Imports Move Through Laredo After Freight Strike End
From Friday's Daily the resumption of shipments shows five carloads of ixile three shipments of silver four carloads of ore one carload of hampers and baskets one carload of cloth one carload of drums and two carloads of bones passed through the Laredo custom house yesterday afternoon as Mexico trades resume via the port at Laredo after disruption due to the Car rang a revolt in Nuevo Laredo and Monterey.
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Mexico
Carranga
Nuevo Laredo
Monterey
Laredo
Laredo Custom House
Ixile
Facts and curiosities from history and science
From Here and There surveys varied topics: reformatory origins in France, blotting-paper made from cotton rags, long range arm-bells, Britain’s unarmed police, Java’s population vs area, medieval beliefs on black eyes, teaching deaf mutes by mirror lip-reading, otter training in China, wedding-ring finger mobility, rainfall impact on corn value, English name changes without formalities, self-styled names, a Vienna beauty show for men with judges of fourteen women, prizes to a wine merchant with a long nose and a man with an exceptionally long moustache.
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France
Ess
Great Britain
Java
Ireland
England
Vienna
May 21 Historic Anniversaries Highlight Crises and Leaders
On May 21 historic events span 1660 Deslard des Ormeaux and companions died at Long Sault on the Ottawa River. 1690 Sir William Phipps captured Port Royal. 1780 Elizabeth Fry born in England, died 1845. 1845 Carthage murders trial ends acquitted. 1849 Maria Edgeworth died, born 1767. 1861 Benjamin Akers born in Maine, died Philadelphia. 1870 Nippon villages destroyed by eruption and quake. 1918 General Peyton C March named Chief of Staff of the United Army.
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Deslard Des Ormeaux
Long Sault
Ottawa River
William Phipps
Port Royal
Elizabeth Fry
England
Hiram
Joseph Smith
Carthage
Maria Edgeworth
Benjamin Paul Akers
Maine
Philadelphia
Saccarappa
Nippon
Peyton C. March
United Army
May 21 Recall: German Cabinet Reiterates Peace Treaty Stand
One year ago today, May 21, the German Cabinet repeated its decision not to sign the Peace Treaty while the U.S. House of Representatives voted to submit a suffrage constitutional amendment to the states.
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House of Representatives
Centennial and anniversary observances around the world today
Today marks the centenary of M de Giers birth celebrated Russian statesman and St Louis University 100th founding anniversary. Chile observes a holiday for Iquique battle anniversary. Victoria BC hosts Hudsons Bay Company 250th anniversary events. Pennsylvania Chau Tauqua Association begins sessions in Atlantic City. Oregon holds a general primary and referendum elections for national conventions and nominated measures today.
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M. de Giers
St. Louis University
Chile
Iquique
Hudson's Bay Company
Victoria
B. C
Chautauqua Association of Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
N. J
Oregon
Social calendar notes two events this weekend
Mrs. Violet S Oberfeldt Society Editor lists a Friday 8:15 pm commencement at the Royal Opera House and a Saturday Busy Bees gathering with Miss Evelyn Ryan at 3 pm, reflecting a small town social schedule.
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Violet S. Oberfeldt Society
Royal Opera House
Evelyn Ryan
Various Local Social News From Fort Mcintosh Area
Miss Hazel Merriman returns from San Antonio after study at Tyler Business College. Mrs. Charles Deutz visits relatives in Atlantic Georgia as Jacob Deutz and Miss Josephine Smith plan visits through Houston and El Campo. School program features songs recitations and plays with many local students named. Church groups hold Circle meetings. ladies aid plans bazaar. Auction bridge party hosts and seniors enjoy hay ride with sophomores and chaperones.
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Hazel Merriman
San Antonio
Stanley Hauser
Tyler Business College
Josephine Smith
Houston
el Campo
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
G. C. Hiatt
Mesdames Hodges
Phelps
Harper
Charles Smith
Needham
E. F. Hamilton
M. T. Clark
Keathley
Rodgers
Hill
John Allen
Saw Gun Fight in Matamoros Sparks Tourist Interest
In Brownsville on May 21 American tourists watched a staged gun fight near the monte game during a fiesta in Matamoros. Jose Cardenas and Matamoros policeman Jose Villa exchanged fire with Villa mortally wounding Cardenas while Villa himself was shot. A spectator reportedly went through a tent wall and another found his eyeglasses after crossing the Rio Grande.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Mexico
Jose Cardenas
Jose Villa
Cardenas
Rio Grande
Last Indigo King James Surget Dies at 84 in Natchez
James Surget, last male descendant of Indigo King line, died at 84 in Natchez. Born in Cherry Grove on the former Surget plantation, he never rode in a car or used a telephone, and he kept a reputation as a horse breeder and racing devotee who reportedly never bet. At his request, his casket was carried to the family burying ground by loyal enslaved workers.
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Associated Press
Natchez
Mies
James Surget
South
Pierre Surget
Louisiana
Surget
Cherry Grove
The Weather Man in Ohio Snags Fishing Plans
Columbus, May 18. The weather man is blamed for delays in Ohio's fish and game division. Chief Al C. Baxter says the bureau is a month behind, with under six cars of fish distributed this year versus about twenty last year. Storms have wrecked nets and lines on Lake Erie, thinning future distributions.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Fish and Game Division
Bureau of Fish and Game
al C. Baxter
Baxter
Lake Erie
Diamond smuggling risk noted in South Africa diggings
A post mortem on a native who died under suspicious circumstances revealed a sixty carat rough diamond concealed in his stomach as an example of the extreme risks natives face while concealing diamonds during diamond digging operations in South Africa.
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South Africa
Twins as One Split Identity Confirmed by Linked Deaths
The theory that twins are not separate individuals but one split in two gains support from many recorded cases where twins die within hours or days of each other. When the second does not succumb to the same disease, death seems unexplained and often attributed to heart failure.
Baylor Jubilee Celebrates Seventy-Fifth Anniversary
Baylor University in Waco Texas prepares for a diamond jubilee alongside commencement events. The celebration draws representatives from colleges nationwide, with alumni returning from across the U S and abroad. The article recounts Baylor’s founding 75 years ago by the Union Baptist Association, its growth from a barren plain to a comprehensive university with multiple colleges, facilities, and a 1500 student enrollment under President J P Brooks since 1902.
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Texas Republic
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Sam Houston
Independence
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Henry Gillette
New York
Rufus C. Burleson
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Dallas
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3. P. Brooks
Lignite briquetting plant planned for North Dakota
North Dakota will gain a model experimental lignite briquetting plant at New Salem with a $100,000 federal appropriation. The project, led by the United States government, will carbonize lignite to produce briquettes rivaling anthracite. The facility, 50 by 200 feet, will cost about $150,000 and run 150 tons daily, using 225 tons of lignite, year round.
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Bismark
N. D
North Dakota
New Salem
United States
United States Bureau of Mines
Washington
Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted by Herrera’s Pharmacy
An advertisement urges readers to cleanse the bowels for health after prolonged indoor life. It promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a superior cleanser and invites customers to start tonight at Herrera’s Pharmacy.
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Rocky Mountain
Herrera
Will Investigate Boll Worm Matter In Texas House
Austin May 21 A concurrent resolution proposing an investigation of the pink boll worm situation by a joint session of the senate and house agricultural committees was adopted today. Opponents of the non cotton zone favor the investigation. No boll worm legislation is expected until the investigation is completed. The senate adopted the house resolution urging Louisiana to ratify the federal suffrage amendment.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Senate
House Agricultural Committees
House
Louisiana
Pink bollworm probe urged by joint Texas House Senate
In Austin on May 21 the house agriculture committee backed a joint session with the senate on.agriculture to probe the pink boll worm situation. Louisiana warned seed from infested parishes had reached Houston Beaumont Snyder New Braunfels San Augustine Fort Worth and San Marcos. Education bills totaling about 6.5 million dollars were expected to be introduced today.
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Texas
House Committee On Agriculture
House
Senate
Louisiana Agricultural Department
Houston
Beaumont
Snyder
New Braunfels
San Augustine
Fort Worth
San Marcos
Gas pipeline bill to come before Texas House today
In Austin on May 21 the Texas House is set to consider a bill to place gas pipelines under railroad commission jurisdiction. Representative Cox of Taylor said the governor assured him he would submit the measure.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Cox
Taylor
Villa says he will fight new revolutionaries if needed
Francisco Villa told an Associated Press correspondent in his camp at Bosquillas Chihuahua on May 21 that he is ready to take the field again against the latest revolutionary forces just as he did against Carranza. He declared the successor to Carranza must satisfy his ideals of government before he retires to private life.
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Carranza
Associated Press
Bosquillas
Chihuahua
Francisco Villa
Mexico and England to resume ties after provisional rule
A May 21 levigram from labor representative Ezequiel Salicedo and General Elias Calles in Mexico City states that Anglo-Mexican relations will be resumed once a new provisional president takes office. Carranza with a small force flees toward the Barra Nuatla coast as Generals Lucio Blanco and Francisco de Maruel offer unconditional surrender.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Ezequiel Salicedo
Elias Calles
Mexico City
Information Bureau
England
Mexico
Lucio Blanco
Francisco de Maruel
Carranza
Barra Nuatla
Campaign managers to be called for Monday hearings
Washington May 21 The Senate ordered an investigation into preconvention campaign expenditures by Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. A subcommittee will conduct hearings with dispatch and invite campaign managers to attend Monday sessions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Spotless Town in Texas Declared by Inspector
Miss Eula Cage of the Texas Fire Insurance Commission says Amarillo is the spotless town of Texas after a visit. She reported city authorities had waged a cleanup campaign and found not a fire hazard visible.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Eula Cage
Texas Fire Insurance Commission
Amarillo
Texas
Wholesalers Pressure for Price Reductions
New York May 27. Price cutting reached wholesalers as department store managers announced they would refuse to buy from jobbers unless substantial reductions were made. An official said they are not buying future stock now and will not until manufacturers and wholesalers lower prices.
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Associated Press
New York
Advertising Topic to Lead World Advertising Club Meet
Indianapolis will host the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World convention June 6 to 10 in tandem with Indiana’s centennial. Edwin T. Meredith will discuss The Advertising Man's interest in the Department of Agriculture and Walter Edge will speak on Advertising as a Nationalizing, Unifying Influence. The event promises over 6,000 delegates and a brass tack, Business First program.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Edwin T. Meredith
Associated Advertising Clubs
Walter &. Edge
United States
New Jersey
Woodward Wins Texas Trap Shoot at Wichita Falls
A F Woodward of Houston captured the Texas trap shoot in Wichita Falls Texas on May 21 with a score of 295 out of 300 He will represent Texas in the Grand American trap shoot at Cleveland in August.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
A. F. Woodward
Houston
Woodward
Cleveland
Queen Oleander crowned in Galveston playground pageant
Galveston Texas May 21 galveston children crowned little Miss Belle Kendall Griggs as Queen Oleander of the realm of Galveston at a city schools playground pageant arranged by supervisors of the Morris Lasker and Louis Adone playgrounds. Nearly 200 children dressed as fairies flowers and birds performed classic dances and other features.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Belle Kendall Griggs
Oleander
Morris Lasker
Louis Adone
Railroad loan approved to buy equipment
Washington May 21 The interstate commerce commission approved a loan totaling at least 120 million dollars from the 300 million revolving fund to help railroads purchase equipment to meet transportation needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New School Tax Or Independent District Valuations
An independent school district with fewer than 150 students and its own assessor and collector may assess property for school taxation at a valuation different from that used for school and county purposes, per an opinion from the attorney general to Annie Web Blanton, Texas state superintendent.
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S. Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Annie Web Blanton
Persia appeals to League for protection from Bolshevik invasion
London May 21 Persia asked the League of Nations to shield her from Bolshevik aggression after Bolsheviks landed on Persian soil from the Caspian Sea. The appeal came through the Persian foreign minister at Paris Martial Law in Madrid May 21 martial law declared over bread disturbances.
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Associated Press
London
Persia
League of Nations
Caspian Sea
Paris
Madrid
May cotton futures fall amid selling pressure
May cotton deliveries in New York declined from 42.75 to 38.60 as a broad selling movement pushed prices lower.
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Associated Press
New York
Mrs B A Kirkpatrick Dies After Street Car Crash
Dallas May 21 Mrs B A Kirkpatrick of Thrall died from injuries after a street car and automobile collision last night. Her four year old son Roy was seriously injured in the crash.
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Associated Press
Dallas
B. A. Kirkpatrick
Thrall
Roy
Republican peace resolution heads to the president
Washington May 21 The Republican peace resolution adopted in the house today goes to the president. The house majority accepted the senate substitute while the Democrats opposed it.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Still Open as Democratic Delegates Dwindle
Chicago May 21 with the Democratic convention a little over a month away no candidate has reached 100 pledged delegates and 42 delegates remain to be elected. The rule requires a two thirds majority to nominate.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Better for Theaters Says Prohibition Boosts Stage
Cleveland May 20 John Cort a leading producer says the theatrical business has risen about 50 percent since the country went dry He credits prohibition with bringing millions to theaters coffers and averting a disastrous period The dry era is good for the legitimate stage Cort notes in Cleveland visit
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Associated Press
Cleveland, O
John Cort
New York
Cleveland
Mr. Cort
Trade Conference Opens Week Long Cleveland Garment Event
In Cleveland on May 31 a trade conference to be attended by over 40 clothing makers will link with the cooperative launch of full lines of women s wear by the Cleveland Garment Manufacturers Association and allied firms. The effort aims to establish Cleveland as an American style center with $5,000 donated to the Cleveland School of Art to foster design talent.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Garment Manufacturers Association
Cleveland School of Art
New Orleans Weather Forecast By The Weather Bureau
The Times receives daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau at New Orleans. Tonight and Saturday are expected to be partly cloudy with likely showers.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Weather observations at Fort McIntosh today
The 24 hour period ending 7 am reports a maximum temperature of 89 degrees and a minimum of 75 degrees. Winds are from the southeast with clear skies.
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Fort Mcintosh
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