This Date in History March 18 Entries
March 18 marks events from 1718 Mary Wortley Montague inoculation trial in Belgrade to 1912 King George of Greece assassination attempt in Salonica. Notable items include 1766 Stamp Act repeal, 1780 Congress money issuance, 1869 Suez Canal traffic, and 1837 Grover Cleveland birth.
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Mary Wortley Montague
Belgrade
Turkey
England
Robert Walpole
Amer
Sir Archibald Campbell
Boston
Washington
Congress
Mexico
Grover Cleveland
U. S
Berlin
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment for side and back pain when standing upright. It claims muscle relaxation facilitates movement and reduces suffering. Priced at 68 cents and 1.00 per bottle, sold by druggists.
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Ballard
Dance Creations at Dixie Featuring Grown and Dolly
Dixie presents Dance Creations on Thursday night featuring Martin Grown and Roszika Dolly, famous on Broadway as top dancers. New dances include Crinoline Polka The Waltz Classique The Habanera Hesitation and the Chinatown Fox Trot.
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The
Dixie
Martin Grown
Roszika Dolly
Digging Into Rights and State Control Critique
Bryan Fagle cautions that the Legislature extends government power over pay schedules and rental contracts from employers, and over school matters from parents to the State, alarming as these rights erode.
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Texas
Bryan Fagle
Mann Urges GOP Unity for Wilson Peace Policy
Republican leader Mann urges all Republicans to uphold President Wilson's peace policy as right while warning against state of unpreparedness. He implies debate over future policy if the nation faced broader mobilization and possible aggression.
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Mann How
Wilson
Corpus Christi
Pine Tar Honey Promises Quick Relief for Colds
Mr B Williams of Hamilton Olio endorses Pine-Tar-Honey as an all family remedy for severe colds including babies. The ad claims it reaches throat and lung linings, destroys germs, and aids natural healing, available at your druggist.
Stayton in Last Ditch on a Hot Day
A Corpus Christi Caller note warns locals to avoid provoking a goat in Stayton while praising residents for looking spruce on Saturday. The editorial calls for decorum in a town of about 18 000, contrasting with a lone remaining troublemaker.
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Corpus Christi
Personal arrivals and visitors clutter the city social scene
Cockerell of San Antonio arrived in the city yesterday. S H. Lewis is in town on business. Mr and Mrs F B Whitaker came from Reiser and stay at the Hamilton. Mrs L D Stumberg of San Antonio visits Mrs H M Schmidt. Reuben Holbein a Hebbronville stock man was among yesterday’s visitors. Eduardo Herrera of Dolores spent last night here. W H Schweers of Schweers Ikern Co. arrived on business. M T Cowley from Laredo with Hibernians attended St Patrick’s Day events in Corpus Christi. A long list of names from San Antonio, Dallas, New York, and other cities follow.
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S. H. Lewis
Reuben Holbein
Hebbronville
Eduardo Herrera
Dolores
W. HW. Schweers
Schweers- Ikkern Live Stock Commission Co
San Antonio
M. T. Cowley
Laredo
Bender
R. W., Chapline
H. A. Enter
Willam Block
New York City
Dr. A. F. Leal
J. M. Layman
Brownsville
Herb
Graham
Corpus
Christi
Wiliams
Dallas
J. M. Simmons
W. ¢. Cunningham, Jr
M. L. West
Austin
C. A. Gry
Ross
W. T. Moseley
Editors Go to School in Iowa Rural Life Program
Iowa editors of weekly newspapers attend a three day school session organized by the state board of education. Lectures cover printing trade topics and broader social and economic issues facing rural life.
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Mes
Towa
Iowa
State Board of Education
BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT Ad urged for home use
Farmers and others living far from a drug store are advised to keep BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT for cuts wounds sores sprains or rheumatism. It is described as a powerful healing and penetrating remedy sold by all druggists in three sizes 25c 60c and 1.00 per bottle.
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Ballard
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Cohl
Laredo
Plavio Vargas
Oddities and Local Feats Highlight Patchy Mendota News
A collection of curious bits and local odds from Mendota and beyond includes a $0 mayoral raise in Mendota Indiana, Miss Serena Line owning the smallest U S homestead in Washington D C, a one legged man voting eight times in Terre Haute, and 40 000 Los Angeles children saving nearly $1 000 000 in bank deposits.
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Mendota
Ind
Michelson
University of Chicago
United States
Miss Serena Line
Washington, D. C
Turtle Lake
Minn
Manitowoc
Wis
Stolze
Mediterranean
Terre Haute
California
Cincinnati
Oakland
Calif
Vermont
U.S
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles
Gets-It Corn Remedy Advertises Quick Relief
Ad claims GHYS-IT and Gets-It offer swift relief for corns, boasting a near painless cure without delay. Promotes use when walking in tight footwear causes intense discomfort.
Bank Robbery Suspects Arro nded in 1911 Seattle Case
Chicago police arrest George Webster and John Bingham amid the Bank of Montreal robbery investigation. Detectives seek a hidden cash cache of about 200000 dollars believed buried in Chicago. a prior money exchange led to the bust. Bingham and Webster held on fifteen thousand dollar bonds amid ongoing cross border probes.
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Chicago
George Webster
John Bingham
Bank of
Montreal
Webster
Bingham
Bank of Montreal
Bigelow
Benton
Benson
New Westminster
House investigates bribery claims finds no foundation
Associated Press reports in Austin on March 18 that a senate committee found no basis for bribery charges against Representative Byrne over an optometry bill. The house failed to divorce University from A and M by three votes, and approved a bill letting corporations donate to chambers of commerce. The child labor bill was withdrawn.
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Austin
Texas
House
University
Senate
Hose
Pyrne
Byrne
Chambers of Commerce
Federal suit to dissolve United Shoe Machinery dismissed
The United States district court today dismissed the federal suit to dissolve United Shoe Machinery Corp alleging it was a monopoly restraining trade. The ruling ends the government’s bid for break up of the company.
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Washington
United States District Court Today
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertise Liver Cleanse
The ad claims the liver purifies blood and causes bilious symptoms when impure. It says Dr King’s New Life Pills clean the liver and restore vitality, priced 25c at your druggist.
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King
Children of Large Growth In a Playful Exchange
In a quirky exchange, Marion asks about anarchists and Donald replies they want everything others have and never wash. Marion concludes the anarchists are “the little boys growed up,” in a light-hearted dialogue from the National Monthly.
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Marion
Donald
National Monthly
Sloan's Liniment Relief for Rheumatism Pains Ad
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as a remedy for various rheumatic pains including joints and muscles. It claims quick relief by penetrating to the trouble seat, suitable for headaches, lumbago and other forms. A 25 cent bottle is promoted for emergencies.
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Sloan
Pennsylvania Building Dedicated at Panama-Pacific Exposition
San Francisco March 18 The Pennsylvania building at the Panama Pacific Exposition was today dedicated Former Governor James K Tener spoke as the delegate of Governor Brumbaugh A five official Pennsylvania committee accompanied him It was decided Pennsylvania Day at the Fair will be on September 4 the day before the anniversary of the first meeting of the Continental Congress.
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San Francisco
Calif
Marc
Pennsylvania
James K. Tener
Brumbaugh
Tener
Continental Congress
New San Antonio Terminal Planned for M K T Railway
San Antonio plans a new terminal via the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway system. Through its San Antonio Belt and Terminal Railway subsidiary, rights of way for tracks and facilities are secured and a franchise request to the City Council will follow. The project costs about 1.5 million dollars. previously the line used the Southern Pacific terminal.
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San Antonio
Tex
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Fraternity Case Heads to Supreme Court
Washington dispatch notes J P Waugh of Kappa Sigma seeks to block the University of Mississippi from enforcing a law banning Greek letter societies on campus. Mississippi argues the state may regulate its own institutions and condemn fraternities as disruptive to college discipline.
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Washington
DD. C
United States
Supreme Court
J. P. Waugh
Kappa Sigma
University of Mississippi
Mississippi
Chamberlain's Tablets Endorsement from West Webster Reader
A West Webster, New York reader, I. N. Stuart, reports five years use of Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach and liver disorders. He says the tablets are mild in action and have produced satisfactory results and values them highly. Available for sale by all dealers.
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I. N. Stuart
West Webster, N. Y
Russian Imperial Militia Sweeps East Prussia
The official report from Berlin on March 18 describes hordes of Russian imperial militia capturing the northwest corner of East Prussia, pillaging villages and estates, with a retaliatory pledge to burn three Russian villages for each burned estate. Attacks near Pissa and Orzine rivers and northeast of Przemysl continued without success. in Champagne, German forces repulsed French attacks. Washington notes US representations to Japan on China are independent of other powers, while urging Japan to moderate demands to protect US rights.
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Sy Associated Press
Berlin
East Prussia
Pissa
Orzine
Przemysl
Champagne
Washington
United States
Japan
China
German Embassy Protests Arrest Warrants in Seattle
The German embassy protested to the United States over arrest warrants served on the German consul and his secretary in Seattle. They allege the actions violate the consular treaty and accuse the warrants of attempting to obtain shipbuilding information through bribery.
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Washington
United States
Seattle
Belgians Continue Progress on User There
Washington report dated March 18 notes Belgians keep advancing on the front with no new developments in Champagne.
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Washington
Germans Ordered to Leave Italian Territory in Riviera
Paris reports a despatch that German nationals in the Italian Riviera have been privately notified by authorities to depart Italian territory immediately.
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Paris
Italian Riviera
Allied operations at Smyrna suspended as Turks repair batteries
Athens dispatch reports temporary suspension of allied operations at Smyrna in Asiatic Turkey. Turks use the respite to repair batteries at Smyrna and the Dardanelles. 180,000 Turkish troops are west of Constantinople with about one third on the Gallipoli peninsula.
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Paris
Athens
Havas
Smyrna
Asiatic Turkey
Dardanelles
Constauntinople
Gallipeli Peninsula
Belgian firm fined for paying creditors in England
Brussels reports a local firm fined $6,000 for violating the German governor of Belgium orders prohibiting payments to creditors in England. The action highlights the wartime controls and penalties imposed on cross border financial dealings.
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Brussels
Belgium
England
Destruction of Nueve Chapelle Under British Bombardment
A British eye witness report from London on March 18 states Nueve Chapelle lies in ruins after a British bombardment. In one village section 2,000 German bodies were found and the total German losses are believed to reach 18,000 men.
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London
Nueve Chapelle
German merchant reports dervishes control Sudan and Nubia
A Berlin merchant returning from Egypt says dervishes now control the Sudan and parts of Nubia. He claims a November battle in which the British suffered about 2,000 casualties and officers. He also says the Senoussi tribesmen destroyed an Australian camp near the pyramids, killing 200.
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Berlin
Egypt
Sudan
Nubia
Pyramids
Lull Follows Last Week's Heavy Fighting Across Fronts
London reports a quiet day with no major engagements on either front after last week's heavy fighting. Officials noted no new offensives or significant movements and urged continued vigilance.
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London
Von Horn Ordered to Stand Trial on Transporting Explosives
Bangor March 18 United States Commissioner Reedle orders Werner von Horn to be tried in federal court for unlawfully transporting explosives. The plea that the case fell to the state department was denied.
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Bangor
United States
Reedle
Werner von Horn
State Department
Landlords Favor Farm Tenants With Many Children
Oklahoma farmer Pat Nagle testified before the federal commission that landlords evicted an aged tenant without children to make way for a younger farmer with many children. The case cited occurred on an Oklahoma farm, illustrating bias toward larger families in tenancy decisions.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Pat Nagle
Kingfisher
Okla
Fededral Commission
New Ninth Judicial District Court Placed by Senate Action
Austin Texas March 18 The house today passed the senate bill creating the Ninth Judicial district with court at Beaumont.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Beaumont
Debating Sets Three Colleges Against Each Other
Tonight Rutgers Trinity and New York University clash in a three cornered debate on increasing the standing army of the United States. Each college provides two teams to debate the affirmative and negative positions reflecting the modern revival of debate in American life.
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New York
Rutgers
Trinity
New York University
United States
Illinois church conference discusses pastor term and meeting schedule
The annual conference of the United Evangelical churches of Illinois gathered in Shannon UL on March 18 with about 500 ministers and lay leaders. Debates include extending pastor terms from four to five years and shifting the annual meeting from March to September.
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Shannon
United Evangelical Churches of
Iinois
Edmonton to Arctic Circle Rail Link Expected This Year
Winnipeg report says about 2,000 workers are building the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British railway and the Alberta and Great Waterways railway. Trains will reach Fort McMurray on the McKenzie River this fall, with the Alberta and Great Waterways road projected to extend to the Arctic Circle.
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Winnipeg
Edmonton
Arctic Circle
Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Railway
Alberta & Great Waterways Railway
Fort McMurray
McKenzie River
Alberta & Great Waterways
Larelo High School To Graduate Twelve In 1915
Larelo High School will award diplomas to a class of twelve on Friday evening May 28 as public schools end their sessions. The class includes eight young men and four young ladies marking an unusual balance in favor of the boys. A published list of graduates will follow.
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Larelo High School
Office Depot Fort Sam Houston Sealed Proposals
Sealed proposals due by 10:00 a.m. April 15 at Fort Sam Houston for wood smithing coal gasoline mineral oil crude oil bedding and forage for troops on the Mexican border between Pecos High Bridge and Brownsville Texas for the fiscal year starting July 1 1915. Information from Maj. R. H. Rolfe Depot Quartermaster.
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Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Pecos High Bridge
Brownsville
R. H. Rolfe
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Ica
Gage
Bos
Suez Canal
George of
Greece
Salonica
Ady
Mann
Stayton
Cardus
Amelia Wilson
Alma, Ark
Cockerell
Rived
Watch the Times
Oregon Penitentiary
Minnesota
Germany
Russia
Associated Presse
San Antonio Terminal
Independent Protest
Illinois Church Conference
Arctic
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