Purim Festival Celebrated With Readings and Generosity
Purim will be observed Monday evening March 13 with special services in synagogues and the reading of the Esther story. The festival blends joy with charity as meals, gifts to the poor, and community entertainment mark the holiday amid a note of loyalty to Mordecai and Esther. An American rabbi’s appointment as Minister to Persia adds U S interest to the observance.
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Mordecai
Esther
Purim
Haman
United States
Birthday Honorees Mark March 10 Across Nations
Sir Sayaji Rao III of Baroda 69 today. Sir Clifford Sifton Canadian statesman 61. Theodore I Reese Episcopal bishop 49. Anna Vaughn Hyatt sculptor 46. Arthur Reynodis Chicago banker 64. Birthdays noted in Our Daily Birthday Party with birthplace details and ages.
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H. H. Maharajah Gaekwar
Sayaji Rao III
Baroda
India
Clifford Sifton
County Middlesex
Ont
Theodore I. Reese
Southern
Ohio
New York City
Anna Vaughn Hyatt
Jeanne d’Arc
Cambridge
Maas
Arthur Reynodis
Chicago
Pandora
Iowa
Rise of Dr Charles Steinmetz from immigrant to power chief
The German immigrant known as an electrical wizard rises from penniless draughtsman in New York to chief consulting engineer at General Electric. In thirty years his wage grows from $12 a week to $100,000 a year, making him the world’s highest paid electrical engineer.
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Charles P. Steinmetz
New York York
Germany
New York
General Electric Company
Parish Guild and Society Meet in Social Calendar
The Friday social scene lists Christ Church Parish Guild at 3 pm hosted by Mrs. C. H. Kehl, St. Anne's Society at 3:30 pm with Mrs. Clotilde Withoff, Little Woman Camp Fire Girls at 4 pm with Mrs. A. Poggenpohl, and Christian Church Bible Class social at 8 pm hosted by Rev. and Mrs. White. Roselle Mercier Montgomery notes in New York Times General Mention. Rev. Nixon returns from San Antonio. Mr. Leonard Haynes to visit his Zapata ranch. families travel between San Antonio, Millett, and Mexico. The Ladies Aid Society meets at Christian Church. food market planned for Stowers Furniture Store with 2:30 pm deadline for contributions. Marie Graham Gent graduates piano recital at Southwestern University Georgetown.
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Christ Church
C. H. Kehl
St. Anne's Society
St. Peter's Church
Clotilde Withoff
A. Poggenpohl
The
Christian Church
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
E. F. Hamilton
Mesdames Hodges
Hiatt
Millar
Stowers
Neff
White
Keithley
Tinsley
Holland
Lightner
England
Colville
Celeste Hamilton
E. I. Hamilton
Roumania Crown Prince Charlies Marries Helene in Athens
One year ago today the marriage between Crown Prince Charlies of Roumania and Princess Helene of Greece was celebrated in Athens marking a historic royal union.
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Charlies of
Roumania
Helene
Greece
Athens
Notice of seizure and libel in U S District Court
Monition in the Southern District of Texas orders all claimants to appear in Laredo on March 20 1922 at 10 am to contest condemnation of a Ford automobile license 211659 motor 2467493 and one hundred four bottles of intoxicating liquor seized by U S Customs. Deputy Allen Walker files the notice for U S Marshal R A Harvin.
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United States of America
Ford
D. L
United States Customs
Laredo
Texas
Towit
U. S. District Court For
Southern District of Texas
Ihereby
United States Court Room
Century of Odd Historical Dates and Events
A ledger of varied years lists incidents from 1776 Boston pillage defiance to 1920 red river boundary ruling. It catalogs milestones such as a Lincoln birth, New York capital designation, a baseball rules convention, first grand jury at Laramie, a royal silver wedding, a Colorado miners strike end, and a Texas Oklahoma boundary decision.
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Boston
Albany
New York
Abraham Lincoln
New York City
America
Laramie
Wye
Prince
Princess of Wales
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Marlborough House
Colorado
Red River
U. S
Oklahoma
Texas
Today’s Observances and Debates Across Regions
New Mexico marks Arbor Day while the U S Army began the Vera Cruz siege seventy five years ago. Italy honors Mazzini on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. Japan hosts a peace exhibition in Tokyo. Northwest furniture dealers meet in Minneapolis to form an association. Columbia University and Dartmouth College debate U S support for enforcing the Versailles Treaty.
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New Mexico
Vera Crus
Italy
Mazzini
Tokio
Northwest
Minneapolis
United States
France
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Convention Notice Urges Laredo Women to Attend
Mrs. Fred W. Mally announces the Fifth District Federated Women’s Clubs convention will be held in Laredo on April 5 and 6. The city invites club presidents and delegates to attend, urging early reporting of attendees and strong turnout to reflect local business and economic conditions.
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Laredo
Mally
Federated Woman’s Clubs
Fred W. Mally
What Closed the Bank
The Bank of Commerce in Sulphur Oklahoma closed after a shortage of 82000 dollars appeared in its accounts. State Bank Examiner Knox announced the finding noting missing records and concealment by cross entries spanning several months.
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Associated Press
Sulphur
Okla
Bank of Commerce
Knox
Landis Plans Texas Swing For Training Camps
Baseball Commissioner Landis will tour the Southern and major league training camps in Texas between March 20 and 26. He advised Governor Neff in a letter and said he hoped to meet the governor during the visit.
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Austin
Texas
Landis
Neff
Severe snowstorm sweeps Panhandle and nearby states
Amarillo Texas March 10 one of the most severe snowstorms in years drenched the Panhandle eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma with four to seven inches of snow. Temperatures fell to 0 to 25 degrees as winds and drifting halted traffic and delayed trains, though service was expected to resume today.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Rock Island
Tucumcari
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Denver
Chicago man inherits English title and stays American
Cyril Wood ward Clubly Armstrong, a Chicago lawyer, learned he is the sole heir to an English earldom. He remains calm, declaring his American citizenship the greatest title and accepting the news without change. The consular department in Washington confirmed the notice to his friends in response to inquiries from relatives in India.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cyril Woodward Clubly Armstrong
Armstrong
Washington
India
Organized Texas auto theft ring uncovered in Belton
Rex Lewis allegedly confessed to leading an organized band of about 20 thieves with a Warco garage for moving and selling stolen cars. Police report 14 stolen cars in the county in three weeks, with six recovered and three returned to owners in Cleburne Brownwood and Temple as warrants prepare in Corsicana Cleburne Waco Temple Brownwood Brady San Saba Fort Worth and other cities.
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Associated Press
Mallinger
Texas
Rex Lewis
Belton
Lewis
Jack Gordon
Ballinger
Warco
Cleburne
Brownwood
Temple
Corsicana
Waco
Brady
San Saba
Fort Worth
Italy Remembers Mazzini Across Schools and Societies
In Rome and throughout Italy on March 10 ceremonies mark fifty years since Giuseppe Mazzini death. Students and patriotic groups honor the great patriot whose zeal and perseverance helped unite Italy. He is praised as a master of languages, a scholar, and a writer who influenced Garibaldi and Cavour.
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Rome
Kingdom of Italy
Giuseppe Mazzini
Pisa
Mazzini
Garibaldi
Federal appeals court upholds Livezey conviction in mail fraud case
New Orleans March 10 The United States circuit court of appeals affirms the 1921 Dallas jury verdict convicting William Livezey former president of the Little Motor Kar Company of using the mails to defraud He is sentenced to five years in Leavenworth prison and the decision leaves the five year term in effect
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Associated Press
New Orleans
United States Circuit Court of Appeals Today
William Livezey
Little Motor Kar Company
Dallas
Ile
Leavenworth
War Tax on Nerve Energy Affects Nation
Fragmented wartime editorial urges citizens to conserve physical and mental energy for the war effort. The piece warns of fatigue and irritability from overwork and poor digestion, urging discipline and rest to support endurance.
Seran Sheraer Rebuild Effort Aids Worn District
A fragmented note outlines efforts to rebuild the worn Seren Sheraer in the ont jie Hees area. Community groups coordinate repairs, with local officials directing aid and volunteers gathering materials for a restoration push.
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Hich
Odd Facts and Feats From a Bygone Era Carded
A collection of curious notes spans science history and strange inventions. Topics include juniper ripening years, tapioca toxicity, a 50 percent death rate claim in England since 18th century, and the Ay Jindish life expectancy at nine months. Other items recount a circumscribed facial razor, vast air passage through lungs, England’s undefined coast and pallbearer pipes, canal travel by paper boat, Ku Klux Klan inspired reform talk in China, a London built watch, ancient Egyptian checkers, and an American inventor's soda bottle cap patent.
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England
Circus Performas
Rene
France
Paris
Marseilles
China
Ku Klux Klan
London
British Museum
Egypt
Baltimore
Few Private Cars Remain in America Says Pullman Official
According to Robert Butler manager of the commissary department at the Pullman company there are only four or five privately owned railroad cars left in the United States. He adds that railroad officials are the only group not renting private cars from his firm.
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Chadgo
America
Robert Butler
Pullmen Company
Papal Conclave Delay Extends Time to Sixteen Days
Rome March 10. A papal decree will be published soon extending the interval between a pope's death and the start of the conclave to sixteen days. Cardinal O Connell archbishop of Boston told the Associated Press today.
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Rome
Cardinal O'Connell
Archishop
Boston
Associated Press
Germany reacts to U S Genoa conference reply
Berlin March 10 Universal disappointment but understanding of why the United States declined to participate in the Genoa conference was the German press reaction to Washingtons reply to Italy.
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Berlin
United States
Genoa
Italy
Indictments in Waco charge theft over fifty dollars
Rex Lewis and R. A. Wilson were indicted by the grand jury in Waco Texas on theft over fifty dollars. Lewis allegedly confessed to implicating others in Texas cities and towns. The two operated a private residence garage used to alter engine numbers. they lacked a regular service shop. Each man faces three indictments.
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Waco
Texas
Rex Lewis
R. A. Wilson
Lewis
United States Demands Rhineland Payment Before Reparations
Paris March 10 The United States presented a demand to allied finance ministers for 241 million dollars as compensation for its connection with the Rhineland occupation, to be paid before any reparations are issued.
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Paris
United States
Rhineland
Tragic Electric Shock Kills Beaumont Mechanic
Beaumont Texas March 10 H P Phillips 34 an automobile mechanic was instantly killed last night by contact with high voltage battery charging wires. Wet floor and slipping caused him to grasp a battery clip from a 110 volt charger in a damp garage.
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Beaumont
Texas
H. P. Phillips
Phillips
Senate blocks pause on four power treaty debate
Washington on March 19 reports requests to pause the four power Pacific treaty in the senate were blocked by administration leaders who urged continued ratification discussion and demanded irreconcilables present their case or permit voting to begin on the proposed reservations.
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Washington
Senate
No Gentlemen or Ladies in Recess Horseplay
A small country school's recess ends in a minor incident as a seven year old boy strikes a girl. The teacher admonishes the boy for striking a lady, while the boy responds with a quip about tickling a gentleman. The exchange highlights a humorous paradox in behavior and gender expectations.
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Norman
Old Belief Ties Cat Tail to Eye Ailment
An old belief claims rubbing a black cat tail over the eye can cure styes and related eye ailments. The piece notes superstition without endorsing it.
Rattlesnakes Impede San Antonio Prohibition Probe
Federal agents near San Antonio search caves in the Robber's Cave area after discovering a large still and a fire pit. Rattlesnakes, bats, and crickets inhabited the caverns, and the bootleg operation fled before the officers could arrest anyone. A further hunt for an underground still and rattlesnake oil remains planned.
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San Antonio
Texas
Illiat
Wave length topic guides wireless station allocations
Three government conference committees published proposals on assigning 20 wave lengths to wireless telephony senders and on establishing government oversight of all commercial wireless transmitting stations. They urge reserving wavelengths below 6000 meters for radio telephone service and anticipate radio telephony covering zero to 6000 meters. Amateur transmitters would get 150 to 200 meters with schools sharing 200 to 275 meters.
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Washington
Hoover
Heaviest Bakersfield Earth Tremor Jolts City
A strong tremor struck Bakersfield California early this morning near 3:30 am causing clocks in several business buildings to stop. No injuries are reported.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Telegraph
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Roselle Mercier Montgomery
New York Times. Com
Nixon
Oere
Leonard Haynes
Zapata
Ernesto Perusquia
Perusquia
Mexico
S. A. Yates
Millett
A. D. Clark
Mesdames Young, Craven, Adams
Fred’ Wright
Stowers Furniture Store
Miss Graham
Monition
United States District Court For the
R. A. Harvin
U. 8
Marshall, Son. Dist
Allen Walker
Odd
Ay Associated Press
Gy Associated Press
Tommy
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