A Daily Lesson in History March 22 Highlights
A history roundup lists events for March 22 including the birth of William Henry Elder in Baltimore and death in 1904, the 1824 massacre near Indianapolis, McRoberts in Cincinnati, Balaklava action in 1865, Adrian College formation in 1869, Berlin princes in 1872, Mills becoming Texas senator in 1892, and Canadian troops at Cape Town in 1900.
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William Henry
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Indianapollis
Samuel McRoberts
Illinois
United States
Senate
Balaklava
Adrian College
Berlin
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Cape Town
Pneumonia Season Warns of March Mortality Risk
The piece notes March as a pneumonia risk month after winter when immunity drops. It urges prompt care for any cold to reduce pneumonia danger. It describes pneumonia as a germ disease breeding in the throat and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as an expectorant that clears mucus and prevents pneumonia.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Lecture in America on Spiritualism
The Gay News notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, will lecture in America on investigations into life after death. Once a skeptic, he has moved to full faith in spirit communications after thirty years of study. Doyle, also a physician, has written widely on history, war, and travel.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
America
Lfe
Arthur
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur
Battleship Colorado Launch at Camden Recalled in History
One year ago today the U S battleship Colorado was launched at Camden New Jersey as Russia appealed to President Harding to resume trade relations highlighting postwar diplomacy and naval milestones.
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U. S
Colorado
Camden
N. J
Russia
Harding
Old Age Pension Figures in London Reach 72,000 Dependents
London reports show more than 72 000 people depend on old age allowance with about 10 000 older adults in workhouses or hospitals receiving free medical care and clothing. Women form over two thirds of pensioners, while funds cap at 10 shillings weekly and a £50 yearly income disqualifies eligibility.
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Associated Press
London
Churches Expand Pension Plans For Ministers In Hope Of Recruitment
Justice to veterans of the church replaces charity as relief drives broaden among Protestant denominations. Pension systems rise with retirement and disability coverage, some funded by dues and alumni-like contributions. The Y M C A, Baptists, Congregationalists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and others report growth, widows and orphans benefit, and a massive Methodist fund aims to $10 million.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baptists
Church of Christ
Congregationalists
Methodists of Canada
Presbyterians
Reformed Church of America
Southern Methodists
United Lutherans
United Presbyterians
Methodists
Augusta Lutherans
Southern Presbyterians
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Ohio
Protestant Episcopal Church
Congregational Church
Northern
A Substitute for Celery Celeriac as Root Celery
Celeriac offers an easy grown substitute for celery with a similar flavor. Plant in a box now and transplant seedlings when warm. grow like celery with similar soil and moisture. Bolted or sliced cold, it works as a salad and stores like common vegetables for soups and stews.
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Cella
W M A Circles and Ladies Aid Meet Thursday
Local social calendar notes afternoon gatherings for the W M A Circles and the Ladies Aid Society at the Christian Church and Presbyterian church circle hosts at Mrs R L Bob bitt. Community updates include visitors returning from Austin and trips to Mexico Heights.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
R. A. White
Ladies Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
R. L. Bobbitt
Civic Club plans ride for convention delegates
Heighty Civic Club meets tomorrow at 4 at the home of Mrs. M P Cullinan to perfect plans for an automobile ride for delegates to the coming convention. All members are urged to attend. The Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church met yesterday at the Rectory with Mrs W Cook. They sewed, pasted in a scrapbook, and heard stories about elephants before attending service. An entertainment is scheduled for March 29 at Fort McIntosh to raise funds for the pole team’s trip to the Eighth Corps Area championship at Fort Sam Houston from April 4 to 23. Miss Anita Kowalski and Captain Joe Hurt organize. Major Terry Afflen leads the polo team here. Program details to come.
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M. P. Cullinan
Christ Church
W. Cook
Cook
Joe
Teresa Fasnacht
Nellie
Jamie Ward
Charline
Elizabeth
Miles Nye
Helen MacDonald
Mary Ernestine
Dorothy Stelski
Horace
Robert
Jack
David Kehl
Jack Poster
Ralph Cook
Fort McIntosh
Fort Sam Houston
Anita Kowalski
Joe Hurt
Terry Afflen
Fix Naval Strength Bill Sets 80 000 Enlisted Men
The House Naval Committee moved to report a bill fixing the maximum enlisted strength of the navy at 80 000 with a 6 000 appreciation or 10 000 below the level Secretary Denby said was needed for the treaty fleet. It also provides that more than 200 graduates from each Naval Academy class in 1923 and 1924 shall be commissioned.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Naval Committee
Denby
Naval Academy
Rangers guard Negrots in Texas in a guard case
In Waco on March 22 Captain Homer and Ranger McMordie will transport Bennie Young and Cooper Johnson two Black people charged with a serious case involving W H Barker his wife and Homer Turk 13 from Waxahachie to Waco. Trial set for tomorrow six rangers to guard against possible conflict.
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Waco
Texas
Homer
Ranger McMordie
Texas Rangers
Bennie Young
Cooper Johnson
W. H. Barker
Homer Turk
Concord
Waxahachie
Debate floods Senate today over four power Pacific treaty
In Washington on March 22 a flood of speeches filled the Senate as debate ended and a final ratification vote was set for Friday. Opponents LaFollette and Walsh led the assault while Pomerone of Ohio argued for the treaty amid charges it serves British and Japanese interests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Walsh
Massachusetts
Pomerone
Ohio
Great Britain
Japan
The Rickard Case Hearing Resumes in New York
Sarah Schoenfeld age 16 testifies before the supreme court jury in the Tex Richard case indicating he took her and Nedlle Gasko for an auto ride through the park three days before his arrest and instructed them to say another man did it if questioned.
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Associated Press
New York
Supreme Court
Tex Richard
Sarah Schoenfeld
Néd@lle Gasko
Interlocking Highways Presented to Washington Officials
Fort Worth district engineer Leah and state highway engineer Fauntle Roy will present a proposed interlocking system of state highways to Chief McDonald of the U S Bureau of Roads in Washington next week. The Texas railroad commission in Austin mapped the system Tuesday.
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Ty Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
McDonald
States Bureau of Roads
Washington
Leah
Fauntleroy
State Railroad Commission
Austin
Convict Identified in Leavenworth Escape Case
In Leavenworth Kansas on March 22 George Weingerber was positively identified as an escaped convict from the Kansas penitentiary. He was associated with gangsters Eddie Adams and Frank Foster, per Warden Amrine of the state prison.
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Ty Associated Press
Leavenworth
Kan
George Weingerber
Woodbury
N. J
Kansas Penitentiary
Eddie Adams
Frank Foster
Amrine
Okmulgee Bank Case Arrests Hit Oil Men
Okmulgee Oklahoma March 22 John P Cook a prominent oil man and John B Rebold an oil and lumber operator were arrested today on indictments returned by the district court grand jury after investigation of bank failures. Cook was president of the Guaranty State Bank merged with the Bank of Commerce and Rebold was vice president. Also 23 indictments were returned last night and warrants delivered for arrest of those named by the grand jury.
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Associated Press
Okmulgee
Okla
John P. Cook
John B. Rebold
Cook
Guaranty State Bank
Bank of Commerce
Rebold
Poles for Canada Redirect Emigrant Flows
Warsaw reports show Polish emigrants shift from the United States to Canada as arrivals and departures through Dantzig rise. In 1921 the total emigrants moving through Dantzig reached 140000, up from 126000 in 1920, while more Poles return from America.
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Warsaw
United States
Canada
Dantzig Steamship
Poland
America
Dantzig
Threats at Beaumont Negro Catholic Church Prompted Fear
In Beaumont Texas threats to blow up the negro Catholic church led to a sparse early mass. A warning signed K KO IK told Rev AL LaPlante to leave the city or be whipped tarred and feathered. LaPlante refused to flee and said parents feared for church attendance. In Austin Texas Constable Charles Hamby announced candidacy for Travis county sheriff on an anti Klan platform. He accused the Klan of taking the law into its own hands and contrasted with Sheriff Miller who admitted Klan membership.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
Texas
AL AL LaPlante
Cty
Father LaPlante
Austin
Charles Hamby
Travis County
Miller
Hamby
Oil and Gas Demand Seen If Coal Strike Hits
Washington March 22. The bureau of mines says demand for gas and fuel oils may rise in a coal strike scenario. Stocks on hand February 1 totaled 1,319,481,359 gallons, enough for 68 days of supply.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Mines
House to suspend rules for soldier bonus bill debate
Washington March 22 The rules committee approves a resolution to make tomorrow a special suspension day in the house to consider the soldier bonus bill. The house will meet an hour earlier with an hour of debate on the resolution before the bill. Fordney controls two hours of debate with Garner and Campbell sharing the remaining two hours.
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Washington
House
Campbell
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
Texas
Court Rules Indictments Valid in Ex parte Holland Case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overruled a rehearing motion and held indictments returned by a grand jury drawn at a special term by the sheriff under district judge instructions in Bexar County to be legal and valid.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Exparte Holland
Bexar County
Women’s suffrage and reform grow in Mexico says U W C T U leader
Miss Anna A Gordon world president of the W C T U reports on a Mexico tour. She notes plans to prohibit pulque production and planting of maguey and praises Mexico’s new women’s suffrage organization and forthcoming cruelty prevention groups for children and animals.
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Chicago
Mexico
Anna
A. Gordon
Milk chocolate drink sold as food not a Sunday violation
In Texas, March 2, the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed a Smith County case, ruling that selling a drink of milk chocolate as food rather than a beverage does not violate the law on Sunday, and Mr Saleh was fined $25.
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Frene
Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Saleh
Smith County
Loss of 350000 barrels in Humble fire
Officials of Humble Oil Company estimated the fire that destroyed two oil reservoirs yesterday caused a loss of about 350000 barrels, valued at roughly 500000 dollars. The incident occurred near Houston, Texas, and involved extensive property damage.
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Associated Preaan
Houston
Tex
Humble Oil Company
Condition Improves for Congressman Parrish in Wichita Falls
Congress man Lucien W. Parrish spent a fairly comfortable night in Wichita Falls and early today doctors reported a further slight improvement in his condition.
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Wichita Falls
Lucien W. Parrish
American note on occupation costs sent to allies in Paris
The note addressing payment of army of occupation costs in Germany was delivered to the American embassy in Paris and will be presented to European allies today.
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Paris
Dodge Case Before Jury Briefly Rested Defense
The case of John Duval Dodge, Detroit millionaire, accused of driving while intoxicated, went to the jury after the defense rested six minutes into the session abandoning plans for Dodge to testify on his own behalf.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
John Duval Dodge
Detroit
Dodge
Auto Crash Kills 25-Year-Old Man in Texas
Grege Lundy aged 25 was killed and R M Gilchrist seriously injured when their car rammed and rolled over near Burkburnett Texas last night. The accident occurred near Wichita Falls with Gilchrist driving the vehicle.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
Grege Lundy
R. M. Gilchrist
Burkburnett
Gilchrist
Cotton Consumed by Allies in Six Months
Washington reports that during six months ending January 31, 1924 Great Britain France Germany and Italy consumed 1 900 000 bales of American cotton, per the department of agriculture.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Department of Agriculture
Split in Irish Republican Army Reverberates Across Dublin
Dublin March 22 It was announced by the Republican organ that the Irish Republican Army convention would be held in Dublin Sunday as arranged. The notice signals a definite split within the Republican army and tensions rise after President Griffith of the Dail Eireann barred the gathering.
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Dublin
Republican Organ
Irish Republican Army
Griffith
Dail Eireann
Dublin Sunday
Republican Army
Weissmuller and Speer Touted as Future World Champions
In Chicago swimmer John Weissmuller and Mercerburg talent Charles Speer, the Mercersburg aquatic sensation, are hailed by officials as a pair of young swimmers tagged to become world champions.
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John Weissmuller
Chicago
Charles Speer
Mercersburg
Sam Haa
Washington Senators Training Relocates Mrs Johnson’s Family
Mrs Walter Johnson and her three children stay in Tampa where Walter Johnson trains with the Washington Senators. AM signs point to a fine season for the Brooklyn Superbas as Zach Wheat arrives in Jacksonville early without dispute over his contract.
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Walter Johnson
Tampa
Walter
Washington Senators
Brooklyn Superbas
Zach Wheat
Jacksonville
Jewelry Stolen Goods Traced to Tennessee Sheriff
A Dallas home burglary mystery from weeks ago yields ten thousand dollars’ worth of jewelry now held by the Covington sheriff, after a letter to Denison police chief revealed the chain of custody.
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Denison
Texas
Dalas
Covington
Tenn
Russian State Bank Mulls Issuance of Bank Notes
The Russian State Bank considers issuing its own bank notes to ease currency shortages, notably in the provinces, per a Rosta report. The Finance Ministry has directed study of an emission plan.
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Moscow
Rosta
Minance A
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