Notable Birthdays on March 2 Across Famous Americans
Samuel Untermyer of New York born in Lynchburg Virginia 68 years ago. Thomas F Cooper head of the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics born Pekin Illinois 45 years ago. George F Swain Harvard former president of the American Society of Engineers born San Francisco 69 years ago. William J Driver U S representative from Arkansas born Osceola 63 years ago. Captain Bob Roper professional boxer born McComb Mississippi 82 years ago.
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Samuel Untermyer
New York
Lynchburg
Thomas F. Cooper
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Pekin
George F. Swain
Harvard
American Society of Engineers
San Francisco
Wiliam J. Driver
Congress
Arkansas
Osceola
Ark
Bob Roper
McComb
Miss
Milne Named Chief of Imperial Staff of British Army
General Sir George Francis Milne, born 1866 in Aberdeen, is selected to succeed the Earl of Cavan as Chief of the Imperial Staff. He entered the army at nineteen, served in the Sudan 1898 and Khartum, fought in the South African War, earned British and Khedives medals, commanded the Fourth Division Artillery in 1913, led the British 2nd Army as chief of staff in W World War I, and later headed forces from Salonika. He was mentioned in despatches and promoted to lieutenant general for his war services.
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George Francis Milne
Earl of Cavan
Aberdeen
Sudan
Khartum
Salonika
Notable Personalities Across Arts and Life
English artist Arthur W Heard is famed for painting animals eyes over four decades. Sheffield’s John Robinson, age 105, is claimed as the world’s oldest Odd Fellow. Edith Wharton is Yale’s first female Doctor of Letters. D Annunzio writes in a gold cloth dressing gown with a goldfish for inspiration. An explorer recalls Eskimo and South Sea Islander presidents answering fdison. Lord Dunsany shuns modern tools and writes with a quill.
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Arthur W. Heard
John Robinson
Sheffield
England
Edith Wharton
Yale University
Gabriele D'Annunzio
United States
Lord Dunsany
Once in Livorno and the Moonlit Barge Vision
A miscellany page notes poetry by Clinton Scollard from the New York Sun, several social items from San Antonio and Laredo visits, plus church group reports. The Miss Nina Anderson visit, Mrs. Seagraves party in Houston, and Missionary Society notes reflect local society.
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Clinton Scollard
New York Sun
Nina Anderson
San Antonio Arived
J. G. Guajardo
Coolidge signs largest peacetime appropriation bill
President Coolidge signed the largest peacetime appropriation bill in U S history. The measure funds the treasury and post office departments with a total of 868 281 501 dollars.
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Associated Plans
Washington
Coolidge
Treasury
Post Office Departments
Liked in Army Set Mrs Coupal Popular in Capital Circles
Mrs. James Coupal wife of the President Coolidge personal physician is a popular figure in the army set at the national capital.
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James ¥. Coupal
President Coolidge
Government Opposes Appeals in Upper Court for Thompson and Forbes
The government in the supreme court today opposed granting appeals by John Thompson, St Louis contractor, and Charles Forbes, former head of the veterans bureau, convicted in Chicago of conspiracy tied to veterans hospital construction. It argued the trial was legally conducted and evidence supported the jury verdict.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
John ,Thompson
St.Louis
Charles Forbes
Veterans’.Bureau
Chicago
Veterans
Thompson
Forbes
Moody Day Moody Draft Mobilizes Georgetown Citizens
Georgetown Texas on March 3 mobilizes thousands of residents at the county seat to draft for the governor race, featuring its native son Attorney General Day Moody in the process.
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Associated Press
Georgetown
Texas
Willamson County
Day
Day Moody
Paris Chamber Debates Locarno Ratification Turns Stormy
The chamber of deputies debate Locarno treaty ratification grew heated as Communist Deputy Huber of Alsace attacked France. He refused to leave the speaker's stand, forcing a suspension of proceedings.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Huber
Alsace
France
Deputy Sheriff Fatally Shot in Osage County Courthouse
William Fasley Osage county deputy sheriff was shot to death in front of the Bartlesville courthouse by his son-in-law Clemify Benning. The dispute centered on money from government Indian payments inherited by Mrs. Benning. Mrs. Benning was an Osage Indian.
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Associated Prens
Bartlesville
Ohia
William Fasley
Osage County
Cleminey Benning
Noble Russians Aboard Repaired Yacht Arrive in Brunswick
The yatch docked in Brunswick as repairs began and crew found Prince Simon Karsokoff aboard, a former member of the Russian royal house. Baron Vladimir Karsokan von Puchantat also linked to the voyage but departed at Charleston for other work. Both nobles have been in the United States about two years.
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Brunswick
Ynachl
Valentine
Simon Karsokoff
Royal House of
Russia
Vladimir Karsokan von Puchantat
Charleston
United States
King George to economize lords in waiting reduction
Rumor in Court circles says the King's six lords in waiting may be cut to three. Each holder serves a month and earns 3600 dollars a year, prompting calls for an immediate economy without loss of efficiency. The King is understood to favor the change.
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Associated Prean
London
Mar
Alfonso to Fly Over Atlantic in South American Visit
Paris dispatch reports King Alfonso of Spain plans a Atlantic flight to Argentina with Queen Victoria and Premier de Rivera. Commander Franco to pilot ten seaplanes forming the royal fleet following the same route as Franco's prior South American crossing.
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Associated Press
Paris
Lening
Diario Universal
Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Argentina
South
America
Franco
Mictoria
de. Rivera
Brillant
Royal
South America
Delirious patient linked to bank gang, warrant awaited
A delirious pneumonia patient at a Dallas hospital provides what police deem valuable clues to a bank robbery gang operating in Mississippi and Tennessee. He is being held as officers from Batesville Mississippi and Memphis prepare to arrive. The suspected gang reportedly shifted activities to Oklahoma and Texas.
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Associated Presa
Dallas
Texas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Jait
Batesville
Miss
Memphis
Oklahoma
Britain to oppose more permanent council seats in League
London reports say the British government has fixed its stance on enlarging the League of Nations council seats. It will oppose granting a permanent seat to Poland Spain or any country other than Germany. The issue may be revisited for future discussion.
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Associated Press
London
League of Nations Council
Poland
Spain
Germany
Fragmentary notes hint at international legal action and indictments
Disjointed excerpts reference a former ambassador to Cuba and justice department actions. Mentions San Antonio Texas and Mexican figures amid vague legal language about indictments and public records.
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San Antonio
Texas
Tonio’ ‘Ferrer
Altorne
Ambaasador
Cublic ‘of Justice
Terrible fire devastates Newport Arkansas
A large fire in Newport Arkansas destroyed more than 200 homes and dozens of buildings. National Guard patrols were deployed to prevent looting as officials estimated damages at up to 1.5 million dollars and anticipated the loss of 800 homes, churches, and factories. Local departments aided from nearby towns to bring the blaze under control.
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Associated Press
Sequyen
Newport
Ark
Oriver
National Guards
Planta
Recovered Body of Young Man Identified by Sister
A young man’s body was pulled from the river on the Mexican side near the water plant shortly after noon today. Identified as Manuel Gonzalez by his sister, no further details were available at press time.
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Manuel Gonzalez
Prass
Senate immigration panel drops outlawry probe
The Washington senate immigration committee declined to approve a ten investigation of outlawry in Chicago, ending the inquiry without action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Immigration Committee
Chicago
Texas Independence Day observed across Dallas area
The 90th anniversary of Texas freedom was celebrated today as a legal holiday. Patriotic programs were planned in Dallas and many other cities and towns statewide to mark the signing of the declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Lone Star State
Mexico
Tinsel Wigs To Hide The Bob In Paris
Paris reports a fashion shift where evening wigs made of silver tinsel thread fold or colored silks cover the bobbed hair. Wigs sit on a net or muslin cap and are not meant to look natural. Colors chosen aim to enhance appearance for each occasion.
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Presa
Paris
Mar
Stolen Tapestries From New York Art Shop
Thieves broke into Barton, Price & Willson Inc art shop in New York on March 2 and stole about 40 000 in tapestries dating from the fifth and sixth centuries. The doors were forced and several jard pieces were torn from the walls.
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Associated Press
New York
Barton, Price & Willson, Inc
DeMille Signs National Bank Notes in Los Angeles
Cecil B DeMille the famed film director and bank executive signed 400 ten and twenty dollar national bank notes as vice president of the Commercial National Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles The veteran director struggled briefly with writer’s cramps during the signing session.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mar
Cecil B. ‘DeMille
United States
Commercial National Trust and Savings Bank of
DeMille
TimeGey Watch Daily Deals Launch
The TimeGey daily watch listing offers a perpetual option at 60 cents per month, highlighting affordability for ongoing opportunities.
Fragmentary court note hints at sedition case clues
A partial, garbled OCR fragment references a court matter involving sedition. Names, dates, and locations are unreadable, but the snippet implies legal action and a judgment context.
Hushed London Notes Probe Exile and Execution Tale
A garbled London dispatch outlines a mystery around exile and a hanging. The fragment mentions Ignatius Lincoln and a man named John with references to a feat and Wrance, but details are unclear due to transmitter errors.
Worthington 18 Dead in Atlanta Fraud Case Stroke Pardons
A historical brief notes Worthington’s death at 18 in Atlanta amid a mail fraud indictment in which a federal case cites a stroke as the cause and mentions pardons. The fragment references "the wolf of La Salle" and notes involvement with using the mails to defraud.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Worthington
the Wolf of la Salle
Federal
Pardlys
Little Ship's Remarkable Record Told by Associated Press
Report from St John’s notes Captain George Barbour sets a world record aboard the vessel Neptune. The record involves sealing fleets and a vast number of seals observed or involved, with figures referencing over a thousand thousand seals and related Arctic or Newfoundland contexts.
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Press
St. ‘John's
George Barbour
Neptune
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