Two living ex-Presidents in Washington's Twenty Years
Washington observes a rare situation as Woodrow Wilson becomes the second living ex-president alongside William Howard Taft. The piece surveys ages at office, lifespans of presidents, and historical counts of ex-presidents living together across eras.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Wiliam H. Taft
Col. Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
James K. Polk
Franklin Pierce
Grant
James A. Garfield
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
van Buren
Tyler
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Johnson
Hayes
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
Harrisan
Roosevelt
Taft
Taft and
Wilson
Milestones in 19th Century Leadership and Society
March 4 1821 James Monroe began his second term as President. 1836 actor Stuart Robson born Annapolis died 1903. 1846 Mississippi passes law for common schools. 1872 Japanese embassy arrives in Washington. 1881 St Thomas Ontario incorporated. 1882 Electric streetcars first tried in London. 1892 Noah Porter Yale president died New Haven. 1896 Archbishop Peter Kenrick of St Louis dies.
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James Monroe
United States
Stuart Robson
Annapolis
Mississippi
Washington
Noah Porter
Yale University
New Haven
Parmington, Conn
Peter R. Kenrick
St. Louis
Dublin
Prohibition Act Enforcement Receives $4.5 Million Voted
The United States House of Representatives upheld the Federal Prohibition Act and approved a $4,500,000 funding package for its enforcement.
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United States House of Representatives
Social Calendar Details for Friday and Saturday
Friday social events include the Women’s Missionary Society gathering with Mrs. Sam Brown at 4 PM and a Camp Fire Girls meeting at 4 PM. Saturday features the Saturday Night Cotillion Class at the Women’s Club at 7 30 PM and a dance at the Soldiers Club in the evening.
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Women's Missionary Society
Sam Brown
Camp Fire
Woman’s Club
Soldiers Club
Gotham devotion in a traveler’s world longing
A lyrical note by Nathan M. Levy from the New York Herald contrasts travel longings with a wish for money to fund journeys. Local items list visitors in San Antonio and El Paso, church auxiliary meetings, and a Texas Exes dinner in Laredo featuring speeches by university figures and a toast master, celebrating Texas and the University of Texas.
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Gotham
Nathan M. Levy
New York Herald
Texas
Texas University
Laredo
Campaign to push Home Rule gains Irish support
Dublin officials plan a nationwide publicity drive to explain the new Home Rule act and counter southern opposition. Sir Hamar Greenwood will distribute thousands of free copies and memoranda to teachers priests and community leaders to reach influentials and ease sectional tensions over Ulster and tariff powers.
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Associated Press
Dublin
South of Ireland
Hamar Greenwood
Sinn Fein
Ulster
Ireland
England
Java launches largest engine ship for East Asia Company
Rotterdam March 4 The motor ship Java of 13,500 tons dead weight has been launched at Nakskov for the East Asia Company. She is among the largest ships to be fitted with internal combustion engines.
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Associated Press
Rotterdam
Java
Nakskov
East Asia Company
Harding and Coolidge Inaugurated in Washington
The Associated Press reports that Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge were sworn in as president and vice president. Harding took the oath at 1:18 pm and Coolidge at 12:01 pm, using the Bible and the Micah verse. The inaugural ceremony proceeded on schedule with crowds, guards, and formal toasts as Wilson watched briefly before withdrawing from the events.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
United States
White
Pay Respect to Prest Wilson in Texas Legislature
Austin Texas March 4 Two resolutions were introduced in the legislature paying respect to President Wilson on his last day of office as president The House adopted a concurrent resolution by John Davis of Dallas expressing the legislature appreciation for the retiring president eight years of service A Senate resolution adjourned today in his honor and to forward a copy of esteem and appreciation to Wilson
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Washington
Wilson
Harding
White House
Capitol
Senate
Coolidge
Marshall
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
John Davis
Dallas
Attorney General Rules Bond Cap on Lands for University
In Austin on March 4 the attorney general's department issued a legal opinion on a bond from Austin citizens guaranteeing land for university use. The ruling, delivered to House Appropriations Chair Lee Satterwhite, confirms the state will not pay above a specified amount for the described lands sought by the university.
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Austin
Texas
Attorney General's Department
Lee Satterwhite
House Appropriations Committee
Massive 1922 Appropriations Total Reported by Senate
Associated Press reports Chairman Warren states total appropriations for the current Congress fiscal year 1922 amount to 3,806,029,647 dollars. President Wilson enacts a pocket veto on the army appropriation and immigration restriction bills.
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Associated Press
Washington
Warren
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wilson
Army
Congress Adjourns Sine Die In Early March Session
Washington reports the sixty sixth congress adjourned sine die today at 12 30 o clock. The action ends the current session with all pending business left unresolved, marking a formal closure for the period.
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Washington
Congress
Assault on Socialists Incites Tokyo Disorder
In Tokyo a clash erupts when about 50 members of a gambling association armed with wooden swords enter a New Year social gathering of roughly 200 socialists. They assault attendees shouting Down with the Traitors. Several socialists are injured. Leaders are among those present and police reportedly did not intervene.
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Associated Press
Tokio
No flu unlikely this winter say health officials
Washington reports the Public Health Service states flu is unlikely to return this winter and urges focus on diphtheria immunity. A bulletin notes 5,000 diphtheria cases were reported in October with more in November and recommends immunization tests for families.
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Associated Press
Washington
Public Health Service
Leading States in Cigar Manufacturing Ranking
The leading states in the manufacture of cigars are Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Florida, New Jersey and Virginia, listed in that order.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Florida
New Jersey
Virginia
Inaugural Address Emphasizes Senate Power and Liberty
Vice President Coolidge, in Washington on March 4, framed his inaugural remarks around the Senate. He highlighted its evolving membership, its legislative power, and its key role in negotiations, ratification, and appointments while stressing that its greatest function is the preservation of liberty across both legislation and review.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
The Senate as Citadel of Liberty and Its Powers
The excerpt extols the United States Senate as the guardian of minority rights within the Constitution and the citadel of liberty. It acknowledges the chamber’s immense power and potential for both good and abuse, praising its historical wisdom, discretion, and harmony with the people’s authority. The speaker accepts the duties of presiding over the Senate, confident in its enduring, traditional function.
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Senate
United States Senate
Heap
Bitter Against Wilson Editorial From Mexico City
Mexico City editorial writers harshly criticize President Wilson and urge the Harding administration to end the U S Mexico clash with a constructive policy. The piece reflects imminent hopes for improved relations between the two nations.
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Mexico City
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Auto frauds link to cliff-side wrecks near Buffalo
Police say seventeen burned autos found at a Lake Erie cliff foot near Buffalo suggest systematic theft by insured owners. Insurance firms review candidates for similar policies while detectives note makes range from rainouts to limousines. Evidence shows vehicles were set afire before being dumped. in three months 484 cars stolen, 41 burned, 108 missing.
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Buffalo
Lake Erie
Lake Shore
Notice in Probate Webb County Guardianship Hearing
Probate notice reports Refugio V de Benavides declared unsound mind and Servyan de Benavides seeking guardianship. Webb County Court sets hearing for March 21, 1921 at Laredo Court House. Publication required weekly for ten days prior to return day. Cler k J A Rodriguez signs the notice.
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State OF Texas
Webb County
Webb
Refugio
de Benavides
Servyan de Benavides
Laredo
Texas
A. D
J. A. Rodriguez
Labor and Industry Facts From a Bygone Era
A collection of concise historical notes cites U S and global industry data including shoe making in Canada dating to 1667, railroad ownership in Argentina by British firms, the first U S printers union forming ninety years ago, radium-group ore deposits in Colorado, escalating coal exports to Sweden, and overall U S shingles production in the billions.
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United States
Argentina
Canada
Dominion
Union of Printers
Colorado
Health and Teethe Warn on Kids Chewing
Washington public health bulletin warns that six year molars are the first of the last not the last of the first teeth and once gone cannot be replaced. It links poor health with poor chewing and urges parents to monitor their children's chewing early.
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Washington
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