Missing Ships Haunt Naval History From 1841 to Cyclops Mystery
Thorneday's Daily recalls the 1841 disappearance of the steam packet President from New York to Liverpool and the global pursuit that followed. It notes the Cyclops mystery of 1919 with 293 aboard, plus other vanished vessels, illustrating how the word missing marked many ships across eras and seas.
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Washington, D. C
Highty
President
New York
Liverpool
New World
America
Europe
Madeira
Atlantic
United States Navy
Inig
Conestoga
Pacific
Navy Department
Cyclops
West Indies
Barbadoes
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims cure for catarrh deafness
An advertisement touts Rall's Catarrh Medicine with an ointment and internal medicine and tonic. It says the internal medicine acts through the blood to mucous surfaces restoring normal conditions and purifying blood. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Rall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Spring festival in Fort Valley marks peach bloom lore
Fort Valley Georgia awaits the annual Spring festival as pink and white blossoms cover orchards. The event features Miss Dorothy Hale in The Prodigal Peach reenacting Georgia’s peach history amid shell pink petals and peach tree green.
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Associated Press
Fort Valley
Georgia
Peach Belt
Middle Georgia
Dorothy Hale
Times daily offer signals watch access price
A prompt from THE TIMES advertises a daily watch access opportunity priced at 0c per month. The brief notes ongoing availability with a focus on affordability.
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TIMES
Sir Henry Luan Aertoned for World Peace and Faith
Sir Henry Luan, a prominent businessman, built a vast trust fund funding religious and peace causes. A Dublin University medical graduate, he served briefly as a medical missionary in India before returning for health reasons. He founded a worldwide tourist agency that earned him a fortune and supported peace and humanitarian efforts.
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Sir Henry Luan
Dublin University
India
Far East
Kreisler and his stock market hobby in Tampa
Fritz Kreisler sits with a broker in Tampa as he discusses stock purchases with a man he calls Foley. The famed violinist alternates between praising the violin and weighing Wall Street moves, watching the board with other traders.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla. Mar
Fritz Kreisler
Foley
Wall Street
Kreisler
Bullet proof screen for tank gunners unveiled
Army Ordnance Department officials describe a mushroom shaped steel shield with inch apart saw cuts that rotate rapidly to blur into a light band. It allows gunners to see incoming bullets and deflections while bullets are shattered and repelled from the shield.
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Associated Preas
Los Angeles
Army Ordnance Department
Today’s events mark diverse historic and civic happenings
Celebrations include a 27th birthday for Crown Prince Christian of Denmark and the 40th anniversary of Niagara Falls power development. In Minneapolis educators from twelve states converge for the Middle West Physical Education Association convention while New Brunswick’s Legislative Assembly opens in Fredericton. The Cornwall cruiser launch at Plymouth naval yard features Lady Clinton christening as part of British naval milestones.
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Christian
Niagar Falls
New York
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Middle West Physical Education Association
New Legislative Assembly of
New Brunswick
Fredericton
Cornwall
Plymouth Naval Yard
Lady Clinton
Social Calendar and Community Notices
Social calendar items list meetings for The Ladies Aid at 910 Cortez Street and The Peter Pan Prayers at 3 16 in the afternoon. Announcements include travel notes, visits, a Mardi Gras trip to New Orleans, and plans for a Pan American Round Table meeting at Hotel Hamilton on March 27. The Parish Guild food sale is set for Saturday March 13 at 9 30 in the morning with church members in charge, and the Tuesday Music and Literature Club session featured a colonial era minuet performed by eight young dancers at the High School Auditorium.
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Pan-American Round Table
Hotel Hamilton
Fern
H. W. Johnston
Christ Church
Startling
Mesdames Marshall, Swancoat, Younkin and
Vidales
Cook
H. E. Sames
Royal Furniture Store
Mesdames
A. B. Muller
James, MacGregor
Lobdell
Gunther
Younkin
Young
Marshall
Wm. Brennan
Arkles
Miss Amar Penn
G. Hatley
Ney L. Brewer
Mesdames O'Meara
James, Manford
Wright
Claire Smith
Dramatic Club Program Highlights Eugene O’Neill Study
The program featured Miss Josephing Brewster and teacher praise for dance and performance. Mrs Fish discussed Eugene O’Neill and big plays, with readings by Mrs Austin, Mrs Swancoat, and Mrs Lobdell. The Round Table invited wide participation, ending with a March 28 adjournment.
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Josephing. Brewster
League council in secret talks on Germany seat
Geneva March 11 Members of the council of the league of nations met in secret session to discuss reconstruction of the council and Germany's election to a permanent seat.
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Geneva
Council of the League of Allons
Germany
Kleberg Elected President At Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Convent
Richard Kleberg of Kingsville was elected president of the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association while El Paso was named the next convention city at the Golden Anniversary convention final session in Fort Worth.
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Associated Press
Wort Worth
Texas
Richard Kleberg
Kingsville
Texas-Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
el Paso
Governor Signs Bill Banning Evolution Teaching in Mississippi
Jackson March 11 Governor Whitfield signed a bill prohibiting teaching theories that man ascended or descended from a lower order of animals in state supported schools. The measure targets evolutionary theories in public education across Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Whitfield
Mississippi
Two Chicago Men Held In Morphine Seizure Case
Federal agents hold John Rogers of Chicago and Abe Cohen a drug store proprietor over a seizure of morphine valued at $376,000 at peddler prices. The morphine was shipped from New York in two trunks to Chicago.
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Chicago
John Rogers
Abe Cohen
New York
Shooting raid in Royston Georgia leaves one dead
Royston Georgia March 11 a band of 60 white robed men visited the home of lumberman HW Bigby triggering a shooting affray. Farmer Walton Adams is dead and Ben Harrison with HW Bigby is seriously wounded. No arrests will be made unless formal complaints are filed.
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Associated Press
Royston
Walton Adams
Ben Harrison
Kw Bigby
Bigby
Mexican Ex-Envoy Ferrer Freed on Bond in Plot Case
Ferrer, once Mexican ambassador to Cuba, was released today on a $2,500 bond after being indicted on charges related to plotting to overthrow the Mexican government. The eight defendants in the revolution case were partially released, with bond signed by friends from El Paso.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Antonio Merrer
Cuba
E Paso
Christian to resign from attorney general bid aides say
Austin March 11 George Christian assistant attorney general is expected to resign from the department within a few days as he prepares to announce his candidacy for attorney general. His aides indicated the move will come immediately after the announcement.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
George Christian
Tunney Stribling Boxing Match Called Off
Match between Gene Tunney and young Stribling for Friday night was declared off in Miami Florida.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Gene Tunney
Young Stribling
Train holdup near Peoria halts 49-car freight
Robbers cut a Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train near Eden, holding the brakeman. Some cars rolled back down a hill and the engineer moved the rest. Earlier, a similar Rock Island hold-up nearby netted alcohol. The 49 car train carried no alcohol.
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Associated Presa
Peoria
Minneapolis
Louisiana Derby Entries Reach 36 For March 17 Race
Thirty six horses entered the Louisiana Derby at the Shrewsbury oval Jefferson Parish Fair Association March 17. It marks the fifth renewal of the stake with added value of 10000 dollars. Strong three year olds from the South are expected to run including Navigator Nurmi Bagfenvaggage Blue Pencil Bolton and Smiling Gus.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mar
Shrewsbury Oval
Jefferson Parish
Weather Forecast From The Times For Fort McIntosh Area
The United States Weather Bureau forecast and Fort McIntosh station report show tonight fair and somewhat colder wind from the west. Friday will be fair with a high near 86 degrees and a low around 50. The general wind direction remains west and the sky should be clear.
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the Times
Chamber of Commerce
United States Weather Bureau
Fort McIntosh
West Clear
Husbands and Wives May File Separate Tax Returns
Austin officials report that husbands and wives may continue filing separate income tax returns each reporting one half of community income. The guidance comes pending an opinion from the United States attorney general. James Bass, IRS collector in Austin, was advised by Commissioner Blair in Washington.
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Austin
Texas
United States Attorney General
James Bass
Internal Revenue
Blair
Washington
Mutual Assistance Treaty Signed by US and Cuba
Havana reported that a general anti amugegling treaty between the United States and Cuba, the convention of mutual assistance, was signed today by the American ambassador and the Cuban secretary of state.
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Associated Press
Havana
United States
Cuba
From Here and There In Brief
The item lists assorted historical notes and trivia: 20,000 leprosy sufferers in Japan. Darwin regarded as a dunce by teachers in boyhood. Kakimo longevity short. 4,300,000 acres in rubber plantations. the King of England barred from House of Commons during sessions. new device helps blind read printed matter. a Santiago Cuba arrest for a crime more than 20 years old. 600 fish-rearing establishments in America. eggs maturing under one-tenth. Portland, Oregon hosts the first national bank west of the Rockies in 1865.
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Japan
Charles Darwin
England
House of Commons
Santiago
Cuba
America
First National Bank
Rocky Mountains
Porland
Oregon
Bandits Cut 22 Cars From Freight Train Near Eden Illinois
Report to railroad headquarters says highwaymen severed a Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train near Eden Illinois. They cut twenty two cars from the train but fled without stealing any loot.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Mqnor
Eden
Language Schools Draw Hawaii Japanese Pupils After Class
Census shows three quarters of Hawaii Japanese school children attend language schools after public hours for five hours daily. Hawaii’s total school enrollment is 58,861 with about 29,007 of Japanese descent. Territory seeks control of alien language schools by charging one dollar per enrolled child and mandating textbooks from the territorial department. Most children were born on the Islands and are potential American citizens.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Mar
Hawaii
Territorial School Department
Islands
Pleaded Guilty
A terse Associated Press item from Texas notes a defendant entered a guilty plea. Details such as charges, court, and date are unclear in the fragmented text.
Crater Forming In Smoky River Today
A crater appeared near a town landmark in the Smoky River area with a water-filled basin about 25 feet deep. Ground around the hole sank, forming a funnel shape as soil dropped from the sides, locals recall an earlier extinct hole now filled by river erosion.
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Bmnoky Myor
Jorge
Vehicle tragedy near town claims two lives
A Southern Pacific train killed two men near here last night. John Lancaster, described as a rover, and an unidentified companion died in the incident. Authorities are working to locate their relatives.
Testimony Begins in Dunn Trial in Center Texas
Tom Mantooth testified for the defense in the Grover Dunn case in Center Texas. Dunn, a former ranger, is accused of shooting Ben Smith at Lutkin in September 1924. The trial, moved on venue grounds, marks the first defense witness and night sessions were ordered until conclusion.
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Associated Press
Center
Texas
Tom Mantooth
Grover Dunn
Dunn
Ben Smith
Lutkin’ In
Tooth Wes
Pimples and Bumps Prompt Use of Black and White Ointment
Advertises Black and White Ointment and Soap to treat pimples and skin blemishes aimed at women. Claims quick relief after several applications and promotes two sizes with price points. Recommends purchasing from local dealers.
Valera Resigns as Sinn Fein Leader in Dublin
Resignation announced in Dublin affects Sinn Fein representation in the Republic and Ulster talks. Valera departs amid public and political pressure, triggering shifts in republican leadership and upcoming assembly considerations.
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Associated
Dublin
Valera
Trish
Presidenc Fein
Republican Sembly
Publican
Hireann
The
Ulster
Parla
Parisians Describe What They Wear In Odd Snippets
Fragmentary notes from an Associated Press dispatch describe Parisians fashion choices in quirky phrases. The sparse text hints at observations on style and behavior amid urban life.
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