April 29 anniversaries feature Calabrian quake loss and notable births
Today marks historic anniversaries from 1835 to 1918 including Calabria's 1000 lives lost in the earthquake, Demidoff’s death in Paris, Brownlow’s Tennessean governorship, Davis laying foundation of Montgomery Confederate monument, Stanley meeting Emin Pasha, U S warships to Nicaragua, Irish surrender events, and Short’s 1918 appointment as Chief Secretary for Ireland.
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Calabria
Count Demidoff
Jerome Bonaparte
Paris
Florence
William G. Brownlow
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Wythe County
Jefferson Davis
Capitol Grounds
Montgomery
Henry M. Stanley
Emin Pasha
Lake Nyanza
United States
Nicaragua
Edward Short
M. P
Ireland
Jonas Lie Turns Forty Painting Life From New York
Jonas Lie, marking his 40th birthday, ranks among young American artists. His work draws from New York and nearby scenes, depicting the waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, Palisades, and skyline. A Norwegian native, he comes from a storied artistic family and moved to the United States with his mother after his father’s early death. His early success came when his canvas The Gray Day was accepted by the Academy of Design jury.
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Jonas Lie
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Palisades
Norway
Jones Lie
United States
Academy of Design
Todays notable birthdays from around the world
Prince Hirosuto eldest son of the Emperor of Japan born in Tokio 19 years ago today Sir Thomas Beecham noted English conductor born 41 years ago today Mary Mannering leading American stage actress born in London 44 years ago today Dr Albert A Murphree president University of Florida born Walnut Grove Alabama 50 years ago today Allen Lothron pitcher St Louis American League born Dayton Ohio 27 years ago today
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Prince Hirosuto
Emperor of
Japan
Tokio
Thomas Beecham
Mary Mannering
London
Albert A. Murphree
University of Florida
Walnut Grove
Ala
Allen Lothron
St. Louis
Dayton
NEW CHICAGO BRIDGE OPENS ACROSS CHICAGO RIVER
The North and South sides will be connected by a new double deck bascule bridge on Michigan Boulevard across the Chicago River, opening to traffic next May. Costing 5 million dollars, it is the largest of its kind and uses ten thousand tons of steel with a 450 horsepower motor. Designed by Hugh Young, it may be the city’s landmark structure. Mayor Thompson inspected the finished span and briefly climbed a section during the tour. About 100000 residents watched construction, each spending about five hours since last October.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago River
Michigan Boulevard
Lakeshore Drive
Hugh Young
Thompson
City Barber Shop Manicure Invitations
Public notice invites general readers to book manicuring services at the City Barber Shop. Call 1103 to schedule engagements dated 4‑16‑1 £, indicating available times and contact method.
Social Calendar Highlights From Local Churches
Thursday's schedule lists the Ladies Aid Society meeting with Mrs. M Little at Hotel Hamilton at 3 30 PM. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church meets at Mrs J Holmes Smith home on Salinas Avenue at the Maxey Pace apartments at 3 30 PM. A general W M A meeting is planned at the Baptist Church Friday afternoon. A benefit dance for St Peter's Church is set for Friday evening at the Soldiers Club.
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Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
M. Little
Hamilton
The
Presbyterian Church
J. Holmes Smith
Salinas Avenue
Maxey’ Pace
Baptist Church
Soldiers Club
St Peter's Church
Travel and Social Notes From the City
Brennan returns from Annapolis to the city as friends and relatives travel for graduations and visits. Engagement announced between Evelyn Rodriguez and Captain Edwin Rollman with a May event and planned bridal tour to Marfa. Parish Guild whitesale yields 108 dollars with no expenses, while a Wednesday Auction Bridge gathering honors Mrs Leyendecker and guests with Easter floral decor and club prizes.
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J. R. Rodriguez
Evelyn
Edwin Rollman
Grant Street
North
Marfa
Texas
V. A. Leyendecker
H. C
Hall and guest prize ceremony and gracious hospitality
Hall and the guest prize were awarded Mrs Hal Greer with sterling silver cake knives. After the games the hostess offered tamales and coffee and a sweet course. Members present included Mechanies Barlow Christen Cogley Daiches Hall R L Muller Penn A Vermeer Laton EB H Buenz and others. guests included Mesdames Black A R Vidaurus Greer Higgins Alden Muller C M Fish and Misses Inez Hill Esther Hirsch Annie and Frances Viexander. Mrs Layendecker was entertained by Mrs J G Martin and Mrs Lafon.
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Hall
Hal Greer
Barlow
Christen
Cogley
Daiches
R. L. Muller
Penn
A. Vermeer
Laton
EB. H. Buenz
Mesdames Black
A. R. Vidaurus
Greer, Higgins
Alden Muller
C. M. Fish
Inez Hill
Ether Hirsch
Annie
Frances Viexander
Open Letter to The Laredo Times from Mexican Consul
Melquiades Garcia Consul of Mexico writes an open letter urging correction of false news about Mexico in The Laredo Times. He lists several claims about Ciudad Mier Monterrey Saltillo rebel advances and Nuevo Laredo troops as untrue and asks for accurate official coverage to serve readers on both sides of the border.
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The
Laredo Times
Mexico
Ciudad Mier
Tamaulipas
Saltillo
Chihuahua
Nuevo Laredo
Reynaldo Y Garza
Melquiades Garcia
Road to Camp Mabry Improvement Pact Reached
City and county commissioners reach agreement to improve the road from Austin to Camp Mabry three miles from the city. Work to be finished before the annual encampment in August.
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Associated Preas
Austin
Texas
Camp Mabry
National Guard
Opposition to public utilities bill delays proposed session
Senator R P Dorough of Texarkana urged delaying action on a public utilities regulation bill in the coming session. He, author of the measure in the regular session, noted it passed the Senate but failed in the House. He expects Governor Hobby may be asked to back the issue for a Texas League of Municipalities draft bill.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
R. P. Dorough
Texarkana
Dorough
Senate
House
Hobby
Texas League of Municipalities
Big Cattle Shipments Rise From Drought to 641537 Head
The Market Reporter notes an unusual cattle outflow from the state totaling 641,537 head in 1919 due to drought and feed costs. Much grazed land, beef prices high, and few figures on replacements. Many farm abandonments may be returning. Scrub stock gives way to highbred cattle in rebuilding.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Market Reporter
United States
Drouth
Dallas Widow’s Liquor Stock Sparks Rivalry in Odd Tale
A Dallas widow in the April 29 issue is described as wise to men and rumored to possess three cases of liquor her late husband hid. Three rivals, including a widower and two bachelors, are said to contend for the prize, a green labeled stock described as hot or tled in the spring of 1999, with the widow’s discreet warning about dispensing the liquid.
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Associated Press
Dallas Texas
Dallas
Harding Lead Reported in Primary Contest
In New York on April 24 General Wood leads the field with Colopihis and Olig close behind. Unotti ini returns tram sil but 100 predocts it. Henally tarding a lead wi leader General Wood. A recount requested after results show 99 votes separating Johnson and Anty in New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Colopihis
Olig
Unottiini
Tram Sil
Olios
Puise
Wood
New York
Woleading
Sticter
Johnson
Anty
New Jersey
Jounah
Cattle Exports Through Galveston Rise Predicted
Galveston reports a surge in cattle and livestock shipments after loading 6000 cattle and 400 hogs aboard the U S shipping board steamer Bonham bound for Havana Cuba. The stock originated in the Texas Panhandle with prior cattle movements from Mexico and Central and South America before World War I.
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Rye Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
United States Shipping Board
Bonham
Havana
Cuba
Texas Panhandle
Mexico
Central
South America
Old Battleground and San Jacinto Anniversary Observed
Galveston marked the eighty‑fourth anniversary of the San Jacinto battle led by Sam Houston. Visitors crowded the historic site on the Houston ship channel seventeen miles south of Houston for patriotic addresses and music recalling Texas’ early days.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Santa
Houston Ship Channel
Houston
Brownsville High Students Propose Wearing Old Clothes
In Teas, April 20, Brownsville high school boys discussed cost cutting by wearing crev ale and old clothes to help reduce living expenses. A conference was held to decide on adopting this approach and to minimize Sveralis expenses.
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Ty Associated Press
Brownsville
New Orleans Weather Forecast Update
The United States weather bureau forecast from New Orleans, transmitted by The Times, predicts tonight and Friday partly cloudy with a slight rise in temperature tonight.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Oil burners eyed for Texas state institutions
USE OIL BURNERS, Austin, Texas, April 29. Oil burners may be installed in the boiler rooms of all eleemosynary institutions of the state under consideration by the State Board of Control. If adopted the state would likely be the largest fuel oil consumer in Texas, with an estimated $1,000,000 needed for a year’s supply. The move aims to curb rising coal costs and transportation issues, noting Texas supplies could suffice. Some institutions are already partly equipped to burn oil.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Board of Control
S. B. Cowell
Cowell
Fort McIntosh 24 Hour Weather Summary
Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m show a maximum temperature of 87 degrees and a minimum of 53 degrees. Winds were from the southeast with clear skies.
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Fort McIntosh
Dallas Police Baseball Game to Stop Betting
In Dallas Texas on April 29 police chief Ryan affirmed at least one baseball game will be played in Dallas with ample officers present to prevent betting by fans. The game will feature two teams from the Dallas police force.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Ryan
Blind judge refuses to prohibit film in Waco court
In Waco Texas Police Judge W M Earle who is totally blind refused to prohibit exhibition of a movie deemed unfit by the city censor board. A witness described the film’s kiss and the judge ruled it not objectionable to viewers who could see.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
W. M. Earle
Earle
Waco Movie Censor Board
Post office urged to conserve paper in Galveston
From Washington comes order to conserve paper at Galveston Post Office. Strict rules address printing and issuing stationery and stamped envelopes, aiming to reduce waste in postal operations.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Washington
American ships reach Mazatlan and Tampico amid Mexico unrest
The American cruiser Salem and Sacramento reached Mazatlan and Tampico to safeguard lives and property. Juarez Chihuahua communications remain cut, trains halted halfway. Bandit activity reported near Guadalajara as 80,000 federal troops mobilize. Agua Prieta’s steel ring around revolution weakened as Carrancistas and rebels clash in Chiapas and Sonora.
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Associated Press
Washington
Salem
Sacramento
Mazatlan
Tampico
Juarez
Chihuahua
Guadalajara
Jalinco
Mexigdtt
Dieguez
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Cuarranga
Mexico City
Chihvatingd
Dave Reveliuns
Elias Calies
Troops Establish Cordon Near Paso Del Rio Border
American troops along the Paso area border await the first signs of a rumored revolt in Juarez. They are reinforced by local police and kept behind a boundary cordon that no civilian may cross.
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Paso
Texas
Juarez
Samaniego Quits Calles Loyalist Role in Sumi Region
General Elis Calles lieutenant Samaniego abandons the Sumi revolutionists and offers services to the Carranza government, per an official statement from Gen Judy Barragan, chief of the presidential staff.
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Messeo City
Misroel Samaniego
Elis Calles
Auth
Mexico
Sumi
Carranza
Actudine
Judy Barragan
Manning Resigns to Join New Institute
Washington April 29 Associated Press reports Van H Marrifog director of the bureau of Sines Nas Hesighed will resign effective June 20 to become associated with the new American Fetrulaum Institute.
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Associated Press Weshington
van H. Marrifog
Bureau of Sines
Nas Hesighed
New American Fetrulaum Institute
Labor Party Convention to Convene in Chicago in July
The National Labor party will hold its convention in Chicago July 11 to 13 to nominate a president and vice president and draft a platform. Frank Teper announced the plan inviting every labor and arms organization to send one delegate per 6500 members, with an anticipated 6000 delegates.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Labor Party
Frank Teper
Nationalecretary
Labor
Esper
Cattle Movements Disrupt Texas Markets Report
April 20 in Port Worth Texas the cattle movements hinder storage and threaten local markets. The Texas cattle association reports the situation is acute with stock movements toward Oklahoma and Kansas pastures and into Fort Worth Oklahoma City Kansas City and Chicago stockyards.
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Associated Press
Port Worth
Texas
Texasa
Oklahoma
Kansas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Chicago
Notable wedding ties Littleton to Vanderbilt Jr in New York
New York society watches the wedding of Miss Rachel Littleton daughter of the late Thomas J Littleton of Chattanooga to Cerastias Vanderbilt Jr. Invitations included several hundred doughboys who served with Vanderbilt.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Society
Rachel Littleton
Thomas J. Littleton
Chattanooga
Youn
Cerastias Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Five Die in Double Train Collision at Lamberton
Five persons were killed and 12 injured when two passenger trains on the Chicago and North Western railway collided head on near Lamberton Minnesota today. The wreck is blamed on a misinterpretation of orders.
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Associated Press
Lamberton
Minn
Chicago and Northswestern
Mule's Place reports mule outsold by artillery unit
Austin residents recall a farm tractor show when a dealer mocked the old Mis sout mule. The next day the Fourth U S Artillery marched through town with mountain guns, proving the mule still holds its own as a symbol of endurance and utility.
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Associated Press
Austin
Ranule
U.S. A. Field Artillery
Sal -Antoxito
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Mystery At Marlin Graveyard Sparks Racial Clash
A Marlin Texas incident centers on a dispute over a nickel and a grave digger. John McGowan reportedly attacked Robert Lee, another Black man, in a cemetery as mourners gathered for a funeral. McGowan fired a rifle and fled after a confrontation near the tomb.
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Associated Press
Marin
Texas
Éan
John SheUowan
Robert Lee
Luce Wis
McGowan
Lee
Marlin
Not a Success in Dallas Horse Attack
In Dallas on April 29 two youths were arrested after attacking a horse. They stabbed the animal with a pocket knife and cut it up. The operation failed. the horse died. The boys offered no reason for the act at the police station.
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Dallas
Tex
Mayor fined for traffic violation in Crowerville Texas
Crowerville Texas April 29. Mayor A B Cole locked in a minor court scene after leaving his car in a forbidden main street spot He was notified to appear in court and fined 12 50 with costs The mayor claimed he forgot the new traffic law provisions and paid the fine.
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Associated Press
Crowerville
Texas
Wushissey
A. B. Cole
Cole
Washwoman Market Humor Reaches Amarillo Headlines
In Amarillo Texas on April 29 residents discuss how wire shortages and labor strain affect washwoman services. The talk centers on increasing independence of washwomen who now travel by car to collect and return laundry, even amid scarcity across the United States.
Customs and Honors Noted for Women in History
The piece highlights Burmese women favoring green cheroots, Scottish wedding superstition with an oatmeal cake in a muslin bag, and records Ellen Webster as the first woman elected county official in Kansas in 1872, serving as superintendent of public instruction in Ivey County.
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Scotland
Kansas
Ellen Webster
Ivey County
Texas Railroad Commission hears grain weight proposal
The Texas Railroad Commission finished a hearing on reducing minimum weights on grain and grain products and will await the Interstate Commerce Commission decision. The ICC will hold a similar hearing in St Louis on May 10, and the Texas panel offers to attend and present its Austin findings.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Commission
St. Louis
Landlady Questions Meaning of A Minute After Baby Toss
In Wichita Falls Texas on April 29 a landlady asked police to interpret the term minute after a woman boarder said she would return in a minute. After days passed police intervened. the landlady kept the baby while the mother visited relatives. The child was later claimed by the mother and police dismissed the family matter.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falla Tex
Wichita Falla
County club meetings in West Texas yield good results
In Austin on April 29 Mrs J E Landrum who directs county boys and girls agricultural clubs says meetings under the state department of agriculture are producing positive outcomes. She notes it is common to have about 300 in attendance at a county meeting and emphasizes successful participation across the region.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
West Texas
State Department of Agriculture
J. E Landrum
Lan‘drum
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