Birthday list marks notable figures born on February 28
Geraldine Farrar the opera singer and film star born in Melrose Massachusetts 40 years ago today. Dr Wilfred Grenfell medical missionary to Labrador born in England 57 years ago today. Victor L Berger first Socialist elected to Congress born in Austria Hungary 62 years ago today. Sir Vincent Meredith banking leader born London Ontario 72 years ago today. Julius Kahn California congressman born Germany 61 years ago today. Richard P Ernst Kentucky senator born Covington Kentucky 64 years ago today.
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Geraldine Farrar
Melrose
Mass
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Labrador
England
Victor L. Berger
U. S
Congress
Austria-Hungary
Vincent Meredith
Canada
London
Ont
Julius Kahn
California
Germany
Richard P. Ernst
United States
Kentucky
Covington
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cold Prevention
Acute nasal catarrh is explained and Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as building up the system cleansing the blood and reducing inflammation. It claims to lessen susceptibility to colds and to treat catarrh via blood circulation. Distributed through druggists with free circulars from B J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
B.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Weather Aids New La Redo Road Construction
Damp spell aids progress on the La Redo to LaSalle county line highway. Wet conditions pack completed sections solid and help the graveled portion set firmly.
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Laredo
LaSalle County
Laredo Offers Fruit Trees for Home Yards
Advertisement urges residents of Laredo to plant grapefruit orange and lemon trees for a tropical town look. Prices listed for medium one dollar sixty five, standard two dollars, large two dollars twenty five. Orders by phone or mail with payment. delivery estimated around March first by B R Tarver dated 8 7 18t.
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Laredo
B. R. Tarver
Mount Holyoke Founder Mary Lyon Remembered On 125th Birthday
Students and faculty at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley Mass pay tribute to founder Mary Lyon on the 125th birth anniversary. The article recalls her struggle to found the first higher education institution for women, the $30 000 fundraising effort, the charter and first classes, the hourly domestic labor plan, and her enduring legacy in women’s education.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Mary Lyon
Miss Lyon
Mount Holyoke Seminary
Massachusetts
United States
Ipswich
New England
Mount Floryoke Seminary
Mount Holyoke College For Women
Mount Holyoke
Junior Auxiliary gathers at Rectory in Tuesday OCIE
The Junior Auxiliary meets at the Rectory at 4 PM on Tuesday. Mrs Marcus Wormser and Mrs Charles Richter host the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club at 8 PM at Mrs F Wormsers home.
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Marcus Wormser
Charles Richter
F. Wormser
Prayer and social notes From a Kansas City Star page
A poem titled A Prayer appears with readers named in Kansas City Star. The column lists social updates: Mrs Kate Hutchins visiting relatives in San Antonio, Miss Mollie Schwartzman studying in San Antonio, Mr and Mrs W D Butler buying Katz home, Bertrand de Graffe returning from San Antonio, Mrs Dena Morgan visiting for Miriam Chapter No 86, a Woman's Missionary Society meeting led by Mrs Crawford, Revellers Club pre Lenten dance with Mardi Gras decor and music by the Laredo Syncopaters, plus dozens of attendees from Fort McIntosh and local hosts listed.
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Mrs. Dena ©. Morgan
Grand Chapter of
Texas
Order of the Eastern Star
Corpus Christi
Miriam Chapter No
City
Morgan
H. M. Austin
Revellers Club
J. A. MacDonald
J. R. Lobdell
Laredo
Fort McIntosh
John T. Massell
H. W. Johnston
H. C. Hall
L. A. Lafon
E. J. Foster
Jos. Moser
Hugh Cluck
Knights of Columbus Show Repeats Tonight at Royal Theater
Home talent performance first staged last Friday under Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters of America will be repeated at the Royal Theater tonight by public request.
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Knights of Columbus and
Catholic Daughters of America
Royal Theater
They Appeal to Our Sympathies
They appeal to our sympathies as many have been restored to health by Chamberlain's Tablets. The tablets strengthen the stomach invigorate the liver improve digestion and induce a gentle movement of the bowels. When stomach trouble arises give them a try.
Monument Planned for Lost Upper Silesia in Breslau
Breslau City to erect a monument to Lost Upper Silesia with aid from popular subscriptions. The Associated Press report from Breslau dated February 28 notes the project as a civic honor.
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Breslau
Germany
Upper Silesia
Judge Landis Dismisses Journal of Commerce Suit
Federal Judge Landis ruled a newspaper is not a public service corporation and may sell its product to whomever it chooses, dismissing the Journal of Commerce of Chicago suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune.
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Chicago
Public Service Corporation
Landis Today
The
Journal of Commerce of Chicago
Chicago Daily Tribune
Doleful Prediction on U S Population Surge
Honolulu february 28 margaret sanger birth control advocate lecturing here declared the united states would be over populated within two centuries unless it accepted birth control she warned in her address at the hawaii club house.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Margaret Sanger
United States
Legion Leader Urges Immediate Bonus Legislation
Hanford MacNider commander of the American Legion conferred with President Harding on the bonus question urging immediate enactment of legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Harding
Raid Narcotic Den Ties Police to Taylor Case
Six men were arrested in a raid on a narcotic den in Los Angeles and questioned in the Taylor murder mystery. Police believe the arrests may connect to the case.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Taylor
Suffrage Bill Defeated in Japanese Diet
Tokio February 28. The universal suffrage bill from the opposition failed to pass as the final vote occurred amid a snow storm and cold wave, with a promised demonstration not attended.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Fire Destroys New Boston Oil Mill
A blaze in New Boston Texas on February 28 gutted the lint room and destroyed the oil mill with an estimated loss of 100000. Five freight cars were burned in the incident.
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Associated Press
New Boston
Texas
New
Bostn
Subpoenas Issued for Governor Small Trial Witnesses
Springfield Feb 28 Two hundred fifty subpoenas were sent to Illinois sheriffs by State's Attorney Mortimer for service on witnesses in Governor Small's trial, set to begin March 6.
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Springfield
Ill
Mortimer
Tlinois
Small
Princess Mary Weds Viscount Lascelles at Westminster Abbey
Princess Mary daughter of King George and Queen Mary marries Viscount Lascelles in Westminster Abbey with full royal pomp. Crowds cheer as bells ring and a royal wedding spectacle unfolds. The couple's wedding train and honeymoon special train generate worldwide interest and public excitement.
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Mary
Westminster Abbey
London
George
Queen Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Westminster
Princess Mary
Shipnal
Shropshire
British Isles
Buckingham Palace
Mall
Trafalgar Square
Whitehall
Parlament Building
Abbey
Snow and Ice Hit Texas Across State Lines
Snow and sleet covered North and West Texas with Amarillo at four degrees below zero and drifting snow in Oklahoma. Telecommunication lines tangled by winter weather caused interruptions and impassable roads in West Texas while rail wires along the Frisco line from Bluffdale to Brownwood were iced. Farmers and stock men expect benefits in grain regions despite the damage.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
West Texas
Frisco
Bluffdale
Brownwood
Rangers Converge in Waco for Federal Court Case
Nine rangers, including four under Captain Hickman of Company B, are in Waco to witness the Mrs. Inez Crow versus Sheriff Buchanan case. They quarter at the courthouse as federal court convenes. Six more from Mexia expected today. others moved through en route to Austin.
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Associated Presa
Waco
Tex
Hickman
Company B
Inez Crow
Buchanan
Mexia
Limestone
Freestone
Austin
Women Leaders and Milestones Through History
A collection of items highlights women in society and public life. Clubwomen in Portland build a fifty thousand dollar clubhouse. Queen and Alexandra College in Ireland are noted. Mary Lyon’s birth anniversary is marked. A Minnesota mayor aims for Congress. George V’s era notes. A New York physician tally is mentioned.
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Portland
Ore
New York City
Idaho
California
Ireland
Queen and Alexandra
Dublin
Marylyon
Mt. Holyoke College
J. M. Patterson
Marshall
George V
England
George III
George IV
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
A. K. Gault
St. Peter
Minnesota
Black Cat Seen at Buckingham Palace Spur Good Luck Omen
Crowds of women and children gathered at Buckingham Palace gates early this morning after a black cat appeared, hailed as a sign of good luck for Princess Mary by onlookers.
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Black Cat
Buckingham Gates
London
Buckinham Palace
Mary
Jail Delivery in Decatur Prisoners Escape Again
In Decatur Texas on February 28 four inmates escaped from the county jail during a whodia sale delivery the second such incident this month. A saw was used in the attempt according to reports.
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Decatur
Texas
Egypt Gains Outer Freedom From British Protectorate
London Feb 28 Lloyd George announced in the house of commons that the British protectorate in Egypt is terminated and Egypt is free to develop its own national institutions to meet its people's aspirations.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Egypt
Grand jury to hear murder case of Miss Matthews
In Waco on February 28 both defense and prosecution waived examining trial for Miss Marzie Matthews charged with the murder of J S Croaslin. The case goes to the grand jury meeting March 6.
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Waco
Texas
Marzie Matthews
S. Croaslin
Swindler Lind Confesses to Many Charges in $1 Million Case
Alfred E. Lind, a New York stock broker accused of swindling a society woman out of nearly a million dollars in fake stock deals, confessed today that many charges are true, according to Assistant District Attorney Richard Murphy. Lind was arrested last night in Overbrook Pennsylvania on an indictment charging grand larceny.
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Associated Press
New York
Alfred EB. Lindsay
Richard Murphy
Aesistant
Lindsay
Overbrook
Confessed Killing Shocks Plainview Community
Houston Upton lay mortally wounded at home in Sunset after shooting himself following the killing of two girls near Lockney early yesterday. He reportedly told his father and the sheriff he fired the fatal shots, confessing to the double homicide.
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Associated Press
Plainview
Texas
Houston
Upton
Sunset Community
Lockney
Mardi Gras and Shrove Tuesday Observances Highlight Regional Celebrations
The day features Mardi Gras festivities across Louisiana Alabama and Florida along with a Shrove Tuesday observance. It notes the 125th anniversary of Mary Lyon founder of Mount Holyoke College and the wedding of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles in Westminster Abbey. George W Pepper will speak at the Republican Club of Massachusetts dinner in Boston. A textile manufacturing symposium is held in Philadelphia under engineering society auspices.
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Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke College
Princess Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Westminster Abbey
George W. Pepper
United States
Pennsylvania
Republican Club of
Massachusetts
Boston
Philadelphia
Chamberlain's Tablets Praised For Digestive Relief
Melard F. Craig of Middle Grove New York calls Chamberlain's Tablets the nicest and most pleasant medicine for indigestion and constipation. They work like a charm and do not gripe or carry any unpleasant effects.
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Melard F. Craig
Middle Grove
N.Y
Retired Today as Federal Judge Ends 27 Years on Bench
Chicago Feb 28 Kenesaw Mountain J And retires from the Northern district of Illinois after 27 years of service. He rendered his last decision at 11 this morning and announced he would never again sit on the bench. His resignation was sent to the president and becomes effective tomorrow.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain J
Ulinois
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
Tonight rain and a cold wave with temperatures between 22 and 28 degrees. Wednesday should be fair with a continued cold spell.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Local Fort McIntosh Weather Report
Observations at Fort McIntosh for the hours ending 7 am show a high of 65 degrees and a low of 44 degrees. Wind comes from the northeast with mainly cloudy conditions.
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Fort McIntosh
Harding Calls It Experiment Peace Plans
President Harding presented a plan to Congress outlining a return to private initiative and enterprise, paired with government aid for the merchant marine. He framed the effort as an experimental venture and tied U S influence abroad to the strength of the merchant fleet, detailing key provisions in bills introduced in both houses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wellre
Congress
Harding
United States
Condemned man rallies today before hanging
Chicago reports Harvey Church who is to hang Friday came out of a hunger strike semi coma. He uttered strange syllables during the night and a psychiatrist called him a faker with a strong will while doctors prepare for the execution.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Harvey Church
Norman Copeland
Church
Provisional German Reparations Deal Set for 720 Million Marks Cash
Berlin reports a provisional reparations pact between the allied committee and the German government fixes an annual cash payment of 720 million gold marks and 1 450 000 600 gold marks in kind. If in kind deliveries fall short cash will not rise. The Entente thus has a strong interest in ensuring delivery of the stipulated goods.
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Uy Associated Press
Berlin
Allied
Germany
Mntente
Odd and Interesting Facts From Historic Records
A collection of curious notes cites Buckingham Palace jewelled vaults holding over six thousand gold ornaments weighing a ton. It also states daily air weight relative to food, Naples earthquakes 1783 1867, snuff-box fashion with a box per day, and comet speeds around 298 miles per second for the Great Comet of 1882 and slower for Hellay’s Comet by about 50 miles per second.
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Buckingham Palace
Kingdom of
Naples
England
Hellay
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