cables.
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New York
Colin
Portsmouth
England
Scotland
Unscrambled Fragments Touch On Tiaquepaque Art Scene
Disjointed phrases hint at a discussion of artisans in Tiaquepaque and craft mastery. The text mentions soup work and a figure described as a real master, reflecting a wobbly snapshot of an art market or workshop scene.
Auto Supply Co Demonstrates McWade Self Pealing Tubes
Advertisement style notice promoting McWade self sealing tubes with leak proof valve by Auto Supply Co. urges a demonstration and notes air and rubber construction. Also mentions local business notes, licenses, and civil notices from Webb County and Laredo area.
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The
Auto Supply Co
McWade
Social calendar notes bridge and party events
Thursday events include bridge at 4 pm hosted by Mrs Hickok honoring Misa Mc Rae and a 4 pm social for the Married Ladies Club hosted by Mrs L J Christen. A dancing party at Hikes Hall follows at 8 16 pm honoring Lois Derby with Latin American dancing at 8 36 pm. Rose Bud Club meets at 4 pm with Ferret Perkins.
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Mrs. Hickok
Bridge
Misa McRae
L. J. Christen
Married Ladies
A.B. Derby
Hikes Hall
Lois Derby
Rose Bud Club
Ferret Perkins
Printer wage fight splits London papers as leader resigns
Lord Northcuttches resigns from the Newspaper Proprietors Association over wage cuts for printers. He takes his papers including the Times and the Daily Mail, signaling no reductions will be accepted.
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Associated. Press
London
London Daily
Lord Northcuttches
Propriators Association
the Times
the Daily Mail
New Couple Sets Home Address After July First
The couple plans to reside at 616 Vidaurri Avenue after July 1. The bride’s going away suit is described as blue tweed with matching accessories as they depart for Houston Galveston and other East Texas points.
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Houston
Galveston
Texas
Theatride
Vidaurri Avenue
Conference of bankers gathers in Waco for two day talks
Practically every section of Texas is represented by bankers at a two days conference in Waco with State Banking Commissioner Hall. Changes desired in the present banking laws to be submitted at the next legislative session will be discussed.
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Waco
Texas
Hall
Kato Pledges Japan to Armament Cuts for Peace
Admiral Tomono buro Kato Japan's new premier pledged the nation's faith in cooperating with world powers for further armament reductions and the maintenance of the new era of peace ushered in by the Washington Conference.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Tomonoburo Kato
Japan
Preparations Underway for Transfer of Air Group
Ellington Field in Houston Texas gears up for the June 30 transfer of the first pursuit group of the second air park to Selfridge Field Mt Clemens Michigan affecting seven hundred men, per the field commander.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Ellington Field
Second Air Park
Selfridge Field
Mt. Clemens
Michigan
Conference opens on Russia's readmission to world order
The Hague June 15. The opening session of an international conference aimed at political arrangements for Russia's re entry into the concert of nations was called to order at the Peace Palace by Dutch Foreign Minister van Karnebeek. City delegates representing about three countries attended.
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Associated Press
the Hague
Europe
Russia
Peace Palace
van Karnebeek
Train wreck injuries improve near Mineola
More than a dozen passengers injured in the Sunshine Spacdg wreck on the Texas Pacific Railway west of Mineola are reported recovering. All but eight were discharged from Dallas hospitals this morning.
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Dallas
Texas
Sunshine
Texas Pacific Railway Westi
Mineola
Irish Free State Constitution to be published tomorrow
Colonel Secretary Churchill announced in the house of commons that the Irish Free State constitution is in the shaping stage and will be made public tomorrow. He said the draft conforms to the Anglo Irish treaty.
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Associated Press
London
Irish Free State
Churchill
House of Commons
Lima Bean Planting Guide for Bush and Pole Varieties
This guide advises planting Lima beans edgewise eye down to ensure germination. It recommends using chicken wire supports if poles are scarce, spacing rows 2 to 3 feet apart and plants 18 inches apart, with four seeds per hill and thinning. It stresses rich soil and decayed manure, warning against fresh manure.
Shriners Capture Auto Thief in Parade Chase
Miss Hope Kerwin of Tulare testifies in police court that Shriner brothers from Texas captured a man suspected of stealing her car during a church parade. The thief appeared for a preliminary exam, and Shriner bystanders stopped him, returning the vehicle to the owner.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Texas
Hope Kerwin
Tulare
California
Rail Unions Vote On Strike Amid Pay Cut Fears
Chicago June 1 Striking ballots from three railway shop crafts unions arrive as three other railroad labor groups plan strike votes after a wage reduction expected from the labor board tomorrow The cut may total 30 to 40 million dollars lowering pay for clerks signal men stationery foremen and oilers with a maximum cut of about one dollar per hour.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Labor Board
Liquor Sale on U S Ships Targeted by Amendment
Washington June 1 definite steps to halt liquor sales aboard American ships were begun as Rep Batichaud of Alabama proposed an amendment to the merchant marine bill. The amendment would cut off aid for any ship carrying intoxicants and beverages and follows accusations that Caele Sam is bootlegging. Rep Cooper of Ohio said he would back the amendment, as the House merchant marine committee adjourned to consider the Bankhead amendment tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tbatichuad
Alabama
Caele Sam
Cooper
Ohio
House Merchant Marine Committee
Treasury Ready to Forward Review Request on Liquor Sale Ruling
Washington officials said Production Commissioner Haynes had not asked Secretary Mellon to seek Attorney General Daugherty’s review of the Frierson ruling that selling liquor on American ships is illegal. Mellon stood ready to forward such a request if it came from Haynes.
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Washington
Treasury
Haynes
Mellon
Daugherty
Frierson
Ruling sought on liquor sale aboard Shipping Board ships
Attorney General Daugherty will be asked for a new ruling on whether liquor can be sold on Shipping Board vessels, a question raised at the treasury today.
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Washington
Daugherty
Shipping Board
The
Treasury
Man Believed to Die by Own Action in Kansas River
Police resumed search for the body of WH Iam H. Arbuckle an elderly Fort Worth man after clothing found on the Kansas River banks suggested he ended his life due to ill health. Letters in the clothing indicated the probable cause and the missing man was believed to have died by his own hand.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Whiam H. Arbuckle
Fort Worth
Kansas River
Letera
Rail unions pledge no interference in impending strike
Cincinnati June 15. B M Jewell president of the railway employees' department says officers of the rail unions will not interfere to stop a 1 225 000 strong strike of shop craft and maintenance of way workers. The convention adopted a resolution opposing a radical plan to fuse all unions into a single industry covering organization.
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Cincinnati
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Jewell
Railway Employees' Department
Organized Labor Movement
United States
Mob Turns Back at the Warning in Graham
Fort Worth reports 400 armed men coming from Off City to Graham to seize Harpy Cowles charged with killing oilman A A Robertson. Sheriff Saye blocks entry with deputies, promising protection. mob disperses but threatens a repeat attempt tonight. Conlee allegedly caused the fatal knife wound. Causes of the jail trouble unknown.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Conlee
Robertsgon
Sheriff's Office
Chaser Burned Off Sand Key Sinks. Mrs Sulzer Slightly Burned
Summer submarine chaser 2065 owned by Ernest T. Sulzer of Brooklyn caught fire this morning off Sand Key near Key West. Vessels rushed to the rescue but the chaser sank. Mrs Sulzer sustained a minor burn.
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Associated Press
Key Waat, Fla
Ernest T. Sulzer
Brooklyn
Sand Key
Key West
One Glorious Day in California Studio Mystery
Curiosity grows over the Famous Players-Lasky California studio project One Glorious Day. Details about Bk, director James Cruze, actor John Fox in odd makeup, and Will Rogers in a leading villain role remain unrevealed as the public is invited to learn more about the production.
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California
Famous Players-Lasky
James Cruze
John Fox
Will Rogers
Walter Woods
A. B. Barfoger
House of Ferryman at Bayito Crossing Burned
Word reached here late last evening that the house of Jose Castro, the boatman alleged to have helped in the crossing of General Lucio Blanco and Col Aurelio Martinez to the Mexican side of the river, burned Tuesday night. The dwelling sits on the Meri aide. No investigation details available.
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Jose Castro
Lucio Blanco
Aure No Martinez
Meri. Aide
Weeks Is Franks In Statements On Political Drift
A June 12 opinion from Frank Weeks at Ohio West University discusses trends in American political thought. He warns that government moves away from traditional party responsibility toward social democracy, citing street agitation and public unrest as indicators.
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Wests
West- Irey University
Yeats
Nation Faces Coal Shortage Amid Miner-Operator Talks
President Lewis of the Mine Workers of America warns the public on a coal shortage and pushes for an imminent conference between miners and operators as summer weather hampers action. The report notes unprecedented intensity and the local public interest in a resolution.
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Associated Press
Springfeld
Lewis
Mine Workers of America
Bere
Conference on Soldier Bonus Plans Held After White House Meeting
Washington June 11 plans for a conference of Republican leaders to decide on procedures for the soldier bonus and related bills were made after a conference with President Harding. He reportedly restrained the tariff bill currently before the Senate.
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Washington
Cacery
Presi
Dent Harding
Senate
Durbin Indicted on Fraud Charges in DC Grand Jury
Andrew J. Durbin son of William Durbin chairman of Ohio state Democratic committee was indicted by a DC grand jury on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses through the use of worthless checks.
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Associated Prega
Washington
Andrew J. Durtin
William Durbin
Ohio State Democratic Vommiles
District of Columbia Grand Jury
Ward Indicted in Westchester Homicide Case
Walter S Ward heir to a baker’s fortune was indicted by the Westchester county grand jury for the May killing of former sailor Clarence Peters. Deputy sheriffs served the arrest at Ward’s New Rochelle home. he remains free on a $50,000 bond.
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Associated Preag
White Plains
N. J
Walter S. Ward
Westchester County Grand Jury
Clarence Peters
Ward
New Rochelle
Lberty
Weather outlook and Fort McIntosh observations
The forecast from the U.S. Weather Bureau New Orleans via The Times reports tonight and Friday partly cloudy to cloudy. Observations at Fort McIntosh show a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a max of 91 and min of 72 degrees, wind from the southeast and clear conditions.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
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