Judge Gray Birthday Honored After Long Public Career
Judge George Gray of Delaware, eight decades old, received numerous congratulations on his eightieth birthday. The article recalls Gray’s long service including fourteen years in the Senate, roles on commissions, and his stand for State rights and tariff reform, noting his pivotal three-day Senate speech against the Force bill which helped shelve it.
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Wilmington
Del
George Gray
Delaware
Gray
Cleveland
United States Senate
Joint High Commission
Canada
Peace Commission
Spain
International Arbitration Commission
the Hague
United States Circuit Court
Roosevelt
Senate
Harrison
Gorman
Quay
Senator Hour
Massachusetts
Notable Birthdays Remind of Pioneering Figures
Today marks anniversaries for Judge George Gray of Delaware born in New Castle aged 80, Sir Louis M. Davies Canada’s Chief Justice born in Prince Edward Island aged 75, A Mitchell Palmer U S Attorney General born Moosehead Pennsylvania aged 48, Col Winfield T Durbin former Indiana governor born Lawrence aged 73, and Jobim Tobin St Louis outfielder with the American League born in St Louis aged 27.
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George Gray
Delaware
New Castle
Del
Louis M. Davies
Canada
Prince Edward Island
A. Mitchell Palmer
United States
Moosehead
Col
Winfield T. Durbin
Indiana
Lawrence
Ind
Jobim Tobin
St. Louis
Yale to form University Board of Health for students
Yale University in New Haven will create a University Board of Health to supervise student health and sanitation. Dr J C Greenway and a team will run medical exams and supervise athletics readiness, dining hall sanitation, water and milk tests, and disease tracing with costs shared by the university and the Athletic Association.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
University Board of Health
J. C. Greenway
University Health Board
University Athletic Association
New Health Board
University
The
Athletic Association
Marchioness of Queensberry Runs Cardiff Provision Business
Under the name of M. L. Bickel the Marchioness of Queensberry operates a prominent Cardiff provision business noted as a leading titleholder in Great Britain.
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M. L. Bickel
Marchioness of Queensberry
Great Britain
Cardiff
Wales
American Students To Study In Paris Institutes
Dr Paul Appell new rector of the University of Paris says American students will have access to classrooms laboratories and libraries in Paris. An American Institute on Boulevard Saint Germain will house students with athletic and hygienic facilities. Foreign students may earn Doctor of Medicine but cannot practice in France. The program involves the Law Medicine Letters Institutes of Pasteur Radium and Optics collaborating to provide study opportunities in Paris.
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Associated Press
Paris
University of Paris
Paul Appell
Henri Poincare
Appell
Boulevard St. Germain
America
France
Sorbonne
Law Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Letters
Pasteur Biological Institute
Radium Institute
Institute of Radiotherapeutics
Institute of Optics
Community group notices and church meeting times
Violet S Oberfeldt reports Junior Auxiliary of Christ Church meets at the Rectory at 4 PM. Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church gathers at the church at 4 PM. Miriam Chapter No 86 OES meets at Masonic Hall at 8 PM. E J Foster hosts the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club at 3:30 PM. Parish Guild holds an important meeting at the Rectory at 4 PM.
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Christ Church
Sunbeam Band
The
Baptist Church
B.S
Masonic Hall
E. J. Foster
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN AND EDUCATION IN THE WEST
The article notes women may be summoned for juries in England if they own property valued at $150 in London or $100 in the country. It reports about 500 University of Oregon women registered for all forms of athletics. Two women teachers will staff a Sourdough mountain fire lookout near Bellingham at seven thousand feet. It mentions Jeddah as a meeting site for Lord Allenby and the King of the Hedjaz and Eve’s tomb nearby. It highlights Marshall Islands women ranking highly in society, with husbands adopting the wife’s family name.
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England
London
Western Colleges
University of Oregon
Sourdough
Bellingham
Wash
Jeddah
Lord Allenby
Hedjaz
Eve
Marshall Islands
House Hunters Schemes Run In Des Moines
Des Moines residents recount clever rental schemes used to find homes and apartments. A notable ad titled Help claimed a sweet year old baby needed a home and that parents must accompany her. Other tactics include following moving van drivers and even tracking divorce and death notices to reach vacant properties first.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Premier Millerand to discuss Germany reparations with Lloyd George
Paris May 4 Premier Millerand travels to London next week to confer with Premier Lloyd George on final questions. A agreement is expected on the line of action for enforcing the reparations clause of the Versailles treaty. Warsaw May 4 Bolsheviks occupy hills west of the Dnieper facing Kiev in a fierce day and night battle along the river valley. London May 4 Russian bourgeoise fleeing south Russia perish in a sea storm in Asia Minor fourteen refugee ships lost.
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Associated Press
Paris
Millerand
London
Lloyd George
Germany
Warsaw
Dnieper
Kiev
Russia
Asia Minor
Moscow
Denim invasion eyed in Westminster with spats debut
London on May 4 reports overalls set to enter Parliament halls as Major John Robert Newman plans to introduce denim to Westminster. The move pairs rugged workwear with formal spats to soften the historic setting while provoking debate over attire and tradition.
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London
John Robert Newman
Westminster
Eight UT students placed on probation for improper dance
Eight University of Texas students have been placed on disciplinary probation after a university dance by their organization violated campus rules governing social affairs. The announcement came from the university president and notes the incident occurred on May 4 in Austin.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Military Agreement Talks Between China and Japan
Dispatches report divergent views on abolishing the China Japan military agreement. General Chang Tsolin Tuchun urges continued cooperation to counter Bolshevik threats, while China shows little interest. Japan values ties while troops remain in Siberia, and a Japanese diplomat may travel to Peking to discuss the pact.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Mukden
China
Japan
Chang Tsolin Tuchun
Nara
Siberia
Peking
Diet and laxative advice for bowel comfort
For a Weak Stomach. The guidance urges a diet based on age and occupation and keeping bowels regular. It advises taking one Chamberlain's Tablet when feeling overfull or constipated to aid relief.
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Chamberlain
International parley and primaries mark today’s agenda
Delegates from many nations convene in Paris for an international parliamentary commerce meeting. California and Indiana hold general primaries to pick delegates to the national conventions. Kentucky Democrats meet in Louisville to name San Francisco delegates. Labor candidates energize St Paul municipal election. Lincoln hosts Nonpartisan League for state race planning in Nebraska. Canada Supreme Court rehearing tests Board of Commerce price fixing powers. S C music festival resumes after wartime interruption.
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Paris
Commerce
California
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisville
San Francisco
St. Paul
Nonpartisan League
Lincoln
Nebraska
Supreme Court of Canada
Board of Commerce
S. C. Music Festival
Manicure Invitation From City Barber Shop
Public notice calling ladies and gentlemen to arrange manicuring services at the City Barber Shop. Visit in person or call 1103 to book engagements. Dated 4 16 1f.
Stolen Patagonian Dinosaurus Mystery Deepens
Buenos Aires reports a missing Patagonian dinosaur skeleton found near Neuquen. Dr. Carlos Ameghino explains an unknown thief disrupted the recovery, leaving only scattered bones. Augusto Tapia led the expedition at his own expense, costing 2000 pesos.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Carlos Ameghino
Arthur Smith Woodward
British Museum
Ameghino
Dinosaurus
Augusto Tapia
Tapia
Revolt Advances as Yaqui Capitulation Shifts Chihuahua
Juarez reports a bloodless revolt and the surrender of General Urbalejo and Yaqui forces at Casas Grandes. The move gives Sonora rebels near total control of Chihuahua and a clear path toward Torreon and Mexico City. Washington notes defections may avert further federal battles. Agua Prieta records a growing general strike led by labor groups backing the constitutionalist movement under General Elias Calles.
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Torreon
Mexico City
Calles
Mexico
Associated Press
Juarez, Mex
Juarez
Francisco Urbalejo
Casas Grandes
Sonora
Chihuahua
Agua Prieta
Mex
Carranza
Elias Calles
Northwest
Wilson to Veto Knox Peace Bill, Officials Say
Washington May 4 administration officials close to President Wilson indicate the Knox peace resolution would be vetoed if passed by Congress. It is said the president will adhere to his summer position against any form of separate peace initiative.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Cost of wire control costs $14 million during war
Washington May 4 telegraph and telephone companies operated under federal wire administration. Postmaster General Burleson told Congress the war cost the government $14,000,000 and urged immediate appropriation to liquidate the agency affairs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Burleson
Congress
Federal
Congress of Architects Promotes Global Urban Beautification
Montevideo May 4. The first Congress of Architects ends with advocacy for world wide legislation to stop urban deformity and beautify streets parks and plazas. Delegates from South American nations and the U S urge regular city plans and public building locations and continuation of uniform squares. They call for urbanization courses in universities and schools and government aided cheap hygienic worker housing and a National Bank for Construction of Economic Houses funded by employers.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Congress of Architects
United States
Congress
Mrs Graves Poultry Raising Experience promotes RAT SNAP
Let Mrs Mary Graves tell you her poultry raising tale. After buying an incubator three years ago she made money this year until rats attacked the brooder. A friend gave RAT SNAP and the next morning two dead rats were found. The product disappeared rats thereafter. Sold and guaranteed by A Deutz and Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery with sizes 25c 50c and 100 dollars.
Four wives become grass widows in twenty minutes
A Colville Washington divorce court achieved a record as four wives were converted into grass widows in twenty minutes in a rapid-fire session that showcased a swift dissolution process and prompted local notice of the court's efficiency.
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Colville
Wash
Too Many Have Cake And Too Few Bread
Washington May 4 E F Grable president of the United Brotherhood of Main tenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop Laborers told the railroad labor board that workers earn wages below starvation levels and urged a raise of ten cents an hour above the present 58 cent maximum to relieve unrest.
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Prega
Washington
E. F. Grable
United Brotherhood of Mainenance of Way
Railroad Labor Board
Grable
Partial Resumption of Work in New Bedford Mills
The gates of all cotton mills in New Bedford Mass were opened today and partial operations were conducted in each. The Associated Press report notes workers returning to plants after closures, signaling a cautious restart of the city’s textile industry amid ongoing conditions.
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Associated Press
New Bedford
Mass
House Post Office Committee Refuses Fess Bill Action
The House post office committee refused to act favorably on the Fess bill proposing repeal of the graduated increase in the second class mail rate for 1920 1921 and 1922.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Fess
Farm Loan Act Under Litigation Stalemate
Farm loans exceeding 50 million dollars have been halted by legal challenges to the farm loan act. The delay was disclosed at a conference of farm loan officials in Washington on May 4.
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Washington
Barbers Fight Price Rise in Chicago
Chicago on May 4 reports master barbers seek a 5 cent haircut hike due to wage increases, a move opposed by the Journeyman Barbers Union which announced it would fight the proposed rise.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Journeyman Barbers’ Union
Poor Crop Conditions Reported Across Texas
The State Department of Agriculture reports poor crop conditions in all parts of Texas for May. Cold weather hindered corn development and cotton trails normal progress. North Texas farmers cannot compete with oil field wages, leading to vast areas of untilled land in the wheat belt this year.
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Austin
Texas
State Department of Agriculture
North
A Brave Deed Aboard Stranded Steamship
Bridgetown Barbados May 4 An American steamship carrying dynamite and sulfuric acid leaked acid and could not move away from shore due to engine fault. E P Jameson a Scot with wrecking ties aboard the ship discarded detonators and other explosive devices into the sea, enabling repair crews to move the Hyannis to safety.
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Associated Press
Bridgetown
Barbados
New York
South America
E. P. Jameson
Wheat acreage and yield outlook in Manitoba
Manitoba wells 3,000,000 acres available for wheat cultivation this year. The average yield over the past decade is 17 bushels per acre, projecting about 61,000,000 bushels. In 1919 the wheat production reached 40,975,300 bushels at 15 bushels per acre.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Manitoba
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